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Nicks Model A Roadster doors
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Was asked to help Nick repair his slightly rough doors for the roadster so here is the new skins we had made after stitching up what he and Ricky had started to the inners. Not a bad fit straight off the table to the car that was in another shop,fine tuning and final photos to follow at a later date when we can...
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my 34 chev pick up
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Slowly being the key word here I am building this 1934 Chevrolet truck for my wife , I purchased the truck 10 years ago !!!
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33 guy
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Swapped Out Wheels -
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Swapped out the wheels on the '64 to get it back looking a little more " Old School ",....couldn't bring myself to get too friendly with the laced wheels that the car came with.
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cheyenne
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700r4 torque converter
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Just getting ready to drop the engine and transmission in and I'm wondering if the converter should have some wiggle? I am pretty sure that the converter is seated all the way back. I cannot get a finger between it and the bell housing.
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Roller Cam Install
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Got the new Roller Cam all installed into the 351 W, back awhile ago, and it's working great. Funny thing happened with the first HEI dizzy that Pete installed for me though,....just wondering if anyone else has had this problem before. Back when it still had the flat tappet cam,..Pete installed a bra...
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cheyenne
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'59 chevy almost ready for the road....too late in the season though....
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Thanks to Beans for the recommendation of Port Perry Auto Glass - They did an awesome job on my glass and did it quickly and for a great price. They were easy to communicate with, as well. So here's the first pics of my '59 Deluxe as it sits just out of reach of the sunlight at a transmission shop in Whitby. B...
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gribbs
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1968 international
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so of course since ive been back I decided to sell the 72 c30, jump right into another build, 1968 international, 16000 miles on it, bought north of Whitby from a farm. doing a slammed body laying truck, 5.3 with a nv4500, will be turboing in the spring hope fully. so ugly
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fatstax
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I D This Cam
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Small block, flat tappet is all I know. See photo's, has pink and red paint marks and what looks like 200695
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52 ford f1
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This is what am working on now for some .
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coupman35
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Roller Cam Install, going into the old '64
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When I bought the '64 Ford,...I bought the car, ( as advertised ),...." Restored 1964 Ford galaxie 500 , 2 door hardtop, excellent condition inside and out, true spoke wheels, sound system, 351 Windsor engine ". And that about summed up the entire add. When I contacted my mechanic ( Pete Vanbrug...
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cheyenne
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Front Suspension
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Well it was finally time for me to look at doing soething about the front end of the truck. I had too much negative camber on the drivers side front wheel. The bushings went on the upper control arm. So I took the arm off and put an offset shaft in it. Between that and the new bushings looks like my camber issu...
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Beans
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1987 Chevy Camaro Z/28
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Hey everybody, I figured I should make an official project thread for my Z/28, so here it is! I have a rough idea of how I want to do it in terms of sequencing, but I'm open to suggestions. Now to start off, I'm useless mechanically right now, but I'm hoping to learn. The most I can do is change the front bulbs...
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Southpaw
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1959 ElCamino
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The "Ol ElCamino" is done. Did this one up over the winter as an Old School patina shop truck.
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tc
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New Center Caps
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I got these chrome 15" wheels a couple years ago for my Apache project and wasn't sure what to do with them. Spider caps don't come in 6 bolt and expensive anyways, hub caps I liked were a bit pricey, and I wasn't sure what size of center caps to buy, as all of them seemed to be built for a smaller hub size. So Wa...
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gribbs
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enclosed trailer roof replacement
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Ice/ snow collapsed the bows on my 22' enclosed car trailer and now that we are packing up the garage to move I need to replace the bows. Found some in Canada for 60-70$. I called Interstate1 and their cost is 16$ US ea plus shipping. I just have to confirm bow height. (don't know why picture does not show??...
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Mercury M100 - This winter
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Started taking the bed apart yesterday. This winters plans are obviously new bed wood. But also finally swap out the transmissions. Figured might as well rip out the bed floor to give me some more light working under the truck! I'm trying to think of a different way to do the bed wood. I don't want to do ju...
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Beans
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73 1.5 ton, fill in project
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I have been criticized by some for my lack of pictures during a build, im not much for pictures, I like making progress, so ive decided to make something from my 1.5 ton c30. I took this truck on part trade for my cab over, its a pretty mint truck, 350 small block 4 speed standard. many years ago I saw a tru...
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fatstax
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1967 pontiac 230 ohc
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The motor in my 34 chev truck was to new for the air police so I was looking fo an older one and Slim found this !!! 1967 230 Pontiac overhead cam motor . If you know of any parts or parts motors ,let me know. Don't need them now as motor runs great and was rebuilt at some point .tag on engine says 60 overbore and 1...
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1951 Plymouth Cambridge
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Hello Ontario Community hot Rodders, today I bought my first "drivable" car, I needed something that ran after i suffered though pushing the Porsche in and out of the garage every day. I also wanted something with floors. I wanted something North American so I could work on it with out a degree in spac...
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Danielcolburne
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28-29 Ford Speedometer rebuild
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I picked up a speedometer a few weeks ago but pretty stiff, grease is hardened up inside so I need to disassemble and clean it up and hopefully put it back together! I have to press off the bevel gear that drives the main shaft still so I can clean out the main shaft - it's the main problem. One thing I'm not su...
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Beans
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This would wake you up if you were on this hiway
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Could have put this in today's funny as long as no one got hurt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBW1IKyAwVs Video is no longer available so it says.. SORRY WRONG SECTION
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350>700r4 Swap
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I'm swapping my 350 for a 700r4 and tried to hook up the column shift linkage and it's not working. I think the angles are all screwed up and it's binding up?? I'm not sure why I never had any issues with the th350 - I think the shifter location on the transmission is the same isn't it? Anyways looks like I hav...
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Beans
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cushman truckster
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bought this basket case of an older Cushman, the single cylinder one without a cab, anyways bought from a widow whos husband was a flea market guy and pack rat, much like me. anyways its pretty much all there except for two vital parts, the yokes which fit on the rear end and the transmission, found them...
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fatstax
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gribbs 59 Apache
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Thought I'd share my pics of the build of the last 3 years ...got this truck in Blackstock, ON in Feb. 2014 for market value, little higher than most 55-59 trucks since it has the full deluxe package. It came from the USA - Michigan....greeat. Then what I had planned on being a ratty truck to drive around...
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gribbs
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I bought a DISSEL! 1997 Ford f350
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Rod knock anyone? Bought a 1997 F350 Dually Diesel. 7.3 Powerstroke Turbo Diesel. Way too overkill for anything ill ever need but whatever. Has anyone ever driven one of these with no box on the back? My back still hurts...the leaf pack is about 10 inches thick. Its dirty, old, but it has potential. Pla...
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Exhaust Manifolds
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Not sure if the correct forum but am wondering about what coating to put on them. I have a pair of new split manifolds for the 292 in my truck and have been thinking of ceramic coating (quoted anywhere from $200 - $250) to do the pair or anybody have luck with the VHT product? Never used it before . Any thoug...
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My 49 Dodge Special Deluxe.
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Well, my ongoing project since I bought this car in... 2012 when living in AB. I've had a blast with it! Wehn I bought it, I gave it new tires and brakes and just drove it. Was good enough for the type of inspection they Once I moved here in 2013, I knew it would have to be certified, so I started some close ins...
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bmw2002e3
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PT Pickup Truck
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Hello, Just doing some reading and noticed that there was a problem with my picture in my Intro thread so I thought I'd give a quick review of my project. It's not old, historic, powerful and is not what you would call a hot rod. It is Retro, sort of. Hope I dont offend any Rodders by posting this here, jus...
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BamBam
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Durango Seat in 50 F-1
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I guess over the next month I will getting to this truck. I had an 04 Durango out back I am looking at trying to make this seat work .. Not sure yet . I just shoved it in there to see what it looks and fits like.. The doors close with 1/2 in on each side.. needs to lifted and try to see where it would be attached......
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admin
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66' F100 built to drive
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I'll start a little build thread for my 66' Ford F100. These are a couple pictures of the truck the first time I met the truck truck, I bought it off Kijiji when I was overseas working. I had a car hauler company deliver it to a friends auto shop where it sat for a couple weeks and had a safety check done. ...
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