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Old 19-12-2010, 05:25 PM   #91
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Yer I will next year when the xy is finished we are looking at it dePends on the money cause it looking like a coupe could be coming to our house soon as well but the rod might get the nod from the boss (mum) hahah
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Old 19-12-2010, 06:53 PM   #92
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But its good to see someone do something original (pun intended) and actually put a Flattie in one.

What about a 429 hemi? Ol' Rod Hadfield and his toys...



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Old 19-12-2010, 08:01 PM   #93
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I personally believe the Chev motor in hotrods is just a trend followed by sheep. They base their decision to use the chev motor on nothing that is tangible.
This is 100% correct! So true!
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Old 19-12-2010, 08:02 PM   #94
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"What about a 429 hemi? Ol' Rod Hadfield and his toys... "

i think that was a boss motor not a hemi but yes one of my all time fav cars
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Old 19-12-2010, 08:11 PM   #95
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Good stuff mate, you should throw it up in the Projects area. Always wanted to see a Flathead project take shape.
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Old 19-12-2010, 08:27 PM   #96
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I'll get a heap of photos of my neighbours '51 and '32 rods. Both have very worked flatheads, I think you guys will like them. I'll post in the projects section. He's not biased however, an oldsmobile V8 is going in his ford pickup and a chev small block in his other '32 coupe.
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"What about a 429 hemi? Ol' Rod Hadfield and his toys... "

i think that was a boss motor not a hemi but yes one of my all time fav cars

Yep, my mistake...
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Old 19-12-2010, 08:31 PM   #98
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Closed chamber hemi. Semi hemi?
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