My vast Corporate Empire:
FlyingEyeballs.net --- Unkl Ian's online Cool Stuff Emporium.
UnkLIan.net  --- Aluminum castings.

  Flying Eyeball retailers:
ACME Speedshop - Automotive art and apparel from Southern California.
Lowbrow Customs  --  "The best in hard-to-find parts for the home-built motorcycle."


   Cool car sites:
Volksrods.com --- "Cut, Weld, Drive."
Rods-n-Kustoms.com  --- Home built hot rods
Jalopy Journal --- Traditional Hot Rods and Kustoms
Rodders Round Table --- Serious car people.


  Pinstriping and Art related sites:
Earl Mich   --- US supplier of paint, and brushes.
Graphic Commerce  --- Canadian supplier of paint, and brushes.
Grain-it Technologies   --- Professional quality Wood Graining kits, and supplies.
Mack Brush Co.  --- Pinstriping and Lettering brushes.   Buy from the factory.
Pinstriper's Page  ---  A bulletin board for all skill levels.

  Pinstriping videos on Youtube:
 Art of the Hot Rod         Features the work of Alan Johnson and friends.                                                        
            
  Artist Friends of Unkl Ian:
Julie Fournier - juliekfournier.com
Nick Hartzell - NickHartzell.com
John Jaranson - CarartbyJohn.com
Alan Johnson - Alanjohnsongrafix.com
Dr. Kyle Vick - MonsterEquipped.com                                          

  Car shows:
Autorama --"America's Premier Custom Car Show Series."
Billetproof --- "World's Least Important Car Show."
Autofest --- Last big show of the summer.
Sins of Steel --- "We sold our souls for gas and oil."

 
   Instructional PDFs by UnkL Ian :
How to hold a Pinstriping Brush   ---  not as hard as it sounds
Pounce Pattern How To     --  How to copy and/or reproduce designs.
Silent Air Compressor   ---  Build your own from an old refrigerator.

  Useful PDFs:
Tie Rod Ends
Tierod Dimensions 1
Tierod Dimensions 2
Tierod Dimensions 3


   Future PDFs :

Painting with "Magic Crystals"  -- low buck method for big buck results
Which End is Up ?  -- Brushes work better, right side up.
Brush Trimming --  "Get a hair cut, and get a real job."
Using Transfer Paper -- Just like it sounds.
Pinstripe Practice Patterns --  Just follow the line.
Secrets of the Universe -- Even better than The Da Vinci Code.
Turning Lead into Gold --   And they said it couldn't be done. HA !