Practically Classics Forum

Ahh a Thompson , I've thought about getting one a couple of times but unless you plan on doing some remodeling, it's not much of a home defense tool.

john, very tempting :drool: :drool: alabbasi, is that yours? you might have the wrong one on the trailer :lol: Yep, it's about 5500lbs so not too bad. Trailer was very stable on the 400 mile drive home. The kid that usually pulls with my 3/4 ton chevy complained about wanting a diesel so i picked u...

Punching over your weight

I have a Clarke 190EN, it's not a bad welder but the cord is a bit short and do is the duty cycle when you have big jobs like building doors. The biggest problem with the Clarke is that it's a throw away welder. It's made in China and not well supported so when something goes out, I'm going to have ...

Grumpy Northener wrote:20161004_163921-001.jpg 1979 Mercedes CE 230 replace ns door & osf wing + welding repairs to offside sill / A post & paint to new panels 20161006_155046-001.jpg20161006_155058-001.jpg20161007_110458-001.jpg

230CE.. Millennials

Possibly, i hear that they are making new shells for these cars so #'s would be good.

That's a really rusty car, only way to get it all is to strip it down to the shell and send it to the sand blaster.
Great effort and best of luck.

That is one rusty mamma jamma!

So I managed to buy the tow rig I wanted at auction yesterday. It's a 2002 so not really a classic but with a V10 engine, it's somewhat interesting and will be hauling plenty of classics on my flatbed trailer. Needs paint :) https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/14481995_10157606639720165_296...

It varies from state to state. In DFW , Texas. It's about $1.80 for a gallon of regular and $2.25 for premium. This truck has two tanks. A trip to my hobby shop and back (140 mile round trip) will run a tank out. I'm looking to buy an 02 Ford F350 with the 6.8 liter V10 as a replacement tow rig to m...