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Thanks for the concern guys, We made it back to the states OK and are staying in Dallas until things cool down in Mexico. There are no police left...
I'll have to give my apologies to everyone who is waiting for Book 3 on building the Apache pickup. It's going to be delayed a little. I seem to...
Just for the general information, if you have the spiral bound original book, there were only 800 of these ever produced. Lord only knows how many...
'Rooster Tails in the Fairway' Is there any interest in a book on how to install a VW beetle engine and 4-speed trans in a Club Car golf cart?...
Thanks Cap, Glad you enjoyed Book 2. For T-Bucket fans who have completed their T-Buckets and miss working in the garage its a way to do what you...
I should make one thing clear, when I say 'Rat Rod', I'm refering to anything built by in a home garage on a beer budget. That doesn't necessarily...
Hi Butch, The statute of limitatons in the US runs out in 7 years, I've been here 10. But you're on the wrong track, in the upcoming book in the...
Damn! I LOVE hearing from Australia! Many of you there have the identical problems with parts availability I've found down here in Mexico. You...
I think it was a start at building an altered in the 60s but never finished. It gives me the shivers to even look at it. I can't imagine being in...
I see someone took off the pornagrafic pictures from post 103. At least some of you got to see what I was talking about before they dissapeared....
In a recent discussion with Ted Brown (Originator of tthe CCR Roadster Plans) he said he wouldn't have power steering or power brakes on a street...
Gasser 57: How 'bout the dog dick taillights on Post 103 ????..... Chester
I made further developement on the radius rods after the book was printed. I welded 9/16 nuts on the back side of the brackets to give the tie rod...
OldCrow: Thats a fantastic idea, Thanks. Thats exactly what this blogs all about! Low budget ideas for low budget builds. It also shows not...
I would love to see photos of roadsters built using the book or parts of it, even if you no longer have them. The variety of construction ideas...
Codeman: If you're really on a tight budget, try to find an old model A frame instead of building one. You have to cut the corners of the T cowl...
Roscoefink: The 39 plymouth sounds interesting, I always loved that car, but this is not an apology, your crack about building a t-bucket for...
Flatheadgary post 97: I admire your tenacity. I hope you bought a big binder! If you print one page per sheet of paper it will be around 2" thick!...
Roscoefink: Relax, you didn't piss me off, I just call things as I see them, without much finess. You didn't say what year your Lincoln was. If...
Build a T-Bucket, then talk. ..................................Chester
Post 90: There are two people you can't argue with: One is a man who is right ---- and the other is a fuck--g idiot!...
alteredpilot: post 67 you wanted drums, post 17 "same animal?' It could be. the diagram of the sleeve adapters has all the inside and outside...
I never tried to adapt drum brakes to an axle that already had drum brakes. Kinda like pissin in the wind actually. I worried about adapting disc...
RF: I'll try for the third and final time to post this. Back to the R&C Dream truck. You guys built that truck from the ground up, from field to...
Richard D: Thats simple! Just use the originals. Its probably a ford axle. Dennis Carpenter carries all the rebuild parts for antique Ford...
Back in the 50s I loved the small magazines R&C had. You had 3 project cars, the R&C Dream truck, the thunderbird and the 32 roadster with a...
Rob, I'm very flattered you will be noting the rerelease of my book in R&C. Even more so that you've likewise toiled in the world of T-Bucket...
I LOVE the HAMB! Did you see the post from 'Spooky' with a picture of his PINK garage? If that was in my neighborhood, I wouldn't walk past it...
A PINK garage? You must be from California. Thats 'spooky'! Chester
Contact Ron Francis Wire Works (If he still exists) To my knowledge there has never been a question concerning wiring that he couldn't answer....
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