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JMHO, to me a hot rod is a pre serious fins car that has been modified and is driven regularly. If it's a serious fins or later modified car,...
Also, if you are inclined to stick with a 195 6cyl, there were 2bbl OHV and aluminum block OHV variations of that engine in some of the Rambler...
If that's a flathead it means that you have a base model...the upper models had an OHV version of the 195. I have little to no turbo knowledge,...
It would be great if it did have a 232 in it...that would mean there would be a lot more engine options without major surgery. What it has is a...
After pondering over night, I still like the idea of turning it into a sedan delivery shop truck. I'd pull the rear seats, then use one of those...
Just in case you've not taken a tape measure to it, that engine compartment is very small. Putting anything other than the original I6, a hot...
80s may well be right for when they became widely used. I do know the braided SS lines existed around '64/'65...There was an aeroquip fittings...
That does look sharp...both the lines, and the multi-carb set up in general. I wish I could do a dual carb set up on my little V6. By your use...
It's easy repeating what has been done by most folks for decades...the American V8. To me, taking the road less traveled is more interesting. My...
Now you guys have me wanting to play with one of those Big Tub kits...LOL. I already have one of the Lindberg 1/8 and Testors 1/24 bobtail T...
Well, back when I did it on the MG, it was something that was not done on a 60s sports car...or any car prior to 1977 Cadillacs. I had picked...
Here is the Cadillac color sample for the color I'm talking about. [ATTACH] Unfortunately the best feature does not show up...the firemist...
Just finished going through it, and it's now one of the few I've subscribed to. After seeing pics of it in natural light it's not the color I...
Though it's a LONG way off, when the time comes I will be painting my T bucket/modified in the driveway...the bucket, track roadster nose, and...
What are those two colors? The dark plum looks close to what I used on my last MG. The cream looks like the color I've been telling my wife I...
I had to fight off the urge to do something like that last winter. There was a '70s twin cam 4 valve Lotus 4cyl on the bay, that sold for only a...
I love it! But I'm a wire wheel nut <shrug>. It also features something else that has caught my eye in just the last few days...a "shorty"...
Going PMs is fine by me, but I do not see this becoming a real project. The scope of something like we're talking about is way beyond me...health...
Thinking outside the box is the norm for me. I cut up the box long ago, and used it to model a strange idea I had...LOL. Actually, I spend most...
Given the funds and abilities, what I'd love to do is halfway between the original and your tub version. Shorten the tub body to the point that...
Thank you. I did not see them as attacking me as such...I understand where they are coming from. I just regret the drama that followed. When I...
I apologize for the drama I've unintentionally brought here. The reason I've not started a thread of my own is that in my mind this project is...
Actually, the "4-wheel motorcycle" analogy is exactly how I've presented this project to her from day 1...but she's nothing if not...
I'll have to 2nd you on all counts. This one does bring up an issue I've been wondering about...the low roll bar hoop. My wife is already...
With skirts, lowered but level. Otherwise nose down and lowered. But for my taste, lowered means not so much that there is dragging under normal...
Yeah, I tend to be a worrier...especially when dealing with bureaucracies. We had a nightmare a few years back when zoning requirements changed...
Yeah, I'm a worrier by nature. It's a side effect from being the poster boy for Murphy's Law...LOL. I've been in the KY state web site maze for...
If it were just the engine, I could deal with that. At this point I have all the major components to build this thing except the frame, spindles,...
I totally get trying to minimize the trade in stolen parts, but this is totally off the deep end. Yes, run the VINs for parts that have them....
I'm thinking along the same lines now. It should just be a matter of the VIN being checked for being stolen. I may soon have a bunch of parts...
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