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I live on a cul-de-sac. Been here for 20 years. We all know each other and most of them come to me when they have car trouble.

I blasted the whole underside of my '54 out in the street and built a barrier around it to contain the dust. It was completely enclosed around the car but didn't have a top. I also layed a big HF tarp on the ground. Black Diamond fine media doesn't produce the amount of dust that sand does...

Looking to get a new torque wrench and don't want to spend a fortune. I'll be torqueing down some rod and main caps and headbolts in an upcoming project. I've never owned a Tekton tool but have heard good things about them. What are everyones thoughts on this torque wrench...

For hose clamps I go to Pick-N-Pull and head over to the Mercedes/BMW isles. Yep, I use 'used' hose clamps! The high end European cars are loaded with them in every size. One time they charged me 25 cents apiece and another time they just waved me through! They don't lose any clamping force...

Just an update on this year old thread. I finally got the 5.0 yanked out of my donor Mustang. Mounted it on the rotator engine stand and I'm very happy to report, it works like a charm! Spins easily and smoothly a full 360*. Very pleased with the results!

Really? $25 for that? Same exact casters as on the $11 & $12 dollies! Screw some scrap 2x4's together and mount the casters off the $11 dolly. Now you have a $25 dolly for $11!

Not mine but I like it! Simple and to the point!

This is kinda related. When I bought my Texas Blaster one of the selling points was that it was 'Made in USA'. Proudly says so right on the front of the blaster. Every single piece from the valves to the water trap to the hose is stamped 'Made in Taiwan, China or some other third world...

I'm running the 3/32" nozzle. If you go up to the next size 1/8" you'll need twice as much cfm.

Good choice! That's exactly what I have except I've got the 80 gallon tank. I've used it literally every day since 2006. I've had to replace 3 pressure relief valves and 1 motor which burned out 2 years ago. The motor was $200 and the valves $20 each. Not bad for 14 years of continuous...

The wife says maggots, my son says termite larva. They are alive and moving. I first noticed them 2 days ago while cleaning the shop. There were 7-8 of them on the white rag on my benchtop. I thought they fell out of other dirty rags I had in the area. Didn't pay too much attention to...

This is my favorite go-to 3/8" ratchet. I love it 'cause with it's thin head I can get into tight places, easy to change direction with the flip switch and just an all around great ratchet. I got it sometime in the late '80s/early '90s and have built many project cars with it. I hear that...

Here's mine. Hobart Ironman 220v down low and a Lincoln 110v up top. Made my own welding cart. Homemade welding cart

I painted my Dodge truck inside my 2-car garage. I lined the walls and floor with clear plastic sheeting ($3 for 200 sq ft at Home Depot). I shot it with single stage then layed a few coats of clear over that. Bought all my supplies from Summit Racing and used a cheap HF purple spray gun...

He does have a point there!

Looks like a pretty good deal! They sell for $1200 new..... https://www.tptools.com/USA-SKAT-CAT-46-Abrasive-Blast-Cabinet,8892.html?b=d*41308 Inspect it really well. Make sure everything is there and working properly. Offer him $600. You'd be getting it at half price. However, I'd...

I need one now! I bought a 260 watt Weller a couple of years ago and it never worked right. It finally died today. Tore it apart and everything looks clean and no broken connections. Don't have time to play with it. I need something to solder between 22-10 gauge on the bench and on the car...

Can you blast your car outside? I'm about to blast the underside of my '54 Customline. I live in a residential neighborhood and will be rolling the car out into the street to do the blasting so I need to keep the dust and debris down to a minimum. Don't want to upset the neighbors! I already...

I just replaced the floors on my '54 Ford and had to drill out a zillion spot welds. Went to HF and bought their cheap $5 spot weld cutter. It's dual sided. Worked fine until about the 15th spot weld then I noticed a tooth broke. Flipped it over and drilled out another 30 spot...

Here's mine. Built it years ago and use it almost every day. The saw is held by the vise. Don't laugh......it works like a champ!