rd92west
plan C
My brother stopped in yesterday. With his daily driver. A 29 pontiac. Thought some might get a buzz out of it. He made a down payment on it in 82, paid it off in 85. Something tells me it was 5 grand or 5500. Big money for a 22 yr old. It ran but knocked. So he had it rebuilt by a hole in the wall garage. Smith's Service Lena manitoba. Jack Smith. A die hard Hudson man. He was the number 1 babbit man around.
The fenders and running boards have been painted. Hood and body is original. Original engine, trans, wheels, cable operated brakes, **** everything is original except the rear axle, and it's the original housing. Brother grafted in a 8.75 center, he welded mopar and pontiac axles together. Then he discovered that matador axles were tapered. So he modified the length and taper and they have been going strong. Original ratio was 4.30 or in that area, now 2.76
It's a flat head 6 engine with boat load of torque.
He has over 100 thousand miles on it. Up pikes peak to the top once. Alaska twice. Drove tje ice road to Beaufort sea just for kicks. California several times, Texas, toured east coast. Ferry ride to Newfoundland. But his favorite seems to be touring Montana, and that area. He said his next trip would be some old gravel roads around death valley.
He is a retired railroad man. Welder. Other than engine rebuild he has done 100% of the upkeep.
The fenders and running boards have been painted. Hood and body is original. Original engine, trans, wheels, cable operated brakes, **** everything is original except the rear axle, and it's the original housing. Brother grafted in a 8.75 center, he welded mopar and pontiac axles together. Then he discovered that matador axles were tapered. So he modified the length and taper and they have been going strong. Original ratio was 4.30 or in that area, now 2.76
It's a flat head 6 engine with boat load of torque.
He has over 100 thousand miles on it. Up pikes peak to the top once. Alaska twice. Drove tje ice road to Beaufort sea just for kicks. California several times, Texas, toured east coast. Ferry ride to Newfoundland. But his favorite seems to be touring Montana, and that area. He said his next trip would be some old gravel roads around death valley.
He is a retired railroad man. Welder. Other than engine rebuild he has done 100% of the upkeep.