Is that all paint, primer filler, sandpaper, etc? I paid about $120 for a gallon of off-white Dupont Nason Single stage Urethane enamel, catylizer and reducer. Color has a big influence over the pric
I have a couple cans of Rust-oleum in the shop that call for thinning with Acetone or mineral spirits. There is a conventional wisdom out there that only catylized paints can be polished. This isn't
You can get stainless steel carriage bolts at Home Depot and polish them up. Slightly warmer color than the chrome, but dresses it up nicely. forgot which size exactly, and you'll need some washers b
That sounds like a torsion spring, and they're not usually on the pegboard at Tractor Supply. Fisher Jones has one of the harbor freight jacks that Andy mentioned and he does not baby it. It's held u
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I'll keep an eye out for a Datsun 520 pickup for ya. There was a guy in Hawaii in the 60s that towed his roadster to the races with a 520 that's with the j13 engine. Don't remember his name, but reme
Pailness indeed! I was considering a painless harness to re-wire my '65 Datsun truck, but I'm thinking different now. There are other outfits out there not so ironically named :^p
If the operative word is beater, then the '93 MR2 is the only choice. No such thing as a $30K beater unless you're Jay Leno. I usually think of a beater as a 15 year-old Cavalier, or the Ultimate Bea
A new master cylinder for a dual circuit car is going to run around $200 (I know, Yikes!). There is a school of thought out there that the bore is anodized and cannot be honed, but I have reason to b
I've found Lexan (polycarbonate) difficult to heat form compared to plexi (acrylic) . The Lexan will form bubbles if it's heated too far. whether this is moisture or some other material going to a ga
There's no real reason a midget should run like cr*p, unless it's cursed with one of the Triumph 1500 engines that Leyland stuck in them for awhile. The BMC "A" motor is a robust little unit, very tu
If roadsters are in the price range of TR-3s, that's good news indeed! I like (and I'm gonna have to be lax in the price area here): Chrome bumper MGBGTs ( Anyone want to trade?) Alfa giulia 1300s Po