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    Full manual or auto/manual?

    I have used them in the past in street cars, and will be doing it again in my bucket. I LOVE them. One thing you can do to soften the shift harshness a bit when you are driving at part throttle in stop and go traffic is to upshift below the converter flash point.
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    T-Bone the skull ride

    Hey Ted, you are missed. I was lucky enough to enjoy the benefit your input before you passed. I wont bother repeating the list of your accomplishments here, just glad I had the chance to get to know you a bit and listen to your SOUND advice, based on MANY DECADES of experience building some of...
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    Some pics from my build

    I'd looked at those, but I am in Canada, the shipping is more than the seats! I thought I had a old fiberglass dune buggy seat here, I was going to pull a mold off it, but I have looked and I cant find it. There are a couple local Co's that make fiberglass car parts, I can probably get something...
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    Some pics from my build

    I kind of did a test fit in mine with the body mocked up on the chassis, but I don't have a seat handy, so I had to kind of guestimate, it seemed ok. Whats the wheelbase on your car? looks like about 100-104"? Mine is ball-parkish 96" I haven't finalized the rear axle position yet.
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    Some pics from my build

    Spanky, can I ask how tall you are? I plan to use low-back fiberglass race buckets in mine too, you seem to fit in there pretty comfortably? I am 5'9", 180ish. Good stance too, sits good.
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    new member from surrey BC

    Thanks Spanky.
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    new member from surrey BC

    Still really just a very large pile of parts at this point. body, frame, drivetrain, 45 fin drums, front axle,backing plates, gauges, windshield, ect.
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    new member from surrey BC

    4.86s. Its a '66 small journal motor, FWIW.
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    new member from surrey BC

    327 and a t350
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    new member from surrey BC

    Building a 60's style steel t-bucket.

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