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Here's my 56 DeSoto Mild Custom. Custom tailights, nosed, decked, and shaved.
A good catylized sealer will help hold down all the body work. It also makes the car one even shade which helps when the color you are using is...
I have had good luck mixing the flake with clear instead of intercoat clear. The regular clear dries slower, and flows out smoother. This gives...
I paid $300 for mine and I had the smithys glasspacks, and Bellflower tips already. He did new mandrel bent pipe from the manifolds all the way back.
Can anyone tell me what the lookout tower on the street corner is for in the center of the first picture? Traffic control?
I bet its grinding dust left to rust on top of the surface. Like what was said above, try to rub out an area with compound or a claybar before you...
When you call, have some snacks, and a movie going. It's gonna be a while...
Merry Christmas Alex! Thanks for the chance! Not sure if they have uprights for the DeSoto, but I could sure use the notch kit.
Inline PORN!^^:)
That is one fine Merc!
That cars name must be TEEN....:)
Holy Shit!! As my Grandpa would have said, "That thing was shittin and gittin!"
Just read the entire thread. Amazing job! The colors are perfect!
I think the Shoeboxes can handle a radical chop like the red one above. Some cars cant. Nice work!!
Killer video! Perfect music too. My wife came into the room and thought I was watching old porn videos lol.
Have them ship the new front end to your house and save some cash to have it put in. Hell, you could take an evening class at a community college...
Love it! I have a 62 short box uni waiting in the project line. This is very inspirational.:)
Get in the habbit of pulling the air hose over the opposite shoulder and holding the hose with your non spraying hand. The hose will lay on top of...
Try wetsanding an area with something like 600 grit. Might cut through the layers of paint over the lettering. It works well if the letters were...
Stunning!
bobby sox was on the money with the Super Glue suggestion. Amazing how well it works for big cuts. Just dont glue your good fingers to the bad one.;)
You said you used black primer. It doesn't appear to have black primer under the paint on the rest of the vehicle. Looks light grey or white. This...
This came up today during a little cruise in the DeSoto. (only roll on bedliner on the floors) It gets hotter than hell in there now. Going to...
I remember watching the drags here as a kid. remember seeing Sprint cars too. Same place? Seems my fuzzy memory wants to say it was called...
I get to listen to a 330 DeSoto with dual Smithys a couple times a week. No need for a stereo. That little motor motivates my heavy ass car no...
It would probably be fine, but why have that little bit of doubt in the back of your mind?
Pretty sure it's year round. Its an early crowd though.
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