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  1. Pa has vanity plates and only recently allowed YOM plates. Maybe 20 years ago I had a 1939 plate restored for my 1939 PU truck. I wanted to use it so I drove to Harrisburg right to DMV head quarters. I took the plate along and I asked the nice girl at the counter if that particular number was active. A few clicks on the key board and she said no. I said "OK i want to register my 1939 truck and use that plate. She said I couldn't do that. I asked why not it's a PA plate with an open number. She said she didn't know why not. I asked her if she could find out why not, it's a PA plate after all. She said "be right back" took the plate and left. Came back shortly and said "Wrong material, wrong color, and non reflective.............. Case closed. So I asked if that particular number was assigned to a vanity plate. She looked at me sweetly and said "don't even think about it." So..........I bought a regular plate, put it in the glove box, put the YOM plate on the truck and I've been using it ever since. Plan "c" if I'm ever stopped I'll claim I'm old and confused and just came from a show and forgot to put the real one back on. " I'll do that right now officer. Thank you for pointing that out." It should work, I think...............Bob
  2. I occassionaly take on one off type work for fellow hobbyists. When the job is completed all i ask for is the cost of material and postage plus whatever they feel it is worth to them. All but one has been fair and even generous. Except for one guy i spent a day for making a leather die and 8 pieces. He sent me $10 postage. And so it goes......bob
  3. Just trying to show that there's lots of sides to the story and lots of ways to look at it. In my case I got my money's worth in satisfaction figuring out how to and actually making the tools and clips and helping the guy out. If I was a for profit business I likely could not have afforded it. And as silly as it sounds I get satisfaction by holding, in my hand, the likely only known new 1956 Chrysler wind shield clips in existence. How many people can say that?.........😁 ...............Bob
  4. There is absolutely no one size fits all answer to the OP's question. There are just too many variables to each and any situation. For example...... When I restored my 56 Chrysler I needed tail light, parking light and back up lenses. They were/are unobtainium. While I was showing my 55 Buick at the New Bern Grand nationals I met a guy that was showing his 56 Chrysler. In conversation I mentioned that I was restoring one and could not find lenses. He said he had several sets and he would send me a set gratis. He was as good as his word and a week later UPS brought me a set. Fast forward a year or so and he contacted me looking for a set of 11 good 56 Chrysler windshield trim clips. They are one year only and do not exist. The only examples are well rusted and fragile. I had enough barely usable examples but no spares. I had enough to use for my car but because of his extraordinary generosity I decided to make them. I knew the market was extremely thin but I figured I could at least help a few others. The die sets, other tooling and proto typing took about 70 hours before I had a good example. The average shop rate is now about $125 per hour. Do the math. It takes about 6 hours to hand make a set of 11.........Do the math I gave a set to my benefactor, I kept a set for my car, and made a few extra sets, of which I sold exactly one. The one set I sold netted me $110. So the point of the story is... Try to figure the logic of that one out. Yet it happened because of one guys generosity. Below are pix of the tooling and of an original, in process and completed re-pro clip................Bob
  5. My take on the situation is you likely saved them many hours of R & D time and the expense of many bad prototype parts. A few years back A repro parts supplier used my 56 Chrysler as a test vehicle for a rear glass gasket they wanted to market. After they sent and I critiqued two attempts they had it correct. They sent me one of the the first correct examples as payment for my time and as a thank you. They got hours of free R & D. I got paid in a part I needed. Everyone got a piece of the pie. That's exactly as it should be............Bob
  6. Happy Shaint Patty's (hic) Day.............Bob
  7. Some times "conveniently"........ Best to just "Ask the man who owns one."
  8. As did I. So the destination was worth the journey. I'm pleased to hear that..............Bob
  9. Somehow I think you are located in PA. If so Bloomsburg Metal in Wilkes Barre carries sheet steel both hot and cold rolled from 10 to 26 gauge. The hot rolled is pickled and oiled to remove the scale. They sell in small lots ( single 4 X 8 ) for PU at facility. Looking at your fenders I'd think something like 14 gauge. Just sayin..........Bob
  10. I bought several cars from Mass with only a notorized bill of sale that PA recognized and issued a title upon payment of PA sales tax. My impressikn was PA is aware of every states title laws and accomodates accordingly.... bob
  11. Interesting. Here in PA a few years back i bought a new $50,000 tractor from a dealer. It came with no title. I traded in a tractor at that time, dealer didn,t ask for a title......bob
  12. Ah yes. What a wonderful and brave new forum it would be. Free at last of the trouble makers expressing a difference of opinion or suggesting a possible improvement to the status quo. Why should there be change? ............"We've always done it this way." The forum will then be free of contrasting views and expressions of minor discontent. We can then all resist urge to think and question. Secure in the knowledge that others always know what is best...................Bob
  13. Hot rolled usually has surface scale and not as smooth of a surface. The scale is very hard, abrasive, and hard to remove..justsayin......bob
  14. The question was posed as a generality. I certainly wasn't referencing any specific, anticipated, or proposed lash up. Like I said, I find the idea interesting and I was "just asking"...............Bob
  15. Interesting. What would the new chapters obligations to the aaca both financialy and administratively be. For instance could they still enforce membership limit criteria or would they be required to accept all comers.......just asking.....bob
  16. Paralysis by analysis....And so it goes........bob
  17. Of course you are not. All the more reason to post the rationale for a deletion. Agreed, except in keeping with your previous quote I would insert the words "an interpreted" before "forum rules violation." All I'm doing is pointing out a way forum user relations might be improved. As chief moderator you can consider the merits and feasibility of same or blow them off out of hand...............Bob
  18. Not being a computer programing expert it's an unfair question to pose to me. As my flight simulator examiner used to say "you don't have to be a chicken to judge an egg". I'm only pointing out a need to improve moderator/user relations. Forum management does, or should, have the ability to formulate a practical method of addressing deletions to everyone's benefit. I agree with you but do you not agree that "best" could still be made even better? I do make the right thing assumption. Please don't confuse less than laudatory comments with enmity. That I was led astray in my earlier remarks on the OP's deletion was the result of seeing a perfectly useful and rule compliant post expunged without rhyme or reason. A simple "deleted by OP" remark would have negated the present foforall and eliminated any thoughts of deleting "just because we can". I do consider your respectful comments. I hope you in turn will grant me the same courtesy..................Bob
  19. Granted..... The problem arises when the rules are interpreted differently by different moderators. What one may see as acceptable another may see as a reason for deletion. Posting the reason for the deletion would not only be informative it would make the "foul line" a lot clearer. That alone should reduce the number of future fouls. I,m guessing there is way to devise a practical method. The only question is if there is the will to do so.........bob
  20. Understood. I,m not concerned about self deleted posts as much as moderated posts, threads that are summarily deleted with no stated rhyme or reason. We often hear of the moderator,s side and the slings and arrows they must endure. I actually understand the difficulties of trying to please everyone. But I would like to make the point that the posters and users of the forum also have skin in the game. Spending time and effort to write a post or a reply only to have it summarily expunged for an unstated or little understood reason is to some extent humiliating and seen as a slap in the face. I suggest the moderation crew give this some serious thought......bob
  21. I see. Perhaps just closed to further posts with the reason for same. Just vaporizing a thread with out a trace or explanation for reasons that may not be obvious or appear capricious is just not good user relations practice. It often comes off as arrogant. I,m just sayin..............Bob
  22. Some of what you say I understand and agree with. The reason for deletion could be the same as this threads "moved" notation. That said I don't think a moderator sould be required to answer any rebuttal. I further think that any member's questions/comments regarding a deletion would be useful in gauging the quality of the moderation and most importantly the forum members overall satisfaction. IMO other than my premature reaction to the deletion, allowing a reasoned discussion on the workings of the forum can only be useful to all concerned.........Bob
  23. First, thank you for not vaporizing this thread. I used the word's "evidently" and "suppose" to account for possible, other than moderator, removal. Here, It seems that IS the case. So while I do admit to having a bit of egg on my face I continue to think that the moderation is at times a bit over done and many deleted threads would be better left to follow their own course to a natural conclusion. Since a reason for a deletion and by whom is almost never given a post is generally the best way to communicate. I realize that moderating any forum is difficult and I assume thankless but I also believe a simple reason given by a moderator for a deletion would go a long way to avoiding unnecessary heart burn. In this instance "Deleted by OP" would have worked fine. I agree WTF is crude but it was posed as an assertive question not an expression of criticism. Thank you for your thoughtful reply and letting this thread continue in it's proper place.......Bob
  24. The OP asked for help in adapting a splined sproket. The advise and help offered was directly relatable to the stuff we do on and for our old CARS. Very good advise was given by forum members anxious to help another forum member work on his CAR. Evidently, and I suppose, the post did fit not someone's rigid framework of propriety and so was expunged. Evidently members giving time an help solving a problem that would benefit any number of forum old CAR guys was of little to no value.......WTF
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