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Sure is blue.......I like it! Looks great. What's the name on that blue?

good ol' house of kolor.. marine blue..been to many car shows have not seen this color on anything...so thats good... it changes with the avaliable light..pictures dont really show it well

I got a question for you, Northcarolinada, are those Ford Hub Caps on smoothie wheels, and if so what year? I hate the darned baby moons that are on my smoothies as they dent everytime you try to put them on.

As for the truck, yesterday, I got the motor mount cross member modified so that my sanderson headers would fit, moved the motor and trans rearward one inch. Then had to drill new bolt holes in the frame to fasten them down. Got the headers on. Readjusted the clutch linkage and was so glad that the drive shaft yoke still had an inch of play (don't ask, should've measured four times and then cut once the first time). Was going to put the new exhaust on this morning while it was cool but it started pouring down rain.

I guess I didn't do to bad yesterday for an ol phart who can only work about a half an hour at a time before resting for 15 minutes.

good eye Duane.... they are 1942 ford passenger car caps they snap over outside held wheels... newer style..the older smoothie snapped on the inside..if you want to know where to get them let me know

Thanks for the offer, Northcarolinda, but my wheels are the older style where the caps snap on in the inside. Shucks, I thought for a minute I'd found the caps I was looking for. Thanks again.

well.... like they say... can't win em all..

Well while everyone is sharing pics...I thought I would share mine. I was hoping to make Goodguys at Des Monies....I'm thinking more like Goodguys at KC now.

WOW that's big. Might want to down size the pic. some.

North Carolina, That blue almost looks like neon lights. Havn't decided what color to paint the Desoto. But it needs alot more than just paint.

Carnut ......
aaah........ you should see it in the sun... bright... this might be a bit much on a de soto...thats a big car... then again might look great too...

then again i wanted to be different .... thats why i went with a steel 27 and blue insted of a red 32 or 29.... i dunno

can ya see my sore thumb sticking out yet?

i am thinking that would be a bit much for the old desoto. I would be happy just to have a primered rolling chassis at this point. or at least out of the field.

here was mine when i drug it out of the field..

. im thinking i should have tracked down a turtle deck for this...i swear i have more time in the bed then the whole da*n car...

Looks to be in about the same shape as mine. The neighbor kids snuck back there and broke all the windows out of mine...they were bb gun shot but they kept the weather out. cept yours has a little more paint on it. I had a huge set back on starting the 38. Lost my shop.... the wife and I are going seperate ways and she gets the house.....But the 38 is at Dad's so it is safe....

thats funny... you can prop alot of stuff up to make it look good in pictures...(thats the "good" side)

well after the blaster..there was some left...a bit of metal work...ok alot..but hey, its real solid now.... hhm kids with bb guns.. yep not good on old cars.. hope the hell i didn't do that when i was young...

well the desoto has made it this long..she'll be ready when you are..im sure of it.....so hang in there those time are rough.....