Last year we painted the roof with PPG blue candy over silver metalflake and black lace at Cambra Speed Shop. That gave the car a new look after having the car for 14 years with the same Corvette Cloisonette blue top. Once I saw the metalflake, I knew the wheels would have to be changed […]
Project Riff-Raff’s 390 tends to run a bit on the hot side. Around 190°-210°, the electric pusher fan kicks in as loud as can be. One day, I noticed the fan quit working. Hmm, thermostat? Switch? Checking all the fuses and all I come to find is the motor went kaputz (sp?). I drove it […]
The Save Your Life Car Show It seems like just yesterday when I went to my first Cruisin’ For A Cure Show back in 2002. There is quite the variety of events to celebrate cars in Southern California. From the weekly local cruise night to the big shows such as the Grand National Roadster Show […]
You could say it’s all my Uncle Doug’s fault… In 1969 he and his buddy Jim painted a ‘64 GTO Competition Orange with Black Lace Stripes in our home garage. I was seven years old and can see the overspray as if it was yesterday. From that point on, I knew I was going to […]
There are several stories to write about the past 4 months as I dug into my car to completely re-wire it, clean up the engine compartment, and lightly re-style the interior. I will touch on the installation of things like a chrome/tilt ididit steering column, CON2R custom steering wheel, Flaming River’s high-output alternator, Eddie Motorsports […]
In this first of our monthly episodes, T-Bone and Jerzy discuss Project Riff-Raff, The O’Reilly’s Street Machine and Musclecar Nationals, the Grand National Roadster Show and Jerzy hits the Blackest of the Black Festival. http://www.ronfranciswiring.com, http://www.con2r.com, http://www.ididit.com, http://www.customautosound.com, http://www.claytonmachine.com, http://eddiemotorsports.com, http://mychanic.us, http://www.flamingriver.com, http://www.amsoil.com, http://www.adenna.com
Near Fatal Short For those of you following Project Riff-Raff, here is a quick rant on what just happened: After a great day rooting out some minor issues with Craig @jerzy_goon I was installing the gauge cluster buttoning it up looking forward to cruising the beast soon. Testing the dash before bolting it in, I hear a whistle […]
T-bone and Jerzy bench-race about the project…
Securing The Terminal Ends Project Riff-Raff part IV, rewiring our 1956 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan with Ron Francis Express kit. This wiring tip comes from Craig Maiorana who taught me how to crimp, solder, heat-shrink the wire terminals. Brought to you by CON2R
The Lessons Learned. This has been one fantastic journey diggin’ into my car, and learning quite a bit about it and what I can do to make it better. Quick history: I have had the car since 2004, in 2006 the 390 FE’s cam flattened and bent a push rod with a 30° angle. Jerry’s Performance […]
I really dig the engine in my ’56 Fairlane. When I saw the car in a showroom, and learned it had an 390FE I knew then and there I had to have it. My ’67 Galaxie had a 390 in it. I spent a year looking at other cars. I’d go to the Long Beach […]
There was certainly a lot of hub bub going on about this show, both before and after the event. Let’s take it from the beginning as I see it. Last year there was a new show in town called the Port Nationals it was hosted by two friends, Carly DeVille and Eddie G. This year, […]
