The Jalopy Journal
there is some true talent running around on this thread. i would like some idea of what my truck will look like before i start in the wrong...
if you are going to blow it up to paint it then i would blast it apart as well. i tend to do the major stuff like patch panels, chop, and fitment...
i would think anything you put in to slow the leak would have a way of making it into your engine. i have always flushed engines without the...
rust is the enemy, any is too much. i know alot of people that call it cancer and that is what it is to a car. for the guys that like patina,...
my thoughts and prayers are of you, wishing you a speedy recovery.
i think you are looking at the car too much and maybe it is turning critical. my advice is, i'll come pick up the car and "store" it for you,...
heck, i was right on name. here is info. hope they can help. i'll just put it on twice. for no good reason other than i'm too quick with the...
not sure what you are using it for or how much you need, but i use feeler gauges. it is exact on thickness and easy to come by. i also have a...
dang i type slow. good job guys.
does this unit have a metering valve on the bottom of the tank, for controlling volume of sand? also does it allow for controlling the air/sand...
cool. i used to ride a belt sander around in my grandpa's cabinet shop. those suckers have some serious torque. he wasn't pleased with my find,...
pimpin paint nailed it again. run whatcha brung, no need to buy specialty tools, especially when alot of us in the business either use what is...
congrats, i don't have children, but the maiden voyage on a new build has to feel the same as the day your new baby enters the world. scary,...
49ratfink, i've seen that myself. and heard about it alot more. i was painting a dirt track car several years ago, and after the first two coats...
another vote for butt. overlap is for rivets.
you kind of have to think of sand grades like shotgun shells. finer grade=more grains of sand in a specified area. coarse=less grains. with a...
brandon pretty much nailed it.
one more for sand. masonry sand, and about any other sand that is not specified for sandblasting has silica. i've used it for years, but always...
okc '83 for me also. i was 11, and dad showed me how to spot the "built" cars and the "build it for me" cars. not science but fairly accurate to...
i was thinking the same thing, just got a little carried away i guess. it does suck to get copied, but at the same time not every person is going...
are you only 1 month behind on all credit cards and mortgage payments? if so you're ahead of the pace. just kidding, i do this all day everyday,...
amen to that 39. sounds like you've got it under control, now is when going slow and easy pays off.
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if you hadn't got cocky, you might have had clear lay out "drier than a popcorn fart in a whirlwind" friend of mine's saying. he's a been a body...
i'm not defending the practice, just clarifying that he will not be tracked down like a dog and shot if he gets his wish. i think you know my...
your pic just now loaded for me. that appears to be somewhat under your molding. i wouldn't worry much if any about the part that will...
depends on the clear and temp. on average i sand clear after 12 hrs. at anything above 75 degrees. it is sometimes a little soft yet but alot of...
"Yep. If they are still making the parts, you are stealing. Tell you what, build a Cobra body and call it such. The guy that comes to your door...
so according to you if i build a part somebody else may have designed or be in the business of building, i'm stealing from them. how many people...
looks great, you've got talent,drive, and vision. alot of people with that so called "real" equipment lack at least one of those three things....
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