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So,3 tubes of body sealer, 4 rattle cans of primer and 6 cans of paint,I got the chassis and undertin painted. I still have to do the front...
Thanx a ton for the compliments. John at Big Johns Custom shop in VNC,Wa hung the quarters and moved the wheel wells earlier this year.I had him...
Well,took about 3 months(not to bad),but my wifes AF/X '62 is back. Now the fun begins. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Brandon and Tara
Watch all 6 parts. They show you how to do a PVC mock up. Build that and the fixture,then take em' to your school to build....
Nice drive'n!!! Great pass! Brandon
All this history is awesome! Knew I could count on you guys. Thanx, I did a "google images" search for the Lyman Slack logo,but again...no luck....
Talked to a few guys at the track today.Lots of votes for Lyman Slack Chevrolet.Must have been a real influence in the area back in the day. Brandon
Heck yea guys!!Thanks. Exactly the info we needed! Brandon and Tara
Folks,the wife and I are trying to come up with a paint "theme" for her AF/X Nova. We have several ideas floating around,based on vintage photos...
Visited the shop to see the car(and hand over some more cash).The car is going to be blocked out next Mon-Wend.And Thursday the painter takes it...
Yea Kev,the large lettering on the side will be in silver leaf. Wheel choice is ALWAYS difficult.I was thrilled that we scored the 15x3.5 slotted...
Looks so damn good!!!AWESOME!! Brandon
Well,I thought I'd post up some more progress pics. I stopped by the custom shop to take a look at the car.It reminds me of how much I dont do...
I know you said "period correct".But with that being said,to be NHRA legal it needs to be at least an 8 pt bar and since your car is a full frame...
Love your Willy's!!! And I totally know what you mean about "itchy throttle foot" I took this season off from racing to build my wifes car. Brandon
I like it a lot! Yea,whats the specs. Brandon
Wow,you've done a great job! Brandon
Great looking '55. Nice job! Brandon
Blake photoshopped her car far us. Its at the body shop right now,I think this is what were going with.Its '62 Chevrolet maroon,and silver. Whats...
Very Very Cool,Thank you so much. Thats exactly how I thought it would look.Now I know. Thanx again Blake. Brandon
Folks,the wife and I have pretty much narrowed down the paint sceme for her Altered Wheelbase '62.Its at the body shop as we speak. I was hoping...
While I was 'on-call' this weekend,the wifey stripped the roof,pillars,cowl and jambs. We loaded up the car and took it to my friends custom...
This is the kit.I wanted to do bolt on,but my rear wheels are 5 on 5.So the only kit they had was this weld on one.Its for a 9" Ford housing ends....
Yea John,Novas are our thing.We have the '64 Wagon (2 door panel conversion)thats our driver. My '67 and her '62 But....................on my long...
Good Lord work has been busy.Havent had any time off in a month and a half.Finally got out to the shop this weekend. Started pulling the car back...
Great build! Keep the pics coming. Brandon
Thanx for all the input folks! I welded the supports in today. I went with it pulled back closer to the motor. Thanx again, Brandon
Check and see if you have any performance tuner shops in the area.Find a shop that isnt just imports.See if they set up systems from scratch. I...
Yep,my bad. A/FX:o Brandon
To be honest,Ive really concidered it. But the plan is to run 2 seperate fuel tanks,pumps and systems. The big one in the trunk for gasoline.And...
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