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If you have an old style home rotary dial home thermostat such as an old Honeywell stashed in your junk pile, they will have a mercury switch that...
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Just Gary layed it out perfectly. Mine is apart for paint now but the wiper worked fine and the glass tilted out nicely. The wiper arm just...
Thanks! The axle is narrowed and the inner fenders are tubbed. The rear fenders are bolted on vertically which allows moving inwards, fitting to...
The cost, the effort, the end result would prevent me from removing the existing rivets and getting them chromed. I think they would look odd...
Another method is to pull the vehicle within 5 feet of the wall and then use masking tape to mark the vertical and horizontal centers of the light...
OK, now we have a clearer view of what you are after. A little too low for my old bones but I have friends who have built custom chassis to...
My avatar 30 coupe is not Z'd in the front but has a 4" drop axle. It is Z'd 6" in the rear with a Ford 8" . The body is channeled to the bottom...
I use the Craftsman tool shown above as well for smaller diameter hoses. The Iso Alcohol tip is a good one. I use the Isopar type from the Dodge...
One morning in the late 60s I stepped out the door to go to work, still not fully awake and in disbelief when I noticed a bowling pin holding up...
First time seeing this thread. Here is a link to Gay's induction into the Canadian Street Rod Hall of Fame with a slice of his many endeavors. A...
What goes around comes around, everything old is new again and the beat goes on. This discussion reminds me of the time I helped my buddy pound...
I put this current one up yesterday. I change them up at random from my personal pics. This one is about 6 years old, still have the car.
I think there is a clear divide in what we call customs/cruisers and hotrods even if the lines are blurred across definitions. I can only stretch...
My old fiberglass ladder had an expiry date on it. I just replaced it this past fall...no pun intended. I guess yours is officially expired too....
I enjoyed reading the foreword and am looking forward to the movie. JK Really, I might have been tempted to make a bid but would likely have been...
Yep, another day of problem solving and unlimited ingenuity. Yet another where the steering competes for space with the exhaust. Quite a...
For sheet metal, I got by with a simple HI/LO heat range working with a 110V machine until I started restoring off topic Japanese 240Zs. That's...
The local MayTag dealer used to carry a caustic solution for cleaning dishwashers. I used it for cleaning out fuel tanks. It did a great job of...
I haven't used it yet but keep the tool and wire in the onboard tool kit. One size fits all. takes up hardly any space and may be useful one day....
Another life long mystery solved.
Here's more useless crap to read. Before the days of "light beer", late '60s, we would jump over the border and make the 1/2 hour or so scoot to...
Train horn mounted in between the brake master cylinder and a '50s police siren under the floor access door. Not sure about legality but they sure...
That's funny! I recently used Great Stuff foam to solve an oil canning condition on my Model A deck lid. Yep, guess I'm still a hack at heart.
I still have my first MIG machine. It is well over 40 years old, one of the first made for Mastercraft and sold by Canadian Tire. It is a 110V...
Hey, that's how I supplemented my income starting out as a young flipper of fine 50 footer automobiles. I was well connected, for a guy in his mid...
I have never seen a good result from building over Rustoleum. Knock it all off, prep, using a compatible paint system and refinish. Otherwise it...
I'll be interested in today's equivalent 110V machine for light sheet metal to 1/4". This 140 Millermatic has been doing it well for 20 years...
I don't know where any such activities happen today. Loose lips lose pink slips or at least a significant fine these days. Back in the day where...
Best bet would be to ask a few of the pros on Garage Journal specific questions by way of private messaging. Less confusion and competition....
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