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    Show off your lifts!!!

    Very nice 356, the arched door makes for a unique look. Nuts
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    iniviate builds a gooseneck hitch

    As Heavy Metal said, its welding the top flange that is the big no no. Has to do with the metallurgy and tensile strength of the frame material. It's very doubtful that your hitch is going to fail, its just that there are better ways to do the job. Like how the little truck fits under the...
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    iniviate builds a gooseneck hitch

    Normally hitch plates of this type are bolted to the trucks frame. Plates at 90 degree on each end and bolting thru the side of the frame. Welding on newer truck frames voids warranties. Next time, weld the round plate to the ball only, like a big washer, and then weld the nut under the cross...
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop

    Your welcome Thomas, might want to do a test to see if it takes off the original paint tho. Those tanks work very quickly as they are very powerful. They will pulverize bone in short order so don't put a finger in there!!!!! Nuts
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop

    Hello Thomas and Chris Here's a bit more info on ultrasonic cleaning of radiators. This from a manufacturer of the equipment. ultrasonic tank And this link is a shop using this process repair shop Nuts
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    who buys SAE tools these days?

    Are there any machinists in here that can tell the difference between 1/1000 and 1/1024 inch? yes Nuts
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    Gonna paint my nuts - need advice

    :scared::scared::scared: Nuts
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    Pocket Protecters

    Go with the man purse, other wise known as a merse. Nuts
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    Tool cabinet blueprint

    Looking good Nuts
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop

    Radiator shops that have the capability to do large truck rads will have a ultra sound large enough to do that jack. Nuts
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    Rack Ideas: 20' lengths of steel on a 12' vehicle

    I'm with Pointbock above, load the iron between the seats. Lower center of gravity and you can see what is going on, if there's a problem. A riser with a cross bar attached from receiver hitches on both bumpers should do for spacing. Every time I see items strapped under a vehicle I hear...
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    Build Garage out of cinder blocks?

    Is not the proper terminology pumice blocks? Makes for a nice tight mostly fireproof building. Do the Styrofoam concrete filled blocks need a footing as big as standard pumice blocks? Here's a link that you might do some research on, to see if it will work on your application. Foam wall...
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    Advise: Vise Mount - Left or Right?

    Use receiver hitch tubing and mount it on both. Nuts
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop

    More sheds of goodies, I can hardly wait. Can you tell I was born and raised a junky. Family had a wrecking yard in the 60s and 70s. Nuts
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    Do you know your Cylinder Index?

    Re: Do you know you Cylinder Index? Hmmmm 80 plus Model A and T motors, that would be 320. A dozen or so 6 cylinders 72 the same in 8 cylinder motors 96...
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop

    I'm guessing that this thread has had more first time posters that any other on Garage Journal. I don't remember if it was my first post or not, but it was very close. I'm from Oregon Nuts
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    Duct Tape is a Useful Tool

    A Hack? I don't think so, just a man with a sense of humor. Well that and a roll of duct tape that was going bad. Nuts
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    What Cool/Tricky Garage Features Do You Have?

    e-tek, my father put the rails in, so I don't know exactly how deep they are. But they are either 6 or 8 in I beam, set down into the concrete so that they are level with the floor, they have rebar welded to each that continues in the concrete over to where the welder is located. They are...
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    What Cool/Tricky Garage Features Do You Have?

    I have four I beams buried flush with the concrete floor. They are attached to the ground for the welder, and can have tabs welded to them for straightening frames. Nuts
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    Show off your Jack(s)

    Hiball, I have a Blackhawk jack that used to have the light near the base of the handle, it also has the name cast into the housing. Is there a site online that will give me more info on when this was made.? Nuts
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