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After another year "away" from my t-rod project (aptly named the E-rod), I've promised myself I'm gonna give it a permanent bay in the shop and...
Saskatchewan is FULL of yard sites where guys have collected for years. Here's a set of wreckers from the 50's and 60's. A freind of a freind...
Complete, carb to pan. Oil still in air cleaner, gas still in fuel bowl. Yes, the blue one is a Mercury. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
THANKS - Got it there!
Can anyone point me to some instructions on installing the glass into/onto the regulators in the rear side of the 40 Standard? I put in new felts...
Excellent heating and bending skills. Looking great.
Ha ha! Yes - wouldn't fit otherwise!!
Got rid of all my scrap metal today! [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Then I did some rendering and dreaming on the 27 Ford Rod: [IMG] [IMG] Next up is to...
Seeings as how your coupe is being held together by straps and wires, I'd say you're a long way from choosing a patch panel! Once you get it all...
Heard of your plight through Simon - glad to hear you're doing well!
Although laquer paint SURE did shine (with plenty of rubbing!) - the first photo in this thread is a "colorized" photo from an early magazine....
Got the body removed from the frame of th 27 T rod today then did some prelim measurements for the new frame. [IMG] [IMG]
Just skimmed through this entire thread - now I have to go to bed with a boner. Awesome.
BigDaddy had the right tips - for plastics, but painting fabrics is a completely different deal. You want to clean the upholstery first with a...
Funny how that works - I can take my 2 pristine show cars and my original "paint" 46 Merc truck to a show and the crowd usually gathers around the...
Is there a woman in there - Old lady or otherwise?? ;)
LOVE IT - the car, the photo, the lady...and the boots! Who knew HAMBers were so dang lucky!! Then there's the exception.....:rolleyes: It's...
Well, since you asked - that would be an issue for me.... :eek: But as long as the positives outweigh the negatives.....:rolleyes:
Mine.... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
The Ol' Man, as named by my son when I got it.... [IMG] [IMG] It may be OLD, but with it's new 12V system it's like an 80 year old man with a...
Are there any? I was thinking maybe we could do a HAMB'ers Garage Tour, SK Chapter.
Put a guide- coat on and blocked it all out again - getting closer!! [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Don't everyone post at once - LOL!!
Thought it would be cool to SEE what everyone is working on and what you are planning to get DONE this summer! The 40Ford will go to paint in...
Haven't been feeling 100% this week (damn weather!) so I'm gonna take some days off in preparation of my annullar "Builders Holiday" come July....
What a thread: great frame building, cool ideas, 2 different builds, a tribute to a gentleman AND lots of updates!! Thanks for the ride Daddio!...
Just when I found a man and a thread to get me going in a motivated direction on my own build, we both get slowed down! Guess sometimes ya just...
Ya mean like this? [IMG] Although we use these tools for the reasons you've explained, I'm sure you know as well as I, that a waffle hammer...
I've had a couple guys with one of these set-ups try to book time to show it to me. They just called again today and may bring it here later in...
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