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  1. bighroder

    Im sure you might have seen this but, opinions?

    http://youtu.be/RY2C9p4TrPM This thing is really growing on me the wheels wouldn't exactly be first pick but the more I watch it the more they look at home. What do you guys think?
  2. bighroder

    Possible move to PA, got some questions

    Ok so I'm gunna be graduating tech school here in about a week and a half Id really like to go back to Michigan but many people from Michigan know how it is to try to find a job there :/ I have a job offer in Carlisle, Pa. Is anyone from there? Whats it like? small or big town? How is the cost...
  3. bighroder

    s10 or mustang II?

    Ok so Im starting to gather parts for a build that might take quiet a while depending on where I find a job(graduating technical school at the end of april) Im wanting to do an airbag setup on this build and I'm wondering what would be a better handling suspension mustang 2 or fitting an s10...
  4. bighroder

    WC t5 to s10 4x4 t5 tail housing question

    I asked this over on the KB but I havent got much responce so my question is. I have a world class t5 out of a mustang with everything minus the bell Im looking to do a swap so that I can mount a transfer case on the back. Will this swap work? Has it ever been done? And What years did the s10...
  5. bighroder

    Awd ???'s

    Ok I got plans for a build awd with ifs and possibly irs, main question is with the engine trans combo I'm using (L32 and a t-5) what are some transfer case options? Either devorsed or not? I'm also looking to know which type would be better for high speed application gear out chain? At around...
  6. bighroder

    This is pretty cool

    http://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/2281006272.html They had a pickup body too kinda flat looking tho I would put a body molding of some sort on it but it does look cool to me
  7. bighroder

    What I've been working on

    So here's my bike, id like opinions questions criticism Anything you want its a71 cb 750 21"front and back 9 inch stretched swingarm sportster frontend dual mono shocks I've done all the work besides machining
  8. bighroder

    awd questions

    Ok so the 50 chevy truck is getting put away its not what I want and I don't know if I will use it or noy... Anyways my friend gave me a buick 3800 supercharged motor the bottom end has a spun bearing, I was gunna just swap the top over to my 01 grand prix. But I thought it would be a copl motor...
  9. bighroder

    bead roller questions

    hey for some reason around me its hard to find 18 gauge i want to bead roll my floors and i want them to be strong my question is being that most bead roll machines are recommended for 18 gauge, has anyone tried 16 gauge steel? the only 2 choices i have are 16 and 20 gauge which would be better...
  10. bighroder

    wheel help

    ok i got this front beam off of a 62 chevy panel van i got it from an older guy and he said it had split rims on it that were junk cause no one will work on them i have seen locking rims before and these just look like 2 peice rims to me but im young and stupid and want to be sure before i buy...
  11. bighroder

    best starter tig

    im looking to buy a tig to start learning on i have done some welding with a tig but i would like to look more seriously into buying one i have been looking at a miller diversion series quiet a bit but when i use a tig i would like to weld the more exotic metals like brass copper and so on will...
  12. bighroder

    plasma cutters

    Hey I'm looking to upgrade from a set of old torches I want to buy something that will last and does a good job im thinking about starting a fab shop as a second job out of my garage so I want to get clean cuts anf do them fast So that being said I do have a little bit of money not very much...
  13. bighroder

    louver press?

    Ok I love the look of an old school louverd hood or side panels I have been looking for a press and it seems like they just don't sell them anymore? Or they are well above my price range and I am broke anyways I do have access to a cnc machine but not free access lol cheap tho but I thought of...
  14. bighroder

    sheet prices?

    Hey I'm wanting to buy some sheet metal to redo the floor in mt truck I want to use 18 gauge but I would have to order and its 100 a sheet which sounds really high I can get 22 gauge for 30 $ for a 3 foot by 4 foot sheet but I just worry that that is too flimsy I have access and plan on bead...
  15. bighroder

    extending an axle?

    I got my 50 chevy 2 ton front axle I was wondering if it could be extended to save some money or if it was cast and is not safe to do I'd like to know if its been done I want to xtend it 6 inches just so the wheels sit outside the body it would save me close to 600 in buying a new axle and new...
  16. bighroder

    purple haze

    i got a new trick today its a 50 2ton chevy 6100 got a few things i wanna do to it first fix the cab corners and floor and then i want to make it a crew cab, diesel and 5 speed trans lots of brass i would like to find some brass pipe for some stacks probably gunna keep the front end and wheels...
  17. bighroder

    48-54 chevy questions

    Well I posted this earlier on kb but no one has helped. I'm picking up a couple of 2 ton chevys one is titled and its a 52 I want to use the stock front axle and wherla these aren't the 2 piece or split rim style are they? Who sells stuff for rebuilding the drums? The rear axle is a 2 speed how...
  18. bighroder

    wheel conversion question

    Well I'm going to look at a cab tommarow for the project I've been planning for a while anyways I want to run a straight axle setup and I want to run 10 bolt 22.5 inch aluminium semi wheels the truck is gunna be cummins powered and its gunna be like a cab and a half style truck with open wheels...
  19. bighroder

    50 suburban

    Has anyone chopped a suburban the style of the 48-53 chevy truck I was gunna chop one into a truck with a four door look would the back of the cab on pickup match up to the body of a suburban? Any pics would help thanks Zeth
  20. bighroder

    hi from central Michigan

    Hey everyone name is Zeth I'm 19 I live up here in Michigan always been into rods I'm currently working on a bike I have 3 all cb750s 2 sohcs next project after the bike is gunna be a 4 door truck powered by a cummins I want to do a 48-53 5 window chevy 2 cabs together but I think I'm gunna...
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