Guest tagree01 Posted August 2, 2007 Report Posted August 2, 2007 now is this an original line or what?BTW, mine is a real Ford, except for the Chevy engine Still chuckling.... Built Ford tough with Chevy stuff. Quote
Normspeed Posted August 2, 2007 Report Posted August 2, 2007 The roadster guy I mentioned had a glass T roadster with a nice looking Ford motor. So I guess it was a real Ford except for the body and chassis. A friend in Fla has built two nice looking glass 32 hiboy roadsters and he powered both with HO 5 liter Ford motors. They run great, good on gas, reliable, but as he so colorfully puts it, "next one will be Chevy powered, the Fords couldn't pull a greased string out of a cat's b*tt". Hey, he said it, not me! OK, I'll go back to my corner now. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 2, 2007 Report Posted August 2, 2007 I have never even though about trying to pull a greased string from any a$$..who are you guys? Quote
Don Coatney Posted August 2, 2007 Report Posted August 2, 2007 I have never even though about trying to pull a greased string from any a$$..who are you guys? Might be a California thing Tim:D Quote
Normspeed Posted August 2, 2007 Report Posted August 2, 2007 Can't claim credit for it Don, he's from Florida. I'd never heard that one either. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted August 3, 2007 Author Report Posted August 3, 2007 What I want to know is. How did the greased string get there to pull out? Quote
Don Coatney Posted August 3, 2007 Report Posted August 3, 2007 What I want to know is. How did the greased string get there to pull out? Must be a Wisconsin thing:D Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted August 3, 2007 Author Report Posted August 3, 2007 Must be a Wisconsin thing:D Yep, you got to splain things like that to us. I'm still confused though. You still did not splain how the string got there to begin with, to be pulled out. Quote
Merle Coggins Posted August 3, 2007 Report Posted August 3, 2007 Since the cat apparently came from Florida where the phrase originated, it must have blown in there during a hurricane. Quote
Normspeed Posted August 3, 2007 Report Posted August 3, 2007 You gotta be a good cat man to convince a cat that's a good idea. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted August 10, 2007 Author Report Posted August 10, 2007 Finally got around to checking out the owner of the T Bucket. After dinner tonight I drove the coupe around the block to where the Bucket lives. Could have walked but figured the coupe would break the ice, and it did. The T Bucket has an original steel body with a vinyl top added. Nice built 350 engine, transmission. Said the car actually belongs to his son. He keeps it at his house because his son doesn't have room for it. He just bought it about 3 weeks ago at the Iola, WI swap meet. Still needs a little work on the interior, but looks great. Get this guys, his son is only 25 years old. At any rate, when I ask if he would bring it to the neighborhood picnic, he was more than willing. Now, that's not the end of this story. Also in the garage is a 66 Buick Skylark coupe that is completely torn down to the shell. It's been bead blasted and has all the body panels necessary to repair the bad spots. That car belongs to his other son who is also a professional body man. Who knows, maybe I fell into a bucket here and will come out smelling like a rose. :D Both him and his wife really liked the coupe. Had it parked on the street in front of their house and they couldn't wait to walk out and look it over. He also said he is looking for an older car for his self now. Maybe a 57 Chevy or 57 Ford. This guy also said the guy who lives around the corner has another firetruck he's working on now and two more tractors hidden behind the garage. Plus the one restored tractor in the garage. Said he stopped in there once and talked to that guy. So, next stop will be that one. Looks like the mini neighborhood car show may take place after all. PS: This guy lives on the main drag in and out of the neighborhood. As he was looking at my coupe in the street. You guessed it. Someone else had to stop. He actually almost had the right model year of my coupe. Ask if it was a 47. Told him it was a 48, but 46 - 48 were all the same body so he was close enough. Who needs cruise ins when we have car guys as neighbors. The guys wife seems to be as big a car nut as he turned out to be. Quote
Young Ed Posted August 10, 2007 Report Posted August 10, 2007 Norm my neighborhood is like that too. Its nice. Just on the block is a 66 fury3 wagon and until saturday a 64 belvedere sedan with a 490hp 440. Then in the vicinity a 46-48 street rod that never leaves the garage, a 58 ford 4dr hardtop with orig paint, guy with a fleet of 61 bonnevilles, a guy with a 66 impala ss 4spd, 71 buick GS & 68 cutlass all converts, and an all original 58 chev 4dr hardtop 6cyl. Those are just the guys I kinda know or have stopped to chat with. I'm sure there are others. Oh around the corner from here is a 64-65 falcon convert and a nova of some sort. Quote
Don Coatney Posted August 10, 2007 Report Posted August 10, 2007 After dinner tonight I drove the coupe around the block to where the Bucket lives. Could have walked but figured the coupe would break the ice' date=' and it did.[/quote']I am impressed beyond words. How did the coupe run? Did your disc brakes work well? Did your new battery and fuel pump work well? What kind of gas mileage did you get? Did your engine burn any oil on this trip? Any overheating or vapor lock issues? Glad you finally put some miles on your coupe:D Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 10, 2007 Report Posted August 10, 2007 Don..give the man time to get over the jet lag from his trip before hitting him with all these technical questions. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted August 10, 2007 Author Report Posted August 10, 2007 I am impressed beyond words. How did the coupe run? Did your disc brakes work well? Did your new battery and fuel pump work well? What kind of gas mileage did you get? Did your engine burn any oil on this trip? Any overheating or vapor lock issues?Glad you finally put some miles on your coupe:D Don & Tim, Everything worked well. However, I cannot give you the MPG because I never keep track of that on any car. I look at MPG this way. What ever it takes is what I have to buy anyway, so what difference does it make. I do however know the approximate MPT that I get in my coupe. If you can give the correct technical term that is meant by MPT I will happily answer that question. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 10, 2007 Report Posted August 10, 2007 how many Miles Per Trip Norm?? Quote
Young Ed Posted August 10, 2007 Report Posted August 10, 2007 I think its miles per tank because Norm had a broken gauge for some time. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted August 10, 2007 Author Report Posted August 10, 2007 I think its miles per tank because Norm had a broken gauge for some time. Ed & Tim, Both answers are incorrect. By the way Ed, I did fix the gauge some time ago and it's working ok now. Quote
Don Coatney Posted August 10, 2007 Report Posted August 10, 2007 Must be miles per tank. I believe Norm is still running on his first fill-up sence he bought the car fifteen years ago. Quote
Young Ed Posted August 10, 2007 Report Posted August 10, 2007 I know. I said had My truck needs a new sending unit but its a huge project! So I just live with it. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted August 10, 2007 Author Report Posted August 10, 2007 Ed, did you try replacing the wires from the gauge to the sender? I have a new sender for my tank, but didn't have to use it. I just replaced the wires and the old sender started working again. Quote
Young Ed Posted August 10, 2007 Report Posted August 10, 2007 My entire truck has new wiring but has an old sender. Honestly I'm not even sure you could replace the wiring without dropping the tank. The sender is under the rear of the cab. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 10, 2007 Report Posted August 10, 2007 I know for a fact that Don C. guages his in SsPM... Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted August 10, 2007 Author Report Posted August 10, 2007 My entire truck has new wiring but has an old sender. Honestly I'm not even sure you could replace the wiring without dropping the tank. The sender is under the rear of the cab. That's a pain. Sounds like the modern cars. Have to drop those tanks too because the sender is inside on a lot of them. I think I would cut an access hole in cab, if that's possible. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted August 10, 2007 Author Report Posted August 10, 2007 Must be miles per tank. I believe Norm is still running on his first fill-up sence he bought the car fifteen years ago. Don, I lost the gas in that tank many years ago. Tank rusted through while rebuilding the engine. Leaked all over the garage floor. Was a real mess to clean up. That's why I have the poly tank now. So.......you guys have ta put on those "thinking caps" again to come up with the MPT answer. HINT, HINT: The MPT could vary greatly, but I do know the approximate average of the MPT. Quote
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