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That truck looks awesome, I like it. My dad passed away this year also. Take time and don't do anything.Think about what you want to do and think...
Some guys might disagree but this is what I use. Ansari 1/8 inch thick wheel on a die grinder. Very very steadily knock down the weld. Take your...
I voted for you also, awesome work and your pics were very clear and detailed. Nice posts.I feel that Baileigh inc should get a huge thanks also....
I would do a rosette weld.Pull the trigger and get out in about one second. Hit it with air. Three welds should do it. Hit each weld with air....
Fantastic post, thanks for sharing. When you see stuff like this think about the equipment and tools these men had to work with. They didn't have...
If the body is as nice as you say 7 grand is a steal. Where are you going to find another ? Stuff like this just doesn't come along very often.
Save your money Sonny and buy and scavenge parts. You have a very keen eye for detail. You will build a nice ride someday. Dream about building...
Looks like you have some great friends. Awesome car, I love wagons. I hope your dad gets to drive the wheels off of it. Post more pics if you can.
Thank you for the reply Nads. I was totally stumped.
I totally agree. Stunning to say the least. I have been a car guy my whole life. I have never seen one before. What did it have for an...
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Awesome thread. I hope you show your car as you build it. I would like to know what you do for a living also. To scratch build frame rails and a...
In my eyes the best of the best is still Harley Earl. The man was a frigging genius.To this day his visions and concepts are cooler than anyones....
I just wasted my life clicking on five pages of nothing. Interesting story.
Looking at the Lincoln Futura it is easy to see where Barris got the inpiration to build the Batmobile.
I noticed the tubing inside the body in the first pic also. Somebody also started to plug weld a different firewall into the car in that pic. I...
Fantastic work. I would like to build one of these when I am done with my current project. Please keep posting when you cut the body. I love build...
www.horkeyswoodandparts.com sells them. His stuff may not be the cheapest but it has always been top notch.
I have been to several open houses at Roger's shop and I would have had him build it. Is there something you don't like about his shop ?? It...
A dryer circuit is wired with 10 guage wire which is good for 30 amps and should be on a 30 amp circuit breaker. You should be Okay. Don't weld...
Best part of that guy ran down his mom's leg.
Perfectly spoken. Something else to think about, are the flexible lines dot approved? I shit canned a set of perfectly good 3an hoses because they...
There used to be cracker barrel and a bunch of other places to eat just down the street. They tore them down. Most of the buildings that were...
That video makes me angry. If you have a run away car and go through the sand trap too fast you hit a concrete barrier? That is just fucked. Buy...
Thank you. It took two brews to get through it. I felt like I was there.
I call bullshit. I wouldn't give 75 bucks for that ugly hunk of shit. The only way that car could be driven in public is to tint the windows or...
Great product and I am happy with mine. I am in the mock up stage of my truck. If you would like to see it pm me.
Awesome, just awesome. Last Friday I got to go to another shop for a visit.Got to see two front engine dragsters and an orange mustang driven by...
Those pictures are "priceless" . I would like to frame them all. I would also like both cars in my garage.
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