have safe Memorial day

 

my brother found me some 64 bucket seat and we decided trow them in this weekend.

 

finally got to take her for a spin thanks to my brother and my friends ***** and Negro from Classic Angels CC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yyXPnL6TB8

 

Sounds great! Did it feel good to get her out under her own power?

 

congrats man, that is one of the greatest feelings in the world, your first drive...........................john

 

Yes sir, like John said greatest feeling and the best part is that she needs minimal attention.

I haven't been able to stop smilling all day but I need some mufflers

 

They are over rated.

 

I know but cops down here don't seem to think so. First they'll pull you over to tell you they like your car then write you a ticket I know my cousin is one. I'm going to run smitty glasspacks, so I think it will still sound cool

 

Congrats on your first drive. I went with the glass packs too. Gotta love the 50's sound.

 

Yes sir love that rattle, quick question though, do you remember what size you went with on yours? I was looking some up and they range from 22-30" and they have them from 2 to 2 1/2 inlet

 

I know about the police. I live in a dense city where I have to watch that stuff too. I'd like to switch over to glass packs. I'm interested in the info you're looking for too.

 

I went with the 2-1/2 exhaust and the 30" Loud when you nail it, but when just cruising not to loud, just right

 

i like loud, my 54 ford has a set of 17 inch long steelpacks from brockman, man dos it bark when your on it...im debating on using 12 inch long steelpacks on my olds. like i said i like them loud...............john

 

I was already sold on the 2/12 but didn't know how long would fit our olds

I've heard the mellow tones online but never heard them in person, I was thinking smithy because my friend had some on his 61 and they sounded great

 

the mellow tones sound good, but iws lookin to **** of my neibors lol..................john

 

yeah I notice that now, when I turn it on they all start heading inside

 

hahaha isnt that great.....

 

no space for a flex fan, no problem

 

now I have to relocate the hood latch support and the third horn

 

may i ask u about a/c (i havent on my '56) and front disk set up?

 

the front disk set up is from a company called scarebird.com. As for the a/c, it was an option in 56 I have the factory vents and control but I'm going to install an aftermarket vintage air set up (hopefully one day )

 

rode around today testing the fan 95 degrees out and the car stayed at around 190-200. Looked at it for about 40 min in the parking lot then drove around for about another 30 min.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqgK2DoDEXE

 

btw happy fathers day all

 

thanks for your reply.
But the dash for a/c is different from the normal one?
I would like to add a set up from vintageair but i would rather prefer the factory look

 

I had an a/c dash that I took the measurements off of and cut the holes for the a/c vents, but that got sold along with the extra set of vents. I would look for some vents first before attempting any cuts. They fit from late 55 and all 56 models.

this is what the dash looks like


and the vents

center control that mounts under glove box

 

nothing much to update since I'm waiting for my mufflers to get here which I ordered about a month ago but are back ordered like a ****.
I had to change these already cheap chinese chrome


I replaced them with these that are supposed to be stainless steel. Lets see if they didn't rip me off


btw here's the link to the ss ones, he also has the 5 3/4 ones in ss
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LARGE-CATS-EYE-HEAD-LIGHT-COVERS-PAIR-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem519a13cb35QQitemZ35047 7339445QQptZVintageQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccess ories

 

Just found a new aftermarket power antenna nut in stainless steel to replace the one I cracked. Not exact but better than not having one. Still need to find a base. Not much else happening with the old girl since I'm still waiting for my smithy mufflers



btw I got it from this guy

http://myworld.ebay.com/ebaymotors/j...id=p4340.l2559

 

just got these in the mail

 

COOL!! Congrats! "Smitty's....Disturbing the Peace Since 1950..."

 

:d

 

does any body know what's the deal with these clocks? I burned the coil on one in the car took another one cleaned the points ran it for about 15 min and it started smoking once again

video of other clock working
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgbW3reClFg

it's got 12v to it could it be that it's getting a bad ground through the chrome?

 

 

cool glad to see some progress pics......john

 

Looks great! How does it sound? Are ya happy with them?

 

love the way they sound but for some reason I'm getting a lot of vibration in the car. Don't know if I need timing or if they need to weld another support on the exhaust

 

Looks good. I plan on putting some on my car sometime down the road. I also would like to make it dual again. The guy who had it before me redid the whole exhaust and made it single.

 

started laying down some fatmat

 

Ooooo!

 

thanks

I've been waiting to put this on for quite some time since I don't have my carpet. So today I decided why not start with the roof

 

I'm waiting till after my wedding. I'm getting married in 25 days and I don't want to risk being in the middle of a project and not being able to use the car. We plan on leaving the church in the '55. Our friends are going to do the car up like they would back in 50's and 60's.

Then I'll look at taking the seats out and fixing the floor. Then will come the mat!