Hot Rods 57 FORD Build #2... Glutton for Punishment.

I will never understand why people always want to part out 4 doors, even the one I have, the original owner said many people wanted to part it out, its one of the reasons he sold it to me instead of others who offered, because I wanted to put it back on the road and not just part it.

 

That's what I was wondering too. If that car were in Wisconsin people would be all ga-ga for it since it's not a bag of rot.

In the end it seems like all of the parts were used and the rest got built into something, so no real harm done, but would have been a terrible shame if it did get scrapped.

 

Its kinda weird to think, these cars were supposed to last maybe 5 years, at most, and here they are, 65 years later.

 

..........Well said, Jeff.

 

Not all cars can be saved. Great that parts went into other projects and the car lives on the track, looking real sharp.

 

I gotta give em credit. There are a lot of diehard gearheads here that would cross the amazon in a Hippo paddelboat to save a rotted out hood off an opel kadett.

 

Progress is good.

 

Where did your used parts come from? Ultimately the real answer in fact is $$$$ when you get right down to it. Afterall that's what drives everything. Let's get back to building something.

 

that is a beautiful motor, not a speck of oil or rust on the outside of it.

 

The shine on those valve covers looks fantastic! Did that come from spray bombs? If so, what's your secret?

 

Damn, I thought you might have tripped upon the holy grail of spray bomb product, technic and prep. None the less, they look great!

 

In Canada it is quite common to use the Lint-Free roller.
T/F

 

I'm impressed with how clean Jeff's hands are! My hands get dirtier driving my junk! Hahahah!!

 

He's an artist man. Can't be smudgin' up the drawings.

 

Notice both Ford's are in front of the Chevy.

 

Is that a Holley fuel canister? I have a couple of them myself. They take the same element as the old Ford fuel pumps. I forget the number right now.

 

What's the reasoning behind using a hydraulic clutch in this application? Reason I ask is I am assuming the factory stick cars had rods and a Z-bar (or something similar).

When I changed a slightly off-topic car from auto to stick, I bought a used factory pedal assembly and modified a Z-bar I had laying around from another application. Worked great.

Were most 57 Fords auto with factory stick pedals being extremely hard to find? Is it for exhaust/engine clearance? It shouldn't be for steering box clearance if factory parts are used. All this talk of brackets and bracing makes me wonder why the factory stuff (or what I assume factory stuff to be) couldn't be used or modified to work just fine leaving me wondering why the bother to switch to hydraulic.

 

As the Chevy is lapping them...couldn't help myself...

 

Note, Always keep the old tech should the new tech fail

 

I am pretty sure the holley fuel canisters have 1/4 male fitting attached to the canister to slide 1/4 inch rubber hose over .
Picked up a proper tri power / dual four chrome canister with a new filter at ancaster a few weeks ago , I'll break your heart Jeff 20.00

 

The chrome one with the hose barbs attached is a holley ,just cant read the sticker anymore .

 

With fuel at 7.00 a us gallon this week , not sure when I will get the tri power back on my truck , I was never successful at keeping my foot out of it when it was on the truck !!!

 

I have 2 of them, I'll have to dig one out and shoot a picture of it. They are red with a Holley label on at least one of them. I used them on my stock cars and they take a 3/8" line. I haven't seen one new one for sale in decades.