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05-30-2023, 08:39 PM
Okay guys, he's set up to build and ship these kits now. I have nothing to do with it anymore so any issues and you deal with him. Here's his...
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05-30-2023, 04:25 PM
I actually have a similar one to that (maybe identical), one of the many things I bought twice. But I couldn't figure out where to mount the motor. ...
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05-30-2023, 01:05 PM
Holy crap, I hope mine fits. I never installed it before paint except to kind of hold it in place. Didn't think about the door hinge possibly...
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05-28-2023, 11:25 AM
Lots of guys do their own home alignment. Only those who can't figure out how to do it, don't understand it, or don't have the patience or time take...
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05-28-2023, 09:53 AM
I'm not a good one to ask since I've removed every bolt and screw from my Nomad and replaced most of the hardware and probably went too far in some...
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05-28-2023, 09:28 AM
The other day I posted this for another member looking for antenna location info. Mine was the factory antenna location. I think a 55 and 56 should...
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05-28-2023, 09:22 AM
I've watched several Youtube videos on DIY alignments and there's a lot of ways to make the tires slide. Some guys simply use a trash bag folded...
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05-28-2023, 08:56 AM
I completely agree. I do think the guy is honest but timely is another thing. My painter knows him and he told me he doesn't think he'll ever...
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05-24-2023, 08:52 PM
I’m not understanding why you had to make an angled bezel for the antenna. The stock plastic nut was flat on bottom and the antenna was straight...
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05-19-2023, 09:26 AM
It's details like that lock misalignment that are so easy to overlook when you're doing a complete build of a car. Like you said before, you need to...
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05-18-2023, 08:29 PM
I got the front inner fender lower flaps modified and had to take a slice out of the passenger one to make it fit. Also replaced the 6 sheetmetal...
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05-16-2023, 09:08 PM
Looks to me more like 5 1/4" square with the fender edge and 1 1/16" up (in the pic) from the inboard edge of the fender to the edge of the hole. ...
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05-16-2023, 01:27 PM
Those are crossflow radiators mounted in FRONT of the support like the 6 cylinder radiator. I don't know if they're stock supports or aftermarket.
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05-16-2023, 08:40 AM
I thought it was pretty simple. Look at the pictures of the engines. One clearly shows a V8 and the other a 6 cylinder. If you look in the...
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05-15-2023, 06:42 PM
Looks to me like the side panels are there and they're chrome. See the reflection of the horns?
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05-15-2023, 06:39 PM
Here's some pics. The measurement is from the point of the fender.
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05-15-2023, 12:09 PM
The antenna hole has to line up with a hole below it in the cowl. I don't know if it would help or not but I have the factory hole in my fender that...
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05-15-2023, 11:56 AM
It's tight on a 55 but lots of guys have installed them. Most guys go with a crossflow radiator and large condenser.
Here's one with a...
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05-15-2023, 09:12 AM
Try to find a "zero offset" kit so your wheels aren't moved outboard. The old-style 68-70 Chevelle based kits move the wheel mounting surfaces out...
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05-15-2023, 09:08 AM
Moving right along there Brian! Looks great. I gotta admit I miss doing all that fabrication work. I had more fun doing that than I have the...
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05-15-2023, 08:59 AM
I have all that stuff in red, but the drawing you've posted is for a 6-cylinder. I posted pics showing the difference between the V8 and 6-cylinder...
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05-13-2023, 05:45 PM
Welcome to the site. I have a ton of 56 parts so tell us what you need.
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05-13-2023, 05:41 PM
I've been working on a few details up front to get ready to install the fenders. I cut the rubber seals for the edge of the fenderwell flaps and...
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05-12-2023, 12:00 PM
I told you to stop replying to my posts you juvenile prick. That's your typical snyde remark bashing that you've been doing for years. GFY.
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05-11-2023, 01:46 PM
210chevy, I decided to take one more look in my attic and guess what I found?
The pedal is a super nice used original one.
I don't...
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05-11-2023, 01:29 PM
Here's the difference
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05-11-2023, 01:26 PM
I checked my stash and I don't have the gas pedal lever assembly. I have some nice pedals and an accelerator linkage that I converted to a cable...
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05-11-2023, 11:20 AM
This is what i currently have in the Fort Collins house that will be going into the Montana house. There's an elk and whitetail deer that you can't...
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05-11-2023, 10:59 AM
I don't know of any "off the shelf" mandrel bent stainless exhaust systems on the market, nor any suitable for C4 conversions. I don't know of...
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05-11-2023, 09:27 AM
Hi Michael. I shut down the business because it just got to taking too much of my time with the Montana house project and everything else. We built...
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