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I have always envisioned using one of these vintage oil? drums as the fuel tank on my speedster build. Bought this one years ago at a swap meet. I...
Took this yesterday of one of the cars at a local cruise night. I just noticed that it seems the entire brake drum is sitting outside of the...
Just installed a trailer hitch on one of my DDs, and tools are full of dirt/rust/grime. Was just going to toss them back into my messy drawers,...
Got a huge mess of Allen keys. It’s getting old trying each and every one to find the one that fits. What do you guys do to keep this organized?...
Stupid question. My project is still at least a year before it’s completed, but was wondering how often folks wash/clean their rides. I’m terrible...
This popped up in my FB feed. Wow! Now I want to go make one. I have an extra flathead sitting around. lol!...
Always wanted to eventually install a dual carb on my 59A, and about a month ago I found an Edmunds one at Hershey, since then, been doing a...
As I was just about to start up my rebuilt flathead for the first time, I decided to check the fuel tank (1 gal from a lawnmower), and noticed...
Came across this on FB market place. Would be super cool to have as a kid, probably even now. lol! Says it was never opened. Crazy! [ATTACH]...
Came across this on FB recently. Looks the part. I like the body lines, and if wasn’t so expensive, I would perhaps consider buying it, but then...
As someone who just recently joined in on the hobby, and who is their 50s’, I was wondering what folks thoughts are on keeping the hobby relevant...
Will be heading out for a 4 hr drive (one way) tomorrow to check out an all original (zero rust?) 28 Model A Tudor. What should I be looking at?...
Had my first ever ride in a pre 64 automobile last night. Incredibly, my 6’-6” body was able to get inside without my head touching the ceiling....
I’m trying to fill in some heavy pitting on an area of a frame (front cross member) using some brazing rod. There is quite a large area with minor...
For my build speedster build, I had two 11Ga "C" channels made. I will need to start building the frame which means adding cross members, motor...
I need to fab up a simple gantry system in my basement workshop (8’ height) so I can move the engine and other heavier pcs about. Nothing over 500...
I was inspired almost a year ago when I first came across Richard Scaldwell's GN JAP creation. I started gathering parts in August with the...
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