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Originally Posted by Daver

....Tom F....what did you use to etch the rust on the "T" body ?

Daver.

Talk to Dave Severson he's my body man.

i have been working on my 734 things are abit slow so i put one new sleeve in the donovan block and have all the seats in the heads just waiting for the 5 angle cutters from dart for the seats. just started looking at the pistons they made for me a they have them all screwed up valve reliefs are at the right angle just not in the right spot i tried a new piston company for me i had them make 3 sets of custom piston s for me and they screw every set up the first set they did not gas port sent them back the guy busted a drill off in one piston they had to make a new one then did not drill the ports to the first ring land and the radial ring grove were to deep .2 they did not cut the reliefs in at 18 they came at 14 spent money for coating the pistons it was falling off in the box . when the right piston show up the pin bores were from 0006 to 001.5 .3 my pistons the radial groves are to deep the valve reliefs wrong the rods hit in the pistons( this is a easy fix) BUT not right they needed to use a 043.ring and move the ring pack down abit more still may not work? i told them to let me know if it was not going to work before i spent money oh well just needed to blow some steam

Your coupe looks great, Tom! Dave, I wish we lived closer.

Well, started taking Tom's coupe apart to do the last of the primer on it. Still have some work to do on the front fenders and doors, but coming along quite well.

Put in a couple more hours on the Bronco II, nothing major just cutting out some more of the rear window channel and replacing it with 20 ga. Got a price back on the moly tubing for the frame, looks like it will run about a grand for materials....and should end up with a bar chassis that weighs 300 pounds, probably about 130 pounds lighter than the same car built with DOM. Probably $400- $500 more to use moly, but for a stronger and lighter chassis guess I'll probably go that way.... Hope to get going on it and the 'maro when Tom's coupe is back at Tom's house.....

Still tuning and tweaking on Tom's coupe, still have to finish up the doors and the deck lid, still going quite well....

Decided the rear window openings on the Bronco II needed a bit of reinforcement to keep the new sheetmetal from being all floppy and nasty so I made some out of some .063 aluminum strips 1 1/2" wide. I'm going to glue and rivet them to the brackets I made on the window openings, then when I get the sheetmetal fit to fill the old window opening I'll glue it to the 3 aluminum strips and weld the outside.... With the extra supports, think I'll stick with the diet theme and just use 22 ga. for the filler panels...It's lighter!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Still tuning and tweaking on Tom's coupe, still have to finish up the doors and the deck lid, still going quite well....

Decided the rear window openings on the coupe needed a bit of reinforcement to keep the new sheetmetal from being all floppy and nasty so I made some out of some .063 aluminum strips 1 1/2" wide.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH MY REAR WINDOW OPENINGS??????????

Dear Dave,
A little typo right?

Originally Posted by Tom F

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH MY REAR WINDOW OPENINGS??????????

Dear Dave,
A little typo right?

Yeah, was thinking Bronco but typing Coupe--- or something like that.... Sure did get your attention though!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Still tuning and tweaking on Tom's coupe, still have to finish up the doors and the deck lid, still going quite well....

Decided the rear window openings on the Bronco II needed a bit of reinforcement to keep the new sheetmetal from being all floppy and nasty so I made some out of some .063 aluminum strips 1 1/2" wide. I'm going to glue and rivet them to the brackets I made on the window openings, then when I get the sheetmetal fit to fill the old window opening I'll glue it to the 3 aluminum strips and weld the outside.... With the extra supports, think I'll stick with the diet theme and just use 22 ga. for the filler panels...It's lighter!!!!!!!

Looks killer, Dave. Are you going for a panel delivery body style?

Originally Posted by falconvan

Looks killer, Dave. Are you going for a panel delivery body style?

Yup, sure am. Just saw the opportunity to build a bit newer version of the old sedan delivery's and panel wagons.... I always have like them!

Always have been a fan of the panel wagons here . Remember back in about 74 taken my first ride in a 65 Chevy panel built 283 and ran great . Still have to much love for the Pony Cars . But only one more to go and if Mama lets me sell it soon never know what i may get .

Originally Posted by bluestang67

Always have been a fan of the panel wagons here . Remember back in about 74 taken my first ride in a 65 Chevy panel built 283 and ran great . Still have to much love for the Pony Cars . But only one more to go and if Mama lets me sell it soon never know what i may get .

Yeah Bobby, The Bronco II project is a blast, so far!!!! I've never done one before, so there's not a boredom factor, everything is new and requires thought and planning instead of just plain old work!!!! Tech gave me a real good idea for doing a 1/2 scale chassis plain to lay out all the suspension points and work on the geometry... It will be an all tube chassis and I will be trying some new stuff on the front end....then, again with Tech's help, gathering data for the necessary parts to build a big power supercharged Windsor with a 5 (or maybe 6) speed.... and make it all street legal!!!!!

Working on the coupe now so I can have it ready for Tom the day after Thanksgiving.... Tuning and tweaking the fenders and splash aprons to get them to fit a bit better...nothing is adjustable on the old coupe's, it's a matter of trim, fit, and weld--time consuming as all get out but worth it in the end..... Pics are the right front fender, lower portion where it bolts to the splash apron.... Had to cut a slice out of the fender, sand and grind the metal till the contour matched the apron, then weld the bolt flange back on..... Makes shimming a few bolts on the new stuff seem real easy!!!!!!

Dave your Craftmanship has surpassed a Master many times in your time . This Bronco is new territory and i am watching this build because your doing a great job teaching me to cut chop and rebuild . Now the channel part is not my fortay but your skill is .

Originally Posted by bluestang67

Dave your Craftmanship has surpassed a Master many times in your time . This Bronco is new territory and i am watching this build because your doing a great job teaching me to cut chop and rebuild . Now the channel part is not my fortay but your skill is .

Well thanks Bobby..... But really it's just what happens when I have no adult supervision and I get bored.... I run all my new ideas past the dog, if he doesn't voice any objections, then I go for it!!!!!!

The supercharger and EFI will be the biggest of the new things on the entire build!!!! Been studying a bunch on the theory, parts, and application.... So much potential there I just can't believe it!!! The electronics is going to be the biggest challenge, ordered some more information and books on it yesterday....

Dave i remember the electronics you linked me to for the 5.0 engines . I still am looking for the wire goes here one .

I lettered a squad car today. I found out through earlier conversations that the new police chief is a gear head too. When he stopped by to pick up the car he asked to see the "Z". He was surprised when he saw it. Looked it all over and said he can't wait to see it on the track. I thought, Now isn't the time to tell him I want to make it street legal" One surprise at a time.