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Hi All, On my radically chopped shoebox, it came with the seats in black and carpet in black. I made wooden door panels and stained and varnished...
Hi All, I bought a 50 Ford shoebox tudor sedan that was chopped but the interior wasn't finished. I bought the headliner bows from someone that...
Hi All, I'm almost done restoring my 1950 Ford steering wheel and its coming out nice but one thing that has been bothering me for a while is the...
Hi All, I have an open thread already regarding upgrading from my rochester 2 barrel or rebuilding it and running with it (I opted to rebuild it...
Hi, I just recently replaced my booster in my 50 Ford shoebox with a Tuff Stuff 2222NA and I'm not sure what was in there before but it has a...
Hi all I have another thread that is shoebox ford specific but figured maybe this is a generic enough question. I changed out my old unknown 7"...
Hi All, I'm reaching the point where I'm ready to consider either rebuilding the Rochester 2G 2 barrel carb on my stock 1975 sbc 350 motor or...
Hi All, 1. I think my underfloor brake booster is leaking. When I press the pedal there is a hiss/woosh sound only as I'm pressing but noise goes...
Hi All, When I was finding TDC (with piston stop) on my SBC 350 in my C10 truck I noticed a lot of air coming out of the #1 spark plug hole (with...
Hi All, I'm finally getting around to taking a look at the engine on my shoebox ford. It has a SBC 350 with solid lifters (at least it sounded...
Hi all, I have an 8 tooth speedo drive gear and can’t tell if it’s worth replacing. It had a green 22 tooth driven gear that had wear on the...
Hi All, I have another open thread related to my 2 barrel rochester on my SBC 350 regarding choke but thought I better start a new thread. I have...
Hi All, I have a sbc 350 in my C10 truck with a 2 barrel rochester carb. Eventually I was thinking to upgrade to a Holley or Edelbrock but for...
Hi All, I have a shoebox Ford with a 350/350 combo. I don't know what rear end is in it but it does leak and while I'm going through the car...
Hi All, On my shoebox Ford with 350/350 there is a leak that seems to be right at the speedometer cable port. I had this leak on my TH350 in my...
Hi all, on my 1950 ford shoebox I bought it with several issues I’ve been fixing little by little. It has airbags on the front and rear, an...
Hi All, My chopped 50 ford shoebox custom didn’t have any weatherstripping on the door, or trunk when I bought it and the doors rattled a lot...
Hi All, I have a 1950 ford shoebox I bought in March that is chopped with a 350 engine and airbag suspension along with paint. I bought this...
Hi All, On my C-10 with a SBC 350 I had 18" hearthrob glasspacks and all new pipes from the engine to exit point installed at an exhaust shop. I...
Hi All, I've read other threads about the debate of tempered vs laminated glass. Most suggest to use tempered for side and doors and it does...
Hi All, I have a shoebox ford with a 350 motor (and 350 trans). The previous owner showed some photos of the engine rebuild but I don't know the...
I have a 1950 ford shoebox with a sbc 350 in it? I bought the car with this motor in it. I can't figure out this mystery, when I drained the oil...
Hi All, I haven't been active on this forum in some years.. I had a 53' chopped Chevy I sold December 2019 but used to post a lot before that...
Hi, it's been a while since I've been on here. I have a C10 with a SBC350 and TH350 with totally unknown history. I've had this truck for four...
I've been wanting a C-10 Chevy truck but am not sure which one to buy. This first one is a 1963 Chevy C-10 Shortbed with a 327 motor, and a 700r...
I live in Southern, CA and I bought a 53 Chevy a few months ago from a local seller. Like a fool, I was too excited to check and make sure...
Hi, Does anyone happen to know the name and manufacturer of the hubcaps in the picture below of a 50 Merc? I'm super picky and am trying to find...
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