- Joined
- Nov 13, 2018
- Messages
- 4,723
- Reaction score
- 4,731
- Location
- Canaan,NH
- Vehicle Year
- 1993
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- V8
- Engine Size
- 351
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
- Total Drop
- 3"
- Tire Size
- 235/55R16
- My credo
- If you don't have time to do it right will you have time to do it over?
My son and I go to car shows and the Northeast Street Rod Nationals every year. I like to see good workmanship and clever builds, I've seen way too many 30's and 40's Fords with SBC's(orange painted grenades) in them. Last June at Carlisle, we saw a PInto wagon with a dual Stromberg flathead in it that looked almost factory- other than all the polished aluminum. I've seen 35 Ford convertible with a 427 SOHC, a 79 F150 with a 429(I know, a 460 could have been ordered in it but it had a 351M), a Sunbeam Tiger with a (sloppily done) 390, and a late 50's/early 60's Jeep Cab Over pickup with a 401 Buick nailhead. I also installed a 78 Mustang 2.8 with a 89 Mustang T5 and a radically narrowed 8 inch rear into a 66 Sunbeam Alpine. Of all these, the Pinto flathead was the coolest and the 35 Ford cammer was definitely the fastest.