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all started back in July 2004, the weekend of Goodguys
Puyallup. I had sold my '62 Pontiac Safari to a fellow
HAMB member in California so with cash in hand I bought
an unfinished project started by Sean "shiny"
Bateman, owner of Wayback Garage located in Victoria B.C.
It originally was going to be a roadster pickup, but I
have alway been in love with the look of a “greasy”
modified. So, instead of spending time and cash to fabricate
a box, we decided to just make it a modified and keep
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frame is made of 2x3 and 2x4 boxed steel. Shiny stepped
the frame in the back 12",
Z'd the front 2" and V'd it up hill an inch or two
also. He did an amazing job with the fab work! I had Shiny
mount the Ford Comet radiater, a '67 Mustang master cylinder
and he mounted front and rear radius rods.
The frame is made of 2x3 and 2x4 boxed steel. Shiny steped
the frame in the back 12",
Z'd the front 2" and V'd it up hill an inch or two
also. He did an amazing job with the fab work! I had Shiny
mount the Ford Comet radiater, a '67 Mustang master cylinder
and he mounted front and rear radius rods. I
also had him install a Ford 200 inline 6-cylinder with
a C4 transmission out of a '79 Fairmont - I just wanted
to be different and I personally like the look of a 6
in a little modified. Front axle and brakes are 40's Ford
and the rear axle is an 8.8 out of a '79 Granada.
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made a killer steering box mount and he put in a F1 truck
steering box with a shortened steering shaft. I had wanted
to do a cowl steering set-up but this worked out just as
kool. When I got the car home last October I made front
headlight mounts, taillight mounts and sectioned a ‘28
Ford grill shell 6 inches to better fit the front end look.
The body WAS (at one time!)
a tudor body but all that was used was the gas tank, cowl,
doors and 6 inch cab corners and was channeled 5 inches
over the frame. I fabricated a back panel using a Toyota
Previa floor pan (editor’s note: clever –
see below). I also fabricated a windshield frame. |
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bought some 16 inch 40's Ford wheels for the front with
16x6.00 and am running early International truck rims on
the rear with 7.50x16 tires. I ran the brake lines, did
the wiring and made my own exaust system and floors.
As for paint, I kept it simple by
using exterior metal furniture, brushing it on and then
rubbing it out to give it somewhat of a weathered look.
I really wanted to make this car look low budget (and
greasy). The whole car took me just 8 months to get on
the road - working on it on weekends and here and there.
I think it shows you what you can do on a tight budget
and with help from great friends. I can’t thank
them enough.
It was a great thrill to hear it
run for the first time. |
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