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I remember a time, not long ago really Just out of high school, I was something to see. Strong, lean, and tough, was the description of me. I had visions and understanding on how life should be Willing to work and fight to make it all be Nothing on earth was going to detour me I had things to...

Cool! Blacksmithing is a real art, and can be a great hobby. It takes a few specialty items only used in that trade, but those items often last for years. Years ago I ran into a guy that did show me how to do it, I had a lot of fun, but it would have been hard to make a living out of it in our...

Power steering didn't become popular in trucks until the late 60s, and those power steering pumps were not likely used on the 6 cylinder motors. With that in mind, I see two issues, 1) Your crankshaft pulley probably doesn't have a groove in which you could mount another belt and 2) There is...

Well, we made it through the roof replacement, and the window replacement. There is still some interior ceiling patching that will need to be done, but we are having a Christmas event at our house on Christmas morning, so the ceiling repair will happen on the 27th. The tree isn't as crooked as...

Nice! I like it, its different. (y)

Sounds like maybe someone without much experience "rebuilt" the 425, at some point. Had a classmate "rebuild" a motor in shop class years ago. He was adding all the "speed" secretes his buddies were telling him about in the process. He couldn't figure out why it wouldn't start when he got...

The last 3 I built were going to be my last project. That last one might really have been the last one. The desire is just not there. A few months ago I even turned down a decent condition project car off my one time bucket list, it was even had a decent price. When you start making excuses why...

Do they have a bonded title deal there? Where there are concerns about the vehicle, a bonded title covers the States butt. There are hoops you have to jump through, but that process is usually easier then getting the title through the government process. Here in IL, that cowl plate is the...

Originally, a "traditional" hot rod was a vehicle where the owner modified the drive train, brakes, and / or steering to improve the vehicle's performance in those areas. There was no "period correct" time frame the hot rods had to conform to. The first period correct time frame was the...

With that in mind, maybe when I was a teenager, I may have dated a few talking frogs and didn't know they were frogs... :unsure::LOL:

Ain't never had a talking frog...

Don't know if this is allowed, and I can't help you with a project, but over on the "ham" board, there is a current thread going about "Craig's list cheap cars" It covers a lot more then Craig's list, so there are some really interesting things showing up on that thread. A lot of it isn't cheap...

Years ago I bought a gallon of industrial enamel "Red Oxide Primer" that the can said it was semi flat. At the time, I assumed that meant it was not going to be very shiny, which was what I was after, because it was going to cover unfinished body work. Imagine my disappointment when it dried...

As sad as that is, it seemed to be the body shop standard repair around here. Most body shop's idea of quarter panel replacement or any outer body welding repair amounted to a tack weld every 2" - 3" then filled with kitty hair and filler. When I opened my welding shop, I had several local body...

From the "I buyed me a Harbor Freight flux core welder and now I is a welder. I kin do good body work too." club. I've seen it many times before, bugs the crap out of me every time.

I agree with you. I believe everyone has the right to build their ride however they choose to make themselves happy. I've been doing that for nearly 50 years. To me, the definitional of a Rat Rod is: A ride someone built to please himself, with no concern about what others thought.

When that 3" cut off wheel self destructed, my face was at about a 45 degree angle from the line of normal fire. The tool even had the guard in place. I assumed the piece that claimed my safety glasses must have caught part of the guard when it came apart the deflected it towards my face. I will...

That 2 year old ethanol gas may not even be a fire hazard by now, it may not even burn. We dumped a bit (maybe a 1.5 foot diameter wet spot) of 4 year old stuff on the cement driveway during a transfer once, thinking it would be best to burn it off, we through a lit match on it, but the match...

My coupe started as a Dodge Dakota pickup. The Plymouth body came from a guy's fence line and was hung on the modified Dakota chassis, rust and all. The only thing there that is 48 Plymouth is a good share of the rusty, upper, outer, body shell, and the rear 2 quarter windows. The coupe's floor...

I've been skirting the rules over there for more then 20 years. I was building rat rods before they were identified as rat rods. I like the traditional look, but would really rather have a more modern drive train (I drive my stuff around 10K mile a year), and I have always built my stuff a week...