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Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
Ya mean the coupe is right side up and I'm upside down???? Geez, no wonder walking is getting so difficult!!!!!:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
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Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
Ya mean the coupe is right side up and I'm upside down???? Geez, no wonder walking is getting so difficult!!!!!:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
[QUOTE=Don Shillady]It is interesting to me to see the bottom edge of the new firewall of the coupe is straight across!
The bottom has a bend in it pretty close to the stock floor board angle. It clears the bellhousing nicely. I wanted to get as much done as I could before Dave took over with the bodywork. When I get it back next week:LOL: well when I get it back and bolted down on the chassis, I'll be working on the steering column and the swing peddles - that nice straight bottom might have to be changed a little. I'll just have to waite and see.
First picture shows my mockup with body in place and engine/bellhousing/trans hopefully hanging in the right place. Second picture shows actual setting.
What are you planning for steering on this one Tom?
I understand about that "Too old to bend over" stuff Dave!! But I too learned something, sometimes you just have to just stand back and look at things to find a simple way to make things easy.
That is a sweet looking T body, that is going to make a great rod. Keep the pics coming. Is that a sbf sitting on that chassis?
That body wasn't very "SWEET LOOKING" Dave has all ready done a lot of hammering on it. First three pictures show how it looked when I first got it.Quote:
Originally Posted by brickman
Dave - It's got a Vega Box and I'm planning on using the stock tiliting steering column that came from the donor car - 1980 Chev Monza.
Last picture shows the Vega Box in place.
Well I sure hope he doesn't hang my doors up-side-down**) :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
The engine is a 1980 Buick V6 which came out of my Dad's stock 1980 Chev Monza. I also got a Turbo Buick V6 from "Hemi T coupe" that I will be putting in when I blow up the first one.
Dave- a better picture of the Vega Box.
Here's a couple more....I got one side of the suspension back together, steering column mounted, and shift linkage back together. Movin right along....Hey, that Buick V6 looks pretty good! That'll make a cool little rod with todays gas prices.
Looking good falcon, is that a flatty 6 in the truck? What make is the engine?
1948 Dodge flat six and a fluidrive trans, same as the chassis.
Lookin' real good Falcon!!!! Got any goodies for bolt ons for the engine, or just all stock????? Gonna be a neat ride!
Falcon the truck is looking good . Can't wait to see the before and after when you did the spring mount change .
Dave i see you have a good turn over there at the shop.
Thanks, guys. I think the engine's going to stay a stocker other than a 12 volt conversion and a $19.99 glass pack. I've thought about seeing if I can find someone to cut me a set of header flanges and building a header; we'll see. I hope the spring mount works out. I was able to put the springs in without a compressor; I'm hoping that's not a bad sign.
I love my kid but sometimes I want to thump his head; I had a 48 dodge valance panel for sale on Ebay. He came over yesterday while I was at work because he needed a piece of sheet metal for something on his truck. Guess what he cut it out of? No more valance panel.:CRY:
Opps a daisy!! Sometimes you just have to sit back and go "Humm"!
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Originally Posted by falconvan
hmmmmm. when's the funeral?:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
Dang!!! Sounds like your son is going to learn how to patch valence panels, among other tasks you probably have line up for him!!!!!:LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
Got some work done today, a bit on the coupe, and got the engine and trans out of the Camaro. Got to do a bunch of clutter eliminating under the hood, install the rack and pinion, and start putting the new rear suspension together....