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    Quote Originally Posted by 34_40 View Post
    If I drive my coupe home from my sisters.. I'll bet I could click off 19 mpg.. She lives in Vermont so it's all DOWNHILL! ROFL.
    Mine gets awesome mileage right now. It has to be hauled everywhere. Haha
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    Rich retired guys, huh? I've got so many things flying around my head with that comment that I'm bound to make someone mad or offended with my reply if I start. Suffice it to say that once you attain that point in life I expect you'll realize how many ways that sentence is wrong. Best of luck with the decisions on the drive train for the '40. I hope that it meets all of your expectations for both power and economy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rspears View Post
    Rich retired guys, huh? I've got so many things flying around my head with that comment that I'm bound to make someone mad or offended with my reply if I start. Suffice it to say that once you attain that point in life I expect you'll realize how many ways that sentence is wrong. Best of luck with the decisions on the drive train for the '40. I hope that it meets all of your expectations for both power and economy.
    I wasn't trying to ruffle any feathers with that. I typed that with a smile, I just figured since mileage isn't a concern that money can't be either. Mileage isn't my main concern on it, but i'd like to try to make it the best I can considering what it is. I hope I'm rich when I retire but at the rate my SS is going, I for sure won't have that so I'll have to rely on what ever I provide myself. My last SS statement says I can't draw until I'm 72 and I've been putting in since I was 13. I'm not waiting to retire at 72 for sure. I doubt the descion will meet all my expectations because it'll never be done if you know what I mean.
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    My Nova got 9 or 10 mph when driving about 3 0r 4 when having fun
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    Quote Originally Posted by cffisher View Post
    My Nova got 9 or 10 mph when driving about 3 0r 4 when having fun
    That's how my 72 Camaro was. Town gas station to town gas station.
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    On a side thought.................... Have any of you guys seen the big steel wheels with baby moon hub caps on anything near you? (Bigger than 16") I kind of had the thought that something like that might look good on here. It seems it's getting pretty hard to find a wheel that isn't everywhere anymore.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe View Post
    On a side thought.................... Have any of you guys seen the big steel wheels with baby moon hub caps on anything near you? (Bigger than 16") I kind of had the thought that something like that might look good on here. It seems it's getting pretty hard to find a wheel that isn't everywhere anymore.
    I know the look you're talking about Ryan and I kinda like it on some cars/trucks. Sometimes the baby moon can be substituted with an old style Ford cap, too. In the latest issue of Streetrodder magazine on page 32, there's a '36 Ford Phaeton with updated "artillary" wheels & caps, which look to be around 17"front/18" rear that look pretty cool.

    A lot of the new aftermarket wheels are just too much "bling" for me! I've been gravitating towards more traditional styles but in modern sizes. It gives the car/truck and "edge" without going over the top. I will probably do 17"front/18"rear on my 37. I like the 20's on the rear of the '40 in your video link but any bigger than that is just too much for me.

    Here's a pic of some aluminum rims to look like steelies. This truck belongs to one of the guys at the F100 Western Nationals that I always go to. They're definitely more pricey than the steelies but kinda illustrate the look you're talking about I think....
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    I haven't seen any but to be honest, I quit looking at steelies 2 years ago. The whole red (or insert a color here) wheel with baby moon - with or without a beauty ring - is more copied than the Cragar 5 spoke!

    Oh, and run wide whites with that combo and you've got the other half of a plain vanilla 32 w\SBC in it. (IMHO )

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    Quote Originally Posted by 34_40 View Post
    I haven't seen any but to be honest, I quit looking at steelies 2 years ago. The whole red (or insert a color here) wheel with baby moon - with or without a beauty ring - is more copied than the Cragar 5 spoke!

    Oh, and run wide whites with that combo and you've got the other half of a plain vanilla 32 w\SBC in it. (IMHO )
    I'm sitting on a river bed thinking about it right now while hunting Bambis dad. Lol I totally agree about the steelies and wide whites. I'm also going to try to give it the traditional look with some flare so to speak.
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    Randy, thanks. That's what I was thinking of. But I bet they're not cheap. What is though right?
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    I think the wheels Randy pointed out would look retro yet modern on your 40. They would be a good choice.

    "Rich retired Guys" who don't care about milage? Sure I know a few. Be careful about putting others in that box. I don't fit it. The objective is to have fun and go places. Enough said, go back your shop and enjoy yourself. Considering all the cars and trucks you are working on, you have a lot of ambition, remember to have fun too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scooting View Post
    I think the wheels Randy pointed out would look retro yet modern on your 40. They would be a good choice.

    "Rich retired Guys" who don't care about milage? Sure I know a few. Be careful about putting others in that box. I don't fit it. The objective is to have fun and go places. Enough said, go back your shop and enjoy yourself. Considering all the cars and trucks you are working on, you have a lot of ambition, remember to have fun too.
    Ok, I'm sorry to all of you whom I offended with the Rich Old Guys comment. I did write it with a humorous side but I guess it can be read either way. Sorry to upset you guys. I really do appreciate the help and influence.

    On the wheels, I do like them, but not as much as Halibrands or something shiny.

    On the powerplant, I'm betting it'll end up with a single 4 and no power adders. Every time I start building a project in my head I don't realize how little time I really have and how much money it's really going to take to finish it out. So, I need to put together a list of parts it really needs and see what that looks like. It's probably going to be way more than I'm thinking. It always is.

    And Scooting, you probably will put more miles on yours than I. I won't be coast to coasting and our weather to be driving cars and trucks like these is roughly 7-8 months. Either way I'd like to see if I can meet up with ya on your trecks across the US.
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    Ryan, If I recall correctly you need 3 little car seats in the back. Get it running and do that. Ask Mom to navigate and we will pack our twin grandchildern and travel to Orlando together to visit the Mouse, the Manatee, and slip up to Datyona. Not all trips are about cars, but all trips are more fun in a Hot Rod.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scooting View Post
    Ryan, If I recall correctly you need 3 little car seats in the back. Get it running and do that. Ask Mom to navigate and we will pack our twin grandchildern and travel to Orlando together to visit the Mouse, the Manatee, and slip up to Datyona. Not all trips are about cars, but all trips are more fun in a Hot Rod.
    Well said!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scooting View Post
    Ryan, If I recall correctly you need 3 little car seats in the back. Get it running and do that. Ask Mom to navigate and we will pack our twin grandchildern and travel to Orlando together to visit the Mouse, the Manatee, and slip up to Datyona. Not all trips are about cars, but all trips are more fun in a Hot Rod.
    That would be a pretty awesome trip!
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