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Well its been a long time, but I haven't been working on my Nash at all for well over a year... Wife took over my garage... Anyone got ideas on how to convince a woman that the garage is NOT a good place for storage? I was thinking of going back to sanding away on the Nash... few pounds of rusty dust might discourage her. Perhaps its time I start practicing painting techniques.

Looks good, Pro!!! Now get back out in the shop and get the real one done!!!!!

I am just glad he took my advice and got rid of that plastic block.... ......it would have never held up for the horse power he was gunna push thru it.

Great look proZ, hey it's really something to see her sitting outside on her own wheels! She's come a long way, you'll have her haulin' booty in no time, very nice.

Thanks novanut, your right I can't wait.

Hell I can't even get the garage to argue about Tommycat!! I work in the yard and "I'm Damn Glad To Have It!" Thank god for my good friends helping me. Clean the ol girl up and lets see some pics.

I have my glass in now, door solenoid on the drivers side and new windsheild. The new seats went in yesterday so she is slowly coming back together, I didn't realize how much disassembly is really done for paint but it's like starting all over again.

Got a bit more done on Jackie's 'maro, primered the quarters yesterday afternoon. Next on the agenda will be the tailight panel with Corvette tailights (sort of) and rolled lower pan, with frenched license plate, of course.

Brick one piece at a time but wow its looking so good . Good friends allways show up on work day .

Dave quarters are looking good also . I cant wait to see the rear in its custom form .

Well some headway here today daughters boyfriend was in the garage with me helping. Really glad he enjoys this type of work . We got the engine sitting on its own mounts. It was on a stand for 10 yrs , I was also glad when the factory shortys fit in there with it . I will still have plenty of room for column and steering rods.

I think it smiled when i put in this ole A . Next i have to start on the rear end and get it mocked in then the body will come off. This way i will know my wheels are center of the fenders . It was a good weekend .

Bob
Don't tell me your putting a Ford engine in a Ford and it actualy fit . I didn't think that was a doable thing.
Dave
Whats taking so long
Brick
Realy like the blues

Cff I went to Thom Mc ann and got a few shoe horns . Helped a whole heap alot . They are long engines but dont really know what a chevy looks like close up in a A. So far all things planned are Ford . I think the column will be the trickiest part .

Bob, engine looks good in there, lots of room. Did the shifter come out in the location where you wanted in now too?

Charlie, wish I could just get the Camaro finished. Unfortunately it costs me money to work on it, but working on other projects pays me money!!!! Hopefully I can get back at it next week for a few hours...

Dave suprisingly the trans fits the easiest . I can see i will have to recess a bit deep and pedals will be close. I decided to move seat mount back just a bit . I'm waiting on pedals from a fellow worker so i can adjust inside passenger compartment to fit. Glad i did a sedan have plenty of room for long legs.

Originally Posted by brickman

Hell I can't even get the garage to argue about Tommycat!! I work in the yard and "I'm Damn Glad To Have It!" Thank god for my good friends helping me. Clean the ol girl up and lets see some pics.

Well if I had enough yard to work on something I wouldn't complain about the garage. Sadly neighbors aren't as interested in watching my hot rod come together... Of course I have been spending time nursing an old beater truck back to health and upgrading my wife's firebird... Anyone know an easy way to convince someone to switch from a 305 to a 350? I have her almost convinced... I showed her the list of available performance options available for the 350... then I showed her the option for a 305... She's almost there... I saw her eyeballing a 383 stroker, and she was asking me why the heads I had on the shelf wouldn't work on her car hehe... ALMOST THERE!!!

The Nash(named Rosalee after my grandmother, who convinced me to turn it hot rod instead of restoration, and who used to race stock cars), has been pretty well sitting waiting for the time when I can get back to work on it. I HAVE to replace that frame. It was originally designed to handle 35 BHP. It isn't going to hold up to the engine I'm throwing at it.... Soooo its going to be mostly cutting and disassembly for me.

Thanks guys, I like the Blues too.

Thats a pretty good fit Bluestang, nice thing about putting a ford engine in a ford is that it uses the stock mounts right?

i used some 67 mustang mounts and fabbed the ones from the frame . Still need to put in some gussets waiting to finish rear end then pull engine out . There is plenty of room from headers to the rails though .
The alternator and ac compressor will go back on there original bracket mounts that makes it alot easier and money savings. The engine allready had a dummy plate for power steering pump .

Sweet, looking like the ol blue oval is coming along nicely.

I have my lights all back in and working. How in the hell do you get overspray off of chrome? My engine is covered with overspray, and alot of those places are hard to get to.