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jeebus man, talk about period correct! that is one swanky pad my friend. nice job. my wife and I want to do up a mid century home before we settle...
30-31 model A coupes done pre-war style, and Mopar A/FX ala Color Me Gone. And anything that runs on salt.
Thanks! Ya know, it's a love/hate relationship with the HEI, it's just SO big and stares you right in the face, but part of it is the red cap, I...
im getting a set of wheel vintiques for Christmas, these are the good ones right????
Here is mine... '62 Fairlane 500, Warm little 302, sounds like a big block with open headers and will lay a patch a block long, its a nice little...
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at least you have a pretty clean slate to start from, some cal custom valve covers and a different air cleaner would do wonders.
pull a chuckles and drop a blown nailhead in it. and get everyone to shut up and quit fussin.
Ahh, yes. I have two different sets of those pliers from when I worked at a Chrysler dealership, they used a similar style on the heater hoses....
You ain't kiddin. As soon as I open the hood it just about slaps you in the face. But for $40 shipped, brand new with a warranty, it was a cheap...
Haha. Nah, I just need to get my engine compartment under control, its ugly and messy. Anything to help clean it up. I've blown tradition out of...
There ya have it. Go the FE route. I wish mine hadn't been a 302. I would kill for a 390 over the 302 any day, but it was already done, and its in...
Good thread, I'm in the same boat, I have a '62 Fairlane and I'm trying to go the same direction. what about hose clamps? I hear everyone talk...
Can't be certain given that '62 was the first year of the "small" fairlane. Mine was originally a 260 V8 car, so the mounts would have been the...
i've got a '62 with a 302/c4, and it will move. the biggest obsticle with the ford transmissions is that they shift so quick. your best bet is a...
kirk those dash inserts are top notch. I was thinking of making a small shop sign to hang outside of my garage. I wonder how the brass would hold...
thanks Kirk, this is killer. I really wanna try this out sometime soon. Do you have anymore pics of the other pieces that you've done?
if strange bird was any indication of your abilities, this thing is gonna be smooth
thats insanity. it sounds mean as crap, too. I'd love to have one. I don't know what I would do with it, but I would love to have one.
I guess now that I re-read the title of the thread it makes sense. I couldn't see why anyone would voluntarily visit NN anyway.
there is a Newport News, RI? crazy. I'm in Nepwort News, VA.
got it on the DVR, can't wait to check it out! Congrats!
Welcome Rah Rah! You'll be right at home with this bunch of hoodlums!
nothing breaks a car show more than stupid Betty Page wannabe's walking around with thier parasols thinking that they can lean all over any car...
NOOOOO! No paint, that thing looks perfect just like it sets! It looks hungry, you need to feed it some import tin.
Someone mentioned steering wheels, and I have to agree, I love how one can identify a car by it's steering wheel, and the chrome on the dash and...
this is genious.
My old galaxie had crank out vent windows, I miss those.
ahh sweet! I really dig the white, it makes me think of 60's impala trim. good thing I have a spare set of trim in case it doesn't come out. Looks...
Dude, you scored big time on that deal, I had a car pay me once, twice actually, paid $500 for it, totalled it, insurance gave me $1200 to keep...
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