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Thanks for the help. Those measurements will work on my trailer. I tried to post a picture, but pixel is too large. I'll try again later tonight.

for my trailer I'm building. Anyone know the height and width of the tailights including bezels?
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Does anyone know the overall height and width of the 1938-9 Ford tear drop taillights? The original Grode lights on the '59 TeeNee boat trailer fenders I'm using were around 6.5 inches tall.
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Thanks Lynn, I heard back from a guy named bill at Colo. cust. and he's helping me through the sizing process for my trailer.

I have a set of their wheels on my coupe and had planned to buy a matching pair for my little bumpercar trailer I have (almost) done. I noticed some time ago that they quit advertising in the streetrod magazines, but they still have a website which shows them in california now. I wonder if another company bought them out and the name? Can anyone add any information about why they dropped out? This happened long before the drop in the economy as we know it. As long as I can get the same wheels, I suppose it doesn't matter, but if they aren't the real mccoy, that does concern me. any thoughts?

Anyone planning to be there besides me?

Plan on friday and half day saturday on our way to wisconsin

FYI: Found a company called Steel Tech Solutions that has a bolt on kit. 400 bucks plus.

I'm pulling the rearend out of my 34 coupe today and having a posi unit installed in my 7.5 Next week. This would be a good time to convert my small drum brake set-up with discs. The problem I've run into is, I can't come up with a bolt on from any other vehicle. The closest I came was the solid steel disc on a Ford Explorer which is off an 8 inch rearend but I would have to have alot of machining work done to make it fit.
Is there any company out there that makes a disc brake conversion for a Ford 7.5? It's out of a older Ranger pick-up.
Thanks for any advice.
Lance

We drove the coupe to more shows in the past two years than the previous two in 05 and 06. Gas prices 'be damned' we were going anyway. What made this last year special was going to shows we've never been to before. It's easy to get in a rut going to the same venue over and over when it becomes familiar and especially if it's alot of fun, but breaking out and going to new locations is important to keep things fresh in my opinion. The 08 NSRA in pueblo was our first time and a real treat especially after just being at our son and daughter-in-laws wedding in Boulder the week before.
lance

Thanks for the info guys I'll follow it up. A few of us were talking about it and if I can get enough starters I'm gonna try for 2010.
Thanks Hooley, I'll be more than happy to see you along the way.
Oh boy it's great getting older with less and less ties and commitments to do the things you want to do.

I live a mile off old route 66 in Marshfield, Mo. with a shop that'll house 6 rods for overnight safe keeping. Consider that an overnight invite.
Lance

Kristy and I went to DMGG, sorry I missed seeing Daryle, tell him we said hi.
Spoke to KC "put de lime in de coconut" Tom, and a few others. Good times.
Lance

Valve covers are basic enamel painted metal, shallow in height (not tall) with maybe 3 or 4 raised ribs running length-ways front to back with a flat spot in the center of both. They look very Chevy-350'ish, although I know they're not.
Are the plugs angles in the heads I mentioned sound like the norm for Buick? Olds? As I mentioned, this motor looks a fraction wider than the basic 350 small block.  Hope ya'll don't mind my 'greenhorn' questions. This is new territory for me.

Lance

I looked at the boat motor today and saw that the valve covers are non-descript with no 'Buick' ensignia like I thought(?)....bad memory apparently. The distributor is in the front of the motor angled with the cap at the 1 o'clock position. 'GM' is on the intake (seems like it's wider than a small block chevy). Two barrel carb. The valve covers are not at the same plane as the head surface, but not level either, they tilt upwards near level but not quite.  Cat Iron heads. The front two spark plugs on each side angle forward, while the rear two on each side angle backwards.With all the tree limbs and debris I couldn't get as close as I'd like to find block numbers. Where should I look?
It looks salvagable. Looks cool actually!! besides mouse crap, acorn shells, and the like, I think it's worth a go no matter what it is!
Lance

I went to look at it today, but the ice storm that hit us monday's got a tree across the boat. I'll keep you posted what I find.
Lance

My employer has asked me to dispose of an old monster of a tri-hull boat his dad bought new in the mid to late 60's. I have'nt looked at it for a few years, but I remember seeing 'Buick' valve covers on the engine.

My question is, is there anything special about a Buick marine V-8 motor that would make it worth keeping for a future rod project, or is it just another 'run-of-the-mill' motor? What should I look for to determine an answer to my question?

I know it's not a 'Nailhead', but rather resembles a smallblock GM motor.
I'll know more in a few days, but thought I'd throw it out there in advance.
Thanks for any input.
Lance