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The Kyūshū J7W1 Shinden (震電, “Magnificent Lightning”) fighter prototype. Only two were finished before the end of the Second World War.

(retouched/colourised photographs. the bottom one shows members of the Japanese design team alongside United States Airforce personnel)
 
Got the 67 Barracuda back from the upholstery shop today. Needs to go back to the body shop for window and some body line tweaking, as well as some minor scratch removal.

I’ll post more when finally finished. Before and After

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Meanwhile, working on the 54 Chevy wagon. Got it running, brakes still not right, but I live in a rural area so I took it for a drive.

Good thing my FIL was deaf and could not hear the differential growl. So, I need to pull it and the manual trans for rebuilding, as well as replace the clutch.

And if you have never worked on one these old Chevy beasts, you have not dealt with the Torque Tube - a non-DIY friendly bit of engineering.

The only u-joint is enclosed behind the trans. The Torque Tube replaces the conventional driveshaft… think of it as an axle in a pipe. To disconnect the TT, you have to open the diff and pull the axles.

The diff shop advised me to strap up the TT at the trans and disconnect the u-joint, parking brake assembly, and rear brake line. Once that is done jack up diff, then disconnect the rear shackles, unbolt the diff’s u-bolts and pull the whole damn unit, then bring it to him. Royal PITA. Here’s some photos for those that haven’t seen a TT.
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Bobacuda said:
Meanwhile, working on the 54 Chevy wagon. Got it running, brakes still not right, but I live in a rural area so I took it for a drive.

Good thing my FIL was deaf and could not hear the differential growl. So, I need to pull it and the manual trans for rebuilding, as well as replace the clutch.

And if you have never worked on one these old Chevy beasts, you have not dealt with the Torque Tube - a non-DIY friendly bit of engineering.

The only u-joint is enclosed behind the trans. The Torque Tube replaces the conventional driveshaft… think of it as an axle in a pipe. To disconnect the TT, you have to open the diff and pull the axles.

The diff shop advised me to strap up the TT at the trans and disconnect the u-joint, parking brake assembly, and rear brake line. Once that is done jack up diff, then disconnect the rear shackles, unbolt the diff’s u-bolts and pull the whole damn unit, then bring it to him. Royal PITA. Here’s some photos for those that haven’t seen a TT.
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I used to have a '54 Chev PU with the same setup. There is a seal at the top end of the TT that is notorius for leaking. That allows trans fluid to gradually make its way back to the differential, overfilling the diff and blowing the axle seals. Like you said, ROYAL PIA!!!!
 
There was an all Mopar JY in Orlando/Kissimmee when I moved to FL in 1988.

LOTS of savable cars.

IIRC they "crushed out" around 1992.

I believe I wept.
 
glockr said:
Nice car. What disc brake conversion did you use on the front? Also, what size rims and tires on both ends and what all did you have to do to get those rear tires to fit?
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Willwoods front and rear

Backs are 15x10's with 3 7/8 backspace

fronts are 15x3.25 with 2.25 backspace

work, a lot ..cut, fit, cut,fit cut, fit
 
glockr said:
Welcome to March. Only 19 more days left of winter.

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You're motivating me to get back on mine.

It had a 65 front end until I was able to locate the correct 63 front end from a maroon color donor car which had better doors too ( 4 doors interchange with wagons).

Still pretty much looks the same but at least now it runs/ drives / stops and it's a 4 speed car now.

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