Princess Auto has a keyless chuck to turn your 3/8″ drill into a 1/2″ drill. Around $15 CDN as of this writing. Seems to work dandy, and the Hitachi lives to fight another day.
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Why yes, they DO come off.
It took quite a bit of abuse to do so, probably made worse by trying to cut a 2-3/4″ hole in steel. The chatter exploded the original chuck.
V8 Firefly Inner Fenders
Made from one trailer fender.
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V8 Firefly Exhaust Mostly Sorted
Almost done the exhaust!
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V8 Firefly Rocker Panel #2 Done
With a juicy coat of primer, to boot!
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Plotting Exhaust on the V8 Firefly
Not exactly what I wanted, but once again, packaging dictates. Drilling holes to pass the exhaust pipes through the frame.
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Quick & Dirty: Lowering a Vehicle
YouTube – That Shop Teacher Guy
The Crusty Chevy gets 1-ton coil springs, because the cut half-ton springs were too low and too soft.
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Fabricated Tipping Wheel
My generic off-shore bead roller did not come with one. I want one. I made one. I win.
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New Bead Roller!
Through the wonder of gift cards and sale prices, I now have a bead roller.
I added the obligatory reinforcements, and also built a wheel for more precise control.
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Attack of the 70’s
1977 Silverado. 1973 Ariens. And there was much rejoicing.