55 E/G – New old ride – Page 26

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November 25, 2012 at 6:24 pm #36491
frank-j-majauskas
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Hey Tom, It sounds like you had your hands full ❗ A lot of good results though ❗
You might need a better set of slicks for the 5th D.D.S.N.D. next year ❓ 😛 It will
be something to see the “55 with street legal plates on it ❗ Keep us posted….

Frank…
November 26, 2012 at 5:21 am #36495
mikey
Tom, good to hear you had a decent night. Do you think the slicks were most of the problem, or did the “dew” start to settle in?? I ran into that problem up at CFRC a few times last year as the “winter” set in. …………..Mikey 😆
November 26, 2012 at 6:02 am #36496
tomblake
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Mikey….The slicks are pretty old. It was cold but some other cars were hooking. Some had problems but think the old tires were a big part of the spinning problem. The rubber on Hoosier tires that are on the Mustang are much softer.

The starter asked one of the crew how old the slicks were. He knows Goodyear hasn’t made white letter slicks in about 10 years or so. 😆 😆 Some people just know too much. 🙄
November 26, 2012 at 8:01 pm #36505
mikey
Good point on the Goodyears with white letters. When I bought the Willys, it had Goodyears on it, but the lettering was yellow. I still checked them with a Durometer, and they were a lot harder than they should have been. I like the Hoosiers, because they stay softer longer. …………..Mikey 😆
November 26, 2012 at 10:22 pm #36509
john-sachs-sr
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Mickey Thompsons are the real deal. ❗
John
November 27, 2012 at 5:54 pm #36516
tomblake
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John….Thanks, looks like all the brands are pretty high but still looking. Will put off slicks for now since I am trying to get the car street legal, first.
December 2, 2012 at 3:27 pm #36568
tomblake
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The engine is complete and ready. Will swap engines this week. Next will be headlights.

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December 2, 2012 at 4:12 pm #36570
mikey
Looks like a beauty, Tom. Is that the 572?? Good luck fitting the headlights in, that should be tons of fun. ………………Mikey 😆
December 2, 2012 at 11:31 pm #36576
dino
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Headlights for the street? You gona do directionals and wipers too?.
December 2, 2012 at 11:38 pm #36577
mikey
Gotta be Semi-street-legal to drive it to car shows. My Willys does not need signal lights, but it does need head, tail, and brake lights. …………Mikey 😆
December 2, 2012 at 11:43 pm #36578
vbob
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HEY
DINO, oh Swamie oh, Sultan of liquid delight, work your magic and airbrush some lights for these guys!!!
‘V’
December 3, 2012 at 12:40 am #36579
tomblake
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Mikey….Not the 572, that engine is still in the Mustang. The new engine is an eBay special. Won the bid for the long block and finished the assembly with mostly stuff I had in the attic (Not the foot locker but the attic). 😆

Where does the semi legal come from, is it because the year of your car is a 1941?

Dino…want to do all of the stuff needed. Wipers are going to be a problem, that space where the arms go is used for distributor clearance.
We are even starting out with the air conditioner pump on the engine. (What a dreamer, but never give up) 😀
December 3, 2012 at 2:36 am #36580
dino
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quote VBOB:

HEY
DINO, oh Swamie oh, Sultan of liquid delight, work your magic and airbrush some lights for these guys!!!
‘V’

Yo Bob…think he needs to find his way home in the dark 😉
December 7, 2012 at 7:10 am #36605
tomblake
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The race engine is out, waiting on a few new pieces before going in with the new street engine.

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December 7, 2012 at 12:57 pm #36607
babycakes
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Tom,it must be nice down there in Florida to work on your ’55’,weather wise! Up north here,unless you have a heat source in your garage to work on your ‘hot-rod’,most are in hibernation now till early spring.Your lucky!
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