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I'd definitely be interested in a pair.
Welcome! Good luck on the '52! Would make a nice mild kustom...
Get yourself a set of adjustable jets for the 97s...
Looks awesome! But, why the subframe? The Merc had a perfectly fine IFS from the factory... and why an '05 Vette engine? Be different! Use the...
Im putting a flathead back in my '50. The flathead will do just fine for what it is. It's a Merc; who cares if it's slow? They're meant to look...
I agree with Screwball; build it for yourself, not anybody else. I own a '53 and a '54 tudor; but, I've seen so many fordors that I've liked....
Got Brockman steel packs on a bone stock '49 Ford engine in my '53 Ford... check it out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ny0c1sJW4g
It's about the sense of accomplishment when you're finished and that simple fact that you're not fixing somebody else's crude work. And, it'll...
Glad you guys enjoyed it!
Dutchess County here...
Here's a film that a friend of mine made, just trying to spread it around for him! Enjoy it! http://vimeo.com/28903445
Haha, thanks. And, by the way, I know the feeling...
My baby- '53 Ford I've had since I was 13. Just finished (are they ever done?) it this summer...
I have 12" steel-packed Brockman Mellowtones on my '53 Ford. They're plenty loud, here's a video of the car....
Wow, I hadn't seen the flyer... not cool...
http://rhinebeckcarshow.com/fees.html Check that out... and, I was referring to one day. Either way, it's still half the price of Goodguys.
Not only that, if the HV Street Rods can bring in the swap meet that is there in May, it will blow the doors off the Goodguys so-called swap meet,...
Yeah, come on back to Rhinebeck. Without Good Guys being involved anymore, the price to enter a car will probably be the same as the May...
'55 and '56 Fords definitely have their differences, but the '54 was basically the bridge between the '52-'53 and '55-'56. It's like a '53 body...
That light yellow pearl '54 Merc is absolutely gorgeous. Goes to show what little you have to do to a '54 Merc to make it pretty... Other than the...
Sweet!
Thanks guys!
If you guys like the fairgrounds, there's another show there on the first full weekend in May. It's a weekend event also, with a pretty big swap...
Why swap the front clip? Why not just rebuild what's there?
@Baker 53, I have a spare '53 lighter! I just tried it in my '54 Ford and it fits just fine. The only difference in the actual escutcheon is...
@Custom Crestline- It's unbelieveable what those 239s will do! Mine had absolutely no oil pressure! Buried right at zero, even when at speed...
Do it, they look totally cool! Bringing the bumpers in closer to the body is a good idea too... maybe throw some '49 Plymouth bumpers on there if...
@ rld14, thanks. And, don't worry about the blowby on the Y-Block- that thing will keep runnin forever. I have some stories about my own...
Salt sucks... it's definitely one of the downfalls of the northeast. What motor is in your '54?
What Baggs said... that'll drop you at least 2"... Welcome! Enjoy your '53! They make cool mild customs; I love mine!
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