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Phase two has begun. B6284T T6 engine 5 speed trans – Tremac TR-3550-10 MegaSquirt Lowered Big or dual sway bars rebuild the suspension repair/replace the interior rewire the whole car paint – maybe someday. I have removed the old engine and begun installing a 6cyl. twin turbo, with parts from one of my motor mount [...]

Volvo 240 Build underway! Project: 1980 Volvo 240 DL   2 door 230,000 miles 2.1L  with K-Jet  - mechanical fuel injection 4 speed manual with electric overdrive 4 wheel disc brakes 14″ wheels $200 Cash      Phase 1:  June 2012 Get stock engine running and if possible drivable.  The car had been sitting for approximately 10 [...]

Tools – You know you love them!   Part of every gear head’s dream is to have a shop full of every tool imaginable; and I am no exception.  I have a great garage space to work on my projects, and it does have some storage space. However, there is always another tool to buy; [...]

PART 2 Tear It Down   In Part 1, which was all about planning for your project, it was mentioned that you should locate and purchase your project vehicle.  For this article, we will assume that you have done so and are in possession of the vehicle. If you are like me, from the moment [...]

THE PLAN I’ve been thinking about what the topic should be for this month’s article, and I’ve kicked around several ideas for stories I could tell about the different builds I’ve done. I could write down any one of my many experiences as a car builder,   throw in some humor or, maybe a little [...]

Update: The ACO Forum is now up and running, you will find a section called “Swap Meet” and can list all of your items there. Thanks I am adding a new page to AllisonCustomsOnline.com, it is a page listing your vehicles and parts for sale. You can list any vehicle or part that you have [...]

I like “Bench Building”; which, much like “Bench Racing”, is a time honored method to waste hours of time and has nothing to do with building benches or anything else useful.  For those of you that have not been initiated, Bench Racing and Building are all about laying down the tools, picking up your favorite [...]

Need some input from you! So, here is my request for input on the web site.   Am I getting stuff up that you want to see? Do you have other things you would like to see? Are there events you know about that should be on the Calendar?     Please give me some [...]

What is your project for? This week as I was thinking about a subject for the Blog, my mind kept focusing on my GMC truck.   So, I thought it might be interesting to discuss the truck both as THE PROJECT and what I really wanted out of it. To start with, in 1999 my wife [...]

As far as project updates go, the 1970 Firebird is now mostly complete and back on the road for some testing and tuning.  We still need to change out the door glass and the regulators, install a new hood (which hasn’t arrived yet) and of course paint the hood.  In case you don’t remember, the [...]