New Guy in San Diego / Caliente
- Joe Travers
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Re: New Guy in San Diego / Caliente
I like the grille myself! Nothing beats one-of-a-kind
Gonna keep the slappers?
JT
Gonna keep the slappers?
JT
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Re: New Guy in San Diego / Caliente
Yes, Sir. I dig the 1970's Street Racer vibe of the traction bars. It's a classic high school parking lot look.
Re: New Guy in San Diego / Caliente
The grille looks better than I would have imagined in my head, maybe not as classy as a Comet grille but definitely a unique look, if you like it I wouldn't worry too much about it, nobody much outside this group is going to know what is supposed to be there.
Neat Comet just the same.
See Ya,
Mike
Neat Comet just the same.
See Ya,
Mike
Re: New Guy in San Diego / Caliente
Hey I have a pair of 64 headlight mounts if your lookin.
Just gotta be straight with ya, don't like the grill especially with a single big dia headlight.
I still have slappers on mine too.
Are you gonna narrow the rearend seeing as your tubbing,,
Fred
Just gotta be straight with ya, don't like the grill especially with a single big dia headlight.
I still have slappers on mine too.
Are you gonna narrow the rearend seeing as your tubbing,,
Fred
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Re: New Guy in San Diego / Caliente
No, I'm not going to tub it. The prior owner was going to but he only got as far as cutting out the fender wells. I now have to fix what he messed up. Or I'll just find & install a back seat & ignore the issue altogether. I fix a lot of problems that way!
Re: New Guy in San Diego / Caliente
Lots a strength of the car is in those tubs.
Cant get much tire under these cars, thats why I thought
you'd tub it
Falcon seats are the same.
Fred
Donner pinstriping my car at the O'side show '14
Cant get much tire under these cars, thats why I thought
you'd tub it
Falcon seats are the same.
Fred
Donner pinstriping my car at the O'side show '14
- Jims65cyclone
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Re: New Guy in San Diego / Caliente
That's a first for me! Never seen one with a grill like that. Looks like it was made to fit. I'll bet it could get a bit smokey in there during a burn-out with open tubs and no rear seat.
Jim
Jim
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Re: New Guy in San Diego / Caliente
Yep. Plus for added stink, the exhaust exits right in front of the rear wheels.
Re: New Guy in San Diego / Caliente
Ya probably a good idea "stop the stink"
Knowing what LA traffic can be like you wouldn't want to be caught in a freeway crawl with the under carriage open.
Fred
Knowing what LA traffic can be like you wouldn't want to be caught in a freeway crawl with the under carriage open.
Fred
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Re: New Guy in San Diego / Caliente
Update: I found that shock top/bracket so now she's all dialed-in mechanically. Running well (fast!) and looking pretty decent in fresh flat matte paint. Thanks, Guys.
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Re: New Guy in San Diego / Caliente
Cool!
Like the lighting in the second picture.
Fred
Im betting there are a few people around that would buy that car for the 1/4s! Nice
Appears you could do with a pair of trunk hinges
Like the lighting in the second picture.
Fred
Im betting there are a few people around that would buy that car for the 1/4s! Nice
Appears you could do with a pair of trunk hinges
- Joe Travers
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Re: New Guy in San Diego / Caliente
Gives it that colonial look, don'tcha think?
JT