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I don't know any details but I just heard today that Joel Peters passed, it was a shock to me... I apologize if this has already been posted....
No, no worries I traded a lifted 77 square body Chevy pickup. Hijacking my own thread haha... I got some new wheels/tires and a 59ab and started...
Life has been good but busy, I'm working full time at the college and part time at the high school and still slinging dies... so I just havent had...
Bitchen project-
thanks Brady Thanks Bennett Thanks Tim, stoked on this. I also found some nice 40 backing plates for this car I had squirreled away and a...
Awesome Job Paul! Just read through this whole thread. Such a good save and what a fun project. I brought home a flathead a couple weeks ago...
Still looking for a single hub... this is going to look good. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This is a good example of what happened to the majority of these old bitchen channeled 32 3 windows and other cool hot rods.... people changed and...
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Non sequitur... but check this out, My buddy Sam Nelson found me this Bitchen Tree CNC mill-! Hauling it home here soon. The control works great....
Anyone have a single 46-48 ford hub? Putting in the studs I fucked one up... it bent it- I didn't have it supported right in the press and it...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I welded up the holes on the Buick drums I drilled for the small bolt ford and redrilled for the 5 on 5.5"... I machined the...
Rocky, I think the 49/50 ford business coupe is one of my all time favorite cars. Look at how Bitchen that little small block looks in there!...
I ended up doing that spindle swap based on your instructions Rocky. I still have the spindles I was going to swap them into a new chassis I have...
Man,. I ended up matching a complete set of early for 5 on 5.5 chrome reverse! This is the way- that way I don't have to redrill the hubs or rear...
New Walker kit... look at this shit. Both accelerator pumps were junk... and the Wagner supplied power valve was leaking... no wonder I couldn't...
ok getting somewhere!! So the new Wagner Holley kits I put in.. the plunger on the accelerator pumps were junk, literally had a tear in them on...
Ok so the pvc is in the valley where the pipe comes up from the lower crank case... a hose runs from the pvc through the valley and then out the...
Thanks for the heads up on Charlie this is great to know since Bubba passed... I wasn't sure who was doing it.
Awesome info bob... thank you- I'll work through your list- Yes, the carbs are the later yblock 239 carbs, they match. I'll check the float...
Ok I was wondering about the vac/advance and dist- I'll look into doing these mods and thanks for the link! on this I have straight linkage...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I'm setting up a 2-2 Offy on my 8ba in my shoebox convert. I've run tri-carbs in the past and ran progressive off the center...
Yeah great idea the windshield is already drilled out for the bracket and I liked that feature in my 34. So the windshield, hinged doors and...
My understanding is that the 3 window was sort of a test bed for the 33 ford, so they were trying things out on the 3 window design wise they were...
I got an old chrome 34 windshield frame from Ken Bentz yesterday. It's not exactly the same as a 32 but close enough I can make it work. I'm...
Thanks Tim! - it should help a lot. I had a crossmember under the y-block sort of setup the same way. Now to weld it all up solid. Viva the...
[ATTACH] I still have this center mount from the y block, I think I'm going to use it and make a mount like the y block that bolts to the lower...
Fabricating a motor mount, it's far from done. The idea was to reinforce the steering box, keep the rails clear for the fenders and try and keep...
Thanks Tim! Im gonna box the rails for sure- it might just be forward the k member.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I have this jig I made to lower the light bar... I bent it forward to clear the radiator moving forward. But then...
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