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well guys kind of bad news today. turns out my dad's cancer is so bad that he has to have the major surgery and his esaphagus will have to be...
my dad must be a secret hamber i dont know about it because i just got home and he went over to my grandmas with me today and helped out with the...
came out of a 78 ford f250. ill have to look around maybe for diagrams. and yea i was skeptical when i spent the 5 bucks for the can but sure...
here are some photos: this is my rear passenger brake as of yesterday. some degreaser and a wire brush got it pretty cleaned up compared to what...
ps i took some photos of my alternator/ wiring. i need to wire this 'alternator exciter wire' from the rebel wiring kit but i am horrible at...
this response made my day the other day ill admit, i like knowing this is kind of guiding other people for their builds, and it could help them...
actually he did tell me to sell it! when my 292 gave out and i had it towed to my sisters house across town, he said 'jason just sell it, maybe...
thanks shoprat, guess i mixed the 2 and the 1 up, good to know now! and i got my shift linkage all figured out. theres a little bushing though...
tuesday afternoon update for my project: yesterday evening i was in a workaholic mood for my car. i spent about 6-7 hours at my grandmas after i...
guys i honestly appreciate everything you are all saying, definatley giving me hope and that feeling that i can do this again! today is my first...
this is what i had in mind too.. like if i got it running and driveable, took it out for a test drive and it stops okay... take it somewhere...
oh and the photo of the line and the captions saying "fits here" "doesnt fit here", with the loop... that was a mistake line, im not using that...
alright guys i just got home and spent the past few hours workin away at the front brake lines because i wanted to see if i can do this. now... i...
p.s. i love my dad and said nothing hateful towards him, i just made it clear to him i wish he would have faith in me. i realize brakes are the...
just got home from the gym to let out a little steam and glad to see the majority of you have either done it yourself/ agree with me wanting to do...
majorly frustrated this morning because ever since february i've been doing pretty much everything on this 58 ford of mine. literally, with...
never seen anything like that before this is so cool :D great idea, kudos to you and this thread
my 'build thread' isnt that popular compared to others on here, but i like updating this for myself because its showing me how much progress i've...
that color looks amazing as is! i'd keep it, but im open to any other choices you do to your car, it'll look great regardless i bet. where'd you...
i think i read somewhere that a 69 timing chain from a lincoln will be pretty good. not 100 percent sure though. im probably wrong but i've had...
i should probably update you all on lots of things: 1. my dad has the cancer. not all hope is lost though.. next wednesday he is going back down...
any updates on this? we were kinda going at the same pace last time you updated. just curious about anything new you and your son have done?
ill check out sears for that tool, i ordered some brake line off speedway and a new pedal. i got my kickdown and throttle cables all hooked up...
heres a quick update; well this past week ive been waiting to get payed, (tomorrow), and when i do im gonna go buy some brake lines. i got my...
awesome video. yea the weather in bakersfield early saturday morning at 3 am was unbelieable, local weather guy said it was the craziest night of...
i had a 63 ranchero a few years back, technically my dad gave it to me, LOVE THOSE CARS. very reliable and got me where i needed, drove it 20...
for the longest time i've had the idea of getting a scale model 58 fairlane, i used to have tons of model cars when i was a kid, they were 10...
HOW, howwwwww, did i miss this thread? i just went through every page, amazing build, gives me inspiration for mine! love it
i got two packages in the mail, got my kickdown cable for the c6 and my lokar column shifter linkage. still waiting for the proportional valve....
im about to tackle my brake lines pretty soon, as soon as my proportional valve gets here that i ordered off speedway. my '58 ford fairlane has...
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