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  1. pat mccarthy

    Chrome plate removal

    just find a gravel back road drag it in back of your car go slow then wet the bumper down rub salt on it let it sit
  2. pat mccarthy

    Chrome plate removal

    you could use 180 all you have to put a tooth on the bumper . on bare steel i d.a it with 120/180 if clean steel .like i said in this first post that i step sand them then used etching primer .80 grit will strip chrome thats ok but if is in very good shape you just have to make it dull with a...
  3. pat mccarthy

    Chrome plate removal

    you do not even have to sand blast it just need a tooth on it for the dp to stick to.. D.A with 180 if chrome is good 220 would do .i painted the sanded chrome and nickel bumpers on both my cars and grill on the 50 it s been on there for over 20 years nothing is coming off
  4. pat mccarthy

    Let's see your Race Cars!

    here is my street cars ;) 66 gto 632 donovan with abit of work :D my old 50chevy with a bowtie 548 with a blower and some other things done
  5. pat mccarthy

    More Aggressive Cam = Stall Converter???

    were is the drama :confused:
  6. pat mccarthy

    More Aggressive Cam = Stall Converter???

    why do that [P yep that cam was a bit over the top i try to stay under 280 @ 050 on the street ground on a lsa 112 one i using know is 741/731 @050 276.6 /287.5 114 in my donovan 632 pump gas engine abit rubbery down under 3000 rpm but 45000. to 7500 it like burning nitro in a freight train...
  7. pat mccarthy

    Desert car kings

    hey with a name like Irish i have faith in you:D i found a way to work it in here
  8. pat mccarthy

    More Aggressive Cam = Stall Converter???

    yep a cam on a 108 will make the stall work better then one on a 116 art carr told me that 20 years ago . on a mild cam your moving the power band as the lsa moves CID will come in to play .now a cam like lets say a 820/780 lift and 290 /309 @ 050 ground on a 116 lsa then not so much at going...
  9. pat mccarthy

    More Aggressive Cam = Stall Converter???

    what the hi stall will do is let the engine make more rpm before pulling it down .with big cams the engine need to see more rpm to get in to the new power band as you go up on duration more stall will be needed .but LSA plays in to this as well . with a stock stall it will hold down the engine...
  10. pat mccarthy

    another reason for face shields when grinding

    yep speed glass is ok i had one started to get a weak spot on the shade like what ever made it darker was thinner in the corner of lens , i move up to a big window so i could see more i went to the jackson NexGen had it for less then two years was doing some over head welding beat it up a bit...
  11. pat mccarthy

    Desert car kings

    hey hey don do not slam old earl like that :D he could do waaaaaay better i look at that paint job if thats what you want to call it .i could of done better with a mop siting in a lawn chair. i was yell that at the tv :eek: i seen better paint jobs on a garage floor
  12. pat mccarthy

    another reason for face shields when grinding

    looks like you hook that flap wheel in to a edge.i have had just about every thing come off and get me plastic backers for air grinders .cup wheels come part . angle grinding stones .point mounted stones hardbackers fail thru mount hole .chop saw come apart . hook sanding disc you name it i...
  13. pat mccarthy

    Jesse James & Kat Von D are engaged!!!

    well here is some stuff i built from machine work to headers .thank god not one of my customers ever walk in my shop and ask me to spell out what i could do with my hands and brain .i have done alot of engine block repair sleeves from one hole to all .i done alot of welding on block s iron oil...
  14. pat mccarthy

    Jesse James & Kat Von D are engaged!!!

    well i add my two cents i think JJ was ok at first with the monster garage but like don said he flip in to a first class A$$ i never ever seen any thing he did on the monster show that put him any were on the top of my king of fab man list . i know guys that blow him away . i have fix some...
  15. pat mccarthy

    Chrome plate removal

    i allways just sanded it to copper with a D.A sander start at 80. grit and step sand it up to were you want to prime from .i did my bumpers this way over 20 years ago still holding. if you need to bust flakey chrome off you could sand blast it but you need a big blaster if it a big part and all...
  16. pat mccarthy

    Engine pictures

    here is some other stuff one mock up of a 735 street engine 11.500 deck donovan 4.610by 5.500[ddev
  17. pat mccarthy

    Engine pictures

    here some i know well
  18. pat mccarthy

    hi

    Thanks don for the kind words .just wanted to check another place to stop in to and add my two cents if i can :D[P
  19. pat mccarthy

    Welding on a custom frame

    hell thats not much of a mark on your finger .i know a guy from another place .that had a nice photo of a small burn he got welding:D yep welds look good [;)
  20. pat mccarthy

    hi

    well thanks for the warm welcome :D i am done with my stuff and will not be building any more stuff for me. my street cars are a 66 gto with a 632 donovan . and a 50 chevy coupe with a 548 blown bowtie in it. both built to take most all the power .the rest of the power gets blown off the back...
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