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Classic Instruments Vintage Gauge Shop

Posted February 11 2010 10:31 AM by RManson

We sent out the gauge cluster from the '52 Pontiac dash we grafted into our F-1 to Classic Instruments' Custom Shop and thought we'd give you guys a sneak peek at the end results. We'll cover the full install as well as...

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CCT 68 GMC Shortbed Project

Here's the '68 GMC on a trailer behind my '05 GMC

Posted March 25 2009 03:36 PM by John Gilbert

Mama's little baby loves shortbeds! Here's the '68 Jimmy on my tandem trailer getting hauled out of the orange grove and headed to its new life as a shortbed.

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Custom Painters Are All Crazy

The Psychology oF Color

Posted July 27 2008 09:43 AM by John Gilbert

I guess just like the pot can call the kettle black, I can say all custom painters are crazy. And while I'm at it, should I mention we are lazy too?

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Beer Makes You Pretty

Drenched With Liquid Wrench

Posted July 25 2008 08:26 AM by John Gilbert

Okay, so the title and SEO don't match the editorial content, and maybe I've put myself on the Mothers Against Drunk Mechanics hit list.

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Happy Donut Rise Early Flatbed Chubby

Custom Painter Reunion

Posted June 25 2008 08:48 AM by John Gilbert

It's not quite as sleazy as it sounds, but I guess I proved that I'm not above sliding onto Street Rodder's Website and attempting to steal some traffic.

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Ignore The Clues An You Loose

Primer Crimes From Satan's Rust Bucket

Posted June 18 2008 09:11 PM by John Gilbert

It's pretty bad when I can spot a real dog with just a few crummy photos on the Internet. Nevertheless the supply of people that fall for a rusty heap thinly veiled under primer never seems to dry up.

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Here's How Brown Cow

Polish Chrome Like A Pro

Posted June 18 2008 03:19 PM by John Gilbert

I'm not quite sure how I associated Jack in the Box onion rings with cockroaches, and steel wool in my mind just now, but I did.

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Reinventing The Wheel

Easy As Baking Oatmeal Cookies

Posted June 17 2008 08:27 PM by John Gilbert

Mothers don't let your cowboy grow up to be a baby. "Simple as pie, or making a batch of frozen ready-baked oatmeal cookies is how I would describe how easy the process of claying the paint job on your truck is. Of course...

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