On Friday I had the opportunity to visit a machine shop that was making up railings for a local business. The top rail was formed aluminum tubing and there wasn't a kink in any bend, and there were a lot of bends. I wondered out loud how they got such a clean bend and they told me they were done by a local gar...
Hi, This is a long, heavy post but please bear with me. I'm hoping someone here can help me understand and navigate the rules for licensing and insuring a full-on custom that's not based on a production car. I know that you can build and, if the certifying mechanic deems it built safely and correctly, ha...
[video=This was fun… building a Model T in under 3 minutes…] This was fun… building a Model T in under 3 minutes… I clicked on the url but not sure if it will come up. Found it on FB. It looks like your ride Warren.
What's everybody doing with their hot rods this year?Is it done and you're driving, finish/refresh/ starting all over again or have you sold everything and just like lurking here?I put about 9000km on the 38 Chev last year, including a trip to Moncton and Syracuse.Now I'm am working on the body to get...
I am trying to figure out how to get pictures on here. If I go to the "tree" it is looking for some address. I thought at one point I could go to a "landscaping" type picture and click on it and I could then get my pictures.
Some of you probably know I like woodworking. Once Christmas is past and all the kids/grandkids/nephews toys are done I keep going making toys for others. I just finished 60 of these things. My wife Sue is an excellent painter, she does all the lettering if we make signs and such, so she daubed some colo...
I don't know if any of you are familiar with Rodtoberfest held annually in Round Top NY, but with the political climate today, I would like to see a similar event held here in Ontario. Here are a couple of links that feature Rodtoberfest. https://www.rtfest.com https://www.facebook.com/gr...
I just ran across a post on FaceBook by a game named Owen Jeancart in HOME BUILT HOT RODS that looks interesting. He shows how he made disc brake covers from pizza pans. So my question is, are these used just to dress up disc brakes or do they help with cooling ? Should I go out and buy two pizza pans and sta...
We are leaving the Toronto Area on July 12, travelling from Sarnia/Port Huron to Port Angeles WA via Lincoln NE. We will spend 1 day at the Speedway museum. the trip is approximately 4500 kms and with 2 drivers per car should take 5 days. We currently have two hot rods, but would like to see others in th...
Hey guys,I wasn't sure to ask about this,so I figured we are all in the business of working with are hands,I thought I would ask,I have been diagnosed with Trigger finger,it is in both index fingers,they totally lock up when I close them,so I was wondering if anybody else has this issue and if anyone has...
Hey allTime for our yearly NASCAR pool. There is no cost, it's just for fun. I have the driver values for 2025 You must pick 8 drivers spending no more than $10,000Teams must be received by Sunday Feb 16....before the race starts.The team you pick will be yours for the whole season, no trades once sea...
With all the political tension from Trump, we have cancelled out trip to Deuce Days. We have instead, decided to attend the Atlantic Nationals in Moncton NB. We will leave on July 8, arriving in Moncton the afternoon of July 9. The event happening at Centennial Park goes until Sunday July 13. We wi...
I have this tractor that is in excellent running condition,New carb,seat cover,,tires are in excellent condition and the rear tires are loaded,so you can work it or restore, it has side pulley and rear PTO,I have done the gaskets on the engine,I do have some extra gaskets and parts plus a fulll decal s...
......it looks like we're going to the re-set they thought was coming awhile back. Could be a rough ride for some - if not most on both sides of the border. Better increase the garden footprint this spring.
I have 12 GO Rhino push bars,all came off of 2011 Dodge Chargers,these are all steel,not aluminum,they are rust free from South Carolina,you put these on anything with a bit of fab work,I will have these in Trenton in April,just putting it out there if somebody wants one -- Edited by Redneck Rydes on Th...
I have a set of 2 clutch head 3/8 sockets by Snap-On I never used as I have no 50s 60 chevy pickup. Snap-On no longer produce these and are hard to come by. Anyone interested -- Edited by Smokin Joe on Wednesday 15th of January 2025 08:55:37 PM
I've wanted a louver press for a long time now. Unfortunately the price of the dies is way out of reach for me to just to have around. I built a press break a few years back, so I have the squishing means to do it. Just needed to figure out a cheap way of making dies. To the scrap pile for an old leaf spring, a left...
I used three pieces of 3/4" plywood for both 'wheels' and once I achieved a basic pulley shape to accomodate the tube, I added two piecees (per wheel) of steel to brace the wood and bolted them on the top and bottom. Next I'll add the base and larger center bolts and a lever and a few small brackets to hold...
In this video - https://www.youtube.com/live/syQnpbjzboU - the gentleman uses a 100 amp circuit breaker in wiring his ride. But I have a friend who has various degrees in electrical stuff and teaches electrical stuff and he says that a 100 amp breaker would be incorrect for that car. My friend say...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrwzC1_asQY I just learned about harness lacing from the net. So tidy and easy. I hope this helps anyone else who didn't know about it. I just practiced with some string. I started with a constrictor knot like they use in aircraft lacing and in surgery and then j...
I know i haven,t been on here for quite some time but life has its priorities so i would like to take this oportunity to wish all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
A handy pocket tool - a pen combined with a level, and marked in inches and milimeters and a screw driver. Just thought someone might find the idea a handy one to have. My wife found it at The Barn. -- Edited by Cuddles on Wednesday 25th of December 2024 09:28:34 AM
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all here ! And I hope everyone finds the parts they so desperately need resting neatly beside their stocking (because BIG parts don't fit in a stocking) !
I just noticed that Princess Auto is carrying Cleco tools and fasteners. I don’t know if this is something new but I don’t recall our local store having them before. They’re in the welding department and they have the tool and fastener sets in 1/8 and 3/16 inch, the tool alone, 1/8 & 3/16 fastener...
It is taking me a few years but that's ok. Progress is slow but it's progress. I tried making my header pipes with a pipe bender. You would think, pipe bender for pipes, right ? Nope. But I learned from it. Now I am making a tube bender - from wood. Sounds bizare to me but it might just work. I cut 3 piece...
I think the idea for wiring in the engine area is to keep the wires as discreet as possible. Am I correct ? So if invisible is the goal, I am unsure where to run my coil wire on a 289. I have run my harness down the passenger side but with my coil on the driver side, it presnts a problem. I could run the wire be...
https://www.internationalcentre.com/what-s-happening_/t25488/s25569-motor-city-cars-and-parts-flea-market-- Edited by Chris Stapley on Friday 29th of November 2024 01:26:31 PM
Have had no luck finding a decent Torino so onto the next choice I am looking for a decent driver/project or finished driver Crown Vic, if anyone knows of one for sale. If a project - at least rolling and complete with ALL trim inside and out present and accounted for. Not interested in a 55 unless it is...
So I just spent the best morning with my son and my 2 friends. We prowled Jacksons yard in Kendal for most of the morning. It was so worth playing hooky from work. If you have not been to this yard it sucks to be you because it is acres and acres of very rusty relics from the 30s to the 60s. There are latterly row...
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Does it matter if the grease is thin or thick on a speedometer cable ? I have some WD 40 white grease but it is really thin. I also have an old tube of thick grease I use for my grease nipples. Should I buy something different ? The cable is in and spins but I forgot to grease it before going any distance. I n...
Thanks for pulling me out of the shop today Jim to go meet my old buddy Warren finally today, lol.. We probably have been conversing and bouncing ideas for a decade now, it was due time to meet face to face once and for all. You sure have a great place to enjoy your lifestyle too Warren, cannot wait to get to...
It might be a Fulton sun shade, I don't know but I finally got it mounted after making the side and center brackets and buying the small center clips. After all the work of restoring and mounting it, not sure I like it but I'll leave it for a while and see if it suits the truck. -- Edited by Cuddles on Sunday...
If anyone can make use of 4 Chrome Jeep rims with center caps I could sure use a box with Coors light written on the side? Pick up is in Pickering. The chrome is fair and I don't see any nasty bends in them.
I am getting a bit of flak lately about getting grease and oil on my clothes thaat I am told doesn't come out. I guess the monkey suit would work but at my age, when I have to pee, I HAVE to pee. I can't see me getting out of that outfit in time. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thank you
I find that the cruise nights aren't quite as exciting to me anymore. I even leave the shows early now. It is nice to meet with people and meet new people but a lot of time at the shows is just sitting when I could be driving on a beautiful summer day. So with that in mind, if there are any groups out there or in...
I had my ride up on blocks for most of this summer with a full tank of regular gas. What should I do to ensure the carbs stay clean over winter ? Still up on blocks for a few more weeks I think. -- Edited by Cuddles on Tuesday 15th of October 2024 06:21:44 PM
A local rodder passed away recently and I’m helping his wife deal with some of his stuff.She has some brand new QA1 springs, still in their plastic bags and in the original boxes. There are six springs in total, two of each part number.They’re $75 USD from QA1 but the Canadian prices range from $120 to...
