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11-8-11 This is my first blog post and I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do here but I thought I would recap who I am and how I got into building a 33HR.

As my profile says; I'm a lifelong motorhead. I got introduced to drag racing at the tender age of 14 and was hooked. I spent many happy Sundays at the now defunct US 30 dragstrip near Gary, IN watching and eventually racing there. Those were the days. 1965....run watcha' brung factory cars....match racing....altered wheelbases, ...

Pro's and Con's of IRS better than three link has any one have experance with the two rear ends it would be intersting to find out. Durability can one handle the torque better the other I'm using 5.0 HO ported stock heads upgrade cam & valvesprings balanced Plus .030 Keith Black pistons last upgrade Cobra intake or Explorer intake? I will be attend the build school Nov.11-13/2011 can't wait. Hopefully when I get back from the school I will order my COMPLETE KIT let the fun begin. Your comments ...

On Monday, October 31st, I lost my dad. That day also happened to be my birthday. I am grateful he did not suffer, in fact, he died instantly from a ruptured brain aneurysm.

My dad was a real car guy. He has a 1946 Mercury Coupe that is in the middle of it's third restoration. He has owned the car since 1961.
He retired from Ford at the age of 53. He started out on the line as a young man, working his way into and up management. He was the Quality Control Manager at the St. ...

Received powder coated front lower control arms from my buddy and had to modify it to fit Koni coil-overs. After some drilling and cutting I was able to accomplish that. At the same time I installed new control arm bushings and ball joint.
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Here are Koni coil-overs, great shocks
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While installing front suspension parts ran into some trouble
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Just realized I have been putting off updating my blog for a while!
My father and I have come a long ways on the build at least I think we have!
The rear end is installed. A good friend was super awesome enough to paint it in his paint booth for me.
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This bolt not lining up was very frustrating, helpful hint make sure everything is lined up and check your height.
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Pedal box assembled and installed. ...

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