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Try http://www.volksrods.com/ Pretty much totally dedicated to what you are looking for

Dang that blows! I guess the car is totalled, but I assume it still runs? We don't get snow 'round here but I we sure have our share of pickup-driving idiots. The thing I run into nearly every day is some a-hole in a pickup tailgating me at 80mph. He's got flowmasters and a V-8, so...

Shoot that ashtray handle is worth at least $1000 alone! All it needs is $300 worth of buffing, filling and replating and good as new! Once you have the ashtray handle, the rest is easy. I was thinking maybe the dash for a rat rod and the quarters to make some kind of shop couch out of...

Yep. But isn't that what most body shops do now anyway? Steel on modern cars is so thin, it's hard to do much with it. I agree those parts will be more expensive b/c you'll have to get them from Ford. No aftermarket generic versions for a long time most likely. I'm also willing to bet...

Agreed. I'm sure all the decent early Fords were scooped up long ago. Not much people can do with a twisted-up 48 chevy 4-door.

My recent acquisition - 1956 ragtop. Haven't had a bug since high school (early 90s) and I'm having alot of fun with it. Now I want a fast one, a VW Thing and a Baja!

- Bite the bullet and get my current project over to the body shop (picture) - Get in better shape - Spend less money on cars and going out. Generally be more boring!

I like the tucked side pipes with a heat shield idea. Make it obvious that they are exhaust pipes. Most motorcycles have exposed pipes, but everyone understands those could be hot. I don't think any parent with a functioning brain would let thier kid touch a bike exhaust. The problem with...

Thank you. Jeez.

I've read people have had a lot of success with a 50/50 mix of acetone and trans fluid. Straight trans fluid is too thick to penetrate.

Yeah you would have to fabricate a narrow tunnel inside the case for the air/fuel mix to pass through. Otherwise you'd have no throttle response, due to too much volume inside the case. It could be done though. Do you happen to have an empty case? Otherwise might be easier to do as UC says...

So with all the talk recently about bad cams, watching Gas Monkey wipe 2 cams in 2 different new motors, it makes you wonder how common this is. Seems like thats a huge problem now. Was it always like this "back in the day"? If I was an engine builder I'd be afraid to build a flat tappet motor!

At least he used a bunch of hot rod terms like "kustom", "chopped", "sectioned", "shaved", etc. I can't believe he shaved the door locks. That thing is going to get stolen in no time!

I would stay away from the bedliner (I know you are talking about paint). Once that stuff goes on, nothing will get it off but a sandblaster. I saw a nice Model A a guy was trying to sell a few years ago. It was generally really cool and alot of money spent on nice vintage parts, but he...

The simple fact is, if the government would allow the free market to work the way it should, there would be zero ethanol in our gas. I'm in the oil biz (or "awl" as they say down here) and know a fair amount about the stuff and difficulties of trying to blend it, transport it, store it, burn...

Yeah you'd have to hire a guy just to manage all the ads and see all the idiots. I think you'd still make alot more money than crushing but alot more work too. Every time I put up a CL ad I brace myself. Put on the helmet and dig in, b/c they're coming!!

If it's an 8.8 then it most likely came from an Explorer. Rangers used the 7.5 which looks real similar. Maybe some of the late models with the 4.0 used the 8.8 but not sure

People use the frame & suspension, not the motors/transmissions/rear axle. Cheap parts, disk brakes, easy to lower with cut coils or drop spindles, ball joints, V8s fit easily, they are narrow and fit under old cars well, the frames are symmetrical and relatively simple shape (unlike Ford...

Yeah should be a cool project. I'm getting back into VWs after 20 years and enjoying it so far. That thing will be plenty fast with a 1915. An all-steel VW bug is 1700lbs. I bet that thing is about 1200lbs. :D:eek: I'd really like to build a 356 coupe replica someday. Only 1 or 2 companies...

I have to say, sometimes a small engine you can thrash without going crazy fast is fun. If you have 400hp, you can put your foot in it for like 3 seconds before you are going to have to let off. Now, if you have say 100hp, you can keep you foot in it and enjoy the racket for longer. It...