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Interested as well. Serial #'s would help.
Suggestion - Hire someone to wire the car and have you as a helper. If you've never rewired a whole car, it can seem daunting. It's not that...
That's what I said. Best of both worlds.
Both. Powdercoat it then do your finish work to make it nice. Then BC/CC it. No one said it yet so I had to. Best of both worlds.
Take the latches off of the doors if you haven't already. Don't let the latch determine door gap when you close it. You probably know that....
Lets find Ryan's whereabouts via google. Creepy. Just saying.
Fred Call these people. We use them at work all of the time. They are top notch. http://www.polydyn.com/ 1960 and Jones road. Not too far.
Mixed feelings about it. I like some of it, but not all of it. Looks like a ton of fun though.
Keep in mind that "a little more thinner" means nothing to the OP. To Sting Ray: Yes those will show in final paint. As someone said,...
My wife's Uncle lives in Santa Rosa and is fairly close with Vern. Uncle Jack has repeatedly offered to put us up for a week or two and one of...
Wow. Wearing out plumb bob strings. You rule! Have you thought about buyong a few more plumb bob's? As for the one frame table I've...
Yes to everything. When you have enough comebacks that you have to fix for free, you eventually learn what works and what dosen't. I APPROVE...
Pictures of the process would be awesome.
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Metal looks nice. Really nice. Is there any of the wood left? If not, are you going to replace with wood or metal, or do you know yet?
There are alot of really good guys in Richmond Va. I know because I used to live there. scrubba PM'd you. If you or scrubba need more help, PM...
Beverly hands down. I use one most every day.
Chrome on 63 Galaxie at shop (not mine) was 16,000. Looks great. Not cheap but this price was for everything there was 160 peices give or take....
He's the real deal. Talked to him at a couple LSRU's and he's one of the nicest guys. That's some pretty good local press.
No one has mentioned a good wax and grease remover followed by a good blow dry via the air hose so I also won't mention it.
If you've never done the installation yourself, hire someone who has done it a number of times. Watch and learn. Money well spent.
Do you have scrap yards over there? Go buy a piece of 1/8" and cut out what you need. Trying to edge bend 1/8" without a jig and O/A would be...
Here's what's cool about this. 1. Ryan see's a car with a missing piece of trim and for sometime it has bothered him that this car doesn'y have...
It would make more sense to rent a get away car. No one wants to pay a premium dollar only to find out that your car wasn't done properly. The...
All of the aftermarket switches I've seen would not fit the '59 Cadillac style. Things that cross my mind. Are you running stock A/C? They...
In the last 3 years Ive managed to get metaal in my eye 4 times. Yes I wear eye protection. From what I have been told my my eye doctor, the metal...
Some mid 50's GM's had a bracket on the firewall to hold the back of the hood down. Not sure of what the part does. more info please.
http://www.fordwood.com/images/tour23new.jpg Bought a few parts from them through the years. Each and every part that I put on was well made...
Never met him personally but I know many people who have. Without exception, every single comment that I've ever heard about Bob was not only...
Lincoln all day long. Both will have rust/metal issues. They take take the same amount of time and materials to fix. As long as you have al of...
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