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I'm replacing the door bottoms on a 47 Ford PU. The outer panels I bought are made with a lap joint to the existing door panel, where the new sheet metal goes in behind the existing by about 1/2 inch. My question is , if I drill say 3/16 inch diameter holes an inch apart in the existing door...

Just wondering if anyone has done anything to smooth out the firewall/hood/fender area of one of these cabs when not using fenders and hood.

That is a 46 Business Coupe. The Business Coupe used the same front doors as did the 4-door sedan. The Sedan-Coupe used the same doors as did the Tudor sedan. The Business Coupe had no back seat and a longer trunk for carrying more. The serial number is stamped into the top of the frame in three...

Nice Shop Looks like a great shop to spend the winter working on it .

Has anyone used trailer springs on their project? I'm thinking about using them on my project rear axle as parallel leafs. Would use the double eyelet type. I can't see why there would be any issues . Any thoughts ?????

Nice car ! I bought a brand new 1968 SS Chevelle my freshman year in college. Saved my pennies , saved my dimes. It was black also with a 350 HP 396 and 4 speed. I think it cost around $3900.

Thanks. I think I'll get one ordered.

Has anyone used the Speedway low arch Model T rear spring ? I'm thinking about buying one and wondering about the quality. Thanks, John

Man ,,,,,how is your wife ? That must have been painful.

Nope !

Thanks

On a SBC does anyone know what the angle is between the crank centerline and the plane of the intake manifold ?

I must be missing something or maybe its the picture, but I don't see how the rear spring set up works. Is there enough room over the pumpkin for travel ? Are you using slides in place pf spring shackles ? Please don't get me wrong.....just asking ? Where is RPM ?

I've got a open driveshaft banjo rear end out of a 47 Ford PU. Is there a demand for these things? I want to clean out some stuff and I'm wondering what to do with this rear end. I wonder if I should hang on to the center section and junk the rest. Any thoughts ? John

This site is great ! I've spent a lot of time on a site supposedly dedicated to traditional hot rods and I'm turned off by much of what goes on there. I think rat rods are really cool and get a bad rap by some. I have been a practicing mechanical engineer for over 30 years now and have seen a...

Hey I hope this doesn't sound too stupid, but has anyone ever thought about using a small industrial gear box ( speed reducer) . They are available in different ratios, worm drive , bi-directional, and have a number of input/output configurations. Just a thought.

I see a lot of people lying about what their cars are just to save a buck on insurance or to get around the state inspection. I built my 48 Ford coupe and it is legally registered as a street rod because it is modified . I am required to have the Maine state inspection which it passes as well as...

I bought one from Chassis Engineering that I used on my 48 Ford Coupe with OE style MII control arms.

Looks great !