January 25, 20196 yr Sorry kids, about that college fund. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-shelby-mustang-gt500-2/
January 25, 20196 yr Comment from that auction. Frost 8,429 @West_Coaster The Shelby GT500 Mustang that cost $4,800 with options in 1968 would cost only $35,500 in 2019 dollars. The price of the 2019 Shelby GT500 Mustang with options will be $70,000. So yes, life was good in 1968… Edited January 25, 20196 yr by Anastasis
February 6, 20196 yr Author On 1/19/2019 at 12:48 AM, utxmike05 said: Betty at Houston Coffee & Cars few weeks ago Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk What size tires did you get? thinking of getting 235/60R15 on mine
February 6, 20196 yr Author Big Milestone. My car turned 50 and I drove it for the first time in 7 years after completely rebuilding the steering, suspension, brakes and fixing a lot of safety and cosmetic issues. Still need to get an alignment. Driving it I got a loud squeaking noise and found the original 14" wheels were rubbing the new Disk brake hard lines on the calipers. I'm going to need to move up the purchase of 15" Magnum 500s. Edited February 6, 20196 yr by TexasEd
February 6, 20196 yr 13 hours ago, TexasEd said: What size tires did you get? thinking of getting 235/60R15 on mine Currently running 245/60 R15. Next set I would like to widen back a lil and go to 235 in front. Purely for looks, I have been happy w current set.
February 7, 20196 yr On 1/27/2019 at 5:46 PM, tbone_ said: Took this last night for no reason it moved.
February 9, 20196 yr Picked up majority of my moldings for the vinyl top on the superbee. Need to pick up 2 more moldings and the top and she's off to the upholstery shop.
February 14, 20196 yr After 5 months of waiting my gearbox and power steering pump have been reworked. Finding a hemi powersteering pulley was a task but internet wins again. Had the metering valve in the steering box redone to drive more like a modern car. Plan on throwing it in this wknd. Dash rebuild should be back from instrument specialities next month...9 months later. Pretty excited about that.
March 1, 20196 yr On 1/18/2019 at 7:52 PM, BurntEyes said: I've come to a conclusion on the "older" as it is perhaps debatable as a classic, vehicle I want to purchase. It's illogical, largely useless and mostly just silly, which I think fits. 1993 Chevy 454SS truck. I've pined for it for over 20 years. 1993 so I get the 4:11 rear. It's a poor choice. I've got other stuff to buy first, but it's going on the list. It will have a compression installed.. because I'm fucked up like that... dude , the 88-98 chevy truck imho is the prettiest truck body ever made . an ss done right would be awesome . i'm also a ford guy
March 1, 20196 yr dude , the 88-98 chevy truck imho is the prettiest truck body ever made . an ss done right would be awesome . i'm also a ford guy I agree with you for the most part. Late 40s and early 50s Chevys are the best looking trucks out there. My daily is a 1997 Z71 that I refuse to get rid of because I like the way it looks.
March 1, 20196 yr On 2/13/2019 at 6:55 PM, Mother mopar said: After 5 months of waiting my gearbox and power steering pump have been reworked. Finding a hemi powersteering pulley was a task but internet wins again. Had the metering valve in the steering box redone to drive more like a modern car. Wow, 5 months. They look good. Did you feel like a kid at Christmas when they came back? Well I do right now, just got all my power steering parts back from the rebuilder. I even ripped open the boxes to get at them. Happy days.
March 2, 20196 yr It's always a good feel getting car parts back. Sadly it was short lived as the geometry didn't work. Waiting on a new pump with correct pulley. Then I'll ship mine back.
March 2, 20196 yr Auto auction in Waco tomorrow if anyone is interested. https://kruse.dealeraccelerate.net/Waco-TX-March-2019
March 2, 20196 yr 10 hours ago, TexasEd said: Wheels and tires! Very, very nice. Magnum 5OO's? What size you running.
March 2, 20196 yr 14 hours ago, Mother mopar said: It's always a good feel getting car parts back. Sadly it was short lived as the geometry didn't work. Waiting on a new pump with correct pulley. Then I'll ship mine back. How did that happen, didn't you have the original rebuilt? Also is orange the go to Mopar block color, like Ford's blue?
March 2, 20196 yr How did that happen, didn't you have the original rebuilt? Also is orange the go to Mopar block color, like Ford's blue?So the PS set up I asked for was for a 1969 hemi as my car is a 69 superbee but the hemi in my car is a 1967 block, so the pulleys are different. I didnt know that, as I didnt have the orginal parts to begin with. I bought the car as a shell so I'm learning as I go. 440/383 cars are much easier and cheaper. Lot of crap is 426 hemi specific and I never knew that before I decided to pursue building a elephant powered car.
March 3, 20196 yr Author Front 235/60 on 15x7 Rear 245/60 on 15x8 Center caps are still on the way. Edited March 3, 20196 yr by TexasEd
March 3, 20196 yr Front 235/60 on 15x7 Rear 245/60 on 15x8 Center caps are still on the way. Love it!
March 7, 20196 yr Author Any of you all using Grundy for insurance? I got quotes from American Collectors, Hagerty and Grundy and Grundy had better default coverage and a lower premium. Just want to know what you guys think before I mail the check.
March 8, 20196 yr I use State Farm for my firebird. They do the same stated value type that hagerty does. Plus, since I have an umbrella with SF, it would have gone up if I’d added a different carrier to the mix. BS on SFs part I know but at least I only have one group to deal with. Plus I like my agent.
March 8, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, tbone_ said: I use State Farm for my firebird. They do the same stated value type that hagerty does. Plus, since I have an umbrella with SF, it would have gone up if I’d added a different carrier to the mix. BS on SFs part I know but at least I only have one group to deal with. Plus I like my agent. Umbrellas are your friend my friend......
March 10, 20196 yr 70 Challenger, B5 blue, 727 auto, 3 speed wipers, non disc brake car. Nice little ride, the white vinyl top looks good on blue cars.
March 10, 20196 yr 70 Challenger, B5 blue, 727 auto, 3 speed wipers, non disc brake car. Nice little ride, the white vinyl top looks good on blue cars. I posted extra of that one for you.
March 17, 20196 yr Author Alignment and tune up. Drives great now. I recommend RS Automotive in Liberty Hill. He likes working on old cars and has several old Mercury race cars. Said he enjoys working on carburetors, points ignition, etc. The drive up was a little scary. I had done a shade tree alignment but didn't really torque down the Lower control arms well enough and the passenger side camber cam slipped when I hit a pothole. I thought I was going to go in the ditch. Drive home was so much fun. Edited March 17, 20196 yr by TexasEd
March 17, 20196 yr Got a lead on a 1969 Coronet convertible, 383, automatic car, partially restored. Numbers matching drive train. Best part is, it's a triple black car, black top, black gut, in gloss black body. That's one of my bucket list cars but don't have that kinda of coin right now.
March 17, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, Mother mopar said: Got a lead on a 1969 Coronet convertible, 383, automatic car, partially restored. Numbers matching drive train. Best part is, it's a triple black car, black top, black gut, in gloss black body. That's one of my bucket list cars but don't have that kinda of coin right now. Was going to say that the coin on that is going to be huge. Any idea if it left the factory as triple black..
March 18, 20196 yr There was a really good show on History Channel, it first was shown in 2017, The Cars That Made America. I've watched the first two, of three, episodes. Some really cool stories in how our auto industry evolved.
March 18, 20196 yr Was going to say that the coin on that is going to be huge. Any idea if it left the factory as triple black..Yes it is a legit triple black car with a broadcast sheet. I'm thinking of creating a go fundme.
March 20, 20196 yr Holy crap https://www.smokymountaintraders.com/cars-for-sale/427/1962-chevrolet-impala $250K for an Impala. And yeah the model is nice too.
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