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Here's my pickup, not in paint yet . Fiberglass body and aluminium bed, Poncho powered !
Well here's mine, a lower cost solution ( still over £1000 ) to my long time longing for a blower on my Pontiac 400. The 6v71 was aquired on eBay...
Just read most of this. I'm building a 400 with a 6v71 and transbrake equipped th400 that will go in an Austin pickup gasser. Will shit myself or...
Wow, all the stuff you only learn from someone that's don it. Got a box of parts on its way from Butlers to build up my 400 blower motor,...
Acquired one of these, has 7132704 cast inside it. very nicely made, I guess for a fuel car. [ATTACH] Does anyone recognise this and know what...
Very tempted to buy this from a mate of mine, not enough to restore to original and no grill but would make a great truck to tow my gasser with....
Heres a pic of my near niegbors Austin somerset, been given the classic UK hotrod treatment with a Rover ( Buick 215" ) V8 and a Jaguar back axle....
Well 5 years later starting to make progress, building to run in the Gasser circus in UK. Chassis is now built with 40" ladder bars to 9" on...
Ray, hope you took plenty of pics to share !
an exciting day for you Ray, look forward to seeing it, Nostalgia drags. ??? Or must we wait till Dragstalgia ???
Ray, got a stock Willys axle, too wide now for me now as I'm building an Austin so don't need it..PM for you.
Running as low as 9psi on 30/13/15 stones on 14" wide saltflats without tubes or rim screws. No problems at all hooking up and running 13's with a...
X2, put dyna beads in them for a smooth ride.
Give it a go. I made some copper ones for my pontiac 400" engine to suit the header flanges. I think it was about 1/16" thick, easy to cut with a...
Love my firestones !
THIS is toolbox perfection, OT tools but you cannot help but admire the quality of design, materials & workmanship. In between making this he did...
Hiya, PM'd you, window rubber in the post, let me know when you you get it. Cheers Si.
Hiya from UK. I built a topolino some time ago. Just moving workshops and found a repro screen rubber if its any good for you. I didnt use it as a...
Anyone know what tyres these are ? Name and sizes been sanded off. Cheers fellas
Yeah you are right, tie rod is out front. Axle is home built using Sherpa van spindles. these were flipped side to side as the Ross steering box (...
Main road cut off by flooding so outlaws couldnt get here for boxing day, boo hoo. Spent most of the day reading through, re reading RJ and...
Used Dyna beads in firestone dirt trackers as they were too big to fit the balancer machine. Smoothed everything out a treat. THEN fitted Cokers...
oops, heres pics...
Heres my pickup, really like the non gasser stance. Been sittig on it for 5 years but new workshop nearly done. Really want to do a stretch cab...
Me niether, wet media cleaned it, baked for 1/2 hour and then clear laquer from a rattle can, still looks good 4 years on. Not a show queen though !
Merlin, I wish !! Pontiac 400, soon to be blown (up says my son )
Pics didnt attatch first go !!
Fitted Hartford shocks on the front of mine. Persuaded as to how well they worked after a ride in a Buggatti. Look the nuts, well I think so !...
We drive on the left !
Can help out with a pattern but no direct access to a foundry at the moment. I know some guys who will do one off in brass. Would like to see your...
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