Forum: Member's Rides
Today, 01:29 AM
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Fixing Speaker Mounts in the Deck
Seems like just about every car I restore someone has butchered the speaker holes. Pretty easy fix. Always nice using original metal as it fits into place with no massaging or mismatching of holes...
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Forum: Member's Rides
Today, 01:26 AM
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300 Deluxe Rubber Floor Question?
I was curious if anyone could provide some explination about a few things related to the 300 deluxe cars. Upon getting into the car I noticed that there were small twisted shank nails pounded into...
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Forum: Member's Rides
06-02-2024, 04:00 PM
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Im actually not familiar with that product. I...
Im actually not familiar with that product. I tend to keep things simple and purchase products from either the Keystone company for things like lacquer primer and other consumables like lacquer, and...
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Forum: Member's Rides
05-28-2024, 02:55 AM
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Forum: Member's Rides
05-27-2024, 09:13 PM
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Seat Tracks and Springs
Amongst some of the smaller items to redo i blasted, cleared, and painted the seat tracks. Ive seen variations on if the full foot track is fully black, ends black and in a few instances no black. ...
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Forum: Member's Rides
05-27-2024, 07:53 PM
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Control Arm Bushings
Once i have all the chassis parts smoothed out with no rust pits, its time to press back in the bushings. Ive made some simple tooling over years to help. I use the press as much as possible with...
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Forum: Member's Rides
05-12-2024, 02:02 PM
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Nice weekend for Painting
Frame was really easy to work on, sanded twice, and 95% of the light pitting is gone. The nicest frame I have ever worked on. Beautiful morning for some bug and wind free painting.
Moved it to...
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Forum: Member's Rides
04-26-2024, 02:39 AM
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Hard Work
My time is also being spent sanding and filling pits, removing sharp edges, weld spatter............etc. After I get off work I only get a few hours a night. I make most of my progress on the...
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Forum: Member's Rides
04-26-2024, 02:38 AM
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Odds and Ends
Nothing really too exciting. Alot of prep work for the different resto process. Cleaned bucket full of hardware readied for plating. Pile of Chrome to be stripped, and the always touch and go...
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Forum: Member's Rides
03-16-2024, 11:26 PM
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Forum: Member's Rides
03-15-2024, 06:59 PM
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Forum: Member's Rides
03-13-2024, 12:25 AM
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Forum: Member's Rides
03-11-2024, 08:54 PM
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12 Bolt 4 Series Carrier for the 4.56
Well Scratch my earlier question on this. Just as an update. I decided it would compliment the L89 to go with a set of 4.56 grears when i get to assembling the rear end. Managed to find a real...
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Forum: Member's Rides
03-06-2024, 12:47 AM
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Frame Blasting and First Prime
I use basic sand blasting sand and a standup outdoor blaster. For many of you following I dont get bogged down in the details of thinking the most exocitc process is the best. I keep things as...
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Forum: Member's Rides
02-26-2024, 02:53 AM
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Just a standard boring bar with 5/8" bar and...
Just a standard boring bar with 5/8" bar and carbide insert. I think they turn out nice but sometimes you do get some chatter. I had to really slow down the spindle speed to almost the min the...
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Forum: Member's Rides
02-26-2024, 01:22 AM
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Yenko
Mick I actually remember the day driving down to your house and looking at the yellow yenko, and the garnet red one sitting next to it. I even recall you talking about or maybe showing us a yenke...
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Forum: Member's Rides
02-26-2024, 01:20 AM
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Brake Caliper Rebuild
I struggled to find much for paint marks on these but this is how i ended up finishing them. Some new seals and reassemble. I thought i had a tool for installed the dust boots but I didnt so i...
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Forum: Member's Rides
02-26-2024, 01:17 AM
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Axles and other bits
Most times im real neat with the paint marks but the axles clearly showed the paint dripped all over so this was kinda fun to do.
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Forum: Member's Rides
02-26-2024, 01:15 AM
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Brake Drum Boring
I only had one orignal brake drum, but cleaned it up and bored it out. I see they now sell some non finned new replacement drums. I may have to just get one.
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Forum: Member's Rides
02-18-2024, 03:23 PM
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Forum: Member's Rides
02-18-2024, 02:29 PM
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Ron Norman Vs John Berlage
Dad knew Ron and talked to him frequently. Rons car was similar to my dad, but they were in fact 2 different cars. I think Dad till keeps in touch with Ron but as many know he sold his Yenko years...
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Forum: Member's Rides
02-18-2024, 01:48 PM
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Yenko
Dug out some photos. This was from 2004
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Forum: Member's Rides
02-18-2024, 01:16 PM
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There a dime a dozen right? Just a Butternut...
There a dime a dozen right? Just a Butternut yellow Yenko Chevelle with a daul gate shifter and turbo 400. Car has a full original building sheet. I believe Dad got it back in the mid to late 90s....
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Forum: Member's Rides
02-18-2024, 01:14 PM
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Forum: Member's Rides
02-18-2024, 12:03 PM
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Yes correct they are from my frame. They are...
Yes correct they are from my frame. They are restored. Here is a pre pic of the frame, and of the clip with a tiny fleck of paint left on it. Whats interesting is my dad has a Yenko I use as...
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