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I will decide after the conversion and chop. When proportions look ok the extra room in the engine area is a plus. I cannot stretch the wheelbase...
I have ordered ford coupe quarter panels , i measured everything and it wil fit. The rest wil be reshaped to my liking.roof quarter windows etc....
Hi Paul , Thanks for your kind words, much appreciated! Just this week we finaly have green light from the authorities to build back the shop. By...
I work temporally in my small home shed so gotta work with small a small place. Made some stands for the parts and started with removing the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Crank looks ok , new crank bearings will be ordered after measuring crank.
Time to take the pistons out , the tag says this engine has still standard bore size .[ATTACH] Cilinders looks pretty good and some cross hatch is...
The old ring gear was worn , I could get the old one after with block of wood under the flywheel and punch and some tapping round and round....
Since my new shop is not build yet I started with the engine in my home shed. [ATTACH] The French 255 has a front sump pan that is no use in a...
This was real easy , the old ring gear i could get of cold with a punch and light hammer tapping around a few rounds. The flywheel in the fridge...
I indeed read something about the flywheel in the freezer and ring gear in the oven ( when the wifey is out ) don't know if that will work instead...
Ok clear , thanks !
So the beveled side faces the side of where the starter gear comes from ?
I'm gonna replace the worn ring gear on my French flatty. I have one that is the right diameter inside and outside and the correct number of...
Thanks ! It was heavy to see years of hoarding disappear in a matter of minutes. I hope to have my shop back end of this summer . We will keep on...
Cool project !
Yesterday i had the change to take some measurements on a 33 ford 5w . Everything matches the Gaz. Only the hood is 7 cm ( 2.75 “) longer because...
Insurance is al handled but to get green light for the rebuild of the shop is taking sooo long because of bureaucratic bullshit of the local...
My fordor to coupe
I cant talk about a 3 speed behind a small block but i have a 3 speed behind a 59 ab in my 1946 coupe and i have a t5 in my 1930 roadster behind a...
i will
I found a pair of quarter panels , they will be new and handmade. I have to wait with the build till my garage is finished , i will start a build...
Yes i found that one but i need a bit more
Nobody ??
Pics of the 5w bodies are pics from the internet just to show what measurements i need , only the blue fordor is mine
For my fordor to 5w coupe conversion i’m gonna need some dimensions. I don’t have a 34 5w close by but i will take some patterns of a real coupe...
it is in storage for now but when my new garage is build this summer you are more then welcome!
Yes i got some patch panels and rockers with it. Lot of work but worth saving !
Banjo axle on parallel springs. There was cut down torque tube with the car that's suggest that it was closed drive but that would not work with...
The wooden subrail/structure. Do the usa models this ? [ATTACH]
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