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

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I didn't word the question well. You being an artist, do you paint some hot rod art or pinstripe the dash on your hot rods when you have completed them?

 

I did my bumper brackets too. Here is a couple of shots from when I did the sway bar 5 years ago.

 

Regardless of whether you do or don't paint the car it will be one of my favorite '57 Fords. Partly due to the actual physical properties of the car but more because of the personality you've infused into it. I've followed this thread since day one. Kudos to you on your build. I'd love to see it in person but I don't think that's ever going to happen (geographics ya know). fwiw I think that 1957 was Ford's best year of the decade.

 

Jeff, I for one like the patina. I wouldn't paint that thing on a bet!

 

Please come through Columbia. Like Tom Bodett said" we'll leave the light on for you."

We all miss Bob's travel adventure stories and Denise doesn't post here anymore. Roger (@40StudeDude) hasn't posted any travel stories lately that I know of. Maybe you can become the newest hamb travel storyteller.

 

Better swing through mid-Michigan....I'm only an hour from the Bluewater Bridge ya know.

 

Awww hell, I got a bunch of them...I haven't been sitting at home in front of the TV...didn't think anyone was interested in my travels any more.

R-..

 

Please Roger; please. Entertain us.

 

Jeff,

Sorry I sidetracked this. Please resume your build.

 

Great progress, great car! Wish I had one.

 

Another vote for hell yeah!

 

yep!

 

That air cleaner has to be about as rare of a Ford part as there is. Your car has become something of a "community" car and that's not a bad thing.

 

that is a beautiful fuel line and filter setup!

i noticed how the FE and the Y block seem to be quite similar in some aspects and very different in others. such as the small hose connecting the water pump and intake. by the way, for an FE swap do you need a ground strap from the engine to the firewall, or is that just a Y block thing?

 

Five weeks on a cable? I would have blown a fuse at two days! As always, great job and can't wait for the completion.

 

I was looking at this thread a couple of days ago and almost responded asking about progress. I didn't 'cause I didn't want to be a pest. However, now that it's reactivated I'll chime in. Thanx for the update.

I bent up 3/8" fuel line on the 283 in Clarence about 30 years ago (I know; who needs a 3/8" line on a stock 283???).

1. I was 30 years younger then
2. I had 30 years more patience then
3. I had more arm/hand strength then.​

You did good on the fuel line; it looks great.

 

That's what my 4 year old tells me when she's testing the shit out of mine

 

Jeff , the lines came out great! It never crossed my mind to use different size pulleys for bending lines, but that just makes perfect sense! Next time I´ll need to bend hardlines I hope I can remember your pulley trick... probably not

 

Isn't that air cleaner lid the same as what the single 4 barrel '57 Thunderbird used? They were being reproduced in chrome back when I worked at a T-bird only restoration shop. I could be wrong but it really looks similar.

Glad to see more updates on the car. As long as it keeps moving forward, eventually it'll be done.