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My local supplier, who isn't cheap, shows 18ga. 4'x10' at $64. With a few phone calls, I could probably do better....
Tom Fritz painted that of our own Bluto and his '39 GMC. RIP Jim!
I think an Outlaw sprint car is about 900 hp, and they use a torque tube.
Valve cover is original, I suspect the side cover could be an older fantasy piece. Not sure.
My wife has a sign shop, therefore I cut a lot of sign materials for her. I would recommend DiBond or AlumaCorr. Both are a composite of thin...
I'm guessing they were made by JE Pistons, and not Jahns. My old Jahns catalogs list #941 as being for your Olds.
Maybe 15 years ago I traded (3) pretty nice '36 Ford pickup grille shells to a guy in Iowa for: a Holmes 440 tow truck body with no winch, a 24"...
Fits 1940-46 Chev./GMC 1/2 and 3/4-ton. Technically '42-'46 judging from the style of fender brace.
I did it once just to prove I'm smarter than a bucket, but it was a pain in the ass. I'm a stubborn machinist, so I made a couple of heavy...
I've redrilled lots of hubs for different studs. I shoot for .010-.015 under what the knurl mics. .010-.012 is about perfect, .015 will feel a...
1930 Ford pickup $14,500 Castle Rock, WA Looking for trade possibilities. Post pics if interested in trade. Or $14.500 truck is original and runs...
@rusty1 rusty1 is the box shortening king!
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1936 Ford PU. '35's have a sharper radius where the A-pillar meets the cowl (as shown above), and '37's have the 2-piece V-windshield.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/buyer-beware.1084473/#post-12291811...
Another Minnesota auction coming soon with Early Fords:...
Jim was a pretty neat guy. Tom Fritz even did a painting of Jim sitting on the running board of his '39 GMC wearing his trademark overalls. I have...
Probably this thread, but the pics are all gone:...
https://vanderbrinkauction.proxibid.com/aspr/1939-40-Chevrolet-COE-Truck/37398877/LotDetail.asp?lid=37398877&scrollLocationOnCatalog=5160
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