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Been in the corner waiting on me for a long time. Thought it was time to get it on the road. [ATTACH]
um........ok. I must be trying too hard :rolleyes:
I live way out in the country and they hit my old garage. Got several vintage radiators, a set of ET wheels and a Hudson bumper. Never found...
Welcome to the Hamb. I'm A little bit East of Knoxville. Plenty to do and see around here in East tennessee.
Last Name......that's it
I'll play, started here..... [IMG] and are here now.... [IMG]
I'm using a 32 Dodge axle with the spring just behind enough to clear. I like the look. [IMG]
I had a 41 Chevy that was tinted urethane primer. I water sanded it with 600 wet and buffed it with a coarse compound . Gave it a flat satin look...
T cowl, cut model A hood and grille shell. [IMG]
Good info to know on a budget build, thanks
I did an early Jag back in the 80's like this. Shot the lacquer color coat, let it dry for a several weeks. Color sanded it with 600 wet, then...
The frame is the top hat style on the 49 chevy but the X member that GM installed on the converts are I-beam.
These are some pics of the convert frame. The X member is massive and adds a lot of support to the body between the A pillar and B pillar. [IMG]...
I have a 49 chevy convert thats rusty and a 51 hardtop that I'm going to combine to build into a convert. The convert frame has a really large x-...
At the body shop it has happened a few times. Take a razor blade scraper with a new blade in it and it will remove all the roughness that you...
I was in Gatlinburg in the 70's in my 55 Chevy. Remember it was way out of hand. Guys would bleach your tires on the main drag for burnouts. I...
That would be Gail Smith's old yard. Most are gone now.
rustmort sem # 69504 rust converter
started with this- [IMG] got it to here so far [IMG]
The old tech threads are what drew me here in the first place. I can't count the times that someone brought an old thread back up that I hadn't...
I'm so far East That I can see the Tar Hills. :D
dang.. missed that part of the article didn't I. My proof reader was on lunch break. :D
Hi, you may be searching for this thread. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585 100's of pages of pics and a great thread.
This is a 34 four door but they were cool even way back when. This is from an article from July 1960 Hot Rod magazine . I have 2 34's and both are...
The rear fenders are OEM parts from Chevy that were put on in the late 1950's. it would be nice if you could still buy them but no one sells them...
Just google "3M blue fine line tape" and pick who you want to buy it from. It is a plastic tape that comes in many different widths depending on...
Take a wire brush on a drill and knock all the loose stuff off, treat it with rust mort and spray with a catalyzed liner like raptor. Should last...
Get 3M blue fine line tape. That's what we use on our custom paint projects ,works great . [IMG]
We store some parts cars at a property that my son owns. Old barns that look like no one has been there in 40 years But it sure isn't abandoned...
Post a pic of the trailer if you have one, we'll be watching for it in East Tenn.
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