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Do you think wide steel wheels look good? I shure do, but i cant afford them. That's why I widen my own! Here is how i widened two wheels 3" and...
1951 Mercury Custom. All i know is that the same car appeared in the movie Cobra. Read more at:...
[IMG] At the local scrap for american cars! About 45 feet in the air and the headlights light up at night!
[IMG] Volvo PV Coup'd and with a better stance :) [IMG] OT car but just had to try :p
... Shabaam! Thats how it usually ends but what the heck, i've learned somethin' today!
[IMG] This is what i have right here. Two about chassis and one about body repairs. I also have model specific books and some others :)
Man, thats hot! Do you think it'll be finished by summer? Going to Västerås maybe?
[IMG] A part of Hässleholm, a small town in Sweden. Koppartrans gas station and SAAB dealership to the right! B&W photo handcolored from back in...
The shapes... That is f'in beautiful!
Man, if i had a nickle every time i worked on one of those 16 valve Volvo heads ;)
Yepp, damn sure is. Once a week there is a new "alt mount, help me"-thread, but if people just figured my answer out themselves, they wouldn't...
Make 'em yourself!
Made in France? Could they be Marchal? Maybe off a Citroên or something. If they are Marchals the could be woth a few bucks, at least in euroupe...
Damn, thats a lot of work done well, but the shapes, nah, not too good work ;) But what the heck, i'd drive the shit outta it!
The correct term for my "position" is Sheetmetal- and Welding Tecnician. Behind the fancy words, i'm just a welder!
Well, the only time my original radio play is for 2 seconds when I turn it OFF. So can this be the problem? :confused::D:p
I think I found the paint to go on my soon-to-be daily driver Opel Rekord -63!!!
You can buy special tail light paint, here in Sweden at least, but you americans shoud have it too...
I might not like the idea too much, but it's your car and you do what you want! If you spent a lot of money on that expensive Brookville, I think...
That's a weird one. But cool!
When i clicked this thread and saw the pic i thougt "cool model". When i clicked on the thumb and saw the full size picture i was just stunned!...
For low or unalloyed steel i run .030 wire and Argonmix 25 (75% Argon, 25% CO) and get clean welds. The best to do is to play around on scrap...
Thats a goog one too! Thanks!
Well, i didn't mean paintjob... I'm from Sweden, so my english isn't the greatest ever. Didn't find the right word, so i used the on that came to...
Are there any particular method i should practice?
Getting my first airbrush tomorrow, never had or used one (use one of those big ass paint guns regularily). Bought it from a friend for about 10...
I have shoes older than my self too! This military surplus never breaks!
Well, you don't need a foot pedal (on our ESABs anyway), it works just fine for me to set the amp and voltage on the control panel and then start...
As a welding student, i can do nothing but agree! When i test a piece of welded steel, very few of the really super looking welds has the same...
Handcut text and logo, screen printed on the back my denim vest. Damn, i sat for hours cut that text out, my mom (who e.g. print custom one-color...
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