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I've set myself on fire something like 5 or 6 times over the years. The worst was getting about a pint of diesel spilled on my brand new Carhartt...
135 in a 04 dodge cummins turbo on the 215 here in vegas, 115 on my suzuki intruder vl1500 bagger (and I weighed about 150lbs more than I do now...
Had an entire trailer come off while doing 35mph (locking mechanism on hitch failed, when trailer fell, it broke the safety chains) and jump...
My girlfriend wants to go more than I do. I'm only 2 blocks from where they're hosting it but I didn't have a "great" time last time I went....
These are common here in Las Vegas. Saw one last year in the middle of the road where the front homemade upper a-arm on a 70's chevy broke and the...
Must have been! Looks like they saved enough money to also do some sweet custom light work. Found this while ripping all the electrical out of the...
Oh yeah, and theres plenty of radiator tubing used for the gas tank, irrigation stuff for the fuel line. it's strange that it has no filler on the...
Some more.... Take note of the sweet double gate latchs on the drivers door (sadly, only 1 on the passenger door), screws holding the sagging...
Here's a '60 d100 i'm starting. heres a small rundown... original gas tank filler tube goes no where, gas tank hangs about 4" from the ground...
Very nice builds everyone! Here's my 'cruckster' that's in the works. The leftovers/scrap I've used so far are a Wheelbarrow firewall recess...
Yeah, I have done some work with water, alcohol, windshield wiper fluid, propane, and a few others. Thank you, but I'm talking about an actual...
Seems a lot of folks don't know that "Willys" is the correct spelling, the 's' is part of the name, even less know the proper pronunciation,...
Theoretically, if the charge was chilled enough, could that offset the possible losses from obstructed air flow and coalesce? The homemade...
I figured if there was another cheap bolt-on way to gain power, people would be interested. I have a rough prototype of a carb mounted intercooler...
I came across this thread, don't get chop happy though. I've seen a few, a slight chop makes a big difference but they look good, much better than...
Would having an intercooler between the carb and manifold in a naturally aspirated engine provide some sort of gains? Can anyone help me with the...
Here's mine that's a work in progress. I call it a "cruckster" since I pulled styling cues from several 20's and 30's trucks and coupes and thanks...
"Value will only go up", "classic" or "soon to be a classic", and "muscle car". These terms are common in ads for 80's cars here. "Classic 1985...
Here's my "cruckster". Still a work in progress. Has a removable tilt roof and will have a truck-ish bed down the road. It's somewhere between a...
Mine and my dads '35 5 window It's changed slightly over the years. Pictures are arranged oldest to most recent. Sorry for poor quality...
Hi, my names Billy, I hail from Las Vegas. I posted on here years ago under another screen name that I can't remember, been lurking for awhile and...
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