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Recently I cleaned the undercarriage of my '41 Buick front to back (steam cleaned, etc.) After the first long day of driving it, I went out the...
Here's a video shot by my buddy Jerry from the cab of my other buddy Pat's crazy rear-engine V-12 COE. Pat's the one giggling like an idiot,...
I was at my friend's shop today and saw a 1940 Nash 2-door sedan that he recently bought. It has the same basic shape as any '40 sedan, but it had...
I'm installing '41 Cadillac skirts on my '41 Buick. I've had to make some modifications to make them work, and the profile looks good. However at...
I replaced the single chamber M/C in my '41 Buick with a dual chamber unit. The original brake lines were large...looks like 1/4" ID (5/16" OD)....
I'm replacing the stock single chamber master cylinder on my '41 Buick with a dual chamber MC. They are both 1" bore and I've machined the OEM...
I've got a dual chamber master cylinder from a 70's Jeep that another HAMBer turned me onto that I think is going to work in my '41 Buick (due to...
I've been trying for some time to find some detail shots of the front and rear splash pans on the Kurt McCormick's '41 Buick (parked next to the...
I love these caps, and I've been looking for a good set for some time now. About a month ago I found a post in the Traditional Kustoms social...
I've read through my TRJ Deuce book about a dozen times since I got it for Christmas. It's awesome to be able to see all of those cars - the...
I know I saw a bunch of photos of this thing on one of the T coupe threads, but I've done a bunch of searches and can't find them. Anyone have any...
I'm planning on some winter work on my Buick, and one of the items is molding the gravel pans. Buick did a great job on styling those cars, but...
I bought a set of '41 Cadillac skirts to run on my '41 Buick. I need to modify them a bit to work - add some metal to the bottom edge, and make a...
I am in need of 2 16" ribbed style Hollywood flipper caps. I haven't had any luck finding a set of originals (if ya got some, lemme know!) but I...
Can someone give me a height and width of the stock '41 series 62 Cad fender skirts as well as the height and width of the rear wheel openings on...
I've got a '41 Buick coupe, and the single chamber master cylinder is mounted with two bolts running lengthwise under the mc attaching to the...
I've got a question for anyone running a stock 3 speed trans with their Buick fireball 8. Is your transmission noisy as HELL in 1st gear? We...
A few of us from Baltimore (and south) heading to the Jalopy Showdown are meeting up Saturday morning (May 17th...duh) at the Valley Exxon just...
Sorry for the slightly off topic post, but I know there are a lot of other sign painters on here. Anyone had any luck using 1-shot on fabric?...
I've seen tons of overall shots of Ron Gomez' '41 Buick custom, but I was wondering if anyone had any detail shots of the car. I'm looking...
I was wondering if anyone out there has any build-up photos of Von Franco's Golden Rod clone. I'm wondering specifically about the frame...
This T roadster was on ebay a couple of weeks back and it looked like the real McCoy, although I didn't know specifically whose car it was. In...
Just like the title says, I'm trying to track down a DVD of the episode of "Rides" with the Choppers building the "Bad News" Model T. It's not...
Saturday, September 23rd at 4pm we're throwing the 2nd Rod & Custom Cookout. No admission, no trophies, no hoopla...just a party in the lot at the...
Just like the title says, I'm looking for some information on this car. It was built in the early '50's by Tony and Joe Pisano (their version of...
Here are some photos of the '41 I bought over the weekend (the one from the "what do these go for" post). The car is at my father-in-law's on the...
I'm out driving around this evening and found what I think is a pretty good deal on a very original, very straight '41 Buick Super 2-door coupe....
I am trying to get some flat pieces of aluminum cut by a local shop on their waterjet machine. The pieces are drawn to scale in Adobe Illustrator...
I'd like to clear a raw (scuffed) aluminum piece...are there any tricks I should know about? I'm looking to keep the raw finish but keep oxidation...
Not the "Biker Build Off" bike but the blue one... http://salinasboys.com/ink_wild/ink_wild_15.jpg Any idea what the headlight is from? Is...
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