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I chopped and dropped my '49 Merc back in '54. It's got 214,000 miles on it (family owned it since new) and I'm getting a little tired of AM/FM...
Small muni Airports are facing the same fate. The one I park at passed the hat a few years ago. It's only a matter of time.....
Sticks to your hair better than Dapper Dan.
Your website is one of the better ones out there. My order will be in in a few weeks.
Time to close this thread, it's been shat-upon and stinks.
Maybe not your trad rod. We need to understand that there are times when old parts just don't cut it in a build. If the argument is that yea,...
Thank you. At my age, tilt is a must (as is P/S) and walking around a junk yard isn't going to happen.
I'm pretty sure either will make a fine column, it's the little stuff I'm concerned about. Removing the steering wheel yearly to fix a balky turn...
As much fun as it is to see progress pics, I also delve into investigative mode and look at all the stuff in other guy's shops for ideas and tools...
Cragar, figures. They got it right a long time ago.
I'd rather have the car on the trailer in the background.
Can't be hard to figure this out. If it has it's original paint, there are only so many 'shoeboxes' out there that rolled out of the Barris shop...
I am coming up with some captions for this one that are not.... well, in the holiday spirit. I will say that the day my wife balks at my offer to...
A pristine example sold in November on ebay for $385.00....
It's called a license plate topper. http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?107426-A-Day-Of-Remembrance/page2 A fellow in my AACA...
I know, I know.... ....but this link includes a video of the Futura in clips from a Glen Ford/Debbie Reynolds movie. (Note the motorized canopy)...
Bought an engine hoist and stand. I started to lift the beast up onto the stand and found that the stand's legs are too wide to fit between the...
Doesn't look like a trad rod to me, but...... my first car was an MGB coupe. LOTS of fun even with the basic engine.
Better yet... A picture's worth a thousand words and all.....
I can't draw the line for you, but I had a look at my stock '30 sedan and the firewall is exactly even with the rear-most of the three holes for...
Thanks. That's another great idea. I'd put 3 switches in easy reach on the driver's side. Driver door, pass door and trunk.
Just got off the phone with Ididit. Their Touch and go system seems to do both doors (4 channels/buttons) and the button-start dash button thing....
Actually hiding a button under the fender (or wherever) sounds like a great idea... no need to push a keychain fob button at all. Better yet.......
I'm planning on solenoid operated doors, no ext. handles, and therefore no need to lock/unlock. I'd also like to install a push button start.......
Some think the same thing about the money WE spend on our 'vanity cars'.
Just got the propane tank filled, 2.49/gal in NC. 90 gallons - usually lasts 3 to 4 seasons to "de-chill" a 4 car garage part-time. How do you...
Anyone have problems flaring S/S lines. I cannot for the life of me find my flaring tool set, so I'm looking for a new set, but.... I see most...
'34 Ford hood. Rootlieb of course but.... Does anyone think louvers are necessary in the side panels for cooling a 350? Anyone have overheating...
Slant windshield, no visor = last half '31. Quite rare indeed. Nice find deserving of preservation and careful mileage just as it is.
Construction photos please. Wood/plywood buck? Wire frame? Steel? 'Glass on foam?
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