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Way over my shop tool level on getting the engine mounts fabricated for my kids Stude build. I got the engine all leveled at set at the right...
Really? 5-10 degrees down? Heck I am sitting at 6.5 right now. I thought it needed to be around 2-3* [IMG]
I am in way over my head in this Studebaker project, but we got the old Lark engine pulled and I have a spare SBC (i know, another F'n small block...
Dang, Hope I didn't sound bitter. The guy probably worked his ass off for what he has and has the right to blow it on whatever he wants, Even if...
Heck people inherit money all the time. I would be amazed if anyone would ever pay that kind of money again, but I was amazed that two drunk...
I watched that and I am still in shock. Nothing against old George but that freakin crazy money. Did Y'all see the guy in the background crying?...
Well...... i think y'all are all right to a point. I got home with the 3M machine polish and tried it out in an area with the buffer turning...
Well Thanks for ALL the tips. I also stopped by Tasco this morning, a different place than I bought my paint and asked for help. The results were...
Houston is a cesspool. I grew up there and still work there. Anyone who talks great about Houston doesn't live there... Just like me. I live 20...
ATD Buffer 1,000- 3000 rpm. has a wheel that has a 0-6. So far I think it seems to work best on about 1.5 on the wool pad and 2 on the foam pad....
I painted and cleared the car the same day. I sanded the car over the last three days. (hey I am slow) and finished the whole car with 2000...
Okay, I took some pictures: Here is my car painted BEFORE I started "fixing" it. [IMG] Here is a good representation of what it now looks like...
PPG Paint, PPG 2002 Clear coat, Not buffing the paint, the pad is still clear. I put five coats of clear on it, just in case I needed to fix...
I painted my own car..In Black....... Man if that isn't scary enough. When I was finished it shined really well but I had some runs and some...
Merry Christmas
? I guess cause no one likes a thief. I see my buds post bad chit on Facebook and people click the like button... it's ass backwards do you say...
asssssshoooooles. I hate asshole thieves. Was just watching the news here where a fukin thief shot a kid in the head for his new pair of Nike...
Thanks guys. . PPG DUC (?) paint, It was a step up from Shop Line, the person there said the shop line black wasn't a true black.. PPG 2002...
.......... Don't even know where to start, but finally sprayed the 55 today. Results are in, I ain't quitting my day job. Not to bad for a first...
I like them 55's...welcome aboard
and reviving a two year old thread also.:confused:
loooong after you are gone.
72 Chevy Pickup. LWB, 6Cyl. 3 on the tree, retired otr tire service truck. beat to hell doesn't even describe it. no thanks.
some people build chit not for looks but for function... congrats on yer purchase.. glad to see you got plans fer it. my first purchase would be a...
Sweet.......
The only way semi safe to buy anything sight unseen is thru a wire transfer. Straight from your bank to his. Not guaranteed but at least you can...
Wow.. yer right, that's why I am having so much trouble trying to pick something other than black. The car has a 493CI Big Block in it and when...
Thanks. I am thinking we are deciding on the two tone black/red/black. I tried lots of different paint samples but could never find one i really...
hard to explain...My car is the base Belvedere, the example I posted has the "sport trim" ... The stainless trim line at the rear of that car is...
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