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I bought a cab for my '49 Ford truck. It came from a 3000 original mile truck from a local fire department. No rust anywhere but the doors shut...
I've been making running board rubber mats for '37/38 Buicks using my CNC router table. [ATTACH]
Got the panel painted over the weekend. Cost about $200 for paint and materials. Not the greatest, finished the body work with 80 grit paper,...
I've trying to get paint on it but just don't have time. Every weekend I planned to paint it something else came up. Once I get by from KY I'll...
Steering box out of a large 1942 truck. Comes with the pitman arm. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
When I was younger, back in the late '70 Wisconsin DMV was notorious for being slow with long lines and very uncooperative counter people. It has...
Get the guy's phone number and give him a call. I've found most scammers will not talk on the phone and will give numerous excuses why they...
When I first started wiring control systems my boss came in the shop and started pulling on wires to check the connections. He digged on a wire...
On all of my projects I crimped and soldered. On straight on joining of wires I wrapped the wired together and soldered the connection. I've...
This is what my wire connections look like: [ATTACH]
For ring terminal connections I have crimped them on followed by sealing with solder and sharing a couple of layers of black shrink tubing to give...
I have always soldered the wire connections in my cars but I was recently told soldering wires makes them brittle and susceptible to breaking. I...
When I set the timing on my '49 Ford pickup, stock 6 volt, I connect to the 12 volt battery in my daily driver.
Kind of what I'm thinking. From what I've been finding on discussion boards it seems most automotive motors run the same direction no matter the...
I talked to the tech guy at Speedway and from what he can tell the motor case is grounded so that why I was wondering about reverse polarity would...
I've tried the '51/52 setup it didn't work. The '48-50 has a different dash configuration. I have a stock radio and it occupied the area where...
I have a '49 Ford truck that is stock, 6 volt positive ground. It has stock vacuum wipers that naturally don't work. I've worked on them a few...
I bought this '52 to assemble and flip but no one wanted it. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] After trying to sell it for over a year I finally started...
I had a member of the FB I administer contact me a while because he sent money to someone advertising a part he wanted and after waiting a week or...
I administer a FB page for '37/38 Buicks. I do my best to vet any new members but they sometimes slip in. Many times someone will post looking...
I wanted to sell it as a package but no one wanted it. The cab is patched from the front doors to the back doors so it has little value. I'm...
I bought this '52 Ford panel about a year ago with two '46 Chevy pickups. I only wanted the panel to flip because I know about Bonus Built Fords...
I bought a Ford panel truck some years back along with another parts panel. The main truck had a hammered out roof with about an inch of the old...
After reading all of these posts I had need to restate call the seller or buyer, it is the easiest way to start to sort out the scammer. It's not...
I've seen a lot of gullible people on a FB page I set up for old Buicks and other pages I visit. Someone will post pictures of a complete car...
I don't think I read anyone suggest calling the seller or buyer to see if they're legit. I have sorted out a few scammer by asking for their...
I've used the epoxy patch in the past. I put it on a tank I wired brushed clean and the epoxy wouldn't stick. It got some gas on it so I kneaded...
You can be sued for anything, not saying you're going to win or lose but by the time the lawyers are done they'll have made money and everyone...
I have a 1952 Ford panel truck. It needs work and would have to be trailered. I have all of the hard to find parts; both front seats, gas tank,...
Is Wimbledon White a pure white? I build control panels and the subpanels are painted with the brightest white I've ever seen. If I have to...
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