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absolutely, every single time. However, there have been a few cars where my vision has been a bit blind, so I cut the end result into little...
50's work ethic... getting the job done, whatever it takes.
Unlimited Products sells a turtle deck for a couple hundred bucks. Might be an option, since it looks like a turtle deck, and not something that...
are we all buying it? Or is it just your money you're spending. Seems like a silly question.
Called the guy three times setting up a time that was good for him. Drove SIX hours ONE WAY, on a Sunday, to buy an OT convertible. Car was...
Here ya go. Washed the inside of my Moms car with a hose. The 58 Merc held water to the inside door handles. Same car later on, poured sand...
Running and nice 70 Monte Carlo for a roller supermodified. Everybody but me thought it was a crazy deal.
8 or 9, summer time. Neighbor's 1932 pickup. Candy apple red, chopped, channeled, full fendered, chrome buttoned, white interior and bed cover,...
When I've sold to anybody I've always pointed to my shoulder and said, "This shoulder isn't here for you to cry on." My one real friend has never...
I'm a bit different from most here. Before the HAMB my life as consumed with sprint cars. Mainly building, and racing. The last time I ended up...
If you're gonna run fake race belts, you better plan on having fake accidents.
The Iowa rust and Monte frame are a big plus for me. Makes for an easy 4" channel, and with the roof already chopped, it's icing on the cake....
Testing the new(rebuilt) mag under load at full throttle in the sprint car at 3 in the morning, in My parking lot. Cops show up about a noise...
Buy the shells, build the cars. What's so hard to understand? Just think 'next project'.
Quit the third shift/first shift two job pay checks about 30 yrs ago. Watched the 'lifers' retire and get the cheap watch, the party, and those...
First job out of high school (summer of 70) was third shift furnace helper in a foundry. Damn it was fuckin' hot. Two weeks later i'm the furnace...
Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits and Joe Cocker. Have it set up in a eight hour loop. When they're done, i'm done for the night.
Or the classic, " You see alright? Good. 'Cause I can't see a fuckin' thing!!"
when I sell my unwanted cars or projects for 80 to 90 percent UNDER market value, I meet three groups of people. Group 1 asks a few questions,...
decent paper weight....
1000 buck reward? goodguys seem like they really ain't.
if you have to ask the question, you won't get the answer.
pure gasser material. blown hemi, nose high stance, yeehaw……..;););)
and they say the old shit is expensive......
old bastard here too, but my thinking was steel wheels were used by guys who couldn't afford mags. chrome wheels were the exception.
pad the floor where you put your ass, pad the rear where you rest your back. Climb in and adjust steering wheel angle, adjust your pedals for...
it was over 40yrs ago, sorry. Was and still am a firm believer in 'what I got, you don't really need to see'. No offense, pictures just aren't...
in my younger days I was lucky enough to buy a white elephant beer distributor building. It was in pure ghetto, but it was cement block,had 6...
you plan on taking it with you?:)
back in the 80's when I was going thru my flathead stage, I bet I gave away at least 2 dozen sets of grancor heads and dual intakes. I had those...
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