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    gene49 replied to the thread Lazer cleaner/ lazer welder.
    My experience is that any time you have a tool that is suppose to be capable of doing more then one thing, it usually doesn't do any of...
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    gene49 replied to the thread 1930 Dodge truck, not a Fargo.
    Had a friend loose a nice street rod because of one of those wire wheels failing. Heard of a few more guys that had problems with them...
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    A few years ago we installed 4 different brand new headlight switches over a days time, before we one that fully worked! We ended up...
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    gene49 replied to the thread just some fun pix.
    I thought those things were suppose to be "water tight"? Fish them out and pedal the stuff inside. It might now be "highly improved...
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    gene49 replied to the thread New to rat rodding.
    Welcome from the north west corner of IL. Looks like you have a great starting point.
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    Hmmmm! An EV Rat! Sure looks like it started life of as a PT Cruiser. Maybe I'm looking at my wife's heap with too little vision!
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    gene49 replied to the thread just some fun pix.
    That little line of rust along the hood seam will NEVER cause a problem. We were doing 100 mph and the brakes went out! I had to deploy...
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    gene49 replied to the thread '34 Dodge Brothers, double build..
    Dutch, I'm retired now. Based on the amount of work I've done in my shop over the last year, if I got rid of everything I haven't used...
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    gene49 replied to the thread Hercules.
    I have heard that the problem is the lifters as well. It sounds like a dissemble of the new lifters before installation is now a...
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    gene49 replied to the thread '34 Dodge Brothers, double build..
    I might need that custom bent tool, it might work someplace else. Maybe it just needs a bit more bend to work on something else. Most of...
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    gene49 replied to the thread Hercules.
    Modern cam and lifters suck compared to the old stuff. Sorry for what you have to go through now.
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    gene49 replied to the thread Beach Hop 24 ....
    Love that green late 55 or 56 Dodge pickup (probably a Fargo there).
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    gene49 replied to the thread Tech Assist.
    The trans end looks like the old standard Mopar/GM speedo end. I have no idea what is on the end of the Dolphin speedo. 69" should be...
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    gene49 replied to the thread 1930 Dodge truck, not a Fargo.
    It looks to me like the trans crossmember is welded in place. I'm thinking that trans crossmember would be much better being a bolt in...
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    That must have been a popular seat upholstery during that year, I had an 85 Plymouth that had what looked like the same material and...
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