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Glad to find this thread.:cool:
I used a gas tank from a Bronco 2. Not sure of the year, but I know it had an electric fuel pump which I didn't use. fit perfect between the frame...
What a chop! Looks like the only person who can sit in it could only be 4 feet 15 inches tall...LOL
Thanks. With the 2.0, c4, & 343 rear end, it flys down the highway. The rack & pinion along with power disc brakes, helps the steering & braking.
Alot of people think its a Amphicar....This will sink
As you may of seen, she also has a 58 Met I finished for her. She said, after the convertible is done, I can have the 58.....Well, the 2.0 I just...
A few months ago, my wife decided, she wanted another Nash Metropolitan. She found a 1961 convertible on the local Craigslist. I looked at the...
Any engine you decide to use is good, as long as its not jap junk:cool:
If you're using the Pinto engine, get a oil pan & pump out of a Mercury Capri...they are rear sump.
I have one with a 2.0 Ford. Seen several with V6 engines in them with the stock unibody. You will need to upgrade the braking system.
[IMG] [IMG] This out of a T-Bird Super Coupe V-6
I bought another Met a few months ago, a 61 convertable. Has a 2.3 (1992) Have a 58 with a 2.0 (1972) in it also. In doing some reading, I found...
Drew, The body on that truck is Bad Ass. Nice chop & bed work...Needs a dark color like Sikkins Derwent Green....I get a lot of great remarks on...
Well people who just buy new parts & bolt them on are not builders. Too much of that going on these days. A real builder can go to a wrecking yard...
Man...that looks like it came from the East side of the country.....I don't see that here in Nevada.
Hell, you can't wash a Chevy that way...It'll Rust...lol
I had a T-Bird Super Coupe...Still have the trans, flywheel, & 3.8 Huffer Engine....Is someone looking for a trans & flywheel? [IMG]
Now thats the way to break in a new bride.
I would guess you're wrong about the foot being burried, unless your meaning I have a 3.23 rear end gear witt 27" tall tires & the 56 f100...
Shot in the dark...Never know unless you try. Here goes I have a rebuilt 69 383 engine, .030 over bore, 15,000 miles with a rebuilt 727 trans...
Update on the 2.0. Kennith, found the oling problem. Seems when I first fired up the 2.0 the damage happened before I found that the oil galley...
Looks like a Rambler:cool:
The 880 custom...looks like a AMC Rambler
Guess its a Mopar...Or is it?....Chrysler did buy out AMC:cool:
Well, I just got done with the wife's Met. First narrow the Pinto Rear end 10 1/4"..I used the Pinto wheels, but if you want to use the Met hub...
No engine swap is easy on a Met. If you're looking for a little more power, a Ford or Chevy V6 with overdrive is good because of the 4.22 gear in...
Come to think about it. The engine had a Fram ph8 & because in the clearance problem I used a shorter filter Ph16...That may be the problem huh?
Kenneth, you seem to be the one person that knows about the 2.0 & 2.3 engines, so I need to pick your brain, if I may. First, I have a 1972 EAO...
Good Thread, even though its not H.A.M.B friendly, but still in the spirit of building our cars the way we like em. The Nash can also become a hot...
[IMG] Would this be considered a Mild Custom:cool:
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