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:oops::oops: oops, sorry mate, bit hard for me to see it properly, I was just thinking of ways to boost your brownie points, that's all :(
Cully, I reckon that photo you got sitting on the bench of you and the bride should be up on the dash somewhere, maybe mounted in a frame? like...
Nice work mate, looks just like an original, and very cool, yep we will catch up for a liquid inspection on your return, have you started the motor?
Yep, its all looking really good Cully, the new fan spacer looks like it always belonged there, what's the next step??
RussTee thanks for letting it go gently mate
sorry Shedrat29, I replied with your question to RussTee below, ( duh ) however the photo was taken at the southern end of the New Brighton...
thanks RussTee, I remember painting it just prior to selling it, using some Washington Blue left over from my dads repaint of his 1938 Ford pickup...
thanks Shedrat29, yes later on after he sold the "morning T" he got a flathead powered model A truck, and painted it yellow, I got one as well 4...
Thanks for the great response team, ( I will forward it on to Alun ) and while we are at it, and I was wondering where things went, I wonder where...
many thanks guys, and thanks NZHOTROD and yes that is correct and the owner was Alun Beck at the time, that's him in my avatar standing outside my...
Do any of the New Zealand members maybe know what happened to this rod, pictured. It belonged to a mate of mine who drove this rod around in the...
G,day from the west of Aust, lots of good stuff to be found on site here, got a 5 speed and 8BA in mine, works very well, very good economy as well
nearly 68 and have had 1 36 ford tudor, 38 ford pickup, 2 1934 Fords, the avatar and a current 1934 Ford Tudor ( see albums )
number 8 is the problem
I am still running my Mallory electronic distributer, that I got from Speedway about five years ago, I've had no problems with it, was easy to...
the first 8BA motor for Toxic34
the motor pops a piston ring separator on number 8 piston, lots of smoke!!!!
fitting of the Toyota Supra 5 speed gearbox to the 8BA
what to do?
could do with new bearing shells too
the mains tunnel was bored out to oversize, to overcome this, bring it back to standard sleeved and pinned! wow
new 8BA block assembled
finished with complete rebuild
assembled and about to put it back in the car
it's looking very good, I may have to do an onsite inspection of it all during next week sometime, to double check on the progress and stuff, but...
looks great, love the old blower, and all your components, keep us posted
nice, but then we always built nice cars over here in WA
Wow, this is nice positive progress Cully, and all this time, since we last caught up, I thought that you were maybe just flipping the tops off a...
been lurking and watching in the hamb for a long time, and have now been accepted as a member, many thanks John
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