Recent content by madman

Mr 2?

Walked away from the World of Wheels with 'Outstanding in Class' with a Lada Niva (Russian 4x4) that I built for a buddy.

How come new tires look like they spent the night unattended in a New York City subway? I just spent a whole lotta money on a set of new tires for a project that is going into a 'shine show' (world of wheels) in a little over a month. I'd like those tires to be BLACK... Everywhere! But they...

Saw this one in Vegas a few years back. Lately I've been thinking about building a rock crawler out of one of the two '28 Essex sedan bodies I have. It's just a shell with one door, no fenders, no title etc. I could easily make some tube fenders, running boards, shorten it up to an extended...

I mixed some DP-90 with DP-40 for a 4x4 I'm building. Turned out great, more of a bluish gunmetal than the expected dark green.

Simply stunning! Congrats on a truly unique truck.

Around these parts the exhaust has to exit behind any opening windows. I guess they don't want you getting gassed while driving.

That looks fantastic!!! Can't wait to see this one finished.

I've used Minwax gloss over Tremclad on a friends race car. It gave a good shine and has held up for over three years so far, except of course where it has been rubbed by other cars, guard rails etc. Should work just fine for you. Just don't over do it with the acetone or you will end up wit...

Same here!!! RBR, You need to hook up with some local builders that are willing to share their knowledge with you, and I'm sure that there would be lots of fellas that would rather help you than encounter this contraption on the road. You seem to have a very keen interest in building what...

Don't let anyone or anything discourage you from building the car you want to build.

I agree 1000%. I'm sure I'd fail the test (probably on purpose) but at least I know better than to have kids. Not for me thanks.

Must be a Canadian thing.

Anyone know the difference between Spam and Spork???