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Some of those are good, but not what I heard. Seems I may have to revisit some of my watched videos and see if I can dig it up.
It was more like "I didn't want it to become like a tired old hooker" - but NOT that.
I know this is an obscure question, but I figured this was the best place to ask. I was watching a car restoration/modification video recently...
Back when "Bank Check" still meant something - that's where the bank takes the money out the persons account, put it in their own account and...
This looks like a good source for engine ID http://www.britishv8.org/Articles/GM-215-Engine-Identification.htm It was used by Buick, Olds and...
Looks great overall. But I have one comment that's always been a pet peeve of mine with most websites printed ads etc. When a date and time are...
It's definitely challenging, but even back in the microfische-y 80's I was told by a dealer parts counter person that a part removed from a '76...
Wow - twelve 1/2" bolts - that's a super-duper structure. Thanks agian for the input, I was looking at the frame again last night and now have...
Thanks. This helps a lot. Seeing the way you did the "arch" undeneath - I think that's what bugging me - I was concerned the center would be...
My last post on this forum dealt with questions about narrowing a '40 Ford hood to be the boat-tail back end for this project and I had a lot of...
I think I spent too many hours cleaning VW sheet metal leaning over a carb acid tainted varsol tank as a teenager. Whenever I "organize" my shop,...
Crazy stuff you find researching your ancestry... Thought folks might enjoy this form the Jun 11th 1889 edition of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle....
Sometimes I wonder what I did to research car stuff before the internet. Oh yea, shleped to the county library, poured over the Reader's Guide to...
My dad was adopted into the John W. Masury family. Masury invented the method of adding pigment to base colors of paint. Also, the lid that...
Found this picture in a box of old family photos. Any help in identifying them would be appreciated. Thanks. [ATTACH]
So this hood being used for a boat-tail style back of the car, I wanted to get an idea of the proportions and such so I suspended the un-cut hood...
Well, since you said please...
Ok. Well I guess I should thank HF for making such a crappy tool - otherwise I would have already cut both sides already. Thankfully I didnt...
@alchemy Great idea. My only concern was how I would flip the nose of the hood to trace the inital cut. I ended up using a vriation on your...
Thanks. While it may look OK in my pic, a large portion of the sides are like like swiss cheese. I picked it up from a guy who bought it, then...
After a year of various health, family and business 'challenges', I'm finally easing back into working on my 30's racer basement build. After...
Amazing... and in less than 30 minutes. Thanks!
Was talking with a friend of mine yesterday. He was a doing some maintenance on his cabin in Luzern, MI and found this door in the woods. I did...
@31Vicky with a hemi - awesome stuff - lots of great ideas in there - thanks! 'dechrome' even used the spare tire dugout on a truck for the...
Wow. Lots of great information in these replies. I see I need to take the 'donor' concept up a notch or two. Not limit myself to seeing panels...
My friends who know me well also knows I always have some kind of project going on. So I'm always getting the "...what's the latest project?"...
I’m working on a long term project building a pre-war replica/tribute. The body I plan on fabricating will be un-stressed. It will have minimal...
Wow...not sure how I missed that...:oops: Sure enough - looking up "camper stands" I'm seeing many similar types. Point taken - they are...
Found these in an antique store in Thomas, WV. They were marked $8 a piece, but I got the pair for $12. Anyhow, I planned to use them for my...
So I'm about 15% into a build of a pre-war road racer tribute. I have tons of pics. Folks start asking questions but it's tough explaing what...
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