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Originally Posted by jerry clayton

I love the windshield wipers---but it has been raining a lot in Coal City lately

Got to keep it street legal. I need something economical to get the groceries.

Originally Posted by pro70z28

Got to keep it street legal. I need something economical to get the groceries.

Tell ya what, that 'maro sure as heck is going to just flat HAUL them groceries home in a way big hurry!!!!!!

Originally Posted by pro70z28

Got to keep it street legal. I need something economical to get the groceries.

I'd use your other car to get the eggs home; they'll never survive.

I'm heading to pick this up today. Found out it's a pretty rare oddity; a FJ-8 Fleetvan. Only about 5,000 produced that year for the postal service. I'm thinking 70's retro; white, a set of Cragar SS or SST style wheels with big meats out back, sidepipes, new ice cream truck decals, and Van Halen's "Ice Cream Man" playing over the PA speaker.

Just think of all the space to work on an engine, not to mention in the body for other "cool" stuff

Hope you can handle RIGHT HAND DRIVE !!!

Piece of cake; I had a right hand drive mail jeep years ago. Always wanted to put a big block in that thing but a leaky fuel line caused it to burn to the ground in my driveway.

Originally Posted by falconvan

Piece of cake; I had a right hand drive mail jeep years ago. Always wanted to put a big block in that thing but a leaky fuel line caused it to burn to the ground in my driveway.

One of the guys who hunts with us has an old army Jeep. Man you can hear the engine and gears whine from a mile off at 4:30 in the morning, and say, yep Rich is coming! Those old 4 cyl engines and low gears really whine! Great 4x4 though!

Yeah, I'm curious to see if the old 232 that's in it will run. Looks like it's been many moons since it was started. I'll try it this weekend and what happens. if not, I know where there's an Olds 455 with a TH400............

Hey guys first hope all is well been working and tinkering some . Put the A on ebay and way low bids figure I wll get it going and then put it back on .



Well changed out the engine mount to the bar mount from Speedway . There mount holes where a inch shy at 16 and my SBF being 17 . 3 engines here and all measure out at 17 so its the bar that is off .

Set it deep and still have 8 inches to the oil pan and about 7 3/4 to the trans pan .


Before I cut it




Clearance after it was set in and tacked




Set down in the rails

Looks good Bobby, should work out fine!!!!! Know what ya mean on the low ball bids on eBay, things are really bleak right now!!!!!

Dave definitely a buyers market but I still have it and the Title so it will sit . Maybe tax time will be a little better some might have some stimulus money .

Originally Posted by bluestang67

Dave definitely a buyers market but I still have it and the Title so it will sit . Maybe tax time will be a little better some might have some stimulus money .

I've got my pickup listed on Racing Junk, as of about an hour ago it had 294 looks and absolutely no offers for trades or anything else!!!!! Doesn't sound like eBay is doing much better.

No its not best bid was for similar with the bottoms rotted out . Not a car I want to buy but they want this for that price . So I will get it going epoxy prime and dismantle to get it out of the way . Actually hide it under the porch LOL .

It looks great, Bobby! You're right, Ebay does suck right now. I thought there'd be some interest in the roadster body I was building but I've run it twice with no luck. Wait until those tax checks come; it'll be burning a hole in their pocket and things will get better.