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Bench seat!!
Although the deuce frame only gives you three inches extra, I found that when you mount the body you can push it back about an inch or more to...
I bought a restored car, kept the body and sold everything else for the original price of the car. Body was free, money wise and rust wise!!!...
Done
One afternoon in Nelson Nevada, scene from 3000 miles to Graceland. The plane is the actual one blown up in the movie.
1957 chevy 283s are a one year only block. I spent a lot of time tracking one down, save em if you can!
What color blue is that??? Looks like what I am looking for.
I was going to use one of those but they are too bulky looking and overkill unless your running a super hot motor. I instead used some custom made...
Hey, I recognize those wish bones.......I have a pair on my roadster and just put a set on my coupe. Very classy.
Keep true to your build path, I too was going to keep the banger but got carried away and went krazy with the complete build. I'm still moving...
Just call it a 1930 and it will be a 100 years old one year earlier....
I used PPG DP90 on my roadster, but would not recommend it as it becomes too much a pain in the ass to keep up after a few years. I would use the...
$8,500 sounds like a good price if it is extreamly solid as it looks, I paid $9,500 for mine before blowing it apart for the body only. Sold...
Way to go....now take a couple inches out of the top and you will have a killer coupe.
Yeah, I say keep the 283 and chop it and then drive the piss out of it.
These are Industrial Metal Craft's stainless steel bones with the steer through option. He also has stock style and unsplit ones. So-Cal Las Vegas...
1937-38-39 chevy hinges
Great looking, but might I suggest bias ply tires to finish the look.
Couple more pics
Its really easy to make the conversion, I used chevy hinges and drilled the hole to accommodate the rumble handle. I used the lower panel and cut...
I meet him a couple years ago at the So-Cal Speed 50th anniversary party at the NHRA museum. He is a down to earth car guy....very cool. Wish I...
Great start and it just goes to show you that if your patient and know what your looking for it will find you. Good luck.
Load it up with WD40, it displaces water and coats with the oil. That should get you by.
Deuce shell for sure..........
Loading up the motor home as we speak and will be there this evening. Staying at the KOA across the street for easy access......woo hoo!
I've had some questions about how I set up and what drop I used for steering arms for the steer through bones. Although the coupe has a four inch...
My humble two car garage.
I read an article recently and I believe that international title services in NV was involved in a hugh interstate investigation because of the...
Making a little progress getting the coupe on suspension, wheels and tires. Wheels are out getting sand blasted and I finally got the wish bones...
If any of the stamps were still available they would look like this set did.
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