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Do I see a Sammy Swindell wing panel hanging on the back wall of your garage?

My thoughts are: 1) A dry bushing of some sort might be better than an actual bearing, as a ball or roller bearing might lock up after too many winters of salt spray exposure. 2) A couple bushings could easily be machined on a lathe from steel, split in half, and tack welded in place to add a...

I went by there this morning about 10:30, and thought the road was all foggy. Nope, just a guy in an orange T-shirt sawing all the cut lines. Looked like a huge grey cloud hanging in the air.

He's not kidding about being forced into water and sewer. I live 5 miles south of 4 FN 27, in a small town where I've lived my whole life. Tonight I have 4 huge excavators parked in front of my house that have been tearing up our town for water and sewer. My assessments for this work will be...

Here's narrowing, somewhat similar technique to widening. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/tech-narrowing-aluminum-5-spokes.216215/#post-2299986

Isn't there still a Discount Steel in Ft. Worth? They have a very good online catalog with pricing. http://www.discountsteel.com/