yes they are, look in the hamb-o-dex for "the hot Rod company" Martin offers 5% discount to all members. He carries clear, translucent red and unbelievable combination of coloured cloth wrapped, plus Raja terminals, ceramic boots etc etc etc In fact more good **** then you can shake a stick at! Not sure if I'm going to be able to make Goodwood revival this year, but if I do go it will be on the Friday. (Less congested for a wheelchair user) thanks for all the nice comments people! Paul
Looks great...you put a pair of deep finned valve covers and it almost always seems to look good...nice job...mind posting a video of that thing running
Very nice and I like the way you got a lot of things organized on it. Those valve covers make it though and sure take it away from that 80's look. It shouldn't be that hard to find someone with a Ford product who would fall in love with the valve covers and trinkets that came with it. Great stuff for someone with a Mustang.
I don't want to upset the powers that be, so all I shall say is put in a search for "finned valve covers SBF" on a certain well-known auction site and you will be rewarded. They cleared the roller rockers using extra thick gaskets from skip white. Also I would ignore the Jegs ones on there, something about them doesn't look quite right one under the hood; one of the back through Porters; Oooh, you're such a card Russ will I have the pleasure of bumping into you (quite literally) at the hayride?
I’m of the opinion that non-period engines can gain a lot just by looking at them and their period equivalent, then asking “if this engine had been in production back then, how would it have looked?” Industrial design has changed a lot in the past 50-60 years, and largely not for the better, but if you apply the old thinking to new stuff, you can produce a good-looking result. Likewise, I’ve seen plenty of vintage engines that have had no effort taken to stay period, and they wear modern pieces to their detriment. Good work! -Dave
im not a big truck fan. i just like old cars better.that said,i thinkm you have hit the mark with the kripple kart!!!!!!!!!! my favorite truck just so happens to be across the big pond. you have the best lookin truck ive seen in a long time. if i wasnt afraid to fly id love to see that truck in person. engine is also right on the money GREAT JOB!!!!!!im impressed and im hard to impress.
Why,thank you outlaw for that much valued compliment. I'm not one of those "I don't give a **** what anyone else thinks, I built it for myself" tough guys (although I did build it to please me first and foremost), and confirmation that we got it right from people such as yourself means a lot to me, particularly as an Englishman harking back to a tradition (the Kustom) that we never really got over here, although some of us are trying hard to rectify that Paul
Fuel rails? I think it's the black block and bare aluminum heads and intake, and K&N filter that give it away. Paint that $#!% a nice solid color and you'll be amazed at the miraculous transformation.
Yeah man, but the dude wanted to hear the engine running so what can you do? Next one I put up will have "uprising" by the Cherokees on it come and find me at the hayride, I'll buy you a beer! Paul
Good job Paul. I could care less myself about "period correct", but I darn sure appreciate good taste, and you nailed it. Joe
X2 I have a 289 in my 60 Comet, but the last thing I wanted it to look like was a Mustang mill. After doing research I chose the 1959-60 Edsel Color combo on the engine since the Comet was supposed to be an Edsel in 1960. I also wanted a little h.p. so I looked up the specs on the 1964 GT40 engine and tried to build it accordingly. I am pleased with the way it looks and really pleased with how it sounds, I need to clearance the wheels and I hope that I will be pleased with how it drives. This is an old pic but the engine bay is mucho cleaner now. I love the gold block on the Kart, looks rad.
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