Nice ride!

56 Crown Victoria.
Purchased by a fellow in Texas.
Delivered it to the border for transport to Texas.
Nice to drive, drove much like my 56 Chev but since the Chev got front and rear swaybars it corners much better. Something to be said about sway bars.
Apparantly in 56 Chev Police cars got sway bars and mine are copies of that.

I went to the local swap meet today.
Now the truck engine will have some Bling!
Valve covers ,grubby but I will put them in the blast cabinet and the pan $100 for everything.
With the aluminum Quadrajet intake it will look OK.

Fast train

We spent some time in China.

Just before we left we went on the train to the Shanghai airport.It is about 21 miles or 29km.

It takes 7 min. That tells you it is fast! Check MagLev on goggle for info.

When the train going the other way passes,it is just a slight bump like it passed over a little dip but there is NO dip it is a train going the other way ten feet apart with a closing speed of 862 km/h!! Unbelievable!

Last of the Halibrands

We finished off the last of the Halibrand Speedways today.

I am very happy with the results!

I have allways liked the Kidney beans over the other more popular styles.Like the sprints.

Put on the tye plate under the cage and filled it with lube,It is an XJS12 Diff so is an equalock or posi rear. The posi rears with their clutches need a special additive in the gear oil. I am on the Jaguar Forum and there is lots of info regards this.New to me  but I did it so should be OK. 

What is nice is the wheels will be just in from the fenders so no rub and still nice and wide 8 "in" rear and 6 "in" front.

NICE!

After looking at the mounted wheels I plan on making an aluminum disk to cover the extra mounting holes then my mini cap will hold it all down. Just like the photo of the front wheel.

Having an easy day

Sitting at Rustys place.

Here are the start of the Halibrand Kidney beans.

I have had them for years but they are Ford bolt pattern so need to drill for Chev/Jaguar.

Nick is a great machinest so here we are centering then drilling.

Fronts are 15X6 and rears are 15X8, Should look real nice!

 So here is one mounted. I may make a flat disk to hide the extra holes.
I still like the Caddy hubcaps  and so may just have two sets of wheels! Hope to get some used tires for the steel wheels as two sets of tires is a bit rich for me!

Rough Grill

I picked up some grill bars and a couple of sets of stainless vertical tubes from Stan.
If I ever crunch mine these will have to do.
Maybe some one would feel sorry for me and sell/donate some better ones!
Allways looking. Do like the Merc grill over the Ford.

Dust Pans

Made a couple of Dust Pans. I was scrounging in the Finishing Store scrap bin and took some nice Oak end cuts and used then.

Old photos

Here are a couple of photos from years back.
Everything is pretty much the same today.
We just drive it and enjoy it.
The trailer is effortless to tow
Thanks to Pat for the photos.

Nice dropped Axle

Dan had  Jeremy drop his Axle. 

Jeremy does a great job,I believe he made a die or former for the axle to follow,look at that! no distortion!

I have a very old dropped axle on the Hot Rod and the three inch drop looks just right.

I read on the HAMB about after market axles and they all look after market.

 I think it is great that they make them as it fills the gap of looking for a dropped stocker but still the dropped originals are hard to beat.
Nice job Jeremy!

Christmas and Santa.

I need more room.

I definitely need more room!

Someone once said a clean desk is a sign of a sick mind? Wonder if that also applies to a guys workshop?

What the HEH I am happy!

Here is a closer view of The hood ornament I got from Roger.and the little Ford Deluxe ornament I mooched off of Pete.

I like the look of the hood openings filled in.

Next time I see a 51/52 I will look to see if they came stock with it filled 

Kind of looks like a passenger car hood now.

Filled hood

I Filled the hood nostrils.

 so will use a hood release from a 2005 Blazer with the lock,safety release and cable.

Also have a 47 Ford car hood ornament and a 48 super deluxe badge.

Door art

I have a spare truck door so went for some door art.

I will hang it on the wall.

Shop Truck

Found this the other day. This would be an eye catcher for sure.

Never seen a sun visor on one.
Tap the photo for full size.

Old Car Beautifull Ladies!

We drove the Hot Rod to the Victoria Golf Club for a Golf  Club sponsored fund raiser.

The Hot Rod was on a Calendar to help raise funds

Check out a video of my car as featured on a local news series.

Here are some more

The Edelbrock group were here in a big way also as a sponsor. Nice red shirts for all the Volunteers very nice.

The woodies were just beautiful The 50 Merc was real special!

Deuce Day is over!

WHAT A GREAT TIME!!
I drove down a back entrance and there was a spot on a corner under a tree.
Perfect for an old boy like me ,not to sunny.

Don Audels woody roadster,spoke with him and he did this about 20 years ago.