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here's the finished deal. i ran into some issues with the transmission adapter not being made right. the converter pulled out too far when...
got all the mounts made for the '55 buick nailhead and C4 tranny.. the rest of the crossmembers are important to keep because its a unibody. shot...
havnt posted any updates in a while. ive just been driving the hell out of this car.. engine and transmission are ready to go. i just found some...
yeah i did find an NOS cable. just took a while. moving right along with the car. put spot lights on it last week. working on building the...
i paid $1500 for it and ive got around $1000 in it so far, doing everything myself
thanks for the comments guys! the 264 nailhead would bolt to the hydramatic with a simple adaptor, however the hydramatic slips out of 4th gear...
okay so time has gone by. this car has no power at all. the car weighs 3700 pounds and has a 115 hp engine, and the hydramatic takes away 50hp...
did brakes all the way around, there was mud in the brake lines, rebuilt the carb, distributor, dropped the gas tank.. it was caked with rust 3...
ok, so ive done a ton of work to this car over the last few weeks and probably put around $500 in it. here it is lowered with my other cars
i want to see pictures of everyones customs with spotlights on them (dummies or real) theres a thread i just read on "why people run them." im...
heres my truck.. ive put around 15-20,ooo miles on it in the last year. people trip out on the fact that i sit on the floor in it and go for 160...
very cool car man! check out www.nailheadbuick.com for parts and info
very cool car man! i just got a hudson too, but mine is what they call a "hash." it's a '55, after hudson got bought by AMC
i definetly wish it had the twin H power. the stock 202ci engine it has puts out 115 hp and it would have 126 with the twin H. it was also an...
thanks for all the comments guys and the photo shopped pic! i did shoes and wheel cylinders tonight.. then i plan to cut a few loops to lower it.....
hey check out www.nailheadbuick.com
thats exactly what i was thinking.. all the trim is there and its in great condition.. i think im going to cut a loop off the springs and put...
really excited, i just got a 55 hudson wasp with 202ci straight 6 on monday for really cheap. it was restored and then was parked and sat in a car...
heres my 47 ford i made. it has a '65 401 buick nailhead with turbo 400
thanks for your advice. believe it or not, i have google imaged 51-52 dodge hardtop, and pretty much the only ones left that exist are all stock....
i hate two tone paint jobs, but i cant picture this car any other way for some reason
okay. a couple months have gone by. ive done the floor, hammered out the passanger side and other dents and topped off with filler. did the body...
im 27and i finished this truck last year that i built entirely myself.. im now doing a 51 dodge mild custom
im doing a 51 dodge coronet on a low budget and the steering wheel on it is just a piece of wire because all the plastic has cracked and fallen...
thanks man ill check that out! i got the idea of the f-1 grille from bo huffs 49 merc
i just got this 51 coronet hardtop last week. it was given to me.. its got no floor left, but the trunk and area under the rear seat are rust...
i have stock steering and f-1 brakes on mine that i turned into a hot rod, and it steers better than most cars that have power steering.. i dont...
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