Morning coffee

[mustang6984]

That is a cool story! Thanks for the share! 

[CobraJoe]

X 2, very nice resto

[FiveSevenLiter]

Autumn has arrived, it was a great day yesterday to get the F-1 out for a blast.  I have been enjoying this Windsor power for 34 years.
Terry

[mustang6984]

Dang Terry....that is just one sharp and clean looking ride! I am about that color right now...after looking at it. Lucky man are you!   

[RICH MUISE]

I love it! and I miss autumn also.

[CobraJoe]

Drop dead gorgeous!

[lalessi1]

Absolutely FINE!

Autumn? What is that! Highs in the low 80s, lows in the upper 60s, running the A/C in the garage and headed to the beach Monday...

[rmk57]

   "Old Style" green. It is a sharp looking truck.

[FiveSevenLiter]

With a Jack Mezzemo built Windsor.
Terry


Jack ran a Cleveland powered Pinto, as well as one of the first 271 HP 65 Fastback's in the northwest, the Cobrastang notchback and built 289's to FE's for decades.

[Wirenut]

Green with envy here too. Love the stance and color!

[RICH MUISE]

Last weekend was our last old Route 66 get-together for the season. We actually did both nights, as the church parking lot on historic old 66 was to site of the annual Halloween trunk-or-treat. That was a great night....hundreds and hundreds of kids. Funny thing was, even though it had been advertised on the church billboard for a month, no treaters from the church showed up! Only us street rodders!
Yesterday was our last monthly 1ST Saturday meet at the location it's been at for a dozen or so years. We're getting kicked out, and it wasn't even our fault. It's been in a school district parking lot, and apparently, locals have been going to that parking lot late at night and burning donuts and figure-8's. They have it on security video.........late-model Camaros, Mustangs, and Challengers. Somehow, they, of course, decided we were all bad guys and were no longer welcome. Some, obviously not thinking it through, left burnouts across the front of the building entrance area parking lot as they left for the last time.
They are actively looking for another spot that can accommodate up to 250 cars on a steady basis. I guess, for the most part, churches are out because Saturday is the day for frequent weddings. One place wanted $400 per meeting date! What??!!
Pat, if you're reading this, let your dad know it's not going to be at Hillside and Bell any more. I saw him there occationally.

[hiball3985]

That sucks and we have those same idiots here. We should have a law that makes them target practice   

[RICH MUISE]

forgot to mention that I met someone here in town that has a '57 they are parting out if anybody needs anything. It's a Custom 4 dr. 6cyl, been off the road for a looong time. Send me a pm for his name and tel #. It does have a working jack........which reminds me.......
I inherited a duralast 12v scissors jack for my '57. It was in my neice's dad's truck when he passed away a few months ago. The truck and his camping trailer have been stored in my back yard (needed a safe place), and they just got the truck out last weekend. Anyway, it's a 12v jack that plugs into the 12v power source. Should make life a little easier if needed. I'll get a pic when I check it out.

[Ford Blue blood]

We (car club) ran into the same problem here when trying to host a cruise-in.  No body wanted the "hot rods" because they drive recklessly, the hot rods they refereed to were the late model folks that left common sense home when they got to the event!  Funny how the Camaros, Mustangs and the Challengers all loose their minds when one acts out.

Put that aside, the places we found wanted us to cover the cost of insurance for the event.  They would not accept our insurance, they wanted their own to cover liability and property damage.  Most of the estimates were in the 5 - 6 hundred range and that was some 15 years ago.  Turns out most of the cruise-ins here are in food/restaurant  parking lots.  Guess the folks eating eases the pain?

[RICH MUISE]

About a month ago, I stopped driving my '57, other than short trips around town, because something was rattely-banging underneath and I needed to get it checked out. I wasn't sure what it was, I had first pulled the front wheels to check for a loose caliper (had that problem once). I checked tie-rods and sway bar, and the tranny cross-member was tight. Found the problem a few days ago.......my right upper control arm was loose.....lost all the shims, etc. Anyone had this issue before? this is the second time for me. I've got to make a note to myself to check the control arm bolts whenever it gets aligned. I do have my bolts intentionally in backwards from the way the factory had them, because the closeness of the exhaust headers doesn't allow room for those extra-long nuts on the engine side. Can't see how that would make any possible difference, except they are harder to get to for tightening.
I've got an appointment on the 22nd for my guy to put it back together and align. I'm also finally having him pull a rear differential bearing/seal for a part number so I can try and locate replacements. As we talked before, they are not stock bearings, and apparently with built-in seals.