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I have had fords for fifty years. Never owned a chev ,tried to buy an aero sedan but couldn’t find one at the time , ended up with a 54 Victoria ....
This used to be a nice superbell part. And no , super bell would not supply a part butchered like this. Maybe a different year spindle with a...
@Kerrynzl . Yes this is how it came into NZ. But had no motor . It’s now RHD with an F100 box. In hindsight sight we should have started with a...
The PO didn’t do this scary work ,someone before him . Ok grind the living daylights out of a critical part just to clear a grease nipple. I...
And the short Kiwi guy. Dang didn’t realise it was 3 years ago since he passed .I came inside and my wife asked what was wrong, just heard the sad...
Because…???? Why ??? You can ?.?.
Sorry to blunt but those seats make it look like rebodied Honda. Comfortable maybe . But there are plenty of seats out there with a little...
Oohh grab the bendix brakes and the pedal box and pedals. Brakes will bee good for a core if nothing else. 15” wheels . Probably a lot of stuff.
New crank gear also. I am sure if we ran it longer ( heck it’s not even run in yet) a lot more coatings would come off and show a more even wear....
[ATTACH] We have a cragar head conversion 32B4 with probably 400 or less miles on it. Can’t seem to find a decent contact for specialty motors...
Cosy inside I expect,but very nice. Your wife certainly makes great decisions.
A hijack here. Anyone got some stock 50 merc tail light rear fender parts to reinstall on a modified merc quarter. My buddy is looking to change...
Yes ,Ōhau 6 miles away for the show and tell. But normally lives in Ōtaki 17 miles away. They could not fit on the trailer with the front clip on...
A 292 flathead with the right gearing and a 5 speed and speed gear in a light car like our avatar will definitely give a stock sbc a run for its...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Kiwi ingenuity at its best in 1953 , originally it had a model A diff and home made quick change . Now a halibrand...
The details are just nuts, huge skills and dedication, commitment to the extreme.
Electronic t5 Speedo drives seem to be the most common ,sadly . Apart from cable X ,what converter do folks use?
@deadbeat . I agree with @deadbeat we are a small English influenced country and people rarely part out American cars. Hey those mustang seats...
We had an old school radiator guy shorten our walker in the model A once. Then we channelled the front of the body 1 1/2 “ so you guessed it to...
Just saw this yesterday at a country pub.[ATTACH]
Squeak Bell always talked about putting a foot well in the floor and lowering the pedals. But I have never seen it done.
A little OT , but we are required to crack test stub axles down here. Just as well, didn’t expect this mess. They must have had an interesting...
Avert your sinful eyes.
Is that the actual car. ? She sold it after The divorce for what he said he had in it maybe. Gorgeous car. Aha found I and that is the current...
Oh sad news indeed. That would explain why I never got a reply to my PM to him. Asking what the rear end ratio is on his card. I can’t remember...
Distributor is even at the wrong end . I believed what the seller said . Anybody want the distributor . It’s of no use to me. Ain’t no pick up...
Apon a google search it’s is definitely not for a regular 59 pickup as falsely advertised . It’s for something like a super duty huge by huge...
I know that this is not what you are asking. All operations by a remote with the period face left up. Turn the volume knob and the drop down face...
What supplier has these now. They appear more robust than a tiny electronic gizmo . We have three 1936 ford gauges we need to run on 6v. We don’t...
I guess people keep buying the inferior vintique seals and end up throwing them in file 13 so vintique keep making inferior seals. They don’t...
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