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No. From what I've found it is the same thing. The term pancaking seems to be a broader brush for more things though. I had an old timer explain...
I'm going to coffin cut my deck lid. Haven't seen a lot of these done this way so I'm going to try it out. I was trying to get a comparison of a...
He made sure to put the trailer in his name but I have enough documentation that I think I have a case.
I would love to do a lot of the thinks you guys are talking about (especially the red ram hemi) but this is a budget build for now so I am limited...
That's what I thought but apparently everyone looking for a car around me.
Upon further inspection of my six I found that a large piece of sludge had plugged up an oil hole and starved a rod journal or I wasn't getting...
Hey guys. I acquired a 53 Cranbrook and I was trying to sell it but no one bought it so I'm going to build it. I was driving it for a while on the...
I couldn't agree more. I think the first thing I'm going to do is get an estimate from another shop as to how much it will cost to complete the...
Health is great now. More and more it seems that you really can't rely on anyone but those closest to you. Integrity is so uncommon anymore and...
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So here is a little update on the progress of my car. I used to work at a "restoration"/collision shop and I traded a 28ft trailer to my boss to...
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Straight body, no rust. Dents have been repaired ready for paint. This body is immaculate. The interior is excellent. All glass is great....
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More progress today. Finished the headlights and welded up most of the front. My buddy Jeff got some putty on the door top. And roof of the...
They're the ones from shoebox central. They leave you a lot of material to figure out what you want. I mounted my head light bucket from the back...
Got some work done on the front end. Prepped the French headlights. Welded seams and filled in the parking light holes. It's looking good....
Ok so after long deliberation and a look at the budget a full swap is not in the budget either. So I'm going to run what I got until it breaks...
I have a nice repo set of 4 spider caps. 5x5.5 100 plus shipping Will trade for shoebox parts. Let me know. Thanks
That looks great. Nice work.
Got some help today. I cut and welded in the frenched tail lights while my buddy Jeff spread the filler. We got most of the passenger side done...
So a little detour from the regular updates. One thing I love about being a hot rodder is passing down what I've learned from those who came...
No channel. I've been building this one for a year now and I love driving it. I plan on making this a daily so I've decided not to channel this...
I made some progress today. Stripped most of them he back half of the car in preparation for peaking the quarters and the tail light French. I'm...
I got the patch competed. I just have to hit a few pin holes now. I've begun to strip the other quarter panel in preparation to French the...
The gap is big. I put it up there to check the radius of the wheel lip. I haven't trimmed the opening yet for a clean seam. Good eye on that....
Today I got the wheel lip made and almost fully welded in. Marked off the remaining area for trimming then the repair will be complete. I got...
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