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Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Well Tom, that picture helps me understand why Dave refers to himself as batty!

Ya mean the coupe is right side up and I'm upside down???? Geez, no wonder walking is getting so difficult!!!!!

[QUOTE=Don Shillady]It is interesting to me to see the bottom edge of the new firewall of the coupe is straight across!



The bottom has a bend in it pretty close to the stock floor board angle. It clears the bellhousing nicely. I wanted to get as much done as I could before Dave took over with the bodywork. When I get it back next week well when I get it back and bolted down on the chassis, I'll be working on the steering column and the swing peddles - that nice straight bottom might have to be changed a little. I'll just have to waite and see.
First picture shows my mockup with body in place and engine/bellhousing/trans hopefully hanging in the right place. Second picture shows actual setting.

What are you planning for steering on this one Tom?

I understand about that "Too old to bend over" stuff Dave!! But I too learned something, sometimes you just have to just stand back and look at things to find a simple way to make things easy.
That is a sweet looking T body, that is going to make a great rod. Keep the pics coming. Is that a sbf sitting on that chassis?

Originally Posted by brickman

I understand about that "Too old to bend over" stuff Dave!! But I too learned something, sometimes you just have to just stand back and look at things to find a simple way to make things easy.
That is a sweet looking T body, that is going to make a great rod. Keep the pics coming. Is that a sbf sitting on that chassis?

That body wasn't very "SWEET LOOKING" Dave has all ready done a lot of hammering on it. First three pictures show how it looked when I first got it.

Dave - It's got a Vega Box and I'm planning on using the stock tiliting steering column that came from the donor car - 1980 Chev Monza.
Last picture shows the Vega Box in place.

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Well Tom, that picture helps me understand why Dave refers to himself as batty!

Well I sure hope he doesn't hang my doors up-side-down

The engine is a 1980 Buick V6 which came out of my Dad's stock 1980 Chev Monza. I also got a Turbo Buick V6 from "Hemi T coupe" that I will be putting in when I blow up the first one.

Dave- a better picture of the Vega Box.

Here's a couple more....I got one side of the suspension back together, steering column mounted, and shift linkage back together. Movin right along....Hey, that Buick V6 looks pretty good! That'll make a cool little rod with todays gas prices.

Looking good falcon, is that a flatty 6 in the truck? What make is the engine?

1948 Dodge flat six and a fluidrive trans, same as the chassis.

Lookin' real good Falcon!!!! Got any goodies for bolt ons for the engine, or just all stock????? Gonna be a neat ride!

Falcon the truck is looking good . Can't wait to see the before and after when you did the spring mount change .


Dave i see you have a good turn over there at the shop.

Thanks, guys. I think the engine's going to stay a stocker other than a 12 volt conversion and a $19.99 glass pack. I've thought about seeing if I can find someone to cut me a set of header flanges and building a header; we'll see. I hope the spring mount works out. I was able to put the springs in without a compressor; I'm hoping that's not a bad sign.

I love my kid but sometimes I want to thump his head; I had a 48 dodge valance panel for sale on Ebay. He came over yesterday while I was at work because he needed a piece of sheet metal for something on his truck. Guess what he cut it out of? No more valance panel.

Opps a daisy!! Sometimes you just have to sit back and go "Humm"!

Originally Posted by falconvan

I love my kid but sometimes I want to thump his head; I had a 48 dodge valance panel for sale on Ebay. He came over yesterday while I was at work because he needed a piece of sheet metal for something on his truck. Guess what he cut it out of? No more valance panel.

hmmmmm. when's the funeral?

Dang!!! Sounds like your son is going to learn how to patch valence panels, among other tasks you probably have line up for him!!!!!

Got some work done today, a bit on the coupe, and got the engine and trans out of the Camaro. Got to do a bunch of clutter eliminating under the hood, install the rack and pinion, and start putting the new rear suspension together....