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If you're considering powder-coating steel wheels, forget it. I had four wheels on my since-tornado-demolished 1970 Ford F-250 done. After only two months on the truck, I noticed rust discoloration along where the rim and the center were welded together, and the powder-coating outfit I used said tha...

The EPA has driven the cost of all types of plating, like everything else.. Thanks, US Government, for saving us from our selves yet again! It's going to cost me over $700.00 to plate two bumpers and four bumper guards for my 1937 Hudson Terraplane brougham. The bumpers and guards are similar in siz...

It doesn't look like it's been used as a school bus, judging from the lack of warning lights, no name on the sideboard, and overall condition. That would make a great platform for a party bus or a small custom RV! A Cummins swap, a little paint, and you're set!

The 318 and 360 use the same bellhousing bolt pattern, but you will require the torque converter or flywheel off a 360 to accomodate the swap when going to a 360. For a B/RB swap, you'll of course need different mounts and a new tranny (or bellhousing, if manual), but you probably know that. Whichev...

The local Dodge truck club showed up at our Mopar show in June and brought eight trucks. Piggybacking works well! Granted, they were newer trucks and not '61-'71 trucks, but so what??? Think Central Oklahoma Mopar Association show/swap in Midwest City (Oklahoma City), OK in June '05. This is our 11t...

'51 & '52 Dodge car.