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Me and a freind of mine drove 58 miles in a stolen '96 Camaro. Very little freeway time, it took us 63 minutes and 15 seconds door to door to his...
Media-blasting. It will look new and not overly pourous like it does when sand-blasted.
Measure, measure, and measure again. What you really want is to make sure the car is symetrical. Are the doors on? If not, put 'em on. If you...
Any input from someone who has built one?
Is your fuel pump adequate? What kind of transmission?
If you are not drag racing or street dancing, there is no reason you should EVER break a grade 8 bolt in your suspension. If you break a grade 8...
What do you mean "broke a leaf?" Are you running just one leaf and it broke? Did the main leaf break? Did you just break one of the leaves and...
It would be going behind a stout early Chrylser.
In the 32nd issue of The Rodder's Journal there is a story about the Rolling Bones shop taking a trip to Bonneville. All of the cars in the...
Still has a long way to go... '31 Sedan, '32 rails not pinched 4" CE dropped axle 1" drop crossmember with a reverse eye spring Pete and...
I guess I'm a little confused. The repair is started on the driver's side, but then the body gets primed without the repair getting done? I'm not...
The ONLY reason I am not building my A to run on ethonol is availability. E85 is usually about 105 octane. Yes it does need to be run much richer,...
Are you going to strip the rust?
'53 Ford.
Hold on here... Speed, THEN Aesthetics, comfort, some other stuff. You building a hot rod or a custom here? Anyway, I agree that comfort is not...
The best thing to do is to get your wheel and tires, or at least a reasonable facsimile, and mock them up under your car. Then you can measure...
Sunday morning the thermometer said -15. MN is fucking cold.
FINNALLY! Someone mentions Cass. Really nice guy and unbelievably talented. If you don't know his work, find some. It will blow your mind. I've...
Jeez Johnny, don't be such a crab-ass. You know how you can remedy the crappy cars and crappy people... STAY HOME! Badda bing, I am hot tonight!
I know I'm beating a dead horse, but the Mustang II raises some flags. Especially on an A frame. If there's anything going on on top of the frame...
I think he meant "wheel base."
Marv in Sin City... "New cars, they all look like electric shavers."
I like the interior, what's on your floors?
Pm lucky1974, he just put a 390 in his '56 convert last summer.
5K eh? It's the 460 that worry's me. Those big block Fords can be expensive in everyway. Clutch, flywheel, headers or whatever. I'm not trying to...
I've heard from EVERYONE that has dealt with Petrokowski that he is really talented, and a complete bastard. You can do this at home man, it's...
If it's not too close to one end or the other, you could patch it with some stainless brake line and a couple of hose clamps.
I don't care for it. I never understood air bags in a hot rod. But, whatever blows your skirt up man...
I have always had good luck with Little Dearborn.
What kind of mill is in your digger?
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