Thread: Newbee from Norfolk Nebraska
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02-16-2014 08:00 PM #1
Newbee from Norfolk Nebraska
Hi Hot Rodders, this looks like a cool site with alot of neat stuff on it. I have a 1926 Ford Model T, Ford stroker engine 389cu with ford motorsport jerico 4speed 583 horses. I run a 28spline 9 inch in the rear with 72 pinto leaf springs. The front end is coil over with 62 cobra tubular a-arms and the 72 pinto rack n pinion. The frame is my own home build 3" channel iron welded with 6013 arc weld. i chopped the top 4 inches with a sawzall and a torch and coat hangers. She's a low buget build compared to most standards of today. I originaly built it for a vintage dirt stock car. Tghose plans got changed in the middle of the build with the car club comming up with rule changes against a homade frame. So I basicly had no choice but to turn it into a street machine after that ya know. The car has always worked well and last year it ran 10.30 at 129mph 1/4 mile at the strip. She sees alot of street miles and 2 lane racing lol. Shes sorta like a lady of the night , meaning she looks flawless from across the street, but when you get up close you can see her flaws haha.
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02-16-2014 08:06 PM #2
Welcome to CHR! Sounds like you've got a car you have a lot of fun with!Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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02-16-2014 10:26 PM #3
Welcome to CHR.... Just wondering, did you have the car at the show in Columbus, Ne. last summer???? Good having you join us!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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02-17-2014 04:27 AM #4
Welcome aboard! Enjoy your stay and after you've got the required number of posts, we'd enjoy some photos of the rod. It sounds like a good time..
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02-17-2014 05:28 PM #5
Hey Roger thanks for the welcome, yeah she's alot of fun and to me thats the whole point of it haha. I have fun racing my 360 sprint car too but when the races are over it just sits where as with this car i can fire it up and buzz around town a little when were not racing.
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02-17-2014 05:31 PM #6
Hi Dave thanks for the welcome, no I havent made it to that show yet , when is it btw? Hey what color is your ranchero Dave, is it a blue one with the c9 hood scoop?
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02-18-2014 04:09 AM #7
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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02-18-2014 10:12 AM #8
gregerator Welcome to CHR Nice ride . You mentioned coat hangers Back ion the 70s when I ran in the clay I used coat hanger for welding rod for sheet metal repairs. Had to keep expences down.Charlie
Lovin' what I do and doing what I love
Some guys can fix broken NO ONE can fix STUPID
W8AMR
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Christian in training
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02-21-2014 07:14 PM #9
Yeah the ol torch and coat hanger works pretty good Charlie, I like it because on rusty stuff you can pull the heat and not blow through so bad. But that chop top took me lots of hours I will admit that lol.
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02-21-2014 07:16 PM #10
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02-21-2014 10:49 PM #11
Welcome to CHR,from the deep south,gregerator.. Kool ol' T ya got there..sounds like a bit of fun..Micah 6:8
If we aren't supposed to have midnight snacks,,,WHY is there a light in the refrigerator???
Robin.
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02-25-2014 04:48 PM #12
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Welcome to CHR! Definitely a sweet little coupe you have there!Ryan
1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor 354 Hemi 46RH Electric Blue w/multi-color flames, Ford 9" Residing in multiple pieces
1968 Corvette Coupe 5.9 Cummins Drag Car 11.43@130mph No stall leaving the line with 1250 rpm's and poor 2.2 60'
1972 Chevy K30 Longhorn P-pumped 24v Compound Turbos 47RH Just another money pit
1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR Stage 3 cam, SuperT10
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05-16-2014 04:30 PM #13
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05-16-2014 04:33 PM #14
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05-16-2014 06:06 PM #15
- Join Date
- Apr 2011
- Location
- Prairie City
- Car Year, Make, Model: 40 Ford Deluxe, 68 Corvette, 72&76 K30
- Posts
- 7,264
- Blog Entries
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Ryan
1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor 354 Hemi 46RH Electric Blue w/multi-color flames, Ford 9" Residing in multiple pieces
1968 Corvette Coupe 5.9 Cummins Drag Car 11.43@130mph No stall leaving the line with 1250 rpm's and poor 2.2 60'
1972 Chevy K30 Longhorn P-pumped 24v Compound Turbos 47RH Just another money pit
1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR Stage 3 cam, SuperT10
Tire Sizes
What a cool old car. I’m glad it will still be near you, and taken care of.
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