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Dr Kerry, Your Model is awesome, nice job.
This is automotive paint I got back in the 1980's the 27-y-8 is shell yellow, I bought a bunch of paint from a guy with a paint shop, He had an...
Okay I've had some Deft Lacquer so long that the labels have fallen off, I've got gallons of Deft 27-y-5 and 27-y-8 ( yellow btw) anyone remember...
Well She drives good, I took it out a couple times here in My little town and even picked My youngest Son up from school, it was His senior year,...
I have not posted for a while because somebody I thought was a friend turned Me into the county, I'm pretty sure I know who it was and turns out...
Well Larry I live in BFE so every run is a reliability run for Me, and the place I'm looking to have a spring time show is also in the middle of...
Thanks for all the great ideas, I don't know if We have a good spot for the slow drags, but they have been very fun in the past, My buddy Hip had...
In the past at shows I've thrown We have played, fan belt toss, a connecting rod toss, muffler rapping, name that tune, and had burn out...
Gene Winfeild's shop in Mojave Ca.
I wonder if that's a real name or a nod to the Clint Eastwood movie "The Outlaw Josey Wales"?
Yeah well I'm sure not talking about what can't be changed, but rather the rotation fore and aft. lord knows I've installed plenty. Von Doc
Yeah My 41 Chevy stock springs were pretty stout too, I would not worry about spring wrap-up to much, latter if you find You need them then make...
6-8 degrees of kingpin inclination as I recall, one thing for sure not enuff and it won't wanna go straight, to much and it will only like going...
Go check out My Post ( My 60 elcamino turned fenderless hot rod ) and there should be a couple pix of the one I got from Gene there, but I'll...
[QUOTE="loveoftiki, .I'll stick to my 50's and 60's cars...lots of leg room)...
You said You don't use the tractor, so I would swap and cruz the grand kids around, now that would be fun, then maybe later trade it for something...
I guess I should point out that I always had liked custom cars, and My Dad and I would go oggle the cars at the Barris shop, and I built the model...
Try a big hammer and a wood block on the wheel, and hit from rear, if You heat it a bit with a torch You might then cool the center with some ice...
Restored cars, yeah I almost forgot about those, I've worked in a couple resto shops and I do like restored cars, but when I look at them I think...
For Me I started out a Hot Rod/Street Machine Guy, My stock 55 Chevy became quite fast after lots of work, I wanted to do a fiberglass front and a...
For sale 1 back window, fits 59/60 Elcamino nice condition 100 dollars You pu, pm Me if interested. Also I need a front windshield for 59/60 Chevy...
Tri-power, looks good , works well & won't break the bank. Von Doc
I built a straight axle gasser/ afx car outta a 65 Rambler, it was lots of fun, I wish had kept it, people thought I was nuts for building it...
I used to own a gas station/ tire shop, and would shave tires sometines, Pep Boys Cornnell tires had a nice band of white rubber, the Cornell 803...
Gene Winfield out here in the So Cal High Desert. Von Doc
My first Henry J cost me 50 bux, it had a Blair's speed shop tube axle, and real straight body, My last J looked like it should run 10's but...
Anybody else have one? can the brake be disabled? I know the brake is electric, but I'm not sure what wire to pull and if I did that if it would...
Back in the day My Mom's Nova had a 250 six, and My 55 Chevy had a v8, I never paid much mind to mileage, the gas crunch came and We were all just...
Go back and get the rest of the car, I took a 36 Dodge 4 door and welded up the back doors and windows, and made a fenderless panel out of it,...
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