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    Fiberglass bodies.....

    Here's how I did my tunnel..Made a temp. floor /firewall out of plywood...I hotglued florists foam around the trans/bell hsg/tunnel about 1" thick..shaped it with 80grit..coated it all with sheetrock compound..after it dried,sanded it smooth....shot 6 coats of primer &wetsanded it slick..shot it...
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    Fiberglass bodies.....

    T2T: Here's a few more pics...don't have too many pics of the hinges tho.. Stan
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    Fiberglass bodies.....

    Thanks Tom, My little shop is only 20x24,but I've managed to cram a lot of stuff in it.!! I did not build the hinges,but I've reworked them so much that I might as well have built them from scratch...It's the same story with the body,I've had to do a ton of work to get it this far..After...
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    Fiberglass bodies.....

    Here's my latest project...26RPU...MainStreet Rod body(before sold to Old Dog)...PM if ya need any info
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    Coil over shocks-rear- how much spring?

    Maddog: One thing to consider is the installed angle...as the shock is tilted from vertical,you have to increase the spring rate...QA1's ebsite has a great chart to calculate spring rates according to installed angle. Another thing that is important is an accurate weight of the vehicle ( total...
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    NC DMV gettin serious

    Tusk: I'm in Gastonia...Right off of I-85
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    NC DMV gettin serious

    Not sure how many NC rodders are on here,but this article was published in my local "newspaper" yesterday...seems the DMV in Raleigh NC is taking a serious look into cars being registrered/titled using bought ,out-of state,etc titles...There was a post recently on another forum about NCDMV...
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    frame table/stand tricks?

    Frame rotator I'll try and send some pics later of my rotator I built outta 2 engine stands
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    An open letter to all the new members.

    Just wanna add my $0.02 worth: Only been coming here & joined a few days ago,but from what I've read in the past few days this seems like a great bunch of helpful people.I too,am a fugitive from another Forum .I grew very tired of the flaming of some people that asked for help Seemed it was OK...
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    'nuther newbie ol'timer

    I'm actually older than dirt,water,&kerosene!! Been workin' on cars ever since they put horns on them..Gotta Track T project underway this time around..kinda interesting little car..103"w/base , 1600#'s,2x3 tube frame,Frt I-beam on 1/4 eliptic's w/friction shocks , rear on coilovers , all...
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