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Be careful out there today in this crazy weather…….and don’t forget to check your blinker fluid regularly 😉
23/08/2026

Be careful out there today in this crazy weather…….and don’t forget to check your blinker fluid regularly 😉

Bobs dry. So we start removing the cylinder heads, no l**e under bolt heads or threads. Some tight, some not so tight. W...
20/07/2026

Bobs dry. So we start removing the cylinder heads, no l**e under bolt heads or threads. Some tight, some not so tight. We remove heads, looked at the lifters, bone dry???, ok what else got changed?

Bob gets deep. Soo remember from last post, the manifold needed to come off, well after removing various length bolts, s...
17/07/2026

Bob gets deep. Soo remember from last post, the manifold needed to come off, well after removing various length bolts, some with only 2 threads holding we got the manifold off. Next surprise, the ports had been hogged out massively , nothing done to the bowls or manifold, just a big old low pressure area. We talked to the guy we got it off, who had no idea about this and he got us a pair of unmolested castings, happy days.

Bob’s challenges start. So a full reman 460 ford was purchased which had seen a couple of owners but had not been run, f...
15/07/2026

Bob’s challenges start. So a full reman 460 ford was purchased which had seen a couple of owners but had not been run, for all intensive purposes it looked the goods. We new the sump was going to be wrong, and we new that someone had changed the camshaft and done some ”head work” on the cylinder heads. So what could go wrong. We rotated the engine on the engine stand to remove the sump, and low and behold we have oil leaking out of the front and rear of the manifold/block mating point? And 2 bolts fell clean out of the manifold, too short! Ok lets pull the manifold off and fix the leaks.

Bob. This is Bob’s Chassis, it was built in SA by the late Neil Raymond. It consists of Jag front end and brakes, slight...
15/07/2026

Bob. This is Bob’s Chassis, it was built in SA by the late Neil Raymond. It consists of Jag front end and brakes, slightly lowered cab mounts, 4 link, 9” rear end with 31 spline axles and will have air bag suspension.

Check this out 😳😳😳Someone obviously couldn’t get the bearing assembly undone ( was jammed up good n proper)SoThey have c...
14/07/2026

Check this out 😳😳😳

Someone obviously couldn’t get the bearing assembly undone ( was jammed up good n proper)
So
They have cut the steel backing of the park brake shoe, spread it open and the welded it back up !
The things we sometimes come across truly are scary !!!

Everybody, meet Bob. Bob is a 1956 Ford F100 that we are doing for a good customer as a good cruiser with some go. Don’t...
13/07/2026

Everybody, meet Bob. Bob is a 1956 Ford F100 that we are doing for a good customer as a good cruiser with some go. Don’t worry we aren’t using this cab, its just a dummy cab so we don’t scratch the good one. The good cab and tub have already been restored and painted a shade of Hilux silver.

Finishing the "I got scammed by my mate" car story.One happy camper here, Heading out the door after a makeover.there is...
10/07/2026

Finishing the "I got scammed by my mate" car story.

One happy camper here, Heading out the door after a makeover.

there is still a couple of tidy-ups to do that he wanted to have a go at himself (left hand rear strut is on the right hand side and vice versa).

We have a slight concern in the back of our head, the gearbox had been loaded up by the slug of steel in the end of the crank shaft but it test drove fine.

Again a big thank you to Elite chassis and fabrication, Eastwood engine developments and SA cylinder heads for all your help on this project.

Continuing on the "I got ripped of by my mate" car.So now we have a good looking car to go with a good looking engine, W...
06/07/2026

Continuing on the "I got ripped of by my mate" car.

So now we have a good looking car to go with a good looking engine, We installed the engine, It fired straight away as we would expect.

This thing purrs and is going to excite the owner.

03/07/2026

Continuing the "I got ripped off by my mate" car story.

And here it is, with new paint straight off of the spray gun. Thanks again to Paul at Elite Chassis and Fabrication for the awesome effort. Now it looks like it deserves the new motor.

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