The Official Hot Rod Thread

[churchmouse]

That is one nice truck!!!! I have always liked fleetsides better myself.

Chrome wheels with small caps.......I love it. Less is more.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

I'm always gonna be a sucker for stepsides

 

[RustyHornet]

I'm always gonna be a sucker for stepsides

See now I love that truck. It just depends on the overall look and what panties I'm wearing that day.

 

[thunderchicken]

I'm not sure how to post pics but... Even thogh technically dad owns it, I have as much time invested as he does and do a good portion of the work along with my uncle...(jokingly) dad gets to pay for it ...so we let him drive...for now. Anyway we have a 1984 Ford Thunderbird tube chassis car with 632(+thats secret) ci BBF on nitrous with a powerglide transmission with 4.30(maybe..another secret) we race 1/8th mile stuff heads up. Been4.67 @155mph in the 1/8th...at IRP a few years and some upgardes ago he shut it off before 1000ft and coasted through for a 7.42 in th 1/4 but not geared for th 1/4

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

Here's another '65 I've worked on. This one is a I6 with automatic. Cool, but boring...

When I was 18 I bought a '65 just like that only the darker green. Mine had the basic 289, 2-barrel carb, and the three-speed stick. I bought it from a guy who bought it new in San Diego right after he'd graduated from college. Only serviced at dealers, all original, nice interior, but after the guy graduated in San Diego, he ended up getting his graduate degrees at University of Michigan, and all that road salt in Michigan ate it up underneath. A real shame, thought I could save it, but it turned out to be too far gone.

 

[thunderchicken]

here is a pic from July 2014. Sorry not sure how to make the pic any bigger yet

 

[Bigtanker]

View attachment 47359 here is a pic from July 2014. Sorry not sure how to make the pic any bigger yet

When you post the pic, right under the line you paste the link in, uncheck the box that says --- Retrieve remote file and reference locally---
You will get a full size pic then.

 

[Bigtanker]

And I absolutely love the you chose a BBF. I'm a born and bread Ford lover.

 

[churchmouse]

View attachment 47359 here is a pic from July 2014. Sorry not sure how to make the pic any bigger yet

I believe I have seen this car.

 

[mom45]

Chrome wheels with small caps.......I love it. Less is more.

You have no idea how much it took to find those deep dish baby moons. We found some guy at a truck show that had them on his truck and sat by his truck until he showed up (it was a long time) to find out where he found them. Special order from Pete Paulsen wheels in California.

Paulsen Motorsports

 

[MuttX7]

You have no idea how much it took to find those deep dish baby moons. We found some guy at a truck show that had them on his truck and sat by his truck until he showed up (it was a long time) to find out where he found them. Special order from Pete Paulsen wheels in California.

Paulsen Motorsports

I was going to ask you about those. I am tired of the 4wd Ralleys on my truck, the center caps are trashed. I may have to look into these wheels.

 

[mom45]

I was going to ask you about those. I am tired of the 4wd Ralleys on my truck, the center caps are trashed. I may have to look into these wheels.

As I recall, it took a while to get them after we ordered, but they had to make his because of how deep he wanted them.

 

[RustyHornet]

My partner in crime has been busy on the 440.

 

[Leadeye]

TTE exhaust? I see the Saginaw hydraulic pump and what looks like a MSD distributor. Iron heads or painted aluminum?

 

[churchmouse]

My partner in crime has been busy on the 440.

Is that a torque linkage hanging down.

 

[long coat]

I'm always gonna be a sucker for stepsides

Farm trucks son? That thing is a sleeper.
Both of my trucks are step sides.

Rusty that shops look cool. How about more pics?

 

[churchmouse]

I'm always gonna be a sucker for stepsides

I see all kinds and sorts of cool bits and pieces under that sleeper.....

 

[RustyHornet]

TTE exhaust? I see the Saginaw hydraulic pump and what looks like a MSD distributor. Iron heads or painted aluminum?

TTI. Whole system, looks really nice. The Saginaw pump was on it when it came in, engine is not original to the '69 Roadrunner its going in. Complete MSD ignition system. Iron heads, was kind of a budget build because it was supposed to have been a fresh rebuild, it was fresh but had been rebuilt with junk old used up parts. Guy got screwed.... I'll post some pix of the car as it sits now.

 

[RustyHornet]

Is that a torque linkage hanging down.

Yes sir. Don't want that puppy coming through the hood. Should make over 500 ft lbs.

 

[RustyHornet]