The Texas 300

[FiveSevenLiter]

JN,
At least you have a tunnel to get to the shop.
Not to make you feel bad, but I had to mow the lawn yesterday for the first time.
T/F
 

[Jeff Norwell]

JN,
At least you have a tunnel to get to the shop.
Not to make you feel bad, but I had to mow the lawn yesterday for the first time.
T/F
 

HA!.... Spring is like that hot High School Date.... a complete Tease......

[Jeff Norwell]

JN,
At least you have a tunnel to get to the shop.
Not to make you feel bad, but I had to mow the lawn yesterday for the first time.
T/F
 

And Terry...THANK YOU for that "Package".... Loved it. it will definitely be in the collection
Many Thanks !!! 

[Jeff Norwell]

She ain't pretty. she just looks that way...... 

[djfordmanjack]

Here she is! Jeff's Lonesome Texan may be a lonely leftover gal, but she growling like an angry ole lady should ! 

[Jeff Norwell]

Thank YOU G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jeff Norwell]

Well.. she lit off right away... slight adjustment to timing and likes to idle about 750 rpm.Choppy cam and very crisp throttle response.... 
Let it go through a heat cycle and she sits at 180.... Oil pressure is 60 cold and 40 hot....  
Get my exhaust and interior with glass and we will be driving..... 

[Marc]

Outstanding!
What size wheels & tires are on there?

[lalessi1]

Sounds REALLY KOOL!!!! What cam are you running?

[RICH MUISE]

Very awsomeous, Jeff!

[mustang6984]

Automotive Bach or Beethoven...maybe Mozart!

[Jeff Norwell]

Thanks guys.....
Yes.. pretty happy.. its no "Pro Built" car.. just a garage leftover parts job.
Tried to use as many Ford pieces that I had......
Wheels are 15's all way around..55 and 56 Ford items.... tire size front is 205-75R-...Rear tire size is 235-75R
I will have to go through my paperwork on the cam... its Hydraulic.... but not sure of the specs or manufacturer... that escapes me at the moment.

I have collected enough tubing to do my own exhaust.... and bullet style glass packs..... 2.5 diameter is sufficient for my intentions.
I have all all the interior ready to go and will start that and all the glass as well.Presently I have all the door and window mechanisms out and lubed.... no rot, just extremely texan dry and red dirt.

Thanks again to Guenther for loading and embedding a vid.I tried and failed.

When I get some driving vid I will post up..... so far. all is great.
My good friend Terry has really helped me in this project.(he is in the video I think).. great guy..... Big Ford man.

[Jeff Norwell]

My only wish is that I would have loved for Larry Grillet of Childress Texas to still be alive to see it.... Larry passed a few years back and this car was bought from his collection of cars.He had so many 56 Fords ..... 
I now understand his wife is now passed as well... so,. that chain is broken.

[djfordmanjack]

It's a pity when those people are gone. I very much miss my 2 uncles and wish I could show them what I built and bought in cars. Very much relate to that.
Your 57s are pure class, Jeff. Very different, but so nice !

[RICH MUISE]

Jeff, next time I go through Childress, I'll check his old car dealership building to see what's still there. There were still 4 or 5 cars in the old showroom a year ago. Sorry to hear of his wife's passing.