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Originally posted by brickman
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Where's the glass? Where is the glass? This is the question everyone is asking? J/K Pro70, I hope that you have gotten it by now, I know how you feel. I have been waiting for a motor rebuild for 6 months. Go figure huh? I WILL be on his a$$ now that I am on my feet you can bet on that.
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It finally showed up .............. I think CHR members contributing to the Front end thread, and the thread then being sent to "ROB" had something to do with it's finally gettin' done. Maybe we could start an ''engine convoy''. If Jeri still wants to make sum' sammiches'. ?? HEHEHE

Well, the '51 resides in winter storage but, the '67 Falcon is going on the road thursday. I'll get the '51 back out in the spring, and work on it. I'm gonna paint it and rework the motor, with a few induction and exzaust parts, I'll be ordering those parts soon, offy 3 carb intake and fenton headders, It'll hopefully be complete enough to take to the saracuse nats '05. I wanna go down to my grandparents where it's being stored and fire it up, hasn't been run in 2 months.

Originally posted by The Al Show
Well it's been a busy summer for me. I repainted the Bently and the 69 Cadillac. I also rebulit my wrecked Porsche 924S. After several engine swaps the old Bluesmobile is running like a top. After all the work I put into it I realized it was a waste of time. It's a Chevy and I'm a Ford man. I got more money into the 88 Caprice than it's worth. The time and money I spent on It could have been used to get my 65 Mustang fastback finished.

So a couple of weeks ago I took the stang out of the storage garage and pushed it into the body shop. I got the engine compartment stipped to bare metal and repainted it semi-gloss black. I got most of the bodywork done and finished welding in the new floors. I still have to strip the headlight assemblies and the quarter vents and go over some of the repairs with spot putty. I had to remove the glass to change the headliner and it also makes it easier to get to the rust. I'm hoping to have a warm enough day to paint it in the next week or so but 70 degree days are getting scarce up here and it's still not ready.

I was suprised to see Boyd working on the same thing on his TV show last week. He'll probably finish it on this weeks show. I don't have his crew and resourses so I might take a while longer.

Here's a picture of where I'm at right now.

I am so jealous!!!!!!!!!!! That is my dream car. I actually had one in 1966 and believe it or not........traded it in for a VEGA !!!
To only be able to turn time back.
I would trade my 54 Chevy for a Mustand any day. Anyone want to trade???
Anyway my 54 is in storage for the winter. I do hear her calling me tho. Soon as spring hits she gets an oil change and fluid change, then I am back on the road.
Low Jo

Hey Lowjo How Ya Been Doing Still Working On That Rendition Of Your 54 I'll Be Posting It Soon Oh yeah hows super man

I wish I had good news. Actually I wish I had any news. I am just kind of waiting. Yeah... waiting is a good term for it. I couldn't find work, so I started going through the motions of getting my tuition to truck driving school paid for. So now I'm in limbo. And so much for building the Nash. The Nash has been in limbo since I lost my last job. Now the only thing I want to build is my Honda... and just enough to get it back on the road good. But you have to have money to do that. I hate living in limbo..... maybe I'll move away from here.... but moving costs money..... ACK!!!...... well.... maybe my rich uncle will move out of the poor house and croak. Till then, good luck to all of you all, and take up my slack on productivity.


P.S..... anyone want to help with moving expenses by relieving me of my Mercedes?

Alright who's idea was this post. Wasn't going to reply but thought I should. I havn,t made as much progress as I had plan to. I have most of what I need, Just wish I had more time to work on my car. I drop the old rear end the other day and I am mocking up the new one from moser with new monoleafs springs and caltracs.

I feel the same way TedIII, it seems like I never have the time to work on my car as much as I like to. Where did you get your mono-leaf springs at and how long are they?
I see that alot of people are like me and trying to struggle through the winter and get something done on their cars. I have managed to get alittle work in but it isn't easy. Here is another sunny day shot of my car from the other day. Shows the licsense plate recess and the rear roll pan. I am very proud of that work simply because it's it's the first time I have done any of it. I have a long ways to go and will get back to the body work when it gets warmer.

Hey Brickman, Could that be a dash for jdhogg in the background?lol Looks like the chevy is getting there. Know what ya mean about not having time to work(play)on the car. It's been about 3mo. when Ilast touched mine. Like gat727, It takes money$$$$$$$$$ lol.

Originally posted by brickman
I feel the same way TedIII, it seems like I never have the time to work on my car as much as I like to. Where did you get your mono-leaf springs at and how long are they?
I see that alot of people are like me and trying to struggle through the winter and get something done on their cars. I have managed to get alittle work in but it isn't easy. Here is another sunny day shot of my car from the other day. Shows the licsense plate recess and the rear roll pan. I am very proud of that work simply because it's it's the first time I have done any of it. I have a long ways to go and will get back to the body work when it gets warmer.

Hey Brickman,
Those monoleafs from caltracs racing, theycost me about $258.00 a pair. I am also installing the caltracs suspension with the monoleafs. For the 67 cougar they measure 58" center to center of the eye bolt holes. And yes warmer would be nice, I put a new heating system in my garage. But not much help when you only got a roof ceiling that is thirdteen feet high. It will work 100 % better when I put a ceiling in and shoot some insulation in on top of it, so right now thats my next project. Good luck on yours.

Calvert Racing
42156 10th Street West Unit V
Lancaster, Ca. 93534
Phone 661-948-1490
Fax 661-948-1575

I think I stick out like a sore thumb

i think yer right brickman,i believe i do see a 65 chevy in the background.i could use a right fender too

Sorry, no Chevy's there, those are small_blocks collection of mopar A-bodys. He is getting a good collection going and is always looking for more. My newest eddition is a 1985 Dodge SWB pu with a 400 bb w/ holley on an edlebrock high rise and headers. Needs a tranny though but it will run, like you guys say, no enough funds for all my toys.

i was jokin beickman,but it looks like ya gotta lifetime of projects.damn how did ya talk the wife into lettin ya keep all that stuff?mine dont care if i do collect stuff but some guys are tortured with wives that dont understand.

have(homebuilt) frame with coilovers and QC rear completed and am plowing on to front end for my '27 "t" roadster. four link on rear/rr on front.

My first milled fabrication, an adjustable dual-carb linkage. Exploded view. I still need to drill the hole for the throttle cable but I'll do that last. More pics after the weekend -- when I install this sucker and see how smart I actually am. . . .or not. . . .