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Nothing involving paint is inexpensive these days. The cheap stuff that used to work pretty well is pretty much garbage now. A gallon of Rustoleum...
If at all possible, you will want to leave that box behind the drivers seat as intact as possible. It likely was additional floor support that was...
I kind of thought it was not going to come apart easily. I believe that firewall is going to be a pain in the butt, that heater box is just in the...
The Plymouth would have been a positive ground back then. The ignition power to the coil attaches to the coil on the inside of the car. Pull the...
Brace the body so that both of the doors on each side can still be opened and closed correctly with the bracing in place. It needs to be braced...
Can you remove most of the front sheet metal as one piece, or do you have to unbolt each piece separately? With the front sheetmetal removed, you...
@andydodge Several times through the original process he had to modify how things were worded, and redo several pictures that were taken (as...
My grandson worked at a Chevy dealership, he tells everyone not to buy a used LS unless it has at least 125K miles on it. He says if they make it...
Flippers, or someone that just bought an old car, might not have any idea what chassis was originally, or what now may be under the car they are...
I can tell you I was not expecting to see this, this evening! I'm happy to hear you are still among the living, and you still have the car. I do...
I've never experienced Bonneville before, but I have some salted road experience... I over heard a couple of guys talking about Bonneville at a...
No frost yet. Over last weekend, it was in the mid 80s here, but Monday the temps started to drop. We got down to 39 last night, and it only made...
If the Dykem has soaked into the rust in the rust pits, maybe the only way to remove it may be to removed the rust pits. A spray or liquid cleaner...
My property is zoned business (the only business property on the 15 block long street), and those are "customer's vehicles." Its been zoned that...
Yes, I've read that too. Every 1942 model car and truck produced by all US manufacturers after Dec 1941, went to the military. Only trucks...
I don't think I was THAT neighbor....[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
So what you are saying is the problem is not that the shocks are too long, its that the springs are too short. When the shocks are too long, the...
More and more guys are seeing the light! Its a lot of fun just cruising these old rides. Don't need perfection, don't need fancy paint, don't need...
Real touchy brakes are often the result of the amount of free play between the booster and the master cylinder. Most (but not all) of the rods...
There are lots of other options then just the mustang 2 or pinto rack & pinions these days. Many foreign cars have a narrow track width that...
I was employed in a repair shop when the side pipes became a thing. I hated side pipes! I see all these pictures and it brings back those...
Are they too long because the coil springs are binding, or because the shocks are bottoming out on full compression? Maybe something as simple...
What you intend to do with the 392 after its built will have a lot to do with what you can get away with. The requirements to have a very nice...
I have never been impressed with the small diameter brake boosters. That said, knowing which kit from which manufacturer, would be helpful. Also...
The first car trailer I ever used was built from a pair of ramps off of an old drive on car hoist. Whom ever built it, simply welded a pair of...
Looks like you are about to have a whole lot of fun! I'll be watching from over here, in case you need a cheerleader, or an opinion.
Our town has a cruise night once a year. They hold it on a smaller section of the same streets we used to cruise on back in the mid 70s and 80s....
Cheep is a stack of bricks, aerodynamically speaking. All that air space under it is not helping either, I also suspect the under carriage air...
If your on a computer, all you have to do is hoover your mouse over your avatar picture. that gives you your sign on date, and the number of posts...
Another member of the next generation that has been ruined. Great job dad!
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