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factory fittings and hardware. Since we'er talking 3x2 set up whats the best jet size for the center carb 56? and the two end carbs 47s? Bone...
WOW Seems like EVERYBODY got #86 and so this thread dropped off a cliff. Lack of communication??? today got an email from TRJ informing me that...
Fifty years from now what do you think will be front yard art? A rusted out McLaren Speedtail? A Ferrari F40?
Number 86 arrived today. Late in May I was starting to feel I'd never see it so I bought one online as a birthday present, now I have a...
My beautiful all stock 32 roadster, started to collect parts in 74, two of my brothers rebuilt all the mechanics and built the entire car start to...
BlueRocket, Finally found some early pics of my 32 3W. I wish took more pictures.
Wow, put the coffee pot on.
All the hardware, screws , nuts, bolts, wrong, the SS trim pieces are wrong (wrong end profile). Many of the holes that are punched into an...
This late sixties early seventies. 32 Ford Roadster was built by Herb Wetson out on Long Island NYC. Anybody know anything more about it?
Here are some pictures a friend found. We believe it is the Herb Wetson 32 Ford roadster from the 70's that I have been trying to track down....
BlueRocket, I like your car, after seeing it I regret parting out that 57 J2 convertible. My story is only related to this thread by the 37...
As soon as I read the thread title it brought back this memory. Back in the early 60s a friend told me about a 57 Olds convertible for sale....
Yup, the roadster in his collection is a possibility, but certainly rebuilt again after the 60s or 70s. If so he put two bundles of money into...
Thanks for all the replies, The reason I'm asking, in the mid 60's I had a 32 3W and a 32 roadster. The roadster was way beyond my capabilities...
Anyone have any pictures of, or know where Herb Wetson's 32 Ford Hi Boy Roadster is? Herb is from Long Island NY He had a chain of hemberger...
So Peoria in 70 Memphis in 71 Detroit in 72 Tulsa in 73 St Paul in 74 Memphis in 75 Tulsa in76 St Paul in 77...
I searched, can't find it. Where were the Street Rod Nationals held in the 70s? Peoria in 71 Detroit in 72 Tulsa ??? in 73 St Paul in 74 Memphis...
Oh my God, Is this horse dead yet? Seems to be a gap Sun provided a different version screw clamp to secure their tachometers to the steering...
1967 275 HP Small Block Chevy Engine. Removed from 1967 Chevy Caprice, dead stock with approximate 40,000 miles, Engine casting number 3903352....
Thanks to everyone. Im thinking of selling it so just want to have accurate info.
Your right it is casting # 3903352 (Must be dim light, too much rust dust, foggy glasses or old age) Head casting is #8917291 D57 with SN T0421HC...
I have a 327 SBC, It has single 4 barrel. double hump heads, flex plate. Casting number is 3903852. I can't find any info on it. Can anyone...
There are two interesting articles about pre WWII hot rods (AKA Gow jobs) in the April issue of Classic Car magazine. The Ford Barn and the HAMB...
Well done, I like it, plenty of access to the underside of the body, easy to adjust the height by turning the cross pipes. Is that the crank...
When you talk about safety precautions It got a bit shaky for us. Toward the end we had to shift from the 4x4 wood beam with a beefy eye bolt to...
After months of delay caused by plater lost and damaged parts it was time to put the body on the chassis. When the timing was right I couldn't...
Thanks for the complements. The objective is to build a safe clean functional usable dependable low maintenance hot rod. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
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My Brother in law designed and fabricated them. He wanted to use a pair of original 32 Ford V8 engine mounts but I wouldn't give them up..
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Used a modified distributor to pump up the oil, only to find the spin on oil filter adapter leaks,...
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