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- Billings, MT
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There have been numerous things done since the build , the car has been in renegade magazine , twice , and the photog was by to take more pics a couple weeks ago , it was also in the rod authority , online magazine , as well as in my id10t prototype follow up video , there is a video on resurrected rust , gary fisher's page , as well as a video on my, joe rooney , facebook page , of the car racing in 500 foot drags at red lodge airport , ( did 51mph in 500 feet) , this has only missed winning hardware( trophies) in a couple shows it has been entered in , many first places , and a couple co first , and a couple second place trophies ., i tore the top end down last summer and the cylinders were in fantastic shape , the cross hatching was still visible , and there was zero ridge on the cylinders , i only tore it down due to the fact that it had a couple broken head studs , i wanted to fix before it had head gasket seepage , the radiator is on the back of the car , and is fed through 20 feet of 2inch piping . The improvement one could make would be to put a higher volume water pump somewhere in the system , flathead v12s , and flathead v8s , are prone , by design to run warm , as the exhaust flows directly through the water jacket , on the radiator is mounted a high volume electric cooling fan , on a 66 shelby radiator . The overdrive solenoid was cracked during loading on the trailer , ( i never had it hooked up anyway) it is the stock 47 lincoln transmission and works fine , with the rat fink type shifter sticking up through the roof about 8 inches above the roofline , with an old bloodshot eyeball shift knob topping it off. This thing has welded spider webs everywhere , the running boards are made out of larger rolled steel and the smaller ones that are throughout the whole rig are made out of the u shaped wire stands that were originally meant to hold up political signs , this drives great , and turns fine , and i used the original 27 hudson steering wheel height adjustment steps , and added a little engineering , to make 1927 hudson "tilt" steering . Only about $5000 out of pocket , i had everything else at my shops. How many cars in this one?. 1. 1950 chevy pickup front axle. 2. 1974 chevy brake calipers and rotors ,up front . 3. 1959 edsel grille. 4. 20 feet of 2 inch exhaust pipe to rear for cooling system5. 1957 chevy tie rod ends. On drag links6. 1920s water valve, hand cranks for drag links. 7. 1947 lincoln flathead v-12 engine and tranny. 8. 1953 chevy pickup drag link. 9. 7. 60 x 15 wide whitewall tires ordered for a 52 buick10. 1968 chevy steel front wheels. 11. 1963 ford steel rear wheels. 12 . 1973 vega steering box. 13. Harley davidson coils to make 12 volt neg ground14 . 750 # utility trailer springs. For front suspension15 . Ringer washing ,singer sewing , machine pulley for steering wheel16. Custom air cleaner 17 . 1954 pontiac carburetor. 18. 1957 chevy wheel bearing , (steering column support)19. Great falls select , or billy beer overflow canister20. 1978 chevy truck alternator. 21. 1953 ford flathead v8 generator pulley and bracket . 22. Allis chalmers tractor alternator belt. 23 . 1991 nissan 300 zx ind. 4. 10, posi, rear differential 24 . Fordson tractor slip yoke for driveline front section,25 . 1928 dodge rear fenders and fuel tank . 26. Aftermarket 4# electric fuel pump27. Utility trailer shackles. 28. 1950 ford pickup pedal assemblies29. 1949 studebaker rear wheel bearing on steering bell crank,30. 1969 mustang hurst shifter . 31. 1948 chevy long truck shift handle ( mixing stick)32. 1926-27 hudson hood sides for radiator cover on rear ,33. 1954 buick style full moon wheel covers. 34. 1950s vintage ambulance tail light lenses. 35. Two position toggle switch to operate turn lights52. The rusty steel webs are/were metal political sign stands53. 1937 chevy headlight buckets ,54. 1945 white truck headlight rings ,55. 1963 t-3 headlights pontiac,56 . 1952 olds hood ornament on lower grille ,57. A few hundred pounds of steel, nuts, bolts .. Over 100 cut off wheels , flap discs, grinding wheels59. The car has 4-wheel disc brakes60. I made the 1926 hudson column mount tilt61. My own design for the front suspension ( idea came from a 'model a' truck rear)62. 1911 ford t klaxon manual horn63. 160 feet of classic cloth covered / woven wire64. John deere starter solenoid65. Miller welder housing for radiator changed66. 1950s framing square for rear license bracket67. 1959 impala stop light switch68. 1984 chevy cooling fan69. Fabricated header flanges ,70. Headers fabbed out of three old sets of sb chevy headers even did a little blacksmithing ,used an old 50s era , spot welder, that had 'greyhound' insignia on it , after i rebuilt it. I turned and tilted the body mounts , and front crossmember( anybody can make straight vert/horizontal)i am just different, and proud to be different. A tired brain that thought of all these parts , and their uses .. Time to get back to creating.
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