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3100 special · 11-27-2005, 11:22 AM

Haven't posted in here in a while so, I thought I would say something just to say "Howdy" and let ya'll know that the panel project is still very much alive...just domant for the holidays.

I’ve all but made the final decisions on the project. Sounds indecisive, huh? About the only thing I haven’t committed to is the engine. I like the specs, the build and the price of the engine but, I sure would like to have a local shop put one together for me. IF, they could hit the right price. I’m going to take the specs of the Speed O Matic build to Owens Race Engines in Pearland, TX to see if they can compete.

• The IFS: Fat Man Fabrications
• The Engine: Speed O Matic (350 4 bolt/450 HP)
• The Tranny: TCI Street Fighter (GM TH-700R4)
• The Rear: Ford 9-inch (local shop will rebuild)
• Rear suspension: Competition Engineering 4-link

If things work out, the ordering starts at the beginning of January!!!

11-27-2005, 11:22 AM	#1
3100 special Street Rod Dreamin' Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Work:Batam, Indonesia/ Home:League City, Texas Posts: 1,241	The decision's for the 54 panel truck Haven't posted in here in a while so, I thought I would say something just to say "Howdy" and let ya'll know that the panel project is still very much alive...just domant for the holidays. I’ve all but made the final decisions on the project. Sounds indecisive, huh? About the only thing I haven’t committed to is the engine. I like the specs, the build and the price of the engine but, I sure would like to have a local shop put one together for me. IF, they could hit the right price. I’m going to take the specs of the Speed O Matic build to Owens Race Engines in Pearland, TX to see if they can compete. • The IFS: Fat Man Fabrications • The Engine: Speed O Matic (350 4 bolt/450 HP) • The Tranny: TCI Street Fighter (GM TH-700R4) • The Rear: Ford 9-inch (local shop will rebuild) • Rear suspension: Competition Engineering 4-link If things work out, the ordering starts at the beginning of January!!! __________________ 1954 Chevy 3100 Panel Truck 2004 GMC Yukon 2007 GMC Sierra 4X4 "I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it." Benjamin Franklin, On the Price of Corn and Management of the Poor, November 1776



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