Recent content by paultheblacksmith

greasy nipples my dumb ass brother was proud as punch for greasing his front suspension of his charger. sure he was quick and accurate, but i had to tell him that the gun had to go on the nipple. sorrta like sex, male-female. i laughed for about 20 min. bytw he used an entire tube on the...

:eek:[S[Pwonder if they can make strudle too?

new guy We need eye candy! it is almost christmas you know.[P

confirmed chris alston's chassisworks sells rear weld in clips in 2x3 .83 wall and .120 wall, these will handle any street set up.

tubing thickness Do the chassis shops not sell mandrell bent 2x4 tubing for rear four link set ups with a .125 wall? been years since i looked. i will look again for my own education. Learned that there is way more work boxing a fame and blasting and making braces than starting fresh.

rods o plenty here's a thought. The owner gets to call it what ever they think it is. met a guy who called a stock car a hot rod. Met a guy who called his hot rod a street rod. met a guy who called his street rod a hot rod. met a guy with a rat rod who called it his car. i guess labels...

I had a very lightly used 74 Dodge Dart 2dr. It had the leaning tower of power! Took me 17 months to kill that car. somewhere i have a pic. bought a double snorkel hood from the old scrap guy for a 100. maybe there should be a thread. How many cars did you kill as a teenager? My total was...

qualifications Your sweat and blood causing rust on your ride.

blacksmithing Somewhere i have in one of my books the step by step on forging conecting rods. It was a mid skill level project. Something like that is forged from 1065 and that stuff is getting pricey. Blacksmith motto. " If you have enough heat you can do anything" The worst part is the...

balancing driveshafts Hey I had an old timer tell me that they used to drill a hole in the mid point on a shaft and weld a nut there. then they used a copper washer and a bolt to seal it. then they filled the shaft half way up with transmission fluid. to make a fluid dampner. i have'nt had the...

heating mild steel if you use mild steel. then when you quench it, you end up with case hardning. that is just on the surface. it will reduce the flex. when you heat, bright red is the best and will let you bend without stressing the metal. thats my 2 cents

Hey Need a severe change from the Hamb. just joined club hot rod also. Hope this site is different. Posting pics of my home made 30 model a rpu from a sedan. this is my version of a 60's rod the way i want it. been building for a year on it now. enjoy paul