Recent content by Roadent

Yep...last year was the first year and the participation was excellent. It was held in the huge parking lot at the Grand Sierra Resort near downtown Reno. I believe the the Grand Sierra also had special discounted room rates for the event. Might want to check with them or the event...

Another '29 Tudor Welcome !! Just finishing up my Ford '29 Tudor rat. Pretty traditional 50's style...with some very cool touches. Really learned a lot from the guys at RRR and well as from some local builders....happy to share with you. If you have any questions as you build drop me a...

That reminds me of a blonde joke ALL GIRL BIKER BAR An old, blind cowboy wanders into an all-girl biker bar by mistake. He finds his way to a bar stool and orders a shot of Jack Daniels After sitting there for a while, he yells to the bartender, 'Hey, you wanna hear a blonde...

Yep...gotta get the tarp sewn up and snaps put in for the roof cover, going to put weathered barn wood in the rear side windows and antique lettering forsome kind of business name on them, windows in the drivers, passengers and rear. Something for tunes, probably box in the battery and fuel...

Nope...they do look like implement tires especially on the smoothie shallow rims which was the look I was after for this car. They are Coker Firestone Dirt Track Ribbed Fronts (500-15) available from Summit Racing...$128 each...here's the link to their catalogue page...

How far along are you? Post some pics to this thread if you want. Would like to see your '29 Tudor project!

Here are a couple pics from our traditional old skool build in process. Started with just the body shell, frame and rear end housing in Jan 2011. '29 tudor, 4" "hacker" chop, 29A lengthened and boxed frame, 350 Chevy, TH350, narrowed 9" Ford, QA1 coil overs, 4x discs, rack-n-pinion, etc. Lots...

Definitely worth fabing one up....thanks for the description and pics! Another option that works well and is an off the shelf item at almost tool suppliers, motorcycle shops and of course Harbor Freight is called a "impact driver". These have been used in the motorcycle industry for years...

I guess another question could be...do you want a title that matches the original year of the vehicle or will a "new construction" title be acceptable? Many states have provisions to issue a title as a "new construction" vehicle. The caveat is, the vehicle must meet all current the DMV regs in...

Living on a dead end road in a remote rural area this sign is prominently posted by the gate at the entrance to my driveway... It has been VERY effective in discouraging uninvited "guests"... I always laugh when I see people(?) pull up to the driveway, read the sign, look around and quickly...

Yep...'29 Ford Tudor... During the build I installed all the wiring, hardware and have the turn sig unit sitting on the shelf just in case I change my mind later on.

I simply use Ebay as a item locator and a price index indicator. Then hop over to Craigslist and find what I am looking for. As far as PayPal...I will NOT have anything what-so-ever to do with them due to their "unique" social/political convictions....not to mention their nickle/dime business...

Here are a couple links to drawings with Model T and A frame dimensions: http://www.wescottsauto.com/WebCatalog/FrameDiagram1926-27.pdf http://www.wescottsauto.com/WebCatalog/FrameDiagram1928-31.pdf Good Luck!

Here's a pretty good layman's article on GR5 vs GR8 bolts, stresses, failure modes and a chart with specs: http://www.rockcrawler.com/techreports/fasteners/index.asp

Had the exact same issue and struggled with it over and over. M/c mounted lower than the brake cylinders, brand new system, thru frame fittings on the front. Here's what finally worked for me. (1) pre-bleed the m/c to make sure all the air is out (2) install residual valves spec'd for discs...