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Well this sucks, 69 years of hail damage.
Those are Hudson tail lights on the pickup. I didn’t use them, they were in pretty bad shape. I wound up using the ‘50s style ford truck ones...
Mine is bolted if it ever has to be welded it’s not hard to do.[ATTACH]
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here are some more reasons for my slow progress. The wagon is all back together with a 428...
[ATTACH] Here is just one reason it has taken so long to get much progress on this gasser. (There are others) It’s my own fault, I just have too...
This is a cartoon drawing of my intended paint scheme, borrowed heavily from Dennis Carpenters image that is on some of his shipping boxes. [ATTACH]
I can't believe it's been 4 years, and looking at these pictures not a lot has happened since then. The rear quarters are done after a false start...
If I remember correctly this is Carol Connors and that is the Cobra Caroll Shelby gave her for co writing the hit song, Hey Little Cobra. I'm...
Not a hot rod wrecker but it sure has helped with a lot of hot rods.
Are those Chevy hubcaps covering the headlights on Petty's car?
Thanks for all the encouragement. I guess it's never to late to have a happy childhood!
Suncoast Race cars will be shipping my front clip and trunklid shortly. Like every thing else delays are expected.[ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Eureka! I finally found a decent FI intake. Holman Moody Marine but it will work. I am going to send it to Alkydigger for the injection...
I recently bought a Holman Moody Marine FE intake with Tecalemit-Jackson injection installed. There is no HM part number on the intake, just the...
Had to spend a little more cash, seems like everything is going up in price. I bought the metal for the floorboards and the firewall. The firewall...
Had to spend a little money, but I got a decent 3rd member. 3.83:1 Ford Racing gear set Detroit Locker.
I got the steering arm cut out, and got the surge tank cleaned and re soldered. The radiator got re-cored with 3 rows instead of 2. In keeping wit...
Gotta be honest here, those welds aren't mine. I have a buddy I call in when something needs to look pretty or be safe or both. I handle...
That concern is on my radar also. I moved the engine back as far as I could and still leave room for mechanical fuel injection in the future....
Yeah, trust me it was out of desperation as I couldn't find a set for a FE anywhere and this was reasonably cheap and easy. The bore spacing...
The Moser housing/axels/brakes have arrived so that is next. Today some of the peripheral welding was done and a screw up was...
The steering is where I’m at now. I still need a couple of gussets on the mount and need to make the arm to bolt to the pass side spindle. The...
From Speedway, they are for a 55/56 Chevy with a big block.
The master cylinder and pedal mount is from a ’76 Ford pickup, modified to fit. The clutch linkage is as well but I had to make the block and...
The engine cross member is welded in and the transmission mount narrowed and installed. The steering box is next. Since no one I know of makes...
Got the engine in temporarily at this point trying to decide how far back to move it. This is in...
A little work has taken place since last September. For me it’s a slow process. The front axle is in and it’s a roller again at this point. These...
The advertising companies could always make cars look longer and lower than they really were. To me this thing looks longer, maybe because the top...
Got a start on getting the straight axle in.[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
This worked for me on my ’56 Fairlane frame. Dennis Carpenter sells the hardner to use with the tractor paint. It worked ok with the Rustoleum....
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