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After 5 months since the last drive of 2021, I got the Meadowbrook out today for the first outing of 2022. I changed oil, topped up the tires and fired it up. The Meadowbrook fired off quick and ran better than I remembered. I forgot how much of an improvement the new pistons and rings made. We took it on a 35 mile round trip parts run. We got a few things for the Corvair we picked up over winter. It's a bit dusty, but it sure is nice to see it in the sunshine again! 2022 will be a big year for the Meadowbrook. 1,539 more miles and it will roll over to 100k. This year will be its 25th year being back on the road after sitting in storage for an unknown number of years. Looking forward to another season of driving memories.

I have nothing to add, but I enjoy looking at the pictures.

Ok, I had to look at one of the heads to remember that. If the deck is cut and the piston is flat with the deck and the head is cut... The final compression ratio may be too high. One could mark and have the head flat area milled twenty thousands to make up for the deck and head cut and provide plenty of clearance. That is assuming that one can take material off that area and not weaken the head. In the end, custom pistons with exactly calculated compression ratio's is the way to go or find a better block or head that has not been cut. James

It is on the top of the head on my -48 Dodge.

sorry for showing this photo again I like my trailer. (20’ , 14k flatbed) made a handful of trips to CA to the BBQ a couple trips to WA to p/u a couple 1.5 toners (and visit Rob ?) and a trip to Minnesota for BTT50’s every trip I take about 30min or so to look it over and check the welds, brakes, lights etc. safety first, trailer users! And please, make sure your tow vehicle is equipped to handle the load. keep on truckin ?

Or just do the slant six conversion with a GM HEI controller. Enjoy the benefits of hotter spark for better starts and have easy access to repair parts at your local store (+thousands of online sources)if ever needed. OTOH, you wouldn't have that cool old part working.

Keith 216 CID inline 6 cylinder L-Head Power: 82 bhp / 3.600 rpm Production: 1,239 Curb weight: 1380 kg Just bought the car new.....1934. That is my father sitting on the fender.

Agreed! When Jay Fisher passed, so did quality reproduction swan necks. In 1990 I purchased a set of his mirrors for my 41 Plymouth for $650.00. To this day they still look perfect. A man of few words (but his wife made up for him LOL!).

Windshield frame, and rear view mirror complete. Straight piece of wire helped find the hole for attaching screws

Headed out to WIndy Hill yesterday to grab a bed frame for the project. After re-looking at the bed I had planned to grab, I chnaged my mind as to what I was going to bring home. The shear size, style and condition of the beds I was considering made me re-think what I was going to do, So my friend and I wandered arround the yard and came across the bed pictured below. I think it is an after market frame that looked to be on a Mopar frame (litterally all that was left was the bed and frame). Gettting it loaded onto the trailer the yard man on the forklift got a little happy with his power and ended up putting a tweak in the front rail of the frame (see red oval). Not happy about that, but too late now. I'm kinda diggin the corner cutouts for the lights and think that will look good. Also with the open frame all around I have good anchor points for straps.