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Guys, Please keep your eyes peeled for this truck. The guy live in my area and is a true hot rodder in my opinion. I feel terrible for his loss. He built the truck himself. No theft insurance so he is SOL if he doesnt get the truck back. I attached a link to his truck with all the particulars...

So I have been going back and forth about building a fab table. Well I pulled the trigger. I started it last week. The top is done. Its outer rails are 2"X4" tubing with 3/16" walls. The two end stringers and the center stringer are 2"X4" and the other four stringers in between are 2"X3" 3/16"...

Your fire extinguishers up to date? Do you have one in the garage and the house? I started a fire in the garage Monday and didnt even know it till it was going pretty good. The bigger extinguisher got it slowed down till I got the hose. Check your safety stuff today.

I am in the process of scratch building a bed for my 34' Ford truck. I thought I would document the bed build step by step. I want to build a similar bed to the stock one but have a few different touches to make it some what different. Nothing makor, just a few "details" The bed is narrower and...

I am about to chop my top and have a question. Once I cut the top and drop it down do I treat the weld as any other butt weld and start at the top and stitch back and forth? I have done plenty of butt welds on thick steel but not a butt weld on 18ga sheet metal. I know I can only do sheetmetal...

I am going to buy some stake pockets for a 34 bed. where did you guys buy yours and do you like the qaulity? I see that MAC's sells tham and Mackhil's. I made the ones for the 39 myself but want the contour ones for the 34. Thanks, Brian

Is there a way to know if a 9" rearens is posi or not by looking at it? Is there any tell tail signs without me opening it up? Thanks, Brian

Figured I would start a thread about grinding. Seems simple enough right?....go buy a 4 1/2" grinder and a grinding wheel and go to it. I am finding out that many guys are using 60 grit flap disks when doing finish work on steel. May seem like common sense to most but us new guys could...

Who makes good door skins for pickup doors. I see them on daBay but does anyone swear by any certain company? I see that Howell, MAC sells them. I have to reskin my 34 doors and want to make the right purchase.

I picked up a new project yesterday. I found a 33/34 Ford cab in Detroit Michigan. Made the 13 hour round trip yesterday. It is very clean for a find around here. It's dented up but no rot. I picked up a 34 bed that was owned by a friend of mine locally. The bed is in real good shape. I still...

Leaving Chicago this Saturday 6am. arriving in Detroit around noon. I will have some room in a 6X12 enclosed trailer on the way there if someone needs a relay. PM me.

Question....How did you guys/girls come up with your names for your trucks/cars? I am about to start a new project this weekend and am stumped on a name.

I am seriously considering building a new frame for my truck. Nothing wrong with it, just thinking about changing the design of my truck. I am doing research and came across a VERY informative thread on the HAMB. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=150434 Brian

Thought I would give you guys a laugh. I recently bought another project. Mind you I am not even close to finishing the 39 truck, the 24 TT body is in a ware house, and I havent even found a place to store the new panel truck. At least the walls are repaired and painted from bringing in the half...

I'm heading to Europe soon. Does anyone have any "must see" places in London/Paris or Rome for Hot Rod/Rat Rod type places? I plan on doing a search in a little bit for car museums etc. Just wondering about any cool vintage car stuff to see. Thanks, Brian

Need some help here Ford people!!!!!!!!! I have a new Lokar shifter and the directions are not showing me where one of the parts go. I assume it is a part of the new linkage on the FMX trans but not sure. It's the only piece left to install. It appears the threaded linkage rod goes into the end...

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329513 I saw this Bus over on the HAMB and thought this thing would be killer all chopped/sectioned and bagged. I know nothing about the bus, but how cool would it be? Someone go buy this thing!!!!!!!!

This may have been asked before but dose anyone have any bad experiences with either Gennie shifters apposed to Lokar shifters? I bought a Lokar but it has the push button safety on the mushroom and I cant interchange shifter nobs. I kinda new it had the non-interchangeable nob but wanted to see...

Can someone confirm that this is indeed a Ford FMX trans? I googled it on the net and am seeing different pan gasket configurations so i dont trust the info I found else where. Thanks!!!

I have a Ford F1 steering column and steering wheel that is missing parts. What I need help with is locating a diagram or something to show me what should be at the top of the column between the steering wheel and the outer shaft cover. I assume there should be a bearing and a collar of some...