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Gettin' ready for a big front end job, pull and rebuild the steering box, replace all linkage and king pins, realignment.
 
Still a few things to finish on my 32 (avatar) but she is a running a driving car at the moment; I will be doing a little work on my 40 coupe after being on the road for over 6 years: pull the motor and trans to swap out the S10 4-speed for a 5-speed, do a couple maintenance items on my French block flattie while it's out, and change the 8" rear gear from 2:78 to 3:40; and probably do a little work on my 40 p-up project - it's not a flattie but will be an early 60s "look" and suspension but with a 4.3V6/5-speed combo.
 

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I'm building a pallet to put a new engine on. I'm briging it and everything I need to install it in my "wounded" roadster that's in storgae in AZ. Plan to leave the middle of next month.
 

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Getting ready to swap a newly rebuilt 8ba into my '46 Tudor. Will also change out clutch and transmission. May replace column shift with late 50's / early 60's Hurst floor shift conversion and install tach at the same time.
 
Getting everything together to adjust the valves on my '51 six cylinder. Its been 5 years and about 15,000 miles since the last time. Not a one afternoon job.

After that I hope to set the engine in my A-V8 '30 coupe project so I can get everything located in the frame.
 
The chassis work on my '39 1/2 Ton continues. Just found the correct 3-speed rebuilt trans. Hopefully by the end of the year I'll have the brakes, front and rear end all done. Then it's on to the steering!
 

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1949 F1, changing the six to a V8, Volkswagen Rabbit diesel truck becasue gas is going to be 5.00 a gallon, 27 T coupe recreation of my dads car when he was 18 years old ( 4 inch chop, 59A engine, zephyr transmission dual carbs), custom built Peterbilt with a 24 cylinder Detroit with 12 8V71 blowers, installing Cessna 180 gear on my 170. Yes, I do not sleep.....
 

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Grandpa's 1 Ton 1947 truck that has not been driven since my Dad and I got it running in 1974. Finished the brakes and will be test driving soon.
 
(looking behind me) a 2003 Chevy pickup and some Goldfish crackers.

Oh, you mean at home? My '29 A Sedan and it's flathead. Also a 57 Nash Metro and a '50 Suburban.
 
Struggling with my '36 slant. Working toward firing the engine for the first time...maybe next week. Still got to put the headlights and hood on and wire the front end, all electrics from the firewall back have been finished. Finished the spare and spare tire carrier today and striped the body. I try to spend at least one hour each day buffing chrome. Currently doing the beauty rings and hubcaps. They sure do look better after they have been bench buffed.
 

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I have been working a a 34 three window over the last two years. Its been a long haul. The car had been a drag car and the body needed alot of metal work to get it to this orginial point. I started with the chassis and did the eng. trans. and quickchange rear. I just finished all the wood in the body. Getting ready to hang the doors and deck lid. They are painted and ready to install.
 

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Just going to start on this 53 Mercury P U for my grand daughter. Keeping it flat head powerd with just enough updates so it will drive nice for her.
 
working on cab roof of my 39 pu. chassie is complete brakes steering, engine is in and running thanks to walt dupont u are the man.Gonna put cab on hopfully before my front fenders come in from wesscotts which are 4- 5 weeks out gonna be close hence only working on weekends gotta go to work to make the cash to fund this overweming project sand prime repete oh yeah add some filler sand sand fill repete
 
Year and a half restoration on a 39 Std. Coupe. Fresh rebuild on engine and transmission, new black paint job, and chrome. Only thing left is upholstery. You can tell when your restoration is near the end, when you pull the last parts out from under the bed.
 
Ron, got my cab back from Maaco today. Ashley Pike and crew did a great job. Cab wood from Dick spadaro fits nice. Had to trim the rear cab corners sheetmetal excess to fit the wood and sit flush. Will post pic's over the weekend.

Let me know about those fenders, was looking @ glass fenders for front and rear on my 39. Hope to have my Walt dupont flathead in the frame by Mem.Day weekend!!
 
Tell us what you're working on !

Okay.

I am working on getting the money together to buy a nice Ford V-8 car this autumn.

TM
 
My 34 Sedan Delivery, with the noisy new motor, it will be done right the second time.
A lesson to engine builders, " ask the old flathead guys here on the barn "
Measure twice cut......you know !
 
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