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[ATTACH] ***SOLD***Decent condition. Some pitting along bottom but a very solid axle. King pin holes in good shape. Buyer pays shipping from...
[ATTACH] This is a shot of the headers after I finished them up before they got nickel plated. Everything was made in-house out of mild steel. The...
Thank you guys for the great response to those headers. Jimmy Smith and Bill Collings came up with a really great design and I did the fab work....
"DETMER_METALSHAPING" mostly pics of metalshaping and metal fabrication projects that I'm working on daily
Your car is looking great. Hopefully I can get by to see it in person. I really like the tail lights. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
[ATTACH] Isn't this the part where you got dizzy and had to sit down? Posted from the TJJ App for iPhone & iPad
Thanks Boobie. You're like a cuddly porcupine. I gotta round up some business so I can justify the shop. If I had it my way there would be a...
You are welcome. Thanks for letting me participate. Posted from the TJJ App for iPhone & iPad
I finally got a chance to check out your build thread Jeremy. I'm very glad your car is so well liked. It's shaping up to be an iconic custom for...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] Posted from the TJJ App for iPhone & iPad
If anyone has visited the scta site you have read the update from the track prep folks...the salt is thin! I passed that sema link around my email...
You're welcome. Now get to work! I wanna ride around in tha damn thing.
You know what they say... There's cheaters and losers.
Heat shrinks metal. Think of the weld seam as a drawstring on a duffle bag. When the string is pulled the bag wrinkles up. That is, in essence,...
WOW!!!!!! I need a beach blanket to wipe up the drool.
Great party, Great band, Great people, Great cars, Great shop. Me and the boy had a great time.
Hollywood Spring contact Jack Chisenhall @ Vintage Air in San Antonio, Tx.
Since my last reply we have been super busy. The car was finished in time for a trip to Maxton in June for a review by tech inspectors. Then it...
UPDATE. Chute launchers are mounted, decklid is made as well as windshield, and many small things that don't show up in pics. All the fairings for...
Finally gettin a chance to update the progress. Not alot of big chages this week. Most of time has been spent fitting panels and installing dzus...
Heres a good shot of the bottom pan for the nose before I tacked it on.
I posted a new thread for the bonneville car called New Bonneville Car. Plan is to get back to work on Olds after we get bonneville body completed...
Kinda of a slow day. Finished gettin nose tacked together. Probably weld it up and have it metal finished by Monday evening.
What are you talking about? Spend the money, time, and effort THEN figure out if we can race it legally? Of course the rule book was consulted for...
3003 H14 .065 and .050. Gas welding. I'm posting pics as it gets built.
I was wrong on motor size. The guy responsible for the build explains the motor deal in one of his posts above.
We were saying the same thing.
Owner wants a red hat which reqires at least a 225 mph record. The class record is 187 mph I think he said.
Very nice car. I'm out there every year with car#453. c/fuel roadster outta Texas. I took Vic out there with me a couple years ago and of course...
Body done. Months away from total car completion.
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