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Originally Posted by 72 tigger
Good call on the tire/wheel choice! That rearend assembly is nice
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Thanks Kirk, yeah, the M&Hs are a new old school cool product that fits our build well IMO. I’m hoping the Chassisworks 4-link stuff will also work out for our rowdy streetcar. I like the adjustability it will offer as well as the gas tank fitment option I mentioned earlier.
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Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher
That is going to look really nice! Yeah, the shell prices are insane. At least now I have a shell. It is rough but I won't feel bad about cutting it up. Maybe it'll get a 6 cylinder since I sold the vette to my Dad.  |
Ha, Ryan I can see you doing that, a first-gen soot puffer! It would be bad azz!
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Originally Posted by KevinK7
Definitely looking forward to following this along.
I too was not aware how much those shells went up in price...wow!!
Crazy when I think, about 5-6 years ago I sold a low mileage (original CA black plate) 67 (327/275hp) for not a whole lot more than the current shells cost ...yikes.  |
Thanks Kevin, crazy times man. Our shell was assembled here in Sanford, FL by Real Deal Steel using AMD panels. Joe Whitaker an operating partner posted this last July on the companies Facebook page. It’s amazing the challenges the suppliers/manufacturers have been going through.
https://www.facebook.com/realdealste...75871692714371
I was concerned for years that we wouldn’t be able to get any skinny Cragar’s for this build (the Toy 3 look), they had been out of production for quite a while. Prices were skyrocketing for rusty pitted crap that would have to be taken apart and reconditioned, sending the final cost for a set into orbit. As luck would have it timing was on our side, Cragar announced that they were going to make them available again, YES, we immediately ordered a set. Took a while (after being on a waiting list at Summit) but we got them and have had them on a shelf close to a year before ordering up the rears which shipped immediately.
