37 Ford build--IE: old Header issues thread /37 Ford/5.0/GT40P heads

[34_40]

Bobby, I like fenders! Thanks for posting more "inspiration"! I hope your metal guy is taking a few pics of his progress on the 37, too. That's great that you're getting it done at the same time. Can't wait to see it.

Thanks Guys! Bobby, why the change in rearends? 9 to 8? And thanks for sharing those pics!

[Don Shillady]

Sorry, no new pictures here, but we went from icicles to blooming trees in what seems like only two weeks! I got 70% of the new book finished during the snow days but now I have to finish before I can get back to the car. Thanks for the recent pictures, IC2 is really doing quality work and that new hood has that old nostalgia effect for me, those '34 inner fender panels always look good to me and the hood with the handle is a real treat for the eyes. Even though I got drawn into the SBC scene for economic reasons, that "old" Ford steel still has a magic effect on me even when the steel is new repo!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

[34_40]

Sorry, no new pictures here, but we went from icicles to blooming trees in what seems like only two weeks! I got 70% of the new book finished during the snow days but now I have to finish before I can get back to the car. Thanks for the recent pictures, IC2 is really doing quality work and that new hood has that old nostalgia effect for me, those '34 inner fender panels always look good to me and the hood with the handle is a real treat for the eyes. Even though I got drawn into the SBC scene for economic reasons, that "old" Ford steel still has a magic effect on me even when the steel is new repo!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Hi Don. Glad you like the pics. I felt that "hot rod" 3 piece hood & sides have been over done. I think this one gives it a "old timey" feel. Oh, and believe me I know the economics all to well!

I haven't chatted with IC2 in quite some time... although I've seen him around here.

[bluestang67]

Thanks Guys! Bobby, why the change in rearends? 9 to 8? And thanks for sharing those pics!

I took out the 9 in the 31 to run behind a 351 W in the 37 . Figured to be a little safer then sorry you know . The 31 only has a slight work up so the 8 should be fine .

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I took out the 9 in the 31 to run behind a 351 W in the 37 . Figured to be a little safer then sorry you know . The 31 only has a slight work up so the 8 should be fine .

AHhhh.. I get it!

[IC2]

OK - I'm here!!! Sorry for the delay answering but since we are painting and polishing the house in anticipation of putting it on the market within the next couple of weeks, not a lot of computer time. I'm doing the standard home owners "deferred maintenance". Headed for the Roanoke/Salem, VA area as soon as we can to get out of the most taxed and bankrupt state. Randy - your response - I agree!!! But the car awaits you

Mike - the hood actually fits. A couple tweaks, and a whole (hole?) lot better then most we saw at Burlington. The photos - thanks!!

Bobby - with any car up to about 350-400Hp, the 8" is all you need in a light car. The only downfall that I see - the center sections are getting harder to find then the nines. I have a couple I can't even give away though. The ratios aren't exactly performance, but the cores are great. They'll probably go to the big dumpster at the transfer station along with a couple good empty early 351W blocks

Don - you have to stop writing books unless you can make some big bucks as a fiction author like Dan Brown or James Patterson and have someone else do your wiring. The book writing takes too much time out of your teenage life.

[bluestang67]

Dave my brother lives in W.V. near Charleston and geez were they dumped on this winter . I seen pics as much as 18 inch's of snow fall . Nephew had to go down the road with a chain saw to get thru his road is one lane about 2 miles or so to main road . .

Shipping the 8 inch chunks to here as peg leg units make it expensive still . Now if they were posi well worth shipping cost , we can always change the ratio .

[34_40]

[QUOTE=IC2;381185]OK - I'm here!!! Sorry for the delay answering but since we are painting and polishing the house in anticipation of putting it on the market within the next couple of weeks, not a lot of computer time. I'm doing the standard home owners "deferred maintenance". Headed for the Roanoke/Salem, VA area as soon as we can to get out of the most taxed and bankrupt state. Randy - your response - I agree!!! But the car awaits you

Mike - the hood actually fits. A couple tweaks, and a whole (hole?) lot better then most we saw at Burlington. The photos - thanks!! QUOTE]

Deferred Maintenance! A favorite topic! , NOT! Just like painting the house! Wide Boards, Left hand! Small boards, Right hand.. Mr. Myagi ,,,

A couple tweaks. HMmmmm.. Fill in the gaps, so many ideas to choose from, I wonder if ???? we'll see what happens!

[Don Shillady]

IC2, I know moving is not much fun and you really ought to try to bring one rear and one 351 block with you for spares. I lost some stuff I wish I had back in the last move. Anyway Roanoke is closer than NY state so maybe we will eventually share a visit. I think I used the cold months well on the new book and I am coming around the bend now so maybe I can finish the wiring over the Summer. I think all I have to do yet is install the electronic speedometer, get the vacuum line on the power brake and set up the carb linkage so it is close to "almost"!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

[randyr]

So, I finally got a little time to play with my car today. I started by trial fitting the rear seats I bought a while back. They are rear seats from a '05 GTO. They're the right width and I think they're going to look pretty cool and they are comfortable too. Now I need to fabricate some mounting brackets, setup the seatbelts, etc. My plan is to get front seats with integrated shoulder harnesses so I don't have to fabricate mounting plates on the door post. The '02 and newer BMW convertible has some really nice ones and the shoulder harness isn't a big, obnoxious thing like some of the other integrated harnesses. I hope to find a set in like-new condition then I'll recover the back seat to match. There is a lot of other work to do before that happens but it makes sense to plan ahead.

Hope you guys are all doing well!!

Randy