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Lone Star Mopar - They look like 1930 fenders to me. Kind of difficult to see in the pic but the splash aprons look to be the two piece variety,...
Thanks for the tour. Very impressive!
A few from the curio cabinet I set up with stuff that overflowed from my sock drawer just because I like looking at it. I need another cabinet...
Kind of like Fred Sanford, I have glasses all over the house and in the garage and only use them when reading or working with small things. I find...
Bummer! That can only be categorized as a severe kick in the ass! Even worse than the "two steps forward, one back" scenario. Persevere, overcome!
If you have an old style home rotary dial home thermostat such as an old Honeywell stashed in your junk pile, they will have a mercury switch that...
Not a thing.
Just Gary layed it out perfectly. Mine is apart for paint now but the wiper worked fine and the glass tilted out nicely. The wiper arm just...
Thanks! The axle is narrowed and the inner fenders are tubbed. The rear fenders are bolted on vertically which allows moving inwards, fitting to...
Hey, is that a cup holder on the left side?
The cost, the effort, the end result would prevent me from removing the existing rivets and getting them chromed. I think they would look odd...
Another method is to pull the vehicle within 5 feet of the wall and then use masking tape to mark the vertical and horizontal centers of the light...
OK, now we have a clearer view of what you are after. A little too low for my old bones but I have friends who have built custom chassis to...
My avatar 30 coupe is not Z'd in the front but has a 4" drop axle. It is Z'd 6" in the rear with a Ford 8" . The body is channeled to the bottom...
I use the Craftsman tool shown above as well for smaller diameter hoses. The Iso Alcohol tip is a good one. I use the Isopar type from the Dodge...
One morning in the late 60s I stepped out the door to go to work, still not fully awake and in disbelief when I noticed a bowling pin holding up...
First time seeing this thread. Here is a link to Gay's induction into the Canadian Street Rod Hall of Fame with a slice of his many endeavors. A...
What goes around comes around, everything old is new again and the beat goes on. This discussion reminds me of the time I helped my buddy pound...
I put this current one up yesterday. I change them up at random from my personal pics. This one is about 6 years old, still have the car.
I think there is a clear divide in what we call customs/cruisers and hotrods even if the lines are blurred across definitions. I can only stretch...
My old fiberglass ladder had an expiry date on it. I just replaced it this past fall...no pun intended. I guess yours is officially expired too....
I enjoyed reading the foreword and am looking forward to the movie. JK Really, I might have been tempted to make a bid but would likely have been...
Yep, another day of problem solving and unlimited ingenuity. Yet another where the steering competes for space with the exhaust. Quite a...
For sheet metal, I got by with a simple HI/LO heat range working with a 110V machine until I started restoring off topic Japanese 240Zs. That's...
The local MayTag dealer used to carry a caustic solution for cleaning dishwashers. I used it for cleaning out fuel tanks. It did a great job of...
I haven't used it yet but keep the tool and wire in the onboard tool kit. One size fits all. takes up hardly any space and may be useful one day....
Another life long mystery solved.
Here's more useless crap to read. Before the days of "light beer", late '60s, we would jump over the border and make the 1/2 hour or so scoot to...
Train horn mounted in between the brake master cylinder and a '50s police siren under the floor access door. Not sure about legality but they sure...
That's funny! I recently used Great Stuff foam to solve an oil canning condition on my Model A deck lid. Yep, guess I'm still a hack at heart.
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