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Yes it is. I think it's from a lil john buttera independent rear from my parts box. Made things a little interesting instead of just a ford 9".

@Kit Karson, I did it. I drilled the holes, but I can't show it yet.

John, It's been sitting on the shelf in the loop. I had this on the bench about 2 weeks ago reviewing where I was at on it as I want to get back to it. This is 1 of 3 projects I am currently working on. I've been spending alot of time a certain '32 sedan lately, but hope to be back on this soon. Looking forward to seeing you're '66 project.

Got the exhaust done except for the exit out the rear. All the suspension parts are in place to check everything. The gas tank and shocks are not shown. Thats about it at this point. Maybe a this and that to finish things out. Looks like things can get some primer soon. Thats it for now. Thanks for looking.....................

Great looking build, michael! Looks just like the picture.

Great job on you're tribute build, Kevin. Looks just like the picture. You're cousin did a 1st rate job on that lettering.

My only plan is to build something different than the 500 way's every other builder already has. So I do alot of scratch building.

Really nice work on the engine compartment detailing. The seal on the cowl, to the correct colored electrical wiring, It don't look like ya missed anything. Looking forward to more.

You really got this custom stuff down. Great tutorial on building up materials.

Great detail work on the engine bay!

Got a start on the exhaust system. The pipes came from the '32 roadster kit (black w/flames). The pipes were glued together just under the rear end housing and a hole was drilled to locate the pipes during mockup. The gas tank required some work to clear the pipes as needed. After the tank mods, the rear end was mounted to make sure things were fitting. Some tape was put on the inside of the body and the pipes were trimmed to fit against the body to see were it needs to get holes for the tips too come through. Still thinking about the exit at the rear. In the meantime, there is work to be done on the rest of the system. Till next time.......................

Started working on the exhaust system and found that there was no room for the exhaust to pass under the transmission crossmember. This is because I had taken some of the top of the frame off too lower the body over the frame. I first glued the already modifyed part in place and started cutting. This is what I ended up with. Not pretty, but it will work. More to come, till next time.........................

Bill, there are a couple areas that will test you. 1. The front suspension assembly is a little testy. Getting the steering gear in place was scary. Make sure the headers are glued in good before that step. 2. The steering column angle needs some help. 3. Make sure to pre fit the headers. They go in before the engine and there's not alot of room. Make sure there is no paint where glue goes. 4. The hardest area is the front grill, splash panel and front bumper. Lots of fitting here and it was still tough getting it together. Had to take off some material from the front edge of the hood latch to get the grill to go all the way in. Patients will be needed here. Everything else went together well. Every model needs a little love here and there.

Seems every time I think about painting this thing, I find more to do. Some are things I knew still had to be done or added too the list. Others are things that just manifest due to modification's that have been made. The list is getting smaller. As far as paint color, today it's splash-paints ford Lucid Red 3 stage. Here are a few things that were worked on. First on the list was the blower scoop and the 4 port throttle body. The idea here is to drill out the 4 hole's on the throttle body, make new distribution block for the fuel lines, drill 16 holes for fuel lines, and open up the bottom of the scoop so you can see the 4 holes on the throttle body from the front looking in. Still more to do to finish. Before any more mock ups of the blower are done, the chevy intake manifold was pinned for its final position. It goes on backwards and is trimmed to fit the block. The blower belt does not kit and needed to be shortened. It took removing two teeth on the belt to correct this. The oil pan had a couple pins also. The steering box needed to be in place to check clearances around the header. Will need some work at the firewall to help the fit. Up next, finishing up doing some work on the transmission crossmember. Thanks for looking and appreciate the comments................

Thanks Brian, I spent more time than probably needed on them. Between the cleanup, fitting, priming, application of the alclad polished stainless and getting them installed without ruining the alclad finish, I can say it was worth it. Thanks for looking.

Michael, It will test you patients at times, but as you can see, it is worth the it.

I'll have to look into that mike! Thanks for the idea.

Thanks Brother!

Good question Bill, there is a company called speedmaster that has a angle drive dizzy just for this situation. I Built one based on the picture. Only took three try's, but ended up with the one pictured. As you can see, it sit's under the blower and can be adjusted to any angle. For the cap, the one I am using is from the 32 sedan kit. It is for the flathead. Perfect for what is needed. I don't have a picture of the completed part, but the towers on the cap have been removed and a holes drilled for the plug wires. I try'd to post a pic from their website, but it was just too big. Being that it's more less hidden under the blower, you just don't see alot of it.

Thanks David and craig, Actually had a couple other ideas for induction as I wasn't sold on the 4 port throttle body. One of my other ideas was late model fuel injection using fuel rails and a hat. And this is because I didn't want to get into the cowl. But, It is what it is and I am glad two people thought it was cool. Thanks guy's

Thanks Brother, your comment means alot to me and your imput is part of the reason it's made it to this point so far.

Elliot, That's a great idea grafting that flathead tri-carb intake to that sbf. Looks like it came that way! Good looking engine. The valve covers just had to go taller. The engine looked too narrow is the best i can put it. Taller makes things seem wider, which is making the engine look more proportionate to its surroundings.

Here is a build I just completed of a 1965 Mercury Comet A/fX. This is built out of the box with plug wires being the only addition. It's painted with tamiya paints and some alclad on the front bumper, engine and headers. BMF was used for exterior trim. This is what I call a tune up build. Keeps my skills honed while working on long term builds. For a Quick build, It was fun and a challenge at times. Thanks for looking.

Nce work so far!