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I saw your car when it was in the shop, It looks great. I love 61-63 T-Birds
I let a friend of 10 years rent half of my shop from me......boy did I get screwed.
The truck is really long, it turned out longer than I expected. You dont realize how large the cab is until you are next to it. Just the doors...
and now the passenger side takes shape [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
one side is looking better [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
The avatar was the inital inspiration for the project, I have taken it a somewhat different direction. Here is a photo of the last time I fit the...
Im in Santa Rosa, I have heard alot about chuckles garage I should stop in sometime. The avatar is a drawing from Hod Rod magazine of a concept...
I didn't start this thread to bash the guy that has been working on it for me. He has brought it a long way from the way it was when it came home....
Look at the roof section. It's the hood of a 66 Chevelle
I have a really nice miller and I can weld my issue is shaping metal I'm not so good
Yes he is. I was hoping for somebody a little cheaper
I started this project almost 2 years ago. The truck was origionally a 28 Willys Whippet Sedan that was shortened into a 5 window extended cab...
I still need some parts so I will be going Saturday in the am
if I did that it would look like a Model A
RUSK its all yours enjoy the show
I pre-registered for billetproof thinking my truck was going to be ready. Wel its way way off. So I have a spot paid for and if anybody wants it...
When I did the initial mock up I had the bed much shorter, but with the long motor and front end it looked wrong.
My neighbors wish I was sombody elses neighbor...
The suicide front end pushed it to 130ish
The part about "fittin in" made me chuckle... Since when did hot rodders fit in...
Made body mounts this weekend and made some suspension progress as well then the truck was rolled out side to enjoy the sun [IMG]
Firewall is finally done,,,, Started the rockers as well. The truck actually made progress this weekend [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
its the ones I didnt do that I regreat... I finished painting my 26 coupe and stood back and thought to myself,,,,fuck I should have chopped it
850I BMW V12 with a 8/92 blower it is in a 28 willys
Here is my Blown V12 [IMG]
Work has been crazy but I finally got a little work on the front suspension. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
I got excited so I put the bed on for a minute, I then sat inside and made vroom vroom sounds for a while [IMG]
Made a little progress on the floor bracing, back wall and the rocker support. We had to put the body back on the frame to check clearence for...
I have 56 F100 drum brakes on my project. Yes some grinding is required to clear the wheel cyl. I did not use a ring adapter. I will take some...
I have that exact same blower set up, mine was bolted to a Wieand 327 dual quad intake. I thought it was a 8V71 but yesterday I took the carbs...
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