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Hi If you go to Carfax or most of the other VIN check websites they ask for a 17 digit VIN But how do you check an early VIN that only has 6...
Hi I just found this box of dome light lens that we made for someone 20 years ago and were not picked up ! I think they were for a 49 or 50 Merc...
Hi I ran across this the other day , balancemasters.com they make big claims about how this set up will balance your wheels on your truck , car...
double post . how do I delete the thread ?
Hi I want some help on designing a full size tire/rim to roll a car with stuck drums , I am sure I am not the only one that can use the...
Hi, we need to cast a couple hundred rocker arms in steel , we can supply the waxes to the caster , But most places we have talked to will...
Hi I got these over the weekend , all the "gurus" did not know what they are for, anyone here know ? or even better have a magazine story on...
Hi we want to get a cheap powder coat set-up to do small parts , brackets etc , But which set-up should we buy ? And which ones to stay away...
OK..... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/7807210.stm yeah its not exactlly period USA Hot Rod , but surely a Hot Rod Beaulieu
Hi has anyone had custom rocker arms cast ? I would think lost wax / Investment casting would be the way to do it but am not sure, Its for a...
Hi just a shot.... do you know anyone with a flatbed tow truck ? I have a couple of heavy chassis dollies near Pic a part in Sun Valley...
Hi we found an old car, its been sitting for 20 plus year , tires are flat , drums are probable stuck , the car has sunk down to the ground...
does anyone know if you can use brake fluid in a hydraulic floor jack ? it seems like it should be the same stuff but I am not sure, is there a...
I have a bunch of spray can primer and black spray paint I would like to remove without damaging the original paint .... The prevoius owner...
Hi.... well we got the beater running the other day , but damn the footwells where the pedals are is damn hot ! OK , it was over 100 degrees...
Hi.... I was told about a 1932 Ford 3 window , but its all apart and scattered in 3-4 garages of other junk, is there an online parts book...
Hi.... I have some old manifolds that someone fully polished years ago, How do I make them look like the original cast part look "as cast"? I...
Hi does anyone know a good old time electric motor rebuilder that can go thru the motor on my SCISSOR JACK for the shop, its been sitting for...
Hi The door on my car has one side of the hinge welded to the door post and the other side to the door , so to take off the door you need to pull...
Hi.... is the master cylinder the same for a power booster set-up vs non power ? I wanted to put a duel master cylinder set-up on my car and...
is there anywhere to get the hardeners in other colors ? I would like silver/aluminum so it looks like lead or black might work in some places,...
Hi The city is after us for having project cars in our yard , they are writing it up as against the California "vehicle abatement " act. Is...
Hi I would like to make a large contour gauge so that I can check the contour of one side of my car against the other. This car has been hit...
I can see a use for this http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=10838&itemType=PRODUCT mounts to your drums and...
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