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I didn't get mine from Speedway, but I see they carry the exact ones I did buy directly from Suicide Doors Inc. https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speedway-Universal-Suicide-Door-Safety-Latches,2269.html They are so easy to install, you drill one bigger hole for the pin to come out of and two...

Bob, yeah and they are totally sealed and waterproof, so everything inside will stay dry. Where I worked we sold the Pelican boxes, and they are really expensive. These Harbor Freight versions look just as good, have great reviews on line, and are super cheap. I am so glad I found these...

Thanks MM. Over the years I have had various things fail when on the road, things like a coil suddenly dying, or some bulb going out, or some wire breaking, so I have kinda learned the basic stuff I need to carry. Doesn't always get me back on the road to have some spare parts and tools, but a...

When I first bought my 48 Ford years ago, it had places where the paint had worn away and I wanted to keep that look but protect the metal, so I wiped the entire car down with Ospho. It turned the rusty spots to dull black and it did clean up the paint as you describe. The car has been...

Thanks again, guys. Yep Bamamav, each corner has a spot for a small padlock, and I am going to do exactly that. Now, if I just remember where I put the key ! When I went to Harbor Freight, I was originally thinking some form of metal tool box and then I would paint it black to hide it from...

While Dan was making the nerf bar, and he didn't need me to help him, I decided to tackle a little job that I have been thinking about. Even though this car has a bed, the floor is totally open so there is no way to carry anything like tools or spare parts in case something ever breaks. So, I...

Thanks, Kenny. As I have said many times, the car is turning out better than I would have been able to do it because of my son's involvement. He drives me nuts sometimes because he spends so much time doing some particular task, but I have to admit he does make the car a whole lot better in...

Haha, yep, it ain't gonna be me ! Those things have skinned knuckles written all over them. We didn't get anything done yesterday because Dan had a gig to play at, but we went early and picked up the 5/8 round stock to make the nerf bar out of. We are going to work on building that today...

Thanks Bill, but the perfect alignment is because of my son. If he gets something a hair out of line, it ruins his whole day ! Me, as my eyes get worse, not so accurate, and I am sort of a "that's good enough" guy by nature. I remember Jimmy Shine on that one show where he was teaching...

Thanks, and yep, you are right, those buffers can whip the part out of your hand really fast. Today I got the rest of the button head bolts buffed so I could assemble the louvered cover onto the framework. Dan remembered the other night that the one thing we forgot to do was drill drain holes...

No, we have a buffer that is like a bench grinder, and I put some small tubing over the bolt to act like a handle, and then put some polishing rouge on the buffing pad and hold the bolt head to the wheel. Then I move to the other spinning pad that has a milder compound on it, and finish the...

I got my tail lights, brake lights, and turn signals working today finally. I had a wire hooked up wrong and the flasher I had was not compatible with my bulbs. Once I got those fixed everything is now working like it should. I finished up about half of the 30 bolts I needed to polish and...

Thanks, guys. Ya know, Torchie, I actually considered that color to contrast with the body, but I was outvoted by my two sons. I don't think it would have looked all bad personally. But, since this car goes to Dan when I die or get too old to drive, I figured I would go with is input. Time...

Thanks, OI. Still some bugs to work out of it, but I have to admit I do like it so far.

Thanks, guys. Ya know, Dr C, you might be onto something there !

This morning I picked up a couple of tubes of seam sealer to put between the bed cover frame and the tonneau cover. Dan and I plan on doing the final install on Friday to give the paint some time to cure. But I had to see the cover on the car, so I put some blue tape on the frame to keep from...

Yep, Dr C, I couldn't wait to see how it looks as it dries more, so after dinner I just ran over there to check it out. It is drying fine and is toning down and looking more black. Tomorrow I will pickup the seam sealer and later in the week we will get it finally bolted down to the bed...

Yep Torchie, think cheese grater ! I had cotton gloves on while hand sanding and I had to make sure I stayed away from each louver. Somehow I escaped any cuts. Dr. C, uh huh, in the picture it photographs funny, especially since it was still wet there. The odd thing about this Hot Rod...

Thanks, Bruno. Today we had the tropical storm EVA passing by and it was raining cats and dogs, so I took a little nap. When I got up, the sun was coming out and the rain had stopped, so I ran over to the shop and got the tonneau cover and tail lights ready to spray in the final Hot Rod...

Thanks again, guys. Today was tonneau cover day. This thing has 224 louvers in it, and it was VERY interesting cleaning and sanding it to get it ready for primer. Those louvers are like cheese graters on the fingers ! It took a full 8 hours of wire wheeling, DA-ing, and scuff padding to...