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Thanks Stogy / Sheep Dip / Hollywood. Its rough when they break far away from home...we’ll limp it that direction. Have a great day !
OT / Stranded at the salt. My buddy is broke down in Wendover, his 03’ Allison trans is going out. Anyone know of a shop nearby? Salt lake? Doubt...
Aircraft stripper and a putty knife. Use a wire brush to clean the nooks n crannies then wipe it down with some laquer thinner. Hit it with some...
I painted the wheel, assembled it and started wheel #2. The same concept applies, but this time fabbing my own "Banjo" wheel. I centered the...
Second, I grabbed the old 1963 spoke and mated it with the new wheel. Since it is now a 15" wheel, I also had to narrow the horn button and design...
A couple years ago I was forced to make some steering wheels because the aftermarket had not yet carried them in the size I needed. This is how I...
This is from the Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb in Colorado Springs. They have a website with many more like it. Very cool.
I saw one of those at the Salt being used as a push-car. Its actually a fiberglass kit car that came out in the 80's ish. Most people drop in a...
I'm personally tired of everything dragging the ground, so its my opinion that you lower the lid 4"-5" but let it stand tall and proud with a...
Yep, I took a Grant and cut off the foam and the outer ring. Adapted it to my old hub and added some aluminum for the horn ring. This is what it...
... Its all I could find.
No prob, turn the door handle approx 1/4 to 1/2 of a turn and pull the handle firmly and it should release... Its just a square shaft with a...
Looks like Chrome paint by ALSA and a candy coat on the body...I think thats the only way this is possible...
I belong to the Model A Ford Club of America so I could meet some cool old vets and maybe get lucky on some parts...fully restored coupes dont get...
Time for a Clone... anyone?
Mucho-better... dig the pinstripe. AND the interior. Talk to any of the Throttlers?
Its getting some gloss thrown down on it and the wheels are going BLACK..... not red. .
What about the new kids who have never heard of any of these "greats"... Not all of the good info resides in the Archives. I going to do some...
The Green Grenade started me in the right direction...
I definitely dig your car, the stance, the wheels...but the bare metal makes me cringe...
Wow, I needed that....
great quality. thanks.
Lame... I just got deployed and am reading this from a friends laptop. Hope you all have fun. Maybe next time.
http://www.rollingboneshotrodshop.com/Projects.htm Heres some small photos, but you get the idea...
I have seen a good post in the Tech section under "chassis" or "Suspension" that has many pics and may help. In a nut shell, this will work IF you...
Very cool, thanks. I want those rear tires on the "T"...
YEAH!!!!!! that is sweet....refreshing to see it sitting tall and proud.
I was thinking the same thing. Maybe the body isnt alligned yet? The rest looks killer though.
Also beware of overpasses... some gangs like to drop bricks or cinder-blocks onto traffic below...
Thats one thing for sure I do know, It will never go together the first time. You will mock it up and tear it apart three times before its right...
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