The Official Hot Rod Thread - Part 2: No Replacement For Displacement

[churchmouse]

Yes sir. Makin a road trip out of it.

If you get it will you keep it...???

 

[ChristianPatriot]

If you get it will you keep it...???

Absolutely!

 

[churchmouse]

Absolutely!

IKR....you are with cars as I am with 1911's or used to be.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

It’s a cool car. I’m pretty psyched up.

 

[churchmouse]

It’s a cool car. I’m pretty psyched up.

OK do not be a butt....????

 

[RustyHornet]

 

[churchmouse]

Ah-Ha.....he does live....

 

[KJQ6945]

It's alive!!!!

 

[RustyHornet]

It’s a cool car. I’m pretty psyched up.

Very cool car.

 

[RustyHornet]

It's alive!!!!

Maybe.

So how we all doin? I’ve kept up with a couple of you.

 

[thunderchicken]

Welcome back Rusty! I take it someone paid the ransom?

 

[thunderchicken]

Spent 7 hours today in total Laying out, cutting out, drilling tapping hole sawing and in general making a front motor plate for a buddys 57 chev. big block from scratch.
Holy crap that was some work.

Been there, what a PITA.

 

[churchmouse]

I am just peachy.

 

[RustyHornet]

Welcome back Rusty! I take it someone paid the ransom?

Just stopping by to check in since one of you is kidnapping me this weekend.

 

[KJQ6945]

Maybe.

So how we all doin? I’ve kept up with a couple of you.

I thought of you the other night. I went to a buddies shop, that I hadn't been to before. Come to find out, he is hoarding old, big cars. Most of them had to many doors to suit me, but some very cool pieces.

 

[thunderchicken]

Yes. 3/8th's plate.
We will be making one for the rear I think if he gets all the stuff figured out to space the torque converter. I figured we would just make the spacers but he wants to research it 1st.
Cool. Gives me a break.

What brand converter? When we bought our Coan bolt together it came with spacers for different mid plates. Made it super easy. Prior to that we had a Coan with 3 pads and just fab'd spacers. They recommend with the converter all the way into the pump you should be able to fit an 1/8" drill bit between the pad on the converter and the flywheel. But the maximum spacing should not exceed 3/16". That's with the 'glide, but Iimagine it will be something very similar with any combo

 

[RustyHornet]

I’ve been really busy.

Decided to do this:

 

[RustyHornet]

I thought of you the other night. I went to a buddies shop, that I hadn't been to before. Come to find out, he is hoarding old, big cars. Most of them had to many doors to suit me, but some very cool pieces.

It’s nice to be thought of. I like big cars and I cannot lie, I don’t care anymore how many doors they have either.

 

[KJQ6945]

I took a ride in a mid sixties, Dynamic 88 convertible, with air bags at all four corners, and four compressors in the trunk. That was a first.

 

[thunderchicken]

Just stopping by to check in since one of you is kidnapping me this weekend.

Well stop in more often man. Hope all is well up your way. Got any cool projects going? Done anything to the poncho?