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I have put the car on hold and started working on the garage, soon the 94deg days will give away to 4 deg days The garage is getting finished after 18yrs, insulation, drywall, car lift, DirectTV and HEAT you know, all the things that a guy can not do without

Charles

Originally posted by jcdean86
wow where is evrybody??

I have been in bed since my last thread , on account of my sugery . I had a disk replaced in my back, not a fun process but at least in about 8 weeks or so I can get back to work on my 59 Impala wooo hoooo!!!!!! lol. I got hurt two yrs ago in a bad car accident and havent done anything with it since then. Im getting really excited to get my hands dirty again

hey guys i have a very important question. I have a full mustang II suspension less the calipers and rotors. I need to know what car to pull those off of?? money is slim so i can't buy new ones i have to go with bone yard parts. please help...

jcdean, any ford granda rotor and caliper will work with a little spacer ring and they are 5 lug. They are also bigger than stock MusII. I wanted to go with chevy bolt pattern so I bought a set of after market rotors from speedway(5 lug) and a got some stock MusII calipers at O'Reillys.

Glad to see that you are starting to get around HotRod59, I know personally that back pain is bad news. Best for you and this will just give you time to make plans for you car!

CE, I am already envious of your garage! That is going to be very sweet.

Was_II, I didn't know that they wern't the same engine, but I am not a avid ford fan.

We are heading off to our first really big show in Branson Mo. this weekend. Needless to say I am very nervous, double and triple checking bolts and all that stuff. I hope she does ok, it will be her first out of towner and about 250 miles round trip. We'll see, I have the interior all done except for the headliner and bolting everything down. Maybe I will see some of you there, it's going to be a great weekend.

Have fun on your first road trip Brickman, hope everything goes well. Have fun at Branson.

Sent a bell end and axle off to Wilwood to be fitted for brakes. It'll take around 6-8 weeks to get them done, so I use the time to get some honey-do projects done.

Sounds like you'll have her sitting down on her own wheels soon Pro70, that will be very cool huh?

I had a great cruize in the car, everything went well but she overheated bad in that bumper to bumper traffic in Branson. I am thinking I am going to have to put an electric fan on it to handle the slower speeds. The small flex fan I used to cool her with just isn't enough to do the job.

Okay, so I found a couple of things. First I went through my receipts and realilized I never had the O.E.M. radiator flushed, one of my friends had cleaned and painted it for me is all. I also had the hose on the wrong tube on my new recovery tank. So the radiator will be done thursday with a new straight spout on the bottom. That should also let me put a bigger fan on the engine along with an electric one for in town. The wife and I got the last arm rest in the rear done. Everything in the interior is done now except the headliner. Missed our appointment today for the headliner because she isn't running.

Sorry to misuse your current post Brickman, but I am so glad to see we're back up on the old forums.

Originally posted by Don Shillady
Hi,

I saw a picture of a four bar rear that came apart on a rod run in STREET RODDER a while back, so I have used a cold chisel to nick the exposed threads to make it harder for the nuts to back off. My thought is that after I get the necessary wheel alignment I should tack weld the nuts to the bolts? What do you think? In particular when I attach the bracket for the front Panhard bar to the batwing, there is very little thread left over on the two bolts that hold the right two bars. Comments/suggestions?

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder
I've used Locktite for years in the aviation field with nothing ever coming apart. Considering the extremes in temperature and vibration it has worked quite well on just about any threaded bolt and nut. If you weld the nuts, what happens when you have to realign again???? I agree with a drilled shank and castleated nut proceedure or even safety wiring the nut. Having to cut the bolt or break the nuts [ouch] would be pretty frustrating if the alignment was needed again.

The Nailhead motor for the roadster has been traded away, going to use one of my trusty FE engines instead. Part of the trade on the Nailhead was another interesting project car to become a cruizer/daily driver/parts runner car. As soon as I get it home I'll post some pics and reveal the plan!!!! I need to cut back big time on the number of projects I have, most everything except the roadster may wind up on the "for sale" block.

The roadster pickup is finished, and is a complete success. I have been cruising the wheels off it for almost 2 months now. and can't get over how great it works. I have won a trophy for "Best Street Rod", got coverage in the local paper, and put 1500 miles on it so far. Everybody right from little kids to old greybeards like myself light up and smile when they see it.
Brian Rupnow

Your new ride really looks great, Brian!!! All the hard work is really worth it, isn't it.

Change in plans on the nailhead, it will be for sale on Ebay unless someone here is interested in it.

Not a problem oldf100fordman, it's for everybody, feel free.

What a great looking roadster pu Brianrupnow, and you look great in it! It must be very exciting to have her all done and up and running, I am very happy for ya man!