My buddies are predicting I will own quite a few more cars after joining this site... Bought some parts off of Reggie out in Hutto, TX last week and he mentioned the board so I thought I would check it out. Looks like some awesome projects going on! I'm definitely a car nut and hope to one day build a nice Model A sedan with a Ford 2.3 turbo motor in it, hopefully with information gleaned from this forum... I've built a few cars, including an '89 Toyota Supra I built last year that I ended up going a little crazy on (533rwhp/497 ft-lbs) and an '89 Ford Festiva I'm building with some friends for the Grassroots Motorsports $2009 Challenge. Past rides include a '66 VW with a nice patina and a sleeper '93 Ford Escort wagon I did an engine swap and turbo setup on for a nice 3x power increase I'm currently working on a '70 Valiant I bought from a 16yr old who thought he could do bodywork and "shaved" the trim by filling the holes with bondo, the bumpy body and "rally" stripes are growing on me though... Working on a disc front/wide 5 pattern swap right now so it'll actually stop and has the right pattern for the 17" wheels I've got in the garage. Planning an EFI swap using Megasquirt and a turbo down the road, little mix of old and new, as well as an interior refurbish. Still debating on the exterior, on one hand a straight body and some Sublime green paint would look really nice, on the other I could drive it anywhere in bondo buggy form and not have to worry about it. Plus I hate washing cars...
Thanks guys! My craigslist luck continues, picked up a fully rebuilt 8.25" axle with 3.55 gears and a posi last night on the way to the dragstrip for a song and a dance! Reggie-thanks for the heads up, this site is addicting, I've been on here more than I'd like to admit the past week or so
Back with a more HAMB-friendly '53 Chevy I picked up from Jason at Austin Speed Shop last week: Lots to do but for now I have more time than $$ so back to reading threads I go
......Great looking 53 Chevy.......what are your plans for it.?( when you get more money).....Big Bad John
Have a 2003 5.3L truck motor and 4l60 in the garage I want to drop in and along with that new rear end for open driveline (probably scrounge up a cheap 70s camaro rear). Front disc brakes and some other minor stuff, probably go a little lower too. Want this to be a reliable cruiser for me and the family so I'm not going to go too crazy! Few more pics:
Not much progress on the car thus far, been working on other stuff. I did pick up an 86 jag xj6 front clip cheap, will start a thread in the main section once I get going...
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