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went to the little swedish auto shop in Edmond and picked their brains on making power in the little 4cyl redblock in our 245… which we decided to...
[ATTACH]this could be Jeff!? bring good shoes Jeff- just in case. and fuel… and tools…
thanks - its fixin to get engine swapped for the 4th time… 250/LS3/LSX whipple/ 540 BBC in waiting… heres where we began[ATTACH]
My 67 shares a lot of design w 68's - She was a 250 - then an LS3 now and LSX w a power adder - aaaand...it's fixin to get swapped again ( just...
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Im kdding...dont ya'll be having a pontiac trigger moment...ill poncho it...im just sayin...even with no motor or trans it runs as good or better...
okay - that does it - doing a 2JZ swap and an Aisin transmission... this Pontiac variable is INSANE!
So, picking up an original 60 Bonneville coupe this week... ( already inspected it in person) original paint and interior. Block cracked on the...
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FYI - still drive the piss out of it! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
maybe look for a machine shop that does tractors? - the guy here in Oklahoma I used ( Pat's Machine) does more Ford tractors that have flatheads...
[MEDIA] THE WHOLE SONG!!! "8 Miles A Gallon" - Scott Miller and the Commonwealth
That's EXACTLY what I did when I replaced the fun filled headlight switch...until now, I didn't want to admit it! I guess now it's time for some...
Okay...so got me a new hood release cable from Dennis Carpenter...minus the handle..i like mine, it's original to the car (48 Ford Super Deluxe...
You hit the nail on the head...all the emotional attachment to these cars paints all of us - I am especially afflicted...(or possibly just...
Thank you - already did another adjustment - shortened the mechanical linkage that hooks onto the one bolted to the firewall - it was stretching...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] A year later....carpets in and done... Firewall all tidy inside...new..NEW genuine Strombergs on... and it drives...
[MEDIA]"But ya doesn't hafta call me Johnson"
I too...am a tool snob. when it comes to tools, guns and doctors - get the best you can afford. I weld TIG and SMAW to AWS specs - weld a lot of...
well...taking a pic up...from the floor towards the ceiling - it's the underside of the column mounted turn signal - only place it's marked with a...
have this turn signal setup "Fomoco SXTS-6"? was plum full of 10 ga house wire and big perdy orange wire nuts ( same folks wired my dash back in...
re-did it to the ign. terminal ( already had it on a relay) and split the hot wire with one of those cool arming switches with the red flip cover...
Def. go w the 4.10's - I ran 373's behind a 700 ( MPFI Sm Blk pickup) and the OD rpm was too low. ...and just think how kick ass your first 3...
it's a Powergen shorty - one wire...goes right back to the POS to battery @ the solenoid. A bunch of this stems from the car having been conv. to...
start button is there - it's just for looks only - the harness wire that hooks to it has been lengthened and hooked to the ST terminal...works...
Ok Hambers - here's the gory details - 12V neg ground converted 48 Ford Coupe - 59AB - powergen alt. - elect fuel pump - Pertronix elect....
little video of the accidental initial startup that just became intentional...now to bird dog all that little stuff like redo all the fuel lines...
Thank you for the compliment I was trying to be "one off " and also counteract the rust holes in the exterior bodywork that are stayin. Ya know,...
Exhaust, minor wiring and add oil and we should be good for a break in run! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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