Archive for Streets + Wheels
May 7, 2008 at 1:43 am · Filed under Streets + Wheels
How many classic car projects can be completed these days? The old time junkyard itself is becoming obsolete. Many yards are being crushed or have been picked over so much there is nothing left to chose from. Many old timers from the 1960’s and 70’s wanting to restore a car, collected so many “projects” that they started selling pieces from their collection, only to buy more. There you go, the birth of a salvage yard.
With the price of steel going up due to, in part, China’s reconstruction (great motivation for the crushers and recyclers) and city laws becoming more rigid with private property (ei. “You can’t have non-running, non titled, or old cars on your property if in city limits…”) many car lovers with ambitions of rebuilding a classic are being left with only dreams.
The excitment of hunting for parts to construct a dream machine is starting to become a nightmare. How long can you search for a drivers side mirror for your 1963 Ford Fairlane? Try finding a good, rust free passenger side fender for your 1966 Pontiac Bonneville. And when you finally find that part to your puzzel, will you have to drive across the country to pick it up from the fellow who has a yard overgrown with bushes, trees and decaying leaves? By the way, “..your part is over there, buried behind 10 other cars…and watch out for the snakes…”
You finally get the parts you need and are anxious to start putting it all together when, the neighbor calls the city to complain about the “junk” car in your driveway. Chances are that driveway you pay the taxes on, not your neighbor, may be your only spot to be creative. Now what?
Are the efforts to save this piece of the past worth it? The time and money invested in hunting parts, sandblasting surface rust, welding sheetmetal, piecing together the engine and polishing chrome all come together in one single thought, “Can I finish my dream?”
Yes, you can. Times have changed. You can now get original parts shipped to your door. These parts, whether it be a fender or headlight bezel, are pulled, processed and custom packaged for you. No driving, no fending off snakes or spiders, no bad weather. Your parts are only a click away from arriving
at your door. Sunman Classic Ford Supply is your internet source for quality used Classic Ford, Lincoln and Mercury parts. And if you are a Chevy or Buick restorer, Sunman’s back room has them too!
Cynthia Arrington is part owner of Sunman Classic Ford Supply an online virtual salvage company since September 2000.
Visit our Virtual Salvage yard online and let your dream come true. www.sunmanford.net
May 5, 2008 at 3:46 am · Filed under Great Insurance Tips, School of Information, Streets + Wheels
Car insurances have increased a lot in the past decade. Almost every person who buy a car gets it insured, its one of the first thing that you do. There are huge number of companies offering car insurances and for this reason its quite difficult to find the right car insurance quotes. The car insurance quotes that are provided to base on a simple formula, they are determined by the amount of information provided by you.
Online or offline quotes are almost same and not much difference exist among them. Based on these insurance quotes you get the option to pay them on monthly basis or annual basis or semi annual basis. If you already have an insurance policy than you should ask the same company, they will provide you with quotes that are much less than others. Its best to ask a broker to provide you with the necessary information, this is a quick and easier way of gathering information. They provide you different range to select from; on the other hand if you have done it yourself it would have taken a lot of time. You can expect cheap rates if you have not made any claims in your life.
April 27, 2008 at 12:36 pm · Filed under Streets + Wheels
Pallet trucks are for moving pallets from one place to another. Pallet trucks not only make transportation of pallets easier but also ease loading and unloading while ensuring utmost safety. They can minimize time of transport considerably. Since the pallets can be rather heavy, pallet trucks need to be very strong and functional. Pallet trucks are generally used in industries like chemical and pharmaceutical factories, warehouses, food storage industries, retail stores, and others. Most pallet trucks can move loads of around 4,000 lbs.
Pallet trucks are being designed to suit all kinds of environments and terrains, including highly corrosive and unsanitary conditions. Some pallet trucks are being made from zinc, and stainless steel, and some are chrome coated and galvanized to resist even highly moist atmosphere like pharmaceutical and chemical factories. These are suitable for clean room, laboratory, wash down, and corrosive material handling applications.
There are different types of pallet trucks: low-profile pallet trucks, pallet trucks with scale (for weighing the load), big-wheeler pallet truck (for uneven floors and heavy loads), specialty pallet trucks (made of zinc or stainless steel for unsanitary environments), wheel-nose pallet trucks (for placing pallets closely in a row), ergonomic pallet trucks (for ease of operation), economic pallet trucks, “”Freight Saver”" pallet trucks, all-terrain pallet trucks (for any kind of terrain), foldable manual pallet trucks (light-duty trucks especially beneficial for going down narrow aisles, through doorways, or around tight corners), electric pallet trucks (with AC drive motor, battery pack, and regenerative braking system), and so on.
Some pallet trucks also have adjustable push rods, a wide turning radius, skin adaptors, and integral scales. There are some highly advanced pallet trucks that even contain a printer, LCD display, and a keypad with automatic tare functions that works on rechargeable batteries.
Used pallet trucks are also available. Pallet trucks can be ordered and bought online at exclusive manufacturer websites. The internet is a good source for information about pallet trucks.
Pallets provides detailed information about pallets, pallet racks, pallet rack systems, pallet trucks and more. Pallets is the sister site of Roller Conveyors.
April 14, 2008 at 7:30 pm · Filed under Streets + Wheels
If you know the smart way to purchase your gas you can save a considerable amount of money. The following strategies could save you 4 percent, 5 percent, 10 percent or even 14 percent of your gas costs.
In this article you will learn the secret to using two strategies that together should provide you with a significant discount on your gas costs.
There are a number of alternatives that will result in savings. Among the best is the use of credit cards that offer rebates. By using the right cards you can lower your costs without having to change your driving habits or do any special maintanance on your car.
Many gas companies offer credit cards that pay rebates on gas purchases. The typical card will rebate you 10% on your gas purchases for the first two or three months and then rebate you 5% on your gas purchases thereafter.
For example currently Hess Oil has a credit card that will pay 10% for the first 60 days for Hess gas purchases and 5% for Hess gas purchases after 60 days.
Marathon Oil has the same 10% for 60 days 5% thereafter program. Speedway has an 8% for 60 days and 4% thereafter credit card program. All these cards also offer 1% rebates on other purchases and can be used anywhere Visa or MasterCard is accepted.
The examples just listed are issued by gas companies. There are also general market credit cards that will provide you with discounts off your gas costs.
Many credit card companies offer cards that have special rebate amounts for gasoline. For example: currently Discover Card is issuing a Discover Gas Card that will give you back a rebate of 5 percent of the gas you purchase with the opportunity to increase it to 10 percent at selected retailers. It also gives you a 1 percent rebate on other purchases.
Another example: Chase has a gas MasterCard that will give you a rebate of 5% for gas purchases and 2% for purchases everywhere else.
The advantage to using a general market card as opposed to a gas credit card is that you can use the general market credit card to buy gas at any station and get the high rebate. The gas company card only pays you the high rebate at the gas company’s own stations.
On the other hand the gas company credit card will generally pay you a premium of 10 percent or 8 percent for the first 60 days where the general market card may not.
That is the main strategy for getting a discount of anywhere from 4 percent up to 10 percent. Certainly any rebate is welcome in light of the cost of gasoline. 4% is good and 10% is even better. But there may be a way to cut your cost of gas even more. Maybe even to 14%.
Here’s how. Many gas companies offer pre paid gas cards or gas gift cards. In many cases these prepaid cards will offer a bonus or discount. For example in some cases you can purchase a $50 gas card for $48.
That means you pay $48 for the card but the card allows you to buy $50 worth of gas. That is the same as getting a 4% discount. In most cases you must buy these prepaid cards at the gas outlet.
Now here is where the extra savings comes in. If you purchase the prepaid card using the gas company credit card during the initial period when you are getting a 10% rebate you will get a 10% rebate on the prepaid card.
Then if you are buying a prepaid card that gives you a 4% discount, the $50 dollar card for $48 cost, you are compounding your savings.
You are getting a 10% savings on the rebate and you are getting a 4% savings on the prepaid card. In total you are getting a 14% savings!
Scott Siegel is the author of “Beat The Gas Pump!”, a 143 page manual of industry insider information on saving gas and money at the pump. Learn more about how to take your money out of your gas tank and put it back in your pocket now!
Go to: www.beatthegaspump.com
