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These pics show the genuine vintage wide 5 hub adapters Dick Spadaro (Early Ford Reproductions)supplied being installed, found these through the...
Side nerf bars....[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Fabricating the front push bar, very tricky to get all the angles lined up, I wanted the vertical angle racking back to compliment the grill...
Made a timing pointer[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Mounting engine hardware....[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Front end layout - shock mounts - bat wings - 4 bar [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Alternator & Fuel Injection pump mounting
Shiney! nice stance, love that engine sittin way up there!
Engine fire up! https://www.facebook.com/jess.mcmiken/videos/o.173511846040354/10205783469172489/?type=2&theater
End result from "Rocket" sheet metal fab, I'm really really pleased with the work those guys do...
More sheet metal at "Rocket" [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yay! back again, funny how life gets in the way of your desires... anyhow here's some photo updates... [ATTACH] Had it back at "Rocket" for some...
More pic's showing Howe steering reducer being mounted up
Made a modification to the steering - I needed to slow down the 8:1 ratio of the steering box, so I've fitted a Howe 2:1 reducer out of a dirt...
mocked up side nerf
Front bumper and nerf
Made up some frame horns to replace the ones gassed off in a previous life
Made a rear bumper nerf bar, finished bottom fuel tank mounts, put the last of the threaded sleeves through the chassis rails...
Right on the money REM, the plan is to "break it in", go hard for a season then tear down and assemble it up niiiice - but I promise you this -...
AAWWwwwww! thanks guys for the kind words, sometimes when you have a vision it does'nt matter what others say - but having positive energy flow...
Finished fabricating the fuel tank straps, lots of marking & drilling to get the race car look - and make them lighter... the straps are made from...
Nice job on the headers so far, yes very masculine - kinda broadens the shoulders a little....
Started on the fuel tank retaining straps, today - the draught has broken meaning the water tank is being filled and hoprfully the earth is being...
While the body is off the chassis there are a few jobs that will be easier to do now rather than later. Like set the pedals in the right static...
Just gotta keep showing that perfect race car body you wrecked for a Hot Rod didn't ya ...
Yep, missed that one too... need more hours, more days, & more money
Chop is nice, going to be staunch looking that's for sure!
Hmmmmm.... love the rear end, don't know about that front end styling though,
Nice score, got real potential...
YES YES YES! just love old racecars - keep them coming - I just wanna go and rev up a V8 now
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