Archive for November, 2008
1949 Mercury Convertible Restoration Part 24 - Spindle Bushings
Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog
It’s time to rebuild the spindles so we can start the assembly of the front suspension
. The king pin kit for this car was included in the front end rebuild kit that was purchased through Kanter.
The old king pin bushings needed to be removed first. I used a socket that [...]
Freakin’ Sweet…..
Submitted by Suede and Chrome Blog
This is freakin’ kool! Just got online tonight to find out the following news:
HUB GIVEAWAY WINNER!
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Congratulations Suede and Chrome Garage
You just won yourself an amazing Max Grundy Print!
How kool is that? If you haven’t checked out Hub Garage, I strongly urge you to do so! It’s [...]
Restoring Faith….
Submitted by Suede and Chrome Blog
Just found out about an AWESOME project going on in Chicago, IL. Project: “Restoring Faith” involves 7 groups of young people. These students come from intercity Chicago, many out of gangs and other tough circumstances. The idea is to allow these young people to restore a 64 Impala they have [...]
Ol’ Scruffy’s Christmas List…
Submitted by Suede and Chrome Blog
Well, it’s that time of year again. Lately, a lot of folks have been askin’ Ol’ Scruffy what he would like under the Christmas tree. Well, thought I’d take some time to write out a Christmas list for Ol’ Saint Nick….who knows, some of his “elves” might be readin’!
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Ratiki: HOUSEOSPEED Shop Truck…
Submitted by Suede and Chrome Blog
Cowabunga Dudes! I had a chance to spend some more time on the HOUSEOSPEED website this evening. If you have a chance to check it out, find the information about their shop truck. The thing is a VERY sic 1965 Chevrolet Suburban they’ve dubbed “Ratiki”. The truck has a very [...]
Deadend Magazine
Submitted by Suede and Chrome Blog
I just ran across a kool site that contains complete back issues of Deadend Magazine. I really like the layout of the site, because it’s set up like an actual hardcopy of a mag. Check it out at: http://www.deadendmagazine.com/
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Auto Restoration 101
Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog
I recently ran across the Vehiculart website of John Annesley Fine Art Photography. John takes some amazing photographs of classic cars in unique settings. The majority of the pictures aren’t of nicely restored cars that I am used to seeing but of abandoned cars and trucks left to rust away [...]
Linc Volt, Johnathan Goodwin, Neil Young
Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog
With Thanksgiving fast approaching, my wife and I are planning our two hour trip to Coffeyville, Kansas for Thanksgiving with family. We always talk about who’s riding with who to conserve fuel money and how many vehicles it’s going to take for the drive down. Every year at this time [...]
House of Speed
Submitted by Suede and Chrome Blog
Hey Kats and Kittens! I ran across a great website that has LOADS of kool stuff for your kustom lifestyle. Everything from clothing, magazines, jewelry, decals, and shift knobs. Heck they even have some sweeet kustom baby blankets for your little hot rodder! Check it out for yourself at:
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Thinking Christmas…..
Submitted by Suede and Chrome Blog
Well, we’ve had a couple of days of light snow already here in the east-central Indiana, west-central Ohio area. I was at the grocery with my wife the other day and they were already piping the Christmas “elevator music” through the store sound system. After the last few weeks I’ve [...]
Look At That Cadillac, Look At That!
Submitted by Suede and Chrome Blog
aaah yes….The Cadillac….good ol’ American iron! My first recollection of such an “animal” wasin the early ’70s. We lived in a little community in “Peppermint Village” (no kidding!). Our neighbor had a BIG, Black late 60’s Cadillac. I can remember riding in the backseat and being amazed at how BIG [...]
Playlist Autoplay Fixed and Shay A remembered
Submitted by Suede and Chrome Blog
Never let it be said that Ol’ Scruffy doesn’t listen to his readers. “Just a Car Guy” emailed me a complaint that he didn’t like the autoplay feature on my media player. He said it was annoying that everytime he jumped from one post to another, the autoplay restarted.
Well, if [...]
Sleepwalk…..
Submitted by Suede and Chrome Blog
This is probably one of my absolute favorite songs of all time. This cover really shows the Brian Setzer’s talents. I found this youtube clip this morning. Apparently, Brian appeared in a TNN special with Ricky Skaggs and Marty Staurt.
I’ve had a pretty tough week. We lost an INCREDIBLE special [...]
Bolt Grade Markings and Strength Chart
Submitted by Auto Restoration 101 Blog
While working on your car you have probably noticed that some of the bolts have markings on the heads. Did you know that they are on there for a reason? If you have to replace a broken or stripped out bolt it’s very important that you always use the same [...]
Believe It Or Not….A Few More From the Corvette Expo
Submitted by Suede and Chrome Blog
This is the last post of pictures taken at the 2008 Corvette Expo in Tennessee. Thanks again to Jim and Cindy of Custom Metal Finishing-Indiana for the photographs!!!
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Customs, Comments, and Corvettes
Submitted by Suede and Chrome Blog
Well, sometimes life is a wild ride. It’s been an interesting week in Ol‘ Scruffy’s life. I makin‘ it through and survivin‘, …but haven’t had much chance to post anything new to the site.
I certainly appreciate the comments and emails I’ve been receiving of late. Recently, I’ve been thinking about [...]
Finishing The Posts from Corvette Expo…
Submitted by Suede and Chrome Blog
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More Pics from Tennessee and Syndication!
Submitted by Suede and Chrome Blog
Well, I’ve still got a few pictures from the Corvette Expo in Sieverville, Tennessee to post. Thanks again to my friends Jim and Cindy for sending me these great photographs!
I’m diggin‘ the cool color of this Ford convertible. The wide whites and chrome spoked wheels really make this one beautiful [...]
AutoTrader Classics for all Your Classic Car Needs
If you are looking for the best site on the Internet for buying, selling and servicing classics cars, AutoTrader Classics is by far the best site on the Internet for all your classic car needs.
AutoTrader Classics caters to new collectors as well as veteran collectors. The site has a searchable database to buy classic cars [...]
Classic cars - economic hedge, if you can afford it
Written by Michael Vass
In recent months I have discussed the economy, stocks, energy, and alternative sources of retaining wealth in an economic slowdown. I have found claims and suggestions that collectibles and antiques are excellent hedges against a credit crunch or mortgage bailout. But as nice as it may be to have an original edition [...]
