What are you up to?

looks good

Thats some nice work captain !!
Dan I found you a set of tires !!!

Just kiddin' , but Dale does have them for sale if anyone needs a BA set of M/Ts. I made a 360 mile round trip up towards Alpena today to pick this up.

This young guy is a car guy who has several projects around, some cool stuff.

Digz wrote:Thats some nice work captain !!
Dan I found you a set of tires !!!

Just kiddin' , but Dale does have them for sale if anyone needs a BA set of M/Ts. I made a 360 mile round trip up towards Alpena today to pick this up.

Holy shit batman! That's a bit much for what will be an almost daily driver. But man that would look cool!!!!!

hmmmm.... i spy a w-30 or hurst olds in that garage there. nice cars..

jkr wrote:hmmmm.... i spy a w-30 or hurst olds in that garage there. nice cars..

It's a clone, but a damn nice one! There wasnt enough room to get a good pic of it.

Joe, that reminds me of my bike tires.

building a new ride for spring

LOL That was the first thing I thought of actually when I saw them. A new fat wheeler?? I need to get down there and catch up with ya.

Just finished the swap in of the 700R and a 12 bolt 4:11 rear from Dan. New trans hanger with room for the pipes. Now to locate the trans cooler and them power brakes to help the wife stop it.

Chester, if your wife likes stompin the go pedal,, that combination will put a smile on her face that aint gonna come off !!

Digz, she is not one for speed ! One time we were on an air boat and the pilot asked if we liked exitement, Of coarse I said yes. She was ready to get off and swim back to the dock. LOL. It will be a learning exp for her for sure as she is always late for any thing she does. This will gat her here on time if she will drive it. I had her drive it with no doors , no glass on a cool day and she as still smilling from ear to ear !

Looks great Lester, Glad the rear-end worked for you. Let me know when you ready for a road-trip, maybe we can meet halfway for lunch.

Dan

So Joe which vans getting the Vett(??) IRS??? Is there a Pro Street van coming out of your shop??

Thanks Dan. We are slow but steady. Any luck with the brackets in the PM?

chester42 wrote:Thanks Dan. We are slow but steady. Any luck with the brackets in the PM?

Dang Lester, Sorry I forgot to check.... Will run out and check right now............................

You Have a PM Lester...

finally ordered and picked up new gas tank hose for the bugeye last one crumbled in my hand. kinda cold out so will wait a few day before putting it on.

The white 66 is getting the Jaguar rear end and the 454. It will let me slide the engine back without worrying about a drive shaft issue. LOL ,,Thats the plan anyway.

Where did you find a Jag rear end???

I found it on craigslist, up by Alpena. It was listed a year ago for more $ and came up again low enough to get my attention. It seems to be a pretty easy set-up to adapt. I saw one stuffed under a Cuda about a year ago and I liked the look. The bolt pattern should be the same as a chevy, just the studs are 1/2" instead of 7/16". I still have to get it out of the truck (tomorrows plan) and get it in the shop for a good look over. It uses coil over shocks for suspension, Im thinkin' air. Its already got disc brakes on it also. I'm sure it needs some TLC but I havent run into anything that hasnt yet !

A Jag rear end would really set your van apart from all others, not that the 454 wouldn't do that all by itself LOL

still at it ( never gona end lol)

Just got a call from Jim at State Spring in Grand Rapids, MI. My new springs shipped today! Wahoo!
These are for the 66 Panel. Ordered the front with an extra leaf so both front and back will have four and an extra 1" of arch on all four...

what did they charge ?? were they all new and or/ ur old ones redone?? Thanx

All new stocks are:
Fronts: $145ea. (6-Leaf)
Rears: $165ea. (7-leaf)
Bushings: $20 (Front & Back for all four Springs)
Shipping: $70 (From Mi. to Fl.)

I had them add a seventh leaf on the fronts and add an extra 1" arch to all of them so that cost a bit extra...

Dan

I thought 6 and 7 leafs were the norm? 66's different ? I havent paid that much attention to mine yet.