Thread: Greetings from the shaddow of the northpole

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Hi there, fellow rodders.
As a new member on this site, I just want to say hello. As seen in the intro, I live a bit off senter to the ordinary hot rod culture.
I live in Norway and we have, I guess, the worlds longest garage-season and as you can understand, the shortest crusing season.Thats ok, we also have the most expencive gasoline in the world ($6.00/gallon) So, with that in mind,how is it possible to use over 25 year to finish a rod? Well, I have managed it. (Ok,there has been some cars in between, in fact, a lot!) Anyway, I have now de-dusted my old lady (I found her behind a barn in 1978!) and I am now in what should be the nice part of the project. Putting it together. All rust is gone, everything is painted, polished or chromed.No dirt. What`s my problem? It`s gone 25 years. Have you tried to put together a IKEA cabinette with the description. Try to do a whole car after 25 yrs without one. And after many years out of the garage, the skills is not longer what they were. Well, It`s slowly coming back and I have to take the time it takes. I have found some shopmanuals (on CD)on the net, but the quality is nothing to brag about .I`m still bidding on originals. Ok, let`s talk shop. Her body is kept original exept louvers in the hood. Engine is either a 360 police /727or a early 241 RedRam Hemi/727 . I haven`t been able to decide yet. They look so nice in the garage too. Rear axle is 8-3/4. Front end is original with ventilated Volvo disc`s and under floor power booster. I am thinking of re-doing the steering unit. Today it is original, but i do want a rack and pinion unit. Do anyone have any experience on a installation like that?. Ok. This is it for tonight. I`ll be back later. More pics is comming. Hope my english is readable. See ya
Lars

Originally posted by 40 DeSoto cpe
Hi there, fellow rodders.
As a new member on this site, I just want to say hello. As seen in the intro, I live a bit off senter to the ordinary hot rod culture.
I live in Norway and we have, I guess, the worlds longest garage-season and as you can understand, the shortest crusing season.


Try to do a whole car after 25 yrs without one.
Lars

Welcome to CHR Lars.
Being sooooo close to the north Pole ..................... ever see any incoming / outgoing flights around Dec. 24th??? HEHEHE

As a matter of fact I'm workin' on my first after about 25 years away from cars. It's like riddin' a bike, .....ya' never forget .......... well sorta' .......... bike technology has changed some over the last 25 years.

welcome lars(i always liked than name)
you will like it here lots of neat ideas and lots of members with some experience.
i have been up north here in canada way north of the arctic circle and always thought it would be a neat place to live( i even have eskimo relatives through marriage) i dont know if i could get used to the long winters night though.
id go with the red ram ,any hemi is a good hemi.

welcome 40 DeSoto cpe, hope you can get some useful info. here, and im glade its you up there and not me.