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Karens Kaiser

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On Thursday January 17, 2013 I went to Phoenix AZ, to pick up the now completed 53 Kaiser from Hot Rods By Dean where we had left it after the Good Guys Scottsdale show in November for the hood to be repaired for 2 dents on each side of the hood caused from the radiator support. Dean cut down the support, straightened the hood, repainted and polished both (you would never know there was a dent) then installed the re chromed dash knobs and lengthened the seat belts. The car was entered in the Grand National Roadster Show Jan. 24, 25, 26 but the indoor show was sold out by mid November so we decided to go to "The Run To The River" in Laughlin NV. We left Friday morning and checked in to the Riverside resort RV park with our truck, camper and car trailer. After setting up the camper we got the Kaiser out and wiped it down, Karen drove it down to the show in the Casino parking lot and check-in. It was very windy that weekend but the temperature in the hi 60's so we ...

50 Ford Project

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Started work on the 50 Ford 2 Dr. project car to get it running by taking the body apart again and  repaired the rusted areas of the bottom of both front fenders.     The left front inner finder was repaired where the battery was located and the shelf lengthened to move the battery closer to the fire wall and clear of the power steering pump.     To complete the engine wiring I had to purchase the injector & oxygen sensor harness (from E-Bay) that plug into the main harness that I already had, then the three (3) harnesses had to be reconfigured as they are for a Mustang 5.0 where the throttle body is on the right and the manifold I have is from a Crown Victoria with the air intake on the left side.     The left over wire and connectors from the 2 Ron Frances wiring kits (51 Ford & 53 Kaiser) gave me enough to wire the 50. I made my own fuse & terminal panel from a 12 circuit fuse block from E-Bay and le...