Martinnfb Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 The metal work looks very clean for the age. Keep us posted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted June 1, 2021 Administrators Share Posted June 1, 2021 23 hours ago, Martinnfb said: The metal work looks very clean for the age. Keep us posted. The metalwork is the Ace up the Sleeve. The car looks horrible, because the guy who had it, worked almost 18 years to bring it to this. The body was on a rotisserie and he had the body dipped and walnut blasted, welded in all new metal where needed, started doing his skim coats of filler to iron it smooth, then dropped dead of a heart attack. The chassis is completely finished. 245hp 312 Ford redone by Ted Eaton, a world renowned Y-Block guy, frame and suspension powder coated, I did the trans about 8 years ago. I put the body back on to move it. The metalwork is bloody flawless, but I know it looks hideous on the outside because he dropped dead after starting on smoothing the exterior. You see that bare section of floor? Whe entire car is like that 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted June 1, 2021 Administrators Share Posted June 1, 2021 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Just now, Clunkmeister said: Looking forward to the WIP, Ern! 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted June 1, 2021 Administrators Share Posted June 1, 2021 It’s always cool to see the rood in action on these old Fords. The Continental tire isn't the coolest looking thing, but it provides a crumple zone if rear ended. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted June 1, 2021 Administrators Share Posted June 1, 2021 Gaz, if you look at the pic taken behind the rear facing forward, off to the right, that’s a 57 Continental Mk.ll. Those cars were hand built and cost 10K in 1956-57, at a time the average car cost 3K. Basically, a 1950s version Deusenberg, Maybach-Zeppelin, or Bugatti. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artful69 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 On 5/31/2021 at 12:03 PM, Clunkmeister said: Rog, here’s our Bel Air on Friday. I was ready to sell this pile of junk. It made me walk three miles that night. Just up and quit. Then I realized the gas gauge wasn’t working and I ran it dry! Ooooooooops! It runs real well when it has fuel in the tank Swoon ... The colour is sweet too These are the times I wish there was a 'heart' icon as well as 'thumbs up' icon in the 'likes' button ... can we actually do that Ern? Anyway ... out here ... even our more modern rides are becoming classics REALLY fast ... Theres something weird going on here, with the used car market ... I bought my stock standard 2015 Holden Manual SS Ute in October 2019 ... with 28100 Kms on the clock ... for $34999 - PLUS Gov't charges transfer and licensing ... Now I could sell the same vehicle (the mods done since bought don't actually add value here really) for about $45000+ with an extra 8-9000Kms done! Rog 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 15 hours ago, Artful69 said: I bought my stock standard 2015 Holden Manual SS Ute in October 2019 ... with 28100 Kms on the clock ... for $34999 - PLUS Gov't charges transfer and licensing ... Now I could sell the same vehicle (the mods done since bought don't actually add value here really) for about $45000+ with an extra 8-9000Kms done! Rog, it's not just enthusiast cars or collector cars going up in value. We bought our 2009 Honda Fit (Jazz in some parts of the world) back in 2018 for $4,000 CAD. It had 80,000 km on it at the time. We sold it last month at 111,000km for $5,800. My '91 Honda Beat I got in 2007 for $7,600. It's now worth around $9-10,000. Not bad for 14 years and 25,000 km later. I certainly wasn't expecting it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted June 3, 2021 Administrators Share Posted June 3, 2021 Rog, the used vehicle market is screwy these days. There was a fire in one of the two factories that make computer chips for newer vehicles. As a result, new trucks are not being delivered to dealers. So the used market is going insane. I had opened up all the emoticons for reactions last year. I’ll look again to see if more were added as available. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Clunkmeister said: I had opened up all the emoticons for reactions last year. I’ll look again to see if more were added as available. Crossing my fingers for that middle-finger salute emoticon. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted June 4, 2021 Administrators Share Posted June 4, 2021 Ummmmmmmmm. NO! 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 So......................... my old Ford truck, '68 f-250 2whl dr, 390 4 spd, ALL original, NEVER seen snow, and parked since 2005........... have to start her and get her moving as she has to come to the 'new' house.....replaced the points, and condenser, poured a few drops of gas in the carb, and she flashed up like she was running yesterday !! A bit rough at first, but smoothed right out, not bad for 16 year old gas............. I kept putting in fuel stabilizer, every year and the gas till smells fresh and is obviously good... have to loosen the back brakes, got one side done, and will do the other side, maybe tomorrow, and she can be easily moved...... she is very dirty, but nothing a good bath won't cure..... to say I was surprised is an under statement.... and no drips or leaks on the back brakes, so maybe the wheel cylinders are still good..... maybe... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artful69 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 On 6/3/2021 at 11:51 AM, Clunkmeister said: ... I had opened up all the emoticons for reactions last year. I’ll look again to see if more were added as available ... Still no heart emotion ... so I take it that's a neg ... On 6/3/2021 at 1:05 PM, GazzaS said: Crossing my fingers for that middle-finger salute emoticon. Aren't we all Gaz ... aren't we all ... On 6/4/2021 at 12:07 PM, Clunkmeister said: Ummmmmmmmm. NO! ... dictator ... what happened to freedom of speech?!?! ... Boooooooo - i'm gonna go trashing stuff (other people's of course, never mine!!) and lighting fires to everything, in protest while crying like a 2 year old ... (insert middle-finger salute here ). ... I mean that's what people do these days, right? ... Rog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 What I'd like to find in my car... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 14 hours ago, GazzaS said: What I'd like to find in my car... Good to see it comes with it's own airbags. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 I finally got the old Mustang to the new place yesterday! As wall as my old 1990 F-250 that haven’t been driven in probably 2 years. It’s gonna need some work. I think the O2 sensor is shot. Tucked away in its garage 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 NICE !!.....harv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 On 6/20/2021 at 5:16 PM, harv said: NICE !!.....harv That's for sure! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 1 hour ago, BlrwestSiR said: That's for sure! Gotta love '66 2+2.............. watched the NASCAR race last weekend, and the Pace Car was an "Electric Mustang SUV"..........AH N O !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 I am so done with Ford, hopefully selling my Mustang this summer. This is Pace Car ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Oooo, mid engin vet !!!!.......harv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Nice Mustang... love the days when we didn't worry about sensors. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted July 7, 2021 Administrators Share Posted July 7, 2021 On Independence Day, Joy and I were invited to a small invitational car show in downtown Frisco, Tx, so we took the 56 Meteor and the 57 Bel Air and sat in the shade, BSing all afternoon. Then we watched the fireworks and a flyover by some CH-47s. here’s some random shots, but the quality of vehicles there was absolutely amazing, and yes, that is an untouched original fuel injected 57 Corvette which is probably worth more than I’ll make in my entire life 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Some seriously cool rides there Ernie. Looks like a great day. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 Amazing toys, that Chevy pick up looks immaculate . Also, what is in the bucket, a list ? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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