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Nice color choice on the Nova.

well, im new here and i was just gonna let yall know what projects im working on right now. my main priority is the '70 dodge coronet wagon. the woman that had it before me bought it brand new in 1969 when she was 70, lol. she drove it from the dealership, straight to a body shop to have it painted.....brown, lol. oh well...it was originally white. it has a 318 with a 2 barrel. its the slowest car i have ever owned. so far, i've lowered it 3 inches in the back and about 4 in the front. added the wide white walls and disc caps. did a quick tune up on it and fixed the brakes.

after i get done with that, its on to the corvette. im building a 350 for it. steel crank, forged flat tops, std. bore. nitrous/blower cam, 2.02 heads with 76 cc chambers that have been fully ported. screw-in studs, roller rockers, erson gear drive. its getting a victor jr. intake with a modifyed 750 holley. im buyin a P-1SC procharger for it. hopefully gonna be running 15 lbs. of boost. gonna try for more boost....i'll see exactly how much it can take and still run on 93. also, while its down im stripping it down to the bare 'glass and redoing it. it has imron paint on it....its been on there for close to 19 years.

im taking the motor thats in the vette right now (327 w/ B&M blower) and putting it into a '34 ford 5 window coupe. its chopped 5 inches and channeled 6 inches. i'll probly be putting a 4 speed in it. but that's quite a ways off. sorry for the super long post but i thought i'd fill everyone in on my stuff

Not too bad a price on the aluminum radiators, Brickman. Got me a new source!!! They work so nice and the price is right, now. Way I see it, it's the only way to go

finally it seems like somthing's happening. mostly done with the frame now, sandblasted, rusted out sections replaced, and boxed. it has a TCI Mustang II IFS and an 00' Ranger rearend with 3.73 posi and the leafs and rear shocks and mounts are also off the ranger. fuel tank is out of a 76 chevy van. now i think i'll start putting together the 348, got most of it back the other day and i'm kinda nervous about getting the pistons in that goofy sucker without breaking a ring .

Originally posted by 53 Chevy5
i'm kinda nervous about getting the pistons in that goofy sucker without breaking a ring .

I here ya, that's the hardest part of building a 348 or 409, Trying to get the pistons back in the hole without breaking a ring cause of the angle of the block deck. Wish you luck bud.

Looking Good 53 !!! You've made a heck of a lot of progress in a short time. Gonna be a nice cruizer.

Man- O - Man Dave; You do some awesome work!!!
Wish I lived closer to you and I've probably said it a hundred times. Every thing I've seen in pictures of your work is allways clean and sharp. Allways super smooth looking stuff, It's unbeliveable how one person could have so much talent to do some of the stuff you do with cars. Keep the Pictuers comming.


~ Vegas ~

Well,

Here are a few pictures of my almost completed Frame. I am building a '35 Ford 5 window Coupe.

The Frame has Heidt's Superide II front w/2" lowered Spindles, front Sway Bar. It is setup for a 454 w/a 700R4. The rear Frame has been narrowed, c'd, w/a Pete and Jake's 4 Bar. It has a narrowed 9" big bearing rear with a 3.55 4-pin Trac Loc, and a Deuce Factory rear Sway Bar. It runs a polished 4 wheel Wilwood Disc system, with polished Stainless Steel brake lines. It has 17" front and 20"X10" rear chrome American Torque Thrust II's. Most of the Chassis is Powdercoated.

The Body work is happening now. I will post some pic's at a later date. I think it will take the remainder of this year to get the Body in shape and mounted w/Fenders and such

I hope I can post these pic's- if not, can someone tell me how?

Thanks for looking,
Craig

Well,

It won't let me post the pic's-say the File is too big-anyone know how to make it work?

Thanks,
Craig

Thanks Vegas, you're making me blush !!!!! Really wish I could quit taking on customer cars and just do my own. Approaching burnout or something, I guess.

I hope I can post these pic's- if not, can someone tell me how?

Thanks for looking,
Craig [/B][/QUOTE]

just use the browse on the bottom of the page to open the folder and when you post, do not preview the pic, it wont load then. good luck

Originally posted by Oldf100fordman
I here ya, that's the hardest part of building a 348 or 409, Trying to get the pistons back in the hole without breaking a ring cause of the angle of the block deck. Wish you luck bud.

well i got all the pistons in tonight, i learned you dont pop them in, you massage them in . it kinda wierd not using a ring compressor

Dave That's the way it go's, ya work on every one else's and are to tired to work on your own. and that's very common with painters, plumbers and electrician.


~ Vegas ~

Does anyone know how to re-size a File? IWhen I try and upload it says that I have exceeded the 250kb File size-

Craig

Craig, Send the file to our32@aol.com and I'll fix it up so you can post it.