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If you can fab or build it - it's correct - period... Have FUn
You're on your way Kustom50, I like the bottom flange, it will make blending to steel simpler - maybe. I used plenty of panel adhesive to add a...
I used 2 part SEM panel bond for glas' to steel and screwed down a JC-Witless glas' teardrop scoop on a donated ratty bent hood. F'glas filler and...
"I'm just afraid that I'm going to start a thread that I already started a year ago that I don't remember I started, only to start it again to get...
Thanks for the help now I can weigh my options ... PB
What's the skinny on trailer surge vs elec brake systems?. I've been looking to take my car to "test & tune" nights and there's no local...
GG Rhinebeck will be missing all the hot rod enthusiasts with shiny shoes, big-buck "customs" and those feather duster things . Ask one about...
nice Comet what piece of trim? [IMG] [IMG] <> [IMG] <> [IMG] <> [IMG] <> [IMG] HAve Fun
The '61 Comet was a junkyard rescue: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Until I got workin' on it to make it drivable , painted it for a 4th' of July party and...
Can a car with T5 tranny be Dolly towed on rear wheels in neutral for @ 100 miles safely?. Is DS removal necessary?, I know there's an oiler on...
... Keeps it shiny, too. An optimist!., , I think get the idea... :cool: Thanks for the suggestions... == [IMG] <> [IMG] <> [IMG] HAve Fub
I picked up a couple of 8" sewn cloth buffing disc/wheel and a floppy loose cloth wheel for final polishing and built a motor stand. Also have a...
New to wet sanding , I don't get the mention of their special type of soap to put in the bucket. Is regular liquid clothes detergent not optimum?....
.... I opened the VENT WINDOW all the way and let the cool air blow inside....
Looks a lot like an old Forney I got years ago. Still in the barn for when the little MIG isn't right - Plows and farm equipment ... PS:...
'Gettin the traction, ridin' the clutch , my pressure plates burnin' and a' she's too much Sometimes terms evolve - like LSD ... Have Fun
Worked on School Fleet where 305 V6 was used in Suburban Carry-All 4WD School Bus fleet. Modern 305 V6 is SBC less two pistons, GMC 305 was BBC...
Not just a stolen part but a stolen piece of history... [IMG] Everything in my garage has a story
It only sounds like what's inside the engine. The Tri-Power 250 Six sounds meaner than most . The Hooker SuperComp' long duals dump ahead of rear...
That 51 Stovebolt is just right. Plenty of cool-hot sixes at FSP' http://fordsix.com/forum/ [IMG] 250 performance six: [IMG]...
Hey Sledbuilder: More power to you. Way off your topic but I setup a '61 Comet with a late 60's full-synchro 3 speed Toploader to keep the...
is there a difference in sound? performence? or if it matters if its going in a straight six or v8? I tried a few differnt setups on my Ford...
Could someone summarize common buffer pads/bonnets available , hopefully provide a generic index of foam pads and cloth bonnets by color and type...
THe 2300 series 4412 and 7448 - 500 and 350 CFM Holleys are popular aftermarket carbs. They are used in circle track 2Bbl racing classes which...
Thanks again for the replies, 'will indeed be using gussets, This S&W kit does basically tie the subframes to the bars, and will taking another...
Thanks for the replies. ' ready to light up the MIG now. I liked the crown pipe welding suggestion of dropping through floor and then slippng...
All good replies, For 8.50 cert. with welded plates, I need to ask: whose rules and cert.?. Backup plates underneath are complicated by...
Installing rollbar in '61 Comet. suggwestions on floor plates to be welded in. (I'm decent body/sheet metal mig'), Are unibody floor plates...
I just shot the '61 project with Omni 282 high build primer-surfacer. The Omni dry sands as a very light powder just like K36. How well do...
'61 last year had PPG DP50 Epoxy primer (actually DP48White) over the stripped and phosh'd body. I just finished steel and filler repairs to...
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