DIGGER_DAVE
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I was following a discussion about a problem with bandsaw blades; and low and behold; this guy by the name of Ryan Cochran suggests - I (we) stop by here and have a look around.
Well Ryan: you did it AGAIN!
It looks to be a fantastic site, with areas to concentrate on questions/solutions for just about anything your heart desires!!
Why am I excited you ask?
Well to start; I have a small shop behind my house. Fairly well equiped with tools. (I used to be a buyer for a tool company; so got lots of "samples.")
And I try to fabricate as many of the suspention pieces as I can. And if it isn't suspention parts; it's something else. (was a machinist in my earlier days)
So far about six different vehicles have rolled out of the shop.
The last one (that I currently drive) "out the doors" is a 1941 Ford Stake Bed Delivery.
It HAD a blown flathead (S.C.o.T.) until I "munched" my left leg; so now it has a 350/TH350 Chev in it.
Now the blown flathead (connected to a C4 Ford automatic) is almost ready to "hit the road" in a 1928 Ford Tudor Sedan "Highboy."
Something I forgot to add; I'm also a Bonneville "nut" and am part owner of a B/STR. My contribution is the ignition and electrical system.
We call it "North of 49" (#1149 B/STR) named after the fact that it resides "north of the 49th parallel." (the US / Canadian border in case you missed Geography 101!)
It's a 28 Model "A" Ford Roadster Pickup, with a 439.9 c.i. BBC; (over 400 c.i. would put it in A/STR class) hooked to a TH350 automatic transmission. As of 2004 we have gotten 198 + MPH out of it. We need a couple more "ponies" to get it to 215 MPH to set a new record.
A NEW engine is being dynoed this weekend to see if it will have the "poop!"
Well Ryan: you did it AGAIN!
It looks to be a fantastic site, with areas to concentrate on questions/solutions for just about anything your heart desires!!
Why am I excited you ask?
Well to start; I have a small shop behind my house. Fairly well equiped with tools. (I used to be a buyer for a tool company; so got lots of "samples.")
And I try to fabricate as many of the suspention pieces as I can. And if it isn't suspention parts; it's something else. (was a machinist in my earlier days)
So far about six different vehicles have rolled out of the shop.
The last one (that I currently drive) "out the doors" is a 1941 Ford Stake Bed Delivery.
It HAD a blown flathead (S.C.o.T.) until I "munched" my left leg; so now it has a 350/TH350 Chev in it.
Now the blown flathead (connected to a C4 Ford automatic) is almost ready to "hit the road" in a 1928 Ford Tudor Sedan "Highboy."
Something I forgot to add; I'm also a Bonneville "nut" and am part owner of a B/STR. My contribution is the ignition and electrical system.
We call it "North of 49" (#1149 B/STR) named after the fact that it resides "north of the 49th parallel." (the US / Canadian border in case you missed Geography 101!)
It's a 28 Model "A" Ford Roadster Pickup, with a 439.9 c.i. BBC; (over 400 c.i. would put it in A/STR class) hooked to a TH350 automatic transmission. As of 2004 we have gotten 198 + MPH out of it. We need a couple more "ponies" to get it to 215 MPH to set a new record.
A NEW engine is being dynoed this weekend to see if it will have the "poop!"
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