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I was going to do the blasting myself. My plan with pretty much all the sheetmetal on the car is to strip the exterior panels with the...
Am I on the right track by using my Mig and just dropping spot welds far apart from each other, and working very slowly to prevent warpage? I just...
I'm actually leaning towards the JD Blitz Black. Alot of people have said how easy it goes on and how durable it is, those are strong arguments...
I am getting ready to paint my car and keep hearing bad things about Hot Rod Flatz, which is what I was going to use. I am leaning towards just...
How do I get ahold of BenD? Is he a private transporter or commercial? What would a trip like this cost ballpark? $1500? $2000? Thanks for the...
Simple question, there is a car in California that I want to buy but I live in Michigan, who do I call for reputable, enclosed transport from Cali...
I just bought a rear window off EBAY for my 50 Chevy coupe that was supposed to be "mint" so it shows up and there are several small scratches and...
How well do the 51-54 Chevy Bendix brakes stop compared to discs? I'm wondering if I can upgrade my brakes a little cheaper by sticking with drums...
Sounds like they are the guys to see. I am about 2.5-3 hrs north of them. I was hoping there would be somebody in the Saginaw area who was...
I am looking for a shop in the Central/Mid Michigan area that has a good rep with rebuilding GM posi rearends. I have a 10 bolt unit out of an...
very nice, thanks for posting those. 51Chevysled, you said your car had 2" lowered springs with one leaf removed, those would be different than...
The CE kit comes with an upper shock mount, shocks, and looks like it may be a bit nicer quality, not sure though. I really want to lower the car...
Does anyone have a pic they could post of a 49-54 Chevy with a CE rear kit and lowering blocks installed? I would like to get a idea of how the...
Ok, now that I've been convinced to bag my 50 Chevy, I am looking for a book or link to a site where I can learn a solenoid from a valve, and how...
There is a seller named fatrodder on EBAY who sells a under the floor unit for like $175, the one I was looking at from Waltons is $400!! god...
Thanks you guys, the ECI kit (basic kit) looks like the way I'll go. As far as a master cylinder setup, are the swing pedal setups worth the huge...
I decided to retain the original IFS, steering, etc on my 50 and not go with a MII kit. I went to order a disc brake kit from Speedway that has...
I am actually going to try to follow the tech thread you did on this a while back. The lowrider article makes no mention of having to use dropped...
I also need to know where to get OEM type suspension parts at decent prices. I see Kanter has the stuff, but they seem really expensive.
I need a little advice. I have a 50 Chevy coupe that needs a complete frame off (rat rod style of course) I am going to bag the front like they...
I was worried about having to use the tubular lower arms, that's why I am leaning towarsd the Chassis Engineering bolt in one. I have a full set...
Anybody know about these? I was told this is the MII setup that lends itself best to bagging a 49-54 Chevy. Can I run OEM arms and struts with...
I talked to Gambino Kustoms, and the guy knows alot about this stuff! I am going to get the notch kit and triangulated 4 link from him. Hopefully...
I think I want to bag the rear of my 50 Chevy coupe. I want to use a Gambino notch and a 4 link kit. Where do I buy a paralllel 4 link kit for...
I'm trying to find a rear end to convert my 50 Chevy driveline. I keep hearing 60" is what I need, but do I meassure from the backs of each...
I've got a rebuilt 350 SBC with a rebuilt TH350 tranny and have been looking for a rear end to put under it, hoping to find a 68-72 Nova or 67-69...
Thank you for the info. I'm pulling the body off the frame now anyway, so it should be a good time to do this to it!
I've got a 50 chevy coupe I want to bag just the rear on. I am a beginner to building rods. I searched the old threads for a how to on this but...
Oh, I forgot to say that I do see the molding from time to time on EBAY, but my car is a sport/biz coupe type, and I never see that molding for...
My 50 is missing about half of the belt line molding and the other half is bashed to shit. I was going to just skip all molding all together on...
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