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We built up a '39 ford hardtop for racing three years ago and due to rising paint cost and prep time I elected to send it out to Maas...
You have a very KOOL car.....
Interesting........I just build stuff and never really think about the cost. The builds keep me busy and out of trouble which would proably cost...
Been working on the '26. Hasn't been out in awhile so it's been a new battery, clean entire fuel system ie. remove and clean the tank, lines,...
Looking forward to the event. Leaving Knightsen around noon. Don't trust any of my daily's to make it that far without some issue so I'll...
Hi Eddie...........Kool,KOOL. I love your out of the box creativity and exceptional quality. When you showed me the photo of the grille at...
Rode there alot. Most riders I knew called that hill "Baldy". The Hayward Motorcycle Club was rumored to be the "club in charge" It was close...
Barn finds are still around. Two weeks ago I got a call from a friend in Kentucky to look at a car for him. I made the contact, drove about 10...
I must have missed the old thread on the photography.......Kool, always thought it was some early trick photo processing. I have actually had my...
I knew you could do it Ron. The first time you walked in my shop and asked if you could walk around and look at things I was busy working on...
Thanks.....great post.........last night before I left the shop I rubbed the HEADHUNTERS club bronze hood ornament that was cast by Ron Francis...
Things can get quite expensive these days. Forty years ago we could gather at the request of strip mall owners, burger joint owners and car show...
Fix what needs to be to make it safe and reliable and drive the wheels off of it, any thing else can start to cost some big money. It is a...
Hi, I am a Jasper installer and have installed 4L60 trannys in two of my customers rides, a '49 Buick and a '49 chevy. As supplied it has a...
Hi.....can't make the open house, have a good time. Maybe I'll see you Sunday at the show.........
Hi 39 chevy kustom........made a mistake in my reply......its a '55 Merc Montery. Has a 292, stock with exception of 12v. Dad bought it new and...
Hi..........I'm a lunitic, crazy, asshole at times, nice guy most of the time, and I spend way too much time building hot rods, customs, and race...
Hi Doc, Been out of town.........still have the shirt.....I'll bring it and give you one of mine!
Sorry.....didn't mean to offend......I'll shut the fuck up and just keep building.
Sure would like to attend and run my '26 but we have our open house at the shop on the 11th......
Hi Von Doc, Stopped by your station a few years ago on my way to Vegas.....bought one of your shirts.....cool shop.........see you at Genes......Jerry
Who cares if they go out of business........it will only affect the "bolt on guys". On our more serious rods we generally use Hurst on Richmonds...
Hi cornpatch........I grew up in the old days, draged at Fremont for years. Always used Firestone or M&H on the fast cars and Bruce's cheaters on...
I've used Howard Walker at Walkers Custom Chrome in Shasta Lake Ca. for the past 40 years. Customer's are always pleased with his work. Quality...
Hi fab32, The conversion kit was made by a man named LEE CHAPEL. He sold them at Lee's Speed Shop in Oakland, California.
In the "60's, '70's and early '80's tickets were just a part of being a hot rodder. I never got a ticket for "modified exhaust" that didn't have...
Recently completed two customer rides. '49 Buick and '49 Chevrolet. I used Jasper 350 pre '77 blocks with Edelbrock air gaps and 600cfm carbs...
During their day "those" kind of cars to me were a little too "futuristic" for me. I would actually park my roadster away from Birdman's MOD ROD...
Hi, In most of MY hotrods I use all quality black wire, toggle switches, no CD's, heaters or other "fluffy stuff", just minimal lighting. Pretty...
Hi 50Freak, I cut Freds stock frame up a little bit.......grabed some 2x4 bok tubing and made it the way Mopar should have done it in the old...
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