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semi, semi small..
Don't know what the minimum would be but have a 1/10 hp 12 rpm Dayton (3m136b) on my bead roller that I think works pretty well. Unless a motor...
Customs are only dead in dead people.. Piston-n-Broke, wiki has resto-mod under the restoration banner, so whatever that means.. but don't...
I'm by no means anti but live in a hole and feel most are in it for the pretense.. which is the irony because that's what kills it. imo
Feel blessed, my old man is a douche and doesn't care about old cars.. the worst of both worlds or every world for that matter.
Phillips, Yea, without having the cars side by side a color comparison can be difficult, but to me the caddy says timeless cool and the truck...
Phillips... You're arguing a point no one made, it wasn't asserted that pink/purple were a negative and shouldn't be used or that Watson didn't...
I had a point to make about shade but considering I'll just move on.. but as usual Watson's stuff looks good..
Well, If he had the two colors at hand to work with he'd probably tear up his business card.. no offense.. Total repaint or nothing imo.. I know...
I personally think the wheel/tire sizing/treatment look pretty good.. its just w/the unagreeable color/colors the white wall stands out.. If you...
measure bolth the wheel and the rotor and which ever is out of spec assume the company sent you the wrong/defective parts and get on the horn to...
I almost f'd up my first car with backspace.. an advertised 8" wheel with lip is actually 9" total width and the backspacing is measured by actual...
also as noted there are companies who make dedicated cut off tools.. but for your first purchase you might go grinder.. more versatile imo.....
If you have quite of few bolts and plenty/ease of access I'd probably go w/the angle grinder.. I can find a die grinder to be tedious on anything...
unknown OR swaps.. Weiand w06 6x2 intake for early Olds 303 324 .. picked them up and thought they were repops not a spot of oil/dirt.. 50$...
That's one of the reasons I buy used tools, so I can afford a tool for every occasion.. keyless for speed and keyed for bite.. Depending on what...
One of the best ways to weed out opinion is with a vtg magazine collection.. if you buy a number at a time they can be cheaper then new/modern...
Dependent on the car I can be a fan of bolth.. but in your case black.. The no black wheel and wall thing is dashing my vision of the lakes and...
Dreaming up your own car requires tallent And building it skill and dedication.. probably how it’s going to be for a number of local shows..
Consumables.. Rollocs, grinding/cut off wheels ect.. but if you had to pay the internet Can be cheaper in some instances.. 25 3” rollocs from...
Took a mustang rad for my A to a local shop and told them 5 inches out and they did so and it has been working fine.. didn’t get all the details...
If it’s cool and you don’t the odds are the guy who does will pute his own mark on it sort of speak (most likely ruin).. :D.. so... Usually...
Fan of the calori coupe chop personally.. was thinking it was almost the perfect mix of custom and class when studying my hot rod mag.. always...
I love early cars as much as the next guy and would like to build a bunch of period stuff but custom cars are about creation imo that’s what the...
That wasnt meant as a slight towards you at all more towards the purist who praise the book and throw in the trash what isn’t authentic..
If you don’t know mike bishop and Vern tardel wrote a book called how to build a traditional ford hot rod that allot here hold in asteam.. the...
If I’m not mistaken bluey the bible car in how to build a trad hot rod is glass.. so..
If money isnt an object new dynabrade If money is an object used dynabrade imo Shop for new and used on eBay and at least in terms of new you...
I usually buy second hand dynabrade or aro pneumatic tools off ebay.. I’m not positive but I think aro is no longer supported so you can get them...
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