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I name all my cars something. My 55 chevy sedan delivery was "Dreamy". My 50 pontiac was "Crystal Blue Persuasion" because if the color. My...
Thats Sal Manzano. He has been painting lowriders for a long time. Thats his "style" of taping. This car goes above and beyond because the frame...
The car has been in limbo for way over a year because of that 50 Pontiac I had. Lost my arse on that car but I had to do the right thing before i...
Here is my Delray. Doing some little kustom stuff to it.
Good job. Only one small critique i would offer is you could have used some white and faded in the tips alittle to give alittle more depth and...
I love it when high school shops get cool stuff. I worked with one a few years ago when they wanted some help/advice. One thing you have now that...
Having gone to the GNRS for my first time in 2011 for the Customs The And Now show I will say this to you. Have fun! It can be over whelming when...
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sure and put a reese hitch on it so you can tow a trailer.
The most common way to do this is to have the silver flake base painted on first. Next what i do is lay out the outlines of the areas that i want...
Thank you for your service to our wonderful country. Your Buick looks very nice and you got it for a good price too. I like your ideas for it...
My turn to chime in on the color. I think silver metalic is going to make those mods wash out, especially if dont use chrome on the bumpers. I...
Sold it to the guy who built the car back in the early 90's. Its a feel good story cause he is now in his 70's and really missed the car and...
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I need this thing gone ASAP! I listed it locally on CL for $3500 but If someone here wants it for $2800 then I will sell it without a title. It...
I knew your work on that Ford would pay off for you big time. It is a shame that car has been mistreated like it was. All that bondo is not a...
Bump. If your in Raleigh NC this weekend and are interested in the car just mention this ad.
Hate running out of Argon. Looks good though. Keep it up.
Bump for reduced price. $3000 will be the price for the Car corral this weekend. If it dont sell then I will fix everything and get the paperwork...
bump. The car will be in Raleigh the weekend of Nov. 14 for the Collecter car show at the fairgrounds.
Just went through all the pages on the build and I loved it, but I cant see 1/2 the pics from the 9th page to the 23rd. Your doing a fabulous job...
I think now you guys know why people ran Lake pipes and all sorts of side exhausts.
Bump.
I got the rear brake freed up. but it going to need new pads, new brake lines on the rearend and new rubber lines as well because they are dry.....
Jack, There is a way to measure coat thickness but it requires a nifty machine and dry paint :) I dont think your fan was too wide but maybe you...
I used to have the same problem. What I do now is i use an egg timer when painting. Once I have a coat done and need time for it to flash before...
Yea bleed through is a big issue. The single best thing to do is have a good smooth surface and good tape. I only use the 3m paper tape not the...
So let me start by saying this cars price will go up the longer it takes to sell because i will be fixing things and getting paperwork handled....
Lol i thought you were talking about a stationwagon not a radio flyer type wagon. Looks good!
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