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    1990 jaguar xj6

    So I hear people use front and rear end from jags...... do they use the engine too? I'm asking because I have a perfectly good running 90 xj6. I don't want the car so I'm thinking of selling it. But I'm wondering would someone want the parts or should I sell it as a whole. Trying to figure the...
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    1936 chevy low cab build 1.5T

    Nice truck. I too have a f1 rat truck. I zed my frame in front ,when the cab dropped 6 inches I didn't think about it but my front end got pulled forward 6inchws. So now I just left the front fenders off. Kept the hood and grill (51/52 ).made the hood tilt foreard. Kept the rear fenders. Wish I...
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    Cruisin The Coast

    51 shoebox My good buddy Robert Spry is there. He drove his 51 shoebox all the way from riverside ca. Flat head v8. On his way through new Mexico his generator started acting up. Stopped and got it rebuilt. In texas his car started to run hot. Stopped and got his radiator and engine flushed...
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    1951 chrysler

    I got a couple cuestions about old chryslers. In 1951 how many body models were there? Are they all perry much the same? I got a bumper from a 1951 and a guy tells me he's got a 53. I'm wondering if they are the same?
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    body off frame.

    bent frame I'm just kicking around a few thoughts. I'm still dealing with insurance . They only want to pay 50percent of my damages
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    body off frame.

    So I've taken truck cabs off the frame. No problem.but fow hard is it to pull a whole car off a frane? My wife wrecked my 64 buick. All front damage. Frames bent . Was wondering if it would be easy to pull it off the frame and stick it on another?
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    41 on 49?

    He says he's got about 25 hrs and a few more to go. So I'm figuring I'll give him 300.
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    41 on 49?

    So I have a buddy working on the truck. Man he's taking forever. But yesterday I go over and look at the progress. He has put the engine in and made all new motor mounts.but I start looking and it's all wronge. It looked decent but the engine is 1/8 away from hitting the front axel. So I need to...
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    41 on 49?

    The front part of the frame where the leaf springs and shackles connect the fenders will hit. So if anything I think I'd have to widen the fenders so I could keep them wide but there's a lot of contours to let the hood and grill line up. I'm just gonna keep the eagle look.no front fenders, if...
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    41 on 49?

    Today were gonna try and drop in the motor and the transmission. Going with a 4 cylinder perkins
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    64 wildcat

    Insurance is finely sending someone out today.lets see what insult they have for me
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    64 wildcat

    Well I still haven't heard from the insurance yet, but I did find all the parts I need. I still have some paint from when I painted my car. I'm just gonna fix it. Maybe keep it? Maybe sell it's
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    64 wildcat

    First off I do have a couple of rats; 49 f1 and a 41 ford truck. But I do have a very nice 64 buick wildcat. I just bought the finned aluminum valve covers and air cleaner for the 4 bbl. Wife just wrecked my baby. Now I need to figure if it's worth saving or do I tare it down and build a bad ass...
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    just a story

    So I have a good buddy who just got in a accident 2 weeks ago. Was going up a steep hill on his dirt bike and hit a rock. He flew back , bounced a few times coming down and landed on his back. Had to be air lifted. Broke his arm, shoulder, almost all ribs, back in 2 places and neck in 2 places...
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    41 on 49?

    Wife says the truck looks like a eagle. Oh well, I like it.
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    41 on 49?

    Front fenders don't fit . Oh well, I'm just going to leave the front fenders off. Keep the hood and grill.gonna keep the rear fenders and make some running boards. Anybody looking for some front fenders? They have headlights and new chrome rings still on plastic.
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    41 on 49?

    I realy want to try to keep the whole 41 body . But I guess if I absolutely have to I will run with no hood or front fenders.
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    41 on 49?

    I may have a little hick up.... How wide is the 41 ? From backing plate to backing plate? Is the f1 much wider? Will my white walls rubb?
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    41 on 49?

    Frame fit. Had to slide the cab a bit forward so the leaf spring ends inside the cab. But it's fine. Nothing rube and the arm for the steering works good . Does not get in the way. All looks good
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    41 on 49?

    Thanks for sharing my pictures. 1st pic my cab was too far back. Had to trim a little and now it fits with bed. It's gonna be a fun build.i have th hood and fenders and grill.
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