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They already have that term, it's called an "Ol Skool" Rod. Seriously though, I vote for Hack Rod. Rat Rod is too 'cool', I think Hack Rod really...
[IMG] get a ravelco for the truck. the left half gets wired into the wiring harness, stuff like the fuel pump, starter switch, etc etc. the right...
if you can, have the cars displayed as is, no roping off, no stupid fucking displays. turntables, mirrors, ropes, all bullshit. have the doors,...
I've seen some of this guys work before, and if i remember right, he isn't using photoshop. He does crazy long exposures, and uses colored strobes...
How does this work? I'm curious. Does this show residual stresses in the metal from stamping in the numbers or what?
Ok cool, I'll cut off the back of those tonight and remove everything together. This is why I love the HAMB. Follow up Question: One of the...
agreed, but I don't have a cutting torch, and taking the angle grinder to them seems like a bad idea in my cramped overly flammable garage.
I can't get the rear drums off my 59 Biscayne. The adjusters are unadjustable, and no combination of heat, hammer and penetrating oil seems to be...
Harbor freight has said ultrasonic cleaners for $50.
I have the sears 12", I had to buy something in a pinch one saturday. It works in a pinch, but it is poor quality and I don't trust it. The 10" is...
Wow, congrats. Time to get a four door!
ever see the picture of the blonde driving a porsche with the vanity plate WASHIS one of my favorites. I once knew a kid with a very low car...
I'd like to take my cafe racer (1970 Bultaco Metralla) to the pileup, but I can't ride it there. Don't start giving me trailer queen cry baby bs,...
So I'm going out to San Diego for work once a month now, and I'd like to see some of the world famous SoCal hot rod culture. Anybody have any tips...
oh man, there was a turbonique powered bug. that's a seriously frightening thought. i'm gonna be sporting a tent for the next three hours now.
hey there. coming to the Pile-Up next weekend?
Its the 4dr sedan. What would be necessary to turn it into the two door sedan?
Sweet, this is nearly dead on what I had in mind already.I don't want to add extra shit to make it a Kustom, I want to take unnecessary shit out....
I found a 59 Chevy (4 door :( ), gonna go mild custom, and i'm looking for some different ideas on how to proceed. It's too late a car to do dummy...
I did Massachusetts to Colorado about a year back. You can find a journal of the trip with a few billion pictures somewhere over at...
Anybody coming through Indy got room in the back of a truck? I want to bring my bike out, but it is not 4 hours rideable. Bultaco Metralla...
Its not even a window section from a splitty, its a window divider from a split window bus grafted onto an oval window. Based off how many people...
you guys are all amazing!
beyond the bj and gift certifimacates, i'd vote for a day at the racetrack. lots of racetracks now offer a driver training experience that makes a...
I wish this was in Indy, I'd be all over it. I need a haircut as bad as those guys on Wayne's World.
So I need more practice with my mig (Millermatic 210), and at the same time, I'd like to make some things for the shop. Here's my current list:...
was it one of these ugly buggers? [IMG] Hideous looking car, the proportions and mix of old and new don't work together at all.
$700 for a headlight? $4000 for a springer fork? What does this guy make his parts from, Inconel? I hope he paid $400,000 for the 32.
Gonna have a car out here? Come out to Indianapolis for a day, check out the Speedway museum, take a bus ride around the track, and come have a beer.
What carb should I replace the useless teapot carb with? Car is a 56 merc custom 4 door, trans is a merc-o-matic, everything i've seen says its a...
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