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Mayby this time! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tUeAk3xUtM
I'm doing OK, considering. No further chest pains, but the spot where they inserted the catheter is still fairly sore. Hope you score on the flatty!
Well, I will not be able to finish the RPU very soon. Saturday morning I suffered a mild heart attack. I received angioplasty, and feeling well...
I got a new donation to the cause yesterday! This old bypass oil filter came from a late 40's GMC truck that is at the shop as a donor to update...
I understand comepletely, Bill. When I first concieved the idea, I envisioned it as inspired by the stance and style of some of the cooler rat...
Made more progress today! I got the bugs worked out of the throttle linkage, and the throttle pedal installed. I spent the rest of the day...
I cant get a good vantage point for the side shot with it in my shop area. Backed up against the wall with the camera, and still cant get the...
More progress....That progressive carb linkage was a pain in the a$$ to figure out!
Cut and past from our web site event page. July 26, 2008, 1 P.M. – Blue Springs, MO Free Race Car Show Come see Blown Altereds,...
If I stay on this pace I should be able to.
I'm used to working with finished paint,Joe, most of the cars I work on come to me after paint. Pete, my goal is to be ready for Greaserama at...
Much progress this week and weekend! Got the chassis back to the shop, and got a bunch of stuff bolted to it.
Letting it dry overnight.
I got this Be-ach painted!
Glad I could help!
Your on the right track with the thin long blade. I have a tool for this. Here is the trick, Pull the headrest all the way up, then insert the...
I used a little over a pint to spray the frame. I gave it a couple coats. I painted the rear axle with an acid brush, and still have a little less...
POR15 cost's me 45 US for a quart. I'm not sure what it would cost retail. The suspension parts are painted with Rustoleum silver hammer finish.
The plan has been to put the sheet metal in simi-gloss black. But, along with that I had intended to paint the frame red. In the interest of time,...
No pictures of it's past life, regrettably. Here are the latest progress pics, though! If I got the order right, the first pic should be after...
The car has a bit of history, actually. When I first got it, I did a "California" style customizing job to it. You know, shave the bumpers and...
No, I had found the only patch needed before. This car was almost rust free when I got it 20 years ago, and it spent the last 15 in my garage.
More real progress this weekend! Got all the sheet metal back from the sandblasters, got it in epoxy primer, and started slingin' mud!
I got this set from a customer, who had us replace them with some parchment face antique style. He didn't like the black face in his black dash. I...
Will do....The gauges are Dolphins.
I do plan on posting it in the main forum when finished, just to see what the reaction will be. And, speaking of the dash, I made this after work...
I just did not want to get railed on by the traditionalists. If GizmoJoe had not continued showing interest, I would not have kept posting. I came...
Blast and epoxy primer before fill and paint. I picked up a piece of 1/8" aluminum to make a dash panel with. Not sure what finish I will put on...
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