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Yeah, make a check list. And don't let anything (except a fire, perhaps...) interrupt you. Think like an aircraft mechanic/pilot, tightening bolts, and you get a telephone call. Don't take it. When a screw comes loose in the air, lots of bad stuff can happen. (I'm not an aviation mechanic...

I have four grandsons. Up until a month ago it was only 2. Doubled in one day. Yep, "grandpa-ing" is great fun.

There should be a decent demand for white oak - I hear that it is used for wine barrels. The red oak isn't good for that, they say.

Your explanation of how the farmer got the car on your trailer brought back some memories of how the salvage owner got my 49 P15 out from the back row. We figured he would have to move a bunch of cars. Not so. He had a crane, and he lowered the windows, passed a beam through, and lifted the...

For Info sake: All of the P15s had the one-piece hood.

That's some serious rust! I'm sorry to say that we scrapped a 4-door that was much more "there" than that one. (It was missing the front clip, dash, and about everything else that could be taken off, and the rear deck lid area had been cut out to fix another car, but I later wished I had held...

Gene, So did you find a usable frame, or did you build a new one? Coming from Oklahoma, my first experience with serious rust was in Minnesota, while in college. You'd see lots of cars with holes in the lower section of the doors big enough to stick your arm up in there (to unlock it, I...

I do not have experience with frame repair, but that's good stuff there, Gene. I am also a member over on the P15-D24 MoPar site, and a young man did a full disassembly and repair on a Plymouth - I think he is from the Detroit area, if I recall correctly. His frame was in seriously bad shape...

As an owner of a 46 P15, I took special note of your 48. (Mine is a 4-door.) Interesting/Unique modification in the rocker area. (Mine is going back with the stock look, but also have a 49 1st series 2 door. Bought both of them back in 80 and 81, but then my wife & I were in missionary work...

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The grill on those always reminds me what people used to say about the sort of grinning bass (guitar) player who looked like the front end of a Buick.....

Sorry to hear this sad news. A young man loosing his parents. I do believe in the God of mercy and love, and will pray for Ethan. (I won't easily forget his name, because my brother has a grandson by the same name, and roughly the same age, just a bit older, i think.) I was a stranger to this...

I have noticed what appears to be a move toward more recent models as the starting point for ratrods. Am I misreading something? What I mean is there are more 60's and even later vehicles being rebuilt (it seems to me), in place of the 30's models, often with a tractor grill, or something made...

In case there is any interest, an update: The Honda salesman suggested checking with a Honda technician, but I have no idea how to contact one. So I ordered a pair of 5mm wheel spacers. They came almost 2 weeks ago, but it took a bit over a week before I had an opportunity to test fit the...

I heard that they also give you a puppy, to keep you company while you wait.

Sorry for the loss of your Dad. (My dad also passed away on the 13th, but 2 years ago.) Torchie was one VERY talented builder-customizer. He had an eye for proportion, and his contributions have been, and will be, very much missed here. Sure hope that someone will finish building his Dodge...

The 2017 was also a 5th Gen CRV, but apparently there were some changes, because when I run a search for 2017 on places like TireRack & Summit Racing, I get some options. But run it on 2018 or 2019, then I get nothing. (Well, I did actually get one that said it would fit, but the offset was...

I'm looking at two options for 17" wheels. The more expensive route means using a steel wheel with an additional 1" back space, then use a 1" hub-centric spacer, one with its own lug bolts in the spaces between the hub lug bolts. That would put the wheel spacing back at OEM specs. The spare...

I noticed that Mike (the author) was talking about hub-centric rings, and whether they are necessary, and the person who made the response I posted above in summary form kind of misrepresent him to some extent, because she was talking about hub-centric WHEELS. Anyway, I think that they both are...

A RESPONSE (in the comment on the article above): A Response from Yasenia, who presents the other perspective. [This was really long, so in addition to deleting some foul talk, I also made spelling and grammar corrections, and summarized some sections.] I, and automotive engineers I know or...