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Martins Rod and Custom is just down the road from him in Lampasas. They do a lot of real nice driven rod work. https://martinsrodandcustom.com/
My dad flipped a lot of 60s and 70s cars in the 80s and as a teen I went through a lot of Dupont No. 7 chrome polish assisting in cleaning them...
Love his work. He is a true rodder who takes what our forefathers did to their rods and pushes it a little, sometimes a lot, further and that is...
Empi also makes a flat nerf (t-bar in their world) that angles in at the top to match the lines of the VW and may work on some cars. [ATTACH]...
The city of Austin stated "... through May 1, events with 2,500 or more people are prohibited unless organizers are able to assure Austin Public...
Cool! Thanks for sharing. Mine is from 1963. My high school librarian gave it to me when they cleared the shelves in '85 because I continually...
This is still one of my favorite threads. Thanks to all of you who contribute and keep it alive.
Some modern Jeeps use a D44 rear with disks and have the small ford passenger car bolt patern. Might be a source for you. For the larger truck...
Don't have that info, but to help your search I can tell you I swapped both a 79 Bronco and then a 78 Grand Marquis disk/disk into my 91 rock...
I found these 2 pics on the "Topolino, Tbucket and Bantam Altereds, nastiest things to ever hit the drags" facebook page. The early pic seems to...
I have always enjoyed driving this route, both day and night. Just an old country highway even through the bigger towns. If driving at night, be...
Theres a page on Facebook called "Early Louisiana Drag Racing “pre 1980”?" and the South Louisiana Dragway Reunion is coming up November 23 and...
Jessi was a true rolemodel for young women. Watching her on tv was the reason my daughter had such mechanical curiosity at an early age and became...
I really like the chrome body of the budget Autogage tach from Orielly's in my buddy's 55 Ford, but we both wish it hade a more traditional face...
So cool! Three things I love about it- It survives, although changed. The owner knows its history. He is enjoying his chapter in its story and...
I found this one for you. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/35-36-ford-pickup-thread-post-your-favorites.1053678/ 4th pic down
You'll find Rexrods a great shop. Clean, professional and experts in the field. But dont commit to a relationship with any builder until you visit...
Loving this thread! You are getting great advice, and listening with open ears. Awesome. My input is this-you are doing this for the right...
I have had them recommended by a few people. I have seen work from Airline Plating in Houston on a friend's roadster, looked real good....
I loved these shows. A few select cars parked to allow easy, lengthy and unobstructed viewing Never had I attended such a visually stimulating car...
I have had good luck with Duplicolor semi -gloss black enamel on chassis parts, axle housings and body parts. Sprayed well, weathered well, touch...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Kent Fuller used this style suspension on his rails and Volksrods. I saw a thread once, maybe here, where he mentioned the use...
Metal body or glass body; stock based frame or tube, the altereds from the beginning up to the late sixties have always been my favorite drag...
The proportions of the Boudakian Bros car always look "just right" to me. That and the quality of finish make it a long time favorite Fiat for me.
1947knuck posted this pic of the Shreve Automotive "Hanks Tank" at Amarillo, Tx drags in the Drag Cars In Motion thread a few weeks back....
A big positive of the migration to this area is the car culture explosion. Custom builders, cruises, tracks, clubs and hotrod lifestyle events...
Another shot of the Doc Eiland 333 loudbang posted above, this one from the www.roddersjournal.com next issue preview.[ATTACH]
Lot's of great advice so far. I use the Mequiars professional line too, works great when working by hand and not using a buffer. Dont be in a...
The 333 car of Doc Eiland shown a few posts above, taken from TRJ #77. [ATTACH]
Thanks Mark. Last year was my first, and a total blast. It was also obvious how much work went into it, so hats off to you and those helping you....
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