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XKE Jag when I worked in a body shop in Fargo. Brian
All of mine! A 50 chev p/u; 50 chev Belair; 50 chev coupe; 46 chev 2-door; 47 stude; 84 caprice parts car. Brian
Amen to that! My wife and I have a lot of "issues", but I try to make sure that the last thing I say to her when I leave the house is a simple "I...
I've been saving up for a TIG for about a year, have $200 rolled up in my wedding ring (can't wear it at work) in a litlle wooden box on my...
My sympathies to the original poster; I can definatly relate as I was let go after 12 years with the same company when a new management team came...
What if I register, and don't have a my car ready, can I still use my pass? Brian
I bought one from my local NAPA dealer a few years ago, it weighs a ton, but has been very durable and taken all the abuse I've given to it,...
Not to steal your thread, but on a somewhat related note, some early Novas had a 13" 5x43/4" wheel. I had one, a real POS that I paid $100 for and...
I am interested, depending on price. I think you should be sure to charge enough, however, to cover your time spent as well as material costs. By...
I've seen Jon Kosmoski do it, back in the late 70's with HOK Lacquers when he came to my school (ND State School [now College] of Science). He...
Well, until I read this thread, my wife had me convinced that I had too many. Now I see that I have a long way to go to even get close to some of...
Having owned a '63, my guess is that there is rust on the sail panel under that mud. GM's of that era are notorious for rusting out back there,...
Pimples. Brian
That's the way I used to finish back in the day, then I started to try to finish my body work out further before I primed and found out it was...
Very true! The saying goes that you can't make a silk purse from a sows ear comes to mind. You only get what YOU wan't out of any program. I went...
Short answer; yes. I work in a food production plant and most everything is stainless, most of which we tig, once in awhile we need to attach mild...
When I worked in the trade, we did a lot of things that are questionable; we drove just finished cars down to the drive thru car wash, (one with...
Do you still have that title for sale? If so, how much? Also, does anyone have a frame laying around that they want to get rid of, I have a nice...
Naw, there's no use for it so you should just give it to me!:) Brian:cool:
If the idle speed varies, my first guess would be a vaccuum leak. Could be wrong, but wouldn't hurt to check. My second car was a '63 Vair Monza,...
Thanks Scott, Freeman's looks like a MUST. As far as bringing MORE cars home, I think the wife would shoot me!! She's not happy with the eleven or...
Apologies to Frank Zappa for stealing his lyric, but will be in Montana, around Butte in early August, is there any car stuff going on to...
I've been looking for some chrome reverse wheels (chromies), and can't seem to find any one that has what I'm looking for. I want to put them on a...
My welding instructer claims it can be done by making a dam/channel with clay or something similar to hold water on the cut line. I'd like to see...
Piss on what everyone thinks, if you like it and can get it, go for it! I like it, for what that's worth. If you do get it, and want to be...
I just came accross this thread, and I had to put my two cents worth in. My wife of nearly 20 years is not into cars, but is always willing to...
Any interest in an old body man and painter? One who's last name also ends in "ski"? My son doesn't want me too, but jt looks like a dream come...
Got my new issue of SR the other day, opened it up to read Ron Covell's column, couldn't find it! Finally decided to look in the contents, not...
Thanks, everyone for the help on this, and thanks for giving me a hard time,:) it makes me feel at home, as my wife is always giving me crap too....
I was at a swap meet this weekend, and found a shop manual for 46 to 48 Chevs in which their was a frame diagram with measurements. I've been...
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