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Monthly Archives: December 2012

59 Chevy truck neutral safety switch- Lokar


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Hi ya’ll! This little blog is about the neutral safety switch and the shifter for my Th350 transmission.  I chose the Lokar brand because it’s simple and easy to install!  We classic car restorers/restomodders have it really easy~ we just find what we need on the internet! I can’t imagine how folks in the past […]

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59 Chevy truck gas tank and fuel system


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Good evening on the end of 2012! Happy New year out there! I’ve just wrapped up installing my after market gas tank from Brotherstrucks.com! This truck originally came with the tank behind the seat, but who does that any more? ; )  I’ve had this tank for about a year or more. I had purchased […]

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67 Mustang seats (alternative seats)


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Good afternoon! dne’ here with another blog. This one is about decisions in putting decent front seats in my 67 Mustang! Trying to cut corners by buying used things don’t work out very often, at least for me it seems! The seats I’m sitting in were out of a ’69 Cougar (or ’70). They did […]

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67 Mustang bolt holes bumper repair


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Good eeevening! (imagine Dracula)! ; ) IT was really difficult to come up with a title for this little repair! So I asked Shaun the Sheep to look into it for me. He came up with the title, not me! ; )  I love Shaun the Sheep!     This blog is about repairing the […]

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MaxJax lifting pads and locking mechanism


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G’day mates! I love the Aussie accent! ; ) I can put on a pretty good Aussie accent, but I have no Aussie in me! lol Now what’s this accent thing have to do with Classic Cars and Tools! nothing, just having a little fun ; ) I wanted to share a little information about […]

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59 Apache engine compartment – Part III


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Hi ya’ll, this has been an exciting day! I finally installed my sbc 350 engine and TH350 transmission into the 59 Apache! This is Part III of the engine compartment series and this should close the series, unless I decide to keep adding to it. If you’ve missed out on Part 1 or II, the […]

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My TLS Suzuki (TL1000S)


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Welcome to Classic Cars and Tools! I should have added motorcycles in my title as well, as motorcycles have always been a large part of my life! I have many exciting memories from these machines! ; ) This is my second post of a bike that I once owned. I had it from 2003- 2006. […]

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59 Chevy truck windshield install, alternative method


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Hello fellow car enthusiasts!  This blog is about the problems faced in getting a windshield in my 59 Apache! I had put this off, and as hind sight would go, I should have had this done in the beginning. I felt there was something not quite right about the windshield opening and I knew it! […]

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