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Re: Who else has a hot rod project? lets see em!
« Reply #75 on: April 21, 2019, 08:36:38 AM »
Another picture of it.
The plate is 1VM. Not a special ordered plate either but a collector edition. My mother said is stands for '1 vicious Mustang'. Pretty cool that they got that number.
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Re: Who else has a hot rod project? lets see em!
« Reply #76 on: April 21, 2019, 08:39:26 AM »
And here is one of the engine bay. Looks nice.
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Re: Who else has a hot rod project? lets see em!
« Reply #77 on: April 21, 2019, 09:42:16 AM »
Latest project, it was passed on to me by some very old and close family friends.  It was last driven in 1985 and parked in a garage where it sat until I pulled it out a couple months ago.

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Re: Who else has a hot rod project? lets see em!
« Reply #78 on: April 22, 2019, 07:52:42 AM »
My wife wants one of those old Chevy's so bad. What does it need done to it?

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« Reply #79 on: April 22, 2019, 08:20:18 AM »
I haven't had time to check if the engine is frozen from sitting, but at the least is a complete tune, oil change and have to get a battery. 

The brakes were not frozen, which surprised me, but they are also not working at all, so a complete brake redo.

Have to drain the "varnish" from the gas tank, may even need a new tank at this point.

Very little rust on it with a couple dime sized spots that have rusted through so far.  But I have just not had time to dig into it correctly. 
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Re: Who else has a hot rod project? lets see em!
« Reply #80 on: April 22, 2019, 09:39:37 AM »
I haven't had time to check if the engine is frozen from sitting, but at the least is a complete tune, oil change and have to get a battery. 

The brakes were not frozen, which surprised me, but they are also not working at all, so a complete brake redo.

Have to drain the "varnish" from the gas tank, may even need a new tank at this point.

Very little rust on it with a couple dime sized spots that have rusted through so far.  But I have just not had time to dig into it correctly.

Somehow I didn't realize 85 was thirty some years ago lol hope it's all in good enough shape it doesn't take too much to get her running. I've always hated having to flush out the old bad gas but I've never had to do it that old. Good luck!

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Re: Who else has a hot rod project? lets see em!
« Reply #81 on: April 22, 2019, 10:45:20 AM »
67 camaro, been working on it too long, but itll be cool when its done! Pic of what it looked like when I got it.

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Re: Who else has a hot rod project? lets see em!
« Reply #82 on: April 22, 2019, 11:11:12 AM »
And here is one of the engine bay. Looks nice.

Hope to see the car at the Spring Opener over at the XXX in May

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Re: Who else has a hot rod project? lets see em!
« Reply #83 on: April 22, 2019, 02:50:31 PM »
I haven't had time to check if the engine is frozen from sitting, but at the least is a complete tune, oil change and have to get a battery. 

The brakes were not frozen, which surprised me, but they are also not working at all, so a complete brake redo.

Have to drain the "varnish" from the gas tank, may even need a new tank at this point.

Very little rust on it with a couple dime sized spots that have rusted through so far.  But I have just not had time to dig into it correctly.

Somehow I didn't realize 85 was thirty some years ago lol hope it's all in good enough shape it doesn't take too much to get her running. I've always hated having to flush out the old bad gas but I've never had to do it that old. Good luck!

85 30 some years ago  :bash:   :chuckle:

Might be worth trying to run it. That old 80s gas is far better than the junk we have now.

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Re: Who else has a hot rod project? lets see em!
« Reply #84 on: April 22, 2019, 02:52:56 PM »
Latest project, it was passed on to me by some very old and close family friends.  It was last driven in 1985 and parked in a garage where it sat until I pulled it out a couple months ago.

That car wash is kinda handy. Just wish they had a bit more pressure. Nice project! 

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Re: Who else has a hot rod project? lets see em!
« Reply #85 on: April 22, 2019, 05:10:59 PM »
right up my alley, love restoring cars.  These are my last few projects I bought. Going to keep my red nova. It's going to get a disc ford 9" from Currie and a GM crate 350 425HP.

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Re: Who else has a hot rod project? lets see em!
« Reply #86 on: April 23, 2019, 08:41:13 AM »
Not to much of a Hot Rod but a long time in the restoration. 
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Re: Who else has a hot rod project? lets see em!
« Reply #87 on: April 23, 2019, 09:45:58 AM »
Awesome tractor, Id like an old one with a flywheel someday

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Re: Who else has a hot rod project? lets see em!
« Reply #88 on: April 25, 2019, 05:50:52 PM »
Oh tractors....you just had to bring that one up!
Well, I did one of them a few years ago too.
It seemed like the parts would never end.
Sure looks nice now though.
It was a huge project for a buddy.
I also restored his dump truck a couple years before that.
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Re: Who else has a hot rod project? lets see em!
« Reply #89 on: April 25, 2019, 05:52:07 PM »
Oh tractors....you just had to bring that one up!
Well, I did one of them a few years ago too.
It seemed like the parts would never end.
Sure looks nice now though.
It was a huge project for a buddy.
I also restored his dump truck a couple years before that.

How awesome it that!!
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