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Painting a vintage bike tank and using Dupli-Color lacquer primer and Dupli-Color lacquer Red Metal Specks....I have the color on and want to...
My latest T shirt. I used to visit Danceland back in the day and there was always a rod sitting in front. I saw Chuck Berry, Everly Bros and other...
Thanks, we all have to start somewhere John and Bob is just not familiar with this set up so that is why I relay his questions, so he can become...
Bob has some more questions about this 40 Ford rear end. "Have the axle assembly apart, axel laying through gear on floor. Questions: 1. Is...
Ok got the spreader made and one side housing off but cannot get axel out, what holds axel in after housing is off?
Bob is pretty cautious thus my post to try and find the answer before the torch :) Now he has to build a wishbone spring spreader and take the...
Thanks guys, it was the safety hubs. Now if we can figure out why the one side will not turn. Here are some shots of Bob doing your fix. [img]...
Thanks, I will see him after work and he will be very happy to get this information.
Thanks, yes this is on an old rod my buddy just bought. I will pass all this along, probably print it out and take some pics for you guys later...
Just posting this for a buddy and all I know is that one axel will not rotate and acts like a brake shoe is stuck but that is not the problem....
One axel seems to be stuck. It is not a seized brake as the wheel will come part way off over the brake shoes. Also cannot find how to remove the...
Thanks, I will pass this along to my buddy.
My buddy has some questions about Model A axels on a build he is doing. Will 51 Ford truck spindles and backing plates fit on Model A axels?...
thats one way to lower a car
When I was a kid of 4 years old my mother found me playing with a black widow in my sandbox in California. She screamed and jerked me out of there...
The movie "Madison" is one you want to see. It tells the story of the boat Miss Madison and how it came from underdog to winner in 1971. The story...
The bashing on here reminds me of a street rod club I was briefly in in the 80's. They voted on new members while the nervous app was present and...
A long time ago I had a Packard 1937 115c convertible coupe. This was the low bottom of the line six but it was pure quality all around. You would...
I was going to do this to my 56 plylmouth four door but it went to Estonia before the sawsall got warm. [img]
60's customs were mild to wild and those carbs in the hood are right in lne with that era. I would lower it and put some white scallops on it and...
Caddy motors are very traditional plus they haul ass,,good choice.
I use a portable vac for bugs,,,no splat, no mess.
In your opinion was the number of traditional cars higher than the number of street rods?
Just watched Monster Garage last night and they sectioned the rear of a old cad.
Was recommended by an old hot rodder,,,he said, " read and learn but don't post unless your skin is thicker than a Buick fender"
Is cool,,,takes guts to do it and more guts to post it here.
This Ford was one of my rides in high school in 59 or 60..Flat black and white, skirts, Merc grill, flipper caps, fuzzy mirror and dice. [img]
In 1960 my Ford was flat black and white and I called it a Custom..Yes there where flat black cars in the late 50's and early 60's and they where...
Look at this way,,,if you buy an '09 it will be worth half what you paid in six months,,,if you put that same amount into a nice old ride you will...
I had a PT Cruiser for a couple years but I missed a real car so I sold it and bought an '82 S-10 with a 350 transplant to drive dailey...The PT...
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