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Newest Blog (Discussion) Postings by McMillan Rod & Custom
Info on a past post
Does anybody remember a post awhile back that delt with stainless ribs on running boards. Someone had mentioned a supplier for the stainless half round. I wrote it down and as usual can't remember where I put it. I think it was through one of the boat har  
07/20/2008 04:12 PM General Discussions Comments (5)
Better Halfs Truck is Finally DONE!!!!!!
Well seeing Brian made a comment at Mid-America Nats that he had heard about Carol's truck being "almost done" for quite awhile I decided to finally finish it. It made it's first major trip this weekend with no problems. Got a few rattles to chase down bu  
06/16/2008 04:58 PM General Discussions Comments (9)
World of Rods Magazine
Anybody here of or look at this magazine ? Ran into them at Louisville last year. They are based out of CA. They are offering us some free editorial coverage in exchange for free/dicounted parts. Not sure if it's legit or just someone out for free parts.  
04/23/2008 08:11 AM General Discussions Comments (2)
40 Merc grill
A while ago I posted looking for an after market grill for a customer's 40 Merc. Judging by the response (none) I assumed no one was making them. Sooooo we decided to dive in and build one for our customer. We just finished it up today. It's all stainless  
03/29/2008 07:49 PM Builder's Corner Comments (7)
NSRA Southwest Nats
We will be set up there this year, inside the building. Stop in and say hi. Anybody from that area know of any circle track racing going on while we are in the area (April 2-6,2008)  
03/25/2008 09:34 PM General Discussions Comments (0)
Memories of 2007
Well seeing it’s closing in on the end of another year it would be neat to hear about your most enjoyable/memorable streetrod experience(s) that happened over the last year. Although I’ve attended a lot of shows and events this last year as a commercial e  
12/16/2007 03:04 PM General Discussions Comments (8)
1940 Merc grill
Anybody know of a good (emphasis on good) reproduction grill for a 1940 Merc. A customer brought in one off of his car that is a reproduction of unknown origin and the quality is poor (very). Before I spend the time to build him a custom one I'd like to s  
10/16/2007 08:34 PM General Discussions Comments (0)
Amazing what can be done in a day
It's amazing how much you can get done in a day when the wife is away and a couple of buddies show up to help. Installed the box lids, both doors, and hood and have them all pretty much tweaked. Got a small problem with one door, something under the paint  
09/22/2007 03:35 PM General Discussions Comments (3)
Back on track
Well after a busy summer things have settled down to the point where I can spend some time on the wifes truck. Got the air unit all in, all that's left on the wiring is the remotes and some final connections under the dash. Set it down on it's wheels ton  
08/29/2007 08:12 PM General Discussions Comments (3)
Neat project for someone
HotRod Bus  
08/21/2007 09:21 PM StreetRods For Sale Comments (10)
Finally found some time
Found some time to work on the bride's truck (the one that was supposed to be done last year)  
02/25/2007 12:07 PM General Discussions Comments (10)
Need Info
Planning on setting up this year at Mid-America Nats in Springfield, MO. Any info on show, hotels, good places to eat, etc. would be greatly appreciated.Thanks, Jim  
02/02/2007 08:12 AM Q&A Comments (7)
anybody remember these
Found this in an elderly neighbors garage. I remember they sold these dummy continental kits in J.C.Whitney catalogs. Anybody remember the brand name or other info ??  
11/16/2006 05:38 PM Q&A Comments (5)
Model A roller
Looking for a roller "A" chassies for a customer. Would prefer drop axle front/coilover rear but will consider Mustang II setup. Will be going under a roadster pickup.Thanks, Jim  
09/30/2006 08:27 AM Looking to Buy! Comments (1)
Stop in and say hi
Just an invitation to everyone here to stop in at our booth and say hi. We will be in Jefferson, WI for the spring swap meet on April 28-30. Then we will be in Knoxville, TN for the NSRA Southern Nats on May 5-7. Hope to meet some  
04/23/2006 08:49 AM Q&A Comments (0)
Hinge help
In the rebuild of my wifes truck I decided to trick out the box with two flush mounted covers. They fit into a lip bent all around the opening. The problem I have is getting a hinge to work on them. It needs to lift the hinge side of the cover up as it ti  
02/17/2006 10:34 PM Q&A Comments (15)
Wheelbase for a 37 Plymouth Coupe
Anybody know what the wheelbase is supposed to be on a 37 Plymouth coupe? Did they have several differant ones like they did in earlier years?Thanks, Jim  
01/23/2006 10:14 AM Q&A Comments (7)
Knoxville Hotel
Planning on going to the Nats South in Knoxville as a commercial exhibitor. Anybody have some suggestions for a hotel other than the host one.Thanks, Jim  
01/13/2006 01:22 PM Q&A Comments (5)
Olds brackets feedback
Judging by the amount of feedback I got on the original post about Olds air conditioning brackets no one else knows anyone selling/building them either. Here's the question, if I designed and built them do you think there is much of a market for  
11/29/2005 03:37 PM Q&A Comments (3)
Olds air conditioning brackets
Anybody know of some company out there that builds brackets for a Olds 350. Putting air on wifes truck and hate the idea of using the stock brackets.Thanks, Jim  
11/27/2005 02:01 PM Q&A Comments (0)