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‘32 Ford fenders for roadster/ closed car (not 3w) Totally solid, could metal finish out nicely. Right fender a little wavy in sections. Wire...
Eddie Meyer POLISHED 21 Stud heads (flat top piston) ‘32-‘35 Originally produced in 1938, these mark Meyers’ first production of speed equipment....
[ATTACH] SOLD: Eddie Meyer 24 stud heads. These are Don Orosco/ Monterey Speed & Sport reproductions. These come from earlier runs where Don was...
SOLD.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] For Sale: Eddie Meyer 21 Stud heads (flat top piston) ‘32-‘35 Originally produced in 1938, these mark Meyers’ first production...
Moving another rad one down the line... 1940 Ford truck project. Frame and suspension components blasted and repaired. Cab is decent - rust in...
Moving... need to send this one down the line. Fully metalworked & body worked. Stock frame, Sid’s dropped axle, posies leafs and discs up front,...
@PKap...That makes sense. I'll give it a shot. Thanks!
Gents, Picked up a '57 Cadillac recently that has a pretty good running stock 365. The Carb on it was not stock and was in desperate need of a...
Thanks dudes!
Is a '58 Impala back glass the same as a '57 Cadillac? They look slightly different in pics, but it's hard to say for sure. Any wisdom appreciated...
@dutchrodder My truck is a short wheelbase (3100) panel truck & I don't plan on selling it. I've slacked on updating this build thread although...
I've always given it away...
The word "traditional" has been thrown around so much and applied to so many cars with air bags and disc brakes, it's practically lost its...
haha. Well, apparently I'm outnumbered...guess you better go grab the damn thing. @deto
Even free cars use up your most valuable commodity...TIME. If you're interested in it complete or as parts, grab it. If you're only interested...
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@Ronniej...The 6 degree caster shims are customarily used on the front axle. Generally you'd only install caster shims on the rear axle to correct...
@barfers That Cadillac grille bar you have is from a '59 Cad...FYI.
Having already gapped one '57 style hood I decided I like the simple, smooth, blister-less look of the '55-'56 hood much better - especially with...
Scored a set of clear '56 California commercial plates with a '57 registration tag for the panel. I haven't registered them to the truck yet, so...
For Sale: 1956 Chevy 3200, big back window, Northern California farm truck. Running, driving & stopping with an inline 6 292 that fires up on the...
Shit, me either. I just try to build super clean cars because I know a "black pearl" takes time, money, tools and skills I don't have. I love...
Agreed. I guess I'm getting the picture that maybe "customs" aren't my thing anymore because they are SO formulaic and not really custom. When I...
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chachkies Good start on that list so far! You might, when you have a minute, add '59 Cadillac...
"Almost" being a relative term and "metal work" being something that only truly ends when finish paint hits it, I can say: I'm almost done with...
They, like a lot of other chachkies that get bolted on old cars, are popular (i.e. used often) because they are available and cheap. Speedway...
Great looking car & nice looking work. One thing...the world has seen enough '59 Cadillac taillights. Seriously, they show 0% creativity & aren't...
The next truck I bought was literally a "parts" truck in that it was a pile of parts when I bought it. It's a '56 3200. I only wanted the '56 hood...
Chapter 39: A tale of two parts trucks. When I got my 1/2 ton panel truck, it had a crazy 70's era bench seat built up on 2x4's. I found a couple...
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