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Most excellent project and very impressive tooling you’re building. My F-I-L is on his second XJ, a ‘90 and it’s been really depressing to see how it’s rusted, even though garaged all these years. Chrysler didn’t do owners any favors with how they protected these unibodies during manufacturing...

Worth the wait. and … the metal was so much better when that truck was built. John

Maybe your parents have some Polaroids of the magical expression as cherubic mini-you opened your Christmas pressies? Likely a cake tin of Quality Street sweets in the frame, too, and the lovely smells of the turkey your Mum was cooking wafting in from the kitchen, rich with sage and onion...

I always admire your shop and in particular that Car-o-liner recessed scissor lift with the frame to lift each wheel. Little slice of shop heaven. john

You must be the most conscientious XJ seller, ever. That’ll be a sweet ride for its next owner. John

Does the pissy neighbor complain about the foam car wash? nice work always, John

Love your shop. El Camino looking ultra-clean with door handles etc removed. How come we can’t buy new cars/trucks that cool anymore? best, John

Keith, does the Lenco have clamping capabilities? I wonder if these could be attached using a regular two-electrode/arm spot welder? Safe to assume your project will require too many of these fasteners to be bothering with a couple of TIG welds per nut? Best, John

That’s a beauty; you’ll have a ton of fun continuing its evolution. Agree with parts-quality concerns; near universal complaint for so many of us. My ‘57 truck came to me with 11” later CJ brakes on all four corners; they kinda get the job done but the single circuit configuration isn’t super...

Robert, are SnapO’s hammers merely your favorite, or are they also actually superior to others? Do you rate Fairmount and Martin hammers well? What about older Cornwell, Matco and Mac? Just wonderin’! Thank you, John

Who’d have thunk we’d all be getting so enthralled by pics of … hammers? But we are, coz these are beautiful! John

That bellhousing repair was sweet. As always, your fastidiousness and quality ethic are rather inspiring. best, John

That might be the most assertively louvered hot rod ever? Louvers to connote the car’s spine. Very bold. best, John

You might enjoy this: best of luck, John

Love the Alfa parts. I was an A-R owner for ca. 30 years. John

Thanks for that comprehensive answer Robert, as usual describing a process more subtle (and less caveman) than the one I’d imagined. I just remembered there were also those German-made “shrinking hammers” with concentric grooves in the face and spring loaded cam action which supposedly...

Robert, are the waffle-end shrinking hammers discredited as effective tools now? Is that approach to bunching the metal seen as hack work in today’s more sophisticated environment? I remember Martin also made dollies with that texture on one side. John

Nice work. That Lenco … does it have the spotting torch with the slide hammer built in? (I hope that sentence makes sense). I watcha guy on YT names Arthur Tussik (sp?) who mostly rebuilds Western insurance wrecks (in Russia or one of the former satellites) … etc etc …he’s a pro with his Lenco...

Robert, you are a national treasure. Not only do you do all this amazing work, you also share it and offer your insights with the utmost humility. thanks, John, in Conn.

That table is a real beauty. Nice job. John, in Conn.