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I`m glad the `ol coupe got `dad` to the show Tom, I reckon you must be grinning big time. Just a thought on the slipping clutch, I`m sure you did...
I`ll be following your journey `blog` as it unravels Tom, Have a fun filled trouble free drive...
:D It`s something that was pointed out to me long before the WWW and Google came into being `Purp`:)...
I've seen repro Barris crests for sale on E.bay, so the ones on the car probably had`nt been made then Bob :rolleyes: :D. And that style of...
Hi Tom, and thanks for the kind words :). As our (Steve/Sue and Wendy and myself) guest it was a pleasure to pick you up in the roadster and give...
An injected Caddie motored Gas coupe I built a couple of years ago... [img] [img]
Post #35 Eddie, K-H 16x4.5 ...
Have to agree there "coupemerc" ............ but `aint flatties pretty :)... [IMG]
I totally agree guys. I`ve had a `46 59a in my `32 roadster for nigh on 30 years now, and it`s never boiled over (it`ll idle all day long and...
As already said, because they featured a high-visibility "pilot-house" cab with optional rear quarter windows. A reference to the pilot-house (or...
Hi Guys While I`m fully conversant with the V8 flattie, having had one in my roadster for 30 years now, I guess the basics are the same for V8s...
My roadster. Pic taken at the Outlaws Picnic in the UK, a club drags in support of cancer charities... [img]
Plenty of coupes/sedans and others here Mark.... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=306543 Have you considered a modified Y...
Hi Pat What you describe here is an anti roll bar, not a sway bar. From your construction photos, you already have a sway bar mounted above your...
There was a neat Trad looking rod (a model A roadster) at the So-Cal speedshop the Friday before the 2000 LA Roadster show, that too was electric...
Exactly `Monkey`, In those conditions you `go high` with less throttle. In the 60s, Jonny`s style of driving would have earned him a stock car...
So, you should be famous Jonny. From what I saw your car looked to be the fastest car out there!. Looked to be faster and more stable on the mud...
That motor is a British Daimler Hemi and they came in two sizes, 2`500 cc and 4`500 cc, if memory serves me. Not sure what classification a motor...
Apologies if I did Bob, it has all the correct (original) detail and looks real enough to me, looks like the beers are on me then...
A type 302 Standard Utility Car or "Ute". Using passenger (roadster) sheet metal, the bed sides were made in Australia and were for the Aussie...
The best all round ratio, go with the 3.78s. They`re a compromise between 3.54s which are for top end speed and 4.11s which give you good...
Try Cal Shipping down in Stanton, guys here in the UK have been using them for some time now with total success, shipping parts or complete cars....
Drill out the pushrod sleeve, then tap the hole and "Locktite" a bolt in there. The hole HAS to be plugged on ALL blocks, otherwise oil will...
Windshield posts/frame looks to be mid 30s Chevy, the sides are to straight to be Ford. This looks to be a rod with past history, keep it as it...
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