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mygirls63
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Aren't the strut rod bearings now illegal in Stock/Super Stock, or did they back off that rule this spring?
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rusty428cj
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quote:
Originally posted by mygirls63:
Aren't the strut rod bearings now illegal in Stock/Super Stock, or did they back off that rule this spring?


They are legal is Super Stock.
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rusty428cj
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Brian is making a frame that will bolt in to hold the fuel cell and battery box







Flaming River power cutoff goes through the taillight





Weight box added.


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rusty428cj
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I installed the Calvert shocks finishing the front suspension



Brian buffed and installed the fenders.


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rusty428cj
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It seems like I never have any time to work on my Fairlane but I decided to spend a little time this weekend on it instead of customer cars. I started taking this apart over 6 years ago and now its not that easy finding all the parts. I finally found the brackets for the headlights and the hood latch. After I sandblasted them I sprayed a couple of coats of SPI black epoxy.




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Post Sun Nov 17, 2013 2:27 pm 
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rusty428cj
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I just moved this out of storage and will start working on it so that we can race it sometime in 2014. Still not sure what engine or Super Stock class yet.


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Post Mon Nov 18, 2013 4:14 pm 
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rusty428cj
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My plan is to race in one of the SS/GT classes so I ordered a 427 fiberglass hood as a Christmas present for myself and it came in today.


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donwight
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Location: ha. md.		 crites hood

let us know how well that hood fit, just curious. thanks.
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Post Mon Dec 16, 2013 5:53 am 
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rusty428cj
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Location: Port Richey Fl		 Re: crites hood

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let us know how well that hood fit, just curious. thanks.


I have not test fit it yet but I compared it to the original hood and it's 1/4" wider on the left side and longer. I sanded the edges and it's still a little larger and will test fit soon. Very good quality and price.
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rusty428cj
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I had to trim about a 1/4" off of each side and a little off the back block sanded and epoxy primed.





I had the headlight bezels polished and he now has the grille


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Post Sun Jan 12, 2014 2:11 pm 
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rusty428cj
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Looks better on the car


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Post Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:27 am 
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rusty428cj
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I block sanded the fiberglass hood and added a little filler



Sprayed a couple coats of SPI Turbo primer


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donwight
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your high and low spots dont look as bad as i had heard of crites hood, quarter inch on 3 sides sounds better than out of square issues.
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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 7:34 am 
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rusty428cj
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Today I block sanded again and sprayed two coats of black epoxy primer. I will paint the hood red before I'm finished but it will be awhile.




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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 4:45 pm 
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rusty428cj
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Steve Baur the editor of Modified Mustangs & Fords picked up the Fairlane to take it to their shop. While there they will be writing tech stories for future issues as they are installing the Painless wiring harness, Autometer tach and gauges along with a Flaming River steering box, column and steering wheel.






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