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Call it a day A handful of pits in the surface. This is not a job that I wanted to be doing right now, but I wanted to be able to say that there is not one iota of filler under the doors. 100% metal, primer and paint. I still have to do the...

Weld an old pushrod to the metal for a ground Grind it all down for primer

Cut up some 2” box tubing for the structural Cap the ends of the tube for posterity Pull out another fender apron to skin the sill with

What’s in here? Uh oh Get the grinder! The sill was this rotten when the PO bought the truck 33 years ago. Having the auxiliary tank back there stopped it from getting worse, but the damage was done. Fortunately, the top and bottom were still...

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My BIL shovelhead, back in the day

If it hasn't been mentioned elsewhere, you have a unique opportunity while the windshield is down to drill an unobtrusive hole into the center portion of the hinge plate, using a stop on the drill bit to control depth, so that you can lubricate...

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I don’t have either of those, but I do have PayPal.

Back in the ‘90s I had a client who was a teacher at the local high school. In fair weather you could often see him driving around on his lunch break in his topless 40 with students in the back. They were mostly girls. 🤔

In some areas the Corvette is a good chick magnet… I didn’t know the 40 was a chick magnet until I moved to a rural area… How could you NOT marry this girl….excellent reading material for a picnic too … that’s the F engine and Chassis manuals...

@65swb45 As little as 20 years ago my garage was used for a few 1920’s-1960’s motorcycle and the one thing I ALWAYS thought was ….what a difference in the smell of the garage. Not surprised to hear you say that but VERY surprised someone else...

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DOTD!

Earlier this year Mark was working on my carb, so in the meantime I thought I would fix my front main seal leak. Once I removed the timing gear cover, I noticed that the front pulley had gouged out keyway. So I ended up pulling the engine to...

I must be feeling nostalgic today Jeff, because your mention of the vague fume smell harkened me back to the Pennzoil-in-a-cardboard-can days of my fathers 1954 Pontiac Star Chief. I’m always amused when customers tell me that my shop smells...

Test drove the heater this AM…That’s full spectrum on the Air/Heat upgrade. In the grand scheme of upgrades, it's an old man keeper!! Air flow is good, vents are spaced out under the dash so the spread is pretty even. All buttoned back up...

Straight dope: unless you’re aiming for concours restoration with plans for immediate resale, save yourself some headaches and buy the generic one SOR sells.

I understand.😉