Recent content by FrankNbeanz

I'm about 30 miles east of Austin in Bastrop where the big fire was in 2011. Our neighborhood was one of the ones that burned down.

What is the Pig Stand?

Probably not. I've painted a few more cars since that one. My ability and confidence is a somewhat higher now. I also now have a garage and better equipment. I rebuilt a wrecked Miata a couple of years ago and fell in love with satin paint. I'm leaning towards a two tone on this car with...

I'm leaning towards Vision 142 wheels, pictured below: Wheels/tires will be a ways down the road. Whatever color I decide to go with on the car will be the determining factor for the color of the spokes. They're available in chrome, black, and gunmetal. I'll probably go with a staggered setup...

Good point. The motor runs very nicely but I might as well change that out, too while I have it under the knife. Are there any "quirks" these cars have that I should know about? I've had Packards, Pontiacs, Buicks, Studebakers, countless Chevys and Fords, but this is my first...

Thank yall for the warm welcome! I don't have a whole lot of time at the moment to work on it being that it's still 100* here and I own an A/C company. But, once I do get some time I work pretty quickly, budget permitting. When I set out for a huge mid 60's car I was looking for either a...

Through wheeling, dealing, and Craigslist trading I acquired a '67 Newport a few weeks ago. It seems to be the cheapest, plain Jane base model 2 door hardtop that was available in 1967. How it came into my care: I traded a beat up POS 91 Jeep Wrangler (that I traded a free boat for) even swap...