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For sale: 1956 Ford Fairlane Victoria 2 Dr Hardtop. Hello everyone Thanks for reading this ad. I am selling this 1956 Ford Victoria, car is...
Some progress. Now doing the wiring harness, what a pain in the ass that is!! :(
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Slow and steady wins the race! All mechanical now 100% finished! Back on to the body and its down hill....
Hello all, been MIA for a long while now. Soon (December) I retire again for the second time and will be back on the 56, will post updates on the...
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Thanks Lucas. You could have a point. missing that center pillar certainly does allow the frt of the 1/4 (door opening area) to move slightly. The...
[ATTACH] Well, Thanks for remembering me! haha Well a fair bit of progress but noting that would be to interesting in pictures. I pretty much...
Might be different here in Canada?
One tag is the vin the other is model information. Thanks
They were just sort of in any position in that pic but today I replaced the rubber on the air duct flappers and have them rotated to the back now.
The tube from the heater blower to the inner fender is the same tubing I used for the air duct tubes. It is 4 inch rad hose from semi`s and big...
Bit more progress. I will get there yet! :) [ATTACH]
For the inners I am just using Nason (single stage urethane).
A bit more painting done..........[ATTACH]
Thanks. I am getting to the fun parts now.
[ATTACH] Rad in and a few knick knacks taken care of.
The 351C is a beefy motor but it starts to disappear when the sheet metal starts to go back together. lol
A few more parts painted today......
Hello everyone, well fall will soon be here and thats allowing be me to get back at the 56. Not a lot of updates as of late. Today I got a few...
Well has been little progress over the last little while, motors in so will run some lines now, hook up the steering coupler etc and then start to...
The Mustang mounts in all likelihood are going to have you sitting way too high and that seems to be the issue you are having. Have a look at the...
Very nice and clean metal work.
Thanks man and a very Merry Christmas back to you as well. Hope to have the motor and trans back in within a day or two.
Thanks. haha Well I hate tripping around things on the floor so I just hang all the crap on the walls!
Yes, a couple small things to do and then the motor goes back in.
Well a little bit of color is on, now the motor can go back in and hopefully it can stay there a while! The color is a Chrysler color, Cool Vanilla.
Lots of thought went into the geometry and member Tedley did this same set up but on his shoebox and it works fantastic so I really think the rack...
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