Recent content by utilityart

I admit I registered there but mostly so I could see all the pics. Definately a different vibe over there. I've posted a few times though. I was surprised how long it takes to get an account there, it's like a juried art show or something...

The build is coming along great. I like all the beefy gussets and braces, looks mean that way. I always say, if it's worth doin' it's worth over-doin' Kevin

One of these days I'll make it up for that cruise. I'll wait until we are out of the 1-teens though.

Yeah, my first project would be making somewhere new to sleep. :( She wants to buy some land as an investment or some silly thing like that. :rolleyes: No sense of adventure, I tell you. Actually, I think she is pretty close to breaking.

Yeah I know, but I still had to share... Next time I'll have my camera and no baby so I can do some wheelin' dealin'. Well that is when I finally convince the CFO that it's a good project. If nothing else, I'll at least get some pics of everything to make a thread W.A.S.

I was visiting my in-laws this weekend and they live in an small old town. One afternoon my son needed a ride in the bus to get to sleep so being the devoted husband and father said I'd drive him around... I drove to the end of town and turned around where there was conveniently a salvage yard...

All the cool kids are using red bull (or some other high test drink) these days. I remember the old cans, they seemed so think compared to modern cans. If course I wasn't of age at that time but we had them sitting around our family cabin.

Man this thing is looking sweet. I might be tempted to leave the holes... but I'm lazy. Keep up the good work!!

Usually it is the seals that develop leaks. You can search by part # here http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/index.action?sid=PSHx20080114x00001 to see if they have a seal kit. I'm sure they are available for that jack somewhere.

I was in Wal Mart with my son the other day and ran across this cool 1:87 scale truck. I'm going to see if I can remove the body and paint it and do something with all that chrome. I may have to live with it being shiny though. Thought some of you might get a kick out of it.

LOL, but I don't know, they both have a pretty high barf factor.

One problem with that... unibody. Most modern cars are not built on a frame and a VW bug never has been.

The Chevy with the dice on the doors was just for sale here in AZ a week or two ago. Looked to be done prety well. There is something I really like about the white one, not usually into all the matchy matchy paint stuff but that one works for me.

I like the look. As long as the chain is tight, I wouldn't worry about a chains durability. I saw some pics of this somewhere and immediately thought that a geardrive setup would look sweet. I suppose with a little thought you could change the speed of your steering if you wanted to.

Does anybody know what years they stopped using the split wheels? lately I have found a lot of "big trucks" for sale like early 40's IH with a five spoke looking wheel, a 41 GMC, and a 46 Chevy. All big wheels duals. So far the 46 is winning since it has a title and is the cheapest. All of them...