It's been awhile since i've been around. Had my head buried in car stuff lately. To make a long story short...... i recently acquired a hot rod i built 30 years ago. I've been thinking about it for a few years now and took the plunge. Kev and i went for a ride one sunday afternoon to check out a 51 Merc. Always wanted one of those but turned out to be junk. Anyway, we drove past the town where my ol hotrod was and knowing the guy who had it, we turned in to have a look since Kev had never seen it in real. After a few hours of reminising i asked again like i had been asking every year for years....'is the rod for sale'?. He looks at me and says 'SURE'... TO YOU'. I realised i had to shit or get off the pot. I stretched my finances to the max and took the plunge. Sweating in delight i had it home in a week or so. Felt like a 'comming home' after all these years. I drove this rod to Oklahoma in 1983 for the street rod nationals, minniapolis a few times and countless other rod runs. The rod is basicly the same as i built it in 79-80. Same power train, same paint.Just some cosmetics like a wheel change and some striping.
A few notes about the rod
77 302 Ford, c-4 auto, vette rear end 4 bar link
original steel body i found in the bush
front axle is a dropped 'dago ' I beam, 4 bar link, mustang sterring, 4 wheel disc.
32 grille, hand made 3 piece aluminum hood 'i made myself'
did the body and paint myself along with lots of fab, chassis is pro built by Forzley chassis.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW HAPPY I AM TO GO INTO DEBT.
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