I'll be watching.  Good luck!

Any restoration will require the removal of dings and dents, in addition to shrinking and shaping metal body panels.    The Dent Fix Maxi is a 220 volt single phase dent pulling station that has the ability to shrink, pull dents and creases in one station.   It is a great  replacement for drilling holes in panels and using a slide hammer.    This is one tool that is used on every car in the V8TV shop!

Less than a week untill the big day. Make sure to watch it sell on Friday at 6:05 ish lot number F292. ( or even better come and bid on it.)

I'm thinking if it's gonna be on a budget it has to be a vehicle that there is an abundance of (something mass produced) in order to keep costs down. Also i think it should be a chevy simply because a great number of gm parts are easily interchangeable (ls, small/big block engines, etc.)

That being said i suggest a nice solid mid to late 90's s10 pick up truck, more specifically the ones with the "zq8" option because they came with beefed up suspension and drivetrain components.

Mods could include lowering it nicely on moon smoothies (yeah i'm feeling real 50's retro with this, easter colors, pinstripes, pin-ups?? yeaah!! the whole bit).
If its gonna be 50's its gotta have a v8! I'm thinking a nice rebuilt, slightly hoped up, 5.3l swapped under the hood while still maintaining the modern luxuries (a/c, fuel injection, etc)
4l60e for the trans
posi-trac out back.

I'm sure theres a large number of s10's out there and the engine can be found in practically any gm truck out of a junk. I feel that this build should try sticking to salvaged parts as this would truly define what hot rodding was all about back in the day, finding/collecting parts from other vehicles and mashing them into one faster, cooler, bad a$$ vehicle.

Okay, I looked at that trans tunnel noise.  It's definitely the drive shaft yolk making contact with the top of the trans tunnel.  The U-joint doesn't seem to have any play in it.  When I looked underneath, there seems to be no clearance between the two.  I noticed that it does it not only when braking but when there's a sudden change in driveline load. Say I'm accelerating briskly and suddenly let off the gas pedal, it makes the noise briefly.  My transmission mount is not loose.  I don't really see how the new stance of the front suspension would be causing this situation as the body and driveline all move in sync with one another, right?  The floor has been replaced and it certainly was not done to V8TV standards as you can definitely can tell someone was there.  I wonder if improper installation could cause this all these years after the fact (16+ years).  Part of me is thinking about removing the drive shaft and using a precision application of a BFH to clearance the floor.  Otherwise I'm a bit befuddled on this. 

I also put in the medium springs from the curve kit.  Seems to run better off idle.  Not perfect, but better.  Maybe I'll try the stiff springs and see what happens. 

yes, I am interested, of blocks or complete engines.

Thanks
Anders

Now that the 490 big block for our '68 Camaro was running, it was time to install our stainless steel MagnaFlow Exhaust Kit. They make a kit that fits a stock '68 perfectly. Due to our Detroit Speed Quadralink rear suspension, we knew we would have to make some modifications to the tail pipes to fit around the reproduction stainless fuel tank from Classic Industries. Fabricator Nick Doerr made sure the exhaust was fit tight under the car and used our HTP Tig welder to finish the job.  Now we have very nice stainless steel exhaust system that looks as good as it sounds!