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yeah. I thought about a new rear axle and new rotors on the front, with no adapters. I also have a volare and a mustang 2 that I could swap in...
yeah, I was gonna. but the guy that was buying my car, flaked on me with some lame excuses,twice. so I traded for this truck.
here are a couple pics of the above described.
well, sorry it's taken so long to get any updates on my 6 lug dilemma. I finally made it over to dad's to pull the wheels off and found a crazy...
thanks for the awesome coverage. I planned on attending, but wasn't able to this year.
both, my 50 ford and my 58 chevy wagon were way more reliable than my late model junk. even in the winter. they both had awesome heaters that I...
so sorry to hear.i enjoyed reading his posts . I also just posted on the t bucket thread.
yeah. tires definitely. ive seen some pretty new looking, old tires come apart and cause lots of damage to vehicles. I was just happy that nobody...
yup. happened to a buddy of mine in his 48 ford. hoses were reversed.
i never have anything fast enough for a dragstrip, but i still want to go to show support for what sounds like a great show in the works.
haha. no matter what it weighs, it's way better than any corvette. i love me some aircooled contraptions. and a front engine, aircooled t bucket...
im sorry to hear. i'm glad to hear thar nobody was hurt.
I don't worry bout that stuff. I have had customs with both. I ran em' with what they had on them. but if the generators ever took a shit, an...
that's a whole lot of sexy car. I was trying to figure out how to get that car from you when it was for sale.
ive got the little red book mentioned above for the conversions. it's great. ive done a couple 6-12 conversions over the years. i'm pretty sure...
my 56 f 100 has a 272 y block with a 4 speed. Im pretty sure its an 80-83 f150. not sure what bellhousing is there. I just got it.
i do love me some texas. id hit the lsr if i was able to this year. but the autorama is gonna have to do for now. maybe next year for me.
thanks
well, dad called and said the supposed original ford rims are definitely 6 lug. and the smoothies are definitely 6 lug. i cant get over there till...
the st. Louis one is the closest to me. lemme see how reliable my new 56 truck is, maybe a road trip will be in order.
thanks man. i did notice that the rear end is a front loader, but looked like it was never out since 56. so , it may be original. i was thinking...
ya know. the guy I traded told me that he didn't build the truck. but the rear end , disc brakes and tranny were probably from the same vehicle....
I was thinking that they may be 4x4 spindles on the straight axle, but think it is pretty unlikely because they mount to the straight axle and...
heres a pic of what I was told to be stock rims. they have ford script hubcaps
ive had a couple people tell me that they didn't have 6 lug hubs. I will post a couple pics of the rims that I have.
I was able to take some pics of the brake calipers today. I found out that they are the same ones that fit a mid 70's dodge truck and van. but,...
okay. thanks. i will know more when i get to look at it weds.
thanks. i'm fine with the 6 lug rotors. I have chrome smoothies and the stock rims for it. it also has a different rear end that is 6 lug also, I...
the problem is the fact that I don't know what they are. and I want to know so I can get pads and new rotors. kindof important. I just figured...
I just made a deal for a 56 f100 and It has 6 lug disc brakes on it. the truck was originally rodded in the early to late 80's. with that being...
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