The Rodding Roundtable
Motorhead Message Central => Rodder's Roundtable => Topic started by: jusjunk on January 06, 2007, 09:15:22 AM
Im headed to the parts store today then out to the garage. Im gonna start my exhaust for the roadster I think. Ive got do do a couple things (make some changes) then im going for it. Ill tack it all together then give it to my neighbor and have his relative tig it all up again. I can only do one side because i dont have enuff fittings and pipe bit that should keep me busy.
Dave
after i do some house plumbing repair (faucet washers), i'm gonna finallize my enging mounts on my 48 chevy coupe.i set it back a bunch....
I'm going to try to get that quadrajet apart with-out tearing up the top gasket. I checked the compression on that V6 and got nothing on that questionable cylinder. Then after 24 hours of desiration ( why I missed CHAT) I made a tool to work the intake valve more than the cam does during cranking and the intake seated and I got compression. Going to do this to all the intakes and maybe try to get it to fire one cylinder at a time. I have the exhaust manifolds off and the spark plugs out and the carb off. Maybe if it was anything solid I can get it out. When the carb was on I didn't get any flow of gas(by gravity) past the float and filling the float chamber through the vent didn't give me any accelerator pump so I'm going to see how much of the flood of 2004 may still be in there after soaking. It's not like I'm going to drive this thing tomorrow so I've got to learn not to treat set-backs like de-feets. GPster
Going to clean up the roadster and get ready for the big first Saturday Cruise Night down in Jupiter. Maybe a little yard work before we leave.
Lee
Im gonna build firewall mounting tabs on the vicky and a little tunnel over the trans and start with the bondo on the body , gonna paint next friday regardless hehe...
Thanks for the reminder, it's 1:45 and I'm still sitting here playing on this stupid computer. :shock: :shock: Think I'll head to the shop and finish cleaning it. Got about 1/3 done last weekend, and found stuff I forgot I even bought (where did that Drill Doctor come from ?)
Then I plan to get the 350 block that I just got back from the machine shop up on the stand and start grinding it smoother. Hope to start assembling it next week after I get bearings and stuff.
Don
Not really. I hurt my foot on Thursday and can hardly walk without pain. So I am going to set in front of this machine and work on my 1,000 word essay due tomorrow.
Quote from: "Fat Cat"Not really. I hurt my foot on Thursday and can hardly walk without pain. So I am going to set in front of this machine and work on my 1,000 word essay due tomorrow.
wild turkey works great for colds but i don't know about foot pain...;)
Quote from: "tomslik"Quote from: "Fat Cat"Not really. I hurt my foot on Thursday and can hardly walk without pain. So I am going to set in front of this machine and work on my 1,000 word essay due tomorrow.
wild turkey works great for colds but i don't know about foot pain...;)
You pour it in your mouth for colds and coughs, maybe if you poue it in your shoe? GPster
Quote from: "tomslik"Quote from: "Fat Cat"Not really. I hurt my foot on Thursday and can hardly walk without pain. So I am going to set in front of this machine and work on my 1,000 word essay due tomorrow.
wild turkey works great for colds but i don't know about foot pain...;)
If wild turkey doesnt work I have another remedy. Its a swift kick in the family jewels. What it does is make you forget all about the pain in your foot :wink:
Dave :!: :arrow:
oh ya after you can tell the family you got a couple of acres :arrow: :wink: :lol:
Quote from: "Fat Cat"Not really. I hurt my foot on Thursday and can hardly walk without pain. So I am going to set in front of this machine and work on my 1,000 word essay due tomorrow.
Don't bite down when you put your foot in your mouth... :arrow: :arrow: :lol:
Well, at least you didn't walk into a frame horn 3 times... :lol: :lol: :lol:
hey cros, bite me.....
put 112 mi on the cpe this afternoon, found 2 new junkyards, plus met a hotrodder I didn't know and looked his stuff over.
Quote from: "Fat Cat"Not really. I hurt my foot on Thursday and can hardly walk without pain. So I am going to set in front of this machine and work on my 1,000 word essay due tomorrow.
You've got an essay due on Sunday? Did you take up preachin' Fluffy?
Quote from: "purplepickup"Quote from: "Fat Cat"Not really. I hurt my foot on Thursday and can hardly walk without pain. So I am going to set in front of this machine and work on my 1,000 word essay due tomorrow.
You've got an essay due on Sunday? Did you take up preachin' Fluffy?
Nope, I went back to school to get an edumacation. I am working on a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming.
I miss programming, now all they let me do is network stuff, (canned programs now). I did that for the better part of 20 years and would still be doing that if I didn't want to stay here.
doug
Went over to Jackson, MS in the '40 Saturday morning to a statewide planning meeting of area clubs and such. Had about 80 folks there. Each club has a chance to plug their show, then we break for lunch (at the restaurant we were at) and come back for some awards and such. Each year, we give out a Street Rodder of the Year award for Mississippi. This year the award went to Lonnie Cox, then a few years ago we started a MS Street Rod Hall Of Fame and Lonnie got inducted into it also. Another Hall of Fame award went to George Poteet. Then our very own NSRA State rep Thomas "Chicken Willie" Smith got inducted. All in all a pretty nice day. Oh yeah, several of us asked George Poteet if we could come for a tour of his toys someday and he said YES! So we are planning that.
AL
Well, I worked on my buick yesterday, I made a fuel pump block off plate, I couldn't find one I liked, so I made my own.
Got some radiator brackets back from the powder coater.
Finished up the left exhaust pipe on the 38 Plymouth
And I made a hammer form to build a gas tank end.
I;m still looking at ice and snow. I'm hoping that I may get to see my street this afternoon. I'm stuck in neutral trying to decide what my nexr project will be.
No snow here yet.. weve been lucky this year.. I got one exhaust pipe ready to go to the welder and after i get the other stainless bends this week ill finish the other side. I dont like it but your gonna see some of the pipe and i had to do that to clear the M/C .. I spent all day yesterday trying to figure out a new way then i got into the gin :lol: :lol: Ended my day.. Today I made some brackets out of 1x1/8 aluminum for my electric fan. Im looking at options for the hood. Looks like just a top but ive got to find a way to make some nice hidden brackets for it. Im taking a break right now .. I kinda over did it last night :wink:
Dave :!: :arrow:
Yesterday it 70 degrees here in southern Maine! I went and looked at a 31 Model A that I heard about. Supposedlly 3 owner, never rusted or had any patch panels. Yup, now I have another project in waiting :lol:
Tom...
we went for a ride in the Lincoln yesterday!!!! It's not been a bad winter yet for us anyway :P
we actually went over to make a few decisions on the front end for the Model A :D yippee!!!! Maybe one of these yrs it will be running.
looks like everyone got a lot done or had fun anyway.
well except for Fat cat. hope your feeling better soon!
Sure open my big mouth :!: snowing outside but were not supposed to get much and i see its gonna be in the 40's next week so ok.. I also called a place that rents trailers to try and work a deal to get the coupe to autorama :?: :?: Number not in service :cry: Oh well ... Ill work on that later and besides the guy that invited me hasnt called yet anyway. The only reason id go would to be in the 32 1932 fords display. If that doesnt happen then ill go to look and party :!: Sue is at her mothers and is helping her pack
:?: I may need to get the roadster done and sold sooner than i thought. I told her to check on the harley and the coupe while she was there :lol: Still playing with hood stuff. Found the first side panels from the coupe up top in the garage...............
Dave :wink: :wink:
Frank, how did you make that block off plate? What material did you use?
Quote from: "Nick32vic"Frank, how did you make that block off plate? What material did you use?
I started with a chunk of aluminum 5/8" thick. I think it was 5052. Dare I say it, billet. First, i drilled the mounting holes, then I laid out the fins. I then set it up in the mill, and ball milled the area between the fins. I used a 3/8" ball mill, and milled a slot .500 wide to flatten it on the bottom. I then cut a flat around each bolt hole. I then cut it to shape with a band saw, and belt sanded all the edges. At that point, I used a Scotchbrite disc to blend away all the sharp edges. After I did that, I sand blasted the surface with coarse sand to give it a cast effect. Then I sanded the edge, and the top of the fins with 240 grit paper, and buffed them bright.
Tweaked the Road Demon a little, messed with the timing, tightened a few bolts, then went for a little cruise. 8)
came home, indulged in a little Bacardi 151 and Dr. Pepper :wink:
Vance
well its over and i got the firewall mounting built and mounted and a new trans hump built and welded in the vicky, start with the bondo tomorrow morning still gonna paint come friday ahha....
Did body work all weekend
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Lots of little edges in this firewall
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Nice long quarter panel, and the mud is not as deep as it looks, just a skim coat over everything.
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Here are the rear hight sensors for the Level-Pro system that I installed last weekend
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A shot of the linkage for the above. Runs between the trailing arms and the frame, tucked out of the way.
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Shot from behind the rear end.
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Front sensors for air ride
There are more pictures out on my web page on picture trail
Here is what I have been doing all summer on the Olds. The wheelbase ended 2.5 inches short, but when I assembled everything, it looked the best when I lengenthed it 1.5 inches.
I built flat supports between the sides of the hoist out of 2x4s covered in plywood and then built 1x4 jigs to support everything. Then centerlined and front to rear lines also so I always knew where everything was. Thanks Sum for the wood jig ideas.
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Here are the jigs, first one on the front frame rails the back one is bolted to the motor mounts
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Rear jig, the blue piece is an air regulator that I use to temporarly run the air bags.
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Where I cut it in half between the firewall and the front wheels. The structure is the frame and then 1/4 inch round stock at the 4 edges of the frame. Then 15ga. welded to the round stock. I did not have to make the frame itself look pretty. I think Glen said he used 3/16 to just box his frame together.
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Here it is on the way back together. I used 3/16 plate inside the original frame rails.
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Here is the frame itself welded up. I redid that one horrible looking weld, just got in a hurry. After this point, I just welded in more rod and then more 16ga.
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I know I posted this picture on the last one, but this is where the cut was made between the firewall and tire, in the kind of flat area. Amazing what a bit of bondo and paint can do.
Doug
Man, some of you guys have been busy. :shock:
The weather has been nice here and the power company cut some trees down the road.
I cut them into 6' logs and hauled 'em home yesterday.
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I put the windows in my trailer for the final time too last night.
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Today I nursed my sore muscles.
Quote from: "enjenjo"Quote from: "Nick32vic"Frank, how did you make that block off plate? What material did you use?
I started with a chunk of aluminum 5/8" thick. I think it was 5052. Dare I say it, billet. First, i drilled the mounting holes, then I laid out the fins. I then set it up in the mill, and ball milled the area between the fins. I used a 3/8" ball mill, and milled a slot .500 wide to flatten it on the bottom. I then cut a flat around each bolt hole. I then cut it to shape with a band saw, and belt sanded all the edges. At that point, I used a Scotchbrite disc to blend away all the sharp edges. After I did that, I sand blasted the surface with coarse sand to give it a cast effect. Then I sanded the edge, and the top of the fins with 240 grit paper, and buffed them bright.
Hey thanks for the explanation Frank! I really wasn't planning on making one, just curious. Thanks for taking the time to explain. :)
That's ok nick, just doing a bit of bragging, :lol:
I did a functional check on an F-16's weapons systems. We have to do that after we change any part of the system. We have to make sure that it is going to work properly the next time it flies. Then I did a 30-day inpection on a 20mm gun system. The pilots like that to work well also. Had to hit the dirt a few times for some mortar attacks, but that's a regular occurance. Adds some excitement to the day.
On a happy note, I am going to be leaving here sometime soon, and should be back in the states shortly after that. All this talk about 151 rum and gin is making me thirsty, and the talk of working on cars wants me to get going on my project again as well. Won't be long now!
Walt
Im, havin a few Gin and Tonics for ya and wishing you were here safe and sound. Its friday I got home and did some more exhaust work on the roadster tonite. Next step is a parts run tomorrow in the am if they have what i need then a final check on the exhaust and ill pull it and run down and see the neighbor and have him get it tig welded for me by his nephew. I need to talk to him anyway about the place he is working at and see if i need to stop by.. (looking) Im still undecided about the tranny cooler i got . Its ok but do i want to use it or get a nicer one. :?: Ive also go to play with my electric fuel pump and see where im gonna put that bad boy. I dont think tomorrow is gonna be nice enuff to go get the harley from grandmas and take it up the street to my sons but ya never know.. Im thinking im close to frame blasting and some paint but i keep changin my mind on stuff.
Dave
Major ice storm hit here about 2 hours ago. I bought a generator today as they say we may be out of power for a period of time. I wanted a Honda generator like Ken's but had to make do with a Sears. I may have to make a sled and move it back and forth from the house to the shop. I bet my wife will not like that idea.
Come on summer.
John
Quote from: "WZ JUNK"Major ice storm hit here about 2 hours ago. I bought a generator today as they say we may be out of power for a period of time. I wanted a Honda generator like Ken's but had to make do with a Sears. I may have to make a sled and move it back and forth from the house to the shop. I bet my wife will not like that idea.
Come on summer.
John
Been thinking about a generator here just to keep my webservers going.
I know in the past when power went out for just awhile my UPS's kept them online.
Quote from: "WZ JUNK"Major ice storm hit here about 2 hours ago. I bought a generator today as they say we may be out of power for a period of time. I wanted a Honda generator like Ken's but had to make do with a Sears. I may have to make a sled and move it back and forth from the house to the shop. I bet my wife will not like that idea.
Come on summer.
John
Should be around 70 tomarrow. Plan on installing the tube A-arms in the Nova clip.
Yep, sure am... :!: :!:
Got a call a couple of weeks ago from one of the Aussie hot rodders from Brisbane. He's in town for a week for a business conference, and we're doing a get together for the weekend; maybe take in a rod show or 2, nice dinner, some BS and an ale or two. Maybe even take a ride in the Poncho after I check to see if there's any salt air on the roads... :!: :D
The 32 is now in a thousand pieces as I have had the chassis sandblasted and then dropped it off at the painters
I was going to paint it myself but there is only so much fumes and mess the wife will put up with
In the meantime I have the engine on a stand and I am polishing the entire engine I have completed nearly 3/4 of one side
Doing it with wet and dry wrapped into a cone on the dremel then buffing after I get it all flat very time consuming and tedious but the thought of a polished alloy v8 is keeping me going
I have nearly killed the dremel the front bearing is so full of wet and dry grit that it makes some awful noises
Well its dark:30 here in Sunny Florida. Heading out the door for the Early Ford V8, as in Flathead, meet down in Lake Worth. My snowbird big brother is building a T-V8 so we're going to check out the cars and swapmeet and see what treasure can be had.
Lee
Having spent the last two weekends away from home doing car guy stuff, it was time this week to do family stuff..
Got off early today so I had some time to draw some twisted lines on a little toolbox for one of my buddies.
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Having got that done, I moved to the drawers of my garage filing cabinet, which has no filing in it only tools and model car kits. :wink:
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Looks good Carps.. I wish i could stripe :!: Well yesterday I made one modification to the drivers side exhaust pipe. Then i mounted the electric fuel pump and the fuel filler neck to the tank and the fuel sender in the tank. Of course the holes in the sender are staggered and they put the float in the wrong direction so i opened em up a little and moved one hole and now all is well. I coated the rubber gaskets with a little aviation permatex prior to assembly also. I had a little leak when i did the 34 so on the coupe i also used the permatex and it is fine so i decided to do the roadster as well. After i got all that done i moundet the tranny cooler to the cross member. I guess im going to use the one that came with the tranny . Its not as pretty as the b&m on the coupe but i gotta keep reminding myself this ones for sale :!: Today i gotta try and get a baby bed ahuled up the street to the kids house but its freezin rain again :( I guess ill take a stock check and figure out what else i need to do before i pull the body and get the frame in paint. Its really close.
Dave :arrow:
Spent the day saturday working on my grandson's stuff. Replaced the overdrive servo cover on his car to cure a trans fluid leak, then assembled the frame and engine on his Elsinore. I did get a chance to work on the Buick for a couple hours, got the throttle body reconditioned, and mounted on the engine. Hopefully I'll get more time on it today.
Saturday was just another hum drum day in paradise. Went to the Early Ford V8 meet I mentioned before. There were around 100 - 150 mostly restored Flathead Fords along with a dozen or so model As and Ts and a few flathead powered hot rods thrown in. Only about 6 vendors in the swap area. Picked up a pair of pre-49 offenhauser heads. One looks good the other has had some valve to head contact. But for $25 they are good wall hangers if nothing else. Also got a complete 9" Ford rearend with early Ford bolt patten that had been under a '37. came with drums, spring and home made radius rods. Had to give $50 for that. The rear end will finish off the parts I need to put a '35 to '40 rolling chassis together. Think I'm going to look for a '40 to '47 pickup cab for it and piece together a little shop truck. I got the frame with thoughts of a '36 roadster but reality tells me the cost of that is not in the retirement budget and we already have the '32 roadster. It was my first time at this meet and I will be back for sure. Today was church and after this break its back to redoing our bathroom, cleaning and getting ready for new paint. Yippee.
Lee
Quote from: "jusjunk"Looks good Carps.. I wish i could stripe :!:
I used to wish I could stripe too, now I just wish I was good at it. :wink: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: "Crosley"You seem to stripe that type/size of box often..... is that a common small tool box in Australia? Carry along in the car/hotrod ?
At around ten bux or less, they are dirt cheap so I buy them in pack lots.
Not available everywhere, but two major chains stock them. Red ones from the Bunnings Hardwars chain and the blue ones from Super Cheap Auto.
Yes, they are about the perfect size to fit in the boot/trunk with tools for a roadtrip, dunno the exact size so I'll have to measure one when I get home.
Well today was a wash :!: I had good intentions but then the kid called (again!).. How bout we use your truck and haul the baby bed :?: Ok but its freezin rain and i havent started it for 2 days and the tonneau cover hasnt been on for a week cause im lazy and didnt pull it in and put it on :!: Well out to the truck fire it up tunr the defrost on high and head to the garage. Kids come get the truck haul the stuff i clean the garage. Kids bring the truck back im still cleaning and taking pics of stuff that i need to put on egay :!: I get everything done then i look at the bench grinder ive got that is nice but it dances all over the bench so i bolt it down and thats done. (why have it if you cant use it)
Almost 4:30 ..My chest has been bothering me all day but i dont think im having another heart attack its just one of them funky deals :?:
Im done ..
Oh didnt do squat on the car.
Dave
so what kind of good stuff you selling?
Quote from: "phat rat"so what kind of good stuff you selling?
Nothing you would want or need Jack..
Sorry but im helping you save your money :lol:
I need to make a little more cause Charlie has a hood id like to have. :!:
Im getting close i just need to see bout free shipping 8)
Dave
I have been threatening to come up there..
Well come on up. But when you get to Muskegon don't listen to Charlie and Ken about how far it is to my place. It's only aqbout 12 mi from them.
Don't occupy all his time Jack...he needs to get that junk sold!
Come on up Dave. I'll take ya on the royal tour. Now, which Saturday of the week would that be?
Charlie
Finally got a little done this weekend on the old Tuna Barge... :wink:
Very nice Bry and with the new rules for Tampa you can take it there this fall
Did you dig that old indian up in the swamp?The car is looking good!
Im impressed bryan.. :wink:
But is that carpet wool :?:
I sure hope so cause it keeps the texans honest. The engine looks good and the compartment would rellay be nice with some chrome Fresh Fish horns under there.. and the girls will hear you comming better. Seems some of them down there dont hear so well anymore
Dave 8) :!: :arrow:
sorry couldnt help my self
It does look nice though :arrow:
Quote from: "40"Did you dig that old indian up in the swamp?The car is looking good!
Pretty close...
I bought it up in Pensacola, where it sat outside through 2 hurricanes. The previous owner just about soaked the entire thing in undercoating to protect it because he didn't have a garage. So I've been scraping crud from it for the last 4 months. I guess you could call it a rescue project. :D
Quote from: "phat rat"Very nice Bry and with the new rules for Tampa you can take it there this fall
Indeed sir, indeed... :D
That entry rule change came in handy. :!:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Im impressed bryan.. :wink:
But is that carpet wool :?:
I sure hope so cause it keeps the texans honest. The engine looks good and the compartment would rellay be nice with some chrome Fresh Fish horns under there.. and the girls will hear you comming better. Seems some of them down there dont hear so well anymore
Dave 8) :!: :arrow:
sorry couldnt help my self
It does look nice though :arrow:
Thanks dude. Yeah it has wool carpet. The trunk has an outdoor felt material. Supposedly weather proof. One of the old local upholstery guys told me about it and ordered me some. It's alot easier to work with than vinyl, and I couldn't find any of that fine Michigan "tweed" I hear about.
Ain't no blue hairs ridin' shotgun in this barge. It wouldn't match with the maroon... :lol:
I thought about a set of those railroad horns, but it would probably fry the generator.
Here's another...
Hey Brian; At least with every ounce of undercoating you pull off you're getting lighter. That's good for either gas mileage or ET.
I got the idea that 40 was referring to the gear selector adornment as "the Indian" but I've been wrong before.
And while I'm at it, just what are you doing with 56 tail lights? I do like them better then 55's or 56 860 models.
You've made some nice moves with the car's appearance. It look's snazzy..... :roll: ..Frank
Quote from: "slocrow"Hey Brian; At least with every ounce of undercoating you pull off you're getting lighter. That's good for either gas mileage or ET.
I got the idea that 40 was referring to the gear selector adornment as "the Indian" but I've been wrong before.
And while I'm at it, just what are you doing with 56 tail lights? I do like them better then 55's or 56 860 models.
You've made some nice moves with the car's appearance. It look's snazzy..... :roll: ..Frank
The old Pontiacs had the Chief emblem as a logo, taken after Chief Pontiac from up around Detroit. That's what I thought he meant.
I've got mix and match parts on it. The chrome rock guards behind the rear wheels and the steering wheel are from a Starchief, there's 860 and 870 stuff on it, and some 56/57 items as well. The parts are so few in any decent shape, I had to go with what I could find. The door sill plates are actually 55 Chevy also.
Gotta finish the sound system and that's it for now. :D
Quote from: "jusjunk"Im impressed bryan.. :wink:
But is that carpet wool :?:
I sure hope so cause it keeps the texans honest. The engine looks good and the compartment would rellay be nice with some chrome Fresh Fish horns under there.. and the girls will hear you comming better. Seems some of them down there dont hear so well anymore
Dave 8) :!: :arrow:
sorry couldnt help my self
It does look nice though :arrow:
LMAO :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Vance
Nuttin Happenin here.......... Yup its a week day....... Messed up my back last week at work and I thought i was gettin better till today :cry: Sore..... Im gonna swallow some Gin and get my Jammies and my slippers on and watch B/J again tonite. At least its sumpin to watch.. Im makin my (hopefully cept for paint materials) Last list out for parts although I gotta get with Charlie one of these days cause I thin i need the stock style 32 hood he has. I havent discussed free delivery yet cause ill need it befor the BBQ redo im thinnin. Im also waitin for some more cash to flow in from some egay sales to help with my addiction of trying every hood ive seen lately. But im sure thats better than smoking :!: Oh ya monday was 7 months smoke free :lol: :lol:
Tomorrow dad will be gone a year :cry: Time goes fast.
Vance your next so dont laugh to much at Bryan.. remember what I said
:?: I can take it and I dont get mad i get even :lol: :lol: :lol:
Dave :arrow:
Good going on the 7 months. Hang in there, you can do it. Been almost 22 years for me
Congrats on 7 months smoke-free 8) :D
one of these days I'll quit again :roll:
Vance
p.s. bring it on stickybritches :!: :!: :lol: :lol:
Vance
Quote from: "EMSjunkie"
p.s. bring it on stickybritches :!: :!: :lol: :lol:
Vance
Yeah, what Jusjunk said... :x
You better watch your P's and Q's Grandpa... :D
Quote from: "phat rat"Good going on the 7 months. Hang in there, you can do it. Been almost 22 years for me
I think its gettin easier every day Jack. Im not letting the idiots at work get to me either. They arent gonna get me wound up enuff to fall off the wagon!
I did have to go the the company clinic today bout my back. I figured my boss just wanted to see if the pee test would come back positive :lol: :lol: I think he figures im on drugs :lol: Well i got 3 hours off work and now i gotta go to therapy for 6 sessions :? Oh well . I told sue its not a problem cause my back really hurts again and im tired of it.
Ill rest it again tonite with some gin and barrett jackson..
Dave
Here's my weekend project....more to come. oldmanolds
Crap! What happened to my attachment? Oh here it is. Is it THIS weeekend? oldmanolds
Saturday here already, off to buy some red toolboxes so I have sumpin to draw lines on ant the Hot Rod show next weekend. Still got plenty of blue ones in stock but red is gettin hard to find for some reason.
Might finish a couple of model cars also for the hot rod show, but still dunno if the model car show is on or not. Good to be prepared just in case.
I was thinking of polishing the windows in the '33 but it's still pretty clean, so I might juust have to take it out and try to get em dirty by drivin around. :wink:
Of course I could also cut the grass and tidy the yard, possibly worth consideration. Whaddayarackon?
Ill be in the garage tomorrow prolly all day! Im watching B/J tonite and relaxin again.. :lol: I put in another order today and ill have parts next week. This should hold me till I get the paint done on the frame and the body set back on. :?: :?: :?: Just remembered I do need some mufflers :!: Tomorrow im gonna look and make another list if needed. I was thinkin today if i just went flat black i could (cause im not as big as Foose) :?: :?: Over it and go for a ride in a week :lol: :lol:
Nah ill make it pretty to make money.......
Dave
Joe and I got the motor and trans in , the brake lines ran in the front and to both master cyl, tomorrow i put the intake on, starter, water pump, radiator, moon tank, carb , distributor... then spray the remaining cage inside and start mounting the shifter .. should get that much dne by sunday afternoon i hope. we are supposed to get a bout 10 inches of snow so ill be in the shop for sure, can watch bj there as well (got cable out there)....
Getting on an airplane and heading to Sunny Southern California. Training and the GNRS, and the Peterson.
Doug
Is that this weekend?
Don't forget to take lots of foters.
Today I worked on trying to find the garage floor. I am the worst at putting stuff away when I'm working out there. Of course a bunch of the stuff was what didn't sell at Daytona and that was 2 months ago. Shame on me. Tonight was a free outdoor concert with John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band. (They did at the Eddie and the Cruisers Movies music) Drove the '32 with the top off. Had to wipe the dew off both sides of the windshield when we left. Tomorrow morning is my granddaughter's last, I think, soccer game. Then hopefully some garage time. Tomorrow night there's another free outdoor concert with a chili cookoff. Might be fun.
Lee
Going on a Garage/Project Tour all day Saturday in an area nearby. I will take plenty of pictures.
AL
Well I got that questionable V6 running this week for as long as it would run on gravity fuel delivery through 6' of clear plastic line. Next step would be to get some coolant to it and a longer plastic line, maybe an oil pressure gauge. I might re-torque the cylinder heads with it warm to try to head off one of the problems I found. I'm going to replace this engine with one that is not of such questionable heritage and find out what one with all the accessories is supposed to look like. This 2 year only engine is scarce around here and you can't tell much about them under the hood of an Astro van. Besides one that has already gone .030" over is probably at it's limit. A change in insurance companieswon't have be starting Cardiac Re-habilitation until Feb. so my time being my own will last another week. GPster
Quote from: "40chevy"Going on a Garage/Project Tour all day Saturday in an area nearby.
http://www.ms-sra.org/msra/garprojtour07.htm is where you can find the pictures. It was a fun day.
AL
Its Tuesday ....... Ya I know big deal! I got a sore throat .. Had it since sunday :( I hope it leaves soon cause it wasnt invited. :twisted: Ive got a plan for the weekend but im waiting for a reply from charlie. The last batch of parts (ya Right) for now should be in this week. I havent done anything since last week :!: Ive got a therapy appointment tomorrow night (more BS) and go see the workers comp doctor thursday (more bs again) then i thin i can get back to a normal life and work on my stuff! OPh ya The pee in the cup thing didnt come back positive far as i know so my boss looses again :lol: :lol: :lol: Id like to pee in his :?: :?: :?: Back pocket :lol: :lol: :lol:
Plenty of people get a little hitch in thier old giddy up but this * was looking for sumpin again 8) Ha Ha .. I gotta work on my car it needs me... Friday for sure
Dave :arrow: :idea: :arrow:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Its Tuesday ....... Ya I know big deal! Ive got a therapy appointment tomorrow night (more BS) and go see the workers comp doctor thursday (more bs again) then i thin i can get back to a normal life and work on my stuff!
I know what ya mean about the B.S. I have to go for therapy tomorrow morning to have them stretch my arm to loosen up my shoulder( read that as make it hurt some more ), then drive two hours to Des Moines to see my workmans comp doctor to hear him say the therapist can get more aggressive with therapy ( make it hurt even more ) but I just take another one of those happy pills they gave me and I don't feel a thing or even care! At least I sneek out of the house once in a while and walk down to where my youngest has latest dirt track car and do a little to help him , I can run a DA sander with one hand getting it ready for paint/ Just wish it would quit snowing as it's getting a little tricky walking on the snow and icy streets, one slip and it's do it all over again and that aint gonna happen but at least I feel like doing something, this sitting at home is driving me up the wall!!
Bill
Here's what I did last week.I made a radiator shroud, and fuel tank for a 47 chevy pickup I am working on right now. This week I am putting it together.
Got some parts yesterday. left em in the house as I didnt get home till late. I may take em out to the garage and size stuff up tonite. Im still waiting for a couple things. Tomorrow its look out Muskegon day. Sue and I are going north to raise hell with the locals up there. Hopefully I can con em out of a couple free beers. 8) charliechops has a hood i need to look at and prolly bring back with me. Jack wants me to stop by and we need to go see kenny's garage and im sure he will have a beer or 2 laying around. I prolly wont do anything till sunday after the saturday trip. I ben doing some thinking and I may just have to borrow an open trailer to get the coupe back in the neighborhood before grandma moves cause they havent done anything to the roads in my sub. If they were clean like the main roads i could have got both the bike and the coupe home. the nieighbor across the street has a tilt style trailer i can borrow to get the bike up to my sons. At least i think its a tilt ill have to ask :?:
Dave :arrow: :!: :arrow:
Quote from: "jusjunk"I ben doing some thinking and I may just have to borrow an open trailer to get the coupe back in the neighborhood before grandma moves cause they havent done anything to the roads in my sub. If they were clean like the main roads i could have got both the bike and the coupe home. the nieighbor across the street has a tilt style trailer i can borrow to get the bike up to my sons. At least i think its a tilt ill have to ask :?: Dave :arrow: :!: :arrow:
This is the second time in less than a month that you've talked about trailers. Because you're loosing your winter storage maybe you should break down and buy one big enough for the '32 and the Harley. Then you'd only have to con someone to pull it around for you. You probably have enough vehicle to pull one empty so you can place the trailer someplace secure for the winter then load stuff in it there. GPster
Actually joe ive been looking. I would like sumpin thats just big enuff for the 32 but with a rear ramp door they wont take but 2000 lbs.(the Door) Id rather wait till i get the roadster done then decide if i really need one after i sell it. I wont do autorama again so i dont need one for that and if they do what they did in chicago i may back out this year. This would have been a lot easier if my mother in law wasnt so goofy :lol: I wont go into the whole story here but at least she will have new people to * off in the new apartment complex and the new church so that will keep her busy..
Dave :lol: 8) :lol:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Actually joe ive been looking. I would like sumpin thats just big enuff for the 32 but with a rear ramp door they wont take but 2000 lbs.(the Door) Id rather wait till i get the roadster done then decide if i really need one after i sell it. I wont do autorama again so i dont need one for that and if they do what they did in chicago i may back out this year. This would have been a lot easier if my mother in law wasnt so goofy :lol: I wont go into the whole story here but at least she will have new people to * off in the new apartment complex and the new church so that will keep her busy..
Dave :lol: 8) :lol:
Might know of a 24 ft enclosed car hauler for sale less than a year old though so it wouldn't be cheap.
Quote from: "phat rat"Quote from: "jusjunk"Actually joe ive been looking. I would like sumpin thats just big enuff for the 32 but with a rear ramp door they wont take but 2000 lbs.(the Door) Id rather wait till i get the roadster done then decide if i really need one after i sell it. I wont do autorama again so i dont need one for that and if they do what they did in chicago i may back out this year. This would have been a lot easier if my mother in law wasnt so goofy :lol: I wont go into the whole story here but at least she will have new people to * off in the new apartment complex and the new church so that will keep her busy..
Dave :lol: 8) :lol:
Might know of a 24 ft enclosed car hauler for sale less than a year old though so it wouldn't be cheap.
Too big Jack... I was gonna do some measuring tonite but its not gonna get done .. I need to rest so i can tear up Muskegon tomorrow :lol: :lol:
I wish this whole deal hadnt started. I love building cars but maybe i should have added on to the garage before i started the roadster :?: I just cant bring my self to drive the 32 in the slop thats why the trailer to detroit and a possible an open trailed to move it back home. I love Joe but im guessing he thinks ive got more money that I do :wink: Grandma renigged on the storage by deciding she is gonna sell the house and she is moving march 3rd so my stuff needs to be back here. She is never happy and if she can get her hands on a buck she will spend 20. She already told sue and her sister she was gonna spent her inheritence (spelling) and she ment it :lol: Sue doesnt care but were both kinda * she couldnt have waited till summer.. So thatw why i was mentioning the trailer thing again. The roads may get better and if they do ill go drive it home. The one i worry bout is the bike 2 wheels and snow dont get it :lol: :lol: :lol:
Seeee ya tomorrow......
Dave
I hear you on the slop I wouldn't want to drive mine in this either. I sure as heck wouldn't ride the bike in it. I heard next week it's going to be better so maybe you can get them home then.
I have a trailer, and a camera. You buy the gas, and I'll haul it.
Dave, got a question for you. Why would 24' be too big? Have you ever said that about your garage. I'll bet it was to small before it was done
Quote from: "jusjunk"I love Joe but im guessing he thinks ive got more money that I do :wink:
My reaction is only to what I read. I don't see anything written about running out of money so I didn't see it as a problem. I certainly never want to offend anybody. I just try to belong by thinking like people are talking. GPster
Quote from: "GPster"Quote from: "jusjunk"I love Joe but im guessing he thinks ive got more money that I do :wink:
My reaction is only to what I read. I don't see anything written about running out of money so I didn't see it as a problem. I certainly never want to offend anybody. I just try to belong by thinking like people are talking. GPster
Dont worry Joe you didnt offend me .. And i was poking fun at you.. No actually it wouldnt break me but after the trip today( read the wanderings post) im just more aware of the little money I have and how to use it to my advantage. That.. lets say good deal 5k trailer could be the difference in me retiring or at least doing sumpin different real soon.. I wanna play like the big boys in muskegon.. :!: 8) :lol: .. Anyway carry on dude ..
Dave
I said I would haul it. There a problem with that? :D
Quote from: "enjenjo"I said I would haul it. There a problem with that? :D
Possibly :lol: :lol: :lol:
Dave :arrow:
I can either work on my project alone or go with a group of women to a "Starving Artist" show in Columbus. Guess I'll stay home. I invested $35.00 in a fan belt, radiator hoses and such so I guess I'll play with that V6 some more. Maybe I'll let it run long enough to re-torque the cylinder heads and set the lifters a little better. Spent most of the week trying to find all the gauges I thought I had and I found 3 water temperature gauges and 4 amperage gauges but no Oil Pressure Gauge. Couldn't find one for less than $15.00 until I made my first trip to Harbor Freight and found an oil pressure gauge for $14.95 along with a free amperage gauge and a free water temperature gauge and a 3 gauge mounting face. Linda was with me and I tried to see if their 18v drill battery for $9.95 would fit my $39.00 drill (it didn't). So I figured on spending $16.00 at Advance for the right battery but she convinced me to throw it away and buy the HF drill for $19.00. She had an alterior motive. We ended up stopping at Crafts 2000 where it took her 1/2 hour to buy $69.00 worth of jewelery beads for $20.00. Unfortunately all the money she saved me is going to Columbus in the morning. GPster
Joe I cant take sue anywhere near a store like that or a mall all it does is cost me money. Every time we go somewhere she is looking out the window for malls and im looking for deer :lol: She usually tells me we just passed a mall and i tell her we sure did :!: I go on vacation and she wants to stop at a mall :?: :lol: :lol:
Ok todays plan.. Dam I dunno weather i need to go out and work on the roadster or build a snow man :twisted: :twisted:
Good day to be in the gagare.
Dave
Quote from: "jusjunk"Every time we go somewhere she is looking out the window for malls and im looking for deer Dave
and they were concerned with my vision about my ability to WATCH THE ROAD (and that wasn't Caps Lock). GPster
Well I said hell with the snow man and went to work on the roadster. Got the headlight mounts all set up and I thought i had more of a problem than I really did in the gas tank spreader bar area. Got that all set and lookin good. I took the side panels off the hood I got from Charliechops and I ordered 32 hood bracktes so im dead in the water till i get them.. Thats as far as body work. I just gotta decide now how soon i wanna persue sandblasting the frame . Im real close. Im waiting for my new tranny cooler and get it set then it can come apart. Got the drive plowed and the side walks shoveled for a 20 .. And its snowing again........... This kid stopped last year and although he only did the drive and walk maybe 3 times it saved me from even messing with the old used blower i have and a shovel!
Dave :arrow: :!: :arrow:
Ok its not the weekend but the tranny cooler came and its mounted!!!!!!!!!!!
Ya I know big deal.. Its another thing off the list though. I also made the spacers to go in the frame for the rear spreader bar.. Now this is interesting factory is about 1/8 thick and speedways are the same but i bought a speedway rear bar as i didnt get one with the car and ........... 1/4 inch each side. Im glad i didnt by speedways spacers :!: I tried mine when i got home and they fit nice :wink: I need to tack em in with the mig real good before we send the frame out for blasting but they work..
Dave 8) :lol: 8)
Its friday and im sittin in front of the puker 8) Too dam cold out and i really dont wanna work in the garage tonite. Got a package with the 32 hood brackets i ordered today and that will prolly be a tomorrow afternoon or sunday deal.. Im leaving at 7am for the kzoo swap in the morning.. Im taking my oldest boy for protection so be warned :lol: :lol: Im gonna get my bibs and hunting jacket out soon and they are going with me as well as some good warm boots :!: Im hoping they have people outside again and im looking for a deal on some wheels and tires. Maybe someone needs cash bad for propane or fuel oil :!: That reminds me i should make a list...Dont need a lot but what i do need aint cheap. Lokar shifter ouch.. hummm what else.. Ill remember later . Anyway if i get some good deals tomorrow i may have to play in the garage when i get home cause sue is going to ft wayne to see the kids. If i dont have a bunch of stuff to play with then sunday it is....... Sunday is gonna be fun im gonna watch all them cool super bowl comercials on my new 37 inch lcd tv. I really dont care for the game but...
Dave :lol: :lol: :lol:
Jeez, going to a swap in the middle of winter up north! What a hearty bunch.
Now ya got me itchin' to go find an auto swap. I love 'em.
Quote from: "Normspeed"Jeez, going to a swap in the middle of winter up north! What a hearty bunch.
Now ya got me itchin' to go find an auto swap. I love 'em.
99% indoors .. when i left this morning it was about 2 deg F as we headed west and daylight came it went to 4 deg F... Needless to say it was dam cold and we did check the out side swap and there were like 6 people there and it was all junk to me so back inside i went!....
Dave :wink:
Yesterday was the start of a 3 day weekend (Linda was off). I installed my week-end build driveshaft (five days at an hour at a time). Had to buy some universal joint "U" bolts as my stock must be out of Chevy cars. Going to have to quit storing stuff under the Jeepster so I can work off a creeper. Without a floor in the body it's would be easier to install from the top but with the chassis on jackstands and the doors of the body clamped shut to hold it straight I need a ladder to climb high enough to get into the body. Then I have to climb down and get around the "X" member so I can stand on the floor. I put it on jackstands so I could get the suspension with-in bifocal range to find something else that will need to be corrected. My 7" dropped tube axel has '48 Ford spindles on it. To get steering arms that would work I cut off the stock arms and used a set of arms from Chassis Engineering. While the spindle were off to be modified I had kingpins fitted. Needing to move the Jeepster out of the garage (years ago) I just slapped things together so it would steer. There's no way to grease the lower king pin bushing. You'd think that there'd be a little note in the package with the arms or a foot note in their catalog. I called them to ask about it thinking that they would have a neat solution, but they don't. I can either drill and tap a new hole for a grease fitting (which would have been nice to know so that the grease hole in the lower bushing could have been pressed in somewhere else) or I can un-install the arms and grease it and re-install the arms. Clevite makes a grease fitting that is about 1 1/2" long but I don't know about filing a groove in a forged steering arm. I've got time to think about it though. My dog likes to have shovels of snow thrown at him. Linda thought I needed one of those snow shovels with the big "Z" in the handle so I wouldn't have to bend over while shoveling. They are not the shovels to throw snow on the dog with. So between climbing up and into the Jeepster, crawling to do a grease job and shoveling snow with the dog my week end was done before it even started. All I can do is type. Aren't you glad? GPster
Quote from: "GPster"All I can do is type. Aren't you glad? GPster
Well :lol: :lol: :lol:
Joe you keep me entertained... I love reading your posts and i expect that it will be different every time and it is.. Hey stay warm......
Dave
There's a couple of runs on this weekend but I'm working on a few things to raise some bucks to help out s friend in need, so I'll be staying home painting boxes and stuff. Photos later as they are finished.
Here's what I got done this weekend.
Still got some work to do on this one.....
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/PCarps/Bluback.jpg)
And this one too, but I kinda like the simple white lines on the lid so i reckon that's done.
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/PCarps/redtop.jpg)
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/PCarps/redfront.jpg)
Kinda screwed up the paint as the blue bit hard into the one day old yellow and turned sorta green. None of the other colours did that, so it's kinda got me licked as to how come the blue was so bitey.
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/PCarps/*.jpg)
Been pacticing Tommy The Greek style teardrops and lines, getting better all the time, but still need more practice even tho I'm pleased with these.
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/PCarps/greekstyle.jpg)
Also figured out the sectert to symetry. Stabilo pencil and lines. :wink:
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/PCarps/leotop.jpg)
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/PCarps/Leos1.jpg)
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/PCarps/Leofront.jpg)
Quote from: "Carps"Here's what I got done this weekend.
Kinda screwed up the paint as the blue bit hard into the one day old yellow and turned sorta green. None of the other colours did that, so it's kinda got me licked as to how come the blue was so bitey.
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/PCarps/*.jpg)
I kind of like the way it looks. It looks like there is some chemical in the fire that is turning the flames green.
Yesterday my son and I rode up to Ormond Beach in the roadster in on and off rain. Stood around in the Destination Daytona parking lot at the Rumblers meet in on and off rain. Then drove the 167 miles back home in on and off rain. I thought one of you guys on here said the weather was always perfect in Florida, oh yeah, that was me. Anyway, the bright spot of the day was meeting Denise for the first time and seeing her dad Jim again as well as some old friends. That made it all worth while. I'll worry about cleaning the car up in a day or two.
Lee
Quote from: "Grandadeo"Yesterday my son and I rode up to Ormond Beach in the roadster in on and off rain. Stood around in the Destination Daytona parking lot at the Rumblers meet in on and off rain. Then drove the 167 miles back home in on and off rain. I thought one of you guys on here said the weather was always perfect in Florida, oh yeah, that was me. Anyway, the bright spot of the day was meeting Denise for the first time and seeing her dad Jim again as well as some old friends. That made it all worth while. I'll worry about cleaning the car up in a day or two.
Lee
Wow that was a ride ... Glad you had fun.. Id bet the rain was a lot warmer than the snow we have.. :wink: Its kinda windy again here and bitter cold still. I cant seem to feel warm in the garage at all today but im working out there. Just took a break to make a cocktail. It is super bowl sundy ya know (like that makes a difference)
Dave :lol:
Quote from: "Grandadeo"I'll worry about cleaning the car up in a day or two.
What's the rush? :wink:
Got a 150.00 worth of 3m 6 inch da disks today and that was a good deal off the bay. The guy is in michigan too.I should have some Kirker epoxy and hi fill primer the first of the week. Im gonna try and finish some stuff this weekend and then im ready to take er apart. I gotta go to the local metal store and get some angle iron and make a support to tie the body together and also to let me lift it off the frame. I may have to store it outside but it aint gonna hurt it :!: Looking at the calender :?: :?: this may end up being a spring project.. too many things to do (autorama,moving cars from grandmas) and too little time. Plus the fact that im not as fast as i used to be :cry: But im trying.. I also gotta go buy some new shoes tomorrow so thats time out of the garage too. Its a good excuse to stop by the metals shop though..
Dave
bumpidy bump
Non-hot rod weekend for me. Going visiting over in St. Pete Saturday and Sunday. But hope to sneak off long enough to hook up with Bryan for a little while. Maybe at a Saturday night cruise.
Lee
Quote from: "Grandadeo"Non-hot rod weekend for me. Going visiting over in St. Pete Saturday and Sunday. But hope to sneak off long enough to hook up with Bryan for a little while. Maybe at a Saturday night cruise.
Lee
Can I pay pal you a dollar to kick his azzzzzzzzz :?: :?: Just dont forget to send me the change......... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Dave :wink: :!: :wink:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Got a 150.00 worth of 3m 6 inch da disks today and that was a good deal off the bay. The guy is in michigan too.I should have some Kirker epoxy and hi fill primer the first of the week. Im gonna try and finish some stuff this weekend and then im ready to take er apart. I gotta go to the local metal store and get some angle iron and make a support to tie the body together and also to let me lift it off the frame. I may have to store it outside but it aint gonna hurt it :!: Looking at the calender :?: :?: this may end up being a spring project.. too many things to do (autorama,moving cars from grandmas) and too little time. Plus the fact that im not as fast as i used to be :cry: But im trying.. I also gotta go buy some new shoes tomorrow so thats time out of the garage too. Its a good excuse to stop by the metals shop though..
Dave
bumpidy bump
You may want to be careful taking that body out of the toasty garage & storing it outdoors in this "balmy" weather....Won't the temp change affect the glass??
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"Quote from: "jusjunk"Got a 150.00 worth of 3m 6 inch da disks today and that was a good deal off the bay. The guy is in michigan too.I should have some Kirker epoxy and hi fill primer the first of the week. Im gonna try and finish some stuff this weekend and then im ready to take er apart. I gotta go to the local metal store and get some angle iron and make a support to tie the body together and also to let me lift it off the frame. I may have to store it outside but it aint gonna hurt it :!: Looking at the calender :?: :?: this may end up being a spring project.. too many things to do (autorama,moving cars from grandmas) and too little time. Plus the fact that im not as fast as i used to be :cry: But im trying.. I also gotta go buy some new shoes tomorrow so thats time out of the garage too. Its a good excuse to stop by the metals shop though..
Dave
bumpidy bump
You may want to be careful taking that body out of the toasty garage & storing it outdoors in this "balmy" weather....Won't the temp change affect the glass??
nah i dont think so.. Its junk anyway but i can save it.. :lol: :lol:
I really dont think it will hurt it at all.
Dave
Well, they say I should walk on the days I don't have to exercise. I wonder if out to my garage is far enough? The concensis is that I shoud procede on that V6. I put water in the radiator only to find that I forgot to plug a 1/4" IPT hole where I took out some strange sender. It of course would be one behind the steering box so I'll probably have to pull the exhaust manifold so I can reach it. While I get dirty doing that I'll put in the fitting for the oil pressure gauge. I don't work very fast so that may be it for the weekend. GPster
Quote from: "GPster"Well, they say I should walk on the days I don't have to exercise. I wonder if out to my garage is far enough? The concensis is that I shoud procede on that V6. I put water in the radiator only to find that I forgot to plug a 1/4" IPT hole where I took out some strange sender. It of course would be one behind the steering box so I'll probably have to pull the exhaust manifold so I can reach it. While I get dirty doing that I'll put in the fitting for the oil pressure gauge. I don't work very fast so that may be it for the weekend. GPster
They told me the same stuff Joe.. Sorry but its too dam cold to walk and the dog loves it and she wants to go all nignt and that just makes me shivver more. :lol: :lol: Im actually feeling better every day and im trying to ignore the day to day stress at work. Im thinking retirement or a new job and that makes me smile :lol: :lol: :lol: . I also have to be careful not to over do it .
Its only been 7 months and going on 8 the 14th. Ive always been busy and never slowed down so this is hard :cry: We... both you and i will work it out though.. Never say die ........... GET R DONE
Dave
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "Grandadeo"Non-hot rod weekend for me. Going visiting over in St. Pete Saturday and Sunday. But hope to sneak off long enough to hook up with Bryan for a little while. Maybe at a Saturday night cruise.
Lee
Can I pay pal you a dollar to kick his azzzzzzzzz :?: :?: Just dont forget to send me the change......... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Dave :wink: :!: :wink:
Why not send the correct amount the first time Barney, or place the azzzzzzz kicking on ebay and let the highest bidder do it... :!: :!:
He hasn't got a dollar, Lee. Don't believe him... :P
He's trading all his soda bottles in for roadster money... :D
just got back from shopping for shoes and a new tv stand. Got lucky on sale then another 2 sum bucks off with a coupon. on the stand.. Got dome heave square tubing and a piece of angle iron for the support and lift bar for the roadster. Ill be working that here in a while! also menards had another bag sale :!: 17% off everything you can fit tn the brown paper bag they give you. Got some stainless bolts for the rear spreader bad that i didnt have. lock washers and nuts too.. then they had bags of stainless flat washers so i got 1/2 down to 1/4 I shoulda bought lock washers and nuts too but ill catch the next sale. Im off to set the new telelbishion on its new stand and head to the garage...
Dave
Oh ya the real important part. I stopped grandmas and checked out the coupe and the bike.. Daaaaaaaaaaam they look good. The coupe stays cleaner there cause no one in in and out of the garage and no furnace moving dust around..
Quote from: "jusjunk"just got back from shopping for shoes
Loafers :?: :wink:
Vance
QuoteLoafers
Nope, horse shoes. think about it. :lol:
I got to replumb the kitchen drains today. the previous owner plumbed them outside the foundation, and insulated them. That worked ok, until his poor joints came apart, soaking the insulation with water, which made a big mess before the pipe froze. I had to redo from the sink to the main soil pipe. It will work now :D
Still loading up the things from my Moms old house , Got the lighting rods off the garage today also had about 75 ft of 3/8 copper :D ground wire, Theres 6 rods on the house try and get them tommoro. House was built in 1932.
Quote from: "enjenjo"QuoteLoafers
Nope, horse shoes. think about it. :lol:
Easy old man... i still think i can beat you senseless bad heart or not........ :lol: :lol:
Got the bracket made to lift the body off the frame with the cherry picker then i started on seat brackets :?: :?: :?: I forgot i didnt have them done yet but i did good and i need 2 pieces of 3/4 square tubing and ill have them done too. I had enuff of the stuff i bought today left for a good start..
Im thinking tomorrow about starting to disassemble everything and haul the pretty stuff to the chrome room (lay it on the pool table in the basement) and get ready to make a car :!:
Dave :!: :!:
Left the house this morning, temp outside was around 31 degrees, headed to Jackson, MS in my '40 Chevy to be in a rodeo parade. But the sun was shining. It got up to about 50 during the day. Had about 7 or 8 street rods in our group plus some other old cars. Then we went to see a collection of cars at one of the guy's machine shop. After that we went to eat hamburgers and chili at one of the club member's houses. Then we went to see a collection of cars at another member's house. He has about 50 or 60 of them. I will get the pictures I took uploaded soon and will report back as to where you can see them.
AL
This weekend I have the roadster in the indoor show at Joplin and next weekend it is the big one at Tulsa. This weekend I parked the roadster next to Gary Hart's Bonneville Studebaker. Next weekend hopefully Hooley's #974 and I will be parked together at Tulsa. This is the first time that I have done an indoor show. It is different.
John
Looks good sittin inside.. Ill get some pics of the coupe at detroit..
Dave :wink:
Oh ya got the body lifted off the frame today everything worked great. I got all the shinny and good stuff in the basement and i may just start tearing it apart next week for frame blasting and paint. I shoulda took some pics of the body hanging and the frame sitting there cause it looked kinda cool but i can do it this week.Was a busy day hauling stuff down stairs and putting stuff in the attic of the garage but i need room i gotta build a car :lol: :lol: :lol:
Dave
Quote from: "WZ JUNK"This weekend I have the roadster in the indoor show at Joplin and next weekend it is the big one at Tulsa. This weekend I parked the roadster next to Gary Hart's Bonneville Studebaker. Next weekend hopefully Hooley's #974 and I will be parked together at Tulsa. This is the first time that I have done an indoor show. It is different.
John
fun huh?? I have been in 22 starbird shows and Ill see you next weekend there, Im in the tulsa timing assoc display with the hambster dragssters i guess...
The Vicky is sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet.. I just got home and found the epoxy and hi fill primer for the roadster. Now if the dam weather ever clears ill get it the rest of the way apart and out for frame blasting. I found a egay deal on kirker products and a great deal on 3 psa disks. Im thinking im gonna shoot b/c kirker on the roadster as well. THEY DONT OFFER A REAL WIDE RANGE OF COLORS BUT THEY HAVE A COUPLE I LIKE AND HELL ITS LIKE 250.00 to paint it.. Sorry bout the caps lock 8) 8) Besides i gotta remember im building this to sell :wink: I cant afford to have the guys that did the coupe do the roadster so ill shoot it myself.. Geeze i used to do it for a living so i think i can handle it but i do have one last resort and thats my buddy with the yellow 30 model a.. he used to own a bodyshop and is better than i am :!:
I think he told me just buy the beer :wink: :arrow:
Dave
Quote from: "dragrcr50"Quote from: "WZ JUNK"This weekend I have the roadster in the indoor show at Joplin and next weekend it is the big one at Tulsa. This weekend I parked the roadster next to Gary Hart's Bonneville Studebaker. Next weekend hopefully Hooley's #974 and I will be parked together at Tulsa. This is the first time that I have done an indoor show. It is different.
John
fun huh?? I have been in 22 starbird shows and Ill see you next weekend there, Im in the tulsa timing assoc display with the hambster dragssters i guess...
Nice...Nice Vickie...Looks GREAT !! :D
Quote from: "jusjunk"The Vicky is sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet.. I just got home and found the epoxy and hi fill primer for the roadster. Now if the dam weather ever clears ill get it the rest of the way apart and out for frame blasting. I found a Ebay deal on kirker products and a great deal on 3 psa disks. Im thinking im gonna shoot b/c kirker on the roadster as well. THEY DONT OFFER A REAL WIDE RANGE OF COLORS BUT THEY HAVE A COUPLE I LIKE AND HELL ITS LIKE 250.00 to paint it.. Sorry bout the caps lock 8) 8) Besides i gotta remember im building this to sell :wink: I cant afford to have the guys that did the coupe do the roadster so ill shoot it myself.. Geeze i used to do it for a living so i think i can handle it but i do have one last resort and thats my buddy with the yellow 30 model a.. he used to own a bodyshop and is better than i am :!:
I think he told me just buy the beer :wink: :arrow:
Dave
beer is a good price..... fly me up and ill shoot it..
Ill consider that.. but what if you get too drunk :?: Money back garuntee :?:
:lol: :lol:
Ok its friday and guess what.. Got 2 kids comming in from Virgina and a kid and the grand daughter from ft wayne.. And sunday my kids are comming over for the daytona race. We actually hate fenders but its winter so we have a lil party and watch the race.. Soooooooooooo guess what im gettin done this weekend.. Absolutely nothing :!: Im considering ordering the paint for the roadster cause we kinda picked out a color we like from the kirker chart. I need just a few more items and i may order them too then it will be down to body work and paint and wheels and tires.. :lol: Hummm how many weeks till autorama? more stuff to do..
Dave :arrow: :wink: :arrow:
tarted some stripin this morning but when the thermometer hit 110 degrees I gave it away and came inside.
Rod run tomorrow, so off early in the morning, gunna be just as hot so will be interesting to see how many of the 'old boilers' stay home.
Ok i lied to you guys and im sorry :roll: I was gonna help the kids load up the bed they left here when they moved and other items but Joey got a buddy to come over and help aso i didnt have to. I wasnt prepared for working this weekend so i went to menards and bought some higher priced angle iron and made some exhaust hangers for the roadster. I got em welded in and all set to go. I did find a problem with my spacers for the spreader bar . I needed a 1/4 inch per side and i tacked em in place and i realized i cant get the gas tank out with em welded in :!: Oh well .. Looks im good to go on tearing it apart now for blasting and paint work.. Ive got my kids comming over tomorrow for the nascar race so ill head out to the garage early and play a bit.. I may talk to my oldes about working with me on the car to pay off his bill. He is a hell of a wrench but im thinking he can learn paint and body too :?: . Seeing as he got layed off friday im sure he will be bored soon..
Dave 8)
Quote from: "Carps"tarted some stripin this morning
That's the first I've seen anyone type with a hairlip... :?
Quote from: "Carps"but when the thermometer hit 110 degrees I gave it away and came inside.
Wussy... :P :D
So far, I replaced all the lights in the garage today, 30 bulbs and 3 fixtures. I can see all the mistakes in the body work on the Olds much better now. You have never seen anything as funny as me on a ladder. I have an absolute fear of heights, but sometime have to do it anyway.
Try to watch the race and get some work done out there tomorrow.
Doug
Quote from: "Rayvyn"Quote from: "Carps"tarted some stripin this morning
That's the first I've seen anyone type with a hairlip... :?
Quote from: "Carps"but when the thermometer hit 110 degrees I gave it away and came inside.
Wussy... :P :D
your way off topic here old man... if you would be kind enuff to tell us what your gonna do this weekend ill not turn you in to the O/T police..
Barney
Ya i got one bullet
Quote from: "jusjunk"Ya i got one bullet
Are you saving it for yourself or for the deer?
Quote from: "Fat Cat"Quote from: "jusjunk"Ya i got one bullet
Are you saving it for yourself or for the deer?
There's no way in the world that bullet will get within 50 yards of the deer, so that narrows it down considerably... :D
Quote from: "Rayvyn"Quote from: "Carps"but when the thermometer hit 110 degrees I gave it away and came inside.
Wussy... :P :D
Today was even hotter, so I went on a rod run......
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Quote from: "Carps"Today was even hotter, so I went on a rod run.....
Are you going to stay up in the cool of your night and watch the race? I wonder how that American Made Camry is going to do. I thought you'd be here as part of a factory effort. GPster
Too busy at work, but I'll be there late july and thru all of August.
The race isn't televised live here as far as I know, so I guess I'll just have to wait to here the results. Don't think the 'Camrys' will be too competeive among the crowd of old stagers on the netry list, but I guess ya never know.
Any news on the outcome of the 'stuff' in the fuel?
Any news on the outcome of the 'stuff' in the fuel?[/quote]
I havent heard anything positive yet. Rumor has it it was sompin to do with jet fuel. Thats about all thats been said yet.
And a chevy won the race.., For the most part it was demo derby at hi speed :lol:
Dave :arrow:
Quote from: "Rayvyn"
That's the first I've told anyone I have a hairlip...
I even wear womens clothing....Shhhhhhh :?
I think you need help mate. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Any news on the outcome of the 'stuff' in the fuel?
I havent heard anything positive yet. Rumor has it it was sompin to do with jet fuel. Thats about all thats been said yet.
And a chevy won the race.., For the most part it was demo derby at hi speed :lol:
Dave :arrow:[/quote]
I heard Sterno. makes about as much sense as jet fuel, since that is just kerosene. Rusty wast talking on one of the pre shows, and was really mad that NASCAR would not say what it was. He says, they tell everything els, normaly set the part on the counter to show the world.
Doug
the problem i have with the whole deal is now the crew chiefs or mechanics are just puppets in the france family cult. The cant be creative and look for new ways to win because its outlawed now. This new car of tomorrow bs is just a way to eliminate the iroc series. I dont care what they say. All said and done everyone will be driving the same car except for the name on the front of it. They even admitted yesterday that people are gonna loose jobs also. Oh ya fellow americans screwing fellow americans.. Thats about as low as you can go.. I havent cared for the france family for quite a while and this doesnt help thier case with me.
You cant even get upset with another driver and flip him off without a fine :?: Oh well i guess thats why about the only thing i watch is daytona because its usually crummy weather and i cant go watch sprint cars unless i want to go to florida. And there are some really strange people in florida :?: :?:
Dave
Im getting the itch... :lol: Im gonna go toi the mother inlaws this weekend and put the battery in the coupe and fire it up. iM THINKING NOW I SHOULD DO IT SATURDAY THEN HEAD OVER ABOUT 8 AM SUNDAY (DAM CAPS LOCK) and drive it home. the driveways are free of snow and the road should not be wet that early in the am... Id just maybe have to wipe some salt dust off it..
Hummmmmmmmmmmmm A plan
Dave :arrow:
dam i see now its gonna snow sunday.. well maybe tonite and drive er home tomorow morning..
Dave
Our daughter, son-in-law and grand daughter are coming for the week end. Maybe there will be enough going on that I won't spend the week-end thinking about the jeepster. It's been so long that I've solved a problem on it and every effort has created more. Take a close look at any suggestions that I've made lately. This re-hab is not doing anything between my ears. GPster
Quote from: "GPster"Our daughter, son-in-law and grand daughter are coming for the week end. Maybe there will be enough going on that I won't spend the week-end thinking about the jeepster. It's been so long that I've solved a problem on it and every effort has created more. Take a close look at any suggestions that I've made lately. This re-hab is not doing anything between my ears. GPster
ya rehab didnt make me any smarter either Joe but i did enjoy it. Actually its all about getting more healthy and that leads to smarter minds :!: Some of us are just too old to get any smarter. I did get a little smarter though. I know now that i need to save every penny i can get and retire. After the autorama anyway.. Got to spend that money and then im really gonna get cheap... Hang in there..
Dave :!: :arrow:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "GPster"Our daughter, son-in-law and grand daughter are coming for the week end. Maybe there will be enough going on that I won't spend the week-end thinking about the jeepster. It's been so long that I've solved a problem on it and every effort has created more. Take a close look at any suggestions that I've made lately. This re-hab is not doing anything between my ears. GPster
ya rehab didnt make me any smarter either Joe but i did enjoy it. Actually its all about getting more healthy and that leads to smarter minds :!: Some of us are just too old to get any smarter. I did get a little smarter though. I know now that i need to save every penny i can get and retire. After the autorama anyway.. Got to spend that money and then im really gonna get cheap... Hang in there..
Dave :!: :arrow:
Well heck as long as you got the cpe out run over to Muskegon, I'll get mine out and we'll go for a drive
Quote from: "phat rat"Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "GPster"Our daughter, son-in-law and grand daughter are coming for the week end. Maybe there will be enough going on that I won't spend the week-end thinking about the jeepster. It's been so long that I've solved a problem on it and every effort has created more. Take a close look at any suggestions that I've made lately. This re-hab is not doing anything between my ears. GPster
ya rehab didnt make me any smarter either Joe but i did enjoy it. Actually its all about getting more healthy and that leads to smarter minds :!: Some of us are just too old to get any smarter. I did get a little smarter though. I know now that i need to save every penny i can get and retire. After the autorama anyway.. Got to spend that money and then im really gonna get cheap... Hang in there..
Dave :!: :arrow:
Well heck as long as you got the cpe out run over to Muskegon, I'll get mine out and we'll go for a drive
Come on Jack its gonna be like 27 tomorrow and i got no heat :wink:
Were heading over after work to put the battery in then imm gonna try fo tomorrow
Dave
The coupe started with no problem although i never got any real engine temp.. I let it run for 15 minutes .. tomorrow its comming back here early mornin before the roads thaw then im going possibly to get the harley...... Can you say cold.....
Dave
Quote from: "jusjunk"Oh well i guess thats why about the only thing i watch is daytona because its usually crummy weather and i cant go watch sprint cars unless i want to go to florida. And there are some really strange people in florida :?: :?:
Dave
Yeah, they're all snowbirds from Michigan... :lol: :lol: :lol:
Hearz how wee'uns do tha races here in sonny Floraduh... :idea:
Ha Ha ....... Now thats funny
Dave :wink:
Quote from: "Fat Cat"Quote from: "jusjunk"Ya i got one bullet
Are you saving it for yourself or for the deer?
Dave's only successful hunting trip this year...
ROTFLMAO X 2
Well, I'm sprucing up the joint for my soon to arrive house guest. Our very own Normspeed will be winging his way from SoCal tomorrow and staying with us for a week. He's flying in for the Black Dog Garage Sixth Annual Rod-B-Q and we will take in any much of SoFla as he can stand. I finally get to repay just a small portion of his hospitality, letting me bunk at his place all these years for the LA Roadster's Show. I'll get to show him a few cruise nights, early bird specials, a swap meet, the shuffle board courts, and maybe some blue hairs on the beach. Boy its gunna be a big time in little ol' Jensen's Beach next week. Can't wait.
Lee
Quote from: "Grandadeo"Well, I'm sprucing up the joint for my soon to arrive house guest. Our very own Normspeed will be winging his way from SoCal tomorrow and staying with us for a week. He's flying in for the Black Dog Garage Sixth Annual Rod-B-Q and we will take in any much of SoFla as he can stand. I finally get to repay just a small portion of his hospitality, letting me bunk at his place all these years for the LA Roadster's Show. I'll get to show him a few cruise nights, early bird specials, a swap meet, the shuffle board courts, and maybe some blue hairs on the beach. Boy its gunna be a big time in little ol' Jensen's Beach next week. Can't wait.
Lee
If there's anything going on next Sunday, clue me in. I might take a trip over to see ya's.
Did you make Webster? I had work up to my gills. A buddy of mine went saturday and said it was dismal because of the cold weather. I haven't been to the space coast for awhile. :D
Bryan Said:
"If there's anything going on next Sunday, clue me in. I might take a trip over to see ya's.
Did you make Webster? I had work up to my gills. A buddy of mine went saturday and said it was dismal because of the cold weather. I haven't been to the space coast for awhile."
Bryan, nothing going on this Sunday that I know of. Next Sunday, March 4th, I think is Webster again. Might be good after Z-Hills this weekend. And I believe my son said that the Bike Week Swap Meet will be going on in Deland and I think he wants me and Norm to go up there with him to look for old Triumph parts. We'll see which one we go to.
Lee
Well I just got home from Daytona yesterday. We went down last Wednesday. My wife had to work Wed and we couldn't get out of the driveway until the guy come to plow the snow. After she got home and my son arrived from Toledo we left about 7 pm and drove non stop except for gas, coffee and breakfast until we got to Don Garlits place. We finally made it to our hotel south of Daytona about 8 pm. All 3 races were great but the temperature was very cool. It was still better than here in Ohio though. We also did a couple of hospitality deals and attended the winner's car induction on Monday. Then we headed up to NC to see a few race shops. I don't think my garage will ever look like DEI. You have to see that place to believe it.
So this weekend I get to catch up on everything I didn't do last week. I intend to clean up the shop so I can start on the exhaust for the truck.
Tom
Man a trip to DEI.. your my hero.. Some day i wanna do that.. How about comming up and cleaning my garage.. Its 20 minutes to 8 im waiting for sue to get ready and im gonna finish my coffee and ive got to go to the shed for my air tank as one tire needs air in the coupe and im going to get it.. I think ill pull my truck out of the garage and sweep the floor and it will be ready too. Looks like the rest of the winter is no garage for my truck and no work on the roadster till spring.. Oh well it will go qiuck when i get the good weather.. I havent decided on the harley yet but is still like to get it home today. At least near home. Like up the street to my sons house..Just dunno bout riding in this weather.. My throat is all dry and scratchy again today.
Dave :wink: :?: :?:
Ill report back later.........
Even got back in time to edit my post.. :!: The coupe is home... :!: :!: :!: :!:
I'm at work for the second Saturday in a row. But next weekend (March 3rd) begins the car show season for me and several of my friends. We'll be going down to Brookhaven, MS for the Ole Brook Cruisers fun run. Then later on that day, I'll head to Byram, MS to the cruise-in there. It is starting back after a few months off. Usually it goes year round on the first Saturday of the month, but this time they decided to stop it for Nov-Feb.
Then the weekend after that, March 10th, we'll be cruisin' up to tour George Poteet's place. On March 17th, I have to work again. March 24th is a car show to raise money for a boy scout troop over in Byram, MS. Then the following weekend is the 55-56-57 Chevy show in Vicksburg. The Bunny Run in Jackson, TN will follow a few weeks after that April 13-15.
Hopefully my website will be back online soon. Then I can upload the pictures again. I went over my 600mb limit and so I quickly deleted some older ones that were on there. Then I checked it the other day and now I have 12gb of space to use. My e-mail is on the same system so it is down also.
AL
In gonna change into my bibs and im going to get the harley... Daaaaam its cold out..
Dave
Quote from: "jusjunk"In gonna change into my bibs and im going to get the harley... Daaaaam its cold out..
Dave
Just watch the weather..It's changing fast over here...... :( :( supposed to be by you guys tonight......... :roll: :roll:
We are supposed to get less than an inch then it's supposed to rain tomorrow. It looks like crap for all of this week.
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"Quote from: "jusjunk"In gonna change into my bibs and im going to get the harley... Daaaaam its cold out..
Dave
Just watch the weather..It's changing fast over here...... :( :( supposed to be by you guys tonight......... :roll: :roll:
Ive been home for almost an hour :lol: :lol: :lol: Daaaaaaaaaaam that was cold but it was fun too. I was impressed I put the battery in the glide and put every thing back together turned on the ignition and it started better than the coupe :!: With the fuel injection it didnt even care... Come on summer....
Dave :wink:
Heres what i was doing before i went to get the scooter..New decals on the tank for detroit! Ya baby lets party............Im playing puker now cause it was so cold my testicals (spelling) are froze.
Dave :wink: :arrow: :wink:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"Quote from: "jusjunk"In gonna change into my bibs and im going to get the harley... Daaaaam its cold out..
Dave
Just watch the weather..It's changing fast over here...... :( :( supposed to be by you guys tonight......... :roll: :roll:
Ive been home for almost an hour :lol: :lol: :lol: Daaaaaaaaaaam that was cold but it was fun too. I was impressed I put the battery in the glide and put every thing back together turned on the ignition and it started better than the coupe :!: With the fuel injection it didnt even care... Come on summer....
Dave :wink:
Dang'd new fangled gizmo's....... :lol:
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"Quote from: "jusjunk"In gonna change into my bibs and im going to get the harley... Daaaaam its cold out..
Dave
Just watch the weather..It's changing fast over here...... :( :( supposed to be by you guys tonight......... :roll: :roll:
Ive been home for almost an hour :lol: :lol: :lol: Daaaaaaaaaaam that was cold but it was fun too. I was impressed I put the battery in the glide and put every thing back together turned on the ignition and it started better than the coupe :!: With the fuel injection it didnt even care... Come on summer....
Dave :wink:
Dang'd new fangled gizmo's....... :lol:
And ya know :?: the worst part is i built and programmed one of the machines to assemble and test part of the harley injection fittings at................ Sorry lord. WORK.
Dave
Love your coupe. It looks warm in that shop though.
Tom
I'll be at an outdoor Blues Festival all day sunday.
In shorts.
And a t shirt.
By the waterfront.
Where it'll be about 80* and sunny.
Hey Biker Barney, howz that Harley handle on the ice... :?: :P :P :P :lol: )bye(
We had the nostalgia drags on last weekend so I went drag racing.
I only did a 13.7,was trying to better 13.4 @97 mph
Did the first pass and was happy and you know what it's like you can always give it a bit more and I did,loaded up the hi stall another 500 rpm and fouled the plugs, no spares was all over for the day.
http://www.nostalgiadrags.com.au/drags/image_viewer.cfm?imgSrc=../gallery/20070217/full/ND07-PER-FORWEB-49.jpg
Quote from: "Rayvyn"Quote from: "Fat Cat"Quote from: "jusjunk"Ya i got one bullet
Are you saving it for yourself or for the deer?
Dave's only successful hunting trip this year...
Ive been pretty busy today.. Going thru pictures...
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Found this one for you Bryan...
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "Rayvyn"Quote from: "Fat Cat"Quote from: "jusjunk"Ya i got one bullet
Are you saving it for yourself or for the deer?
Dave's only successful hunting trip this year...
Ive been pretty busy today.. Going thru pictures...
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Found this one for you Bryan...
Boy, that's real humane... :roll:
Get them drunk and strangle them with a tv antenna... :wink: :lol:
Quote from: "Rayvyn"Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "Rayvyn"Quote from: "Fat Cat"Quote from: "jusjunk"Ya i got one bullet
Are you saving it for yourself or for the deer?
Dave's only successful hunting trip this year...
Ive been pretty busy today.. Going thru pictures...
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Found this one for you Bryan...
Boy, that's real humane... :roll:
Get them drunk and strangle them with a tv antenna... :wink: :lol:
:ha) :ha) :ha) :ha) :ha) :ha)
Vance
Its friday........ Sue is shopping im doing nuttin.. Cant figure out this throat deal .. Felt good yesterday and all dry horse? Spelling and sore today :cry:
This is getting to be a PIA.. I did go to the garage last night and dust off the coupe. Looks good 8) Gotta move Sues mother tomorrow. Hopefully get it all done in the morning.. Sunday who knows.. Depends on how i feel. Im not going back to the doc till after autorama and i may have to go see a specialist :? Anyway this is about hot rods and im gonna read my street scene and street rodder i got today and watch tv tonite......
Dave :arrow: :!: :arrow:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Its friday........ Sue is shopping im doing nuttin.. Anyway this is about hot rods and im gonna read my street scene and street rodder i got today and watch tv tonite......
Dave :arrow: :!: :arrow:
Dang slackers... :roll:
The weekend is about done.
Not much happened here but I did finally get another model car finished.
This one is Vince's slighly worn '40 coupe from C-9's book, Pinky.
I think I may have got it slightly messed up by addidn the dual pipes, dropped axle, big n littles on red wheels before the earl schieb paint job.
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Can anybody pick the serious mistake?
Got the mother in law moved yesterday. My 2 boys came to help and after we got done i took em out for lobster dinner.. We left Sue with her mother :wink: Its kinda funny we were out looking for a place to have a good steak :?: Im going to the garage today and ive got to do a little detail work on the coupe and make a run to grandmas house and fetch two more items that are comming over here.. That will prolly be all i do..
Dave :arrow:
Oh ya i got online and ordered some Harley parts too. I found a post on the vtwin forum on where to buy all the parts to make a screaming eagle air cleaner kit for a lot less money. So this spring its back with the louder mufflers ,new air cleaner and a remap of the puker. This is something that really helps em so im gonna get r done :lol:
It's butt kicking day in Georgia-lina. I took the 64 econoline into the body shop 2 weeks before christmas, they guy said it would take 2 weeks to do the body work, and another week to get it painted, and he wanted all his money when I picked up the van and was satisfied.
Two weeks into the job he called and wanted $1,000, which I gave him. A month later, he needed another $1000, so I gave that to him with the reminder how far behind we were getting. We've preregistered for the show in Myrtle Beach SC coming up the middle of this month. Even reserved a condo with friends. He's been promising me that I could have it for the weekend after he gets the inside ready so I can work on it, and he'd put the paint on the outside the next week.
I his defense I did pull it out of his shop for a week to have some motor work done on it, that's when we found out that his blaster had sandblasted over 50 holes in my radiator, so we had to wait for that to come in.
This guy is really getting on my nerves, so I'm loading up in a few minutes to go find him and find out why this 3 week job has turned into 3 months!
I've got one full weekend to get something done to the interior, and he doesn't seem the least bit concerned.
I thought all liars were signmen, I guess some went into the paint and body business too LOL
Rob
Primed the Olds yesterday. The garage should be cleared out in a couple of days so I can go in and see how bad it looks.
Doug
Went to a car show on Saturday. Had great weather and 102 cars at it. Lots to see. 4 of us got our 4 street rods lined up for a picture since our Mississippi street rod tags are in order. I broke the picture up into four so that the tags could show up better since the shot was too wide. Then I went to a cruise-in that night.
AL
Quote from: "40chevy"Went to a car show on Saturday. Had great weather and 102 cars at it. Lots to see. 4 of us got our 4 street rods lined up for a picture since our Mississippi street rod tags are in order. I broke the picture up into four so that the tags could show up better since the shot was too wide. Then I went to a cruise-in that night.
AL
Does your buddy with 1/2 a V8 have a WEB Site with more information and pictures on that engine? That kind of "Odd Ball" engineering attracts my attention. I was about ready to make my V6 into a GEO engine the other day. The rest of the story is about a page long and I typed it but deleted it. GPster
Quote from: "GPster"Does your buddy with 1/2 a V8 have a WEB Site with more information and pictures on that engine? That kind of "Odd Ball" engineering attracts my attention. GPster
He was out of Oklahoma, I just met him on Saturday. That was a unique piece. I think we have some RRTers in OK, don't we? Maybe one of them knows him.
AL
Ok im not gonna bring this to the top this weekend.. Ill be at autorama.. I wanna see POSTS and not the kind Bryan posted.. Im only gonna be gone 3 days so im not gonna take the laptop to check up on you guys. I gotta party and stuff so when i get back to the motel ill prolly be ready to go horizontal..
Someone else take over ...........
Dave :arrow: :!: :arrow:
This weekend, March 10th, I will be going with a group to see George Poteet's collection in Holly Springs, MS. Should be a good trip. Gas prices have gone back up, so I am trying to decide if I want to drive the '40 or the HHR. I'll find out at the club meeting how many folks are going to drive their street rods and see.
AL
Quote from: "40chevy"This weekend, March 10th, I will be going with a group to see George Poteet's collection in Holly Springs, MS.
When you're there look for a $3000 pair of E & J headlights. Someone named Cameltoe bought them on Epay a few weeks ago and I'm guessing it was him.
Lee
Quote from: "Grandadeo"a $3000 pair of E & J headlights. Lee
What do they look like? At that price they might be in a bank vault instead of there!
AL
Quote from: "Grandadeo"Quote from: "40chevy"This weekend, March 10th, I will be going with a group to see George Poteet's collection in Holly Springs, MS.
When you're there look for a $3000 pair of E & J headlights. Someone named Cameltoe bought them on Epay a few weeks ago and I'm guessing it was him.
Lee
Must be the same guy that just paid $1025.00 for a pair of chrome headlight bezels for a 55 Pontiac.
Quote from: "Rayvyn"Quote from: "Grandadeo"Quote from: "40chevy"This weekend, March 10th, I will be going with a group to see George Poteet's collection in Holly Springs, MS.
When you're there look for a $3000 pair of E & J headlights. Someone named Cameltoe bought them on Epay a few weeks ago and I'm guessing it was him.
Lee
Must be the same guy that just paid $1025.00 for a pair of chrome headlight bezels for a 55 Pontiac.
if you get in a bidding contest with him you WILL lose :lol: :lol:
i just hope if/when i sell something on the bay it will be something he wants :roll:
later jim
Don't we all wish that
Quote from: "river1"Quote from: "Rayvyn"Quote from: "Grandadeo"Quote from: "40chevy"This weekend, March 10th, I will be going with a group to see George Poteet's collection in Holly Springs, MS.
When you're there look for a $3000 pair of E & J headlights. Someone named Cameltoe bought them on Epay a few weeks ago and I'm guessing it was him.
Lee
Must be the same guy that just paid $1025.00 for a pair of chrome headlight bezels for a 55 Pontiac.
if you get in a bidding contest with him you WILL lose :lol: :lol:
I did. It hurt for awhile---I mean the boot that Mama put up my azzz when she found out how much I was willing to spend on these things. The bidding reached a few hundred and I bowed out. They were an extremely rare set, pointed and peaked at the top front. A special order item from the dealer at the time. Very similar to the 55 chevs, but special made for the Pontiac. And brand new condition, never mounted on a car.
Quote from: "40chevy"Quote from: "Grandadeo"a $3000 pair of E & J headlights. Lee
What do they look like? At that price they might be in a bank vault instead of there!
AL
They are the football looking lights. They are aluminum so you will see them either polished or painted. They're just like the used pair I have on the shelf that I paid $50 for. I passed on the NOS pair still in the box that the guy wanted $100 for. Boy was I smart.
Lee
Did a lot of little things today. But I did take time to drive the cpe. hey Dave did you sit in yours and go VROOOOM VROOMMMM VROOMMM :lol: :lol:
Finished up a couple more little toolboxes.
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WOW! Poteet sure has a very nice place. He was at the Detroit Autorama, but Eric Hoyt showed us around the place. They invited Memphis Street Rods down for the day. I took over 100 pictures that I will have to get uploaded to the web.
The crowd pleaser was this Coupe that was chopped 1". Why would anyone go to the trouble of chopping a car 1"? You ask. Well check out the results and you will see why.
After that, some of us in the group went to see a junkyard up in North Mississippi with cars in it from the 30s 40s 50s and up. Not much metal to work with, but they make great pictures.
AL
Quote from: "Crosley"we took a ride today. Gilbert to Show Low AZ via Superior , Globe through Salt River Canyon..... up to Taylor to see if our dirt lot is still dirt (yep). On into Snowflake for lunch
Back to Show Low, then up the 260 through Linden , Clay Springs over to Heber Overgardd area.....
Down into Star Valley ( snow on the ground near freeway @ 7500 altitude) , Payson..... Down from Payson onto the house.
389 miles covered, speeds up to 105 mph. (chasing sport bikes)
Well you certainly covered some beautiful country
What does (did) Poteet do for a living? None of my business, but just wondering anyway.
Doug
Quote from: "sirstude"What does (did) Poteet do for a living? None of my business, but just wondering anyway.
Doug
NSA International, Inc. is where he worked, he is a director now. They are a water purification company.
Been gone for awhile--Mom passed away end of February--spent a couple of weeks in Chi-town. Trying to get caught up. Was finally able to get the street rod mostly back together and out for a spin this weekend. Even got the 55 fired up. Nice weather sure makes things easier.
Hey Al was that Mopar in the pictures a familiar one. Looked liks one that I know.
Quote from: "reborn55"Been gone for awhile--Mom passed away end of February--spent a couple of weeks in Chi-town. Trying to get caught up. Was finally able to get the street rod mostly back together and out for a spin this weekend. Even got the 55 fired up. Nice weather sure makes things easier.
Hey Al was that Mopar in the pictures a familiar one. Looked liks one that I know.
Sorry to hear that. You have Our sympathy.
Quote from: "reborn55"Hey Al was that Mopar in the pictures a familiar one. Looked liks one that I know.
Yep!
Completed tranny cover and most of floor, pics attached, also built breather tank for engine, started wiring also had hood side panels louvered at Vern Tardels. Getting closer!
Rex
Looks like some nice metal work Rex.
Been working on the Olds, trying to get the front to fit. I can't believe how crooked good looking sheet metal can be.
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Ever bought any of the NOS stuff? Some of it's really terrible for fit :x Car's looking good, how much more to do?
Got to be a mistake. That Honda wouldn't go that fast if you pushed it off a cliff.
Quote from: "enjenjo"Got to be a mistake. That Honda wouldn't go that fast if you pushed it off a cliff.
dammit , you are on to me... the GPS at times will come up with goofy 'max speeds' when you enter a tunnel & lose the satellite signals.
I've seen speeds at over 400 mph a couple of times. :shock:
I doubt cliff could hold up the Goldwing, he is kinda old.
:lol:
Quote from: "phat rat"Ever bought any of the NOS stuff? Some of it's really terrible for fit :x Car's looking good, how much more to do?
Way too much, the fenders, grill and lots more parts. I think, at the rate I am going, a couple of years to go. If I had a clue when it comes to body work, probably a year. All the chassis is done. The wost fit right now is the hood, I think I am going out to the ranch and pick up the original one. This one has a bullet hole in the side, the other one has a big oil can in the middle. Just see which one is the closest to the correct shape.
Doug
Quote from: "sirstude"Quote from: "phat rat"Ever bought any of the NOS stuff? Some of it's really terrible for fit :x Car's looking good, how much more to do?
Way too much, the fenders, grill and lots more parts. I think, at the rate I am going, a couple of years to go. If I had a clue when it comes to body work, probably a year. All the chassis is done. The wost fit right now is the hood, I think I am going out to the ranch and pick up the original one. This one has a bullet hole in the side, the other one has a big oil can in the middle. Just see which one is the closest to the correct shape.
Doug
I know just what you're going through..I bought my '40 after the brakes failed & the previous owner "T-Boned " another car at an intersection. "Collision repairs " on a 60 year old car?? HA-HA... :? :? " Same as a Chevy" ...Ha-Ha :shock: :shock: My front fenders were made up from three pairs...During my build I was going to change the make of the car from " Oldsmobile" to "Unavailable" ... :lol: Yours looks good..Don't forget that the hoods unbolt down the center...Maybe use a left half from one hood & a right half from another?? Don't get discouraged...Remember,not everyone can own a "What's that" ?? :!: :!:
Mine is the big Olds, the hood is one piece. Same body as the small Cad.
Doug
Quote from: "sirstude"Mine is the big Olds, the hood is one piece. Same body as the small Cad.
Doug
Bummer...Sounds like a bullet hole fix...."Oil Can" repairs are not easy... :(
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"Quote from: "sirstude"Mine is the big Olds, the hood is one piece. Same body as the small Cad.Doug
Bummer...Sounds like a bullet hole fix...."Oil Can" repairs are not easy... :(
With my patients (both definitions apply) welding a patch in the bullet hole would create an oil can. You'd be able to practice on that one and then take the other one to a professional. "Cheap is Dirty and Dirty is Cheap" GPster
The bullet hole is right on the edge of the hood, just above the lip. It is more of a tear, about 2 inches long. That edge should help with the repair. The oil can is about 3 feet around, so we will see. Spend most of today, cleaing up my @#&% Pit of a garage. I don't see how anyone can make such a mess, but I guess I must be an expert.
Doug
Quote from: "sirstude"The bullet hole is right on the edge of the hood, just above the lip. It is more of a tear, about 2 inches long. That edge should help with the repair. The oil can is about 3 feet around, so we will see. Spend most of today, cleaing up my @#&% Pit of a garage. I don't see how anyone can make such a mess, but I guess I must be an expert.
Doug
Wait until you see my garage, and my definition of clean.
I know Normspeed is at the Cal-Rods Show at Santa Anita Race Track today. Can't wait to see the pics.
Lee
Hey I actually worked in the garage .. I changed the oil in my truck and sue's car and vaccumed em and did the winders and put new wiper blades on sue's.. I also Changed some things on the roadster. There was a couple little items i needed to change and add so i got that done too. Next is the performance mods to the harley. It was nice to be in the garage. I been really feeling crummy and ive figured out part of it was the prilosec im on isnt working and its messing up my stomach! I had part of a bottle of a script from before thats called prevacid and i took one of them yesterday and im a lot better. I gotta get with the doc on that one. I got acid reflux so bad that my throat burns all day :!: The prevacid seemed to stop the reflux .. Off for my stress test today and to the other doc to check my throat wednesday and hopfully out to the garage all week after work. I need to get sumpin done on the roadster.. If the weather breaks i could get the frame painted and a running roller done in a couple weeks.. Not that is has to be done that quick but i think id would be somewhat of a challenge just to see if i can pull it off in that time frame.. Its snowing here again this morning but its supposed to be 63 thursday. That may be harley hop up day :lol:
Dave :wink: :arrow: :wink:
Had a small gathering of old cars at a friend's house on Sunday afternoon so that a group of orphaned boys could see the cars. I left my camera at home. This coming weekend, I'll be going to a boy scout car show in Byram, MS and then there's a cruise-in after the car show.
AL
Hey Dave, this thing was on the second page, so I brought it back to the top! It's the weekend again.
AL
Quote from: "40chevy"Hey Dave, this thing was on the second page, so I brought it back to the top! It's the weekend again.
AL
Thanks.. I was thinkin bout it.. Im gonna finish cleaning the bike tonite prolly then if the weather is like they say its gonna be tomorrow im going to hand wash my truck and maybe Sue's new Grand Prix. I did make a short run around the hood with it yesterday and its pretty nice. Im thinkin sunday is the day to start pulling the roadster apart and stacking stuff in the corner and see about blasting the frame and some primer then paint. Its not gonna take long to have it drivable but i need the good weather to pull the coupe and bike out so i can spray.. Ill let ya know what I get done :lol:
Dave
ps: I may have a couple cocktails this weekend too. :wink:
I'm gonna try to get my brand new prc radiator intalled.
and if I have time.....may just drag home a 1917 C-Cab :lol:
Vance
Going to start on finishing my son's basement. Play with hammers and saws and the such !!!!
Doug
Quote from: "sirstude"Going to start on finishing my son's basement. Play with hammers and saws and the such !!!!
Doug
Careful with them fingers.............
Dave :wink:
Got the bike all cleaned up last nite and i may just go for a ride up 3 streets to the kids in a bit. I need a break and a little rest :!: The roadster is history.. Its all in pieces .. The body is sitting out side with a tarp over it and the only think i couldnt get in the basement was the engine and tranny and sue wont help me :wink: Ive got the front axle all broke down and the rear end is draining and apart. Ive got some big time cleaning there before it goes to sand blasting. I didnt get the truck had washed today like I wanted but i sure got a lot done on the roadster. Yup there is always tomorrow.
Dave :arrow: :wink: :arrow:
Screwed my back, slipped a disc and pinched a nerve.
No painkillers as they have a nasty effect on the stuff that keeps me alive, so I just gotta live with it.
Can't get down to fix oil leak in '33, can get under to replace brake master in Humpy, can even get in the Lexus to go out anywhere or sit down to build model cars.
Can at least stand up, so I guess I'll be finishing of a few pinstriped toolboxes.
Good luck Carps that back stuff aint no fun ive been there.. Just came back in. Got the truck all washed up too. Man im wipped but at least it was a productive day. Watched the busch race from bristol on and off. 8 pm is the IRL race......... no fenders im there......... Got a couple things to do tomorrow
Need to clean the rearend really good and finish welding the panhard rod bracket on then ill be ready to talk to the sandblasting guys. Weather is gonna be a factor here but if i can get it done it should be ok in the garage if i keep the heat on till we hit 80 every day! I got a plan i just need to follow thru.. Im sure lazy these days . I did ride the harley up to the kids place.. Nice ride.........
Dave :lol: :lol: :lol:
I had great plans to work on the PU. The weather is beautiful here in St. Louis today. The yard got mowed for the first time. The crab grass preventer was applied at home and my rental property. Then work called and I had to go there for 4 hr. I'm having a skunk problem at my rental property so I made a trip there and tried to kill that little *#$@. Hopefully tonight I will be able to work on the bed wood a bit. It's already getting late. There is always tomorrow. I have to get that new motor for the PU pulled tomorrow!
I made the spring perches for this 36 Plymounth today. I didn't have the right piece of steel, so I hit the scrap yard first to buy some metal. As I walked by the aluminum bin, I spied a 1" by 4" by 4ft piece of 6063, so that came home too. $11 for all of it. After the spring peches were done, I welded some frame gussets, and then went up to fatcats for dinner, and diagnose his ice maker. We decided it was broken :shock:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Need to clean the rearend really good...
WHOA! too much inormation man! :oops: :oops:
Besides it's very difficult when the back is gone. :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Since stuffing my back, I can't crawl under or over cars or sit down for long periods. So now I gotta do what I can standing up, as a result I've managed to get a few more toolboxes painted. Here's some samples of what I've been up to.
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And to finish off, a couple of works in progress, proving that no matter how hard I try I can never stay within the lines.
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This morning I did manage to get to a swap meet and picked up a few more old model kits. And bad back or not, some things are just begging to be started, even tho there's more others waiting to be finished.
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Quote from: "Carps"Screwed my back, slipped a disc and pinched a nerve.
Carps , you have my sympathy...This is what I've been fighting since last Nov... :( :( 'Cept mine is the opposite..I can sit in straight back , hard surface chairs without any issue...Sometime's getting up & walking 100' is an "adventure" ....Sure has put a crimp in "garage time" around here...Nice lines on the boxes.. :D :D
Quote from: UGLY OLDSQuote from: "Carps"Screwed my back, slipped a disc and pinched a nerve.
Carps , you have my sympathy...This is what I've been fighting since last Nov... :( :( 'Cept mine is the opposite..I can sit in straight back , hard surface chairs without any issue[/quote
And you have my sympathy.
QuoteSometime's getting up & walking 100' is an "adventure"
I've been thru the non adventure part. Y'know, the bit where you just can't move?
QuoteSure has put a crimp in "garage time" around here...
garage time is OK provided I don't need to bend over to pick stuff up and can do the work whilst standing upright. The drwaing table is just right height for that, so as i wait for oneshot to dry, the models move to the high table.
QuoteNice lines on the boxes.. :D :D
Thanx, hope your back improves. Since I can't take pain killers, my doc sent me to see a Chinese guy who's been doing the massage and stiucking needles into me. I used to be very sceptical about this kinda stuff but gotta tell ya, it appears to be working. :shock:
Carps, acupuncture can work wonders. My wife is a retired nurse and after she retired from the hospital she worked as an office nurse for a Doctor who practised alternative medicine and did acupuncture. I went to him for a problem with my elbows that regular medical treatment for 15 years hadn't take care of. It worked great, then I screwed them up again and that time it didn't. So good luck with the back
The car show in Byram, MS was great. I had washed my car a week earlier to wash the pollen off of it. I dusted it off before I left home on Saturday morning and stopped near the house to fill it up with gas. When I got back in it and headed out, I noticed there was a nice layer of pollen on top again. Had 82 registered cars at the car show and then we cruised to a cruise-in in a nearby town.
AL
Going to the Tri-5 Chevy car show this weekend in Vicksburg. They said a week ago that they had more pre-entries this year than entrants last year. Hope the thunder storms and rain doesn't mess things up for them. There's an 80% chance of a thunder storm on Saturday afternoon. Here's a link to pictures of last year's show:
http://www.astreetrodder.com/brcc.htm
Then April 13-15th I will be at the Bunny Run in Jackson, TN.
Then I will be going to the Blue Suede Cruise in Tupelo, MS on May 4-6.
May 19th is a one day show in Douglasville, GA. (These three shows have 500+ or - registered at them usually)
May 25-27 is the NSRA Mid-America Nationals in Springfield, MO.
and the list goes on and on and on...
AL
I guess everyone knows by now that im gonna put the new wheels on the coupe tomorrow :D Hope to be home by noon then i dont know what else im gonna do over the weekend.
Dave :arrow:
I got weekend duty at work. :(
no hotrod work this weekend. :x
just hope to not get bled on or puked on :shock:
Vance
Quote from: "EMSjunkie"I got weekend duty at work. :(
Vance
Y'all have had some rough weather in TX here lately. And still are from what I see looking at the radar.
AL
I'm involved in something major this weekend, Well, major for me anyhow. I'll be rubbing elbows with some of the icons of racing, eyeing up a bunch of really fast hot rods, meeting some cool drivers, getting my toes trampled on by some of the major race networks film guys, and mingling with media types from about 12 different countries. That's all for now. It ain't over until Sunday evening. Stay tuned. Film at 11...next week... :D
Well, the rain is on it's way. But I went out the the Tri-5 show and took several pictures. They had a great turnout.
AL
As for me, I'll be in bed. I unretired 3 weeks ago and last night I started the midnight shift 7 days, or make that nights, a week until mid May. Hopefully after a day or two I'll get my internal clock reset and start getting stuff done during the day. Got a house and garage to paint and a roadster to check over before we set sail for LA.
Lee
Quote from: "Grandadeo"As for me, I'll be in bed. I unretired 3 weeks ago and last night I started the midnight shift 7 days, or make that nights, a week until mid May. Hopefully after a day or two I'll get my internal clock reset and start getting stuff done during the day. Got a house and garage to paint and a roadster to check over before we set sail for LA.
Lee
Well Lee i hope they are paying you well to unretire :) i just came in to take a break.. Its getting nice enuff to go for a hraley ride and ive got almost all my honey do's done cept i need to climb both my 40ft towers here and hoist up my wire antennas that came down in the ice storm. Its too windy so i dont think its gonna get done today. I guess ill load another map into the new Power Commander on the Harley and go out and see how this one makes her run.. got this one from a guy on the v-twin forum and he says its from a bike that was dynoed with the sme stuff i have ! Could be fun..
Dave
Quote from: "40chevy"Quote from: "EMSjunkie"I got weekend duty at work. :(
Vance
Y'all have had some rough weather in TX here lately. And still are from what I see looking at the radar.
AL
Yes we have. :x
had a little tornado outbreak here last week. about 12 confirmed touchdown.
3 fatalities, 8 injured, 2 critically.
tore up a few towns within 120 miles of Amarillo.
I'm gonna stay close to the underground shelters for the next couple months.
Vance
Had a rough weekend--worked on the 48 getting it ready for Bunny Run. Came back from a drive and wife is standing by the fence crying. Good friend of ours had suffered a brain aneurysm and was taken off life support. All in a 36 hour period. Very sudden and sad. He had just turned 60. So off to visitation today. Makes one realize how short life is and how quickly it can come to an end. :cry:
The stepdaughter and grand kid are here and everyone is going to church cept me.. Im going to the garage and dust off the bike and the coupe and maybe finish straightening up my nut and bolt collection i started last week..
About noon or 1 pm the Out Back is cooking easter dinner for us.......
:lol:
Dave :arrow: :wink: :arrow:
ps: I may even have a drink today..
Whats this white crap on my lawn ????
Quote from: "jusjunk"The stepdaughter and grand kid are here and everyone is going to church cept me.. Im going to the garage and dust off the bike and the coupe and maybe finish straightening up my nut and bolt collection i started last week..
About noon or 1 pm the Out Back is cooking easter dinner for us.......
:lol:
Dave :arrow: :wink: :arrow:
ps: I may even have a drink today..
Whats this white crap on my lawn ????
:lol: :lol: Your funny dave!!!! I don't know what the crap is, but its on mine too!!! Enjenjo needs to get that plow hooked up before next sat :shock:
I'm cooking ours today, didn't really feel like it but its what Marty, Angee and the kids wanted. were eating late this yr 4 or 5. They took the kids to the science and Ind museum in chicago yesterday and got back really late :P
Quote from: "KustomLincolnLady"Quote from: "jusjunk"The stepdaughter and grand kid are here and everyone is going to church cept me.. Im going to the garage and dust off the bike and the coupe and maybe finish straightening up my nut and bolt collection i started last week..
About noon or 1 pm the Out Back is cooking easter dinner for us.......
:lol:
Dave :arrow: :wink: :arrow:
ps: I may even have a drink today..
Whats this white crap on my lawn ????
:lol: :lol: Your funny dave!!!! I don't know what the crap is, but its on mine too!!! Enjenjo needs to get that plow hooked up before next sat :shock:
I'm cooking ours today, didn't really feel like it but its what Marty, Angee and the kids wanted. were eating late this yr 4 or 5. They took the kids to the science and Ind museum in chicago yesterday and got back really late :P
You go girl :!: Since my mom passed like 10 years ago and sues family dont really get together we started doing the outback thing.. When my dad was alive he didnt want to do anything but sit in the easy chair and watch the old westerns on TV :lol: My oldest boy was thinking about going with us today but his girl firend won and he is going to his mothers.. He lives right up the street and when he was working i saw him every day when i picked him up so no biggie.. He can eat at his mothers..
Dave
I see they have a lobster tail special and because of my diet i have to save up.. I just may............ :lol:
Went to the Nethercutt Museum in Sylmar with the Longroofs out of L.A. yesterday. They have about 250 cars and don't have enough room for all of them but display almost 200 of them.
http://www.nethercuttcollection.org/main.html
Thel also have old Orchestrains, they look like 10 - 15 foot long mechanical juke boxes that play instruments like a player piano. Amazing sound. they also had a pipe organ with a couple thousand pipes on it that was converted to play from a computer thet recorded a performance of an artist at the keyboard. The main level has several prize winners from Pebble Beach, and all of the cars are in perfect running condition. It was an amazing collection to see and the best part, it was free!
Quote from: "Crosley"Finished one tranny job friday.... I hope to finish the next one today (sunday)
Looks like I sold my Goldwing this weekend.
I have a depo$it on it from a guy in Idaho.
Says he will be in AZ on the 19th.
Ummmmmmmmmm.. Now what Tony... New wing or what..
Dave
Well, I went to the Viva Las Vegas car show yesterday with my son, and grandson. None of us were impressed. Kind of like my bowling in the National tournament, mediocre at best.
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "Crosley"Looks like I sold my Goldwing this weekend.I have a depo$it on it from a guy in Idaho.Says he will be in AZ on the 19th.
Ummmmmmmmmm.. Now what Tony... New wing or what..
Dave
Speaking of wings,I think there was an antique ultra-light airplane at the Smithoneum Museum that had the name Crosley hung on it. GPster
Fixed the nasty oil leak, then spent a few hours cleaning the oily mess from under the car. Looks like new so spent sunday arvo cruising, nowehere in particular.
Did so many miles that the the darned water pump has started making expensive noises. :roll:
stared at my coupe for a while, took a ride down some back roads( didn't find nothing interesting but on a crappy,snowy day, it's kinda relaxing)
was gonna stop fer a beer but being easter....... :(D) no bars open...
Finally got some paint on my transmission to match the engine. Also got my transmission tunnel finally all glassed in, and built a mount to hold my transmission cooler/
Here is a shot of the transmission/
Don
Went out to an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at a friend's house. A couple of us drove our old vehicles out there and parked them in a row. Here's some pictures of the cars.
Ronnie's '86 Ford Mustang, Ronnie's '55 Ford, Ronnie's '31 Chevy Pickup, Donnie's '40 Ford Pickup, and my '40 Chevy Sedan.
AL
Had Easter dinner with kids and grandkids. got the final stuff done to the 48--ready for the Bunny Run next weekend. Changed oil in 55 and started it--trying to get it ready for spring runs. See you next weekend Al.
Quote from: reborn55got the final stuff done to the 48-- Changed oil in 55 and started it--trying to get it ready for spring runs. quote]
55... :?: Kinda been putting it off for awhile, huh... :?: :lol: :lol:
J/K
Quote from: RayvynQuote from: "reborn55"got the final stuff done to the 48-- Changed oil in 55 and started it--trying to get it ready for spring runs. quote]
55... :?: Kinda been putting it off for awhile, huh... :?: :lol: :lol:
J/K
Yea--had to finish the wifes 48 first, so I could find the 55 to work on it.
Had to take out the sheared off bolts out of the head on the mother-in-law's 64 Galaxie to remount the air conditioner compresser after it fell off and into the fan. Modified the mount so it has a brace off the front to give a little extra support. Mother-in-law can now go to Bingo in her own car :lol:
Quote from: "Crosley"Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "Crosley"Finished one tranny job friday.... I hope to finish the next one today (sunday)
Looks like I sold my Goldwing this weekend.
I have a depo$it on it from a guy in Idaho.
Says he will be in AZ on the 19th.
Ummmmmmmmmm.. Now what Tony... New wing or what..
Dave
no new bike. changing around some financial stuff towards retirement.
I've got several items up for sale , when we reach the $$ amount I want , we stop selling. LOL
Hope to buy another new 1800 bike in 1 year.
:shock:
Hate to see a biker without wheels for a summer..Ive been there..
Dave :arrow:
Quote from: "reborn55"ready for the Bunny Run next weekend. See you next weekend Al.
Jackson, TN here we come! We're coming up there Friday afternoon. I went and got the oil changed in the '40 on Friday and will check some things out on it tonight. I will be out there at the show grounds on Saturday morning. The weather forecast looks great!
I am going to look up a friend of mine's friend and take some pictures of his nostalgic dirt track car and a couple more that are supposed to be there. My friend is re-building one that he bought a few years ago.
AL
Suncame out on Saturday and it got up to 40 degrees. So like any good Montana rodder, I took the Impala out, rolled down the windows and turned on the heat. Had a good time all afternoon. Been 6 long months since I drove the car. Yesterday it got up to 68 and we took our "soon to be grandson" to the easter egg hunt. He was a ball, headed out there and started getting eggs, and then just decided he had enough an stopped right there and started counting his booty. He is almost 4.
Doug
Quote from: "jusjunk"[quote="Crosley"Looks like I sold my Goldwing this weekend.Hope to buy another new 1800 bike in 1 year.
:shock:
Hate to see a biker without wheels for a summer..Ive been there..
Dave :arrow:[/quote] He still has a bike. I think it folds up so you can take it to Bonneville. GPster
Fixed nasty oil leak, more like squirt since it was on high pressure side of pump.
Cleaned mess from underside of car.
Took it for drive.
During drive a new noise arrived.
next job..... replace suddenly noisy water pump. :roll:
Parked car, painted some more toolboxes.
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Carps....You do NICE work :!: :!: :D
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"Carps....You do NICE work :!: :!: :D
WTF 176 posts and you think you can compliment someone :?: :?: :?:
Yes he does..
Carps I need one of them in my trunk..
How much with shipping.......
Dave :wink:
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"Carps....You do NICE work :!: :!: :D
Thanx, that's what all the gals tell me........... In my dreams. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Carps I need one of them in my trunk..
How much with shipping.......
Money is not the problem...... how much time do you have? I'm notoriously slow. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Carps, what did you do to that kewpie doll? my Kewpie doesn't look like that!!! :P
Well it was like this.
There I was having a chat with the Atom Bomb Baby about her latest range of 'Lifestyle' goodies and she showed me this box of Kewpie dolls.
One thing lead to another and this li'l Kewpie decided she really wanted to go the whole hog on the 'lifestyle' deal and get a tatoo. So, when the little buggers smile and ask so politely, what's a guy to do?
Probably not my best striping work, but it does get folks talking. Someday soon she will be back with her family at Karol's (Atom Bomb Baby) new shop. http://www.atombombbaby.com/
Quote from: "Carps"Well it was like this.
There I was having a chat with the Atom Bomb Baby about her latest range of 'Lifestyle' goodies and she showed me this box of Kewpie dolls.
One thing lead to another and this li'l Kewpie decided she really wanted to go the whole hog on the 'lifestyle' deal and get a tatoo. So, when the little buggers smile and ask so politely, what's a guy to do?
Probably not my best striping work, but it does get folks talking. Someday soon she will be back with her family at Karol's (Atom Bomb Baby) new shop. http://www.atombombbaby.com/
Hum :roll: I've got about 300 dolls and NONE of mine have tattos!!!! I might need to get me one of those :wink: :D I think if I just have one, there is no way she could "corrupt" all the others 8) :twisted:
Debb
Its Friday............. Well everyone knows what I and a lot of other people are doing this weekend. How about you..
Dave :lol:
see ya there, bring hobbles for the sheep :wink: :lol:
Quote from: "KustomLincolnLady"Hum :roll: I've got about 300 dolls. I think if
hmmm indeed! I guess this explains why you seem to get on so well with Mr Rayvyn. :wink:
Working on the lawn mower then going out on the harley and tomorrow were going to the usac sprint car races.. Im just gonna enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend.. The hell with working real hard :lol:
Dave :wink:
Gunna cut and buff a 62 Buick. Then work on my son's basement.
Doug
I went out and started mowing the lawn, and the neighbor came over and said he would do it. I wonder why? :twisted:
Quote from: "enjenjo"I went out and started mowing the lawn, and the neighbor came over and said he would do it. I wonder why? :twisted:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Dave
we kinda did the same, 2 peach trees and a cherry and some crap ya can't eat :roll: .
some day my orchard will produce... they've got 10yrs or the chainsaw.... :shock:
It's really warm here this weekend so I reset some fenceposts with cement and raked/cleaned the yard this morning. THEN I cleaned the shop up enough that i could back my '40 truck project out and take a few laps around the block. It hasn't been out since last Fall and there's never been plates on it, it's still in the shakedown stage; I did find one problem with it...whenever I start out from a dead stop there's this funny squealing sound that seems to be coming from the rear tires!!! :shock: I'll have to take it out some more and try to figure out what's wrong with it! :lol:
Quote from: "phat46"It's really warm here this weekend so I reset some fenceposts with cement and raked/cleaned the yard this morning. THEN I cleaned the shop up enough that i could back my '40 truck project out and take a few laps around the block. It hasn't been out since last Fall and there's never been plates on it, it's still in the shakedown stage; I did find one problem with it...whenever I start out from a dead stop there's this funny squealing sound that seems to be coming from the rear tires!!! :shock: I'll have to take it out some more and try to figure out what's wrong with it! :lol:
Just pour a quart of 10w40 on eah side tht will lube em up enuff that they wont squeek right away.. Someday ill tell ya the story bout the guy with the 57 hardtop while i was in high school and the oil and the cops..
Dave :arrow:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Im just gonna enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend.. The hell with working real hard
Sounded like a great plan, so I figured I'd do the same.
Only one snag, the weather turned to faeces, so I wernt inside and built a model car.
And the model car didn't turn out too bad.
Still got to wait for paint to cure enough for polishing, adding chrome foil & decals, but I'm half pleased with the result.
Don't usually build race cars, but for some reason this kit kinda grabbed me. So, away i went and bought it, also got another similar one with a SOHC powered Falcon Coupe. Of course the build is not quite box stock. Changed front wheels made a few body mods and added some extra engine and interior detailing.
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Paint is Smoothster yellow over grey primer. Then Boyd's Orange Pearl with Aluma Coupe Yellow Pearl fogged along the lower edges and down the middle.
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Was annoyed to find white plastic tyres in the box but with a bit of work they turned out fine. Sanded the treads with coarse paper and painted them flat black whilst the side-walls are semi-gloss.
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The engine detail is pretty good although some of the parts are a bit tricky to deal with and there's a little flash that needs to be cleaned up on quite a few. Worstwas the bumpers, which I sanded smooth and then foiled with ultra bright chrome.
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The interior tub is pretty much bare bones and basic. Took a bit of work to get rid of some moulding irregularities. Scuffed it up up and painted with aluminium mataliser it looks almost real.
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Hey Carps...At the risk of getting hollered at AGAIN. :wink: ...I still think you do nice work.... :D :D
Carps looks good!
Got to spray for weeds today and replace a belt on the Cub mower.
Very nice Carps... Our day was fun.. The usac sprints were really fast on the winchester 1/2 mile high banked pavement. First heat first lap mark jessup rolled down the front straight :cry: They fixed the car he came back to win the semi and the main event that was crash filled on the last lap.. 7 hours total road time yesterday but worth it.. :lol: Got my sprint car fix :D :D
Dave :arrow: :wink: :arrow:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Very nice Carps... Our day was fun.. The usac sprints were really fast on the winchester 1/2 mile high banked pavement. Got my sprint car fix :D :D
Dave :arrow: :wink: :arrow:
You suck :P :P :lol:
Vance
Quote from: "EMSjunkie"Quote from: "jusjunk"Very nice Carps... Our day was fun.. The usac sprints were really fast on the winchester 1/2 mile high banked pavement. Got my sprint car fix :D :D
Dave :arrow: :wink: :arrow:
You suck :P :P :lol:
Vance
You suck more :!: :!: :!: :!:
im just getting started Vance .. I just finished my race list for the summer :!:
Dave :arrow:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "EMSjunkie"Quote from: "jusjunk"Very nice Carps... Our day was fun.. The usac sprints were really fast on the winchester 1/2 mile high banked pavement. Got my sprint car fix :D :D
Dave :arrow: :wink: :arrow:
You suck :P :P :lol:
Vance
You suck more :!: :!: :!: :!:
im just getting started Vance .. I just finished my race list for the summer :!:
Dave :arrow:
YOU KIDS BETTER SETTLE DOWN :!: :!: :evil: :evil: DON'T MAKE ME STOP THIS BOARD & COME BACK THERE OR YOU'RE BOTH GONNA GET IT :!: :!: :P :P :P :P :P
If you guys don't start behaving and talking nicely to each other, I'm gunna hafta get on a plane and come sort you all out!
So please...... keep it up! :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Hey everyone guess what day it is... ITS FRIDAY
That means its the weekend.. At least here it is cause im outta work till monday :!: Ok what the hell are we gonna do.. Well i gotta let some air outta the new used bfg's on the coupe and go for a ride and make sure the balance is ok (these balanced out real good and one doesnt even have any weight on it) then im gonna re torque the 5 spokes and put the caps back on if it all checks out ok.. Then Im plannin on washing the truck and the wifes car (by Hand) while im waiting for the guy with the bike to show up.. If all goes smooth there on that deal and he leaves early im gonna go for a harley ride.. Its grandmas birthday so sue is gonna be with her but its looking like a nother ride may be had sunday so ill take sue along :lol: Its hard to ride alone when your wife loves to go along.. No problem I enjoy the company..
So.. I think that sunday will be a non working day again.. If the deal goes south on the new scooter then next week ill be looking to get the frame blasted and follow thru with the build..
What the hell are you doing this weekend :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?:
Dave
I'm about knee deep in 32 parts. I have just a few more things to round up and then I'm going into "attack" mode and see if I can get the chassis done and painted in short order. This project shares the garage with my wife's Charger. There's only room for one at a time and it's hail season. Once the chassis is done, it can go in a storage building while I'm repairing the cab. This week end will be rear end work. I have a center section to dismantle to see how many dollars of parts it needs to be good.
takin' the dog to the vet and scrapping a 67 chevy pu sat....
i'm thinking "swine flu" for sunday(supposed to be around 80)
I got my first " Spine Shot" this afternoon :? :? I'll let you know Monday what the weekend was like.... :roll: :roll:
Swap Meet in Great Falls tomorrow, first cruise of the season Sunday morning. Work on the kid's basement inbetween. Also try to get the Olds off the hoist so I can start on the Impala.
Doug
well since the econoline is still at the body shop, was suppose to be 3 weeks, we're into the 4th month now, I won't be doing any work on my ride this weekend. :evil:
Putting the boat into the water for the first time this year, oh and cutting the grass for the first time too....
Quote from: "bombcan"
oh and cutting the grass for the first time too....
Should we alert the neighbors :twisted: :lol:
I just got back from the fake bake and now were going flower shopping!! LOL grass needs mowed AGAIN, but its better than snow. Prob going to hang around the house maybe get the lincoln out for a ride later.
have to take the waterpump over to where the Model A is :)
right now I'm waiting on the * maid so I can do other stuff :twisted: (wishful thinking)
Debb
I just finished washing the truck and car and moving the roadster stuff around.. I gotta take the coupe out for a ride so i can re torque the wheels but the driveway is we and i dont want mud on the coupe :lol:
Dave :wink: :arrow: :wink:
Quote from: "jusjunk"I just finished washing the truck and car and moving the roadster stuff around.. I gotta take the coupe out for a ride so i can re torque the wheels but the driveway is we and i dont want mud on the coupe :lol:
Dave :wink: :arrow: :wink:
dat dars wona dem dere suny day cars huh :lol: it mit melt ifn it wer warshd :shock: dat mus b rit caus it cant rust :P
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"I got my first " Spine Shot" this afternoon :? :? I'll let you know Monday what the weekend was like.... :roll: :roll:
I've been through that, no fun.
So far today I've painted a trailer, now it's lawn mowing time.
85 degrees, put the boat and took Halfpint to ride in "Halfpint II", just wish gas wasn't $2.79 a gallon, at 6 gallons an hour it's expensive fun.
grass can wait another week, I'm getting back on the water!
Was dollar night at the horse track here. Only the 2nd time ive ever been there.. I had Sue betting but one race I had her make a bet for me and I won dam near 20 bucks!! After it was all said and done other than 1 round of drinks 7.00 and 2 hotdogs 2.00 we came out a little over 4.00 ahead on the gambling! A cheap fun evening.. Oh ya my buddy Randy that wons the yellow model a pickec us up so i idint even have to drive.. :lol: :lol: :lol: Sure looks nice outside.. Im thinking Bike day...
Dave :arrow: :wink: :arrow:
I finally got the frame for my T primed. Wheeled it outside, epoxy primed it, and let Florida do it's thing to cure it.
After a little spot putty work I am going to wheel it back outside and shoot the black paint onto it. Finally starting to see some progress.
Don
One more view.
Don
Is that an A rear crossmember?
I am installing disc brakes on a 36 Plymouth, using the original hubs. I am using late model Pontiac rotors. All that's left is a caliper bracket.
Yeah, it is. My Son and I cut the ends off and welded it into the new tubing frame. It's gonna have just a round tank behind the T body, so I wanted sort of an old timey crossmember back there.
By the way, did your old time track car ever make it to England, or wherever it was going? You were doing a fantastic restoration on that car. Nice workmanship. The disc brake thing sounds pretty neat too.
Here is how we sliced the crossmember.
Don
Then we butt welded it into the new frame we built.
Don
QuoteBy the way, did your old time track car ever make it to England, or wherever it was going?
Germany. Yes it did
Here's a picture of the owner driving it before it went in for body restoration.
QuoteThe disc brake thing sounds pretty neat too.
I'll take some pictures and post them. This way works when you can't find a rotor to fit.
Bet he was thrilled at the end product. The pictures you posted as it was going together were very impressive. Yeah, Would love to see the disc brakes you are building.
Don
I will be going to the Blue Suede Cruise in Tupelo, MS this weekend. bluesc.com tells about it.
I still need to upload the pictures from the past month or more of the shows I have been to recently. I will get them on my site soon. Going to a car show each weekend of May.
1st weekend Blue Suede Cruise
2nd weekend one day show in Clinton, MS at the O'Reiley Auto Parts
3rd weekend Douglasville, GA one day Kruise For Kids (http://www.peachstatev8ford.org/assets/files/pdfs/kruise_poster.pdf)
4th weekend NSRA Mid-America Nationals in Springfield, MO
I just became a regional rep for Mississippi for a national magazine, Cruisin' Style. So I will be working events for them and writing articles for them.
we will have to hook up in Springfield. Look for my purple cpe
I got a letter from the township about my building permit thats gonna expire this month. I never finished my deck because of the heart attack so it looks like im going to the lumber yard this weekend. :)
I can prolly finish it in a few days so i guess thats what im doing..
Dave
Quote from: "jusjunk"I got a letter from the township about my building permit thats gonna expire this month. I never finished my deck because of the heart attack so it looks like im going to the lumber yard this weekend. :)
I can prolly finish it in a few days so i guess thats what im doing..
Dave
Maybe Denise can bring her Tour by and they can help. In our town you can just get an extension on the permit due to extenuating circumstances (I would think a heart attack counts). Don't over extend yourself. It's going to be hot. GPster
Quote from: "GPster"Quote from: "jusjunk"I got a letter from the township about my building permit thats gonna expire this month. I never finished my deck because of the heart attack so it looks like im going to the lumber yard this weekend. :)
I can prolly finish it in a few days so i guess thats what im doing..
Dave
Maybe Denise can bring her Tour by and they can help. In our town you can just get an extension on the permit due to extenuating circumstances (I would think a heart attack counts). Don't over extend yourself. It's going to be hot. GPster
I was told to try that Joe.. I do need to finish the dam thing but i may check into it anyway. All I have to do is put a railing around it. If i can get all the wood I need tomorrow I can prolly have it about finished sunday or monday. No m not gonna work real hard just hard ebuff..
Dave
Quote from: "phat rat"we will have to hook up in Springfield. Look for my purple cpe
Last year was the first year that I went to that one and had a great time. We found the shade in the back to be a nice area. The rest of the RRTers were out on hot concrete.
AL
The dog going to carry sod for you Tony?
I have to finish this truck tomorrow, it has to work monday. Then I have to get that Buick cut up, so the parts can be picked up monday. Oh, and help Fatcat hang gutters.
There are more primer stains on my hands in my future, this weekend. I stayed up til 4 AM the other night, sandblasting the rear axle and spring for the T, so today I am going to prime it and all the front end parts I got cleaned up before that.
At least stuff is getting closer to the finish line. :D :D
Don
I'll be glad when I can stop wrestling with these 200 pound chunks of steel.
Don
Well, I spend most all my time slaving over a hot keyboard. Heh, heh, keyboards on notebooks can get real hot on occasion.
This weekend I've just started adding some new functionality to some of my web pages.
In what I call my 'Index of Pics' I have lists of pics on my site grouped by make and on some of the more popular makes it gets to be a bit of a long list.
So on those long lists it became obvious that they needed something to give folks a clue as to what all was there besides a rather nondescript link and having click on each pic to see it. I'm sure it could get a bit tedious.
So this is what I've come up with, if ya all want to check it out.
http://carnut.com/photo/list/ford/ford32/f32hr1.html
It probably don't work in all browsers or configurations, but I'm still kinda tickled to have come up with it, so, thought I'd post it here for grins.
Guess the tradeoff here is that all that info takes awhile to load, so it's a bit slow on slower connections.
I'm still wonderin' when last weeks "shot in the back" is gonna start workin'........Wonder if it came with a warranty :?: :?: :? :?
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"I'm still wonderin' when last weeks "shot in the back" is gonna start workin'........Wonder if it came with a warranty :?: :?: :? :?
Didn't work for me either. :cry:
The Blue Suede Cruise in Tupelo, MS is HOT! Hot temps and even hotter cars here. Over 630 have registered.
AL
Well, the truck is painted and gone, Fatcats eaves troughs are up, and I started stripping the Buick. We'll finish that tomorrow.
QuoteGuess the tradeoff here is that all that info takes awhile to load, so it's a bit slow on slower connections.
Works fine for me. 1200 32 roadster photos? How many pictures do you have?
Quote from: "enjenjo"Well, the truck is painted and gone, Fatcats eaves troughs are up, and I started stripping the Buick. We'll finish that tomorrow.
GREAT :!: :!: :!: What's planned for after lunch :?: :?: :P :P
Quote from: "Carnut"Well, I spend most all my time slaving over a hot keyboard. Heh, heh, keyboards on notebooks can get real hot on occasion.
This weekend I've just started adding some new functionality to some of my web pages.
In what I call my 'Index of Pics' I have lists of pics on my site grouped by make and on some of the more popular makes it gets to be a bit of a long list.
So on those long lists it became obvious that they needed something to give folks a clue as to what all was there besides a rather nondescript link and having click on each pic to see it. I'm sure it could get a bit tedious.
So this is what I've come up with, if ya all want to check it out.
http://carnut.com/photo/list/ford/ford32/f32hr1.html
It probably don't work in all browsers or configurations, but I'm still kinda tickled to have come up with it, so, thought I'd post it here for grins.
Guess the tradeoff here is that all that info takes awhile to load, so it's a bit slow on slower connections.
Hey Carnut :!: :!: That's NEAT :!: :!: You got better pictures of my car than I do :!: :!: :!: ( Olds 2-dr sedan..# 2-3 & 4 ) ...It had to be at the Rocky Mountain Nats....Thanx :!: :!: :!:
Unreal...The '37 Dodge 2-dr sedan # 2-3&4 are my KID :!: :!: We built that car before the Olds...Photos are from the same show when he was taking the car from here in Il to his home ( at that time) , in Tucson :!: :!: Thanx again :!: :!: We're FAMOUS :!: :!: :!:
Quote from: "enjenjo"QuoteGuess the tradeoff here is that all that info takes awhile to load, so it's a bit slow on slower connections.
Works fine for me. 1200 32 roadster photos? How many pictures do you have?
Neato. Gonna be awhile before I get all the rest of the site updated with this functionality.
I do hope folks will appreciate it.
As of today I've got over 84,000 pics on the site.
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"Quote from: "Carnut"Well, I spend most all my time slaving over a hot keyboard. Heh, heh, keyboards on notebooks can get real hot on occasion.
This weekend I've just started adding some new functionality to some of my web pages.
In what I call my 'Index of Pics' I have lists of pics on my site grouped by make and on some of the more popular makes it gets to be a bit of a long list.
So on those long lists it became obvious that they needed something to give folks a clue as to what all was there besides a rather nondescript link and having click on each pic to see it. I'm sure it could get a bit tedious.
So this is what I've come up with, if ya all want to check it out.
http://carnut.com/photo/list/ford/ford32/f32hr1.html
It probably don't work in all browsers or configurations, but I'm still kinda tickled to have come up with it, so, thought I'd post it here for grins.
Guess the tradeoff here is that all that info takes awhile to load, so it's a bit slow on slower connections.
Hey Carnut :!: :!: That's NEAT :!: :!: You got better pictures of my car than I do :!: :!: :!: ( Olds 2-dr sedan..# 2-3 & 4 ) ...It had to be at the Rocky Mountain Nats....Thanx :!: :!: :!:
Unreal...The '37 Dodge 2-dr sedan # 2-3&4 are my KID :!: :!: We built that car before the Olds...Photos are from the same show when he was taking the car from here in Il to his home ( at that time) , in Tucson :!: :!: Thanx again :!: :!: We're FAMOUS :!: :!: :!:
Yep, I have taken a few pics at the Rocky Mountain nats over the years.
Carnut,
I am not sure, it was in primer the last time I saw it, years ago, but I think the 1940 Studebaker 2 door sedan #2,3 belongs to Ron Kuncl from Nebraska. Probably shot it at the Rocky Mountain nats too. Last car I saw of his was a custom coupe express with an Olds 455. If anyone happens to know him, say hello for me. Lost track of him years ago.
Doug
Quote from: "jusjunk"No m not gonna work real hard just hard ebuff..
Dave
OK frank mows the lawn in the buff :shock: , you do carpentry in the buff, :shock: :shock: makes me glad i live in the SW. i hope you measure with a measuring tape, because if you use anything else your measurements will come up short :P :P :P
:ha) :ha) :ha) :ha) :b-d:
later jim
Quote from: "river1"Quote from: "jusjunk"No m not gonna work real hard just hard ebuff..
Dave
OK frank mows the lawn in the buff :shock: , you do carpentry in the buff, :shock: :shock: makes me glad i live in the SW. i hope you measure with a measuring tape, because if you use anything else your measurements will come up short :P :P :P
:ha) :ha) :ha) :ha) :b-d:
later jim
Ha Ha.. I didnt think a lil typing error would be interpreted like that but good catch :lol: :lol: Ive got the railing almost done with the exception the lumber yard was out of spindles and i wont have them till next week. I could have it all done today but im pretty sore so ill just relax today..
Dave
Quote from: "jusjunk"Ive got the railing almost done with the exception the lumber yard was out of spindles and i wont have them till next week.
Dave
Make sure you understand the building permits and see if they have a Code on the spindles and their placement. My neighbor ran into a snaffoo with his back porch. His wife had found some iron railing with twistered spindles (the kind they made in Orange County before he started building motorcycles in his basement) and they would not conform to Code. The rail shouldn't be lower than 32" or higher than 36", any space between the bottom of the railing and the floor can't be more than 3" and the measurement between the spindles can't be wider than 3". These measurements are as best as I can remember but they are so kids, crawlers or toddlers, will not get stuck and suffocate in the spaces. The spacing between the iron spindles is 5 1/2" and the sections are only 26" (?) high so placement in heigth is iffy and he was needing to rebuild each section to re-space the twisted spindles. If you are subject to a final inspection because of a building permit make sure that they won't throw is kind of thing at you. GPster
Here its 5 inch centers for 2x2 spindles. I dont understant the heigh thing joe? I wonder why there would be a maximum height. Ive got 41 inch long spindles and we checked the neighbors rail and its 41 inches high.
Dave
Got the rest of the front suspension primed, now I just have to dress up the rear axle and I can shoot some primer on it and the rear spring.
Goal is to have the frame in paint by next Sunday at this time.
Don
and a few more parts.............
and finally...............
Thought I'd take a drive, water pump noise worse than ever, didn't make it out the driveway beofre the drive belt screamed to let me know the pump had finally karked it completely.
Went to dealer for OEM replacement,, no stock. Went to aftermaket store, no stock. After about six stores I cracked it and 'ordered one in'.
Went home and pondred car with no grille or radiator, finished half built model race car.
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what color is that,carps?
Colour?
White primer with a couple of coats of 'Smoothster Yellow' Then a few coats of 'Boyd's Orange Pearl'. The centre 'strip' and lower edges are fogged in over the orage with 'Aluma Coupe Pearl Yellow'
It looks much better in daylight.
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One of the guys bought this trick looking sidey about a year ago from the U.S. He's gonna fire it up tomorrow so that's something to be excited about. Can't wait to hear it running. 8)
Whoa, that engine is really trick. Tell us more about it.
Don
Ok its friday.....................Going to the Coldwater show tomorrow. Sue was just here for morning break and asked me if i still wanted to go :?: She said i didnt seem too excited about it.. Well im kinda burned out on shows but were gonna go anyway. Its the after math of the heart attack again.. I got different priorities :lol: :?: I wanted to finish my deck this week and weekend but the lumber yard wont have the spindles till monday they tell me now so i have the weekend free.. Dunno what im going to do sunday. Sue is going to Ft Wayne and her and April and the grand daughter are going to the zoo.. Id go but they prolly will want to keep me (ok Frank insert BS here):lol: :lol: :lol:
Dave
Quote from: "jusjunk"Ok its friday.....................Going to the Coldwater show tomorrow. Sue was just here for morning break and asked me if i still wanted to go :?: She said i didnt seem too excited about it.. Well im kinda burned out on shows but were gonna go anyway. Its the after math of the heart attack again.. I got different priorities :lol: :?: I wanted to finish my deck this week and weekend but the lumber yard wont have the spindles till monday they tell me now so i have the weekend free.. Dunno what im going to do sunday. Sue is going to Ft Wayne and her and April and the grand daughter are going to the zoo.. Id go but they prolly will want to keep me (ok Frank insert BS here):lol: :lol: :lol:
Dave
Frank's busy......Ask'ed me to cover for him...As far as going to the zoo, I'd be more concerned about Sue trying to trade you for something useful.... :P :P :shock: :shock:
QuoteId go but they prolly will want to keep me (ok Frank insert BS here
I doubt they want you. :shock: You're too smart for a monkey, and too dumb to be human.
Happy Weekend!
Mine started Wednesday when I had to replace the guts of my main toilet!
Thursday, I took the Vicky to work as we all were invited to Gator Leasing (truck rental) for Lunch!
Friday, Fixing to sign my life away on a high risk loan to purchase property in a foreign country, borrowing 150K repaying over 400K!!
This Weekend, I am on call from work and as usual, someone will throw me under the bus and smash me flat!!
Haven't touched the cars for a couple weeks! Noticed the air wasn't working in the Vicky, Want to take Mom out (My Wife) for mother's day so Saturday I will have to trace down that little problem! (in between calls from work stuff)
Does anyone have anything I can do for them? I don't think I'm busy enough!?
Bruce
Friday, Fixing to sign my life away on a high risk loan to purchase property in a foreign country, borrowing 150K repaying over 400K!!
Bruce[/quote]
HUH :? Dam that just dont sound right..
Dave :roll:
My goal for this weekend is to get my newly painted frame sitting on lots of newly painted suspension pieces. :) Worked til 1 AM last night, got the frame shot in satin black, now I have to take all my primered axles and all and get them sprayed with color.
I think I see the finish line coming on this project. :lol: :lol:
Don
Don, you're so darn productive, how about if you vacation up this direction for a while and get my car done. Sure doesn't seem like I am getting very far. :lol:
Rod run in Great Falls tomorrow and then going to take the rear apart on the Impala on Sunday.
Doug
Doug, I'm only coming if the ice has melted for the year. :D I was in Little Falls one January, Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. :shock: :shock:
Don
Quote from: "sirstude"Don, you're so darn productive, how about if you vacation up this direction for a while and get my car done. Sure doesn't seem like I am getting very far. :lol:
Rod run in Great Falls tomorrow and then going to take the rear apart on the Impala on Sunday.
Doug
I was thinking the same thing Doug.. Dam im riding the scooter and tomorrow ill have the coupe out and the roadster is in pieces.. Hell ill send it to him :lol: :lol: :lol:
Of course thats with no labor charge but he can keep the experience..
Dave :lol: :lol: :lol:
It's 80 degrees right now, haven't had any ice since last Thursday.
Doug
Going to a car show at an O'Reileys in the morning in Clinton, MS. Then probably go to a cruise-in that night.
AL
Big week of new car launch activity coming up, so my weekend is kinda screwed, workin for da man. :(
Quote from: "donsrods"Whoa, that engine is really trick. Tell us more about it.
Don
It appears to have KONG twin plug heads, which suggests it is a race only powerplant developed to make some serious (for a flatty) mumbo.
Quote from: "sirstude"Don, you're so darn productive, how about if you vacation up this direction for a while and get my car done.
DON"T DO IT DON!
A 'vacation' downunder will be much more fun and bvesides I have much more needs to be done. :wink:
QuoteSure doesn't seem like I am getting very far. :lol:
Don't feel bad, you aint Robinson Crusoe. :(
Quote from: "donsrods"Doug, I'm only coming if the ice has melted for the year. :D
We never have ice here!
Heck, we don't even have any water from which to make ice. :shock: :lol: :lol:
Les had a good turnout today for the first firing up of his sidey. He put on beers and a bbq lunch that went down well.
I liked the sound of it but I wouldn't have picked it for a sidey though. He's putting it in a 30 coupe.
He found the motor on a trailer under some other stuff at the L.A Roadsters Fathers Day show.
This is how Les describes the motor in his own words..........
Yep , looks like its pretty busy A, its 324 cubic inches, bored to 3 7/16", Velesco 180 degree crank , 4 3/8" stroke, Kong heads , set up to run dual plugs, two identical ignition systems by msd, block & oil pan modified to use full king girdle, cunningham rods, ross pistons, Billet cam, four 97 carbs.
click on the link for a better look of it and some other stuff he has in his shop.
http://www.landbarge.com/index.php?name=coppermine&file=thumbnails&album=20
This is how Les describes the motor in his own words..........
Yep , looks like its pretty busy A, its 324 cubic inches, bored to 3 7/16", Velesco 180 degree crank , 4 3/8" stroke, Kong heads , set up to run dual plugs, two identical ignition systems by msd, block & oil pan modified to use full king girdle, cunningham rods, ross pistons, Billet cam, four 97 carbs.
That's a LOT of flat motor... :shock: It's good to see someone serious about running a UHV motor :!: :!: :D
Went to a small car show on Saturday in Clinton, MS. Had 42 registered, but still had a good time there. There was a long '46 Chevy Pickup with a flat bed on the back of it. My friend Steve brought his roadster out.
AL
don't know why I haven't thought of this before and posted what I do everyday. After all every one is a Sat. except for Sun. So my week-ends are 7 days long :lol:
Quote from: "phat rat"don't know why I haven't thought of this before and posted what I do everyday. After all every one is a Sat. except for Sun. So my week-ends are 7 days long :lol:
Go ahead and rub-it-in!
Quote from: "phat rat"don't know why I haven't thought of this before and posted what I do everyday. After all every one is a Sat. except for Sun. So my week-ends are 7 days long :lol:
Jeeeeez. Get a job, ya' slacker... :mrgreen:
Quote from: "Rayvyn"Quote from: "phat rat"don't know why I haven't thought of this before and posted what I do everyday. After all every one is a Sat. except for Sun. So my week-ends are 7 days long :lol:
Jeeeeez. Get a job, ya' slacker... :mrgreen:
Ya I probably should. But I think I'll take 43 years off first as that's how long I spent in the same shop. So anyone want to hire me when I'm 105 years old?
There is a great cruise/show this weekend in Piggot, Arkansas. Good people and great food..Not too far from George Ray's dragstrip in Paragould, Ar.
Here's that trick sidey I was telling you about earlier being fired up.
Its Friday... Mowed the lawn last night and the Deck is done. Today im leaving early to go to court with my son on getting his drivers license back.
I sure hope he gets it. Its been a busy week and i plan on relaxing tonite then having back after the roadster frame tomorrow. Id like to get a whole bunch more of it sanded this weekend. I still have another canadian emailing me on buying the car but he really hasnt come up with enuff cash yet. Ill email him again but im going to continue with my plan. Im not gonna be in town next weekend so i need to get a bunch done this weekend.
Dave
Jusjunk,
Wayne
Quote from: "phat rat"don't know why I haven't thought of this before and posted what I do everyday. After all every one is a Sat. except for Sun. So my week-ends are 7 days long :lol:
That's the problem with retirement, you never get a day off! That's why I unretire a couple times a year back to the ol' Nuke Plant. There I work 7 days a week AND get paid for it....but it sure ain't like being retired, at home I don't work the midnight shift and the only person I get to watch work is me. Think I'll go to bed now.
Lee
Quote from: "Grandadeo"Quote from: "phat rat"don't know why I haven't thought of this before and posted what I do everyday. After all every one is a Sat. except for Sun. So my week-ends are 7 days long :lol:
That's the problem with retirement, you never get a day off! That's why I unretire a couple times a year back to the ol' Nuke Plant. There I work 7 days a week AND get paid for it....but it sure ain't like being retired, at home I don't work the midnight shift and the only person I get to watch work is me. Think I'll go to bed now.
Lee
Hey Lee I feel for you but can't quite reach. Course you're still a young squirt
Quote from: "jusjunk"Its Friday... Mowed the lawn last night and the Deck is done. Today im leaving early to go to court with my son on getting his drivers license back.
I sure hope he gets it. Its been a busy week and i plan on relaxing tonite then having back after the roadster frame tomorrow. Id like to get a whole bunch more of it sanded this weekend. I still have another canadian emailing me on buying the car but he really hasnt come up with enuff cash yet. Ill email him again but im going to continue with my plan. Im not gonna be in town next weekend so i need to get a bunch done this weekend.
Dave
Hey Dave...Look at the new American Rodder Mag...The did a special article just for YOU :!: :!: " How to build a Deuce Roadster" ...They got their's done in 15 pages... :P :P :P
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"Quote from: "jusjunk"Its Friday... Mowed the lawn last night and the Deck is done. Today im leaving early to go to court with my son on getting his drivers license back.
I sure hope he gets it. Its been a busy week and i plan on relaxing tonite then having back after the roadster frame tomorrow. Id like to get a whole bunch more of it sanded this weekend. I still have another canadian emailing me on buying the car but he really hasnt come up with enuff cash yet. Ill email him again but im going to continue with my plan. Im not gonna be in town next weekend so i need to get a bunch done this weekend.
Dave
Hey Dave...Look at the new American Rodder Mag...The did a special article just for YOU :!: :!: " How to build a Deuce Roadster" ...They got their's done in 15 pages... :P :P :P
Rookies... If i wanted to i could be done in 2 weeks and thats full paint..
Dave :wink: :wink: :wink:
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"
Look at the new American Rodder Mag...The did a special article just for YOU :!: :!: " How to build a Deuce Roadster" ...They got their's done in 15 pages... :P :P :P
Is that the May issue? In the May issue, they did a story on Street Rods by Michael and my friend, Chris whose car is there, got his car in the magazine. It's a '38 Chevy Coupe.
AL
PS: What you said about them getting their's done in 15 pages reminds me of a story I heard Sam Memmolo say while I was waiting in line at the Street Rod Nats to get his autograph. He said that when he was driving the T-bucket that they built on TV to an event one time, it broke down on him. Right in the middle of traffic and people soon realized that a celeb was in the broken down car. So he went to hunting what the problem was. The whole time telling himself that he had 30 minutes to fix this problem like he does on TV! It turned out to be a switch that was under a seat that got kicked or something that shut the car down.
Well I wanted to drag the roadster frame out side for sanding but it rained here and looks to be awful damp.. Hopefully at least by this after noon. I either do it outside with reduced cleanup to the shop or i roll the bike and the coupe out and mess up the shop..
Dave :wink:
It's the weekend already? :shock:
Darn it, guess I better head home and swap the grubby clothing for clean stuff before heading out again on Sunday.
Oh well, I'll be on vacation soon, especially if the weekends keep coming up so fast.
My Girlfriend is coming to visit, I'm not gonna get anything done :wink: :D
Quote from: "Roadstar"My Girlfriend is coming to visit, I'm not gonna get anything done :wink: :D
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Oh Ya your gonna get something done... You DOG you 8) 8) 8)
Dave :wink:
There is a low buck glass deuce roadster featured in the new Hot Rod, it's right here in town, built by a couple guys down the street. Total cost was just over $11,000, a very nice car. I saw Ken at the hardware store today, he invited me down monday evening, wants to do some trading of parts.
I'll be doing the same thing I have been doing for months........prepping and painting parts for the T. Got the entire frontend hung the other night, and the rear axle painted. Starting to get stoked, it is looking like a rod at last.
Don
and one more..............
Don
Looks good Don.. Ill be glad when i get to the painting stage .
Dave 8)
Thanks Dave. Yep, I gotta say it feels pretty good to be bolting stuff on for the (hopefully) final time. I really hate the part leading up to that though, the prep and painting. I really have to hand it to guys who do this kind of work all the time. It's messy, hard work, and takes so long.
How is yours coming?
Don
I have been installing the new gears in the Impala for the last 4 days. I have never done this before and it has been a lot of fun. Part of the time delay is I don't hae a press and have to drive across the valley to where a friend has one. Everything looks pretty good right now, but I am going to try to pull .001 out of the pinion shim. The pattern is just a bit more toward the heel than I think it should be.
Doug
Quote from: "enjenjo"There is a low buck glass deuce roadster featured in the new Hot Rod, it's right here in town, built by a couple guys down the street. Total cost was just over $11,000, a very nice car. I saw Ken at the hardware store today, he invited me down monday evening, wants to do some trading of parts.
I read the article last night & wondered if you knew them...It is a nice car...My kinda guys...They don't seem to like spending $$$$ & are not afraid to do things themselves...Is Swanton becoming the new hot rod "Meca" :?: :?: Boy, add this to the leaning pole & the "animal stories" & you guys are REALLY going to draw the tourists...... :!: :!: :lol: :lol:
QuoteIs Swanton becoming the new hot rod "Meca"
It's always been like that around here. I live out in the country, and there are at least 20 hot rods within a mile, not all of them pre 48, but a bunch anyway. Them farm boys is always building somethin'.
My junk...... Heres the roadster frame after today and the deck project.
Dave
I went to a car show on Saturday in Pelahatchie, MS called the Crooked Creek Car Fest. They were expecting maybe 40 cars and 89 showed up. Lots of different styles to look at.
These first two pictures, the trailer was made by a few friends of mine from a refrigerator. I took a picture of two '50 Fords together, one custom & one stock. They put me by the railroad tracks.
AL
Sue and I are off to indy at about 3:30 this afternoon. Going to the hoosier hundred then back to a motel in anderson indiana and we will be there for the little 500 tomorrow evening. Heading home sunday and maybe stop and se rob and deb in Ft Wayne . Monday ive got to work on the step daughters daily :cry: .. Looks like rain for the weekend so im crossing my fingers that we get the races in again this year..
Dave
It's our rod run this weekend, It has been raining for the last week pretty much. We have had about 3 inches of rain this week, and normally get 10-12 inches per year. Finally caught up. This morning it is misting, but the sky is really heavy, dought it will be gone today, but tomorrow is supposed to be beautiful. They say it will lift this afternoon, which is ok since things don't get rolling until about 4:00.
Doug
Got home late last night after accident on crappy Brisvegas Frewway casued me to miss my plane. Had to come home the long way.
Slept in this morning and couldn;t be bothered finishing the water pump replace in the '33, so went to rod run instead.
Here's a few pics.
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Wasn't really a Rod Run, more a get togehter at Steve Costa's shop.
here's a few more pics.
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Quote from: "enjenjo"There is a low buck glass deuce roadster featured in the new Hot Rod, it's right here in town, built by a couple guys down the street. Total cost was just over $11,000, a very nice car. I saw Ken at the hardware store today, he invited me down monday evening, wants to do some trading of parts.
Frank, when I saw that those guys were from Swanton I expected to see you or at least your name in the article. But i thought it was supposed to be a low bucks car.....$11,000!!!!!! ..... I don't have $11'000 in both my rods, and they look like it too..... :lol: :lol: :lol:
It's Sunday, no wimmin here today so I guess that means I can get stuck into the water pump.
Or should I deal with the rather longish grass?
Waterpump is sounding good. :wink:
A couple of pictures from our rod run. Just click on them. One of these days I will take the time to figure out how to make Webshots show correctly on the page.
Doug
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Well, dodn't get the water pump installed.
Happened like this.
Noticed a couple of marks in the aluminium body.
So....
Got the dremel out and had a little grind.
Found a few more 'imprfections' and ground some more.
The grinder left some marks, so they had to be hand sanded out.
Looked kinda smooth.
So......
Mounted the polishing whell on to dremel.
Now it looks kinda shiney.
Used lotsa different polishing tools and stuff......
WOW, will ya look at that, it's very dark and I've missed my dinner.
But may water pump is all smooth and shiney. :roll:
Tomorrow I'll prolly decide to paint it to match the engine. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Oh, and I noticed a 'problem' with the fuel filter connetion on the fuel line, so since I have it all to bits and accessible I guess I should fix that.
Getting the oil filter off is very easy when the radiator is out, so I should change the oil too.
And will ya just look at that, the oil pump had an aluminium body too, it should polish up all nice and shiney like the water pump.
Polishing the fuel pump didn't take too long. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Hafta go to the bolt shop before reassemply as a couple of the bolts don't match and plished stainless unbrakos kinda look kool. Button heads will be good for the fan.
And while I'm at it, I always wanted to chrome the alternator bracket and adjuster, they just don't look right painted.......
Somehow, I think replacing the water pump will take longer and cost more than I anticipated. Why is it so? :?
[Somehow, I think replacing the water pump will take longer and cost more than I anticipated. Why is it so? :?[/quote]
Hey Carps....I'll trade ya :!: :!: I built my kid's car in '88 & it still seems to be under "warranty" :shock: :shock: ( And no, it's NOT a "Hyundai" ) :roll: :roll:
I've been remodeling my kitchen. I stripped the upper cabinets, and am installing oak doors in place of the old ones. Problem is, I've sanded the doors with 100, 120, and 320, and the grain still raises up on the first coat of primer. After sanding, I blew off all the dust with air, then wiped with mineral spirits.
Any ideas? I still have to do all the lower cabinets. I didn't want oak, as I'm painting them anyway, but they don't seem to sell anything else at the home centers.
What are you using for primer? I use shellac for the first couple coats to seal the wood.
Zinsser Fast Prime2, latex primer/sealer.
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"Quote from: "Carps"Somehow, I think replacing the water pump will take longer and cost more than I anticipated. Why is it so? :?
Hey Carps....I'll trade ya :!: :!: I built my kid's car in '88 & it still seems to be under "warranty" :shock: :shock: ( And no, it's NOT a "Hyundai" ) :roll: :roll:
Hey Ugly, carefeul what ya wish for.
You really wanna trade your kid for mine?
The warranty ran out years ago and I have been paying 'full service fees' ever since. Man, the upkeep is killing me! So, I'll happily trade on one that's still under warranty and I can send some of the bills back to 'the factory'. :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: "58 Yeoman"Problem is, I've sanded the doors with 100, 120, and 320, and the grain still raises up on the first coat of primer.
Any ideas? I still have to do all the lower cabinets. I didn't want oak, as I'm painting them anyway
Phil, there are a couple ways to handle this.
(1) Use a solvent or oil-base primer instead of a latex primer. ......You can still topcoat with latex.
(2) Before the final sanding, wet the wood with a damp cloth to deliberately raise the grain. .....Let it dry before sanding again. ....The final sanding will remove the fuzzies, and the grain is less likely to raise again. .....On some woods, re-wetting and re-sanding is necessary.
(3) Oak is an open-pore wood, and often the pores will telegraph through the final finish.
Since you are painting, and not staining the oak, I would suggest a visit to an art/craft supply store to purchase artists' Gesso.
Gesso is a white, high-solids filler in a water-based solution.
One or two coats of gesso can be applied to the raw, UN-sanded oak, which will fill the pores and raise the grain. .....Once the gesso dries (fairly quickly), you can sand with 180 or 220 grit, and end up with a glass-smooth surface to apply your topcoat. .....You do not need a primer on top of the gesso.
I'm lazy, and I look for the easiest way to do a good job. ....I think this method will cut down on the amount of sanding you will have to do, and give you a smoother surface for your topcoat.
Gesso should NOT be used if the wood is to be stained, or a clear finish will be applied to bare wood.
(4) Frank's suggestion of shellac is also valid. ......However, comercially-prepared shellac is VERY sensitive to shelf-life. .....If you have a can of shellac left from a previous project, test it on a piece of scrap to be sure it will dry properly! .....Old shellac often fails to dry, and leaves a gummy mess on the surface.
Well I worked all afternoon after i got home from the Little 500. It was a great race again but we left friday afternoon to try and take in the hoosier hundred and it got rained out! I was gonna stop at rob and debbs but i was thinking about what i had to do and drove right by.. Well actually we stopped and had breakfast at dupont road.. Got home unloaded the car turned on the indy race and pulled the kids car apart for inspection. Just needed an oil change and repair tot he drain plug. Got lucky and found a plastic washer to fit it cause the other one was cracked and it was leaking. Got some new pads for the front and put them in and its all done. Thta gives me today to wash the harley and maybe wash sue's car too. Ive gotta round up the extra material for the coupe and get it ready for departure too. * soon as the deal is done and i get the room back in the garage ill be working on the roadster.
Dave
ps: Happy memorial day
Frank, Bruce, thanks for the ideas. There is a craft mall near here, they might sell the gesso, I'm not sure. Only been there once or twice. I'll resand the doors that I primered yesterday, but the other ideas will be great once I get to the base cabinets....plus the french door replacements for the front of the house.
BTW, my GF's daughter is in from Fort Collings, CO, and has to leave today. Her beemer's cooling fan took a dump last night. She's going to bring it by so I can see if the dodge minivan electric fans I have in the basement will work until she gets back to CO.
Tore down the 200R4 I am using in the Buick, pretty nice shape, nothing burned up. I have to go in the morning, and pick up a few parts, and I can put it together.
rode 200 miles on the bike :lol: , have sore butt, LOL came home and been doing yard work since about 5:30. couldn't do anything outside yesterday and sat :(
going to drive the mustang around the neighborhood before step B comes to get it :(
I'll be going to bed early tonight, I'm wore out!!!! :P
Big weekend to get something done on the roadster! Fabridated an air cleaner, got the injection throttle linkage done, make fairing for injectors and got the hydraulic clutch to function (still work to do on it though)
Couple of picks of the progress.
Rex
Craft mall only has completed crafts, no supplies. Got some shellac based primer at Menards. Re-sanded the doors and reprimed; got the first coat on the inside of final color.
Took the fan out of the Beemer and called around. Can't find one on a Holiday; she'll try again tomorrow. She doesn't have to leave now until Wednesday, so I didn't modify the dodge fan to fit.
Time to relax.
I had a fantastic weekend. :D Got the engine and tranny installed into the T, and got two of the wheels painted. Starting to really look like a car finally, and I'm getting stoked.
Don
Pretty soon I wil pull the red wheels and put these on.
Don
Had a gola for the weekend of getting my steering column mounted permantly. Saturday was nice, so I bought some sandblast sand (some new brand called Black Magic, worked fantastic) and had a goal of finishing the two front fenders. Was trying to strip them with 36 grit discs, but some funky black primer just didn't want to come off. Started blasting and in two hours I finished the fenders, the inner fender panels, headlight rings, front bumper pan.
Then started on the steering. I ended up moving the brake booster to the left about an inch. Welded the factory mounting plate back to the column and welded some bolts from the front of the firewall facing back into the interior to bolt the plate to.
I had cut some of the floor out so that the brake pedal would travel all the way to its limit, so then I started in on replacing the floor. Got that all welded in too.
If this keeps up I may drive this car some day.
Walt
Pictures of our rod run at the following.
http://picasaweb.google.com/orogard
Its Friday already :!: What am I gonna do this weekend. :?: I gotta hit the bank after work and throw in the money from the coupe then I think ill work on a plan for the roadster tonite and gather up some more of them fancy disks in the 2 inch size tomorrow si i can get the frame finished for paint. I may get to kzoo for the sprint car races tomorrow but i need to work and get as much done on the roadster as i can this weekend. Once I get the frame in primer ill be on a roll. I still have to get the rearend housing and axle ready for paint too. I wonder if i have enuff time to get it ready for kzoo in sept :?: Maybe with the body not in paint. I may have to run to swanton and help get the bbq done too if Frank keeps slacking :lol: :lol:
Dave
Well, I finished up the trans for the Buick today. It only took me a week. That's why I don't do them for a living :lol: I have a 40 Plymouth truck coming in the morning, it needs a new chassis built. Back to the grindstone.
if it will not rain.......
I will go to thunder valley and run tomorrow night with agent orange........ if it rains ill stay home and paint the dash in the roadster pickup
Digging out tree roots and landscaping ground for an outdoor patio, and pouring cement for a sidewalk if this @#%$#$* Tropical Storm Barry ever leaves here. Another hurricane season has arrived. (yawn)
I did throw a donut to an alligator in the lake behind the house this morning. Bas%$#D doesn't like creme filled either; picky %&@#.
Big swap meet sunday. Hopefully canoes won't be needed. If I get rained out this weekend that'll give me time to do my next redneck tech project. Maybe I'll go look at at a couple of hot rods that are for sale locally. Stinkin' rain...Oh yeah...site security has informed me that Vance was spotted posting in the "Powder Room". Is the rest of the "team" aware of this... :?: :(U)
I have it on good authority Vance only went in there because he was told you were upsetting the ladies..... again.
Meanwhile i went shopping for a few bolts this morning (it's almost saturday night here) and as is usual with everything I need to finish a task, 'today'. Not one bolt store had what I wanted so once again it's been ordered in.
Tomorrow is NNL Model car show in Ballarat, nice long drive but great show, even better swap meet. I'll post some pics tomorrow night.
With this Tropical Depression we have here, it is too wet to do any painting outside the shop, so I am going to spend some time finding some misplaced tools and cleaning the place.
Today I got my rear slicks mounted and balanced, and put on the car. I also got the axles aligned by triangulating them. They are finally mounted and locktited in place.
I think it's time to start finishing up the body work. It will be nice to be doing fiberglass work rather than painting for a little while. But at least the car is now a roller on the real wheels and tires.
Don
Looks good don. I cant wait to get my roadster that far along but its gonna be a while . Sorry I forgot to add crash my harley to my weekend post :!: I got a lot done again yesterday but its gonna be on hold for a bit.
Dave :arrow:
Crash my Harley???????????
Dave, it's one thing to have an exciting weekend, but you don't need to push it THAT far. :shock: :shock:
Word of advice.........don't take up skydiving. :D
Don
Quote from: "donsrods"Dave, it's one thing to have an exciting weekend, but you don't need to push it THAT far. :shock: :shock:
Word of advice.........don't take up skydiving. :D
Don
Speaking of Skydiving, Has anybody talked to George (PurplePickup) lately?
Lee
Quote from: "Grandadeo"Quote from: "donsrods"Dave, it's one thing to have an exciting weekend, but you don't need to push it THAT far. :shock: :shock:
Word of advice.........don't take up skydiving. :D
Don
Speaking of Skydiving, Has anybody talked to George (PurplePickup) lately?
Lee
Ive been gonna ask that very same question but ive been kinda busy selling and crashing things so i forgot. :lol: Oh ya .. Not me
Dave
Quote from: "Grandadeo"Quote from: "donsrods"Dave, it's one thing to have an exciting weekend, but you don't need to push it THAT far. :shock: :shock:
Word of advice.........don't take up skydiving. :D
Don
Speaking of Skydiving, Has anybody talked to George (PurplePickup) lately?
Lee
yeah, we gonna have to take up a collection so he can get a 'puter?
Quote from: "tomslik"Quote from: "Grandadeo"Quote from: "donsrods"Dave, it's one thing to have an exciting weekend, but you don't need to push it THAT far. :shock: :shock:
Word of advice.........don't take up skydiving. :D
Don
Speaking of Skydiving, Has anybody talked to George (PurplePickup) lately?
Lee
yeah, we gonna have to take up a collection so he can get a 'puter?
I hope thats all it is. Puters are cheap these days..
Dave
Quote from: "tomslik"Quote from: "Grandadeo"Quote from: "donsrods"Dave, it's one thing to have an exciting weekend, but you don't need to push it THAT far. :shock: :shock:
Word of advice.........don't take up skydiving. :D
Don
Speaking of Skydiving, Has anybody talked to George (PurplePickup) lately?
Lee
yeah, we gonna have to take up a collection so he can get a 'puter?
Geeze, if he needs a computer, I've got a half dozen spare dos boxs around here, I'd be glad to donate one that works.
Quote from: "Rayvyn"Oh yeah...site security has informed me that Vance was spotted posting in the "Powder Room". Is the rest of the "team" aware of this... :?: :(U)
LIARS :lol: :lol: :lol:
OK, OK, I just stuck my head in there to have a look-see :oops:
but I swear.....I didn't see nuthin' :shock:
at least I put the lid down :wink:
it does smell nice in there, little soaps and frilly hand towels :-o
Vance
Quote from: "Crosley"I hope George only needs a computer...... how was Sue doing?
8)
Last I talked to him she was doing well. But thats been a while Tony.
Dave
Quote from: "Crosley"I hope George only needs a computer...... how was Sue doing?
I've been wondering about them, too! .......It's not normal for George to be away from here for so long.
Some of George's comments in the past keep me hoping that things have not gotten worse for them!
Well its friday .. bike is still broke im still broke cant work on the roadster so there is a bike show downtown tonite and tomorrow. looks like im there. Have to leave early from there tomorrow for my kids b-day party. Sunday ill rest.
Dave :arrow: :wink: :arrow:
I'm getting ready for my trip west. But first it's our 18th anniversary Sun. so we're going out this week-end. Then Mon. I go play for however long it takes.
Quote from: "phat rat"I'm getting ready for my trip west. But first it's our 18th anniversary Sun. so we're going out this week-end. Then Mon. I go play for however long it takes.
Congrats to you both Jack
Dave + Sue
Thanks
Quote from: "phat rat"I'm getting ready for my trip west. But first it's our 18th anniversary Sun. so we're going out this week-end. Then Mon. I go play for however long it takes.
Congrats Jack. Many more to ya' both.
If you happen to see anything laying around out west that you think might need a home in Florida, do me a favor huh?? :wink:
I'll spring for the gas... );b(
I'll post things for sale when I get back. If small enough to travel in the cpe I might be able to deliver it to Tampa. Which trip would you like to buy the gas for, Montana or Tampa? :lol:
Quote from: "phat rat"I'll post things for sale when I get back. If small enough to travel in the cpe I might be able to deliver it to Tampa. Which trip would you like to buy the gas for, Montana or Tampa? :lol:
I think Doug and all them durned Montana hot rodders got the flatlands and northern Rockies pretty well picked over, so I guess it's the Tampa trip; provided you can stuff that 30's p/u frame and body into your trunk... :shock: :D
The missus coming down this year? Maybe she could hook up with my ball and chain and see the sights with her... :D
No she's not coming. I'll be coming down as long as my Navy son is stateside, which he is supposed to be. He and I had plans to do this in 02 then I hit the deer on the way to L'ville. So this is to be a father/son thing.
Finally got the new water pump fitted on the '33. It's different to the old one which was only used for one model year and changed so that the heater inlet and outlet are side by side and not on opposite sides of the pump.
That eant I had to redo the heater hoses (not that they are connected to an actual heater) and the one I needed for a neat application is no longer serviced. Found a Ford one with the right end, but it's too short, so ended up putting a 'slice' joint in the middle. All tucked neatly away inside the fender aprom bubble so it's not visible.
Then I decided to change the fuel filter. Remembered why I didn;t do that before. So after damaging the fuel line, went out anfd got some new bundy tube and with the help of my trusty double flaring tool and tubing bender replumbed the fuel delivery system. :roll:
Got all that sorted out and bolting on the fan realised that it's about the only item on the engine not held in place by polished stainless or chromed alen head bolts. So...... spent most of Saturday searching the bolt stores for stainless buttonheads. They look much better, even if they won't show once the radiator is in place. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Just got a few paint touch ups to do on the engine and I can bolt the water cooler back in place, attach the shiney bit in front of it and take it out to play. Of course by then it will be pouring rain, which it will continue to do for forty days and forty nights. :(
Oh well, it was fun and I reckon I only lost about a pint of blood doing it. Blood thinning drugs are a *!
Quote from: "Carps"
Oh well, it was fun and I reckon I only lost about a pint of blood doing it. Blood thinning drugs are a *!
Not to mention the bruises that you get. You would freak prolly if you saw my upper body after the motorcycle slide job Carps.. Yup i aint pretty to begin with but im really a mess now.. :lol: Hey next wednesday i get to stop one of my blood pills and go to just the other one and 1 asprin a day. Im gonna save 60 bucks a month in insurance co pay on thet one too..
Dave
I'm feelin better already. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Sounds like we may be bein treated for different diseases, or I just haven't had the bruises yet. :shock:
But it seems my skin breaks much easier than it ever did and I have a great tan as one of the drugs makes my skin somewhat photosensetive. :wink:
Funny how we teach our kids not to do drugs then end up relying on them ourselves to stay alive. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: "phat rat"I'm getting ready for my trip west.
I'm getting ready for my trip east. :D
QuoteBut first it's our 18th anniversary Sun.
Congratulations, a big achivement in today's world. Well done and may you have many more.
QuoteThen Mon. I go play for however long it takes.
Sounds like a great plan, think I'll take a leaf outta your book. What is it they say, "alll work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: "Carps"Quote from: "phat rat"I'm getting ready for my trip west.
I'm getting ready for my trip east. :D
QuoteBut first it's our 18th anniversary Sun.
Congratulations, a big achivement in today's world. Well done and may you have many more.
QuoteThen Mon. I go play for however long it takes.
Sounds like a great plan, think I'll take a leaf outta your book. What is it they say, "alll work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Well I intend to have many more, I got me a good one this time. :D Had a practice wife for 23 yrs. LOL Retirement certainly is all it's cracked up to be also. I've never been able to make a trip like this and not have a time I had to be back. My wife expects me back when she sees me. 8)
Jack, I saw your car at the Grizzly Tool open house in Springfield.
AL
We had our goodie bag stuffing thang today for our car show we're putting on next Friday - Saturday in Flowood, MS.
AL
Racin tonite and dunno bout the rest of the weekend my elbow is still pretty * tender.. I sure wish it would heal.. I need to build a car 8)
Dave :wink:
Jack is due this afternoon, I think I will see how much trouble I can get him into.
Doug
Quote from: "sirstude"Jack is due this afternoon, I think I will see how much trouble I can get him into.
Doug
Sounds like fun Doug I wish i was there to help :lol:
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Gonna go put two more days in on dad's 48 chevy pick up.
Hope to finish the bed, mount the running boards, mount the front bumper and maybe finish the exhaust.
....and then maybe start plotting the wiring job.
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "sirstude"Jack is due this afternoon, I think I will see how much trouble I can get him into.
Doug
Sounds like fun Doug I wish i was there to help :lol:
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Sorry but we're having fun despite the fact that you're not here. :lol:
I think I've finally gone over the hill and accepted that I aint as young as I used to be.
Went out and bought a heater for the garage today.
Global warming is a lie!
Quote from: "Carps"I think I've finally gone over the hill and accepted that I aint as young as I used to be.
Went out and bought a heater for the garage today.
Global warming is a lie!
At first glace this kinda confused me... :? :? Then I remembered your seasons are " different"....( Notice I didn't say "backwards".. :lol: :wink: ) It's gonna be 92 here today....I fired up the A/C for the first time this season.... :( :(
Austrailia is different, Carps is backward :roll:
Im headed out to get my glasses adjusted and see about a new ppair of sunglasses. Remember I lost mine in the bike crash :cry: Mo money.. I may come back and work in the garage today . Guess ill turn the air on out there on my way out.
Dave :wink: :arrow: :wink:
Quote from: "enjenjo"Austrailia is different, Carps is backward :roll:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Seat heaters have become my new best friend, but the heated steering wheel in the new LS460 is 'the ducks guts' (that's Aussie meaning; 'To die for'). :wink:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Mo money..
We can compare notes at louisville. :wink:
QuoteI may come back and work in the garage today . Guess ill turn the air on out there on my way out.
My garage has air too, but I don't need to turn it on, it just seems to be there. Right now I'd like it to be a little warmer as I need to get under the car to change the oil and the thermometer is reading just above zero.
Do you think SWMBO would mind if I bought some parts/work into the house, where it's nice and warm?
Carps glad to hear you'll be in L'ville. I'll be sure to find you so I can eyeball you in person. I suppose I should'nt be with the Raven when we first meet :lol:
Quote from: "phat rat"Carps glad to hear you'll be in L'ville.
Me too. :wink:
QuoteI'll be sure to find you so I can eyeball you in person.
I'm the good looking clean shaven fellow. If you make it to the usual RRT campsite (I'm assuming it'll be on the grass behind the building where it was last time) I'll be sure to find you.
QuoteI suppose I should'nt be with the Raven when we first meet :lol:
So long as you remeber to duck, you should be OK. :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: "Carps"Quote from: "jusjunk"Mo money..
We can compare notes at louisville. :wink:
QuoteI may come back and work in the garage today . Guess ill turn the air on out there on my way out.
My garage has air too, but I don't need to turn it on, it just seems to be there. Right now I'd like it to be a little warmer as I need to get under the car to change the oil and the thermometer is reading just above zero.
Do you think SWMBO would mind if I bought some parts/work into the house, where it's nice and warm?
Carps sweety im not gonna make L'ville.. Just aint got enuff time to do everything i wanna do this summer and with no car ive got other things to do :lol: :lol: I will be stopping in on the salt though..
Dave :wink:
Finally working on cleaning my garage. Getting rid of some junk, and cleaning up the sawdust from the house projects. I'll tackle the workbench today. More junk for the landfill.
Quote from: "jusjunk"I will be stopping in on the salt though..
Dave :wink:
Then I guess you can buy me a lemonade when you get there. :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Meanwhile, I finally got the '33 buttoned up and ready to roll.
One of the things I 'fixed' while it was apart, was a fuel line. It wasn't broken, but I just didn't like it. So I made a new one, looks great too.
Cranked the old gal into life and it was harder to start than usual, then I noticed fluid pouring onto the floor. I figured I'd screwed up the water pump installation. Trouble is it turned out not to be water, it was fuel. Spewing from the new fuel line at the pump connection.
So I pulled it apart and refitted the original. Cranked her up again and still spewing fuel. Pulled the adapter from the pump coz I thought I may have damaged it somehow. Darn thing broke in half as soon as I put a spanner to it. Looks to have been cracked for some time and I've aggravated it by replacing the fuel line.
Oh well, too late to go shopping for another on Sunday arvo, so I sat in my nice comfy chair to ponder the next move.
Probably not a good thing that the model car building dept and stock is located in the same building as the 1/1 scale stuff. Opened a cabinet and pulled out a box. Opened the box and pulled out some plastic bits, then opened another box and before I knew it, this, was sitting on the table in front of me.
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/PCarps/HEMI5.jpg)
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/PCarps/HEMI5_2.jpg)
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/PCarps/HEMI5_3.jpg)
Guess I have no choice but to finsish building it now. :roll:
Had to put a new U joint in the rear of the driveshaft on the Marlin, the thirdt in 600 miles, so I checked a little further, the last time I blew the shaft out, it bent the yoke, so I had to get a little further into it. All fixed now. But the shock bracket is still broken.
Carps the car looks sweet.. I been in the garage all day cleaning and gettin ready for the assult on the roadster although it aint gonna happen till after 4 of July.. I did vaccum my truck and wash the floor mats and fixed the drain on the kitchen sink (every 6 months!) Sue just got back from shoppin and she got some wood chips and a container for em and we are gonna do ribs on the new grille tonite :lol: :lol: :lol: . Long day and pretty busy but at least I got sumpin done. Ive had the elbow out in the freah air with no bandage since yesterday afternoon too . Cant believe im still sweled up but its feeling better.. I gotta go exercise it (12 ounce curls)
L8TR
Dave :wink:
spent the weekend outfitting a new enclosed trailer for agent orange. bout ready to go race the 30th at the nitro nats in tulsa okl june 30th
Caught up on a bunch of yard work..I still have trouble with the weed-wacker & the trimming ( push ) mower, I just have to do that a little at a time...But boy can I terrorize the place on the tractor. :twisted: Look out critters, I'm a comin' :!: :!: Next will be the "bug scraping " to get Ol' Ugly ready for Des Moines...... 8)
My 05 colorado just turned 40k last friday.. Maybe you should get out more :?:
Dave
ps: I dont have a Hoist or a fancy shop either. Your my Hero ....... 8)
My '98 S-10 turned over 200,000 last week. I think I get out too much! :lol:
Heh,Heh,
My 02 Chrysler PT Cruiser (http://carnut.com/iown/02data.html) that was delivered to me in Sept 01 just turned 20k about a week ago.
My 67 Dodger Charger (http://carnut.com/iown/67data.html) that I bought new in 67 has 48K orig on the clock.
Guess I don't get out enough.
My '06 Chevy HHR has over 24,000 miles since 1 1/2 years.
My '81 Chevy Pickup has a little over 111,000 miles in 26 years.
My '40 Chevy Sedan has over 28,000 miles since July 2003.
Had the '81 the longest, but put 100,000 miles on several vehicles while owning it, so I guess I drove them more than the truck.
AL
Hmmm. LS460 over 5K, in a month, IS250 - 15,000k, in 5 months, 33 Ford..... not a clue. Speedo cable has been broken for at least a year, but it has used more fuel than the other two combined. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: "Carps"Hmmm. LS460 over 5K, in a month, IS250 - 15,000k, in 5 months, 33 Ford..... not a clue.
I don't see how the 33 got used much. It doesn't have the heated steering wheel, cushioned gas and brake pedal and lazy boy drivers seat like that other 460 wussymobile... :wink: :D
Quote from: "Carps"but it has used more fuel than the other two combined. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
That's because it's all over the garage floor... :lol: :lol: :lol: )bye(
Quote from: "Carps"but it has used more fuel than the other two combined. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
That's because it's all over the garage floor... :lol: :lol: :lol: )bye([/quote]
:ha) :ha) :ha) :ha) :ha) :ha) :ha) :ha) :ha) :ha) :ha) :ha) :ha) :-}
99 Ranger bought new, around 55,000 miles.
02 Goldwing bought new, 52,000 miles. Then the frame cracked in May.
07 goldwing, bought June 1st, 2100 miles.
58 chevy, heck, who knows?? :lol:
ok Im startin this early.. This now the thursday what are you doing this weekend post.. Humm that reminds me i gotta make a call. Tomorrow is a do nuttin night cause ive been runnin all week here. Saturday we leave for
ohio and will be spending an evening with slocrow and his wife and hopefully buddy Joe will make it too. We are also in town sunday and had planned on visiting the rock and roll hall of fame but frank says its grand prix weekend there and the hold it at the airport and thats pretty close to the museum.. Maybe we will go to the GP.. Monday is driving to woodbridge VA to see the kids and the grand daughter. Sue demands 2 full days there with the kid and then thursday were off to where ever we want to go :!: I have wireless internet at 2 motels so far so ill be watching here :wink: Its not fair to pick on someone when they arent around any way.. Ugly Vance Bryan ... Ya Ya..
I gotta go call cleveland.... Bout our date.........
Dave
One of the ladies at my wifes work huspand works at a Toyota dealership he told me they trade in the Hiace vans from the courier companies they quite often have a million kilometers on them
The one my company owns does 50,000 a year if only everything was so reliable
Quote from: "Crosley"2004 Honda Goldwing.... 1300 miles and change in one day... just a tad under 2600 miles in 3 days of fun
8) keep yer pants on
I think that qualifies you for an " Iron *" award
Vance
I'm going to be itching this weekend, and in fact am right now. I'm doing the underside of my glass T body, and am getting grinding dust all over me. Forgot to put on my little paper suit, and am paying the price right now. :shock: :shock:
But once I get this done I can move onto the final body prep for primer then paint. So I must be getting close.
Don
Quote from: "Rayvyn"Quote from: "Carps"Hmmm. LS460 over 5K, in a month, IS250 - 15,000k, in 5 months, 33 Ford..... not a clue.
I don't see how the 33 got used much. It doesn't have the heated steering wheel, cushioned gas and brake pedal and lazy boy drivers seat like that other 460 wussymobile... :wink: :D
The Lazy Boy seat is actually in the back, although the driver's seat is OK.
Quote from: "Carps"but it has used more fuel than the other two combined. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
That's because it's all over the garage floor... :lol: :lol: :lol: )bye([/quote]
Hmmmm, I never thought of that. But it's fixed now anyhow..... after I spent all day yesterday trying to find bundy tubing to make new hard lines. :roll: Bought ten times more than I need, so I don't have to go thru that again. Probably now never need to make another hard line in my life. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Right now, I'm off to Swapmeet at Ballarat. Got to pick up the fifth of my new steelies from Mark.
Quote from: "jusjunk"I have wireless internet at 2 motels so far so ill be watching here :wink:
I'll be getting on a plane headed for the US July 28th. For the next five weeks there will be NO internet, NO watch, NO mobile phone........
QuoteIts not fair to pick on someone when they arent around any way..
Yes it is, it'll give me something to do when I get home. :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: "nzsimon"The one my company owns does 50,000 a year if only everything was so reliable
That's why they employ me. Keeps 'em on their toes, because I'm not att all reliable. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Just thought I'd beat the Rayvynn to it. :wink:
Quote from: "donsrods"I'm doing the underside of my glass T body,
Hey Don, I think you musta made a mistake soemwhere, coz that 'glass' looks a lot like wood to me. :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: "Crosley"Quote from: "EMSjunkie"Quote from: "Crosley"2004 Honda Goldwing.... 1300 miles and change in one day... just a tad under 2600 miles in 3 days of fun
8) keep yer pants on
I think that qualifies you for an " Iron *" award
Vance
For a second there I thought you used your 'love nic-name' for dave.... then I saw the word "Iron"
Hey Tony pm me your number i wanna call you about that 383 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Dave :wink:
bought the wife a new ride this weekend--so I guess I did something. not what I really wanted but better to keep her happy :wink:
posted some pics at www.picturetrail.com/reborn55
Quote from: "reborn55"bought the wife a new ride this weekend--so I guess I did something. not what I really wanted but better to keep her happy :wink:
posted some pics at www.picturetrail.com/reborn55
You bought all those rides for you wife this weekend?
Quote from: "reborn55"bought the wife a new ride this weekend--so I guess I did something. not what I really wanted but better to keep her happy :wink:
posted some pics at www.picturetrail.com/reborn55
Hey Ken...I thought you wanted another coupe :?: :?: :?
This one sure does have a big trunk :shock: :shock: :shock: :lol:
Only bought just one? if I had kept a couple of them I wouldn't be buying her cars all the time. :lol:
Yea I found a black coupe I really wanted and was probably a better car(cost a whole lot more too), but if I procrastinate enough and not install jump seats, it will be just me and the wife with no grandkids going to shows--fat chance of that happening though. :wink:
Heading to Nashville.
Just got back from Sec. of States office...with plates for my '40 (46) truck project. It's been about a six year build and I'm finally goona be able to legally drive the thing. I plan on putting some miles on this weekend and hope nothing breaks, in two weeks we have our local annual Cruise Night and i can finally get my truck out there for it. People have been asking for years "where's that truck you're building?" :lol:
EDIT: The Brown truck droipped off my chrome front shocks just as I finished typing this original post...It's gonna be a good weekend!
Ya i know it aint the weekend .. So wanna fight about it :!: :!: :!: :lol: :lol:
Had a couple things to do today. went to angola indiana last night for the auto value winged sprints on the pavement and took a lil nap on the way home (youngest drove back) I dunno why but when I do that I sleep real good at night. Almost too good. Worked on the roadster frame all day and I quit :!: :!: :!: Im hoping now that i can get some time on it tomorow then saturday and lay the primers on it sunday.. I reallly want this in primer so i can get it ready for paint but there is the slowsky stuff again. * heart attack. :lol:
Screw em im gettin better every day..
Dave :lol:
Quote from: "jusjunk"took a lil nap on the way home
Screw em im gettin better every day..
Dave :lol:
remember what happened last time :shock:
BAM!!!! CRASH!!!! (insert sounds of scraping metal against pavement)
(insert sound of Sue screaming) (insert sound of you looking for lost sunglasses) :lol: :lol: :lol:
Vance
I'm still knee deep in fiberglassing my T body. I got the seat risers glassed in yesterday, and have started sanding the rest of it. I think the itching phase is coming to an end, and that really makes me happy.
I also got to help my Son work on his '29 RPU yesterday. Usually it is a one man operation for him, but he is doing some stuff where he needs an extra pair of hands. We bent up the driveshaft hoops, and also the 18 gauge tin to cover it up. Then he welded it all in place. Now he can move on to the tunnel over the transmission. This puts him real close to being finished.
Here is a picture of where we ended up last night.
Don
Quote from: "donsrods"I think the itching phase is coming to an end, and that really makes me happy.
Don
I know what ya mean :(
I'm gonna catch alot of crap for this.........but WTH, I gots broad shoulders
when I was doing alot of 'glass work, I would take an old pair of panty hose, yes, panty hose, and rub them over my arms and face, any area that was exposed to the 'glas dust. they would hook onto the little 'glass shards and pull them out of my skin. worked great 8)
no, Bry and Dave-O, they weren't MY panty hose. :!:
no Ugly, they were nylon, not wool :roll:
and Frank, fishnets just don't work the same :wink:
Vance
no, Bry and Dave-O, they weren't MY panty hose.
no Ugly, they were nylon, not wool
and Frank, fishnets just don't work the same
For some reason I just don't even want to try and picture you in fishnet stockings :lol:
Quote from: "phat rat"no, Bry and Dave-O, they weren't MY panty hose.
no Ugly, they were nylon, not wool
and Frank, fishnets just don't work the same
For some reason I just don't even want to try and picture you in fishnet stockings :lol:
I look GREAT :!: :!:
'specially when I put on my heels :-o
sometimes you just wanna feel pretty :roll: :roll:
Vance
Quote from: "EMSjunkie"no, Bry and Dave-O, they weren't MY panty hose. :!:
Vance
are you sure?
since the sheep they belong to is YOUR sheep that would make them your pantyhose :wink: :wink:
later jim
Yep, I've been told about the pantyhose trick, but since I'm presently single I would have to buy a new pair, and I just can't bring myself to go through the checkout line with them. :oops: :oops: Funny that I would rather suffer with the itches than do that, huh? :D :D
Don
Quote from: "donsrods"Yep, I've been told about the pantyhose trick, but since I'm presently single I would have to buy a new pair, and I just can't bring myself to go through the checkout line with them. :oops: :oops: Funny that I would rather suffer with the itches than do that, huh? :D :D
Don
Aw why not? Might be fun!
Quote from: "phat rat"Quote from: "donsrods"Yep, I've been told about the pantyhose trick, but since I'm presently single I would have to buy a new pair, and I just can't bring myself to go through the checkout line with them. :oops: :oops: Funny that I would rather suffer with the itches than do that, huh? :D :D
Don
Aw why not? Might be fun!
This thread is going downhill fast, and I'm not the cause of it. I'm glad others are taking the heat off of me... :D
When I was stationed in Alaska, we used to wear them when we went to the field. It got down near -30 to -40 some nights, and they do keep you warm.
Of course for Vance to shop for them, he'd have to get the ones that come in the ostrich sized egg. Sheer for the Rear. Yeah. Like putting saran wrap on a hippo.
Hey Vance, David Lee Roth said it best: We like the way the line runs up the back of your stockings... :shock: :oops: :? :lol:
Oh Boy... Its friday.. Im going to toledo tonite and then try and get sumpin done tomorrow and sunday on the frame.. I really want to get it in primer but im too slow too picky and its been to hot and this cold makes it even worse. Im not giving up though.. They are saying 93 sunday i better turn on the wir in the garage again when i get home about midnight..
Dave :?:
Quote from: "Rayvyn"Quote from: "phat rat"Quote from: "donsrods"Yep, I've been told about the pantyhose trick, but since I'm presently single I would have to buy a new pair, and I just can't bring myself to go through the checkout line with them. :oops: :oops: Funny that I would rather suffer with the itches than do that, huh? :D :D
Don
Aw why not? Might be fun!
This thread is going downhill fast, and I'm not the cause of it. I'm glad others are taking the heat off of me... :D
When I was stationed in Alaska, we used to wear them when we went to the field. It got down near -30 to -40 some nights, and they do keep you warm.
Of course for Vance to shop for them, he'd have to get the ones that come in the ostrich sized egg. Sheer for the Rear. Yeah. Like putting saran wrap on a hippo.
Hey Vance, David Lee Roth said it best: We like the way the line runs up the back of your stockings... :shock: :oops: :? :lol:
ROFLMAO :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Ewe kill me Bry, kill me );b( );b(
Vance
Well, I broke the welder wednesday, took me a couple hours to figure out the plug on the cord was bad, by that time I had the whole welder in pieces. Thursday I got a new plug, welded for 5 minutes, and it quit again. This time the wire was shorting at the machine end of the stinger. A new insulator, and I was back in business. I guess you have to expect this stuff after 20 years
I have the Hemi mounted in the pickup, now it's time to do brakes. Today I'll get the booster mounted, and get some of the lines run.
Quote from: "enjenjo"A new insulator, and I was back in business. I guess you have to expect this stuff after 20 years
quit being so hard on the equipment :x
if ya quit dropping stuff, it will last alot longer :-o
Vance
Quote from: "EMSjunkie"Quote from: "enjenjo"A new insulator, and I was back in business. I guess you have to expect this stuff after 20 years
quit being so hard on the equipment :x
if ya quit dropping stuff, it will last alot longer :-o
Vance
He doesn't have a problem picking the stuff up off the floor. He has that Weebles physique. He grabs it on the way down and rolls right back up again with the tool in hand.
The only problem he has is waiting for someone to come along and give him a push... :P :P :P :lol:
Quote from: "Crosley"Quote from: "Rayvyn"
This thread is going downhill fast, and I'm not the cause of it. I'm glad others are taking the heat off of me... :D
you are not trying hard enough
Yeah I know, but after years of sending threads down the disposal, I'm getting worn out. Besides, we now have a "Team" of folks who handle that chore... :D
Just checking in :!: :!: :!: Its saturday I can see a primer coat and hifill for sunday :lol: :lol: :lol:
Dave
Nothing car related for me.
Our 30+ year old air conditioner finally crapped out. We bit the bullet and told the A/C contractor to hook us up with a new one....they tear the old one out and find a rotten sub-floor and crappy/hacked wood work from the original (or last) install :evil: .......and the concrete pad outside isn't big enough for the new unit :evil: ......and some of the ducts under the house have rust/rot :evil: ......and said ducts won't fit through the access hole to the crawl space :evil:
So, I extended the concrete pad 2 feet by 4 feet this morning, repaired the floor this afternoon, and have started the ductwork repair job (all while under the house). It will be a full day tomorrow to get it all wrapped up.
I'd rather spend a weekend of hard work than fork out a couple more grand for them to do the work (and be without air a few more days).
Flipper, that must be one big a/c unit, if you extended the pad by 2 and 4 feet. When I had my a/c installed in '99, they used a premade pad; I think it might be resin. It's not real thick, and of course, it's just the right size.
My sister had problems with her ductwork last year, and only has a crawl space. She had to hire it done, as that was after I had hacked off part of my thumb; couldn't be crawling around under there, let alone use my thumb.
The new unit is lots bigger, it is also a heat pump in addition to being an A/C unit. The old one was just A/C and a gas furnace.
The old unit was marginal at best.
I hope this one will frost the windows!
Was going to attend big model car show in Perth. However, too much to get done at the office, so guess I'll be spending another weekend making sure all is OK at 'The Empire'. that done, I may not worry about them whilst I'm absent for five weeks doing nothing much more than having a mountain of fun.
Does that sound too much like a plan?
Well, the 40 Plymouth Chassis is done for now, the body man will have it for a while. Back to the 38 Plymouth. Sunday is the Delta Chicken festival car show.
Quote from: "enjenjo"Sunday is the Delta Chicken festival .
They gonna have any sheep there :?: :D
take some pictures, wouldya :?:
Vance
No sheep Vance..... Chickens.......
Quote from: "enjenjo"No sheep Vance..... Chickens.......
whatever yer into is OK with me :lol:
Vance
Quote from: "EMSjunkie"Quote from: "enjenjo"No sheep Vance..... Chickens.......
whatever yer into is OK with me :lol:
Vance
See :!: :!: I keep telling you guy's he's "branching out " & has to be watched :!: :!: First it was sheep. :? :? Then the "adventure" in Ohio.. :roll: :roll: ...Then "Kids" . :-o :-o ...Now chickens :?: :shock: :shock: :shock: Is nothing safe :?: :?: :?:
Not the weekend yet, but getting real close to it. On Saturday, I plan on finding where the holes are in my exhaust pipes. I started hearing a sound like an exhaust leak while coming home from Nashville, Goodguys event.
Last year, at Louisville, I bought one of those Easy Access devices from Backyard Buddy (https://www.backyardbuddy.com/store/proddetail.asp?prod=easyacc). Have looked at it several times on how to use it under my '40 Chevy. The problem is the rear sway bar is in the way to set the rear end down on one of the units. I found a place to use it in the front of the car. It's an early '70s Nova rear.
AL
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"Quote from: "EMSjunkie"Quote from: "enjenjo"No sheep Vance..... Chickens.......
whatever yer into is OK with me :lol:
Vance
See :!: :!: I keep telling you guy's he's "branching out " & has to be watched :!: :!: First it was sheep. :? :? Then the "adventure" in Ohio.. :roll: :roll: ...Then "Kids" . :-o :-o ...Now chickens :?: :shock: :shock: :shock: Is nothing safe :?: :?: :?:
I hope its kids (sheep or goats) :?: Whatever they call em cause i already looked everyone up on the sex offender web site and were all good.. They dont include farm aminals though .. Ha Ha aminals...
Dave :wink:
Saturday I am going fishing at Lavere lake with my son Dave, then sunday we are having a corn boil at our house in honor of my son and his wife.
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"Quote from: "EMSjunkie"Quote from: "enjenjo"No sheep Vance..... Chickens.......
whatever yer into is OK with me :lol:
Vance
See :!: :!: I keep telling you guy's he's "branching out " & has to be watched :!: :!: First it was sheep. :? :? Then the "adventure" in Ohio.. :roll: :roll: ...Then "Kids" . :-o :-o ...Now chickens :?: :shock: :shock: :shock: Is nothing safe :?: :?: :?:
I hope its kids (sheep or goats) :?: Whatever they call em cause i already looked everyone up on the sex offender web site and were all good.. They dont include farm aminals though .. Ha Ha aminals...
Dave :wink:
"Don't ask......Don't tell"
Vance
Next weekend I'm leaving on a jet plane and won't be back again.... for five weeks.
In that time there's some serious activity for which I'm responsible at the salt mines. Guess this weekend I'll be at the office, head down n backside up.
Guess this weekend I'll be at the office, head down n backside up.[/quote]
DON'T WEAR WOOL :!: :!: :!: ( Vance may be around :shock: :shock: )
I just finished the epoxy and hi fill primer on the front axle and the rear end housing and spotted in the frame.. Ill be ready for paint next week :!: I just handed sue the chip chart before i went out to the garage and when i came back in she says she likes the purple :? :shock: We will work on it. Im headed to the car show at MIS tomorrow then to winchester indiana sunday for the sprint car king of the wings show on the worlds fastest 1/2 mile...
Ya Vance I know...
Dave
:wink:
My '27 had a purple frame and was going to have a purple body once I got around to painting over the purple primer. You have no idea how many girls and women told me they loved the color. I liked it because it was old timey.
That is probably why Sue picked it, women just seem to like it alot.
Don
Naaaaaaaaaaah I cant.. ha ha purple???? Helmet ???? never mind..
Dave
Quote from: "jusjunk"Naaaaaaaaaaah I cant.. ha ha purple???? Helmet ???? never mind..
Dave
Go on studmuffin...Paint it Purple...Name it Barney...Ride down the road singing "I love you. You love me!"
You haven't got a hair on your %#$ to paint it purple... 8) :wink: ~:)
Quote from: "Rayvyn"Quote from: "jusjunk"Naaaaaaaaaaah I cant.. ha ha purple???? Helmet ???? never mind..
Dave
Go on studmuffin...Paint it Purple...Name it Barney...Ride down the road singing "I love you. You love me!"
You haven't got a hair on your %#$ to paint it purple... 8) :wink: ~:)
Were a disfunctional family .. ya i know the tune dude.. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Dave
I'm gettin' nervous. :shock:
Is this disease contageous?
Maybe I should reconsider and take my vacation on a south pacific Island?
Oh, I can do that, I already live on an Island in the South Pacific.
I will remember not to bring anything wool or coloured purple. :?
I am going drag racing saturday and mow again and again sunday...
If the thunder and lightning stops soon (no rain yet) I'll be in the backyard walking behind a big concrete saw that I borrowed from work. Got a 10' X 10' slab that an old shed used to sit on. Its in the way of where the new cement pond is going. So rather than have the pool builder just bust it up, I hope to cut it into 18" X 5' slabs and move it all to the other side of the house and have two 40' strips for parking a trailer or what ever on. My yard is real sandy so anything parked a long time starts sinking and is real fun to pull out. However, its sounding worse outside so this my run into tomorrow. Just hate to waste all the good concrete, I'll probably think differently later.
Lee
Quote from: "Rayvyn"Quote from: "jusjunk"Naaaaaaaaaaah I cant.. ha ha purple???? Helmet ???? never mind..
Dave
Go on studmuffin...Paint it Purple...Name it Barney...Ride down the road singing "I love you. You love me!"
You haven't got a hair on your %#$ to paint it purple... 8) :wink: ~:)
Real men drive purple cars :D
I'm about to go drive mine now 8)
Vance
Quote from: "Grandadeo"If the thunder and lightning stops soon (no rain yet) I'll be in the backyard walking behind a big concrete saw that I borrowed from work. Got a 10' X 10' slab that an old shed used to sit on. Its in the way of where the new cement pond is going. So rather than have the pool builder just bust it up, I hope to cut it into 18" X 5' slabs and move it all to the other side of the house and have two 40' strips for parking a trailer or what ever on. My yard is real sandy so anything parked a long time starts sinking and is real fun to pull out. However, its sounding worse outside so this my run into tomorrow. Just hate to waste all the good concrete, I'll probably think differently later.
Lee
C-ment pond .. Dam I wish i had your money... If I did id have someone finish my car.. Id maybe call floyd cotterpin... Duane is my hero anyway.. Anyone that can be such an azz and live is my hero..
Ha Ha
Dave
Quote from: "Grandadeo"If the thunder and lightning stops soon (no rain yet) I'll be in the backyard walking behind a big concrete saw that I borrowed from work. Got a 10' X 10' slab that an old shed used to sit on. Its in the way of where the new cement pond is going. So rather than have the pool builder just bust it up, I hope to cut it into 18" X 5' slabs and move it all to the other side of the house and have two 40' strips for parking a trailer or what ever on. My yard is real sandy so anything parked a long time starts sinking and is real fun to pull out. However, its sounding worse outside so this my run into tomorrow. Just hate to waste all the good concrete, I'll probably think differently later.
Lee
3rd day in a row I got chased off the job by lightning. I'm putting down about 200' of retaining wall blocks at the house I'm working on, and I ain't goofy enough to run a big electric wet saw when the bolts start flying. I may be a member of Team Smart, but I didn't ride the short bus to school either... :D
Bad enough friday, when the guy pressure washing the roof had his line split about 10' from where I was working. Soaked the %&#$ out of me with liquid pool chlorine. Ruined my favorite old work shirt... :twisted: :arrow: :D
Quote from: "Rayvyn"Quote from: "Grandadeo"If the thunder and lightning stops soon (no rain yet) I'll be in the backyard walking behind a big concrete saw that I borrowed from work. Got a 10' X 10' slab that an old shed used to sit on. Its in the way of where the new cement pond is going. So rather than have the pool builder just bust it up, I hope to cut it into 18" X 5' slabs and move it all to the other side of the house and have two 40' strips for parking a trailer or what ever on. My yard is real sandy so anything parked a long time starts sinking and is real fun to pull out. However, its sounding worse outside so this my run into tomorrow. Just hate to waste all the good concrete, I'll probably think differently later.
Lee
3rd day in a row I got chased off the job by lightning. I'm putting down about 200' of retaining wall blocks at the house I'm working on, and I ain't goofy enough to run a big electric wet saw when the bolts start flying. I may be a member of Team Smart, but I didn't ride the short bus to school either... :D
Bad enough friday, when the guy pressure washing the roof had his line split about 10' from where I was working. Soaked the %&#$ out of me with liquid pool chlorine. Ruined my favorite old work shirt... :twisted: :arrow: :D
Wow you gots insurance dude :!: Just so happens im starting my own company for accident insurance. You could be my first customer. Its gonna take a while to build up the fund so i woul watch yerself for a few years. Like maybe 15-20. I figure at your age and physical condition I could set you up for around 500 a month. I can send you the forms and you could start payment as soon as your ready.. The payments will go to my partner in texas. Oh ya just a reminder fore ya get the papers .. we dont cover hurricanes tornaders floods or accidental drownings.. We do cover motorcycle crashes and carpel tunnel along with a few other things.. Oh ya accidental electromocution is not on the list either along with terrorist attacks or drug deals gone bad and date rape drug issues..
Vance can prolly fill you in on what is covered soon as he gets my list..
TIA for considering MY WAY Insurance..
Dave
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "Rayvyn"Quote from: "Grandadeo"If the thunder and lightning stops soon (no rain yet) I'll be in the backyard walking behind a big concrete saw that I borrowed from work. Got a 10' X 10' slab that an old shed used to sit on. Its in the way of where the new cement pond is going. So rather than have the pool builder just bust it up, I hope to cut it into 18" X 5' slabs and move it all to the other side of the house and have two 40' strips for parking a trailer or what ever on. My yard is real sandy so anything parked a long time starts sinking and is real fun to pull out. However, its sounding worse outside so this my run into tomorrow. Just hate to waste all the good concrete, I'll probably think differently later.
Lee
3rd day in a row I got chased off the job by lightning. I'm putting down about 200' of retaining wall blocks at the house I'm working on, and I ain't goofy enough to run a big electric wet saw when the bolts start flying. I may be a member of Team Smart, but I didn't ride the short bus to school either... :D
Bad enough friday, when the guy pressure washing the roof had his line split about 10' from where I was working. Soaked the %&#$ out of me with liquid pool chlorine. Ruined my favorite old work shirt... :twisted: :arrow: :D
Wow you gots insurance dude :!: Just so happens im starting my own company for accident insurance. You could be my first customer. Its gonna take a while to build up the fund so i woul watch yerself for a few years. Like maybe 15-20. I figure at your age and physical condition I could set you up for around 500 a month. I can send you the forms and you could start payment as soon as your ready.. The payments will go to my partner in texas. Oh ya just a reminder fore ya get the papers .. we dont cover hurricanes tornaders floods or accidental drownings.. We do cover motorcycle crashes and carpel tunnel along with a few other things.. Oh ya accidental electromocution is not on the list either along with terrorist attacks or drug deals gone bad and date rape drug issues..
Vance can prolly fill you in on what is covered soon as he gets my list..
TIA for considering MY WAY Insurance..
Dave
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
The only part of me that didn't get any of it before I ran was my face. Not that the chlorine would have improved anything... 8) :D
Thank gawd it didn't get into my eyes or I'd be in jail right now on big charges. I know the guy who owns the business, and he doesn't have a good reputation. He's killed more plants in the developement than agent orange would have.
Quote from: "jusjunk"
C-ment pond .. Dam I wish i had your money... If I did id have someone finish my car.. Id maybe call floyd cotterpin... Duane is my hero anyway.. Anyone that can be such an azz and live is my hero..
Ha Ha
Dave
The pool's not costing a lot. Only about 75% of what I paid for the whole darn house back in '84. But hey, I'm a grandfather, Its my job.
The lightning finally stopped and the rain let up enough for me to get started on the slab. Of course about the first thing that happened was the pull start cord on the gas engine decided not to recoil anymore. I just love borrowing stuff. Got two 10' cuts done and will finish it tomorrow. Although the slabs might start getting wider. Not sure if I have five more 10' cuts in me. Think I better check the weather forecast too.
Lee
I finish welded all my seat belt mounting points today i am nursing a hangover its a tough job may take me all day
real men drive purple, Dang that means I am :D
Ce ment pond I didn't know Jethro was here
:lol:
Nothing getting done I'm in Minneapolis, but I did get the 38 sold and delivered it Wed.
Not much doing here. Wife took grandkids to Splashin Safari and gave me a whole day to work on delivery and mow lawn. Today they recuperate while I do the honey do list. Oh well--need a break from cars anyway.
Well all the concrete is cut up into 2' X 5' slabs. Now I have to haul them all to the other side of the house and put them in two rows for a 30' long trailer parking spot, or anything else that needs to be hidden behind the privacy fence. Sounds like a job for my son.
Lee
Well, I bit the bullet and put new shock mounts on the Marlin. It's only been running with one rear shock for a year. Drives a lot better now.
Fixed the front bumper on my van today, the brackets were rusted out. Ford wanted $110 each for them, so I made my own out of 3/16" steel.
Long weekend huh Frank?
Quote from: "Carps"Long weekend huh Frank?
Well this is stuff I have been putting off forever, and I decided this week I am ging to get it done. Tomorrow I am going to hook up the electric brakes on the truck so I can pull the big trailer safely,
Quote from: "enjenjo"Well this is stuff I have been putting off forever,
And this is a problem? :wink:
Quote from: "enjenjo"Quote from: "Carps"Long weekend huh Frank?
Well this is stuff I have been putting off forever, and I decided this week I am ging to get it done. Tomorrow I am going to hook up the electric brakes on the truck so I can pull the big trailer safely,
is it a 5th wheel :?:
Vance
Quoteis it a 5th wheel
No, I am not from Texas. :shock:
Hee Hee.... Its not friday yet guys.. slow down.........
Dave
Ok its friday and raining like hell here :( I hope it clears so the boys and I can go to the WoO show on the 1/2 mile dirt this evening. If we get rained out ill just finish the filling of the welds on my rearend. Tomorrow I will be painting the frame at some point and maybe sunday if it seems good and dry I can get some help to move it outside so I can paint the rearend and front axle and parts red. Looks like ill have to redo the engine and paint it red too. My wrist is killing me from sanding?
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Quote from: "jusjunk"ill just finish the filling of the welds on my rearend.
I'm not saying a word. I'll be nice... :D
Quote from: "jusjunk"My wrist is killing me from sanding
Dave :wink: :arrow:
OK, nice is over...Yeeah. Sanding. That's it. They'll believe that. Sure. Right. Sanding huh? Yeah okay... :arrow: :arrow: :arrow: :wink: :D
Quote from: "Rayvyn"Quote from: "jusjunk"ill just finish the filling of the welds on my rearend.
I'm not saying a word. I'll be nice... :D
Quote from: "jusjunk"My wrist is killing me from sanding
Dave :wink: :arrow:
OK, nice is over...Yeeah. Sanding. That's it. They'll believe that. Sure. Right. Sanding huh? Yeah okay... :arrow: :arrow: :arrow: :wink: :D
I'd try that; but, it sounds too painful for me!
Acually, I am building a cubby house for the kids. May do the door next.
I 'conned' my father (83) into making three windows for it. So; it's now a 'one door three window'
Just back from 'the service dept'.
All lubed up and ready to go.
So for at least the next twenty or so hours of this new weekend I'm gunna be flappin my arms like crazy.
See ya'all when I gets there.
Quote from: "Carps".
So for at least the next twenty or so hours of this new weekend I'm gunna be flappin my arms like crazy.
Too bad they're not connected to your gums; you'd be here in half the time. See ya soon monkeyboy... :D
Frame is painted.. I really hate painting in this garage.. :!: Ive got some runs in the clear to wet sand out but its pretty gray and it should be ok.. I may try to shoot the other stuff red tomorrow. My garage is a mess. gray floor with clear so why not make it a red floor :!: !/2 way thru the painting my fan quit. Makes it tough to even see.. I sent sue for another (just a winder fan) and while she was gone i got the old one to work. If im gonna keep this crap up im gonna get a fan like i had in th old shop (the big shop before the divorce) I may get some pics up tomorrow if not then tough S&*T ..
Dave :wink: :arrow: :twisted:
Quote from: "Rayvyn"See ya soon monkeyboy... :D
No problems ya old Sheep Lover, you!
Ist leg done, you'd fet un rilly wull wuth all the sheep here in Noo Zillund, although it's colder than the north pole! :shock:
Thank goodess the airport terminal has heating.
Quote from: "Carps"Quote from: "Rayvyn"See ya soon monkeyboy... :D
No problems ya old Sheep Lover, you!
Ist leg done, you'd fet un rilly wull wuth all the sheep here in Noo Zillund, although it's colder than the north pole! :shock:
Thank goodess the airport terminal has heating.
Low to mid 90's scheduled for loovul next week...
Bring pictures of the sheep...I'll forward them to Vance... :wink:
Hey Carps quit mispronouncing the name of our country
It's Nuzillun there is no gap and the d is silent
The only people on the planet whose accent prevents them from saying the name of their own country
Thenx Simun, I'll try t remimber thet. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Pleasant day in Los Angeles, expect to meet the humidity around dinner time when I arrive in St Louis. :-o
Quote from: "Rayvyn"Low to mid 90's scheduled for loovul next week...
With daily rainstorm?
Quote from: "Rayvyn"Bring pictures of the sheep...I'll forward them to Vance... :wink:
Yeah sure ya will.
Vance tells me all ya do is promise, then keep the pictures all to yourself.
This weekend I wheeled my T outside for the first time. Wanted to get a look at it from far away, since I have only been able to see it from inside the shop.
Now the body is back off to get painted and upholstered, and I have some final plumbing to do so I can fire up the engine for the first time. :D :D
Don
And my Son got some more work done on his '29 RPU. He decided the bed was 1 inch too high, so he tore it apart and remounted it lower. Guess he was right, it does look better this way.
Both of us might actually make it for Daytona in November. :D :D
Don
looks good. That 1 inch made a big difference. :shock:
Thanks. Surprisingly, it did. Before the change it looked too flat or something on top, and the bed looked like it was part of the body instead of a seperate part.
Here is a before shot.
Don
Both of them are lookin' good Don.
I started out mowing the lawn yesterday, after one round, the belt broke, I had to pull the deck to replace it, and found the deck mounts were broken, which broke the belt in the first place. While the deck was off, there was a roller to replace too, so it took 5 hours to get it fixed. I finally finished the lawn at 9 pm.
Today, I rewired the car trailer in preperation for a trip out west. And had a dinner for my son, and daughter in law who are leaving for Vegas, and home tonight.
Saturday I went over to a friend's place and helped him get his fresh 32 three window ready for Louisville. And also worked on the chassis and steering for my 26 Model T project.
Today I went over to another friend's place and helped him disassemble his newly acquired 40 Ford pickup project and build a dolly for the cab. When it got to hot to work we cruised to my friends shop (it has A/C) and on to another shop to check out a 50 Chevy PU project.
Good weekend!
On Saturday, I cleaned up the outside of the '40 to get it ready for Louisville. Then drove it over to a friend's house and we put some insulation inside the car and hooked up the 4th and final a/c vent.
Wow, a/c coming out 4 vents and insulation. Gonna be a nicer 11 hour drive to Louisville this year.
Going to get the collector gaskets replaced on Monday with the aluminum kind I have in my '81 Chevy Pickup. They seem to work good in that one.
AL
BTTT
Im gonna try this but I see no activity of late so im assuming no one really cares :?: Doesnt matter to me I can do other things.. (no i dont have a bad attitude its just been a busy day) I have the roadster frame with engine as a running engine stand :?: Well it all looked nice so the next thing was to fire it up again. I still need to look at or should I say finish the ram horn manifolds (sanding and smoothing) but they are on and I have the mufflers in place also (although they leak a bit).. The engine seems to run ok but its got a lil miss on Idle and seems to throw a lil smoke once in a while.. It does pull 20 inches of vaccum and thats a good sign.. The carb that was all mucked up when I got it works pretty good now .. I have the radiator in place with straight water in it and the trans is full and i had to replace the vaccum advance unit but its working now.. Im thinking after Kzoo ill be hammering on the body.. I gotta get the frame welt in place and im gonna prolly throw the drive shaft in tomorrow and jack it up and play with that. I have a hi-tech gold chainer tranny dip stick to put in and a replacement kick down cable but i wanted to get the fluid back in the converter before i fooled with that.. I really should have been on the bike today as it was a nice day for riding. Oh well that may happen tomorrow. Id throw in the details on the bike too but Harley's seem to belong on another board..
Peace
Dave
ps: no I dont Bite and yes ive become a LURKER
:wink: :arrow:
Well, I have the trees all cut up, logs loaded for the mill, and the brush all cleaned up, and burnt. So today I got back on the 38 Plymouth truck, I have the left rear fender, and left running board fitted, I'll have to do a little glass work on both, but all things considered they fit pretty good. My birthday is tomorrow, I think they made plans for me. :lol:
Quote from: "enjenjo"Well, I have the trees all cut up, logs loaded for the mill, and the brush all cleaned up, and burnt. So today I got back on the 38 Plymouth truck, I have the left rear fender, and left running board fitted, I'll have to do a little glass work on both, but all things considered they fit pretty good. My birthday is tomorrow, I think they made plans for me. :lol:
Well happy birthday and Mine is Tuesday 9/11.. You dont know how much fun it is to celebrate it now after almost not having another..
Dave
Been working on removing garnish moldings & the like from the wagon and adjusting doors so I can finally start burning some metal. The doors fit perfectly, same with the lower tailgate so it looks like the body and chassis are pretty straight. The upper tailgate has a left side hinge bent, I'll need to work on that as that side sits low. I need to get a buddy over to my house to help me decide whether to patch the floor pans or install new. Inner and outer rockers are toast, they'll be replaced for sure. Oh, and my 1 year anniversary at work is 9/11. Love the job. After a couple of bad moves, it's great to be working in a place that feels like home.
Opted out of the Deuce 75 years celebrations ysterday and today had a quiet time at a local model car show.
Aside from that, not much happenin. Did fit up the foglamps i got from the old Ford V8 Parts guys in Californy and got some neat billet breather caps that fit perfectly uder the finned cast breather covers I got from dennis at Louisville. I figure hiding the billet under the neat old style castings gives me the best of both worlds. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Now I'm working on a project plan for another new car launch, yeah I know it's still Sunday, that's what I get for taking five weeks off to galavant round the world with some of you blokes. :cry:
Finally got my T body and my Son's T body ready to go to the paint shop Monday morning. Mine will be black and his will be Grabber Blue. Now we can concentrate on the finishing touches on both cars........trying to make Turkey Run in Daytona over Thanksgiving. Should be possible to do. At least mine starts and runs, and his is not too far behind.
Don
Quote from: "jaybee"Oh, and my 1 year anniversary at work is 9/11.
So is mine! 14 years for me. With that date in history reminding us of a bad thing, it's nice to have some good things on that date also.
Every Saturday since Louisville, I've been cruisin' somewhere. There's a cruise-in almost every Saturday around here.
AL
Saturday I waxed the Cadillac, made a For Sale sign, and put it out in front of my Mom's house. She lives on a heavily traveled state highway. It's been a nice car. I'd buy another one.
I worked on a couple of projects while watching 6 hours of Alton Brown's "Feasting on Asphalt" special on the food channel where he rides a bike and eats his way up the Mississippi from New Orleans to the beginning of the river in northern Minnesota. I like that show. Being on the road is something I really like and they were having lots of fun.
I varnished the inside of a trailer I've been working on and insulated the ramp/door and painted it.
Sunday the Caddy sold. I put different tires on the back of the Rambler and moved the pickup into the shop to put a new carb on before Nats North.
Basically a lazy putzy weekend.
Its thursday the weekend is comming :!:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Its thursday the weekend is comming :!:
Truckin' up to the cabin to treat the logs to their once every 6 years dose of wood preservative....and watch the world go by from a deep in the woods perspective.
I might treat myself to a couple of 12 ounce doses of preservative too 8)
Headed up to Lincoln for one of the last runs of the year. You all remember Lincoln, that was where the Unibomber had his cabin. They have a poker run that covers abuot 100 miles, and if the weather is good, which it usuall is, it is just a ball. Also, more work on my daughters bathroom. Almost done with it.
Doug
Ok its friday :!: Rode the scooter to work and was wet when i pulled in.. Fog... really thick fog :lol: It will be a nice ride home.. When i get home tonite im gonna fold down the cherry picker and hoist the body on to my roller cart. Then prolly tomorrow im going to start on the firewall. I need to roll this over to do the under side so ill work on a plan for that too but first im gonna make some modifications that if all goes well will make the body easier to set up on the frame. (less shimming) .. I may go for a bike ride or 2 also this weekend.
Dave
I have to go pick up Fatcat's new project tomorrow.I spent a couple hours cleaning the BBQ trailer, and repacking it for winter storage. Unless someone needs it, it will go into storage tomorrow. Then I have to work on a couple trailers I have here.
I need to get my hair cut, but I prolly won't.
so I'll prolly wind up working on the Coupe, and then maybe a short trip to town for a soda water 8)
I might even try to straighten out some of the wrinkles in the C-cab
Vance
Quote from: "enjenjo"I have to go pick up Fatcat's new project tomorrow.
And that would B :?: :?: :?: :?:
Dave
The S15 cab is loose from the frame and it's firewall and floor except for a couple of steering column braces. I just plan to rollit on its back on the bed part of the frame and leave it there so it is somewhat mobil and I don't have to pick it up off the ground to dispose of it. I put an ad in our weekly Bulletin Board to sell the front clip and I mentioned the cab for someone that might want to fix a roll-over. There are enough "Mudders" around here that someone might need it.I'd like to get rid of what I know I won't use so I can start figuring what I don't need. Then I can post an ad for the 12 years worth of purchases that I made for the Jeepster that aren't right. This "Team Smart"membership is such a responsibility. GPster
Quote from: "GPster"This "Team Smart"membership is such a responsibility. GPster
Granted, it is a big responsibility, but just look at all the perks and rewards that come with your Team Smart membership. :roll: :lol: :lol:
Vance
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "enjenjo"I have to go pick up Fatcat's new project tomorrow.
And that would B :?: :?: :?: :?:
Dave
If you'd a been payin' attention at the zoo, you'd a knowed he bought a genuine ex po-leece car there....minus a couple a parts but a good deal anyways. 8)
Quote from: "purplepickup"Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "enjenjo"I have to go pick up Fatcat's new project tomorrow.
And that would B :?: :?: :?: :?:
Dave
If you'd a been payin' attention at the zoo, you'd a knowed he bought a genuine ex po-leece car there....minus a couple a parts but a good deal anyways. 8)
Well excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me Bit I shure missed that one.. In fact I did shake his hand and ask him how things were going and that was about it.. So MR. STUFF KNOWER Year make and what are we doing with this new project :?: :?:
Dave :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "purplepickup"Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "enjenjo"I have to go pick up Fatcat's new project tomorrow.
And that would B :?: :?: :?: :?:
Dave
If you'd a been payin' attention at the zoo, you'd a knowed he bought a genuine ex po-leece car there....minus a couple a parts but a good deal anyways. 8)
Well excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me Bit I shure missed that one.. In fact I did shake his hand and ask him how things were going and that was about it.. So MR. STUFF KNOWER Year make and what are we doing with this new project :?: :?:
Dave :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
wassamatter.......you have lemons for lunch or sumpthin' :?: :?:
Vance
Quote from: "EMSjunkie"Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "purplepickup"Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "enjenjo"I have to go pick up Fatcat's new project tomorrow.
And that would B :?: :?: :?: :?:
Dave
If you'd a been payin' attention at the zoo, you'd a knowed he bought a genuine ex po-leece car there....minus a couple a parts but a good deal anyways. 8)
Well excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me Bit I shure missed that one.. In fact I did shake his hand and ask him how things were going and that was about it.. So MR. STUFF KNOWER Year make and what are we doing with this new project :?: :?:
Dave :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
wassamatter.......you have lemons for lunch or sumpthin' :?: :?:
Vance
Actually I had an egg salad samitch and some chips .. 2 small tormaters a lil pudding an apple and then about 1:30 I went and got some M&M's
Just reading the package it asys for fun go to mms.com..
Dave
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "EMSjunkie"Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "purplepickup"Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "enjenjo"I have to go pick up Fatcat's new project tomorrow.
And that would B :?: :?: :?: :?:
Dave
If you'd a been payin' attention at the zoo, you'd a knowed he bought a genuine ex po-leece car there....minus a couple a parts but a good deal anyways. 8)
Well excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me Bit I shure missed that one.. In fact I did shake his hand and ask him how things were going and that was about it.. So MR. STUFF KNOWER Year make and what are we doing with this new project :?: :?:
Dave :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
wassamatter.......you have lemons for lunch or sumpthin' :?: :?:
Vance
Actually I had an egg salad samitch and some chips .. 2 small tormaters a lil pudding an apple and then about 1:30 I went and got some M&M's
Just reading the package it asys for fun go to mms.com..
Dave
Well, at least yer eatin' healthy :roll: :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Vance
Quote from: "purplepickup"at the zoo, he bought a genuine ex po-leece car there....minus a couple a parts but a good deal anyways. 8)
Demolition Derby car? GPster
Quote from: "GPster"Quote from: "purplepickup"at the zoo, he bought a genuine ex po-leece car there....minus a couple a parts but a good deal anyways. 8)
Demolition Derby car? GPster
Im thinnin its a a none of your business thing right now Joe.. Well maybe fart cat went with the ol man to get it .. So we will find out at a later date.. By the way hows your stuff comming :?: :?: :?:
Dave
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "GPster"Quote from: "purplepickup"at the zoo, he bought a genuine ex po-leece car there....minus a couple a parts but a good deal anyways. 8)
Demolition Derby car? GPster
Im thinnin its a a none of your business thing right now Joe.. Well maybe Big Sexy went with the ol man to get it .. So we will find out at a later date.. By the way hows your stuff comming :?: :?: :?:
Dave
Depending on what year, make and model, it may be a Mayberry P.D. clone project, so don't go getting too sassy there, little sexy... :wink: :lol:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "GPster"Quote from: "purplepickup"at the zoo, he bought a genuine ex po-leece car there....minus a couple a parts but a good deal anyways. 8)
Demolition Derby car? GPster
Im thinnin its a a none of your business thing right now Joe.. Well maybe Big Sexy went with the ol man to get it .. So we will find out at a later date.. By the way hows your stuff comming :?: :?: :?:
Dave
"Pro Street" 4dr sedan. I thought if you had one and kept it black and white you could get a plastic/magnetic sign for the side that said "SHURNUFF" you could use it as one of those "booze runners". I heard we already have a Barney to drive it. Maybe it's a planned replacement for the Rambler if Carps comes back. The cab is laying on it's back on the frame but there's been no calls yet on the ad. Probably start eliminating the electric circuits for the seatbelts. heater, radio and interior lights this weekend to make the bundle of wires more managable. GPster
Quote from: "EMSjunkie"I need to get my hair cut, but I prolly won't.
Vance
If you don't get a haircut soon, you'll need a dog license... :wink: ~:)
Got the body settin on the lower legs of the cherry picker cause my cart is a little too small to use as planned.. Im headed to the paint store today or at least call em cause i want some more Duraglass filler.. That stuff is tough and water proof and a good base for filling holes and things.. Im hoping to have a good day and maybe get the firewall primed and painted tomorrow but its gonna mean bustin * all day.. I started yesterday by running a tape line around the edge of the firewall and straightening that out.. Soooo If it dont rain..
Dave
Gee...I spent yesterday loading...unloading & "distributing" 2800 lbs of river rock to complete a walkway project in the yard for the Mrs.. I'm spending today crawling around wondering why I did that ... :shock: (To think walking the swap area at the Zoo made my back hurt.. :lol:) Oh well...Another item on the "not a Good Idea" list..
Repeat after me:
Vicodin is my friend.....
Vicodin is my friend.....
Vicodin is my friend..... :oops: :oops: :oops:
We all keep going until we can't. From what I read on this forum, most of you are active and none of us appear to be young. The pain is just part of it.
Quote from: "kb426"We all keep going until we can't. From what I read on this forum, most of you are active and none of us appear to be young. The pain is just part of it.
I busted butt all day on the roadster cause your ahead of me and being one of the co founders of team smart I just cant let that happen.. :roll: My fingers hurt from sanding the fire wall and tomorrow ive got just a little work and ill be ready for primer on the firewall.. Its nice here and I should be on the bike and bow season is comming and and and.. Sue is cooking petite (spelling ) steaks and corn on the cobb on the grille.. we soak the corn in salt water then put on the grile and roast it .. MMMMMMMMMMMMMM. good stuff.. Last night she spoiled me with crab leggs and man were they good.. Oh sorry this is a car thread... Back on topic.. If all goes well ill post some pics of the firewall tomorrow when I get done..
Dave :wink: :arrow: :wink:
Quote from: "jusjunk"
Last night she spoiled me with crab leggs and man were they good.. Oh sorry this is a car thread... Back on topic.. If all goes well ill post some pics of the firewall tomorrow when I get done..
Dave :wink: :arrow: :wink:
Big Deal... :roll:
Firewalls on Dueces have been around as long as Dueces have. 75 years, right... :?: Seen one, seen them all... :wink:
Post pics of the crab legs....... ~:) :D :D :D )bye(
I am loaded up and goin racin tomorrow at the ark city annual nostalgia race, yessir engine number three (aka strike 3) ...aint hot roddin fun.....???
I spent the day installing a new window unit in my son's bedroom. the old one was installed kinda weird. anyhow I have to do the window in my daughter's room tomorrow.
Yesterday I went and picked up a walk in door and the OSB for the walls in my building. Today I pushed dirt around and got sun burnt. Tomorrow I am going to Enjenjo's and then pushing more dirt around when I get home. Than I am laid off all week so I will be working around the house all week.
Quote from: "Rayvyn"Quote from: "jusjunk"
Last night she spoiled me with crab leggs and man were they good.. Oh sorry this is a car thread... Back on topic.. If all goes well ill post some pics of the firewall tomorrow when I get done..
Dave :wink: :arrow: :wink:
Big Deal... :roll:
Firewalls on Dueces have been around as long as Dueces have. 75 years, right... :?: Seen one, seen them all... :wink:
Post pics of the crab legs....... ~:) :D :D :D )bye(
Ask and you shall recieve.
Dave
You've got to be kidding! :shock: I hope that's a pic you got off the net. :? If not are you going into resturants and taking pics of your food so you can drool later? :) If the answer to that question is yes you need to get a life. :lol:
Quote from: "phat rat"You've got to be kidding! :shock: I hope that's a pic you got off the net. :? If not are you going into resturants and taking pics of your food so you can drool later? :) If the answer to that question is yes you need to get a life. :lol:
Ya thats what I do drive around and take pics of peoples food.. I was lucky to get this one cause the guy was really hungry and really didnt want to leave the table while I took the pic.. I mentioned that I had friends in muskegon and i wasnt gonna take any crap and thats all it took.. Ha Ha
I got a life jack now all I need is some property and an old broken ford pickem-up
Dave :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "phat rat"You've got to be kidding! :shock: I hope that's a pic you got off the net. :? If not are you going into resturants and taking pics of your food so you can drool later? :) If the answer to that question is yes you need to get a life. :lol:
Ya thats what I do drive around and take pics of peoples food.. I was lucky to get this one cause the guy was really hungry and really didnt want to leave the table while I took the pic.. I mentioned that I had friends in muskegon and i wasnt gonna take any crap and thats all it took.. Ha Ha
I got a life jack now all I need is some property and an old broken ford pickem-up
Dave :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
LOL Glad to hear the answer is NO! As far as a broken Ford, sounds like a bit of jealousy that you don't have a broken Ford. :lol: But if you read the post you'll see it's not broke anymore :D
Heading to Dallas Tx. Friday to pick up a 40 Ford coupe project. I sure hope it's as represented. Now ya'll won't have to hear me whine about selling my other 40 coupe. Oh yeah, signed papers to have a shop built behind my house,now no $ to build the 40.
Quote from: "papastoyss"....signed papers to have a shop built behind my house,now no $ to build the 40.
Good luck with the new project. Maybe no $ for parts but you'll have a nice place to be alone with your new friend and get to know each other. 8)
You do have a ponderin' chair for your new shop don't you?
Going to a benefit breakfast on Saturday morning to help raise money for a local family where the parents were killed in a car wreck and their two daughters were injured. From 6am 'til 10am at Applebees in Clinton, MS.
AL
Hanging new garage door on wifes garage Saturday and going to a luau on Sunday
Al--sell you car?
Still painting, but this time on the frame for my Kids T bucket. Got it sprayed and this weekend we are gonna rub it out and paint some other chassis stuff.
Don
Going to look at the 32 coupe thats on ebay at 10 am then my youngest is comming over and we are going to berlin raceway for supermods midgets and winged sprints :lol: :lol: :lol: Should be a great show and were gonna camp tonite .. I did some more work on the firewall last night but i quit early been watching the news. Seems this lovely state i live in is gonna shut down monday .. No money.. Im sure they will tax us some more then run more business outta here..
Dave :?:
I got the doors ready for primer tomorrow. I spent 2 weeks on them. I'm tired of doors. :lol:
Been to darn busy at the salt mines to be doing much at all since returning from vacation.
However finally got the first video story completed. There's a 3 DVD set covering the NSRA Nats. Interesting to see how I wasted my time at that event. There's about 15 minutes from Wed (we arrived early) Thurs shows us driving in then nnuthin until we drive out. Got about h15 minutes of the Tursday night cruisin action, then some early morning arrivals on Friday with not a lot shot during the day, colsing out disc 1 with about 30 mins of the crusin action after dark.
The next two discs are all Saturday (provided you exclude ten or so mins depicting the trip 'home' to St Louis on Sunday) starting at 0 Dark 30 again and recording the cars rolling in. There's a few gaps in time but I managed to get some swap meet action, a little Fairgrounds misbehaviour and even some RRT activity with the action ending as the last vehicles roll out and the fairground empties.
Still got some tidy up editing to do but the picture quality is brilliant (new high tech camera was well worth the silly price) so now all I need is to make a few copies for my friends.
Oh, I finally fixed that damned fuel leak on the '33. So yesterday I got to detailing the brackets for the King Bee Fog Lamps I dragged home from the US. The look kinda cool on the old gal, in a resto sort of way. :wink:
Later yesterday I managed to get some striping done for the first time in ages. To help cart home the spoils of my vacation I picked up this neat folding metal 'tool tote' at of all places Costco (One f their big tool boxkes would have been nice to drag home also but it would not qualify as 'carry-on' baggage). Anyhow I started painting some lines on it.
And I did some work on one of the models that's been sitting in limbo for months.
Today (Sunday) the beat goes on.
Quote from: "reborn55"Al--sell you car?
Not yet. Had a few nibbles but no bites yet.
AL
Got the underside of the body primed and painted last night so im halfway free for the weekend. Looks like im gonna try to hit ididit tomorrow for a bit then maybe adrian sunday.. Its way too warm to get excited about bow hunting anyway.. I do need to shoot a few arrows though and get a license.. Got to stop at the bike shop after work and try and collect some more money. They still owe me about 450.00 and see if they found out anymore on my back ordered parts. Other than that im gonna set the body back on the frame saturday afternoon or sunday afternoon..
Dave
My turn to watch new garage doors being installed...Sunday is a neat little car show in the park under a tree..'Bout 100 / 150 cars...Time to relax.....
Bowling today. Ididit tomorrow, Adrian sunday. I have the whole front end mounted on this 38 Plymount this week, one of the running boards glassed up, and ready to install. I should have it done in another week or so.
Didn't go to Cruisin' the Coast, so I have been watching the camera views on mstraffic.com to see some of the cars every now and then. Sure saves money on gas.
Got a cruise-in Saturday night that several of us may go to.
AL
this week end i am scrounging a few more parts for the 66 fairlane project.. craigs list guy sold the scattershield for the top loader. and sunday or monday i am driving up to lake isabella? to look at a 76 ford ranchero.. and maybe a house with a shop/garge for rent cheep...... maybe a move from hollywood soon./..hopes theres an az up there......
Relax!
Visist doc on Sat morn.
Do some shopping.
Lay down some twisted lines
Paint model car body and parts.
Finish adding fog lamps to '33 Ford (one step closer to restored) :wink:
Edit some more vacation video.
from mstraffic.com
Quote from: "wayne petty"this week end i am scrounging a few more parts for the 66 fairlane project.. craigs list guy sold the scattershield for the top loader. and sunday or monday i am driving up to lake isabella? to look at a 76 ford ranchero.. and maybe a house with a shop/garge for rent cheep...... maybe a move from hollywood soon./..hopes theres an az up there......
how about pics of the fairlane?
i usta have a 66 gt (not an "a") 'vert in high school....
ONLY ford i ever had i'd like to have back...
Still busting tail on my kid's T bucket, trying to get it done in time for Turkey Run in Daytona (44 more days :D ) Got his rear axle reassembled and started bolting painted parts on the frame. Tomorrow the plan is to get it up on wheels for the last time and install the engine and tranny.
Don
Painted the doors and repainted the cab on the 32. When I went to the post office this morning, I got a flat tire on the back of the dr650. Tomorrow, I get to pull the starter on the Dakota and put a kit in the solenoid. Chance for rain in the pm so I need to get all my projects done early. I'll let the painted items sit for a couple of days before I try to scratch them up.
Quote from: "tomslik"
how about pics of the fairlane?
i usta have a 66 gt (not an "a") 'vert in high school....
ONLY ford i ever had i'd like to have back...
next time the fairlane is over... the owner works nights shuffling tapes for fox. and we are still gathering parts for the toploader install..
i called today out to a mustang wrecking yard and when i ask if he had a scattershield he wanted to know what year it fit.. i told him i would come by on monday or tuesday...not a clue...
by the way.. he has two of them... ill get pics of both ...
Went to Ididit saturday, the adrian swap sunday, kind of diasappointing this year, the vendors were way down. After the swap meet, I stacked 1500 bd. ft. of lumber to season, pine and walnut. Today I got back on the 38 Plymouth, finished the right running board, and started on the left one.
Running boards are done, now I am on the rear fenders.
After speending two weeks last month cutting up the trees that were hit by lightning, the yard was looking pretty good. Tuesday a buddy dropped off a load of firewood, I got it all stacked up wednesday. Thursday, he brought over another load :shock: I told him I had enough for now :roll:
enuff schooling... Got home late . going to the garage . im gonna drive to the corner by sunday.
Dave :lol: :lol: :lol:
I'm going to watch my lovely wife stack the firewood the nice man with the dump truck put in my driveway...As her reward, I'm going to take her to a car show on Sunday....SEE...I'm learning :!: :!: :wink:
Brake lines and exhaust for me. Can't be much fun.
Quote from: UGLY OLDSI'm going to watch my lovely wife stack the firewood the nice man with the dump truck put in my driveway...As her reward, I'm going to take her to a car show on Sunday....SEE...I'm learning :!: :!: :wink:[/quote
Um, if your're still breathing :lol:
I'm going to install my newly painted body that just came back from the paintshop today. :D :D I've still got a grin on my face that won't go away. :D :D
Don
Looks great Don.. More pics please..Im done with classes on vision systems and although I learned a bunch I hope I can use that knowledge in the near future. We have a tendancy to get one of everything so there is nothing around to hone your skills on cause the one in the plant has to run and they are about 10k soooo.
Im not gonna miss the 58 minute drive time that took 1 1/2 hours one morning.. Ok back on track ........ I got home late again but ive been busting * all week when I got home. The car has a seat installed but i may make some changes there. I have the steering column in and a gas pedal hooked to the carburator and I put the brake pedal pad on and did my 15 minute wiring job . I can turn the key rev the engine put it in gear and go forward and back up :!: :!: :!: Looking at this body it just gets worse every time I look.. Its gonna get to a point where I may want to change bodys. Im gonna start the body work in a week or 2 anyway and see how it goes..
Im headed out to the garage today and im gonna get the steering shaft in place and the drag link on after i find the center of the steering box then im gonna go for a short ride :lol: Ive got the grand daughter comming this afternoon and i havent seen her for 2 months so i gotta spend time with her. Gotta work fast today .. Oh ya I gotta go buy a new fridge today too..
Dave
Thanks Dave. Got it undercoated with truck bed liner last night, and am going to put it on the frame for the final time (I hope). I'll post some pictures when we do that, but here is another view in the meantime. I'm really happy with the job the body shop did.........no Ridler car, but decent driver quality.
Don
One fender to bolt on to the 38 and it will be almost done. I have to change out a Toyota steering box in an F100, and try to get some wood split.
Im working on the roadster but i dont know what im doing as of yet.. Its pretty much all body work now so ill start somewhere. Supposed be 74 sunday so i figure a bike ride is in order.. I havent done squat all week cept change the out side faucet.. been feeling just plain drug out.. Oh ya i gotta change sues oil in the G/P also or have someone do it.. I may just stop after work and get it done and over with.. Id also like ti hit the woods sunday morning and evening.
Dave
Oh, yeah, I forgot. I sold the Chevy COE, delivered it yesterday to another RRT member. I hated to see it go, it was in nice shape, but I wasn't getting any thing done on it, so it needed a new home. I still have to deliver the P30 chassis that goes with it.
I'm going to be doing wiring on my T and then putting the final touches on Don's frame because his body is supposed to come back from the paint shop on Tuesday or Wednesday. Lots to do between now and then.
Don
I'm still working on the Body Work (but I'm getting there)-finished the Top Chop and Fill, Power Windows and put in power locking Bear Claw latches while using the Factory Handles-
Now trying to get it back into Epoxy Primer-
I'm embarrassed to say that I'm still building exhaust pipes. I should get done saturday and then move on to wiring and efi stuff. Saturday is supposed to be warm but sunday may be cold.
I got everything for my interior. Did the front doors and headliner then took a five year coffee break. I've been on it all week and should finish tomorrow.
I finally got some time to work on my own T instead of my Son's. Installed my gauges and got everything under the dash wired up, then started intalling the rest of the switches and components under the seat. Might be able to take a short spin around the block this weekend if all goes well . :D :D
Don
Hmm ist sunday...... I kicked * yesterday and got a lot done. Im fitting the doors. Had to add some glass to one door and take some off the other ! I also filled the back rail behind the seat where i removed the wood that was there. Im gonna try and finish the passenger door today (just a little work there) and the top rail then I have the trunk to deal with. Hopefully an afternoon bike ride squeezed in the mix also.
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Managed to get through my daughter's wedding on Saturday, without too many hicups. Moved the Olds back out from under the hoist so I can get the Impala out and into winter storage. Think I also finaly came up with a color too. I have always planned on doing it in a green with tan interior, but the wife does not like green, so I have playing with all kinds of purples and some blues, but my heart has not been in it. I found a blue-green (much more green than blue) that is almost the same color as a jacket that she wears so she could not say no. Very rich color, and found it in the semi truck colors. Don't remember today which book, I think Peterbilt.
Doug
had to put a trans in our 91 caravan . I will do the next one on the floor NOT on the hoist. If my son wasnt there to help me ,i would still be installing it .
Last weekend I turned the roadster upside down on an old mattress and sanded the bottom then put 2 litres of 2 pot etch primer on it which I blocked back all week
It was hard work as the primer is as tough as nails
Today I put 2 coats of black basecoat on it and a litre of 2 pot clear
It has a few fish eyes but it id underneath I may or may not block it back and do it again
The whole house now stinks of paint so I am mr popular
Tomorrow I will 1200 grit back the firewall ready for the wife to paint 2 crossed fluttering chequered flags on it then another few coats of clear
The rest of the body is still in raw gelcoat and may not get done this summer as the drive is to get it on the road
Went hunting last night and saw 7 . One was a 4 point. Gonna try and get some done on the car today . Prolly work on the trunk area and hopefully get that smoothed out. I have the Jackson Motor Speedway old timers reunion this evening so no hunting. Plan to work on the roadster tomorrow also. Ill hunt again next week. Oh ya I almost had to work today :evil: I havent worked a saturday in years let alone work till 4:30 like i did tuesday thru friday..
Dave :!: :wink: :arrow:
I'm going to drive 150 miles to have lunch with some classmates I haven't seen in 40 years.
Ben doing yard work for a week, getting ready for a winter of rod projects.
Today I have bought a piece of MDF roughly the size of the firewall so the wife can do a practice of the crossed flags I have just primered it when I have finished my breakfast I will shoot some basecoat and some clear on it
Rub it all down and she can paint it
Did some cleanup today, made room to work on fatcat's chevy. started on the frame.
this weekend i am doing nothing but i saw the number of posts and had to change it. superstitious i guess
Saturday morning Hooley and I worked on the Henry J, then he loaded part of it on the trailer and went home. I kept some of it here and I will work on it until he gets his parts ready for me again.
After lunch my wife and I met up with a bunch of car people and we all made a 6 hour drive through the Missouri and Arkansas Ozark mountains. It was a great run and we enjoyed the afternoon.
Today I will get my equipment ready for the annual leaf harvest.
John
Is it a weekend again? When you don't have someone paying you for your time from Monday to Friday,it's hard to keep track. I ransomed my 4X4 rear end yesterday. When I first talked to the guy he thought it was an '88 Blazer but when we pulled it out the Blazer was actually a '92. No problem I guess but it has that brake balancing (?) stuff on it. My first worry was if the brakes would be bad when checking. My 2X4 parts will fit it. A NAPA check showed the parts the same before that "Balancing Act" appeared but now with the new conditions it shows that only the drums are different. But the new drums look like they'll live. The gas tank came also and it is an after-market (Canadian) replacement with a new gas pump in it. I got the plastic "skid pad" too but no mounting straps. I don't know how I'll mount it if I need it because it appears the Blazer frames have two crossmembers behind the rear axel and the pickups only have the one that holds the spare tire up. Been crawling under parked Blazers in parking lots (someone will think I'm a terrorist) but you can't see anything with that plastic shield on. My main concern was that he cut the emergency brake cables/housings with a cut-off tool but my 2X4 cables will probably fit. While I was there he asked me if there was anything else on it I wanted. The tilt column caught my eye because when I slide the firewall back on the S15 frame 7" I don't know how the steering wheel/pedals/seat will end up. He had the key for it and it was also for "cruise control". He only wanted $20.00 for it and he would pull it then. So for $100.00 and driving him home from work (23 miles) I now have more pieces that should make it come together. 40th wedding anniversary, getting parts (spending $100.00), Trick or Treat night and an up-coming wife's birthday I think my weekend has run it's course and I'll take a nap this afternoon. GPster
Putting the shop back together after the "Great Door Install" ...Bought some new storage shelves to assemble & secure in the corner to "organize things" ...Typical " screwdriver & pliers" home handyman stuff...After using multiple welding clamps, line up punchs & "adjusting" pre-punched holes to fit , I read the directions to see what part of China they were made in ....Seems they are made in Chicago... :shock: :shock:
I congratulated the company on their "Customer Comment" card that they finally dropped their level of quality below that of the import junk.... :(
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"Putting the shop back together after the "Great Door Install" ...Bought some new storage shelves to assemble & secure in the corner to "organize things" ...Typical " screwdriver & pliers" home handyman stuff...After using multiple welding clamps, line up punchs & "adjusting" pre-punched holes to fit , I read the directions to see what part of China they were made in ....Seems they are made in Chicago... :shock: :shock:
I congratulated the company on their "Customer Comment" card that they finally dropped their level of quality below that of the import junk.... :(
Bob your my hero :shock: :shock: Im sending you all my lap cards outta my magazines cause your smarter that me and ill bet you can come up with some real needy people that would like a trial sub..
Dave
ps: do you know the address for the busch's :wink:
Interesting topic, I spent all of yesterday hanging drywall in the new fiberglass shop, spent this morning, till about 3 finishing it up, Short 2 sheets, now its time to mud, oh what fing fun that is.... :shock: Molds are getting moved next weekend, probbaly will not be ready...They may have to stay in the trailer for a week... :? still have to get the furnace mounted and the vent thru the roof, got a 4 day weekend next weekend commiting one day for a last of the season trail ride up in the baldwin area, hopefully in the remaining 3 days i can get everything finished up or really close...Got 15 lights off craigslist the other day, will have to get them installed as well... :idea:
With the sedan delivery gone, I was actually able to do a couple of side jobs and clean out part of the garage. Amazing how much stuff piles up in a short period of time. Without a street rod to work on I guess the Honey Do list will get longer and longer. Had to repair swing set, move air freshener, change door handles and lock assemblies in the house(one broke and locked her out).
Went to see Frankenstein at the local playhouse for our anniversary, then put the Impala away until next spring.
Doug
Hey kids its friday :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I just got in from hunting again.. I gave my stand to my buddy Dave from work. He watched a 10 point mount a Doe and then he couldnt get a shot. :?: He also saw a 6 point come out by me but i never saw it as there are tree branches to the south of me and its hard to see. Tomorrow my kid gets the hot spot :!: .. Last night I worked on the roadster.. Got one door off and the jambs sanded.. Tomorrow and sunday I hope to finish the doors and get the deck lid off and do the underside of that then ill be ready for primer.. They are talking snow next wek here but its michigan so we will see.. Ill report back sunday....
Dave
Snow, wtf, I haven't heard that, Today I spent the day in the north of Michigan, we got about 100 miles of good trail riding in, Likely that is it for the orv season, Had a blast likely will be sore as hell tomorrow tho...
I don't like that 4 letter word, but I heard the same thing. Will just hope it's a fluke and leaves as quick as it comes.
I get to run fuel lines, install braces for the dash, pedal assy., and install the heater/ac unit. I'm waiting on the correct injector adapters so the efi wiring is on hold probably until next weekend. Last weekend I started to make a list of everything that's left and got irritated and threw the paper away. :lol:
Quote from: "kb426"I get to run fuel lines, install braces for the dash, pedal assy., and install the heater/ac unit. I'm waiting on the correct injector adapters so the efi wiring is on hold probably until next weekend. Last weekend I started to make a list of everything that's left and got irritated and threw the paper away. :lol:
I figured you'd be out Pheasant hunting :-o
isn't this opening weekend :?:
that is one thing I really miss, loved to hunt the chickens when I was growin' up :D
gotta wait till the 1st of Dec. down here :(
Vance
Quote from: "EMSjunkie"Quote from: "kb426"I get to run fuel lines, install braces for the dash, pedal assy., and install the heater/ac unit. I'm waiting on the correct injector adapters so the efi wiring is on hold probably until next weekend. Last weekend I started to make a list of everything that's left and got irritated and threw the paper away. :lol:
I figured you'd be out Pheasant hunting :-o
isn't this opening weekend :?:
that is one thing I really miss, loved to hunt the chickens when I was growin' up :D
gotta wait till the 1st of Dec. down here :(
Vance
We got turkey season here too. I had 11 by me the other night but no permit and no gun! Im watching to see if maybe I need to buy the license ..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Oh ya I just came in from the garage and my fingers hurt again :cry: Ive got the doors both off and the deck lid off and ready for primer. Tomorrow ill maybe start getting stuff together to tape her off.. I do need to get it on stands in the rear and sand the inner fender wells but thats a 5 minute job.. Im getting closer.. Im leaving i gotta go look for that 10 point.. Then try and get home in time to watch the WoO finals on speed..
I better check the mich mich state game too .. Go michigan (sorry Don)
You dont need no stinkin gun, a good archer can down a turkey with an arrow easily.... :D
I need to get down there and check out that ride, hop skip and a jump and i am there... :D
QuoteQuote from: "Bugpac"You dont need no stinkin gun, a good archer can down a turkey with an arrow easily.... :D
I need to get down there and check out that ride, hop skip and a jump and i am there... :D
Be careful.. :!: :!: ..The last guy we know of that went to visit Dave wasn't heard from for 90 days.... :shock: :? :?
What's a weekend? Helped a friend move today. I spread 20 yards of black dirt in the back yard. I assembled a new welding cart for the shop and drank some beer.
Tomorrow I well rake dirt, seed and level the back yard and then rake leaves in the front. Plan to load a car I sold and take delivery on a cadillac that needs a new motor for a friend. Clean the shop for a club meeting wed. night. then I can do some laundry, some cooking and take care of the dog and drink some beer,
Doesn't retirement sound gooood!
Which car did you sell Ken? The Vette?
The 1984 Z28.
I'm spending the weekend buttoning things down for winter. It's getting close. So yard cleanup, and putting things away has been it.
well, i spent yesterday putting head gaskets in my '00 chevy pu......
:roll:
supposed to be mid 70's today and i thing i need to go for a ride..... :lol:
Quote from: "enjenjo"I'm spending the weekend buttoning things down for winter. It's getting close. So yard cleanup, and putting things away has been it.
Me too, but with an alterior motive. I took the cushions off the lawn furniture and moved the picnic table and chairs together in the open so I can cover them for the winter. The grill too. That opens up the 12'x 12'x 9'h Arbor which happens to be sitting in line with my garage door. When the relatives happen to be here for Thanksgiving we can push the Jeepster out of the garage and under the Arbor. With the garage space open and help here we can push the S15 rolling/powered chassis from out back and closer to my "Buzz Box". With luck I can have the chassis sized for the new (old) body for Christmas. Then the Arbor and come-alongs and relatives can give me a Christmas Present I can use. GPster
Joe I love it .. You always have a plan :idea: Im almost ready to prime but I couldnt do it today and still hunt with my son so... L8TR im heading to the woods.. :wink: :arrow:
Dave :lol:
I'm short 2 adapters to hook up the fuel lines. All the rest of that mess is done. I received the injector adapters saturday. That was 4 days mail time from Toronto to sw Kansas. I need to call Painless tomorrow for info on rewireing the mass air sensor. I found several things that weren't quite right on the harness. This was a used one from ebay. The braces are in the cowl for the dash and the heater. At about 5:30 I was shot and quit. Vance, I'm not a hunter. It takes to much effort to get a lic, and find a place to hunt. It's not easy like it was 30 years ago.
Went to the Klassy Kruzer's Fun Run in Crossett, Arkansas this weekend. Had a great time. There were 105 registered. It was a pre-'67 show. Weather was perfect! Highs around 71 and lows in the 40s.
AL
Quote from: "kb426"Vance, I'm not a hunter. It takes to much effort to get a lic, and find a place to hunt. It's not easy like it was 30 years ago.
I understand. :)
things have really changed, used to, as long as you asked permission first, and if you got anything, at least offer to share with the land owner, everything was cool. :D
but not anymore :(
Vance
Quote from: "EMSjunkie"things have really changed, used to, as long as you asked permission first, and if you got anything, at least offer to share with the land owner, everything was cool. :D but not anymore :( Vance
Fifty years ago I used to go hunting with my father. We would go squirel huntig in the woods behind a chicken farm. The farmer was glad to get someone to shoot them because they were always in his chicken feed. We had an old couple that was tickled to get squirel meat for stew and they paid a quarter for two and it paid for our shells. In the summer we shot "wood chucks" on a truck growers farm and we were allowed to harvest whatever we wanted before we left. I used to act like a "squirel dog" or spotter until I turned 10. Then as long as I was with an adult (my father) I could carry a gun. When I turned 14 I could get a license to hunt and I passed the test but I would have had to by a license. I didn't see any sense in waisting money killing anything I wouldn't prepare and eat so I gave that up. Used to fish when I was younger too. Had to buy a license, same reason, same outcome. Because I'm disabled I got my "Golden Buckeye" card early and it entitles me to a free fishing license and I only live two blocks from two rivers. I don't need that much time to sit and think with-out doing something and to maybe not get any reward or sense of accomplishment. So I work on junk hating to waste any parts and hoping to someday drive it when I get it together. Gives me a sense of accomplishment and maybe a reward. My "Golden Buckeye" card still gives me a reward and a sense of accomplishment. It gives me a discount at "Captain D's" when I want fish. GPster
Well the roadster is in primer and I sanded a little last night. My back has been bothering me so ive been kinda slow the last few days. Tonite im headed to tractor supply to see if they have any of thier cheap anti freeze. Thats the cheapest ive found it and I need to put the fancy chrome hoses and the anitfreeze in the roadster with intentions of turning the heat off in the garage and hanging Deer :lol: I also need to pick up some sta-bil and some 2 stroke oil.. Nother expensive evening im sure. I searched all over for antifreeze prices and i cant believe how much they get for a 50/50 mix? Stupid.. I want a gallon of antifreeze non mixed :lol: TSC has a cheap brand for like 7 bucks a gallon.. Thats me.. After i get it in the car I may have time to do more sanding. Tomorrow ive got to pick up the kid early and were gonna shoot the heavy artilery and get sighted in for thursday :lol: then we will bow hunt till dark tomorrow and sunday evening..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Getting down to the wire on getting mine and my Son's T's done for Turkey Run over Thanksgiving.........only 11 days left til we leave for Daytona.
Mine is in the upholstery shop and is supposed to be done tomorrow. I still have the grille shell and headlights to paint and some minor wiring to do. Got my insurance and plates yesterday so I am legal now anyway. :D
Lots to do on Don's T...........more wiring, brake lines, etc. and it is supposed to go to the upholstery shop Monday. Hope we make it .
Don
Linda and I have babysitting duty. We go to Cicinnati to watch the grandkids there so our son and daughter-in-law can spend two days "tailgate partying" in Columbus for the OU football game. Kelsey and Puppy, our two dogs, are excited because this is a "Road Trip". We have to be back homeby 6:00 PM on sunday so Linda can go to a Bridal/Baby (which ever comes first) Shower. She hasn't got a present yet so that probably means a trip to the (a?) Mall with a 4 year old and a 7 year old. I should be able to rest on Monday because of the holiday but there's so much brown stuff in the gardens that will have to be hauled off. To break the minotany I'll scrape undercoating on the S15 frame. GPster
Tommorow i am going to pick up molds, get them in the shop and build shelves and shelves and whatever to store stuff out of way, Plan on building 2 roadsters over thanksgiving weekend... :D
Wiring, wiring, and more wiring. I'm have a tough time figuring out how to run everything in a small confined space and not discover that I screwed up when I think I'm done. The efi harness has 60 wires. That makes the rest of the wiring look small. I was going to put everything under the seat but with some stereo equipment, I think I have a small space problem. In the morning, I'm going to get serious. I spent 3 days looking for a better way and have no results yet.
I get to harvest leaves....Again.... :(
I will send you some more leaves if you like./ was supposed to pick up my new toys but will have to wait till next weekend. One is in Orland Park Illinois and the other is down around Springfield Illinois. Took a big plunge this time. Have inlaws coming in to see college football game here. Hope you all have a great weekend.
Yep leaving in about 7 hours to head for Jersey to pick up a truck at Bruce Dorsi's place.
Quote from: "Fat Cat"Yep leaving in about 7 hours to head for Jersey to pick up a truck at Bruce Dorsi's place.
We picked up the truck at Bruce's house, he treated us to dinner too. We left here at 430 am saturday, arrived at Bruce's about 3 pm. Left Bruce's about 6 pm, and arrived back home at 4 am sunday. Paid the most for gas here at home, $3.19.9 Cheapest was in Stroudsburg pa., $2.86.9. Near Snowshoe Pa. we blew a trailer tire, it was curbed in NJ. It tore out the brake wiring on that wheel, which shorted the brake control in the truck. We changed the tire, rewired the brake, cobbled the brake control, so we at least had brakes in the mountains, and were back on the road in 45 minutes. After that the trailer brakes were off, or full on. :shock: we averaged 12 mpg on the way there, and 10 mpg on the way back loaded. Total trip was 1150 miles.
Quote from: "enjenjo"Quote from: "Fat Cat"Yep leaving in about 7 hours to head for Jersey to pick up a truck at Bruce Dorsi's place.
We changed the tire, rewired the brake, cobbled the brake control, so we at least had brakes in the mountains, and were back on the road in 45 minutes. After that the trailer brakes were off, or full on. :shock:
What mountains???? Those are hills at best !!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
QuoteWhat mountains???? Those are hills at best !!!
You've seen where I live, I even showed you the hill. Anything over 50 ft is a mountain.
going to the big auction in Mitchell In. this week-end
Its the weekend already for me.. Im just sipping on a cocktail.. Got the doctors appointment done yesterday (passed with flying colors) got my glasses today (i screwed up the lenses with over spray and scratches) cost me 20 bucks.. I drained the water out of the roadster and turned ot around with hopes of doing the new radiator hoses and antifreeze soon and I got all my hunting stuff in the truck :!: Long drive tomorrow (24 miles) so i wanna be ready for opening day.:wink: Ill hunt the mornings and if we dont have to track for hours ill come back here about 10 am work on the lawn or in the garage till 2:30 pm then head back to hunting grounds.. Its a bit of gas money but it beats working at the shop .. Im already missing stopping at dads house again.. Deer or no deer we always had a good or i should say a lot of good chats during bow and gun season.. I pass his house every day that I hunt :(
Try not to miss me too much.. Jack .. Spend charlies money for him cause he has way too much :lol: :lol: :lol: .
Dave :shock: :arrow:
10:30 is to early, deer around here have been on the move around 1pm...
Cruisin' to Jasper, TX on Friday to the Lakes Area Cruisers car show for the weekend.
There were 80 cars at the vol fire dept fundraiser car show last Saturday in Slaughter, LA. Here are some pictures from it.
AL
Quote from: "Fat Cat"Yep leaving in about 7 hours to head for Jersey to pick up a truck at Bruce Dorsi's place.
Shoot, If I had known you guys were heading there, I may have considered driving down. We have not seen Bruce and Luce for a few years. They are a great couple and I'm sure treated you well.
This weekend I get the pleasure of changing a timing belt and water pump on my 2.4L DOHC Dodge Stratus. From what I understand it can take a good day to finish the job. Any tips would be appreciated.
Walt
Well the S15 rolling/powered chassis is in the garage with the engine end sitting under the hoist. The Jeepster is sitting under the arbor (which happens to be a well constructed blend of 4"x4" posts and 2"x10" joists up to the task of car body lifting). With the chassis in a warm, well lit surroundingwork can proceed.The loosing of 4" of wheel base is going to be accomplished in a strange and unusual way. The front spring hangers for the rear springs are going to be re-located that amount foreward on the frame and the frame rails will be shortened in the frame "kick-up over the rear axel. This will keep the shackles and the shocks in correct position to the axel/springs. It will also in effect move the gas tank rearward without touching it. As a third plus point it will put frame splice welding in a clear area and in bi-focal range. The main problem is that the latest issues of "Rod and Custom" and "The Rodder's Journal" came this week and I'm torn with which way to go first. GPster
Im headed back to the garage today.. I didnt get much done yesterday with company and all but i really didnt plan much.. Im going at the wiring again today. Im gonna install a relay i think to bypass my oil pressure switch for the electric fuel pump. Then its back to the trunk area for tail light wires and fuel sender wires.. Ill work till about 2:30 then im heading out to the hunt grounds again.. Ha i hadnt been out all week being sick and all and I missed again last night :lol: No big deal.. We got a lot of hunting left. I think im gonna put the shotgun away and just use the muzzle loader from now on..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
had a 4 day weekend but had no car to work on--so the wife had me paint the bathroom, downstairs hall and help strip and refinish the dining room table. Sure wish I had had something to do in the garage. :D
Drove over near Port Huron this morning. Delivered the 42 sedan to a guy in Memphis.
My younger son, his wife, and my grandson were here this weekend, so not much was done except have a good time.
well in the last 4 days we took the frame i had built the week before for my 52 willys gasser and hung a straight axle front end, narrowed a 9 inch ford a bit, hung it on ladder bars with coil overs and diagonal link complete with new crossmember custom made, , set the rat mtr and trans in and built trans crossmember and motor mount s on the chassis and set up a reversed corbair steering box, had a great weeekend , very productive.... and ate turkey thursday as well ....
Went to Indy on Saturday. My wife wanted to go to the store at Tony Stewert Racing to see what they had. Got to say hi to Tony's mom. She's a great lady and always pleasant. Did some shopping, ate too much at a nice restuatant that we like and dozed most of the way home while my son drove.
Today I got to clean up all of the outside stuff and put it away. I wanted to take a drive in the '81 Vette before I covered it for the winter but it started sleeting. I spent about an hour sanding my alternator housing tonight. I was going to polish it but it has so many deep flaws that painting it with titanium is starting to look better.
Tomorrow I get to go to the doctor for my shoulder again. Odd thing is that my back has been so bad the last week that I haven't noticed my shoulder much. :D Getting old sucks.
Tom
Its friday :!: I worked on wiring some of the dash last night and I may do a little more tonite. The kkid and I fly outta Detroit tomorrow at 10:20 am and land in Tampa at 1pm :ha) );b( We then get our rental car and head to get tickets for the race in bradenton tomorrow evening. Sunday is up in the air. We thought we might meet Don (donsrods) in Ft meyers at the car show but I may have other plans too. I just may be meeting another T/S member for a day of fun :?: We fly Back monday and land at 8pm..
Dave
Just got back from deer camp and I managed to kill a case and a bottle of brown water!
Oh joy, now I get to shovel snow.
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Daily driver pickup, Had local shop install in - tank fuel pump, got it back, later found that left rear tailight assembly is completely dead. Need to trace wires, find out what they did. Sounds like the ground was disconnected, or possibly everything to that assembly. Should take it back to them, but they take about a week just to get to it. Too dang cold out, hate to work in it. If it doesn't snow too much tonight will get to it tomarrow.
Bought another BBC Suburban today. Got it home about 11:30 this morning and by 4 the motor was sitting on the floor. I know, why so slow? Think of it as a senior day and I was slow. 8) This is the second one this fall, I just got the other one torn apart last week-end. This one will be gone by Mon afternoon. I had an ad in the paper today for some of the parts off the other one and a guy came over to buy the radiator and it was bigger than he wanted. So before the new one had even had a chance to cool off I was pulling the radiator out and he was leaving with it. :D So if anyone is interested I have an 89 454 for sale. $800
decided to repaint the bathroom this weekend. blue walls instead of the old pink. Also pressed bearings on my new axles for the anglia.also made a diagonal link for the four link . since there is only 14" between the insides of the 4 link mounts and a 7" pinion mounted park brake it gets pretty crowded in there.one axle fit easily in the housing ,the other has a problem so i will have to cut the one housing end off and reweld it in my narrowing fixture. One of the carrier bearing donuts fell out of the fixture while i was welding this housing end on and i was wondering if it would be ok ,i guess not.
Was in a Christmas parade in a small town in Mississippi on Saturday. Almost record temps as it was 80. Went to a club Christmas party today.
AL
Shoot, I been off My real job all week, and forgot it was even the weekend. Got the roadster mold all worked up to fit in the coupe rotisserie, Got to weld everything up tomorrow....Spent a few hours tonight drawing up my jig table in 3 d...Darn i wish i new how to use cad....Getting steel tomorrow, start working on that this week...Getting some resin coming this week, so i can get Busy....Back to drawing now....
Worked Saturday night as usual. Had to go to friends for a Christmas get together Sunday evening. (Got to drive my wifes AWD Equinox in the feeezing rain :D ) Had a big honey do list today but polished on the alternator a little in between jobs. She really doesn't know what I do on Mondays when I'm off. he he.
Hey, been a bit busy over this side of the Pacific.
Have managed to get some miles under the old car's wheels in recent weeks. And I finsihed up some more model car stuff in preparation for our big model car show to be held at the big 1/1 scale indoor how this coming January (Australia Day Weekend).
Here's a couple of pics:
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That's Dillard's A coupe under construction in the left stall of the garage.
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I hear it's been snowing heavily down Ohio way and on the weekend Mrs Ejenjo asked Enjenjo to be an angel and clear the paths of the cold white stuff.
He sent me a photo, coz he knows we don't see snow here in oz.
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Carps, your models are awesome and that's a nice picture of Enjenjo!
Quote from: "Ohio Blue Tip"Carps, your models are awesome and that's a nice picture of Enjenjo!
I agree on both counts.
Carps, what do you use for the walls of your diorama?
Doug
Compared to a few buddies who are really heavy into it, my stuff looks pretty lame. Maybe if I had more time to spare, I could practice more and improve my skills.
The walls are styrene sheet, with timber look panels added. It's a printed card material available at model railway stores/specialists. The large scale railrod stuff is often good for use with car models.
The basic garage (walls and floor) is actually a Fujimi kit (2 joined together) however I didn't like the windows and wall/floor coverings so made it look more like my real garage. Window sills are cut from styrene angle, same for door opening. Joining piece in back wall is a styrene RSJ beam.
Floor is painted to replicate as best I could, old concrete, with some oil stains and other wear and tear added. Workbench is thin steel sheet and styrene box sections. Pink shelves
are from the Fujimi kit as is the small table (painted to simulate wood). Gas bottles are from old AMT kit. Tools from various old AMT/Revell kits. Pallet under workbench is match and posickel sticks. Box with rocker covers on shelf is more timber veneer from hobby shop. Rusty fenders are leftover from the red coupe. One heated and bent to simulate damage, painted then aged with rust etc to look .... old. The really rusty one I did rust colour enamel mixed with real powdered rust and some metal paint I got from an artstore. Once painted it was coated with a rust generator (also from the artstore). Basically it looks and feels like a real rusty fender, because it is.
Dillard's A coupe is an old Revell kit (stocker) suitably chopped and firewall modified with scale wheelbarrow (from doll's-house furniture store) just like the real one. Chassis is a metal TCI replica from Scale Dreams in US. Engine was made by bashing various kits to get all the right parts. The guy working on it must be one of Don's pals as he has the wrong harcut to be Don. :wink:
Part built engine on stand ios from old AMT Parts Pack, crank, pistons and gaskets on bench came from Pegasus Hobbies (It's near Don's place so I spent a motza there whilst visting with Don & Cindy after Bonneville) with a mountain of other stuff they don't show on their web site. :shock:
here is what i did.
I started with a car, and now just have boxs of parts. What did i do WRONG?????
Everything is out for powder coating
Dodged rain drops all weekend---deals on both cars I wanted fell through. Didn't like the way one drove and the other still up in the air. garage looks empty. so I am doing a lot of Christmas shopping and honey do things.
Well Im still in town.. I did make it back from Florida . Had a great time and the weather was peachy.. Im going to a birthday party tonite and tomorrow Sue's car needs an oil change then I may work on the roadster some more..
Ive been real busy at work and its wearing me out cause im not used to the thinking stuff.. Seems the more important you get and the more you learn the more you gotta think for some people :wink: Got my evaluation the other day and im up 28 cents from last year.. I dont think thats gonna buy my Porsche though.. :?: I have the dash all in the roadster and wired and im having a little problem with this wiring harness that came with the car cause i cant find a horn wire anywhere :?: The wires are there for the steering column but no (i think it says gray wire) wire in the harness that says horn :!:
I had to make a couple special nuts for the tail lights and I made some trunk stops. Now I just need to figure out what to do with the trunk.. Latch with handle or bear claw style trunk latch with cable or power ( i have one power unit left) .. I need to get 2 headlight rings and lenses for my 29 A headlights then i can finish them.. I also need to take the windshield frame off and run it to the glass shop for glass. The exhaust needs to be finished but im kinda saving that for last. I need to get hold of ezboy's for interior stuff too.. Bill is ahead of me and will prolly win and thats a good thing cause he is building a daily im building a toy :lol: Next friday will determine a lot when i get my boner (bonus) from work :lol: Actually its not a problem im just cheap :D .. I also need to work on a top for this car too.. I have talked with Charliechops and I need to get hooked up with him sometime as he has a bob top on his roadster and i want to copy the thing prolly with soft copper tubing and im thinking about making a few as i have a connection on tubing.. The only problem with the bop top is price. It does come with the fabric and its a real top but daaaaaaaaaaaaamn . They aint cheap.. The other option is a speedway to kit and make a piece to go around the back of the cockpit just like the bop top so nothing touches the body.. I think thats easy enuff to do.. Ok enuff rambling..
So now you know where ive been and why im not here much.. Xmas is comming and im in Indiana for the indoor midget races again but both nights this year.. 28 and 29 of december.. Im also gonna be at hooters after the race and if tony stewert wins again im sure they will be there buying rounds again.. Hell Ya...........
Dave :lol: :wink: :arrow:
Supposed to snow down here starting tonight, and thru saturday :x
hopefully my front end stuff for the C-cab will come in, but if the weather is gonna be crappy, might as well stay in and drink :shock:
Vance
Think I'll try to figure out some more geometry on the suspension for my "A"....Soo many brackets...Sooo little time .... :D
This is what we are doing today...
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Quote from: "msuguydon"This is what we are doing today...
Well that sure isn't very nice to show us, If you need my address tho, it would change my mind.... :D
Hmmmmmmm.... :? :? Photo # 2...Seems to have most of the right side row missing.... :? Ahhhhh...Don....You wouldn't know anything about that,now would you :?: :?: :?: Remember...There's a "naughty & nice " thing going on this time of the year.... :shock: :shock:
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"Hmmmmmmm.... :? :? Photo # 2...Seems to have most of the right side row missing.... :? Ahhhhh...Don....You wouldn't know anything about that,now would you :?: :?: :?: Remember...There's a "naughty & nice " thing going on this time of the year.... :shock: :shock:
In the words of Sargent Schultz... "I KNOW NOTHING!"
Don, what is picture#2... My wife caught a glimpse as she walked by...
Quote from: "Bugpac"Don, what is picture#2... My wife caught a glimpse as she walked by...
Those are my Fav righties cookies in the world.... we call them Thumbprint cookies.
My mom always made them at Christmas time and she passed on the recipe to my wife who keeps me supplied.
It's cookie dough rolled into a ball, then you roll the ball in nuts, then you you press your thumb into the ball to flatten it... you bake... when the cookie cools - then you fill the depression you thumb made with filling... some people put jams or jelly in the hole but I will have none of that... my Mom made them with frosting.. home made frosting... YUMMMMMMM I can eat those bad boys by the dozen...
What type of cookie doe? My wife is gonna get her butt baking.... :D
They do look delicious.... :D
I will PM you the recipe.....
Ok girl friends.. when i started this thread it wasnt about you big boyz playing betty crocker :!: :D I just got home from hunting the mighty buck and you guys are cooking with msuguydon :?: Silly Silly boyz
Dave :wink:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Ok girl friends.. when i started this thread it wasnt about you big boyz playing betty crocker :!: :D I just got home from hunting the mighty buck and you guys are cooking with msuguydon :?: Silly Silly boyz
Dave :wink:
I have a great recipe for venison summer sausage :oops: is that Ghaye or what? NTTIAWWT :wink:
Quote from: "msuguydon"I will PM you the recipe.....
post that puppy in the throne room or the powder room. we have alot of cookie eaters around here.
later jim
Quote from: "jusjunk"Ok girl friends.. when i started this thread it wasnt about you big boyz playing betty crocker :!: :D I just got home from hunting the mighty buck and you guys are cooking with msuguydon :?: Silly Silly boyz
Dave :wink:
A real man would be posting photos of his big buck he just shot, Looks like you better get dons recipe and bake some cookies yourself... :lol:
Quote from: "river1"Quote from: "msuguydon"I will PM you the recipe.....
post that puppy in the throne room or the powder room. we have alot of cookie eaters around here.
later jim
Okay, I will post it in the throne room.
I spent today getting my perimeter tacked together on my frame fixture, Had to stop for a while and make some "fudge" I didnt want don to feel to girly.. "Justjunk is jealous he cant bake i think" , Anyhow back on it tomorrow, not rushing it as i want absolute precision.... That was day #1 of my weekend....
Wife is making some Thumbprint cookies tomorrow... :D
Quote from: "Bugpac"I spent today getting my perimeter tacked together on my frame fixture, Had to stop for a while and make some "fudge" I didnt want don to feel to girly.. "Justjunk is jealous he cant bake i think" , Anyhow back on it tomorrow, not rushing it as i want absolute precision.... That was day #1 of my weekend....
Wife is making some Thumbprint cookies tomorrow... :D
You guys are so Gay
I didnt see any deer to shoot don and man was it cold out.. The guy that leases the land saw 2 but no shot.. Ive still got time i just need snow shoes now :wink:
Dave
ps: yesterday was our 18th anniversary and we didnt get each other anything or bake anything.. Sue went shopping after I changed her oil rotated the tires and vacuumed the interior of the grand prix for her.. Then I worked on the roadster.........
Quote from: "jusjunk"yesterday was our 18th anniversary and we didnt get each other anything or bake anything.. Sue went shopping after I changed her oil rotated the tires and vacuumed the interior of the grand prix for her.. Then I worked on the roadster.........
We just had our 40th anniversary and I didn't spend it working on cars or sitting on a cold deer stand. We made something but it wasn't cookies or fudge. But that was a couple of months ago. Today I'll probably wrap Christmas Presents. GPster
Quote from: "GPster"Quote from: "jusjunk"yesterday was our 18th anniversary and we didnt get each other anything or bake anything.. Sue went shopping after I changed her oil rotated the tires and vacuumed the interior of the grand prix for her.. Then I worked on the roadster.........
We just had our 40th anniversary and I didn't spend it working on cars or sitting on a cold deer stand. We made something but it wasn't cookies or fudge. But that was a couple of months ago. Today I'll probably wrap Christmas Presents. GPster
I don't need an anniversary to make that, But my time is coming i am sure... :lol:
Quote from: "Bugpac"Quote from: "GPster"Quote from: "jusjunk"yesterday was our 18th anniversary and we didnt get each other anything or bake anything.. Sue went shopping after I changed her oil rotated the tires and vacuumed the interior of the grand prix for her.. Then I worked on the roadster.........
We just had our 40th anniversary and I didn't spend it working on cars or sitting on a cold deer stand. We made something but it wasn't cookies or fudge. But that was a couple of months ago. Today I'll probably wrap Christmas Presents. GPster
I don't need an anniversary to make that, But my time is coming i am sure... :lol:
Read that again. He didn't make it on the anniversary. He made it 2 months ago
Anniversery, every 2 months, hes working his way up.... :D
Saturday, relaxed at the model car table and got started on a '33 coupe.
This one will be something along the lines of a car my late buddy 'Datsfa' was going to build.
Severely channelled, fenderless show stopper, blown Olds (he was gunna use a Ford but I kinda like the Olds better), 12 spokes up front, slicks out back, white T&R interior, lotsa chrome.
Yesterday I got stuck into one of those issue that's annoyed me forever with the '33. Got it well sorted and now drives better than ever. So good in fact, that today I left the lexus home and drove it to work. :D
Went up to Port Huron yedterday and picked up a rough 51 Merc for a HAMBer. Kept running into lakes effect snow, but nothing like we have today.
Today I am working on Fatcat's Chevy.
Well because I lived in West Michigan for 20 years I own a snow blower.. so when it snowed 6 inches down here last night... I spent 3 hours this morning blowing snow for my neighbors.... I kinda miss it.. its the Michigan boy in me... took the kids sledding for a while...
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Quote from: "msuguydon"Well because I lived in West Michigan for 20 years I own a snow blower.. so when it snowed 6 inches down here last night... I spent 3 hours this morning blowing snow for my neighbors.... I kinda miss it.. its the Michigan boy in me... took the kids sledding for a while...
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Don Im sorry but that just aint right..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
I put a set of roller tipped rocker arms on the Coupe. :D
Speedway had them on sale for $80.00. 8)
I have always wanted to try a set, the price was right, so I ordered them.
they seem to be pretty good, so far.
time will tell.
Vance
Built a pair of set backs for the TRP.
Those seat backs are killer Charlie 8)
too bad I'm not into the sprint cars anymore, I'd have ya make me a fat boy seat :shock: :oops: :lol:
Vance
I agree!! :D
Gee Charlie...I don't need a special seat made ..Those would work jus' fine....We just need to move them closer together & make it one seat..
Les' see...Right cheek...Left cheek.... :? Yup..Perfect fit :!: :!:
Thanks guys.
Ugly Olds what would that cheek to cheek measurement be?
Charlie
Quote from: "Charlie Chops 1940"Thanks guys.
Ugly Olds what would that cheek to cheek measurement be?
Charlie
TMFI
Quote from: "Crosley"Quote from: "Charlie Chops 1940"Built a pair of set backs for the TRP.
kool looking.
I've sent your email to a few more fellows that want louvers in belly pans. I hope they ain't a pain in the a*s .
8)
One guy got ahold of me and I gave him the same price we did on the last one for you. He's been taking it under advisement for 2 or 3 weeks now - LOL. Not a problem.
Charlie
Really neat work again Charlie! 8) You've done so many of those special details, I'm really anxious to see it in person soon.
well to start my weekend off, I came home to 8 heavy boxes from ups, my speedway order came early, anyhow spent a hour unpacking, Tommorow im heading to muskegon to see Charlie chops....Dunno what im doing the rest of the weekend!!
Im not feeling well.. Im not sure whats going on but i may have to go see the doc again after the first (I think im gonna though live and not die i have just felt a lot better).. So we didnt do the bar thing after work but we had more than one reason to flake out on that deal.. I dont feel like hitting the garage so im gonna rest and try tomorrow.. Glad Leonard got his xmas presents from speedy bill. I odered a rolled pan for the roadster roday. Im gonna cut it up and make a filler for below the body and above the gas tank and if you have rodders journal #32 look at the roadster that lobeck built and you will see what i want to do on mine. Leonard is gonna hopefully make a mold outta my rolled pan when we get it so he can lay some up..
Leonard,,,,,Have fun with Charlie tomorrow and Make him buy lunch if your trading money.. He can afford it :lol: :lol:
Dave :wink: :arrow:
PS: Have him run you up to kenny's
I think I might relax a little this week-end. Yesterday I bought another Burb, got the 454 pulled, hauled the body to the recycler this morning and sold the motor this afternoon. :D
Quote from: "phat rat"I think I might relax a little this week-end. Yesterday I bought another Burb, got the 454 pulled, hauled the body to the recycler this morning and sold the motor this afternoon. :D
Sweet!! One down one to go... :D
Quote from: "jusjunk"Im not feeling well.. Im not sure whats going on but i may have to go see the doc again after the first (I think im gonna though live and not die i have just felt a lot better).. So we didnt do the bar thing after work but we had more than one reason to flake out on that deal.. I dont feel like hitting the garage so im gonna rest and try tomorrow.. Glad Leonard got his xmas presents from speedy bill. I odered a rolled pan for the roadster roday. Im gonna cut it up and make a filler for below the body and above the gas tank and if you have rodders journal #32 look at the roadster that lobeck built and you will see what i want to do on mine. Leonard is gonna hopefully make a mold outta my rolled pan when we get it so he can lay some up..
Leonard,,,,,Have fun with Charlie tomorrow and Make him buy lunch if your trading money.. He can afford it :lol: :lol:
Dave :wink: :arrow:
PS: Have him run you up to kenny's
Charlies is just a stop and go tommorow, Got to get back and put a hitch on my buddies van, and a electric swivel seat in the passenger side, He is in a wheel chair...Anyhow, since im doing that he offered to ride along and drive to charlies... :shock:
Drove the '33 to work again on Friday.
Torrential rain late in the afternoon and all night so I left it locked in the garage there and drove home in soemthing better suited to th lousy weather and flash floods we experienced Friday and Yesterday( Sat).
Couldn't believe ther were people driving in it without turing on lights but most unbelieveable was with the traffic down to 40km/h due to poor visiblity my rear parking sonar went nuts because some moron was so close to my back bumper. Naturally he had no lights on and I could just make out the shape in the rear view mirror. :shock:
Anyhow, since the shed was a bit empty yesterday, I tookk the opprtunity to move some furniture around and finally lay down the black and white checked vynil flooring that's been sitting in the corner for a couple of years. Looks kinda good and actually seems to make the place a little brighter.
Today I've got a few Christmassy goodwill jobs and errands to look after.
Last year we had snow on Christmas day, the rain has stopped and folks are out scraping up their gardens from the steet and placing what they can save back where it came from. I'm still not so sure that we are not being hoodwinked by this global warming BS. At least the forcast for Christmas day is for fine weather, but not as hot as it should be.
Well tomorrow the 32 chassis is going to start to take shape :D
Thanks again Charlie!!
Quote from: "Bugpac"Well tomorrow the 32 chassis is going to start to take shape :D
Thanks again Charlie!!
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet...
Im in here real quick....
Thanks to charliechops and the dimensions he gave me i have the trunk arm installed and i got the trunk opening cable installed. Got a call yesterday from the guy making the rolled pan that ill mod for the body to tank clearance and he asked sue if it was a coupe or a roadster.. Also asked how soon i needed it and said it would prolly ship next week :?: :?: :?: Works for me..
Ordered a red metal flake wheel and im bidding on a license plate frame with a 3rd brake light like i always run.. I working on the head lights and i went to the paint store yesterday and bought some more etch primer in a spray bomb and some hi fill same way.. All SEM stuff .. While i was workin on the other stuff i worked on the headlights ,, They need a little scuffing and filling then more hi fill and we should be good to go..
The wind is howling here and it sucks but ive got gin and tonic so im good..... :lol: :lol: :lol:
Later
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Well, after a couple false starts, the LT1 engine is in the 57 Nomad. I had to take it back out twice for clearance issues on the accessories. Still lots of work to do, but the big stuff is done.
I fixed the wife's coat rack today, needed some husband points, I'm going to take it easy until after tuesday.
I worked on the track roadster pickup all weekend.
Rethought battery cable routing and connections at the battery end. I have ends on the cable to over a stud on the cable clamp. When I went to remove the clamps the ultra cheap No. 10 metric bolt in each snapped. Removed another metric wrench requirement by drilling the holes to 1/4". Done.
When I last had the car out - a year ago last September I still had my plexiglass windshield patterns in the w/s frame. I got glass made this week and installed it yesterday afternoon. That's all better.
I dabbed some minor hanger rash today and started applying some cleaner/wax. This car is a real basic single stage urethane with some, shall we say, orange peel and other minor flaws. I don't intend to sand and rub it out. Instead I will step back and admire it as if I had applied it in 1953 with Mom's Electrolux vac (the one that came with all the attachments - including some that looked suspiciously like marital aids).
That was all fun, so I will load some more CD's after supper and do some more. Who knew that getting ready for any indoor car show could be so much fun?
Charlie
Looking forward to seeing it at G/R Charlie.. Sue and I are gonna take a run up I hope and maybe well bring Bugpac along too.. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Looking forward to seeing it at G/R Charlie.. Sue and I are gonna take a run up I hope and maybe well bring Bugpac along too.. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Dave :wink: :arrow:
I probbaly will be following, as i have a wife and 2 little ones that are going along as well!! :D
I'm jealous, you guys are getting work done and all I'm doing is selling things. :lol: The 454 Suburban I bought Thurs is all gone except for the radiator plus I sold the other 454 this afternoon. :D
Quote from: "phat rat"I'm jealous, you guys are getting work done and all I'm doing is selling things. :lol: The 454 Suburban I bought Thurs is all gone except for the radiator plus I sold the other 454 this afternoon. :D
Id sure rather be selling!!
I've bought and parted three 454 Burbs since the first of Oct, Still have some parts to sell, one 4 core radiator, two tilt columns and 8 tires and wheels. But I'm ahead money wise and still have a 454 for the new hot rod
Been putting together a 10'x14' metal building I bought from Home Depot several years ago. It's been sitting there gathering rust ever since, so it's going to need a new paint job before I fill it up with stuff.
Going to clean out my carport and put what I keep in the new metal building. Then the carport will be turned into a garage. Already have a concrete floor and a roof overhead and two walls, so it will be a small project.
On Saturday, we got most of the work done on the metal building and got to a stopping point before the thunderstorm came through. Will finish it up on Monday.
AL
Well, I figure since it's a long weekend (I'm not due back at the saltmines until Jan 7th), I should build another car.
So, I started a fresh model project! Why, when there's three or five half finished cars of differing scales waiting to get done?
Honest answer, I dunno, just seems like a good idea. However, this is one I've wanted to do for some time so I just kinda got started and it includes some mod's I've not attempted before so it's kinda challenging.
The project is a sixties style show rod. It's based on the AMT '34 coupe with the filler panel removed from the door to make it a '33.
Engine will be the blown Olds from the original Revell Beatnik Bandit. Rear wheels & tyres are from Lill Coffin (reissue), fronts are 12 spokes from AMT '56 Ford Victoria with aftermarket tyres from my stash. Rear end is made up of the spring from Revell '30 A coupe, aftermarket disc brakes and a 'Parts Box' resin cast early Halibrand quick-change. The drive-shaft and wishbones are from the '34 kit.
Front axle is a Scale Dreams dropped superbell in white-metal. However this may be changed for a chromed beam axle unit and I'm still undecided on hairpins,split 'bones or four bar. Grille shell will be a filled '32 Ford unit.
So, the first order of business was to modify the chassis to suit the quick-change with A spring arrangement and Olds engine with Hydro.
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/PCarps/Chassis.jpg)
With the body in place it looks close to perfect, although I think it needs to be a little different (symetrical) around the transmission area.
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Of course being a sixties style rod it needed at least a Frenched rear license, which came from the AMT '36 Ford coupe kit and I decided on Cadillac Bullet tailamps (from the AMT 49 Merc).
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Getting the profile right required some mod's to the body for clearance around the cowl and in the rear wheel-housings.
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However, the biggest change is to the interior tub which has a pie section removed so the body is only slightly channelled at the rear and more severely so at the cowl.
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I usually fill or leave top inserts alone, but in keeping with the sixties theme I figured it has have a pleated top insert. So a few half round strips of evergreen and viola!
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I'm having fun doing this one so far and think the paint will be some kind of lime green cany/pearl. Interior should be predominantly white with green highlights. Not sure about buckets or the kit's hot rod bench with T&R insert. Chassis will most likely be painted white and other bits green metallic like the engine and/or chrome.
Very nice Carps.. I never did finish my 32 coupe model! Its winter too.. Ill have to think a little harder on that
Dave
Well lets see.. Its 4:55 pm xmas day.. I just came in from the garage.. I cut the headlight conduit to length and fooled around with some other minor things all day.. A little or maybe a lot off topic my Ham radio antenna has problems.. Hopefully its just a feed line problem and ill have to hire someone this spring to go up the tower. Sue is headed for Virgina and im surfing the net.. Tomorrow im taking the windshield frame in for glass.. I cant finish the headlights till i get back to work as i need a couple bushings and I dont have a lathe here :( Ill pick up the smaller wire i need tomorrow cause i gotta hit the parts store for some 5/16 rubber fuel line.. Looks like next is a seat cover and interior stuff.. I gotta get hold of ezboyz..... Then its think about the big bucks for a top .. Im getting there but Bill has me beat and he prolly got all the rest of the things he needed for xmas..
Dave
I'm on vaca until the 2nd so we're hitting my 14 year old son's 54 Chevy truck/S10 frame/build it yourself project. We got the trans mocked up with the floor trimmed out of the 'mock up' cab today. Got started moving the motor mounts back. Need to 'modify' a 15 mm wrench to get to the hard spots. Hope to have the engine/trans in tomorrow. Need to make a new cross member/trans mount for this because it sits like hell right now with the one that was in it and with the NV3500 5 speed, it is coming out right at the frame joint where the boxing ends.
Looks like the back edge of the motor will be 2" off the stock firewall. This gives enough clearance for the dizzy to turn quite a bit (HEI). The trans is another 27 1/2 back so the shifter is about perfect as far as fore/aft but 1st gear is going to be close to the steering wheel. That will change with a little heat. We are going to make our own shifter from an old 1 1/2 ton truck anyway to go onto it.
Beats eating leftover turkey and watching bad bowl games.
Quote from: "Danimal"I'm on vaca until the 2nd so we're hitting my 14 year old son's 54 Chevy truck/S10 frame/build it yourself project. We got the trans mocked up with the floor trimmed out of the 'mock up' cab today. Got started moving the motor mounts back. Need to 'modify' a 15 mm wrench to get to the hard spots. Hope to have the engine/trans in tomorrow. Need to make a new cross member/trans mount for this because it sits like hell right now with the one that was in it and with the NV3500 5 speed, it is coming out right at the frame joint where the boxing ends.
Looks like the back edge of the motor will be 2" off the stock firewall. This gives enough clearance for the dizzy to turn quite a bit (HEI). The trans is another 27 1/2 back so the shifter is about perfect as far as fore/aft but 1st gear is going to be close to the steering wheel. That will change with a little heat. We are going to make our own shifter from an old 1 1/2 ton truck anyway to go onto it.
Beats eating leftover turkey and watching bad bowl games.
Ya or pinks all out again for the 400th time..
Bugpac came over today with a camera and a measuring stick :!: :?: I guess he didnt think i had or could use one.. :?: We got some dimensions he needed and shot the S^&t for a few hours and after he left i finished the headlight wiring .. Oh ya before he got to my place I took the windshield frame down for glass. They told me it would be a fill in job.. I told them no problemo i dont need it that quick.. :lol: :lol: :lol: Ill pick it up tomorrow.. I changed the oil in the step daughters car as she is with sue in VA and thats about it for today.. So tomorrow is get the windshield and hopefully the weather isnt too bad cause i also washed my truck and its pretty again.. Ill play in the garage tomorrow then were off to ft wayne for the races friday.. Be back sunday...
Dave
Yo, Dave. Santa said I'd been bad all year so I didn't get any ac lines. I spent the day running wires to the headlight relays and running a 1/4" line to the clutch slave cyl. Chuck at CNC, who started the company. said with a 3/16" line , I would smoke the clutch when I got smart. I didn't explain to him about team smart. :lol: My plan for tomorrow is to finish the metal on the floor boards and start on the door latches. When that's done, I could put the doors on but the glass won't be here until after the first so I'm going to wait till that's done before I put the doors on. I cross 10 items off the list and find 10 more to do. The elves aren't helping.
I started installing the EFI harness in this 57 Nomad today, got about 1/2 of it done. Built up another driveshaft for it today, the old one was too short. It's ready to go in.
Oh, I also installed a new keyboard so I can read the letters now.
Well I put the anglia on 4 wheels last night...sorta.. The axles that I bought are real nice except one is too long.No access to my machine shop till tomorrow. I stuck a dummy axle in the one side and proceeded to put the fenders on only to find out that I have 2 different fenders! The fenders both have the same arch but one has more material between the arch and the top of the fender. The stupid thing about this is that I knew about the different types of fenders and still managed to do this to myself.The aussie built anglias have a different rear fender than the english built ones.When I sold my parts car a couple years ago,I kept the best fenders for me and sent the rest along with the parts car. Now I have to try and find the guy I sold the parts car to and let him know about the problem. maybe we can exchange the passenger side fenders.The anglia I am building is a '49 the one I sold was a '51.
Hey Chimp, you been nominated for mebership in 'Team Smart' yet?
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Quote from: "Carps"Hey Chimp, you been nominated for mebership in 'Team Smart' yet?
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He is on the list along with car nut :!: We have to get the team together and have an informal meeting and a vote.. You gotta remember this aint no redneck club and we expect all members to show nothing but courtesy to all the other member of the board.. Ok Ok thats B/S.... Sounded good though didnt it :?: Hey.. Got the windshield today.. Got it in place and other than figuring out the rubber weather strip that goes in the bottom and sides it looks pretty * sexy.. Kid called and wanted to go hunting but i didnt wanna take my truck out in the slop we have or the gravel roads after the big clean up yesterday so i turned him down.. I even drove the step kids car to get the windshield for the roadster cause it was snowing :?: I think i only bought a day though cause were going to ft wayne in it tomorrow..
Ok my list..
cotter pins in the steering stuff(may buy 7/16 nuts (stainless) and mill slots in em for castle nuts.. Finish the exhaust(grind the manifolds smooth get 2 inch elbows so i can have em tig welded or sumpin) and either coat or paint the manifolds..
Finish the brackets for the top.
Think about a top BIG $$$$$$$$$$
Get a hold of ezboy interiors on my seat and panel stuff..
I have a few more things but i cant recall what they are right now (remember the wife is gone and im drinking :lol: :lol: :lol: )
Nothing big though..
Pics.. Maybe if you ask nice........
Dave :?: :wink: :arrow:
Afraid to get the truck dirty??? Woosey, I was out before 6 this morning and put almost 600 mi on my truck today. Yes it's dirty but it will wash without melting. I went to Cheboygan to pick up a frame
Quote from: "phat rat"Afraid to get the truck dirty??? Woosey, I was out before 6 this morning and put almost 600 mi on my truck today. Yes it's dirty but it will wash without melting. I went to Cheboygan to pick up a frame
You gots to remember ya old F&*k that im still a workin stiff and having this week of is a vacation and time to get my stuff in order and clean. If i was like you it wouldnt matter as everyday is saturday to you and charlie :lol: :lol: So the truck is still clean i worked in the garage most of the day and your still retired...
Love
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "phat rat"Afraid to get the truck dirty??? Woosey, I was out before 6 this morning and put almost 600 mi on my truck today. Yes it's dirty but it will wash without melting. I went to Cheboygan to pick up a frame
You gots to remember ya old F&*k that im still a workin stiff and having this week of is a vacation and time to get my stuff in order and clean. If i was like you it wouldnt matter as everyday is saturday to you and charlie :lol: :lol: So the truck is still clean i worked in the garage most of the day and your still retired...
Love
Dave :wink: :arrow:
I'll shed a tear for you as the violin is to small to play Ok? :lol:
Quote from: "phat rat"Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "phat rat"Afraid to get the truck dirty??? Woosey, I was out before 6 this morning and put almost 600 mi on my truck today. Yes it's dirty but it will wash without melting. I went to Cheboygan to pick up a frame
You gots to remember ya old F&*k that im still a workin stiff and having this week of is a vacation and time to get my stuff in order and clean. If i was like you it wouldnt matter as everyday is saturday to you and charlie :lol: :lol: So the truck is still clean i worked in the garage most of the day and your still retired...
Love
Dave :wink: :arrow:
I'll shed a tear for you as the violin is to small to play Ok? :lol:
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ok
Dave :wink: :arrow:
well, I got my frame fixture almost complete, for some reason i am having troubles with my desktop pc, and it wont cooperate with the rrt. I guess i may have to restore it.. :idea:
Quote from: "phat rat"I'll shed a tear for you as the violin is to small to play Ok? :lol:
i can play it
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later jim
QuoteWe have to get the team together and have an informal meeting and a vote.. You gotta remember this aint no redneck club and we expect all members to show nothing but courtesy to all the other member of the board..
OK....So when's the "informal meeting of the bored" :?: :?: :wink:
Tomorrow I am glassing some floorpans... :D
Well so far yesterday and today I've accomplished nothing car wise. Today was rather warm so my wife and I decided to go for a walk on the beach (Lake Michigan) to enjoy the cool refreshing lake breezes. After that we decided to take a walk up in the hills. This old man needs more exercise. The one pic in the hills shows Lake Michigan in the background
Honey im home... Great time in Ft Wayne at the races.. Got totally hammered friday night and stayed sober last night. It was nice waking up with out a hangover this morning :lol: Tony Stewart got crashed of friday but man he was hooked up last night.. The place sold out and looked like a nascar race with all the home depot crap people were wearing and although i like Tony i dont wear that stuff cause i really dont like nascrap :!: Real race cars dont have fenders.. :!: Im glad he won though .. Oh ya the Hooters girls are really nice too.. My son and my buddy and I the one i used to wrench for have made some race plans for the summer already. Rick and I dont get to hang much anymore so this is gonna be more fun. Sue just got home from VA and I went to the garage and looked at the hot rod.. All is well. Next is ordering the seat cover and panel material and ill do the inside.. Won an auction for some trunk poppers and a couple horns and im waiting for that new spiffy metal flake steering wheel too. Im gonna take some more pics tomorrow......
Later.
Dave
After 4 yrs and some ranting and raving for the last few days, I broke down and got a new desktop computer... :D Vista is taking a little getting use to..
Quote from: "Bugpac"After 4 yrs and some ranting and raving for the last few days, I broke down and got a new desktop computer... :D Vista is taking a little getting use to..
I got one that went south while i was gone.. I may be shopping today..
Dave :cry:
I bought the hp slimline, I really like the size of this thing.. :D Price sucked, But it should last me a few yrs... :D
Quote from: "Bugpac"I bought the hp slimline, I really like the size of this thing.. :D Price sucked, But it should last me a few yrs... :D
I am looking at them.. I just need the basic puker i have all the other stuff.. I see best buy has em on sale..
Dave :arrow:
they are all different depending on were you buy, I bought mine a walmart.. It was 488.00 Bux just for the tower, keyboard and mouse...The only thing i will do is a 1 more gig of ram, as right now running vista i am using 50-70% of my ram...Got to love the gagets.. :D
Quote from: "Bugpac"they are all different depending on were you buy, I bought mine a walmart.. It was 488.00 Bux just for the tower, keyboard and mouse...The only thing i will do is a 1 more gig of ram, as right now running vista i am using 50-70% of my ram...Got to love the gagets.. :D
Well I took sue with me aand came home with the 5600 machine and a new 19 inch flat screen :lol: :lol:
Shoulda left her home im too cheap and she talks me into this..
Dave :arrow:
:D Take the 19" back and get a 22" you'll be happier, Lol...The 22" Is sweet, Mrs clause got me one for xmas...
Fatcat called me saturday evening, he was on his way home from Dallas Texas, and blew a head gasket in Cuba Mo.
So Sunday morning, I left with my big van and trailer from Swanton Oh. I got to Cuba Mo at 330pm, took us 1/2 hour to load up and fuel up, and headed back. After Blowing a trailer tire near St Louis, we made it home at 4 am this morning. It was a long day. And fatcat had to go to work at 7 am.
I went Pheasant hunting. 8)
Vance
Frank,
What is it with you and trailer tires? When you win a set of new tires you don't have to take the recapa ya know.
Charlie
Quote from: "Charlie Chops 1940"Frank,
What is it with you and trailer tires? When you win a set of new tires you don't have to take the recapa ya know.
Charlie
Well, it's like this. Three of the 4 tires I blew this year were BFG tires from a set I installed several years ago. There is one left, and it doesn't look too good. :shock: When I say several years ago, it may be 10, or as many as 15 :shock: The other tire was cut by a piece of metal on the road.
The other part of the problem, the trailer need some maintenance. The suspension is bound up, and not equalizing properly, increasing tire loads. As soon as the weather clears, I plan to flip the trailer over, and redo all the suspension. I didn't pay attention, and only noticed this in october.
Quote from: "enjenjo"Quote from: "Charlie Chops 1940"Frank,
What is it with you and trailer tires? When you win a set of new tires you don't have to take the recapa ya know.
Charlie
Well, it's like this. Three of the 4 tires I blew this year were BFG tires from a set I installed several years ago. There is one left, and it doesn't look too good. :shock: When I say several years ago, it may be 10, or as many as 15 :shock: The other tire was cut by a piece of metal on the road.
The other part of the problem, the trailer need some maintenance. The suspension is bound up, and not equalizing properly, increasing tire loads. As soon as the weather clears, I plan to flip the trailer over, and redo all the suspension. I didn't pay attention, and only noticed this in october.
What size tire you running Frank? If 16" with 8 lug I've got a matched set of four 235/85 X 16/ 10 ply mounted and ready to run. They have from 40-50% tread left
Thanks jack, but they won't fit, the fenders are too small. this was set up for 700 14.5 originally, but it got to be too hard to find tires. so I went to low profile 15". which worked good fo a long time, and will again if I just get things fixed, and get some new tires.
As long as you're flipping it and redoing the suspension might be a good time to add clearance by putting new fenders on. What all do you plan on redoing? I found that axles complete with springs and brakes are not that much more than a bare axle. I got a real good deal on 6000# axles for my trailer at a place in Hudson Mi which is just south of Jackson.
Quote from: "phat rat"As long as you're flipping it and redoing the suspension might be a good time to add clearance by putting new fenders on. What all do you plan on redoing? I found that axles complete with springs and brakes are not that much more than a bare axle. I got a real good deal on 6000# axles for my trailer at a place in Hudson Mi which is just south of Jackson.
I'll have to think about that. I do like the fact that I can open the door on most cars over the fender.
Quote from: "enjenjo"Quote from: "phat rat"As long as you're flipping it and redoing the suspension might be a good time to add clearance by putting new fenders on. What all do you plan on redoing? I found that axles complete with springs and brakes are not that much more than a bare axle. I got a real good deal on 6000# axles for my trailer at a place in Hudson Mi which is just south of Jackson.
I'll have to think about that. I do like the fact that I can open the door on most cars over the fender.
Make the drivers fender removable... :D
someguys at our drag strip make the drivers side fender flip up like a flip front end. probably an easy way to keep the ability to open the drivers door.
Well its snowing again :x hopefully its not gonna get like last night.. I got all my S$$t shoveled and went for a lil 4x4 ride :lol: Then I went to the garage and installed the new license plate frame with light and 3rd brake light.. Went well and all it needs now is wiring.. I came in 3 or 4 hours ago to scan some pics for sue and print em but this new puker needed software down loads to work right.. Im gaining on it .. I really like this thing and ive tried most of the features and they work well.. vista is different but mostly from the figuring out where to go stuff to do what you wanna do.. its all there ya just gotta look.. Tomorrow im gonna pull the seat loose in the roadster and by the end of the week i hope to call ezboy interiors and order the stuff i need.. its gonna be cool . bright FU&*ING Red.
Dave
dont you have to return to work? :D
Quote from: "Bugpac"dont you have to return to work? :D
You following me or what :?: a stalker eh :?: Ya I go back tomorrow and prolly with a hangover :lol: :lol: Im just playing with the new puker and ive got my mpg's going while i surf and play with files.. Got naked women and beer going right now :lol: :lol:
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "Bugpac"dont you have to return to work? :D
You following me or what :?: a stalker eh :?: Ya I go back tomorrow and prolly with a hangover :lol: :lol: Im just playing with the new puker and ive got my mpg's going while i surf and play with files.. Got naked women and beer going right now :lol: :lol:
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Naked women and beer, I am sooooooooo down with that.... :shock:
8) you must tell me your internet sites.
QuoteQuote from: "msuguydon"Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "Bugpac"dont you have to return to work? :D
You following me or what :?: a stalker eh :?: Ya I go back tomorrow and prolly with a hangover :lol: :lol: Im just playing with the new puker and ive got my mpg's going while i surf and play with files.. Got naked women and beer going right now :lol: :lol:
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Naked women and beer, I am sooooooooo down with that.... :shock:
8) you must tell me your internet sites.
Dave prolly stumbled on :
WWW.Grannyo'douls.com....... :P :wink:
.. Got naked women and beer going right now
Dave
You wish
I dont, lol...
http://www.truveo.com/Naked-Women-Beer/id/1436610709
Cool hadn't heard that one but now I've got it in favorites
:D
This is daves favorite...
Quote from: "Bugpac"This is daves favorite...
I have that on cd :?:
Ok back to business. I worked on the tail pipes last night for a while and just have to get them down the street to my neighbor who will get em to his nephew for final tig welding :D Were off to G/R in a bit with Leonard and family for the autorama.. Maybe tomorrow ill get the rest of the exhaust back off and start finishing that. Looks like im gonna finish the ram horns and just paint em for now and next winter ill send em out for coating (if i still have the car ) :wink: ... Next i need to get the interior panels cut and formed too.
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Well.... today, I color sanded and finish clear coated the custom paint on my latest model project.
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Finished the interior and started wiring the engine with white plug leads.
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Chassis should be done by tomorrow.
Last weekend was rather bussy with my official duties at the 6th Kustoms Of Australia Nationals.
I'm told a picture tells a thousand words and since it'd take to long to type that many, here's some pics.
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Here's a few more.....
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And yet even more.....
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Its amazing to see the rodz with the steer wheel on the wrong side....
Quote from: "Bugpac"Its amazing to see the rodz with the steer wheel on the wrong side....
It helps if you keep them in the proper perspective, they're upside-down. GPster
Quote from: "Bugpac"Its amazing to see the rodz with the steer wheel on the wrong side....
Don't you see that all the time? :?
However, we usually just call it the LEFT side. :wink:
We can teach you to put it on the RIGHT side as we do here, it's not difficult. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
:D So exactly what car is you, I assume the first one with the young ladys getting out of the back of that bug? :D
QuoteWe can teach you to put it on the RIGHT side as we do here, it's not difficult.
Neat Photo's carps....Thank You... :D
What Model is that green Ford Four-Door.... :?:
And a crazier question...Do you guy's have a lot of steering / starter "interference" issues or is it not that much of an problem :?:
Perhaps your starters are on the "other" side :?:
Thanks....Bob..... :wink:
I decided to do some hot rod work for a change this weekend. I got the title for my Vick so now I am changing out the rear end to get it ready to sell. For some reason it had a 64" wide rear in it. Putting an 8" out of a 63 Fairlane in it.
Doug
Was going to work on the 65/84 truck merge today but had a guy call me up and wanted to know if I wanted some scrap wood for my wood burner at the shop. Got there and he has about 10 pickup loads for me for FREE. Truck had to wait....enough wood to get the shop the rest of the way through winter. Guy is building a 6000 sq ft 3 story log MANSION. Hauled 4 loads today, hope to get most of the rest tomorrow.
Quote from: "Bugpac":D So exactly what car is you,
The blue one parked in the shade.
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Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"Neat Photo's carps....Thank You... :D
My pleasure.
QuoteWhat Model is that green Ford Four-Door.... :?:
ZC series Fairlane. About a 70 model. 3rd series from the same platform introduced for '67 Falcon as SWB and LWB Fairlane. ZA was first Fairlane on this platform, had horizontal headlamps even thugh the same series in US had vertical. ZB had vertical, ZD was last and best of the series. We only had four door models and it cvarried another four or so years after the demise of Falcon/Fairlane in the US
QuoteAnd a crazier question...Do you guy's have a lot of steering / starter "interference" issues or is it not that much of an problem :?:
With bigger US based engines yes. SBC & Chev not so big of a deal as they are narrow. However most rods use cross steer, so problems are generally few as steering box is mounted forward. My Aussie Holden engine has starter on left side and clutch on right. Using US manual trans with clutch fork on left usually negates any mechanical clutch linkage, unless it's cable.
QuoteQuoteWhat Model is that green Ford Four-Door.... :?:
ZC series Fairlane. About a 70 model. 3rd series from the same platform introduced for '67 Falcon as SWB and LWB Fairlane. ZA was first Fairlane on this platform, had horizontal headlamps even thugh the same series in US had vertical. ZB had vertical, ZD was last and best of the series. We only had four door models and it cvarried another four or so years after the demise of Falcon/Fairlane in the US
QuoteAnd a crazier question...Do you guy's have a lot of steering / starter "interference" issues or is it not that much of an problem :?:
With bigger US based engines yes. SBC & Chev not so big of a deal as they are narrow. However most rods use cross steer, so problems are generally few as steering box is mounted forward. My Aussie Holden engine has starter on left side and clutch on right. Using US manual trans with clutch fork on left usually negates any mechanical clutch linkage, unless it's cable.
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Thanks for the info.... :D
Bob....
Quote from: "Carps"Last weekend was rather bussy with my official duties at the 6th Kustoms Of Australia Nationals.
I'm told a picture tells a thousand words and since it'd take to long to type that many, here's some pics.
Carps, your pics always show more than just a bunch of cars....they showl the fun. :D
These are very cool as usual...Thanks 8)
Well we didnt get the tail pipes out for welding.. the neighbor says his fat lazy nephew who is currently layed off has his tig at his brothers and no money for gas to go pick it up? and bring it home.. Maybe i should make an offer on it :?: .. Phil is gonna work on him.. I got the other stuff off the car and im gonna try to get the manifolds blasted this week and painted.. I just plain got tired of sanding on em .. The head pipes are all sanded and brushed and look good.. I took a break and ordered the Chili Bowl midget races on PPV and kicked back and enjoyed the show at 3pm.. Got over at 7pm.. Nice relaxing afternoon.
Dave
Ok its saturday......... 16 degrees and feels like 4 the weather says.. I worked on computers last night and ill work on on again today for a while.. I needed a new hard drive for one of mine and i found a deal on egay for a bigun so i got it and pulled the one out of my budys and threw my old one in and presto his works.. They (his whole family) must have a 100 adware and viruses on his.. I got a plan to save it though.. Anyway B/J came on so i went to the easy chair.. Today im gonna finish my fuel pump heat shield and while im painting ill paint that black cover on the steering wheel adapter. Im spray bombing near the window with the fan running.. Dont need no overspray !I did a little job for the neighbor the other day and he brought me 4 gallons of reducer and a full gallon of prepsol and some laquer primer and ive got to find a place for that stuff today too.. Then when im free :?: Its time so start cutting interior panels.. B/J comes on at 2 so ill watch it in the garage.. Rumor had is speed is going hi def soon :?: guess i gotta get my satellite and cable deal done..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
ps: we got a ground covering od snow too.
Dave, I have Direct TV, HD TV with the whole HD set-up. When I heard SPeed HD rumor I called and they (Direct TV) tell me Speed is already broadcasting in HD. However, with that said it does not appear to me that B-J is being broadcast in HD.
So I am not sure if Speed maybe has not flipped the HD switch, but Direct TV has? They (Speed) is advertising that Neck Car races will be broadcast in HD.
It's 17 here. Overcast and light flurries. I don't have much planned for today but tomorrow is supposed to be warm enough that I'm going to heat the garage and do some more small stuff on the 32. The glass man said next week so I'm still in neutral there. I don't have speed channel so I don't have any tv to watch.
Quote from: "msuguydon"Dave, I have Direct TV, HD TV with the whole HD set-up. When I heard SPeed HD rumor I called and they (Direct TV) tell me Speed is already broadcasting in HD. However, with that said it does not appear to me that B-J is being broadcast in HD.
So I am not sure if Speed maybe has not flipped the HD switch, but Direct TV has? They (Speed) is advertising that Neck Car races will be broadcast in HD.
well Don ive been with direct tv for a long time and then i have basic cable for the big 3 channels here . I did that for nascar way back when it was fun. The deal is i have d/tv in the garage too. I can switch to cable and h/d in the house and digital in the garage for 2 bucks more that im paying now (set up not included) and get use of my H/D.. Also i wont loose the picture when it rains really hard or from snow :lol: and being a ham radio op i have too much stuff in the air now :lol: Im actually gonna take down a bunch of stuff this spring and ive got to find out why one of my antennas doesnt work anyway so its a good time to clean house.. I just want to go full cable in the next week or so..
Dave
Quote from: "kb426"It's 17 here. Overcast and light flurries. I don't have much planned for today but tomorrow is supposed to be warm enough that I'm going to heat the garage and do some more small stuff on the 32. The glass man said next week so I'm still in neutral there. I don't have speed channel so I don't have any tv to watch.
Whats warm enuff??? Im glad ive got the 100000 btu furnace .. :lol:
Got the puker going loading winders again for my buddy so after that im headed to the garage.. Ive never seen a hard drive so messed up from adware and stuff.. Ha Ha I saved er though. I had to install my H/D as a master and his as a slave so i could format the bugger and clear its mind . You can format the drive thru winxp but this one wasnt having none of that.. It was possessed..
Dave :lol: :arrow:
Had B-J on in the garage since about 4:00 p.m. I guess.One car that really turned my crank was the 53 Buick Skylark. :shock: :shock: .Still have it on in the house now.I'm makin a mess out there removing the paint from the areas we're going to cut when we chop it next month.Sure wish I would have blasted it off before winter :(U) .When I left the garage,I walked around my truck,and there were four deer standing there chowin down at the corn pile.They never moved until they saw me,and then all I saw was white flags as they took off into the woods.I was only about 30 ft.from them.I get quite a few turkeys too,but they crap all over and I'd rather not have them here.Oh well :roll: .Tomorrow I'll get back to the paint removal.Still snowin' and blowin',and COLD!
Fuzz
what are you chopping Fuzzy?
50 Dodge Coronet,that ugly yellow thing in my garage when you were here.I bought the back half of a roof from a 46-48 Ford.It should change the look quite a bit,and get rid of that huge rear window.It's been a long time coming.Fuzz
spent 12 hrs yesterday, glassing a roadster, got about 5 more hours to glass the doors, trunk and dash...Not sure if i am going to do it today ot not...
Quote from: "Bugpac"spent 12 hrs yesterday, glassing a roadster, got about 5 more hours to glass the doors, trunk and dash...Not sure if i am going to do it today ot not...
Your gettin a little lazy arent you :?: ... I worked till about 4 but i didnt get to the garage till 11 after saving the puker for my friend. He and his son showed up about 4 and that was the end of that.. After they left i went in and wached B/J in the house.. * what big money was flowin last night.. I went to bed about 9:30.. I have mixed feeling now about the B/J thing as it looks like a dog and pony show for everyone on the podium.. I get a little tired of em running their mouths.. After one car went for extreemly big money they had go go right to the * fantsay car and the announcers were telling about the coilovers and 9 inch rear on the streett rod they never showed.. That about did it for me.. In fact id did send me to bed.. And WTF was craig gonna do if he won the stupid roboosaurus
:?: I got a hint where he could store it and i think there is room :lol: :lol: Hopefully more cutting on interior panels today for me and B/J outta one ear if its on while im there..
Dave
I bled the brakes again. Messed with the interior door handles, made a dovetail for one door. The original didn't line up right. I pulled the top of the intake and changed injectors. This thing won't run on full throttle. This set is better than the last but still not perfect. I don't know if I still have some blockage or something else is going on. I'm going to drive it some and see if it clears up before I change anything. I don't know for sure if the computer has had adequate "block learning" time yet. The back glass is in and I ordered glass setting tape for the windshield. I had a roll and it turned out to be 6' short of what I needed. I also drove around the block 3 times and got mud from the melting snow all over it. Now it looks like a high boy. :lol:
That's it Bill.... :shock: My Model A will be by your house in the morning... :? You've got more accomplished in 6 month's than I have since 1980... :oops: That truck is lookin good...... :D 8)
Bob
As per dave, I was lazy today, I didnt go out to the glass shop till about 3 ish, cleaned up the mess from the body lay, still in mold btw, get out when i feel like triming and getting itchy, lol....Anyhow I waxed the trunk lid and bellhousing cover, and layed them 2 pieces, tomorrow i will lay the firewall, inner outer doors, inner trunk and dash...then its a matter of trim pop, and bolt floor to chassis and laminate body on, laminate doors and stuff..then off to ebay...I got enuff materials to make 3 roadsters, so i am going to work on that, i have had the resin 28 days, i need to use in 60 give or take....Btw, this is the first car i have done without my mentor, took me a bit longer, but i think It will be really nice when she pops...It will definetley be stronger, I did 5 layers of 1.5 oz...and plan to add 2 more layers of 2 oz on the large body panles, and floor board areas....I am shooting for quality not expense, I have to do something to differentiate myself from others...10 days away, never know it may be in the p lot at k zoo for sale.... :D
I pulled the last of the interior panels out of the wagon as well as the last of the headliner. Must have been Cinderella's car in the past because at some point a whole bunch of her furry little helpers lived up there. Filled an entire garbage bag with rotten headliner and mouse nest. I'm trying to get the upper tailgate hinges out to bend the left hinge to match the right so the thing will gap properly. After I broke off the first two bolts I called it quits & just left the others to soak.
I fired the Nomad today, runs good. It has a small fuel leak, and I am having a problem programing the shift indicator, but I'll get it figured out.
The Nomad is done. He will pick it up Monday.
The fuel leak gave me fits, changed the fitting twice before I got one that would seal. Then I found that it idled too fast, the IAC was frozen open from setting, replaced that, and went back to programing the shifter. After a full day fooling with that, found I had wired it wrong :oops: The I discovered that the speedo indicated 20 mph any time the engine was running :shock: I had wired it too neatly, the tach wire was inducing a signal in the speedo wire, so I rerouted that and it works fine.
I was not happy with the throttle linkage, the ratio was not right, so I reworked the belcrank to change the ratio, and that cured that.
The last problem was the fan relay wouldn't work, after I found that the control wire was suppling 12 volts, and not a ground, it was a simple fix.
Overall, this was my first experience with a Howell harness, the product is good, and the tech support is excellent. It has to be, because the installation instructions really suck. several of the problems I had would have been cured by better instructions. I have installed several EFI harnesses in the past, so this was not my first rodeo, but I still had to call several times to clear up problems that were not addressed in the instructions. Having done one, I would use another one from Howell, the product has several advantages over other harnesses I looked at, and the price was competitive.
Im not sure what im doing this weekend now that the seat needs to be redone.. I do have the back kinda on and its sitting back in the car for measurements. I may run to the fabric store and try to get some foam then i can try and finish the back. I need to run to menards for 3m 90 glue also.. I was really going to get a lot done.. I still may..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
I got something you can do, lol
Well we got 1 good fabric store here that I know of and they dont have any 1/2 inch foam so i got some comming from the Bay.. I guess il head to the garage and do some work on the door panels and i need to really think about my seat mount as i added tracks and i may take em off and gain an inch lower profile. Hell i never moved the ones in the coupe? Also i went back and read Jerry from Ezboy interiors email again (i was in a hurry the other night and just saw the call tag stuff) and,,,, he is making me a new bottom cover monday so im assuming when they drop that off they will pick up the other one . That will be wednesday. That will work..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
I am here to tell ya that it does snow here in Mississippi. One week ago, several of my friends & I got in 4 trucks and drove in the snow from Jackson, MS to New Orleans to the World of Wheels inside the Superdome. It stopped snowing on us just before we got out of Mississippi. The event was great! Here are a few pictures of some of the cars that were there.
All day in the garage.. well most of the day I had to run for supply's.. got all the interior panels done cept for the passenger door. Ill work on that tomorrow. I got the lower cover off the seat with anticipation of the new one comming soon (see pics post on bad sewing) .. I re thunk some of the interior panels and made some changes today and im still bleeding.. I love medications :lol: :lol: .. Anyway.. I got a lot done and thats good cause I need to hit the kzoo swap next weekend for jute padding for the floor and a couple other things then the 9th were gonna hit indy for the world of wheels . Id rather be in florida but im going south .. :!: :D :D :D
Dave
Sanded the firewall, worked on my kid's basement, and put tires on the Vic, just about ready to put it for sale.
Doug
We celebrated ourt nations birthday (Australia day) with a Hot Rod show.
Whilst it may not be the Grand National Roadster Show, it is held in the most magnificent exhibition hall in all the world, The World Heritage Listed, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne Australia.
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This is in fact the longest running event to be held in this building opening over the Australia Day weekend for the past 48 years.
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There's a rolling car-show outside in the gardens all weekend long.
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Inside the hall, there's most things for the hot rodding enthusiast, including a miniature car show, where the competition is equally intense with cars like this Celica roofed custom shoe-box Ford competing for the big trophies,
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And of course there's plenty of shiney and sparkling large scale hot rods and customs.
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Wouldn't be Australia without at least one Yoot!
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And of course there were plenty of custom motor sickles.
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Not to mention a few weird critters, like the Tassie Devils holding up all the stuff on Ian Murcott's display.
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Or the Bay Rodder's junkyard dog.
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Thanks for the pics Carps. That is certainly a beautiful building.
My pleasure.
The whole country is as gorgeous as that building.
Some of the inhabitants are a bit rough around the edges though. :wink:
When I saw the last picture I had to go grab the new Rodder's Digest that came the other day. Looks like the flamed Shoebox Ford on page 67 in the Paso coverage gets around.
Lee
Wow! What a building.
I really like that 34 ford ute. thats a truck Id like to own.
Thank's Carps...Neat photos..Incredible building ..How old is it & is it just used for exhibitions or are other events held there ?? Hard to imagine polished hardwood floors in a building that size...Beautiful....
Bob.
Carps them was great..
Well I left for the kzoo swap at 7am this morning ...read about it on the other post.. Its about 6:15 and im done for today.. I bought some insulation today (2 rolls ) and ive been fooling with that and finishing the interior panels. Also I ordered a new 4 piece style rootlieb hood top from Yogis and it was dropped shipped from rootlieb and it came today so i was playing with that also :lol: :lol: Got it in place and its gonna look good. I bought a whole hood off charliechops a while ago and it was good but not perfect so i threw it on ebay and made enuff to cover this one :lol: . All ya gotta do on the bay is insinuate that it may be an original and the price goes up. :wink: Tomorrow ive got a list of things to do .. get wiper blades for both vehicles and i need a piece of 1 1/2 by 1/8 aluminum from menards for a little cover up on the seat holes and then if all goes well I may try covering a couple door panels and kick panels. i wont have the stuff to retry the rear surround till next week so i gotta do sumpin.. I actually covered a lot of ground today and got a lot of little S&*T done so it was a good day.. Sue got home last night and asked me what i screwed up ?
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Dave, see you went with Yogi's for hood pieces/parts. I wondered how you made out on your request for a Rootlieb dealer. When I have a few bucks I wanna get one of their 25 louver four piece hoods for my roadster. Of course that will mean swaping the Sanderson Lime Fire headers for block huggers and new exhaust pipes, etc, etc. Change may be good but it ain't cheap.
Lee
Dave, I understand about the "what did you screw up " comment. I pulled the windshield frame and put the gasket above and below it and reinstalled. I put the speakers in the dash and said "thwi" I went and picked up my machine shop buddy and we road around for about 45 minutes. I put the window regulators in after cleaning and lubing and discovered that the door glasses are a little bit wide. They'll go back to the glass shop on monday to see if they can be trimmed or cut new glasses. Tomorrow, I'll work on stereo equipment. Unless I decide I'd rather drive than work. :lol:
I went to the swap meet, missed Dave, but saw Jack and the others. We came home, and I finished putting the suspension back together on this trailer, while Fatcat took a nap. :roll: Then we worked on his chevy frame, repaired a couple body mounts, it's just about ready to blast and paint.
Quote from: "enjenjo"I went to the swap meet, missed Dave, but saw Jack and the others. We came home, and I finished putting the suspension back together on this trailer, while Fatcat took a nap. :roll: Then we worked on his chevy frame, repaired a couple body mounts, it's just about ready to blast and paint.
Frank I got up way early and I had warned everyone i may not be there for the meet and greet :D I wanted to stay in bed and that didnt work today either its 7:05 and ive been up for 1/2 hour.. I know its a long drive for you and its still 1 hour for me if i drive about 78 mph and thats what i did.. :wink: Ill see you next weekend anyway if your still going to the indy show..
Dave
Carps, as usual your pictures are great! They almost make me feel like I was there. Thanks! What a beautiful place for a show...both inside and out.
My stepdaughter and grandkids are moving to Melbourne this summer. I'll prolly be visiting your country once in a while. It looks like there's lots of cool stuff there to experience.
a little progress today. Pulled the center X out and dropped the motor between the rails
Looking good jack, so you are making everything for this car right, non off that 1-800 stuff? :D
Jack, that's a good looking T body. Makes mine look RUFF as a cob. And that's with parts from about four different tourings to make one, and all the replacement panels known to man.
Lee
Quote from: "Bugpac"Looking good jack, so you are making everything for this car right, non off that 1-800 stuff? :D
LOL Well most of it will come from swap meets and junkyards. I'm not the GOLD CHAINER from Jackson.
Thanks for the comment Lee I was lucky with this body but did have to do some rust repair on the lower part plus I need another passenger door. The bottom is rusted away and has some holes from I don't know what on the upper part. All in all not a bad body for out of a junkyard , but it was western metal (Mt)
Quote from: "phat rat"Quote from: "Bugpac"Looking good jack, so you are making everything for this car right, non off that 1-800 stuff? :D
LOL Well most of it will come from swap meets and junkyards. I'm not the GOLD CHAINER from Jackson.
Thanks for the comment Lee I was lucky with this body but did have to do some rust repair on the lower part plus I need another passenger door. The bottom is rusted away and has some holes from I don't know what on the upper part. All in all not a bad body for out of a junkyard , but it was western metal (Mt)
Ok Lets put this to rest.. Ive done my share of welding in patch panels and I also had my own body and paint business so thats why I do Glass and dont really buy junk. Besides right now i can almost afford it so while im doing stuff like screwing up 150.00 WORTH OF UPHOLSTERY MATERIAL TODAY * caps lock again) Ill have my fun my way... Now one more time,,,, listen close .. Yes I have a gold chain and Sue got it for me for my birthday afer the heart attack.. It has a lot to do with her and nothing to do with my hot rods.. Now ya wanna get * .. I wish I was retired and could spend the day working on my S$$T in the garage like you . I have to make tracks while im home cause i gotta put in 40 a week at the plant.. Ya im Jealous and I have the right to be.. Did the government screw up your social security :?: :?: :?: :?: Ya im the so called baby boomer so i get to wait longer for good money... .. Thats bull S&*T too... I never really did do the junk yard stuff cause i never had time . While my first wife was spending all my money and i was working 2 jobs i did manage to build a couple cars but it was tough ... Ahh the good old days when there was no internet and no friends to pick on you................
I remember when i used amateur radio instead of making a long distance phone call to save money....
Feel sorry yet Jack :?: :?: :?: :?: :?:
Dave
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Take that .
Ha Ha and if you knew morse code
dididahdit dididah dahdidahdit dahdidah dahdidahdada dadada dididdah
I wont do it in ..-. form cause thats not the way to learn it . Learn it by sound only..
Love
Dave
I sprayed the body, doors, and rear quarters on Hooley's Henry J today with spray on bondo. I still have a lot of work to do. Yesterday we went to Wichita to the swap meet. A long day but it was a good day on the road. I found some parts for the 38 Chevy.
John
I worked on my c-cab.
got the unnecessary brackets off the 8.8" rear end.
cleaned up the radius rods and I-beam axle, getting ready for powder coating. 8)
Vance
Finished the trailer rebuild today, ready for pickup. Install brakes in a 49 Merc tomorrow.
I mounted mirrors on the top hinge and installed door check straps. I started laying out metal for the radio mount which will be the headliner also. I had a plan but don't like all of it so I need to do more thinking.
I did a little work on my new ride, I know its not a hot rod, but whatever, lol...
Picked up a contract to build the fiberglass bodies for this car as well...
They supplied the molds, They are very very nicely built as well...So anyhow between dueces and these i am going to be busy, Laying the first one this week to put on my car, and get a test run on the molds...
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "phat rat"Quote from: "Bugpac"Looking good jack, so you are making everything for this car right, non off that 1-800 stuff? :D
LOL Well most of it will come from swap meets and junkyards. I'm not the GOLD CHAINER from Jackson.
Thanks for the comment Lee I was lucky with this body but did have to do some rust repair on the lower part plus I need another passenger door. The bottom is rusted away and has some holes from I don't know what on the upper part. All in all not a bad body for out of a junkyard , but it was western metal (Mt)
Ok Lets put this to rest.. Ive done my share of welding in patch panels and I also had my own body and paint business so thats why I do Glass and dont really buy junk. Besides right now i can almost afford it so while im doing stuff like screwing up 150.00 WORTH OF UPHOLSTERY MATERIAL TODAY * caps lock again) Ill have my fun my way... Now one more time,,,, listen close .. Yes I have a gold chain and Sue got it for me for my birthday afer the heart attack.. It has a lot to do with her and nothing to do with my hot rods.. Now ya wanna get * .. I wish I was retired and could spend the day working on my S$$T in the garage like you . I have to make tracks while im home cause i gotta put in 40 a week at the plant.. Ya im Jealous and I have the right to be.. Did the government screw up your social security :?: :?: :?: :?: Ya im the so called baby boomer so i get to wait longer for good money... .. Thats bull S&*T too... I never really did do the junk yard stuff cause i never had time . While my first wife was spending all my money and i was working 2 jobs i did manage to build a couple cars but it was tough ... Ahh the good old days when there was no internet and no friends to pick on you................
I remember when i used amateur radio instead of making a long distance phone call to save money....
Feel sorry yet Jack :?: :?: :?: :?: :?:
Dave
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Take that .
Ha Ha and if you knew morse code
dididahdit dididah dahdidahdit dahdidah dahdidahdada dadada dididdah
I wont do it in ..-. form cause thats not the way to learn it . Learn it by sound only..
Love
Dave
???? What happened to you today? I have one question. Did your Corn Flakes have a yellowish tint to them this morning
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???? What happened to you today? I have one question. Did your Corn Flakes have a yellowish tint to them this morning
Nope I had the rise and shine at Dennys... I took sue out for breakfast..
I was looking to see if you had sense of humor today but i guess you lost it.. :lol:
Gotta run my chain eeds to be polished.
Dave
Humm i meant bob evans...
Dave :!:
I'm OK I just thought maybe I'd pulled your chain one too many times and had gotten you :evil: when you came back with that rambling tirade
Quote from: "phat rat"I'm OK I just thought maybe I'd pulled your chain one too many times and had gotten you :evil: when you came back with that rambling tirade
Naw.. Not even a sore neck :lol: :lol: ..
Your pile of rusty stuff is looking good though.. Some day when I retire i hope to have more time to play with more toys... Of course the way my stuff is going maybe i should quit building stuff :?: Ive been screwing up more than ive been fixing or trying to .. I cant believe i messed up that nice panel material yesterday.. Thats why they call me lucky :lol: :lol:
I really need to go to indy this weekend so i dont mess anything up ...
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Went to the "No Rod Rod Run" over in Butte on Saturday. One of the guys over there has opened up a Soda Blasting business. Then i Sanded and Sanded and Sanded, and then sanded some more. Working on the engine right now. Hope to paint the firewall and engine this next weekend depending on the weather.
Doug
Did some work on my Kid's '29, .......... but the weather was so nice (low 80's) that I headed to the beach to take some pictures of my T. Here's one I thought might cheer up all you guys who are snowed in. :shock: :lol: :lol:
Don
Thanks Don ... Its raining a little here still with snow on the ground and its pretty foggy.. I dont think im gonna go out in the roadster tonite :lol: :lol:
Your car looks good ..
Dave
:wink: :arrow:
Thank you Dave. And just for you, here is another Xmas card from Florida. (Ok, a little late, but the thought is still there) :lol: :lol: :lol:
Don
:lol: :lol: :lol: You DOG you :lol: :lol: :lol:
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Man, do I like Christmas in Florida! :D
Quote from: "kb426"Man, do I like Christmas in Florida! :D
We see that pretty much all year 'round.
You ought to be here for spring break. It's multiplied by the hundreds... :shock: :D
Quote from: "Rayvyn"Quote from: "kb426"Man, do I like Christmas in Florida! :D
We see that pretty much all year 'round.
You ought to be here for spring break. It's multiplied by the hundreds... :shock: :D
Roll me in honey......and throw me to the lesbiens :D :D :D
Vance
Quote from: "EMSjunkie"Quote from: "Rayvyn"Quote from: "kb426"Man, do I like Christmas in Florida! :D
We see that pretty much all year 'round.
You ought to be here for spring break. It's multiplied by the hundreds... :shock: :D
Roll me in honey......and throw me to the lesbiens :D :D :D
Vance
I agree.... :D
Well, they WERE kinda holding onto each other pretty tight now that you mention it. :shock: :lol:
Don
The fisherman in the back ground looks as if he noticed as well....lol :D
werent those pictures supposed to be in the aiming headlights post?Cant help but notice one leg up on the dash and only one pair of headlights in the first pic,maybe more than one person fishing on the beach?
Quote from: "EMSjunkie"Roll me in honey......and throw me to the lesbiens :D :D :D
Please, NO!
I am a *! :wink:
Quote from: "Carps"Quote from: "EMSjunkie"Roll me in honey......and throw me to the lesbiens :D :D :D
Please, NO!
I am a *! :wink:
* trapped in a mans body right? :D
Yup, with severe * tendancies. :wink:
Quote from: "Carps"Yup, with severe * tendancies. :wink:
I hear the Missus was gunna give you the Olde Spanish Archer if you didn't stop chewing on her rugs... :shock: :oops: :wink: :D
Ok back to car talk :lol: Its friday.. I got the black carpet yesterday and started back on the interior again.. Im hoping by tomorrow noon to have it all done and the seat back in place.. I do have an issue that cropped up with sue's 06 prand prix though.. The brakes make a wierd groaning sound just about when you get to a stop if your on em hard? Im thinking the rotors are glazed as its not a metal to metal sound and i havent heard any squeaking noises although ive been trying to find time to replace the front pads as they are getting a bit thin.. If all goes good tonite and tomorrow i can get all my stuff done and throw the pads on before the race sunday. The boys are comming over like they do every year and we do quality time and watch the 500.. I realized last night that I cant glue the carpet down yet as sooner or later ive got to pull the front floor section and put the gray on it that i never got done and i need everything removable for final paint work sometime.. I think its gonna work ok and look ok with out gluing it down.. Man this weather isnt letting me get any paint work done cause i cant even roll the car out side
..Now would be the perfect time with the bike back at the shop..
Oh well ........
Dave :wink: :arrow:
I'm gonna try to get the front suspension mocked-up for the C-cab.
the UPS man delivered some more goodies today :D 8)
then its off to powder coat :-o
next its gonna get the rear suspension mocked up.
Vance
Quote from: "EMSjunkie"I'm gonna try to get the front suspension mocked-up for the C-cab.
the UPS man delivered some more goodies today :D 8)
then its off to powder coat :-o
next its gonna get the rear suspension mocked up.
Vance
:D
Well the carpet is in and i made a couple improvements to the seat mounts and i got them painted .. Fixed my glasses as i was thinking today was gonna be a good day at 6 am and the left lense fell out and i didnt have the right screw :cry: I got lucky and found a pair to get me to work but i couldnt fix em there either.. That was just the start.. I left my cell phone in the garage and forgot to get it this morning.. I did have my coffee and my * at least.. Ya sue let me take em to work today :D :D :D .. Looks like an hour or so tomorrow and the seat goes back in.. Sweeet..
Dave :lol:
I,m gonna try again to figure out how many bars it takes to make a triangulated 4-bar suspension work... :? :? At least they're calling for 4 to 6 inchs on Sunday.....This is gettin' OLD.......
:roll: :roll:
Bob.....
Wednesday morning I flew out of Wichita on my way to Indianapolis. I picked up a car my son bought on an internet deal. Tomorrow, we're going to change oil and clean it up from the weather grunge. Then I get to work on the deuce. I'd like to say I'll get the stereo in but as poor as my record has been on this whole project, I think I'll reserve any predictions.
Heading out in the morning to the new CarJunkie TV open house. Haven't had the 54 out in a little bit, it will be the last trip with a carb. Changing over to an Edelbrock F.I. next week.
Well kids its friday :lol: I was in a class all day at work for lean manufacturing so im kinda lazy tonite . I think ill just relax :!: Tomorrow im gonna work on the trunk of the roadster. It needs to be carpeted. I may run to the parts store and get some coolong system flush so I can do that this weekend also.. Im gonna be running a bit to the funeral home so im not gonn a get as much done as i thought but i will get more done.. I was gonna get the hood ready and prime cause sunday and monday was going to be nice enuff to roll the roadster and the tool boxes outside but that aint gonna happen now. Lots of time yet and still winter here anyway..
Dave :lol:
I have all the Buick parts out for powder coating, so I started on another project this week, a 35 Ford Cabriolet. Steering, brakes, and radiator. Should keep me busy for a few days.
I'm still trying to figure out how many bars it takes to make a trianglulated 4-bar suspension work..... :? :(D)
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"I'm still trying to figure out how many bars it takes to make a trianglulated 4-bar suspension work..... :? :(D)
If you do the first bar right you won't need any more. GPster (Charter member :team Smart Azz"
been working on this--trying to get it on the ground for the Bunny run
Quote from: "reborn55"been working on this--trying to get it on the ground for the Bunny run
Nice car.. Looks like today im gonna try the cooling system flush on the roadster and wash Sue's car .. I need to find someone to tig weld my tailpipes and then ill be about ready to go. I worked on small stuff yesterday so ive still got to make the panels for the trunk and carpet them but thats easy.
Dave
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "reborn55"been working on this--trying to get it on the ground for the Bunny run
Nice car.. Looks like today im gonna try the cooling system flush on the roadster and wash Sue's car .. I need to find someone to tig weld my tailpipes and then ill be about ready to go. I worked on small stuff yesterday so ive still got to make the panels for the trunk and carpet them but thats easy.
Dave
Thanks--it has been an adventure
Some pics of what I've been doing the last few days. This is on the modified. I'm making my own rear spring mounts because I don't like the Speedway design and I don't want to spend the money for Pete & Jake stuff which is what I'm copying. Yes I think it's heavy enough. :) The Z is 9". Oh and the chain is all a retired guy on a fixed income can afford. NO GOLD chain here. :lol:
Jack - nice work????
Charlie
Looks good Jack,keep us posted. Fuzz
Well its Friday and still winter.. The ride to work was ok but we took the G/P and i hear that the highway is shut down.. Oh well.. Think Spring. I finished most of my shift ball adapter today and Im not sure if im gonna play in the garage tonite or not.. This weather just has me bummed out.. Tomorrow im gonna make another attempt at the carpet in the trunk that i didnt get done last weekend. The next thing on the list is some kind of attachments to hold the hood tops closed .. Ideas anyone? I wonder where the guys get them there fancy springs they use with the leather belts? HUMM next weekend is autorama.. I guess were going saturday but thats kinda in the air too..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Quote from: "jusjunk"I wonder where the guys get them there fancy springs they use with the leather belts? HUMM next weekend is autorama.. I guess were going saturday but thats kinda in the air too..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Dave,
Look at limeworkspeedshop.com. Hot rod parts, then exterior parts, then vintage hood strap kit. P/N vhsk001 and only $250.00. 10% off if you're an Alliance Alliance Member.
Be the first in our gang to have tem.
Charlie
tomorrow it's supposed to be 76 degrees here. Yaa! However, they are forecasting up to 50 mph wind. I'll try to get the stereo mounted again. If it gets nice, the cycles are all lonely. Sunday won't be as nice so I will have to find a different excuse or work.
Quote from: "Charlie Chops 1940"Quote from: "jusjunk"I wonder where the guys get them there fancy springs they use with the leather belts? HUMM next weekend is autorama.. I guess were going saturday but thats kinda in the air too..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Dave,
Look at limeworkspeedshop.com. Hot rod parts, then exterior parts, then vintage hood strap kit. P/N vhsk001 and only $250.00. 10% off if you're an Alliance Alliance Member.
Be the first in our gang to have tem.
Charlie
emmms nice Charlie but I can see me spending that ind of cash .. Just the 4 springs are 88 bucks then latches are 8 bucks a piece and on and on.. I may just order the hardware and make em though.. Nice little project.
Dave
Quote from: "kb426"tomorrow it's supposed to be 76 degrees here. Yaa! However, they are forecasting up to 50 mph wind. I'll try to get the stereo mounted again. If it gets nice, the cycles are all lonely. Sunday won't be as nice so I will have to find a different excuse or work.
Yessir, down here too, nice and windy.....expect 50 mph gusts :x :x
Vance
I will be out in the shed . I have a 38 Chev with Jaguar front suspenson,350 Chev under construction. Hoping to solve exhaust/steering uni coupling clearance issues. These Jags have power steering racks,and come with a "short pinion" and "long pinion" version . Mine is long pinion,I have managed to borrow a short pinion version over the weekend via my son who happens to work in a Jag repair shop,hopefully the coupling will position lower to give more leeway with exhaust routing...........Frank
I'm only 1 & 2 1/2's brackets away from having my 4 bar mocked up :? :!:
just think..It only took 4 bars :!: :shock: :wink:
Bob
Took 1/2 day off to start working on pain in the * ragtop--Got new rack installed and decided to put upper control arm bushing and front pads on. Left side went great-right side came off easy, but control arm shaft threads were stripped. has to grind bolt off--will try to rethread tomorrow--if not--got to find another arm. Oh well 3 steps forward and one step back. Hope to mount condenser tomorrow and maybe finishing adjusting top in order to put rear interior back in.
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"I'm only 1 & 2 1/2's brackets away from having my 4 bar mocked up :? :!:
just think..It only took 4 bars :!: :shock: :wink:
Bob
I thought you might eventually figure that out. :wink:
Quote from: "purplepickup"Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"I'm only 1 & 2 1/2's brackets away from having my 4 bar mocked up :? :!:
just think..It only took 4 bars :!: :shock: :wink:
Bob
I thought you might eventually figure that out. :wink:
George .. Im not sure he gets it yet..
Dave :wink:
Im pretty sure i know how many bars i takes to make a triangulated 4 bar so,,,,,,,,, Since I finally got my tail pipes tig welded yesterday by the guys at the bike shop ill prolly work on that a little tonite and sunday. Yesterday was a busy day and i didnt get out of work till an hour after my usual time and Sue and i drove seperately. While i was at the bike shop she called to tell me a guy at the plant just backed into her car. :evil: Well stuff happens and it should get fixed ok but it looks like its gonna need a whole front nose.. Its all one piece on the grand prix.. Well she wanted me to stop at the plant and look at it so i did and didnt get home till 2 1/2 hours later than normal.. I let the dog out and went to the garage and started wire brushing the welds on the stainless pipes. I got one done and decided to tackle the other tonite as I should be home early. Im kinda crossing my fingers that my Bop Top will be there also but its coming from California and was shipped sometime tuesday so prolly not.. Tomorrow im heading to Detroit to autorama and id like to get there early and out early but that remains to be seen also.. From what ive seen for posted pics there is some nice stuff again. Im sure glad im going to look this year. Its gonna save me and easy 700 bucks :lol: So again I hope to really get something done on sunday. My goal is to finish the exhaust (hangers and all)..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
I'm gonna try to get the rear end mocked up in the C-cab, if I'm not too busy drivin' the '34 8)
Vance
Hmmm, seem to have lost the last few, so there's some striping to be done, some models to be built and some big car work to be done. And the grass sorely needs to be cut.
Think I'll go for a drive and visit my pals. :wink:
Well the tail pipes are on and now im deciding if i really need xtra hangers for them :?: :?: I got time to play there.. No top delivery and i figured that but the harley is back in the garage :lol: :lol: :lol: Of course it needs a cleaning..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
I need to make speaker mounts. If I get that far, I need to measure for ac lines. It maybe warm enough for me to play outside a little. I need to get in gear. I'm close to spring here.
Quote from: "kb426"I'm close to spring here.
Ok thats enuff of that kind of talk... You gotta try being nicer to us guys that still have snow on the ground and havent drove the new roadsters yet let alone the * bikes... Im gonna let you off this time but next time could be different..
Dave :!:
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Well ....The 4 bar was so easy I think I'll start on the front end...Only a "2 bar" ...Prolly take twice as long...... :? :roll: :wink:
There's definitely something WRONG about all you guys playin' outside :evil: :evil: We'll have a north wind tomorrow and a high around 22.Cut the grass?I can't even see mine !!!!!!
Fuzz
Had snow here--got the condensor mounted, waiting on evaporator and brackets. Got whels painted and started putting the rear interior back in. tomorrow will hopefully cut holes in the dash for a/c ducts and watch the snow.
Well new plan.. Its saturday im sitting here having coffee and sue doesnt want to go to detroit today.. We have both been pretty busy all week and she needs to clean the house :?: Guys I married the white tornado :lol: :lol: Were gonna rise early again tomorrow and decide if we want to make the trip or not.. Im gonna detail the harley today i guess.. I dont know why the bike shop cant do that for me but then again if they did id just do it over :P
Dave :wink: :arrow:
I can probbaly go tomorow, but if i do im going first thing...Headed out now to port huron, to do a little roll cage bending... :D
Quote from: "Bugpac"I can probbaly go tomorow, but if i do im going first thing...Headed out now to port huron, to do a little roll cage bending... :D
Check and see what time they open leonard.. Or i will.. Im thinking its about 11 tomorrow.. Call me later if your going. ok they open at 10
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Small car show north of here today that a friend of mine and I are going to. Probably try to do some work on my son's house when I get back, and then tomorrow I am going down to my friend's shop to paint some more pieces that I forgot when I painted the engine. Sure will be nice when I get a bunch of parts on the car and off the floor
Doug
Well its sunday.. I didnt hear from Bugpac so im heading to the garage again today.. I just made a change on the roadster yesterday. I ordered some different valve covers and breathers and an air cleaner that are more in tune with the theme im after.. Oh ya it was a hell of a deal too. These are ribbed instead of the smooth stuff ive got on it now.. So my way if thinking was (although I dont really worry about gas prices and they jumped a bunch the other day) Gas for the ride to and from.. Tickets and parking and possibly coat check.. Drinks (ya got to have a little fun :lol: ) More drinks and a big meal in greek Town.. Total..... Prolly over a hundred bucks easy.. So thats a hundred towards the new stuff and ive looked at the pics on the HAMB anyway... :D :D Seems im pretty lazy this weekend anyway but I did manage to get the bike detailed yesterday and ive got a couple more things id like to do to that and the car today so my time is gonna be well spent in the garage again..... Im still waiting for spring though.. I think Bill stole it and he wont give it back.. :cry:
Dave
oh ya if anyone needs some center bolt smooth valve covers with matching air cleaner and breathers ill give ya a hell of a deal..
Quote from: "jusjunk"Well its sunday.. I didnt hear from Bugpac so im heading to the garage again today.. I just made a change on the roadster yesterday. I ordered some different valve covers and breathers and an air cleaner that are more in tune with the theme im after.. Oh ya it was a hell of a deal too. These are ribbed instead of the smooth stuff ive got on it now.. So my way if thinking was (although I dont really worry about gas prices and they jumped a bunch the other day) Gas for the ride to and from.. Tickets and parking and possibly coat check.. Drinks (ya got to have a little fun :lol: ) More drinks and a big meal in greek Town.. Total..... Prolly over a hundred bucks easy.. So thats a hundred towards the new stuff and ive looked at the pics on the HAMB anyway... :D :D Seems im pretty lazy this weekend anyway but I did manage to get the bike detailed yesterday and ive got a couple more things id like to do to that and the car today so my time is gonna be well spent in the garage again..... Im still waiting for spring though.. I think Bill stole it and he wont give it back.. :cry:
Dave
oh ya if anyone needs some center bolt smooth valve covers with matching air cleaner and breathers ill give ya a hell of a deal..
Sorry dave, I didnt get home till around 12:30 last night, Didnt figure it was a good time to call... :D Anyhow, Im with you, I think i am going to pass as well... :D Hope everyone has fun at the show...Maybe next time..
I managed to get sick. I spent most of yesterday laying around coughing and blowing my nose. Today isn't starting out any better.
Quote from: "kb426"I managed to get sick. I spent most of yesterday laying around coughing and blowing my nose. Today isn't starting out any better.
Thats what you get from riding around on the scooter with a tank top on yelling them guys are just jealous of me....
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Hey I hope it aint too bad bill there is a lot of crud going around..
Dave
Went for a drive, visited pals, got nothing done! None of us got anything done, but we had a good time doing it.
Got up early today and prepared to head for the saltmines when SWMBO stuck her head out the bedroom door and asked why I was up at 5:00am on the Labour Day Holiday.
See what I mean about you guys being amatuers when it comes to stoopid? :oops:
Again got nuthin done unless you count editing a few more hours of last years vacation video footage. One day I'll even get some copies sent out. :roll:
Quote from: "Carps"
Again got nuthin done unless you count editing a few more hours of last years vacation video footage. One day I'll even get some copies sent out. :roll:
Yeh! that would be good.........I'm dying of Old Age here back in OZ waiting for my Copies :P :roll: :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Well 2 times around the block in the roadster fore i remembered there wasnt any water in the radiator :(D) I guess when i fill it up ill find out if there were any problems.. Im thinnin there was maybe a gallon in there );b( .. What a dumb *.... :ha) I took the bike around the block too but it was the short block.. It ran good the roadster :?: :?: :?: Well it doesnt drive like the coupe but ive got time.. The good part was it didnt crank hard or anything after i got back to the house so i dont think its hurt other than maybe wore out :D :D .. Good ol used 305 );b( so the plan was race home from work and prime the hood tops (epoxy and hi fill) and thats done but it was so nice i got side tracked and had to go for a ride :lol: :lol: :lol: .. Sue said did you hurt it and i replied i hope so .. (insert new crate engine here) .
Gonna be 40 tomorrow and 42 sunday and we may run to the open house in auburn indiana for the race car museum.. Other than that I was still gonna flush the cooling system on the car
:(D) :(D) :(D)
Dave :wink: :arrow:
I've got the 32 in the garage up on blocks. I've got the seat out which should make installing the speakers easier. I'm pulling the floor mat up and seeing if I can find out why I have some voltage coming out of the computer and going to the vss. I had to run new wires to get the speedo to work properly some time ago. I need to see if I can reroute a few wires in the kick panel area. I'm afraid with time they might rub a hole in them. I'm going backwards for a bit. I'm not planing on being sick anymore. It won't be above 50 here so I won't be tempted to play outside as much.
Well its sunday already.. Guess im gonna run for more oil and a filter for the roadster and fill sue's car with fuel then run it thru the car wash then ill have the engine warm enuff to change the oil.. If i really get energetic ill run the truck thru the car wash later.. If im lucky ill have time to work on the roadster today too..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
What a day.. Time to relax.. got sue's oil changed and filled with gas and washed.. I was messing with the roadster and i wouldnt run anymore :?: :?: :?: My egay inline bosch fuel pump quit so while i was out running around i bought a new Mr Gasket inline pump and washed the truck.. Then I had to make modifications to mount the new pump and to use a real inline filter instead of the one they sell with the pump but it all came out well and the car runs again and not too bad either.. I did do a compression check this morning and ive got 1 weak cylinder :?: :?: All the others are the same .. I guess ill just run the sumbitch till it xplodes :lol: :lol: :lol: After all the workj I did today i decided to fix the wrinkles in the top on the roadster.. Another 2 hours and using small vise grips to pull the top material i got the top in pretty good shape.. I just dont have enuff finger strength to pull the material tight but i can do it with tools and im kinda doubtful that anyone else could do it and get it tight either.. Anyhoo.. looks * en.............
Dave :wink: :arrow:
ps: happy saint pattys day .. The holiday for beginners.. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
was able to almost get my a/c installed, got dash almost finished--seems everything is almost finished. so just in case it never gets finished, I fired up the 55 chevy--what a sweet sound--always ready to go--don't know why I bother with other stuff. Oh well.
Well I have the kids ranger pikup in the garage for brakes all the way around and its got 2 pin holes in the differential cover :x Ive got to try and mig them closed just so he can get it home and get a cover ordered.. Ive also got the step daughter and grand daughter coming in from Ft wayne and the exhaust is falling off her car and of course she has no money so guess who's fixing this one :idea: .. Kids.. I just hope the stuff didnt break off the cat but if i was a betting guy :?: :?: :?: .. Ive got most everything done that needs to be done right now on the roadster and was really looking forward to a bit of a break but that aint gonna happen this weekend.. Sue told me she had a 100 bucks set aside and wanted to know if that would be enuff to fix the exhaust :?: :roll: hell i havent even seen it yet but I told her prolly not :lol: :lol: Oh well im alive :ha) );b( ...
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Hope you got your snow shovel handy, south of i-94 calling for 6-12"... In like a lamb out like a lion... :D
Quote from: "Bugpac"Hope you got your snow shovel handy, south of i-94 calling for 6-12"... In like a lamb out like a lion... :D
Ive heard various reports.. we will see what happens.. gotta get the kids cars fixed so i have no time for shoveling snow..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Going to BilletProof in Ocala about 5AM tomorrow morning.
Lee
Quote from: "jusjunk":lol: Oh well im alive :ha) );b( .Dave :wink: :arrow:
That's the best advice to start the weekend, and it's a day early. It's great when we can get down to the basics. Some of those Ranger rear ends have plastic third member covers which makes them hard to weld. Might end up using a combination of fender washers and rubber pieces held on both sides of the hole with a bolt through the hole. AND PLENTY OF SILICON SEALANT. THe plastic tends to warp with age and tightning the bolts more just brakes the covers next to the bolt holes. The one on my Ranger leaked and we tried to fix it right(?). We found out it had been glued on before and all we could do is carefully cut the glue to get it off. We cleaned off the excess glue, tried to get it warm enough to over-come the warping, and glued (siliconed) it back on. We let it sit overnight before installing lubricant to give the silicone time to set on the inside edge too. How you fix this can be your next secret. Frank's little junk trailer has a Ranger rear end under it. If the tires "blow" maybe he'll part it out and you can get a cover there. GPster
Quote from: "GPster"Quote from: "jusjunk":lol: Oh well im alive :ha) );b( .Dave :wink: :arrow:
That's the best advice to start the weekend, and it's a day early. It's great when we can get down to the basics. Some of those Ranger rear ends have plastic third member covers which makes them hard to weld. Might end up using a combination of fender washers and rubber pieces held on both sides of the hole with a bolt through the hole. AND PLENTY OF SILICON SEALANT. THe plastic tends to warp with age and tightning the bolts more just brakes the covers next to the bolt holes. The one on my Ranger leaked and we tried to fix it right(?). We found out it had been glued on before and all we could do is carefully cut the glue to get it off. We cleaned off the excess glue, tried to get it warm enough to over-come the warping, and glued (siliconed) it back on. We let it sit overnight before installing lubricant to give the silicone time to set on the inside edge too. How you fix this can be your next secret. Frank's little junk trailer has a Ranger rear end under it. If the tires "blow" maybe he'll part it out and you can get a cover there. GPster
Ahh but you can weld plastic Joe I just dont have the equipment for it :!: We ultrasonic weld plastic fuel valves at work.. I think ill just use the Mig on this one cause Ive never seen plastic rust before and i scraped about 1/2 a pound off the cover last night... Hopefully I can just lightly hit both hole and be done with it.. It only has to go 27 miles after were done then my son can get a new cover and put it on at his apartment. He wanted me to help with the brakes all around so thats why I have it .. I think the rears kinda scare him :?:
Dave :wink: :arrow:
QuoteFrank's little junk trailer has a Ranger rear end under it. If the tires "blow" maybe he'll part it out and you can get a cover there. GPster
It would be tough, it has a cut down house trailer axle under it. that is about the 5th body on that trailer. the frame is a 62 F100.
Working on the '40 this weekend. I started to fit the new w/s glass about Monday and it was still a little big. Trimmed the patterns again and they work, so off to the glass shop on Tuesday. Haven't heard back yet So, pulled the front seats out so that I could put in some new sound deadener and carpet. While I was at it I pulled the B&M ratchet shifter out and removed the tranny cover so I can install a Lokar shifter I won a couple years ago at Knoxville. So, I claeaned up the floor and noticed the f-glass repairs on the pass floor where it meets the sill area were lifting...not my repairs - came with the car 29 years ago. Chiseled that stuff out and cut away 2 to 5" strip of floor from door jamb to door jamb and then removed the inner rocker that had become...shall we say, light-weight. During that time I also repaired fatigued seat bolt holes on the same side. Hopefully I will get some new back side rockers made and start getting them in tomorrow. If I'm lucky I can finish the pass. side by Monday. I'll shoot some pics tomorrow.
Poor old car is wearing out. Oh well, it's not like I've driven the lips right off it.
Charlie
I started to put mini bearclaw latches in the anglia yesterday.Got mine from Rocky hinges, nice guy to ask about the latches as he has an anglia also.I also ordered fenders and hood in fiberglass last week,parts should be here in a couple weeks.Maybe I should get on that new years resolution and learn to post pix here.
Yesterday was the beginning of the weekend for me. I pulled the floor of the deuce again and rerouted the wires to the 02 sensors. While everything was out, I changed my speaker mounts under the seat. They're better but not perfect. Until I have a better idea, I'm done with them. It's time to measure the ac lines and get that bought and completed. The weather won't be real nice here so I don't know if I'll heat the garage or be a bum.
Quote from: "Charlie Chops 1940"Working on the '40 this weekend. I started to fit the new w/s glass about Monday and it was still a little big. Trimmed the patterns again and they work, so off to the glass shop on Tuesday. Haven't heard back yet So, pulled the front seats out so that I could put in some new sound deadener and carpet. While I was at it I pulled the B&M ratchet shifter out and removed the tranny cover so I can install a Lokar shifter I won a couple years ago at Knoxville. So, I claeaned up the floor and noticed the f-glass repairs on the pass floor where it meets the sill area were lifting...not my repairs - came with the car 29 years ago. Chiseled that stuff out and cut away 2 to 5" strip of floor from door jamb to door jamb and then removed the inner rocker that had become...shall we say, light-weight. During that time I also repaired fatigued seat bolt holes on the same side. Hopefully I will get some new back side rockers made and start getting them in tomorrow. If I'm lucky I can finish the pass. side by Monday. I'll shoot some pics tomorrow.
Poor old car is wearing out. Oh well, it's not like I've driven the lips right off it.
Charlie
Charlie, did you ever find that hood trim you were looking for? I've kept an eye out but with no luck yet.
B
Bryan,
Yes, I finally got one on eBay a while back. Forgot to let you know. Memory issues....
Charlie
Here's a couple pics that show the repairs I've started on the floor and rockers on the '40.
Well its Friday again and we awoke to some more snow and about an hour ride to work .. Snow ice and black ice .. Saw one roll over and a few in the ditches.. I love michigan.. :twisted: I dont know what im doing yet this evening. Were prolly going to see the brother in law but we dont know yet where he is gonna be.. Being friday and out of the house im sure ill get conned into dinner out.. Last night I got the hood tops back on and for now im just using a bungy cord to hold em down till I come up with a real nice plan to hold em. They look good all primed to match the rest of the car.. I stopped and picked up the new mufflers for the bike yesterday to replace the scratched ones and it looks like im going to have to change baffles cause im pretty sure these are 2 inch and mine are 1 3/4. No biggie just a little more fooling around.. Im really down to the end on the roadster and im glad. Ive got to change out the ignition switch this weekend and just go over what little things arent done yet and make a to do list and get r done.. I did mess with the fast idle on the new replacement Holley last night and I had to crank it way down but its better and should be fine.. Oh ya i got my insurance renewal for the bike yesterday and it went from 480 and some change to 671 :?: I called my agent and he is gonna work on a better rate.. I told him im still riding no matter but I thought that was a little high..
Dave :arrow:
I guess the question is: Am I late for last week or early for this week?
Since I finally got this thing done last weekend, I figured some of you might like to see how it turned out. Now I guess I need to get stuck in and finish the model A coupe in the corner of the shed..
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A few kits died to build this one. Engine is the blown Olds from Roth's Beatnik Bandit. Rear wheels and tyres from little Coffin, Rear axle from 'The Parts Box' front axle & 4 bar from Scale Dreams, used the disc brakes that came with them on the rear axle.
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Front wheels and tyres I picked up at Pagasus Hobbies, unknown brand and I can't find anything an any kit that matches them.
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The exhaust headers were on the Beatnik Bandit chrome tree, but are not used in that kit. To make them fit, I had to modify the flanges so they mount to the engine opposite to how they were originally designed. The scoops on the carbs are from Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland. Getting the headlamps to sit right on the stands was a total pain. In the end I used epoxy, waited for it to become almost set and then sat them in place, seems to have done the job.
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After shooting pics in the garage, the car was loaded on the trailer (hey it's a '60s showcar!) and taken to a studio for the pro to do a magazine cover shoot. ;)
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The paint doesn't show at it's best in photos but I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out, as it changes depending on how the light hits it. The base is white primer and colour started as Testors Lime Green Pearl, decanted from spray-can and mixed with my own blend of gold metalflake and red pearl powder.
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Nice work Carps that is sweet.
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Quote from: "Carps"Since I finally got this thing done last weekend, I figured some of you might like to see how it turned out.
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Thanks Carps. That shop is absolutely remarkable! What detail!
Be careful, you might morph into a little plastic guy that hangs out in there.....if you haven't already :wink:
The plan was to put the Jeepster "Tub" on the S15 chassis this weekend. The closer I get the more scared I become. This weekend was planed because I have stay-over relatives for help. Their schedules have one today (in the rain) and one tomorrow and only both on Sunday morning (rain predicted). I "Over - Engineered" the arbor for holding up flowers but I'm wondering if it is under-engineered for the body hoist. I'll proceed cautiously but there is a cerain need to get this accomplished. The picnic table need to come out of winter storage. GPster
I get to break down both front wheels. The valve stems have started leaking. The ac line kit has arrived so I'm out of excuses to work on "my wife's ac". :lol:
Just got my new 265-75-15 Diamondback Wide Whites mounted for the back of the '32. Guess I'll use this opportunity to give the wheel wells and frame behind the tires a good cleaning while they're off. Then maybe take in a Cruise Night tonight or a small antique meet in Vero Beach tommorrow. My son wanted to do the Daytona Swap in the morning but I need to stay close to home and work in some more garage painting.
Lee
Well im going to see Mike tomorrow so i worked in the garage a bit tonite.. I fired the car and the fast idle seemed way high still so i cranked more out of it . Ive actually got it as low as it will go as far as the screw is concerned so ill fire it cold tomorrow and see what happens.. If worse comes to worse ill disable the choke but i really didnt want to do that. I was hoping this holley would be better than the edlebrock i had on it but time will tell i guess.. I changed out the ignition switch too to the old one that when you shut off the car it shut off :D .. I played with the baffles on the bike and it looks like the new mufflers have the 1 3/4 baffles also so I should be good to go there just change em out tomorrow.. It got to 38 today but felt like 32 .. By monday its supposed to * near 60 but then creep down for the weekend.. I just talked to my son and asked him if he wanted to fly to homestead for the irl race tomorrow we decided we would watch it on tv..
Dave.... :wink: :arrow:
Gonna move my 40 coupe project from the redneck carport to the shop bld. & unload it to see what good parts came with the car & make a preliminary list of what is missing. Earl Schieb & I are going to the Charlotte swap meet next weekend , maybe I'll find some goodies there.
Got the ragtop fired up today--have heat---no coolant leaks so far. Stillhave to charge a/c and a few minor adjustments. Any luck will take it for a spin tomorrow.
I didn't mention that my girlfriend has a 40'x60' shop. Right now half of it is one open space 30'x40' with a large roll-up door. The other half is a barn for her 4 horses. My '40 Chevy is over there now. On Saturday we will go get some feed for the horses and then we're taking one of the horses over to a friend of her's. Going to try out the towing pkg on my '07 Silverado.
On Friday I sold the '81 Chevy Stepside Pickup to a local person. So my driveway only has two vehicles in it. I can actually fit both of them in the carport! The Silverado and the HHR. Looks weird coming home to not as many cars.
I haven't gotten emotional over the '81 being sold yet. It was my first vehicle! Had it for almost 27 years. But it was time for someone else to take it and make it their's.
AL
Quote from: "40chevy"I didn't mention that my girlfriend has a 40'x60' shop. Right now half of it is one open space 30'x40' with a large roll-up door. The other half is a barn for her 4 horses. My '40 Chevy is over there now. On Saturday we will go get some feed for the horses and then we're taking one of the horses over to a friend of her's. Going to try out the towing pkg on my '07 Silverado.
On Friday I sold the '81 Chevy Stepside Pickup to a local person. So my driveway only has two vehicles in it. I can actually fit both of them in the carport! The Silverado and the HHR. Looks weird coming home to not as many cars.
I haven't gotten emotional over the '81 being sold yet. It was my first vehicle! Had it for almost 27 years. But it was time for someone else to take it and make it their's.
AL
She hasn't broke it to you yet that that open space is only open until it's filled with hay and feed, huh. LOL I used to raise horses, spent more on them then I have on cars. 25 years ago the trailer I had listed at $15,000
Got the ragtop off the jack stands and out the door. Didn't do too bad--not real noisy for a convertible. Had to take the rallys off--wrong back spacing on the rear and they rub once in awhile. Oh well--will have to put the rodlites back on. got to buy bigger front tires first. have to adjust modulator to get comfortable shift point. almost ready to sell.
Quote from: "phat rat"
She hasn't broke it to you yet that that open space is only open until it's filled with hay and feed, huh. LOL I used to raise horses, spent more on them then I have on cars. 25 years ago the trailer I had listed at $15,000
Actually she is building a new barn for the horses and the 40x60 building will have an apartment in one end one of these days (further on down the road when we get married. We're not engaged yet, but just planning on what we want to do) and the rest of the open area will be all mine to have as a shop. When we get married, we will live in the apartment while building a house. So we are coming up with some clever ideas on how to use the apartment after we get into the new house. After seeing several ideas on the RRT of the shops ya'll have come up with, we have a neat one in mind. We visited one in North Mississippi the other day that had an old storefront inside it.
The inside wall (standing in the open area) will look like an old gas station. We will relocate a small roll-up door to go where it will look like a bay to work on cars like it would of been in an old gas station. Maybe put some old gas pumps in front. Behind the small roll-up door will be the perfect spot to park a hot rod of some type.
Finished up the 36 cabriolet today, he is coming to pick it up monday. 52 hours for steering, brakes, shift linkage, and a basic wire job. Now it goes for getting the rest of the sheet metal hung.
A buddy asked if I could paint some toolboxes for a local bike show, so I got stuck in and this is what came out.
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I also did some kitbashing and started another model car project.
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Car show at a Dragstrip yesterday. Made a couple passes and took home a trophy. Fastest reaction time, .000 sure I'll never match that again!
Continuing on the chassis construction for my A Coupe. Slow gonig but making progress. Starting the Kmembers today.
Well the Jeepster and the S15 are one pile now. Because I didn't want the body to sway-back I clipped the Jeepster farme at the firewall and pulled the rear end and suspension. So there's an extra set of frame rails in the middle. Hopefully that will make it easier for me to design body mounts. When I had to go outside to get a measurement I would forget what I measured by the time I got back in the garage. I find it hard to do my projects with help because I don't like to waste anyone's time and everybody works faster than me. When we got it together and pushed back in the garage I felt like I had my day in. So it will have to wait until tomorrow for me to look at it and convince myself I have problems. Nap time, GPster
Quote from: "GPster"Well the Jeepster and the S15 are one pile now. Because I didn't want the body to sway-back I clipped the Jeepster farme at the firewall and pulled the rear end and suspension. So there's an extra set of frame rails in the middle. Hopefully that will make it easier for me to design body mounts. When I had to go outside to get a measurement I would forget what I measured by the time I got back in the garage. I find it hard to do my projects with help because I don't like to waste anyone's time and everybody works faster than me. When we got it together and pushed back in the garage I felt like I had my day in. So it will have to wait until tomorrow for me to look at it and convince myself I have problems. Nap time, GPster
Joe we need pics.. Sounds like your coming along good..
Dave. :wink: :arrow:
ok so I woke up thinking *.. I need a door to the master cylinder.. Ok done deal..
I also worked on the rolled pan I purchased to use to take up space at the gas tank area cause of the poor body I have.. (although its not poor anymore )Its gonna take a little work but it will work. Its not a matter of life and death (tomslick) but id like it better finished off like a pro build :!: :idea: :!: :idea: So anyway its in progress. It rained a while today and its is sure a long winter here and i want go drive this thing .. Its ready.. I still want to sell it though too.. My plan is sell it , add on to the garage look for another project (really cheap one that will make money) and just enjoy the summer.. Thats the plan anyway..
Quote from: "GPster"Well the Jeepster and the S15 are one pile now. Because I didn't want the body to sway-back I clipped the Jeepster farme at the firewall and pulled the rear end and suspension. So there's an extra set of frame rails in the middle. Hopefully that will make it easier for me to design body mounts. When I had to go outside to get a measurement I would forget what I measured by the time I got back in the garage. I find it hard to do my projects with help because I don't like to waste anyone's time and everybody works faster than me. When we got it together and pushed back in the garage I felt like I had my day in. So it will have to wait until tomorrow for me to look at it and convince myself I have problems. Nap time, GPster
Hell,I didn't think anybody worked slower than I do. :roll: Too bad we don't live closer to each other,we could team up and maybe get the work done one normal person,like Dave. :wink: :wink:
Fuzz
Quote from: "Fuzzy"Hell,I didn't think anybody worked slower than I do. :roll: Too bad we don't live closer to each other,we could team up and maybe get the work done one normal person,like Dave.:wink::wink:Fuzz
Because of a head (among other things) injury years ago I look at everything two different ways (left eye, right eye). When I started building this project I built it for the way I used to drive. When I started driving again I realized I needed power for things like steering and brakes. This car is now on it's second frame, third transmission and forth engine in the last twelve years and it still hasn't made it out of my back yard. GPster
Fuzzy, I didn't realize you'd never met Dave :lol:
Quote from: "phat rat"Fuzzy, I didn't realize you'd never met Dave :lol:
Boy you guys are hard on me lately...
Dave :roll:
We try, but not too hard as it's really pretty easy with you. :lol:
I finally got my collection of parts all together into one complete power steering system. The belt even lines up and it has fluid in it without leaks. I put the new battery tray in but 2 holes don't line up. They will need a little porting to fix that. I'll do that yet tonight and get my radiator ready to take to the shop for checking and cleaning. I also got the transmission modulator line installed but haven't decided on the kickdown setup yet. The Lokor setup with the switch mounted on the trans pan rail looks like the easiest to do and also the cleanest install. (THM400)
I'm getting so close to firing this thing up that I checked my fire extinguishers to see if they are charged. :wink:
I assembled the alternator for my Buick today The pulleys you see are powder coated, almost look like chrome.
A couple pictures of the 36 too.
That looks great. I should do that to mine. How well do you think that the powder coating will hold up in the grooves where the belt runs?
Tom
No experience with the chrome, but the black holds up good.
Quote from: "GPster"Quote from: "Fuzzy"Hell,I didn't think anybody worked slower than I do. :roll: Too bad we don't live closer to each other,we could team up and maybe get the work done one normal person,like Dave.:wink::wink:Fuzz
Because of a head (among other things) injury years ago I look at everything two different ways (left eye, right eye). When I started building this project I built it for the way I used to drive. When I started driving again I realized I needed power for things like steering and brakes. This car is now on it's second frame, third transmission and forth engine in the last twelve years and it still hasn't made it out of my back yard. GPster
Sorry bout that,Joe.I wasn't aware of your condition. :oops:
Fuzz
Quote from: "Fuzzy"Sorry bout that,Joe.I wasn't aware of your condition. :oops: Fuzz
No apology necessary. I just want people to know there is a reason when they think I'm looking at them funny. GPster
Quote from: "GPster"Quote from: "Fuzzy"Sorry bout that,Joe.I wasn't aware of your condition. :oops: Fuzz
No apology necessary. I just want people to know there is a reason when they think I'm looking at them funny. GPster
although some of us get the funny looks because we're funny looking :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
later jim
Its friday.. Weather man says its gonna be 48 today.. I guess I have a couple more things to look at with the car.. First it the front end I need to try and figure out why it sits crooked and wont level it self out ???? Plus id like to find out why the trans acts funny when i hammer it in low ? Hopefully between tonite and tomorrow evening I can make some sense outta these little problems .. Its supposed to hit 60 tomorrow so im sure a bike ride is in order too. Sunday im heading south.. I smell methanol and rubber and race track steaks..... Oh ya the world famous anderson speedway nachos :lol: :lol:
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Quote from: "jusjunk"First it the front end I need to try and figure out why it sits crooked and wont level it self out ???? Dave :wink: :arrow:
Maybe you need to convince someone to ride with you. Maybe it just needs some weight in the passenger side of the seat. GPster
Winter is over, 60 degrees, yard cleanup today.
Unloaded the 2nd '32 cab from the utility trailer this morning so that I could load the yard cleanup bags from the last few sessions out there this week. We're done for today.
While having coffee this morning I marked where to cut the passenger side rocker out of the '40. If I don't end up taking a nap in front of the computer that is my work for the balance of the day.
Charlie
Quote from: "enjenjo"Winter is over, 60 degrees, yard cleanup today.
Screw that.. Ive been playing with the roadster all day.. After about a 1 hr ride on the scooter im ready to ebay the roadster .. If it doesnt sell there then im looking at other options.. Sue and I have discussed this and we want a tri 5 chevy and preferably a 56. I want a ride and comfort.. These short wheel base no weight cars are hard on us old people :lol: :lol:
Dave
I finally got the ac lines run. The condenser hit the grille shell. I had the shell off multiple times changing things before I got that fixed. My "universal line kit" didn't have all the angle fittings I needed. I ended up buying most of my fittings at a Carquest dealer because they had the only set of dies to crimp the ends in town. I now have a box of fittings to sell to Vance or whoever wants them. I'm going in the hole financially on this deal. I still need to make the blockoff plate where the lines go through the firewall and then have it serviced but I think I got it. I haven't added an electric fan yet but I'm sure it will need it. Bottom line is, I can drive my hot rod again. After being in the shop for a week, it's kind of nice. It's only been titled for a few months but I'm enjoying it when I drive it.
Quote from: "kb426"I still need to make the blockoff plate where the lines go through the firewall
have you seen THIS (http://www.roddingroundtable.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8125&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=firewall)
by john
later jim
on edit i see you have seen it and replyed to it. i will leave this here for others to see
Got the alignment done yesterday,, went by the upholstery shop and found out the material I need is obsolete. made appointment to get top boot snaps installed. Moved the front seat back today to accomodate my 6'6" frame--put the top down and went for a cruise. getting close to sell.
I got most of the yard cleaned up. So I started rolling it, got the lawn roller stuck in a wet spot. :shock:
Pumped water out of the side yard, about 2000 gallons so far, looks like another 48 hours should have most of it gone, another 6000 gallons or so.:shock:
Then I went out and made a floor patch for the sill on Fatcat's Chevy. He just about has the left side done, then we can flip it on the right side, and do it. Then it will be ready to go back on the frame.
Wed. am myself. Earl Schieb and another friend left for Charlotte NC & the swap meet at Lowes Speedway. Good thing we had 3 to split expenses, 250$ gas,$350 motel, plus what we spent on parts. Thursday it was COLD , then rain moved in. Thurs. nite it rained like a cow whizzing on a flat rock. Friday , no rain just mud in the 3 vendor fields in the parking lots outside the track, so we spent our day inside the track infield where most of the area is paved or gravel. Found several parts I needed for my 40 coupe project & some tools & bolt bins for my home shop. As usual Sheib bought a trailer load of asst. junque. Got home Sat night , worn out, broke, swore I would never do it again. (At least not for a few months)!
Spent the weekend with my kids and grandkids in Orlando. We went to Sea World on Friday - during Spring Break. We stayed at the Nickelodeon Hotel - during Spring Break. Can you say 14,000 screamin kids. Had a great time but should have brought ear plugs.
Grandadeo
Well after doing a "boat" load of honey do's getting ready for an open house today... I took the Tuna Boat to my buddies shop.......... we got the exhaust tips welded in place and a new oar for me to row the boat!!!!!
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I am Very geeked at how well the new shift lever turned out!
Quote from: msuguydonWell after doing a "boat" load of honey do's getting ready for an open house today... I took the Tuna Boat to my buddies shop.......... we got the exhaust tips welded in place and a new oar for me to row the boat!!!!!
Zoomie exhaust tips :!: :!: 8) :wink:
Bob..
I like it don... You yuppie you :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Yesterday afternoon I started changing head gaskets on the wife's DD. Things went pretty well until I twistd off a 1/2" to 3/8" adapter. After a trip to Sears this afternoon when the mall opened back to it again. Internally everything looks good, should have it ready to go back together quickly.
Well its friday i think.. I missed wednesday with the flu so im kinda off a day i guess.. I have no plans for the weekend. The weather is gonna be crappy again so ill prolly play in the garage a bit but no real plans to do anything.. Ive had 1 offer on the roadster but thats a no go .. Im sure ill find something to do...
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Im scrapping out a 32' motor home, had it sitting for about 8 yrs now, gutted the majority of the inside yesterday, and at 200.00 per ton for steel, and .85 per lb for aluminum, i really hated to have some junker come get it for 200.00....The side walls are all aluminum studs and siding...:D Rainy crappy weather up here right now...I posted a 460 ford and c6 trans over at the hamb for sale, anyone here that is local interested, 350.00 and its all yours... :D
Quote from: "Bugpac"Im scrapping out a 32' motor home, had it sitting for about 8 yrs now, gutted the majority of the inside yesterday, and at 200.00 per ton for steel, and .85 per lb for aluminum, i really hated to have some junker come get it for 200.00....The side walls are all aluminum studs and siding...:D Rainy crappy weather up here right now...I posted a 460 ford and c6 trans over at the hamb for sale, anyone here that is local interested, 350.00 and its all yours... :D
Did you sell that roadster body ?
Dave
All i am going to say, Is there is a bunch of tire kickers around lately... :D
We're off to the Bunny Run car show today through Sunday in Jackson, TN. I will have a booth setup for Cruisin' Style magazine there.
AL
I'm just going to spend the weekend in the shop trying to get everybody else's stuff done so maybe I can get something of my own done and running this summer!!!!!
Drag racing starts the first weekend in May, got a little bit of work to do, but not a whole lot. Think we're going to set the engine in one evening next week, then nothing left to do but set the valves and load it up with a fresh batch of E-90 and go put it on the dyno for a quick tune up.... Think two pulls on the chassis dyno equals about 10 passes at the track for getting the tune up right!!!! Sure is easy to get spoiled!!!!
I have to work.......so no hotrod fun :cry:
y'all keep it safe out there 8)
Vance
Well all done for today.. I got a couple things done like cleaning the bike and I pulled the panel id made for the firewall in the roadster and cut a hole in it for the gas pedal arm. I wasnt getting full throttle and i knew that but i decided to do other things and fix it later.. Today was later :!: :lol: After i got that done I made a spacer to go under the pedal mount so the pedal wouldnt bottom out on the floor as that was limiting full throttle also.. Im still not 100% after that * flu the other day so im just tinkering and going slowly... Tomorrow ill vacuum the thing and look for something else to do on it.. :? .. Its looking good though and so is the scooter.. Im gonna watch part of the nascrap race tonite and ive got a couple motorcycle bling bling books to look at.. Im thinking the bike needs more chrome :?: Gonna snow tonite and tomorrow morning.. !@#$%^&&*(*
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Last week I drove to Del Mar for Goodguys friday morning. The coupe did fine. 3 hours in rush hour traffic home that evening and and later to Bob's Bigboy in Burbank for cruz night.
Sunday I took the coupe out again just to go get a burger. All went well until I pulled in the garage and shut it off. Just as I was about to close the garage door I haer a "POOOF" and the the sound of water going every where. My 50 year old radiator finally gave up at one of the seems.
Pulled it out and had it rodded out and resoldered up. Installed it Friday night and Saturday cruzed it. Run just like old again. Sunday will allow me to work on other cars... My latest passion is slot cars.. I can have a duce coupe for less then $40.. or whatever else I want and I can race 'em too.
Here is my latest. 1959 Rambler Surf Wagon
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Humm... Where did I stash all that old slot car stuff? Might be an alternative to the same old parking lot cruise nights - slot car cruise nights out in the garage and have the guys over. Thanks Bob, another thing to distract me from working on the panel truck.
Lee
I'm a slot car fan. No place to use them around here. If I had space, I'd build a track.
Well iw worked in the house most of the day > its too late to get to danimals.. I did get a little time with the wife in the garage :wink: We touched up the brakes on the roadster. I had the right front working better than the left front. Ill try to get a ride this week and see if it helped. I did bleed em with the body off using a bungee cord around the tie rod :!: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Dave :wink: :arrow:
I got the pass. side rocker and back side fit and welded into the '40 yesterday and today. Hope to button up the last body mount and outer edge of the floor tomorrow. Then on to the drivers side. These little jobs sure take a long time.
At the rate I'm going I'll be out be August....maybe.
Charlie
Finished up the exhaust except for the tips on the Olds, installed the new axles and brakes, and pretty much got the underneath done. Then went over to a friends and wired up his new compressor.
Oh yea, got the Impala out of storage yesterday afternoon late.
Doug
There has been a small exhaust leak on my van since I bough it, but lately it was worse. So I decided to fix it. Big mistake. Yesterday, I pulled out the engine cover, and found it was leaking at the rear port on the right side, between the manifold and head. :shock: So, I tried to tighten the bolts, they wouldn't move. I tried to remove the rear bolt, and it broke off. That's what you call commited. :shock: At this point, the only way to fix it was to remove the manifold, in the process, I broke off 4 more bolts. This is a 351 W, and breaking the bolts is typical. I worked 5 hours today, and got 4 of the bolts out. The 5th one is at the front of the head, and I can't get too it because of AC lines in the way. So I have to get a short carbide burr to grind it out. :shock: On the bright side, the manifold has been resurfaced, and cleaned up with only .070 removed.
I found this old body out in the bush, I figure it can be saved, so I dragged it home.
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Boy talk about faux patina
Quote from: "Carps"I found this old body out in the bush, I figure it can be saved, so I dragged it home.
Don should have you do the body work and paint on his roadster. 8)
Thanks for another visit to your little fantasy world. Amazing.
You didn't notice that's Dons A coupe in pieces on the other side of the shed?
I think it's taking me a lot longer to do the little one than he took for real. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
geez it looks pretty rough carps...but im confident that a man of your skills can fix it :D :P :lol: :lol: :lol:
good to see you still around
cheers Darren
Quote from: "phat rat"Boy talk about faux patina
No fauxes anywhere but it did have a few rats nesting in it, so I guess that could mean it's a bonafide rat rod.
FWIW, the rust is real.
Step one is to paint a wet/thinned base coat of my special rust coloured enamel.
Step 2 is the trick. I have a large container filled with real rust scraped from the hotplate of my BBQ and a few other places (that gives colour variation). The body whilst still 'wet' is paced into the container of rust, the lid sealed shut and the whole deal shaken vigourosly.
The rust dust sticks to the paint.
Then I apply various 'washes' plus a little more different coloured rust (created from leaving steel nails in a container of water which over time evaporates and the nails rust).
The rust holes are made by grinding away the plastic from the inside until it's so thin you can see thru it. Then I just pick away with a probe or small screwdriver intil the hole looks like a rust hole.
The dings and dents are made by using a match to heat the plastic then the soft plastic is belted with various implement to create the desired damage.
Another method I use to make real rust is to use a special 'Iron Paint' brew from the hobby store. Paint it on and allow to dry, then apply the rust 'activator' and within minutes you have a genuine rusty metal model. I find mixing some of the rust dust from my various containers of rust, with the iron paint, gives different colours and textures of rust using this method.
Finally got the van done today, the last broken bolt took me 5 hours to get out with a carbide burr, a die grinder, and a mirror. :shock:
Frank, you are a better man than me...I think I'd have torched the whole rig.
I finally got the drivers side rocker panel outer tacked in today. 3 sick days have slowed me down.
Charlie
Hey its Friday :lol: :lol: We rode the Harley in to work today :ha) :ha) :ha) :ha) );b( );b( );b( ... I have no real plans other than still trying to make the usac show in Winchester,Indiana Sunday. The car ran good on the way home also last night. I need to recheck the steering box center as it feels loose. Other than that some rattles and look at the front brakes some more cause I still have one side acting funny :?: It seems like it almost has too much front brake.. Other than that nothing fell off and no leaks.. makes me happy :lol: :lol: :lol: .. Now come on 3:30 its gonna be 78 degrees today and that harley in the parking lot is calling me already ..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
I rode to work this morning too.
This weekend we're setting up for a huge garage sale next week for all my mom and dad's stuff. Mom had to move out of the family home and it's amazing how much stuff they accumulated over the years. That's probably where I got my packrat tendencies.
In my spare time I'm moving a chain link fence in my yard to include a new 40' building I put up last summer.
It sure is good to have spring weather finally.
Frank, don't you just love those jobs that start out like they'll be just a quick fix and then they turn into a major cluster ****.
Charlie, hope you're feeling better. It sounds like you're knee deep in stuff too. 8)
Thanks George, just a bug of some sort.
I've got so much to do that the Big Guy says I'm good to go. I'd be bored to tears otherwise. This old '40 Chevy was in rough shape when it got rodded and I've worn the poor girl out twice. About time for some TLC.
Charlie
Quote from: "Charlie Chops 1940"I've worn the poor girl out twice. About time for some TLC.
Could it be all the TLC that wore her out in the first place, maybe she just needs a rest. :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
It's Friday night, almost Saturday.
I think maybe I should forget the cars and concentrate on fine tuning my humour. :wink:
The grass is already three feet tall, another weekend aint gunna hurt.
I am going to be dodging the big snowstorm that hey are predicting. These spring storm are usually nasty but not too long lasting. The forecast for this one is through early next week, we'll see.
Got to clean the garage for the tour, and put up my son's ceiling.
Doug
QuoteFrank, don't you just love those jobs that start out like they'll be just a quick fix and then they turn into a major cluster ****.
George, this leak has been there since I bough the van, it just kept getting worse. I kept putting it off, because I expected problems. so when I started top fix it, I did so expecting the worst. I wasn't disappointed.
After that leak was fixed, I could hear the leaks at the Cat, so I fixed them too. Josh doesn't like it now, too quiet :roll:
Carps - the next owner can just put the old girl out to pasture - LOL - but I need to get at least another 10-20 years out of her.
Charlie
this weekend will clean up the convertible from last weekend trip to the Bunny Run. Met Al and his camera shy lady friend. Very nice lady--lucky guy. Have to figure out the mish mosh of parts used to build my rear suspension and repair the shock mount for now and install new shocks.
Think it is geting about time to sell and start the process all over again.
In between doing that and servicing a friends Honda, I have got to play in first softball tournament of the year, plant Zoysia grass, clean the gutters, dodge raindrops and enjoy the weekend. Oh well. Maybe the earthquakes will subside.
Quote from: "Charlie Chops 1940"Carps - the next owner can just put the old girl out to pasture - LOL - but I need to get at least another 10-20 years out of her.
Charlie
Hmmm, maybe me and Mrs Carps need to talk. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: "reborn55"Think it is geting about time to ...... servicing a friends Honda,
Just tell him to sell it, I know where he can get a really nice Chevy. :wink:
QuoteI have got to play in first softball tournament of the year,
Don't do it, you could get injured playing sport dontchaknow?
Quote... plant Zoysia grass,
Don't do it! It'll only grow and require maintenance which means less time for servicing your friend's new Chevy. Besides with that sports injury you may not be able to mow it.
Quoteclean the gutters, dodge raindrops
See above....
Quoteand enjoy the weekend.
Now THAT sounds like a plan!
Quote from: "Carps"Quote from: "reborn55"Think it is geting about time to ...... servicing a friends Honda,
Just tell him to sell it, I know where he can get a really nice Chevy. :wink:
QuoteI have got to play in first softball tournament of the year,
Don't do it, you could get injured playing sport dontchaknow?
Quote... plant Zoysia grass,
Don't do it! It'll only grow and require maintenance which means less time for servicing your friend's new Chevy. Besides with that sports injury you may not be able to mow it.
Quoteclean the gutters, dodge raindrops
See above....
Quoteand enjoy the weekend.
Now THAT sounds like a plan!
Good plan, just need to implement it. :D ---only problem is by the time I do all the things you have in mind the weekend will be gone. :lol: Maybe I will wait til next weekend
Quote from: "reborn55"Maybe I will wait til next weekend
Now that sounds to me like the grandest plan of all! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Well I'm busy tomorrow. I'm helping tear down a 20 X 2? garage. I get to keep whatever I want in the way of lumber, 2x4, 2x6, roof boards, steel entrence door, etc. I've been planning on an addition in the way of a 8 X 12-16 leanto on the back of my shop for more storage. With all the stuff I'll get here I'm now thinking bigger. Of course as usual it'll be to small as soon, well really before, it's done. Then of course I have to get it all unloaded off my car trailer as I'm leaving next Fri on my parts hunting trip.
Here's a few progress shots on the '40 repairs.
It's coming back together. One benefit of doing the repairs is that I was able to get the doors to line up at the upper body line. Had to push th upper front door jambe forward almost 1/8".
Charlie
Nice progress Charlie.
Looks good Charlie..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Thanks guys.
Really got slowed down this week with some sick days. Finally went to the ER this morning and they found I had a very well developed bladder infection. Go figure. Thanks to the wonderful world of drugs I should back at things in a day or two.
Charlie
Looks good,Charlie.At least you had the original floor supts to work with.The ends of mine where they attach to the inner rocker were pretty much gone.
Fuzz
Fuzzy,
Yes that does help the process. I did trim them back a little though and then extended them to reach the new backside. Things don't quite stack up the same.
My '55 nomad was missing a foot or so of every brace and back when I started that car, a lifetime ago, the pieces were available but it was crazy money so I made everything but the one full width brace that resides just in front of the rear wheels. A Christmas surprise from Sharon.
Charlie
Super nice work there Charlie.
Aside from a little striping, I did buggerall hot rodding stuff this weekend.
Today I even went to the Ferrari club Concours D'Elegance instead of the hot rod swap meet.
Carps,
Given that as the choices of the day I'd have been your sidekick for the day. Anything nice in the way of GTO's?
Charlie
Charlie,
Extermely nice work!
Tim
Quote from: "Charlie Chops 1940"Carps,
Given that as the choices of the day I'd have been your sidekick for the day. Anything nice in the way of GTO's?
One 250GTO (I think the only one in Aus)
A pair of those really neat late model GTOs based on the 308GTB.
Also a pair of F40s and an Enzo.
A handfull of old open wheelers, more Daytonas than I knew existed including a convertible, a bazillion 308GTBs, even more Dinos.
However, my favourite on the day was the brand new front engined V12 coupe.....sex on wheels!
Quote from: "Carps"However, my favourite on the day was the brand new front engined V12 coupe.....sex on wheels!
like this
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AHHHHHH!!!
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later jim
Well we were ready to head to winchester for the Rich Vogler memorial race today but it was raining there :x After they said it was gonna rain here 5 days ago it hasnt yet.. So everyone went back home cause we called the 4 hour drive as it was iffy weather and I worked on the roadster and did the interior of my truck then took the big Girl ... My 60 pound mutt for a hot rod ride and she loved it :lol: :lol: :lol: Got the bike already to ride in tomorrow and the roadster is all gassed up just because and its still not raining here :!:
Sue took grandma shopping and were gonna grill out when she gets home.. The roadster used some oil yesterday but it still seems to run pretty good.. I may just toss the 5w30 and go straight 30w and be done with it. Oh ya I have a trade offer from a guy in texas for a sweet 55 post. Its a long distance deal so we shall see.. Im still bummin fro not being able to go racing today..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Quote from: "river1"Quote from: "Carps"However, my favourite on the day was the brand new front engined V12 coupe.....sex on wheels!
like this
Dat's da wun James! However it had the big wheel and huge carbon brake package. Yeahbabay!
I had good intentions. I was going to roll the Jeepster out and see if the rear wheels were centered in the fenders. Then I could nail the body in position. I was going to take a picture for everyone too. BUT I had to get it down closer to ride height. Took the rear leaves down to the main leaf and the helper still not enough. It is now sitting on just the main leaf and 1 1/2" of wood lowering blocks and it measures low enough so almost picture time. Then I remembered, I did the poor man's rust removal on the body. I removed 7" of the body (vertically) from behind the rear fenders to remove some bustle. That means the convertable roof ribs stop too far back That and rust removal on the winshield posts are going to leave me with a 2" chopped roof. Trying to move the top bow 7" forward and 2" down was to be this weekend project. So was transportin granddaughter from and to, and planting flowers so there are no pictures. Next week maybe I'll be caught up on this week. GPster
Quote from: "GPster"Next week maybe I'll be caught up on this week. GPster
joe that's the story of my life :lol: :lol:
later jim
Quote from: "river1"Quote from: "GPster"Next week maybe I'll be caught up on this week. GPster
joe that's the story of my life :lol: :lol:
later jim
Hmmm, that story seems vaguely familliar hera too. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Weekend started early here.
Pulled the rear springs out of '33, never liked that the wheels sit about an inch too far back in the fenders. Didn't look to bad with the big mags and BFGs but with the tall skinnyish wide whites it looks bad.
Whilst I wait for the new springs to be made I've been drawing lines on a couple of cabinet doors. I have lots of plain cabinet doors and when I'm done fixing mine I know lots of other people with plain cabinet doors. :twisted:
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This is the beginnings of the second door.
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Also picked up some parts at a local swapmeet to help me get started on that old coupe body I dragged home.
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The NOS door is mint and was bargain priced. The other door is missing a hinge and has a few layers of paint on it but it looks solid. The fender is buggered and may not be savable but it was free with the running boards which are pretty solid, just require cleanup and new rubber. The bootlid looks worse than it is, only has a few small rust-holes and should be easy to repair.
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I'm starting a long week-end here. I'm leaving in a few minutes for the swap at Jefferson. I leave there Sun morning and head west. I have a 25 T roadster to pick up in Iowa and a 52 Ford COE in S.D. both are bodies only. Then it's junkyarding until ?????. I'll try to stop in and keep track of what's going on here.
Its friday I have no plans for the weekend.. Been busy all week and im burned out.. Got 4 days of riding the harley to work and was good to drive the car today.. Gotta get back into riding form :lol: I think ill look at the roadster shock remounting deal this weekend but thats about it... Ill clean uop the scooter again too. jack have fun on the trip
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Quote from: "phat rat"I'm starting a long week-end here. I'm leaving in a few minutes for the swap at Jefferson. I leave there Sun morning and head west. I have a 25 T roadster to pick up in Iowa and a 52 Ford COE in S.D. both are bodies only. Then it's junkyarding until ?????. I'll try to stop in and keep track of what's going on here.
If you happen to come acrossed a '32-'34 Ford Truck driver's door keep me in mind. A buddy down here has a beautiful cab that is missing the driver's door. Seems that a lot of the farm trucks up in the Dakotas, where it came from, had the driver's side doors removed for easier access. If we only knew where that barn was with all the mint doors hanging in the rafters.
Lee
Quote from: "Grandadeo"If you happen to come acrossed a '32-'34 Ford Truck driver's door keep me in mind. Lee
Carps seems to be having good luck for finding doors. GPster
Quote from: "GPster"Quote from: "Grandadeo"If you happen to come acrossed a '32-'34 Ford Truck driver's door keep me in mind. Lee
Carps seems to be having good luck for finding doors. GPster
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I will be trying to install my new front fenders this weekend. If that is a success then I can figure how much spring to cut to get ride height looking right.
Well here is my namesake (or the other way around). The windshield frame is chopped. The top mechanism is dropped and slid foreward. I had to roll it out of the garage to see if the wheels were centered in the fenders. They aren't. I've got to get the body where it belongs so I'll know where to put the engine. See, I do have a project. GPster
yes a project it is Joe.. Looks good .
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Went shopping today and picked up a brand new repro steel front fender for the '34. So now no need to even attempt to resurrect the damaged rusty one. Unfortunately I didn't have enough cash to buy the rears.
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However, I found a grungy old one in a mates junk pile . Then answered an ad in the paper from a guy who had this fibreglass '34 rear fender and tank cover. Turns out he's been searching for years for an original steel one and finally found it. So now his car has 4 steel fenders. I can live with with a few 'plastic' parts to get it on the road, heck, nobody will know once the car is all together anyhow.
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Had the swap meet chassis sandblasted and primered, so now it's down to work. Still need a few body parts but there's time for tracking them down while I build the chassis.
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Carps,you're detail work is amazing,and really looks authentic.Do you make you're own accessories in the diorama?
Fuzz
well I installed my new winch and remote and a battery and wired the lights in my enclosed race car trailer, and cleaned out some junk out of the back shop ... tomorrow is mow day for the acerage...
Took my car out today for a little testing, rear suspension isnt setup right, or it wasnt earlier, frame was hitting the ground and causing my sore back tonight, shredded the belt at the end....
http://www.downhomeracing.com/videos/Bugs_test_one_lap.wmv
Well I'm in Mitchell S.D. tonight. I have a bit of a load already. 25 T touring frt half, complete 52 Ford COE body and a 48-5? Ford pick-up, cab complete right down to the ignition key w/hood and running boards. No fenders with this as it was an F-6. I left Jefferson last night as it was a real mess. Some of the swap spaces were probably under 6" of water and it raided more after I left. I'm going to do some touristy stuff this trip. The Corn Palace in Mitchell tomorrow, fur traders museum in Chadron Neb Mon. then I'll make my way up to Custer's Last Stand. Of course along the way I'll be junkyarding and contacting some private sellers that I gleaned off CraigsList. I almost forgot, they had 14" of snow here in the last couple of days. Weird seeing snow drifts, of course I heard they got it bad in Min also.
Quote from: "phat rat"Well I'm in Mitchell S.D. tonight. I have a bit of a load already. 25 T touring frt half, complete 52 Ford COE body and a 48-5? Ford pick-up, cab complete right down to the ignition key w/hood and running boards. No fenders with this as it was an F-6. I left Jefferson last night as it was a real mess. Some of the swap spaces were probably under 6" of water and it raided more after I left. I'm going to do some touristy stuff this trip. The Corn Palace in Mitchell tomorrow, fur traders museum in Chadron Neb Mon. then I'll make my way up to Custer's Last Stand. Of course along the way I'll be junkyarding and contacting some private sellers that I gleaned off CraigsList.
you in a semi truck, sounds like your pretty loaded already... :D
Quote from: "Bugpac"Quote from: "phat rat"Well I'm in Mitchell S.D. tonight. I have a bit of a load already. 25 T touring frt half, complete 52 Ford COE body and a 48-5? Ford pick-up, cab complete right down to the ignition key w/hood and running boards. No fenders with this as it was an F-6. I left Jefferson last night as it was a real mess. Some of the swap spaces were probably under 6" of water and it raided more after I left. I'm going to do some touristy stuff this trip. The Corn Palace in Mitchell tomorrow, fur traders museum in Chadron Neb Mon. then I'll make my way up to Custer's Last Stand. Of course along the way I'll be junkyarding and contacting some private sellers that I gleaned off CraigsList.
you in a semi truck, sounds like your pretty loaded already... :D
Nope just my car trailer. I still have a little room left. Not enough for a complete car, but I could get a couple of truck cabs or something like an A ot T body on the trailer
Quote from: "phat rat"Of course along the way I'll be junkyarding and contacting some private sellers that I gleaned off CraigsList.
Please keep an eye open for a '32-'34 Ford truck driver's door. Thanks.
Lee
Quote from: "Grandadeo"Quote from: "phat rat"Of course along the way I'll be junkyarding and contacting some private sellers that I gleaned off CraigsList.
Please keep an eye open for a '32-'34 Ford truck driver's door. Thanks.
Lee
I already had an order for those, well really whatever side. So all I need to do is find multiple sets
Quote from: "Fuzzy"Carps,you're detail work is amazing,and really looks authentic.Do you make you're own accessories in the diorama?
Thanx Fuzz.
Many of the old kits, especially the AMT 3 in 1 and Trohy series had all maner of neat stuff in them, including small tools and garage equipment. The gas bottle are an example. The jack stands are metal from GMP as is the floor jack. The cans come from a couple of garage diorama kits. The workbench is scratchbuilt from plastic and metal. The pallet under the auto trans is made from match and popsicle sticks. There's a couple of wooden boxes made from thin balsa wood and aged. The wall shelf and brackets are fqabricated from plastic and wood veneer.
Like I said,Excellent.I really like the pinstriping work also.
Fuzz
Loaded the Buick up on my trailer, took it up to the car wash, and cleaned the engine bay. It's back home, on stands, and I am getting it ready to paint.
Started off with getting the wrong side shock mount plate for the ragtop-had a nice talk with the supplier, so I replaced the shock on the left side, seamed sealed some stuff under the car, ran new ground cable from battery in the trunk to the frame(PO had grounded it to the trunk floor). Started the 55 up and let it run for awhile(if the * ragtop ever gets right I will enjoy the 55 again). Did a couple of honey do things and that is it. Next weekend it is up to Gateway for O'Reilly Nationals--got tickets as a birthday present for the wife. Should enjoy it.
QuoteShould enjoy it.
She should enjoy it, or you should enjoy it? :roll:
I will enjoy it, but she loves racing. Last year at Good Guys Indy-we pulled into the Tri-five corral and I bcked the 55 up to the fence by the track, popped the trunk, got the lawn chairs out and she watched them race all day while I walked, met Ugly Olds and shopped a little bit. It is our first time at a NHRA event, so I am sure it will be memorable.
My wife used to race our car. She started out in the powder puffs, but pretty soon we were just doing a double entry in the regular brackets. She could beat my times. :roll:
My wife would love to race----that is why I always drive whenever we go somewhere. :lol:
Well I'm snowbound in Chadron Ne. Tried to get out of town this morning but couldn't. The roads are closed in all directions so I'm sitting here in a Best Western for the duration of the storm. They are saying it'll be in the 50's tomorrow so I should be able to leave then. So far it's been a pretty successful trip. I have a 25 roadster, 52 COE, 48-52 cab, 34 cab all are Fords, plus various small parts.
Have a safe trip home.
Lee
I finally got the rear springs for the C-cab, hopefully there will be some serious fabricatin' goin' on :idea:
Vance
Scrapping a truck this weekend. One that Fatcat got for parts. Hopefully it will be loaded up and ready for the scrap yard sunday.
looks like an easy weekend for me--headed to Gateway tomorrow for O'Reilly National time trials. Streetrod on hold due to wonderul customer service. Ordered a 67 Camaro shock plate for ragtop. Spent 20 minutes on the phone explaining to the Camaro parts house that I needed a l/h 67 rear mount. only year used. as I was using it on th right side. Sent me a right one--won't work. Called and after another 10 minutes of explaining what I needed said send back and will send the right one. only problem is this place has nice website but has another place dropship to my house. This place is only 300 miles away--figure a couple of days--well part didn't get shipped til today after i raised holy hell. Supposed to be a new parts guy. Don't know who is to blame but I am *. Car has been on jacks stands for 2 weeks. Oh well Sunday I will work on a coupel of cars and get some spending cash. Got 2 weeks to get ca down for Arkansas run.
The Jeepster body was 1 1/4" too far foreward on the frame. I reset the body and rolled it back outside to check it. Looked better so I "nailed it". It's nut-serted to the frame at the firewall and the floor crossmember at the front edge of the rear fenders. Now that it's square I'll engineer some more mounting places. Maybe I'll drag the hood and front fenders out of the rafters and place them to see about sliding the engine back. If I could come up with radiator different than the stock (S15) crossflow I could gain about 6" of room in the front. If I could keep my mind on what I'm working on rather than seeing what might be a problem somewhere else and trying to figure out a fix I'd be better off. Of course if I'd sell some of the extra pieces rather than planning a project I could use them on that might help too. GPster
I`m going to haul my boat home and paint it.Then I`m going to sell it. I used to think that I spent a lot of time on my dragster for all the time I actually used it......Then I got a boat!
Two best days in a boaters life, the day he buys it, and the day he sells it.
Final got the WWWs fitted to my steelies and test fitted them. Up front they are perfect. However, at the rear, they sit neatly under the fenders and highlight something I've known was wrong since I attached the fenders. So far nobody else has noticed because the 60s style sticky out tyres kinda disguises it. Unfortunately the new wheels and tyres make it plainly obvious that the rear axle is about an inch too far back in the chassis.
Soooo, the old gal is now on stands with no rear springs. Easier job than I anticipated. Hopefully it won't take too long for the spring guy to fix 'em and I'll have it all back together very soon.
Meanwhile, I did finish striping another cabinet door.
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Then I got a challenge from the model car club, seems the '62 gasser wars are starting up again and there's a trophy and bragging rights up for grabs. So the rusty '34 has been pushed aside to make some working space in the garage.....
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Podering the rules I figured on a formula I think should work. Gasser must have factory body work and since fibreglass is lighter than steel I figure a Corvette should do the job. I found a '55 tthat qualifies as pre '62, it's light and has a long wheelbase which out to help the handling and weight transfer.
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To make it go hard, I'll be using a blown and injected 392 Hemi and drivetrain that's been well proven, running regular low 8s in another car. Should get the 'Vette into the 9s easily.
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We'll show them Willys boys a thang or three. ;)
Carps, I like your work. I fixed a small exhaust leak on the deuce yesterday and serviced all the bikes. Had time to mow the yard and drink a beer. The weather may be too good to work today so one of the bikes may have to go exploring.
Cleaned my shed yesterday and im working on the garage (time to toss stuff) and i went for a roadster ride. 34 degrees when i got up so im not going out till maybe a lot later if i decide to ride around a while.. I have a couple other projects in planning stage also..
Dave
When I got my Dodge,a set of steel skirts came along with it.He said they were for the car,but they were Plymouth.The wheel opening isn't even close between the two.The lower edge of the fender needed work anyway,so I started with my plan to flush mount the skirts.I cut a piece of steel with the same profile from my parts car.It still needs a bunch of work,but I think it will turn out ok.Yeah,I know,the top chop isn't done yet.I'm working on other stuff until my buddy can free up some time to give me a hand.
Fuzzy, good progress. I rewired the regulator/rectifier on my road bike. It now has enough voltage. Boxed up some stuff I sold for ups and cleaned up the deuce a little. Working is getting in the way of playing.
Quote from: "kb426"Fuzzy, good progress. I rewired the regulator/rectifier on my road bike. It now has enough voltage. Boxed up some stuff I sold for ups and cleaned up the deuce a little. Working is getting in the way of playing.
looks good Fuzzy.. Bill I had another guy stop on the way thru to look at the roadster.. Loved it but wanted to know if id finish paint it and wasnt really concerned with the money part . I told him id rather not.. He will call if he is interested and the dog just loved the ride up to mickey dee's to meet him.. Guess I didnt pay the schill bidders enuff to sell the * :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: ... Got the garage almost all cleaned .. After working on the shed i decided the stuff was easier to get a hold of in the shed than crawling up in the top of the garage.. Next im making an axle and putting pneumatic tires on my cherry picker so i can wheel it to the shed for storage.. Hope to have that done this week.. other than that i watched the ARCA race and drag racing is on now..
Dave
ps: every time i drive the roadster i have second thoughts about selling it..
Got some new hub caps on the Tuna Boat
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Also got my dump tubes installed..Took it to a buddies house who has all the tools and a lift, man is nice to work on the car when you have a lift.
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Looks good DON>> Ya a hoist is a nice piece of equipment. id like one too but unless i sell the roadster and add on to the garage it aint gonna happen..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Went to O'reilly nationals at Gateway Saturday--one word--AWESOME. First time at a pro meet. Wife and I both had a great time--one small problem--it was * cold. We sat 12 rows up on the starting line--needles to say the first time the top fuelers took off it was quite and experience. I knew that John Force was an icon--wife and I both like him, but I didn't realize just how much he was liked. He didn't qualify till the last round and got a standing ovation on the way back to the staging lanes. Everytime he showed up he got a wound of applause. We did get his autograph. Love him or hate him he does make NHRA what it is.
Back to reality on Sunday--work on ragtop, friends car, mow the yard and then work this morning. Oh well--such is life
Neat accessary's Don...Looks Good....Too good to go to Florida.. :lol: Like Barney, I too would have to build a garage "addition" to install a lift..My buddy installed one after "modifying" his garage ceiling...He built a finished "box" into the ceiling above the lift .. :idea: When you put a car up in the air , the roof & widow area go "into the attic" so to speak.. :shock: Works GREAT...Now you got somethin' else to add to your "home search" in Florida...12 or 14 foot high garage ceiling height... "Back-Yard Buddy" ..Send me a REYED one.. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Hey....Your buddy's got a haircut just like mine :!: :-o
Bob.... :wink:
Well the truck is in pieces, and ready to get stashed in the barn. Lots of good parts on this one.
One more to go, another pickup for parts.
Quote from: "reborn55"this weekend will clean up the convertible from last weekend trip to the Bunny Run. Met Al and his camera shy lady friend. Very nice lady--lucky guy.
NEWSFLASH!!!!!!!!!
She's is now my fiancee. I proposed to her on April 30th. Now we are in the planning stage. She loves cars as much as I do (I am practicing those last two words together). She came up with an idea to have a car themed reception or a cruise-in reception. I like that idea very much.
AL
CONGRATUALTIONS---Best of luck to both of you.
WHO HOO!
Congratulations Al!!!
CONGRATUALTIONS :!: :!: That's the best news I've seen here for quite a spell.....Best of luck to you guys :!: :D :D
Bob.....
Thanks,
I told her that it's going to look interesting to see the '40 Chevy at a car show with a "Just Married" sign hanging in the back window and also the "For Sale" sign in another window. Folks will probably say that she is making him sell his car, but she isn't! She would love for me to keep it. If it sells, then we will build a '48 Chevy Pickup together. If it doesn't sell, then we will just keep on enjoying it.
AL
Well, I was going to refit the rear springs in the old car to get the axle located perfectly, but that was before I slipped on the front step at the local newsagency. Busted a bone in my foot, so now rolling around on the garage floor is on hold for a few days. :cry:
The upside is I'm off the hook for mowing and about the only thing can be done sitting down is model car building. Although it's not so tough standing up, so I can do some striping too. :)
Sorry to hear that Peter. The wife did that last year walking across the yard. She seemed to heal ok, but watch out, it made her Boobs bigger. :shock:
I built a trailer today. Pickup truck bed and frame with a cut down house trailer axle under it. Wire the brakes and lights, and it's done.
Made progress on the coupe build. Pics are in another thread....
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Quote from: "enjenjo"Sorry to hear that Peter. The wife did that last year walking across the yard. She seemed to heal ok, but watch out, it made her Boobs bigger. :shock:
Thanx Frank, just what I needed to know. :D :D :D :D :D
Hummmm Moose the car looks good.. I did something yesterday that i normally dont do.. I took Sue out for breakfast :?: You never see me sitting in dennys eating breakfast at quarter to 11 on a saturday especially one as nice as yesterday :?: .. We then came home and i went after the garage some more on my cleaning re arranging project.. I missed the coldwater show too and they have on of the few swaps i like but they changed the dates to friday and saturday instead of saturday and sunday :?: .. While i was working in the garage i watched indy qfying.. Cant wait till next friday when we head south to indy.. About 3pm i headed to Dexter and picked up my oldest and my old race buddy and we went to Flint and watched the Auto Value Super Sprints.. Only 15 cars showed when they expected 20-23 but it was good racing and the food sucked :lol: ... I was surprised the Colorado got pretty good mileage.. Havent checked it for sure but running 70 with the cruise on helped it a lot.. Lets see its sunday and i have no plans yet. Im gonna see what the weather does and ill prolly watch qfying at indy again and fool around in the garage cause it looks like rain.
Dave
I spent wed. thru sat. in the hospital :x
tried to give birth to a kidney stone :shock:
couldn't pass it on my own......so the Dr. had to go fishin' :evil:
but I'm home now, and got some REAL GOOD pain meds :D
as Bill Engval said "Hello Mr. Vicodin" :lol: :lol:
Vance
Quote from: "EMSjunkie"I spent wed. thru sat. in the hospital :x
tried to give birth to a kidney stone :shock:
couldn't pass it on my own......so the Dr. had to go fishin' :evil:
but I'm home now, and got some REAL GOOD pain meds :D
as Bill Engval said "Hello Mr. Vicodin" :lol: :lol:
Vance
Get well buddy..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Got the ragtop out and took some pictures of it to further enhance some ads I am placing. Put a/c compressor on a grand prix and finally got the 55 out and took it for a spin. With both cars out of the garage--cleaned it a bit. Can at least see the floor now. Went to the hospital to visit buddy who had heart attack 2 weeks ago and hasn't recuped yet--Think he is getting worse. He has got more meds going into him than I have ever seen before. Today--strong winds and dodging treee debris all over the place--little time to play in garage before work week starts.
I made a door window channel. I had a part of an original to copy from. Really wasn't a big deal. Getting hands inside the door to install is kinda fun. :lol:
Quote from: "kb426"I made a door window channel. I had a part of an original to copy from. Really wasn't a big deal. Getting hands inside the door to install is kinda fun. :lol:
Had my hands inside the youngest daughters right rear door today.. Lectric motor quit so i had to go get a new one and install it. Nother 50 bucks outta my wallet and im not happy.. Dumb *,,,, drive the grand kid around with a window that wont close :?: I keep fixin stuff she aint goinna have much of a stimulus check left :!: Free days are over.. Maybe she should take the rest of the money and get bill counseling.. ?
Dave :arrow:
Most important thing this weekend was taking the wife to dinner for Mother's Day. How about you guys. :wink:
I fixed breakfast for my lady.
I spent the day tearing Sharon's new HHR apart. We have an appointment to take it in for some custom paint work and I'm saving some money removing all the junk off the car so they can just prep and paint.
I took Mrs. Ugly out for the traditional garden flower & vegetable plant purchase yesterday instead of today due to the cruddy weather..(My buying everything for the gardens is an annual Mothers Day thing ) ..Took her out to breakfast this AM..Been working on the Model A chassis pretty hard this week..Accomplished very little except making my back declare war on my legs...Walking is going to be an issue for a few days....Found another thing I cannot do... :? Laying on my back on a creeper...Bent my legs to use my feet to push me around..( Normal creeper operation) ..After Elvis went by, I tried to sit up & saw him go by the other way....YEOW :!: :shock: Looks like no more creepers for me....
Vance ...I don't think you have the correct understanding of getting "Stoned": ... :roll: :roll: Be careful with that Vicodin..I had a good buddy warn me about it once.. :wink:
Bob....
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"I took Mrs. Ugly out ....
With a statement like that, I'm surprised you didn't get to ride in an ambulance. :shock:
Well, the Buick wagon went to the body shop today. I have been two months trying to get the engine compartment ready for the new engine, I was not motavated. So My buddy is going to get it done in his shop, and I can just stick the new engine back in it.
Its friday and im headed for indiana sometime after work. I am leaving an hour early today.. We have to drop off a dog in Ft Wayne and ive got to stop at the outlet mall just south of the michigan line and grab a pair of shoes on the way thru.. after we drop the mutt off were gonna find a room for the night and grab some dinner. Saturday i plan on being at the indy speedway fairly early for qualifying day.. I need to check weather too. Then were heading to salem in the afternoon for the sprint car race if the weather holds.. Sunday back to indy for bump day. Monday ill be in Cincinnati with camera in hand. Top secret visit more at a later date.. Ill have the laptop with me so ill be around prolly in the mornings.. The rest of the week is divided between anderson indiana and wherever we land with the exception of for sure again wx permitting being at the fairgrounds in indy for the hoosier 100 friday evening.. This is gonna be a fun week ............
Dave
:wink: :arrow: :ha) );b(
I'm gonna try to stay outta the hospital :-o
I've had my share of pokin' and proddin' in areas that should'nt be poked and prodded :evil:
doing much better, finally got the stent out yesterday, that was a new adventure in pain :x :x
was conscious during the whole process, even got a "play-by-play" from the Dr. as he was "violating" me :shock:
Vance
Quote from: "EMSjunkie"I'm gonna try to stay outta the hospital :-o
I've had my share of pokin' and proddin' in areas that should'nt be poked and prodded :evil:
doing much better, finally got the stent out yesterday, that was a new adventure in pain :x :x
was conscious during the whole process, even got a "play-by-play" from the Dr. as he was "violating" me :shock:
Vance
Dave
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "EMSjunkie"I'm gonna try to stay outta the hospital :-o
I've had my share of pokin' and proddin' in areas that should'nt be poked and prodded :evil:
doing much better, finally got the stent out yesterday, that was a new adventure in pain :x :x
was conscious during the whole process, even got a "play-by-play" from the Dr. as he was "violating" me :shock:
Vance
Dave
Yessir.......Xtra fat :oops:
your the poop, Dave-O :!:
Vance
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"I took Mrs. Ugly out for the traditional garden flower & vegetable plant purchase yesterday instead of today due to the cruddy weather..(My buying everything for the gardens is an annual Mothers Day thing ) ..Took her out to breakfast this AM..Been working on the Model A chassis pretty hard this week..Accomplished very little except making my back declare war on my legs...Walking is going to be an issue for a few days....Found another thing I cannot do... :? Laying on my back on a creeper...Bent my legs to use my feet to push me around..( Normal creeper operation) ..After Elvis went by, I tried to sit up & saw him go by the other way....YEOW :!: :shock: Looks like no more creepers for me....
Bob....
I though i was the only guy that had come up with that idea. Mothers day is the 11th, my wifes B-day was the 13th, and our anniversary (32yrs) is the 23rd of May. i have been taking her to get plants and flowers for many years for M day and B day, anniversary is for both of us so i get to take us both out to dinner that day....at a place (expensive) that she picks... :lol: :lol: :lol: Only this year i was in N.Carolina on Mothers day with wife AND my Mother so i got to take both of them to dinner, oh yeah the kids came along too...the tab was only $175, but that did include the tip!!! :roll:
Going to Iowa Speedway to watch the cars go around this weekend. ASA and pickups on Saturday, Busch East/West on Sunday. Stop by my car at dinner time and I'll grill some dogs!
Was supposed to go to a weekend cruise/show--but wifes father broke his arm and she went to help her parents. That leaves me all alone with the dog. Replaced lower control arm bushing on the ragtop. Found the caliper bracket mounting studs loose and had to retorque them. I must be getting really old--Don't believe I missed tehse items when I had it up in the air so many times in the past. Anyway rides and drives al whole lot better now. supposed to b nice tomorrow--so top goes down and off to local cruise. Then home to clean the house for wife.
Vance hope you get better soon. Need all the good EMT's out there saving lives.
QuoteQuote from: "EMSjunkie"I'm gonna try to stay outta the hospital :-o
I've had my share of pokin' and proddin' in areas that should'nt be poked and prodded :evil:
doing much better, finally got the stent out yesterday, that was a new adventure in pain :x :x
was conscious during the whole process, even got a "play-by-play" from the Dr. as he was "violating" me :shock:
Vance
Be thankful he didn't invite those nurse's you had the "Doe-See-Doe" with a few years back.... :shock: :shock: .. I keep telling ya...Ya got the wrong idea about gettin' "stoned".... :P :P
Bob.... :wink:
if i can get a little while to work on my driver ... 460 ford van... i want to go to el mirage on saturday.. maybe sunday.. i wanted to take the corolla... but i ran into a small problem.... the head got too much removed when it got surfaced... the exhaust valves now hit the top of the pistons... i found this out as i was slowly turning the motor over with a 10mm wrench on the alternator shaft..
the motor just stopped... i backed it off... tryed it again... ... i slacked off the exhaust ajusters... tripple checked the belt timing... nope still hits...
i called around to get a shim gasket.. they are available... but out in mississippi... a few days away... i think i will put a shallow pocket in the top of the pistons... then use the old lump of clay... i just wish i had not cleaned out the junk box as i had a spare 4AC piston in there.. that would tell me how much i could take out.... without getting into air... i did a bunch of porting and opened up and smoothed the chambers to try to make up for the amount of surfacing...
if i get done what i want to the van... i am planning on taking my camera to the dry lake......
just my 2 cents....
waynep@servsite.com
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if i get done what i want to the van... i am planning on taking my camera to the dry lake......
just my 2 cents....
waynep@servsite.com
Wayne, Haven't made it to El Mirage in years. Take lots of pix.
Lee
going out to El Mirage in the morning, I've got patrol duty at tower side #10. We'll be in the white pickup with Orange stripes down the middle.
Going on a road trip with my 14yr old son. We are going to visit the location where they film the show Corner Gas. We are driving" Mater " our '65 ford 1/2 ton . This should be a blast.
Quote from: "wayne petty"
if i get done what i want to the van... i am planning on taking my camera to the dry lake......
just my 2 cents....
waynep@servsite.com
Hummmm. that must be a pretty big camera if you need the van to haul it :?:
Dave :lol: :lol:
QuoteQuote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "wayne petty"
if i get done what i want to the van... i am planning on taking my camera to the dry lake......
just my 2 cents....
waynep@servsite.com
Hummmm. that must be a pretty big camera if you need the van to haul it :?:
Dave :lol: :lol:
Careful Davie....If he's taking it to the lakes it's prolly LOTS faster than your camera... :P :lol: :lol:
Bob.... :wink:
sorry to dissapoint.... but i could not get to the van today... so no trip to the dry lake...
next time...
i wonder if roger gates or monte wolfe still show up.????
I made a new purchase yesterday. Went to a farm auction and bought a complete 26/27 T touring body. Also picked up a couple of other little things, pair of artillery wheels and a 24/25 T cowl piece w/windshield frame. I'm going to switch the frt passenger door of the touring with the one on my modified project then sell the touring body. While I was loading it a guy came up to me who had a NOS (he claimed) frt/rear seat divider for one. I was going to watch my grandson drag race after the auction and on the way home from the races I stopped and bought the piece from the guy.
My younger sister graduated from college this spring, so we drove down to Bloomington in. for her graduation party. Got home late last night, today, yard work.
I took the deuce to a car show 50 miles away, friday night, road the bike to Atwood, (180 mies one way) for a real nice car show yesterday and today I'm putting more insulation on the firewall and doing yard work.
Im Just out side of Cincy.. Did 2 days of indy qualifying and we did make it to Salem speedway for the winged spring show.. Kinda funny the pole sitter was from michigan and the car that won thw a main was a guy that runs the michigan auto value series out of canada but he had a guy from indiana running it ? Ill have to dig deeper into that one. I expect both of em to be in anderson for the little 500 but we shall see.. Oh ya bump day was great and good to see enuff cars for bumping.. Tomorrow im going on into cincy and meet Joshua Shaw and were gonna see his shop and his dads and then were suposed to go to a place thats restoring old indy cars.. Ill have my camera.. This should be fun..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Got the front end of ragtop squared away--what a difference--pleasure to drive--took it to cruise last night--was almost fun--gonna make someone a nice car. Wife came home early from helping her parents. Honey do stuff done today. tomorrow ragtop goes in for intall fo snaps for top boot. Getting close. have a great week all.
I watched some of bump day on TV then my wife dragged me to Ft. Wayne shopping. I got a steak dinner so I'm not complaining too much. Since my weekend is Sunday/Monday I still have tomorrow to accomplish something meaningful. I tricked her into mowing Saturday so I don't have to even think about that now.
Tom
Quote from: "kb426"I took the deuce to a car show 50 miles away, friday night, road the bike to Atwood, (180 mies one way) for a real nice car show yesterday and today I'm putting more insulation on the firewall and doing yard work.
Garden City? Liberal?
How's that insulation working out for ya :?:
I'll be heading your way this weekend, you gonna be around??
prolly won't bring the Coupe, gas bein' what is is :shock:
Vance
Several of my friends went to a car show on Saturday, I had to miss it because my niece was graduating from high school. They said there were 148 cars there. Last year was the first year for this car show and they had hoped for about 20 cars and got 80. So this year they almost doubled it.
AL
We have our annual run that the club puts on coming up this weekend. As usual, rain in the forecast. I hope I get the Impala back together by then, but I might be a spectator.
Doug
I'm headed to Kansas.
gonna go see Mom, get some of her good 'ole home cookin' 8) :D
also gonna try and stop in and check on the Midwest Division of Team Smart :roll: maybe if I'm lucky, I'll get a ride in the "Mean Green Machine" :idea: :-o :wink: :wink: and possible pick up some spare parts );b(
y'all be safe, have a great, fun-filled weekend :P>
Vance
swap meet ,only one in town this year . Then bring the parts truck home,then finish stripping the van. What is a 78 chev van non-tilt column shift steering column worth these days? The engine in the van is a 25,000 mile rebuilt 2bbl. 350.
Quote from: "chimp koose"swap meet ,only one in town this year . Then bring the parts truck home,then finish stripping the van. What is a 78 chev van non-tilt column shift steering column worth these days? The engine in the van is a 25,000 mile rebuilt 2bbl. 350.
I checked my receipt for the 80 GMC van column I bought at the local yard.I paid $26 bucks w/tax.I figured that was a pretty good deal.
Fuzz
Quote from: "chimp koose"swap meet ,only one in town this year . Then bring the parts truck home,then finish stripping the van. What is a 78 chev van non-tilt column shift steering column worth these days? The engine in the van is a 25,000 mile rebuilt 2bbl. 350.
I carried one to swaps for years. I don't remember for sure but it seems like finally I used some parts off it and threw the rest away. So around my area it's not worth much. Fuzzy was your a tilt? If so nice price.
Its saturday :lol: :lol: hoosier 100 got rained out last night but we did make it to terra haute on thursday for the holman classic :lol: :lol: Well worht the trip and another track off the list of things to see.. Tonite is the little 500 then home tomorrow..
Dave
QuoteQuote from: "jusjunk"Its saturday :lol: :lol: hoosier 100 got rained out last night but we did make it to terra haute on thursday for the holman classic :lol: :lol: Well worht the trip and another track off the list of things to see.. Tonite is the little 500 then home tomorrow..
Dave
You better have pictures... :twisted: :twisted: GRRRR... :!:
Is Sue feeling better :?: :?:
Bob... :wink:
Quote from: "phat rat"Quote from: "chimp koose"swap meet ,only one in town this year . Then bring the parts truck home,then finish stripping the van. What is a 78 chev van non-tilt column shift steering column worth these days? The engine in the van is a 25,000 mile rebuilt 2bbl. 350.
I carried one to swaps for years. I don't remember for sure but it seems like finally I used some parts off it and threw the rest away. So around my area it's not worth much. Fuzzy was your a tilt? If so nice price.
No Jack,it isn't a tilt column.Good seein' ya again at Ken's.
Fuzz
Made it to Kansas.
made a quick stop by Team Smart Midwest Division. happy to report thngs are right on track there, pictures to follow 8)
picked up some goodies while I was there.
Bill, the cardboard is still firmly in place :lol: :lol:
Over and out :roll:
Vance
Went up to Ken's this morning, met with a bunch of RRTers, and made some new friends. We tried out our new french fry cooker, worked good. Made it back home in 4 hours. $4.089 for gas.
Finally got back under the old car.
Refitted springs and mounted axle.
Wheels now perfectly located and the WWWs on skiny rims look kinda kool, although the trial set ar too small, need about another 2 inches in height, but that's no big deal.
The other stuff that now has to happen to make it work properly is a pain.
Exhaust pipes now fould on shocks.
Stabiliser links dont align to axle brakets.
Tailshaft is too long.
Parking brake cables are too long.
Pinion angle doesn't look right.
Aint hot roddin fun?
Team Smart Aussie division is doin just fine thanx.
Oh well, just as well there's more weekends comin up. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
QuoteQuote from: CarpsFinally got back under the old car.
Refitted springs and mounted axle.
Wheels now perfectly located and the WWWs on skiny rims look kinda kool, although the trial set ar too small, need about another 2 inches in height, but that's no big deal.
The other stuff that now has to happen to make it work properly is a pain.
Exhaust pipes now fould on shocks.
Stabiliser links dont align to axle brakets.
Tailshaft is too long.
Parking brake cables are too long.
Pinion angle doesn't look right.
Aint hot roddin fun?
Team Smart Aussie division is doin just fine thanx.
Careful Carps....the way you're headed, you're closin' in on my trianglutated 4-bar record... :? It's in it's 5th "mock-up" form.... :oops:
Bob... :wink:
Im home from over a week on the road :lol: Ill have o get my other pics in order.. met a lot of new friends and saw some great racing.. Terrible mishap
At the little 500 last night .. A track worker got hit by one of the race cars and die and im assuming he died at the track :cry: Should of got gas in indiana for 3.999 as its 4.189 here.. These guys need guns and masks... Good to be home and my dog hasnt hardly left my side since i came in... :!: Was a good deal at the morel in anderson but the wireless just plain sucked. I was finally able to access the net from the lobby yesterday morning.. Im sure glad it wasnt real important that i accessed it.. Im siting here watching the 500 and surfing thru my wireless system.. At least mine works..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
I've been cleaning and sorting stuff in the garage. I just watched the 500. The station broke in with storm coverage and I missed some of it. With 9 laps to go, it came back on. I'm done till tomorrow. The garage is about ready to watch me repaint the deuce in about a month. My plan is to not screw up this time.
Saturday, Larry (46 Ford) and I went to a Car Show in Dothan , AL.
We both got a top 30 Plaque.
It was at the VFW Post 3073. It was a benefit for the Post 3073.
THANKS GUYS !!!
Larry (NAVY) and I (AIR FORCE) are Veterans from Vietnam.
Spent the last 3 days in the rain for our annual rod run. Little break on Friday evening, rain the rest of the time. We NEED the rain, just wish it could have waited until today. Vance, Dennis finally pulled his C-cab out this weekend, and I got a couple of shots. I will post them later when I get my camera in the house.
Doug
I painted the new lower shock mounts for the roadster then sue finally got home from shopping .. seems meijers (spelling) didnt think our checks were good.. I may have to stop and see the manager this week and tell him how much i used to like shopping there.. :wink: I pulled the bop top off the roadster and off we went :lol: :lol: :lol: I thought i got sun burned the other day in indiana 8) Sweet ride some good food and were back home.. I spent an hour or so on the deck just chillin.. :lol: The roadster gets great mileage and ill check it here in the near future.. Nest good weather and were on the harley!
Dave :lol: :arrow:
Terra & I got married on Saturday, May 24th. We are in Pensacola, FL. Having a huge reception with a car theme on May 31st.
AL
Quote from: "40chevy"Terra & I got married on Saturday, May 24th. We are in Pensacola, FL. Having a huge reception with a car theme on May 31st.
AL
congrats
Dave
Quote from: "40chevy"Terra & I got married on Saturday, May 24th. We are in Pensacola, FL. Having a huge reception with a car theme on May 31st.
AL
Congratulations Al
Quote from: "kb426"I've been cleaning and sorting stuff in the garage. My plan is to not screw up this time.
You should have a LITTLE more room now....... :roll:
Vance
p.s. the cardboard made the entire trip :shock:
Quote from: "sirstude"Vance, Dennis finally pulled his C-cab out this weekend, and I got a couple of shots. I will post them later when I get my camera in the house.
Doug
Thanks Doug, I appreciate you thinkin' about me )bye(
Vance
Congratulations Al and Terra--when do we get to see some pictures?
Spent Saturday and Sunday putting new windows in Father-in-laws breezeway. Drove home in a torrnetial downpour--got home--nice for about an hour and here come another storm only worse.
Worked on ragtop yesterday--installing new valve seals, greased rear springs, lowered tire pressure. Also started cutting door panel material to cover inside of trunk lid. Just getting it ready for cruise to Indy. Drove the 55 again---sure is fun.
Quotep.s. the cardboard made the entire trip :shock:
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Is that still my "Test Cardboard" :?: :?:
Bob.... :wink:
QuoteQuote from: 40chevyTerra & I got married on Saturday, May 24th.
Congrats Al...Long time happiness to you both..... :D
Bob.... :wink:
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"Quotep.s. the cardboard made the entire trip :shock:
Is that still my "Test Cardboard" :?: :?:
Bob.... :wink:[/quote]
nope. test cardboard has ben replaced with permanent 18 ga. :-o
this was "protective" cardboard :wink:
Vance
20 yrs ago I used to help a friend run a 10 second mustang at the drags.He moved away and I raced my dragster,quit after '97 season.I get a phone call last friday . My friend has moved back to town. We are taking his 10 second station wagon to the track on friday,and I can hardly wait!
Busted foot mended OK, still a bit painfull to pull on sock, but I'll live with that. :lol: :lol:
But now I busted sumpin else. Not a bone but a bloody spring!
Redrilled centre bolt holes to move axle forward and it worked fine. Took the old gal for a test drive and loud kinda snap noise from down back. Can't see anything broken then noticed axle seems to be crooked. Closer inspection sring has broken thru old centre bolt hole. *!
I guess that's so much for tryin to take shortcuts. Now I gotta pull the springs out and get new ones made.
But of course today's 'honey do' was to deal with Ma In Law's need to get a new car. So off to the local dealer and a whole afternoon later, she's got new car, I've still got broken car and we are all happy.
I'm feeling more and more like a Team Smart member every day. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
QuoteI'm feeling more and more like a Team Smart member every day. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Sorry.... :( I gotta vote no on this one .... :? This seems like an honest mistake ...Didn't quite reach "serious blunder" stage... :shock: Sorry Carps... Better luck luck next time ..... :?: :shock:
Bob..... :wink:
Quote from: "Carps"But of course today's 'honey do' was to deal with Ma In Law's need to get a new car. So off to the local dealer and a whole afternoon later, she's got new car day. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
toyota perhaps?????
later jim
Quote from: UGLY OLDSSorry.... :( I gotta vote no on this one .... :? This seems like an honest mistake ...Didn't quite reach "serious blunder" stage... :shock: Sorry Carps... Better luck luck next time ..... :?: :shock:
It's OK Bob, I already did enuff really dumb stuff in the past, so I was inducted a long time back. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: "river1"Quote from: "Carps"....today's 'honey do' was to deal with Ma In Law's need to get a new car.
Toyota perhaps?????
Yeah, how'd you guess? However, I did buy a new Ford during the week. :wink:
Drags was fun ! 10.40 @129 , off pace but good considering the absolutely new concrete starting pad.When there's more rubber down we will throw more motor at this starting line ,its pretty green right now. there was 150HP more N2O in the system but the track wouldn't stick it so probably next week. Not bad for a 3700lb station wagon!
were power washing and staining my deck this weekend... Yester day after washing it my buddy and I took a ride to Temperance to drop off my craftsman boxes that I sold to a guy on the HAMB. We made a little side trip and stopped at Danimals house as I saw a chevy pickup cab and box in napoleon i thought he might be interested in and weve never met to this was a good opportunity to stop and have a look see at his and his sons project truck.. Next thing you know im talking to enjenjo on Dans phone and he says wait 20 minutes and he will be there.. Ok an hour later he shows.. A little bsing and stuff and were on our way back to Jackson.. We stained all the railing and spindles except the steps last night and we will do the steps and the rest of the deck today.. Sue cooked us one hell of a meal and we crashed. :lol: Im gonna take my buddy out for a ride in the roadster today if every thing goes right. We were gonna do that yesterday but too many things came up..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Sounds like you had a ton of fun Junk...I took the buggy out to the speedway yesterday, Blew the stator out of it best I can tell.....Besides that working on laying glass... :D
I made up a steering shaft for Danimal yesterday morning. About noon, he called and Dave was there, so I aske hime to stay until I could get there. loaded up and headed out, and promtly got held up by a train. :shock: After about double the 20 minutes I said, I finally got to Dans. Spent about an hour there, then came home to work on fatcats Chevy.
We set up the rear end housing some time back to fit the car using a Chevelle rear suspension. So about 3 weeks ago, I tried installing the 3.73 ring and pinion we bought for it. It wouldn't fit. :roll: Seems what we have is a 12 bolt, 10 bolt! Now this is not the 10 bolt 12 bolt used in some Oldsmobiles, but a different, even rarer setup only used for 3 years in the mid 70s. no one ever made aftermarket gears for it, with only three factory ratios offered, 3.08, 3.23, and 3.42, and the only one I can find is a 3.08. From a normal 12 bolt the pinion bearings are different, the pinion is longer, and the ring gear ID is different. so normal 12 bolt parts won't fit. To top it off, the axles are 31 spline, interchange with no other GM cars, the brakes are like a truck, not like a car, even the axle bearings are different.
So it was decided to set up another rear end that we could get parts for. Tore down an 8.2 10 bolt only to find it is a type O, no gear available. All the other GM rears I have here are either type O, or the wrong size. So now we are in the rethinking mode, with a bunch of new parts that we can't use.
The after Fatcat and Trinka left, i worked on a trailer frame I am building, at least I got something done on that.
Today cleanup.
Still working on the truck. Got the steering shaft from Enjenjo into the truck, drilled, and bolted. Messing around with putting the Autometer 5" into the chevy truck housings to make them fit, and looking at spaghetti wiring. I've reached my limit so the truck will probably not run at Billetproof but it WILL be there. We can thrash more afterwards.
My buddy called me back, he couldn't find the cab/bed in Napolean. If you have a more precise location, let me know and he'll run it down! He lives in Napolean and I need just one more pile of * in the yard.
Heads are torqued, valve covers on, and working on running fuel lines and wires. Hope to swap over to the seat Enjenjo dropped off.
Did 2 brake jobs and an A/C service--made almost enough money to pay for gas to go to Indy and back. Today we finish getting the pool open and maybe even enjoying it before the rains come.
Quote from: "enjenjo"he called and Dave was there, so I aske hime to stay until I could get there.
now why would you want to do that?
are you a glutton for punishment?
:wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:
later jim
Quote from: "Danimal"Still working on the truck. Got the steering shaft from Enjenjo into the truck, drilled, and bolted. Messing around with putting the Autometer 5" into the chevy truck housings to make them fit, and looking at spaghetti wiring. I've reached my limit so the truck will probably not run at Billetproof but it WILL be there. We can thrash more afterwards.
My buddy called me back, he couldn't find the cab/bed in Napolean. If you have a more precise location, let me know and he'll run it down! He lives in Napolean and I need just one more pile of #### in the yard.
Heads are torqued, valve covers on, and working on running fuel lines and wires. Hope to swap over to the seat Enjenjo dropped off.
Dan if i remember right it was near the stock yard auction plAce.. I didnt get back by there yesterday. I had good intentions but barley pops were calling us :lol: :lol: :lol: Rick left just a while ago and the deck is done and all but waiting for the stain to dry is done. been a busy weekend..
By the way Frank it was good seeing you again but you really should shave :shock:
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Oh ya Danimal I emailed the clowns at billet proof about my car and they didnt reply so im not gonna drive up there and let em make a decision there if i can enter or not.. Isnt that next weekend? If it is i have a benefit car show to go to saturday so hell with them .. i think saturday at the local benefit for my buddy that passed away is good enuff for me ... Was good meeting you though and we liked the project .. Father son stuff is way cool...
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Thanks, Dave. Likewise.
BP is next Saturday. I expect Allan is pretty busy right now getting everything ready so he may not answer. Sorry to hear about your buddy. Enjoy the benefit. It will probably mean more to you anyway!
Kevin found the pile. It is a '53 according to the Fer Sale sign. $1500 for the pile. Doesn't even come with the snowmobile trailer it sits on! Way too much for me. Parts truck.
Back to 'what did we get done this weekend?' In addition to yesterday's adventures with Junk & Jo, today was another day of fun and games on the old truck farm.
I didn't have much to do with it but our last bred doe gave birth to twins yesterday morning. I've been bottle feeding the babies so we can milk the mom. We also have one that is very ill and should have been euthenized last week but I didn't have the heart and of course, she is doing better. But that is for the AngelGoats list, not RRT!
Oh, and one of our hens had 8 chicks. Not bad, 9 eggs and 8 chicks. I incubate about 50 eggs and am lucky to get 8 chicks out of that. Maybe I need to change the way I sit.
Randy Rigg (Von Rigg Fink of the HAMB) came over this morning and RTV'd the head bolts and torqued down the heads. While he did that, I worked on fuel line stuff. Still not quite situated but getting closer. Got lines run half way, just need to figure out the regulator and run the front half. His daughter got to check out the baby goats and chicks, so all is OK on that front as well.
Laid the wiring harness out and discovered that I really don't know what the hell I'm doing. I fed part of it through the firewall assuming it is the front portion, left the rest on the floor to figure out later!
To make sure I had everything, we broke out the Autometer 5" Speedo and Quad set. Now I see why everyone wants me to spend a ton of dough to buy their stupid billet mounts. The holes in the dash are about 6" and the gauges are 5". I took a good look at the old gauges and decided I'd make it work. I'll throw together a 'cheapskate no billet tech' post later. I took pictures and paint is drying right now so it will be done tomorrow.
Chased all the threads in the hood and the firewall. Drilled out a broken bolt in the firewall. Ran the slave for the clutch. Decided I hate the way the line is on it so we'll get another length and run it our way.
Cut off the old rotted tail lights. Removed the '54 car quarter from the rear fender since that won't be done enough for us. Cleaned up some things. Measured out for the seat swap (thanks Frank) and went to the hardware store about 5 times and NAPA twice.
I have more questions but I'll PM for those!
Time for a shower. I smell funky.
Oh, I have decided that I really don't care if it runs at BP. If I push it in place, it is good enough for me! Lucky77 got away with it last year and was a hit at Autorama this year. Maybe we'll follow that path. At least it will BE there. I have a hay baler to get ready and a tractor to get in shape. We'll have about 700 bales to harvest in the coming weeks (watching the rain!) Anybody up for it is more than welcome to play on the farm for a day or two.
Heading to El Lay
I was supposed to finish planting posies and do some yard work but I watched the Dover race Sunday and dinked around in the garage in the evening. So I told the wife I'd finish the posies today. Well, I got up and went to see a buddy that gets our Eldora Prelude tickets every year and picked up the tickets. I had to drive the wife's Corvette since my car had a flat tire. She took the tire to work with her to get fixed. It had a piece of flat steel in it from out by work.
Then I got my hair cut and stopped at a buddies office to talk Corvettes. He ia looking for an early C4. After stopping at the furnisher store to appease the wife I hit the NAPA looking for some fittings. I can't figure out why their drawers are always empty. I always tell them if they would restock my life would be a lot easier. I left empty handed.
Went home and washed the Corvette. First time it was out this summer and it was dusty. I finally got to the truck. Changed out the rocker balls for some grooved ones and put on those blue stainless sanwiched gaskets. I still have to adjust the valves before I light it off so the pretty valve covers are still in their box. Got the new fan and shroud on last week and put in the Hella headlights after the new retaining rings came in.
Tonight I mounted the radiator reservoir tank. The tank is a 1/4 inch tube and the radiator is 3/8 inch. I wish I would have seen that when I had the radiator in the shop. I would have had him change the tube in the neck to 1/4"
I have to get a plug on that 240 wire sticking through the wall so I can fire up the mig and work on the exhaust. Getting closer.
Tom
While washing the Corvette, did you at least give the posies a drink? :D
Yes I did. They were starting to droop a little. I called in to work today to see if I could start early since I wanted to be home early to get some sleep before going to Eldora. They told me that the work load was real light and I could volunteer to take the day off if I wanted. Didn't have to twist my arm.
I think I better get off the computer and go plant the posies.
I had the opposite. I got called by the President and I needed to have a presentation to the CEO by 2 pm. I busted * and got it done and then tried to leave early and got to stay late.
The rain watered our posies for me.
Quote from: "39deluxe"Yes I did. They were starting to droop a little. I called in to work today to see if I could start early since I wanted to be home early to get some sleep before going to Eldora. They told me that the work load was real light and I could volunteer to take the day off if I wanted. Didn't have to twist my arm.
I think I better get off the computer and go plant the posies.
Eldora for the prelude to the wet dream :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Ya know that would be a hell of a race if the cars didnt have F*())NG fenders..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
It's still a great show. This year most of the drivers own their own dirt late model teams. It's getting serious. You shoiuld have seen Tony taking Juan Pablo out last year for some follow the leader laps to show him how to run the track. Juan had never seen a dirt track before that day. By the end of the night he was doing quite well.
It's going to be great, fenders or not.
Tom
P.S. Ran out of posie pots. Need to put a limit on those things next year.
The weekend festivities start for me today. Because my driving concentration fades ( it can take me seven hours to drive 250 miles to Swanton or back) I will take off today and drive through Canton and Akron to Kent, Ohio. Tomorrow is that grandaughter's last day of school, half day. I'll pick her up from school tomorrow and we'll drive back to Marietta. By the time we get there our son and the two Cincinnati grandkids should be there. Friday, Linda's taking off from work and the festivities will begin building to a 5 year old boy's second birthday party this week. Saturday our son will probably have had enough (of four kids, a boy, two girls and his mother) so he'll take off to Columbus for some sporting event, probably soccer. Linda and the kids will probably have decided that there's something they just "have-to-have" so there will probably be assorted shopping trips. Sunday, I'll probably drive half-way to Kent to meet a parent (arithmetic says I can do two half-ways in a day). Somewhere there are people that think I was given the choice between this an Indy. I don't know who'll I'll have to fight for time on what computor so CHAT and my time on the Forum may be kind of light. GPster
Quote from: "GPster"Somewhere there are people that think I was given the choice between this an Indy. I don't know who'll I'll have to fight for time on what computor so CHAT and my time on the Forum may be kind of light. GPster
yes but the grandkids memories will be priceless :!: :!:
later jim
Quote from: "river1"Quote from: "GPster"Somewhere there are people that think I was given the choice between this an Indy. I don't know who'll I'll have to fight for time on what computor so CHAT and my time on the Forum may be kind of light. GPster
yes but the grandkids memories will be priceless :!: :!:
Grandadeo - Its my most important job. Got a new one on the way too.
Lee
Quote from: "Grandadeo"Grandadeo - Its my most important job. Got a new one on the way too.Lee
At the begining of this new generation, our son asked us by what names they should teach Caroline (the first) to refer to me. In searching my notion of distinquished characters I came up with a role that Walter Brennan played on TV. I'm refered to as Gramps and Linda chose GraMMy. The names have stuck and have been carried throuh the third grandchild. GPster
I guess I'll hafta work on daily drivers......TP STILL has not shipped my spindles :evil: :evil:
only been on back-order for 3 months now :!: :!: :roll: :x
Vance
well its friday and im headed downtown for the annual motorcycle show and hope the severe storms hold out a while.. russell mitchell from exile cycles is in town again.. Oh ya its hot as hell here and humid.. Like 90.. tomorrow is a memorial car show for my old buddy ron at his old dealership in grass lake and then later i may have to ride to the bar next to the harley dealership and hand over the scoot for the bikini bike wash :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Sue says as long as i feed her and buy her some drinks i can let the bikini clad girls wash my bike :!: :lol: Ha Ha what a Gal... Ill bet it dont get washed though.. The bike show also continues downtown tomorrow too.. Sunday i plan on doing the 5000 mike service on the harley.. Oil and filter and primary lube and trans lube all get changed and check the primary chain for looseness.. Im not paying over 300 bucks for the dealer to do it and im not gonna pay anyone to do it.. Too easy. Im going with amsoil and synthetic in the crank case and primary and their gear lube for the transmission.. This was suggested by the guys in town the fixed my bike and i got everything i needed for about the same price as harley gets and didnt have to drive 30 miles to get it as i was already in town at work anyway.. I should have done it last night but my plans were foiled by a buddy stopping and cold cocktails !
Dave :lol: :arrow:
news flash.. Just got invited to i96 speedway for the sprints on dirt show tomorrow night too.... my kids are going and didnt even invite me ??? lil bastards.. ha ha
Its a sod vintage show, you know that correct?
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2 days of drag racing!I think I'm gonna get the drag racing bug again!I pretty near needed the 12 step program to quit last time!
Quote from: "Bugpac"(http://www.i96speedway.com/images/i96_sprintcars2008_flyer.jpg)
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sods web site dont say anything about vintage stuff and ive never heard of sod vintage stuff.. looks like a regular show to me..
Dave
just found this
June 7 SOD Sprint Cars
UMP Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, Mini Sprints, 4cyl. Road beaters.
Jack Layton Memorial Vintage Classic Exhibition
pits open 4pm
hot laps 630
race 730
Car show was good but a little small .. Bout id guess 25-30 cars there... I got best of show :?: I guess they like real hot rids with no fenders and primer cause there were some mice muscle cars there.. now i gotta add on the the trophy room again...
Im going to the dirt track..
L8TR
Dave
It's raining and cold AGAIN! Trying to get some done on the Olds this weekend, but the wife wanted to check out beds and computer desks. She is remodeling our Daughters room 5 years after she moved out. I guess she figures now that Beck is married, she probably is not coming back.
Doug
I didn't go to Indy, my mother was admited to hospital with anaphylactic shock, a severe allergy reaction, cause undetermined at this time, she is home and doing fine now.
Then last hight, severe storms moved through, including tornados, lots of damage in the area, but we all made it through fine. Of course the cable is out. :lol:
Quote from: "enjenjo"I didn't go to Indy, my mother was admited to hospital with anaphylactic shock, a severe allergy reaction, cause undetermined at this time, she is home and doing fine now.
Then last hight, severe storms moved through, including tornados, lots of damage in the area, but we all made it through fine. Of course the cable is out. :lol:
sorry about your mom frank, It rained like a son of a beach here last night, if dave didnt goto a motel and give up on the tent at the dirt track, he is wet, if he had enuff cocktails before hand he wont notice anyhow... :D Tornando hit here about 6 miles north, Friday night, made a pretty good mess of the st johns area....
Quote from: "Bugpac"Quote from: "enjenjo"I didn't go to Indy, my mother was admited to hospital with anaphylactic shock, a severe allergy reaction, cause undetermined at this time, she is home and doing fine now.
Then last hight, severe storms moved through, including tornados, lots of damage in the area, but we all made it through fine. Of course the cable is out. :lol:
sorry about your mom frank, It rained like a son of a beach here last night, if dave didnt goto a motel and give up on the tent at the dirt track, he is wet, if he had enuff cocktails before hand he wont notice anyhow... :D Tornando hit here about 6 miles north, Friday night, made a pretty good mess of the st johns area....
we left the track about 11pm and got home here at 12pm.. we left the tent there and my boys are bringing it back today.. It was raining inside the tent :lol: :lol: At least it was warm..
Dave
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "Bugpac"Quote from: "enjenjo"I didn't go to Indy, my mother was admited to hospital with anaphylactic shock, a severe allergy reaction, cause undetermined at this time, she is home and doing fine now.
Then last hight, severe storms moved through, including tornados, lots of damage in the area, but we all made it through fine. Of course the cable is out. :lol:
sorry about your mom frank, It rained like a son of a beach here last night, if dave didnt goto a motel and give up on the tent at the dirt track, he is wet, if he had enuff cocktails before hand he wont notice anyhow... :D Tornando hit here about 6 miles north, Friday night, made a pretty good mess of the st johns area....
we left the track about 11pm and got home here at 12pm.. we left the tent there and my boys are bringing it back today.. It was raining inside the tent :lol: :lol: At least it was warm..
Dave
It rained so fricken hard here, I was wondering if you rode the scooter, i seen there was a line of scooters and tents along the main drive fence, I went by about 4:20 on my way home, how much racing actually went on?
Quote from: "Bugpac"Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "Bugpac"Quote from: "enjenjo"I didn't go to Indy, my mother was admited to hospital with anaphylactic shock, a severe allergy reaction, cause undetermined at this time, she is home and doing fine now.
Then last hight, severe storms moved through, including tornados, lots of damage in the area, but we all made it through fine. Of course the cable is out. :lol:
sorry about your mom frank, It rained like a son of a beach here last night, if dave didnt goto a motel and give up on the tent at the dirt track, he is wet, if he had enuff cocktails before hand he wont notice anyhow... :D Tornando hit here about 6 miles north, Friday night, made a pretty good mess of the st johns area....
we left the track about 11pm and got home here at 12pm.. we left the tent there and my boys are bringing it back today.. It was raining inside the tent :lol: :lol: At least it was warm..
Dave
It rained so fricken hard here, I was wondering if you rode the scooter, i seen there was a line of scooters and tents along the main drive fence, I went by about 4:20 on my way home, how much racing actually went on?
they ran some mini sprints and the junk and were working on the mod heats oh ya they got the 2 sprint heats in then came the monsoons .. :lol: :lol: There were about 10 bikes there and they got wet for sure :!: I left the drunks ( my boys and my buddy )and got like 40 winks in the truck after it rained on me in the tent so i was good to drive home.. In all honesty rick and I shoulda just planed on coming back here last night but we thought camping would be fun for a change .. :lol: I did see 2 cars with boats on the westbound side of the highway on the way home and i thought they were gonna unload.. :lol: :lol: Oh ya were you towing the car with your van? Was that you i saw ???
Dave :wink: :arrow:
ya blue van with harley stickers, I was driving kinda slow looking for some ugly guy, wife and kids were hot as hell tho so i didn't do a drive thru...
We were on our way back from Billetproof,and had to stop at the Speedway station,in Portland.One of our guys was riding a Triumph chopper,and started smoking,and blowing oil all over the place including any car behind him.Kirk Brown said he'd head home(south of G.R.)to get his truck and load up the bike.We waited at the station for him to get back,close to 2 hours.By that time,the storm hit us and we drove home to the lakeshore all the way in that storm.Before we left,Shawn checked the weather radar on his Blackberry,and the red storm line extended all the way west to Milwaukee.While we were waiting at the station,a lady drove up to us and asked for directions to I-96 Speedway.I told her head west to the Lake Odessa/I-96 Speedway exit.The ride in my buddy's 28 Model A pick-up,original body,6" wiper,no side windows,was sure an adventure.We got to the lakeshore at 11:30 p.m. I'm burnt to a crisp,but a great day.Kirk's truck took the trophy for "Best Truck".I also had the pleasure of meeting Danimal,and had a nice visit with Denise.
Fuzzy
I made a brace for my bead roller. It's a Lowbuck tool from the 80's. When I get it finished I'll post a pic. It was gray and it's now "left over red". I need to find an interesting steering wheel to replace the crank and I'm done. I need to make a set of dies that duplicate the bed roll on a 32 Ford. That's this week's spare time task.
Frank--hope your mom is doing OK.
Indy sucked on Saturday--Every time I started to head to your guys area--wife wanted to do something or someone had questions about my ragtop. Figured I would come down and say Hi on Saturday--not. We left Plainfield at 9 a.m. Sat. and got home at 5 p.m. Not bad for a trip that usually takes right at 4 hours. I-70 was closed due to flooding angd the detour took forever. Wife says never again--Bowling Green next year.
Hope you guys all had fun
Ok, 2days of racing,not! We ripped a tube in one slick on saturday after our second pass. Spent all afternoon finding a replacement. We get back to the track and its a rainout.Today ,we get 1 qualifying pass and its time for eliminations.We went 4 rounds before losing . The most fun round was first round ,we were against a rear engine dragster .Our dial in was quicker! People in the stands thought it was neat to watch a station wagon run down a dragster!
QuoteFrank--hope your mom is doing OK
Thanks. She appears to be fine now. she has had these attacks for some time now, has eliminated several things from her diet, which seemed to get things under control. but this is the 4th episode since Jan, and no one has a clue what is causing it. More tests
Quote from: "enjenjo"QuoteFrank--hope your mom is doing OK
Thanks. She appears to be fine now. she has had these attacks for some time now, has eliminated several things from her diet, which seemed to get things under control. but this is the 4th episode since Jan, and no one has a clue what is causing it. More tests
Hope she keeps Benadryl on hand.
Anaphylaxis can be a bad thing!!
Vance
This coming weekend. I'm going on a little cruise.....weather permitting.
a buddy of mine bought 2 new Harleys within the last 3 months.
bought them from High Plains H-D in Clovis NM, about 120 miles SW of Amarillo. he took his '08 Super Glide back yesterday for its 1000 mile service, and rode home his new Heritage Soft tail. the Super Glide is ready to pick up, so Sat. am I'm packin' * with him to Clovis, then I'm gonna ride the Super Glide back to Amarillo :shock: );b(
but there is a catch.......we hafta ride up to Tucumcari NM 1st to a little rally there, then come to Amarillo. 'bout 400 mi round trip :-o
sucks being me.....huh :!:
p.s. he also told me that if he likes the Heritage better than the Super Glide, he'd sell me the 'glide for what he has in it 8) 8)
Quote from: "EMSjunkie"This coming weekend. I'm going on a little cruise.....weather permitting.
a buddy of mine bought 2 new Harleys within the last 3 months.
bought them from High Plains H-D in Clovis NM, about 120 miles SW of Amarillo. he took his '08 Super Glide back yesterday for its 1000 mile service, and rode home his new Heritage Soft tail. the Super Glide is ready to pick up, so Sat. am I'm packin' * with him to Clovis, then I'm gonna ride the Super Glide back to Amarillo :shock: );b(
but there is a catch.......we hafta ride up to Tucumcari NM 1st to a little rally there, then come to Amarillo. 'bout 400 mi round trip :-o
sucks being me.....huh :!:
p.s. he also told me that if he likes the Heritage better than the Super Glide, he'd sell me the 'glide for what he has in it 8) 8)
Buy it :!: :!: :!: :!: Well only if you like it.. all i know is the glide classic's and the ultras.. they got way to many models :!: Tucumcari eh :?: Been there and the only thing i got to say is they got bugs big as vw's there :x Sounds great though Vance.. Sue and I are riding tomorrow and thursday to work.. Should be good riding.. Friday im going to toledo for the supers and sprints at toledo speedway and may be stopping near the airport to pick up a new popup camper for the race weekends.. Sue wants one too for camping with the grand daughter so its all up to me on spending the money :?: :?: :?: Im thinking..
Again have fun ride safe cause it hurts when ya fall off..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Quote from: "EMSjunkie"sucks being me.....huh :!:
yea but better than being dave :lol: :lol:
later jim
Quote from: "EMSjunkie"Quote from: "enjenjo"QuoteFrank--hope your mom is doing OK
Thanks. She appears to be fine now. she has had these attacks for some time now, has eliminated several things from her diet, which seemed to get things under control. but this is the 4th episode since Jan, and no one has a clue what is causing it. More tests
Hope she keeps Benadryl on hand.
Anaphylaxis can be a bad thing!!
Vance
She has a hypo, and knows how to use it. :shock:
Quote from: "river1"Quote from: "EMSjunkie"sucks being me.....huh :!:
yea but better than being dave :lol: :lol:
later jim
EASY
Dave :!:
Quote from: "enjenjo"Quote from: "EMSjunkie"Quote from: "enjenjo"QuoteFrank--hope your mom is doing OK
Thanks. She appears to be fine now. she has had these attacks for some time now, has eliminated several things from her diet, which seemed to get things under control. but this is the 4th episode since Jan, and no one has a clue what is causing it. More tests
Hope she keeps Benadryl on hand.
Anaphylaxis can be a bad thing!!
Vance
She has a hypo, and knows how to use it. :shock:
Good deal. is it an Epi-Pen??
Vance
Quote from: "EMSjunkie"Quote from: "enjenjo"Quote from: "EMSjunkie"Quote from: "enjenjo"QuoteFrank--hope your mom is doing OK
Thanks. She appears to be fine now. she has had these attacks for some time now, has eliminated several things from her diet, which seemed to get things under control. but this is the 4th episode since Jan, and no one has a clue what is causing it. More tests
Hope she keeps Benadryl on hand.
Anaphylaxis can be a bad thing!!
Vance
She has a hypo, and knows how to use it. :shock:
Good deal. is it an Epi-Pen??
Vance
Yes. As with most problems of this type, each episode gets worse, sure hope they find the cause soon.
This weekend is my club's rod run. It's our 30th. It will be in Flowood, MS June 13-15th, 2008. Pre-74 event. My wife & I have the duty of handling registration (inside soaking up the a/c). Hey somebody's got to do it!
They won't let me outside manning the gate anymore since a few years ago when I put my ez-up up right on top of a water line.
ZZ Top will be in Jackson, MS on Friday night. Too bad we couldn't of gotten Billy G. to come over while in town.
I saw a few cars in town on the Street Rodder Magazine Road Tour as they were in Vicksburg for the day on Monday.
AL
Ok its still thursday but.. Tomorrow im in the colorado and at work early so i can leave early. Im gonna meet my youngest and were heading to Toledo for the super modified and winged sprint car race but we may get rained out.. First we have to run down on airport road and pick up my new popup camper that sue and I bought for her and the kids to camp a couple times a year and for me and the boys to crash in after the races we attend. I have high hopes of camping at toledo tomorrow night but it really dont look good.. Oh ya its my kids 31st birthday and my 2 year anniversary for the massive heart attack and quitting smoking :lol: If the wx gets too bad and enjenjo is around we may do a stop over in swanton on the way back to michigan.. Oh ya im sitting here waiting for primer to dry so i can spray my latest set of lower coil over brackets.. The other ones worked but ive changed my design hoping to now remove some spring by changed the angle again and lower the car some more since it got too high with the first mounts i made.. I did run down town to pick up some stuff at advance auto and right next door is the valvoline quick oil change place and it was packed as patrick carpentier (spelling) was gonna be there and i took the roadster.. More thumbs up than i could have imagined :lol: :lol: :lol: Filled sues G/P up 53 bucks :!: And yes we rode the scooter to work today........ Im thinking more and more about the final finish on the roadster .. Now im thinking fake patina as it would be easy just cause I did spray black epoxy primer on it just because i had a bunch.. Then some race car lettering and my old late model number ..
Thats all I got..........
Dave :!:
Queen Lizzie had a birthday so we got an extra day off last weekend to help her celebrate.
So we drove up the coast to the Aussie Riviera and had a winter rod run.
Here's a few pics in no particular order.
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Even the guys with funny hats thought Roy's funny hat was funnier than theirs.
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Yup, there's more......
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It's been a busy week this week, so today I'm just gunna veg out and maybe do some model car stuff. Swapmeet tomorrow, so maybe I'll spend some money. Or sleep in aand miss it all. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Dave stopped by, it was raining, so they headed back north, no racing today. We shot the bull for a while, and got an adapter for his trailer plug.
Quote from: "enjenjo"Dave stopped by, it was raining, so they headed back north, no racing today. We shot the bull for a while, and got an adapter for his trailer plug.
Was a good time Frank.. I see you can get one of those 30.00 adapters on ebay for 6 bucks :?: :lol: :lol: :lol: Oh well we needed one and it works fine. Ill get one for Steves truck too so he is all set. We stopped in Adrian at frickers for dinner and i got home after dropping the birthday boy off around 11pm i guess..... Today i have to hold school and show Sue how to set the popup up and the grand daughter is here anyway so she wants to check it out also.. Other than that ill probably have to mow again when the lawn dries but thats all i have going for the rest of the weekend for a change..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
QuoteQuoteQuote from: enjenjoDave stopped by, it was raining, so they headed back north, no racing today. We shot the bull for a while,
What did the poor Ol' Bull do to deserve that?? I bet Dave had more ammunition than you did..... :shock: :P :P
Bob.... :wink:
Quote from: UGLY OLDSQuoteQuoteQuote from: enjenjoDave stopped by, it was raining, so they headed back north, no racing today. We shot the bull for a while,
What did the poor Ol' Bull do to deserve that?? I bet Dave had more ammunition than you did..... :shock: :P :P
Bob.... :wink:
Pretty much a tie BOB.. My youngest was impressed. At the place where i bought the popup camper they didnt have the adapter i needed. As i pulled out I told steve i was making a left and gonna get an adapter. He asked me if i knew where to get one but i told him i knew a guy that would know.. :lol: :lol: Anyway frank took us to the auto parts and we got the piece we needed and then we went back put it on and carried out the B/S session.. Was a good chat and your name only came up twice :wink: Now I gotta call back to the place today and find out about a couple pieces im missing for this thing. It has heated mattresses but i cant find the control cables ....
Dave :?:
QuoteQuoteWas a good chat and your name only came up twice :wink
And what end of the bull was being aimed at during that time :?: :?: :? :?
QuoteIt has heated mattresses but i cant find the control cables ....
Be careful...And if you find a slot by the matress to insert Quarters , let us know... :shock: Or maybe not........ :oops:
Bob... :wink:
My local Welding Supply, Ann Arbor Welding Supply had an open house this past week to celibrate their 45th year of business. Several venders were there demoing prodects. I ended up with a new plasma cutter for fathers day.... Bought a Hypertherm Powermax 30. NICE machine. With the sale and rebate it was less that $1000. Sure makes making brackets easier!!!! :D :D :D Plug switchable from 120v to 230v will cut 3/8 plate and 1/4 like butter. Going slowly it will even sever 1/2 stock. Cutting Sheet stock is great as well. The big unit at work does not like super thin stock. Too hot I guess. Nice thing is only 1 set of comsumables to keep track of to cover its entire range.
Any way had to share (brag) the good news.
HAppy Fathers Day to all the dads!!
Tim
Tim,
Please adopt me so I can use your stuff!
Dan
My son was here for the weekend so I didn't get much done. We rode around in the deuce some and serviced his Mustang. I'm working on some rollers for my bead roller to replicate the 32 bed bead. It's around 104 degrees in the garage so I'm not to excited. It's summer and I'm happy. I've had all the bikes out for exercise and life is good. :lol:
Took the track roadster out this morning for a 30 mile loop on two lane black top. Haven't got the speedo sorted out yet so I made a chart last night for speeds in each gear through 3500 rpm.
It cruises along at 60 in overdrive at 2000. Pretty comfortable. Slowly getting the little things done and finding additional projects. It definitely need a little under-dash tray like an English sports car for sunglasses, hat, cell phone, camera, etc.
Charlie
Quote from: "Charlie Chops 1940"Took the track roadster out this morning for a 30 mile loop on two lane black top. Haven't got the speedo sorted out yet so I made a chart last night for speeds in each gear through 3500 rpm.
It cruises along at 60 in overdrive at 2000. Pretty comfortable. Slowly getting the little things done and finding additional projects. It definitely need a little under-dash tray like an English sports car for sunglasses, hat, cell phone, camera, etc.
Charlie
I had the roadster out for another run yesterday.. I still have to find out why its seems to ride stiff.. It sure dont ride like the coupe did but other than the rear coil overs being a different brand i havent got a clue a to why its so harsh of a ride.. Of course the roads by me suck and on a smooth road its smooth but im working on it....
Dave
Quote from: "jusjunk"I still have to find out why its seems to ride stiff.. It sure dont ride like the coupe did but other than the rear coil overs being a different brand i havent got a clue a to why its so harsh of a ride.. Of course the roads by me suck and on a smooth road its smooth but im working on it....
Dave
Note to self, drive on smooth roads. Check.
Ya thanks Dan.... I was thinking maybe Frank will chime in here and maybe he has an idea or 2.. Frank I checked my spring to front cross member clearance and its no where near hitting like the 32 your working on.. Also yes i did twist the front spring a bit setting the caster but it aint much. Im kinda wondering now after putting the front spring on the axle if the car is maybe too soft spring wise in the front . The shocks are working but if its too soft that could create a harsh ride in the front too... Some things to ponder i guess.. Im just assuming i have 200 lb springs on the coil overs on the rear but they could be 250's and id really like the 180's that they sell and i may just buy a set of black ones to try. They are a lot cheaper than the chrome ones..
Dave....
I got the frame notches cut yesterday, and the C inserts made, may get them welded in today, after I get back from Toledo. I reworked the throttle cable, and trans kickdown cable, and started rewiring the inside of the car.
Tomorrow is the super cruise at Wauseon, they are expexting 700 to 800 cars.
Quote from: "enjenjo"I got the frame notches cut yesterday, and the C inserts made, may get them welded in today, after I get back from Toledo. I reworked the throttle cable, and trans kickdown cable, and started rewiring the inside of the car.
Tomorrow is the super cruise at Wauseon, they are expexting 700 to 800 cars.
Its supposed to rain tomorrow
Dave
had a friend over to help me install a new garage door . The old one was rotten. It looks like a new shop on the inside now.Shingles are next to do and then I can get back to work on the anglia.
Quote from: "jusjunk"Ya thanks Dan.... I was thinking maybe Frank will chime in here and maybe he has an idea or 2.. Frank I checked my spring to front cross member clearance and its no where near hitting like the 32 your working on.. Also yes i did twist the front spring a bit setting the caster but it aint much. Im kinda wondering now after putting the front spring on the axle if the car is maybe too soft spring wise in the front . The shocks are working but if its too soft that could create a harsh ride in the front too... Some things to ponder i guess.. Im just assuming i have 200 lb springs on the coil overs on the rear but they could be 250's and id really like the 180's that they sell and i may just buy a set of black ones to try. They are a lot cheaper than the chrome ones..
Dave....
You can get a pretty good handle on what the rate is on the springs you have, by micing the wire, and calling one of the manufacturers. Steel is steel, and for the same rate, they will all be about the same size.
For a car as light as yours, I would think 125 to 150 lbs per inch would be pretty close.
I did not have to use the adjustable perches, when I started putting it together I found that the four bar mounts on the frame were wrong, and all the bars were too long. :shock: I shortened the bars 1/4" each, and it fell right together, no bind.
Quote from: "enjenjo"Quote from: "jusjunk"Ya thanks Dan.... I was thinking maybe Frank will chime in here and maybe he has an idea or 2.. Frank I checked my spring to front cross member clearance and its no where near hitting like the 32 your working on.. Also yes i did twist the front spring a bit setting the caster but it aint much. Im kinda wondering now after putting the front spring on the axle if the car is maybe too soft spring wise in the front . The shocks are working but if its too soft that could create a harsh ride in the front too... Some things to ponder i guess.. Im just assuming i have 200 lb springs on the coil overs on the rear but they could be 250's and id really like the 180's that they sell and i may just buy a set of black ones to try. They are a lot cheaper than the chrome ones..
Dave....
You can get a pretty good handle on what the rate is on the springs you have, by micing the wire, and calling one of the manufacturers. Steel is steel, and for the same rate, they will all be about the same size.
For a car as light as yours, I would think 125 to 150 lbs per inch would be pretty close.
I did not have to use the adjustable perches, when I started putting it together I found that the four bar mounts on the frame were wrong, and all the bars were too long. :shock: I shortened the bars 1/4" each, and it fell right together, no bind.
Frank that sure seems light as everyone suggests 200 for a roadster so thats why i was thinking 180. I had 250's on the coupe and it coulda used 200's.. Ill ponder that a while as its nothing i need to do right now but i do want to soften it up a bunch.
Dave
Just put more cushion in the seat......problem solved :idea:
or....get yerself some wool seat covers.......super comfortable :wink: :wink:
or......spring for those E-bay coil overs, they should make it ride REAL nice :lol: :lol:
Vance
I may be a little under on the springs, but I think 200 is too much. A glass roadster is just not that heavy in the rear.
As for this weekend, I'm baling hay. Anyone that wants to join in is welcome to do so! Start tonight, most likely.
Leaving in about 5 minutes for the IRL race in Newton. I'll be there all day all 3 days. Watch for me on Sunday, I'll stand up as they come to green so I'm easy to see. ;)
Depending on rainfall--taking both cars to local car show. Weekend festival--baby christining on Sunday and maybe a little side job work. Kind of a relaxing weekend unless it really rains a lot.
Quote from: "jaybee"Leaving in about 5 minutes for the IRL race in Newton. I'll be there all day all 3 days. Watch for me on Sunday, I'll stand up as they come to green so I'm easy to see. ;)
Sweeeet .. Have fun.. Ill be out to knoxville for the nats in august and they are running the usac champ cars at newton on sunday so we extended our stay one more night. The youngest and I decided as long as we were gonna be in town we couldnt miss the show on sunday :lol: :lol: :lol: I dont know what im doing this weekend. My buddy and I are gonna try the local dirt track tomorrow night and we want to take the new popup and try it out but they are calling for rain again :twisted: . We just cant win this summer for racing i guess. I dont have anything planned as far as working on the roadster but im sure i could find something if i get bored..
Dave :wink: :arrow:
Quote from: "Carps"Queen Lizzie had a birthday so we got an extra day off last weekend to help her celebrate.
So we drove up the coast to the Aussie Riviera and had a winter rod run.
Here's a few pics in no particular order.
Very impressive bunch of Hot Rods. Looked like a great time.
Lee
Quote from: "Danimal"As for this weekend, I'm baling hay. Anyone that wants to join in is welcome to do so! Start tonight, most likely.
Thanks, the offer is nice but I'll pass. LOL I did that for 16 yrs and walked away from it 20 yrs ago.
I've bucked a few bales too. One place I did for years was on a river bank, each bale had it's own snake. :shock: Only about half of them were dead, the rest were *.
I did that as a teenager. I really have better things to do. :lol:
Baling.... from the age of 9 till early teens. Used to go to my uncles farm with my brothers to help bale. 6 cousins ,5yr age spread from youngest to oldest,nothing but heat ,sweat and a lot of fun.We used to build sleds to ride in behind the bale wagon. After each stack was finished we always seemed to line up across the top and see who could pee farther. No computer ,no cable ,no video games just a bunch of boys with imagination.
Quote from: "chimp koose"After each stack was finished we always seemed to line up across the top and see who could pee farther.
We did it for accuracy . :!:
Dave
Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "chimp koose"After each stack was finished we always seemed to line up across the top and see who could pee farther.
We did it for accuracy . :!:
Dave
And now your lucky to hit your own shoe correct? :lol:
Quote from: "Bugpac"Quote from: "jusjunk"Quote from: "chimp koose"After each stack was finished we always seemed to line up across the top and see who could pee farther.
We did it for accuracy . :!:
Dave
And now your lucky to hit your own shoe correct? :lol:
I've seen his shoe. VERY accurate. But I suspect the only place it can go is right down the leg and into the shoe...squish, step, squish, step, squish...
200 bales down, or I should say UP in the hayloft. about 4 more acres to go. Didn't want to get too wound up because I usually end up busting something on the baler so I only raked about 1 1/2 acres at noon and baled from 3-7. Ran the elevator from 7-9:30. Sweat from 11 am to 11 pm. Took a shower but the salt in my eyes still burns. How can you have anything left to pee after this much sweat!?!
I'll bet the hay loft was hotter than the devil! Alaways thought the cuttin and balin was easy compared to the haulin and working in the loft. Unless you bale loose or small 200 bales for an acre and a half sounds like you have a pretty good hay field that got a fair amount of rain. Hope you get the rest done before it gets rained on.
They are not the tightest bales but it is a great field. Best in the neighborhood. I can't take credit for the planting. A tight bale would still put me close to 85 per acre, I think. I'll tell more later, I tightened up 4 turns! They'll get heavy just about the time the boys want to stop throwing them!
Alfalfa is through the roof, though. Some of the 'stems' were 3' long. We got too much rain. We baled at probably 75-85% bloom rather than the 10-20% that we would have due to the rain.
Loft wasn't too bad, we didn't put it up until after we were done. We just dropped the bales because we were shooting for having a good running baler. Used the flat bed trailer to stack a hundred bales on and back it right up to the elevator.
Got rain last night but not much. Should dry enough in the sun today with the breeze in order to bale another 2-300 this afternoon.
My neighbor that I went to high school with is a welder and we just spent 2 hours welding up a couple of joints in the beams I use for my hay loft. Made a world of difference. We'll clean the loft and get busy. It's just Edie, the 2 boys and I so we'll do what we can. Last year we got 3 cuttings so I'm hoping to do so again this year.
Punkabilly1306 helped last year but we got more * about broken equipment than anything else. This year I bought a 'new' tractor (1979 MF265) and have been working the bugs out of everything else. Need to blast a rim on the hay rake because it keeps eating tubes from the rust but Court was fast on his feet and pulled the front tire off of his old lawn mower and we got the rake going with 3 1" spacers and a lock washer! We can work on the rim after hay is done.
Baling hay is like having windshield wipers. You only know if the equipment is good when it rains!
You better get bailing, its raining in the middle of the state as we speak.... :D
Quote from: "Bugpac"You better get bailing, its raining in the middle of the state as we speak.... :D
Didn't make it. Got 1.3" of rain. Looks like I'm out 28 rows at about 20-22 bales per row. Got to get it off now so second cut can grow!
Quote from: "Danimal"Quote from: "Bugpac"You better get bailing, its raining in the middle of the state as we speak.... :D
Didn't make it. Got 1.3" of rain. Looks like I'm out 28 rows at about 20-22 bales per row. Got to get it off now so second cut can grow!
Been there done that more than once. Don't know if it'll help, but one way that makes it easy to pick up is. Take the twine out of the needles so you don't tie the bales and go run the hay through the baler. The flakes re a lot easier to pick up than loose hay.
Dave, look me up for the USAC race in Newton, I'll be there too. They put on a great show last year. Can't make the Nats though I'd love to.
Quote from: "phat rat"Quote from: "Danimal"Quote from: "Bugpac"You better get bailing, its raining in the middle of the state as we speak.... :D
Didn't make it. Got 1.3" of rain. Looks like I'm out 28 rows at about 20-22 bales per row. Got to get it off now so second cut can grow!
Been there done that more than once. Don't know if it'll help, but one way that makes it easy to pick up is. Take the twine out of the needles so you don't tie the bales and go run the hay through the baler. The flakes re a lot easier to pick up than loose hay.
Thanks for the idea. I may just bale it anyway. I've got a neighbor that round bales and the cows will eat it as well. I can get it chopped, too.
At least the weather cleared up in the afternoon and my nephew's grad party was a success. It was ugly there for a while! Now we can return to our regularly schedule summer already in progress!
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Thanks for the idea. I may just bale it anyway. I've got a neighbor that round bales and the cows will eat it as well. I can get it chopped, too.
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Does this comment mean you have horses?
I'm going to continue to build the "K" crossmember for the trans mount for the Jeepster so I can get it off of the wood blocks and out from underneath the chain hoist. I've got it all test fit and tacked together and out and finish welded. Now I've got about 1/2# of welidng rod to grind off of it so that it looks finished. The engine is paralell to the center line but about 1/4" to the right. I want to be able to roll the Jeepster foreward in the garage so I have room next to the big door to stack everything that is going to the HAMB Cinematic Swap Meet next weekend. I have two rear axels, one tube front axel with spindles and brakes and a bunch of assorted other parts but I can't load the stuff yet and I want to keep it covered and out of the way. The truck will have to serve it's compost pile duty because I'll have to mow and weed today and tomorrow. It will have to be cleaned out by tuesday because it will have to make the rescue grand daughter trip for the start of our annual "Grammy Camp". Somehow the truck will get loaded between wednesday and friday night so I can have some freedom (almost, I'll have the grand son") at the Swap Meet. I'll have to do most of my typing before tuesday night because I'm sure the computor will be tied up with "Barbie" and "My Space" stuff after that. GPster
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Does this comment mean you have horses?
Nope, Angora and Dairy Goats. We raise the Angora's for the mohair. My wife is a hand spinner and she does custom dying of wool and mohair roving for other hand spinners, felters, weavers, and such. We peaked out at 82 goats this summer, 32 babies this spring. Most of the babies have been sold and we've used the others as replacements for the aged or not so terrific ones. The dairy ones produce the milk for the bottle babies and for soap ingredients.
Cleaning up the camper to go to Michigan 4H Livestock Camp in Coldwater. They are getting hammered with storms right now so I need to button down for the drive over!
Hay is all up!! Finally.
Not getting much done this weekend on the truck. Got a broken hay baler and a business trip. Plan is to be back on Thursday afternoon so over the 4th I'm planning to get to Enjenjo's place for some parts for the Sedan Delivery and work on cutting the inner fender wells for the '54. Then finish plumbing and wiring. July is packed with the Lenawee County Fair in Adrian over the week of July 20 then I'll have another cutting of hay to do!!
Busy busy busy. I really need to get the barn set up with a good workshop so I can fix stuff in the winter and not the summer!! :D
Well, my grand son backed out of the Swap Meet. It looks like the only company I'll have on the trip down is the CHECK ENGINE light. The truck is loaded and ready to go. I hope everything Goes.............well GPster
I'll be shingling the garage roof if it stops raining!
I took a little road trip over to Borger TX, about 60 mi north east of Amarillo and met Rich Guzman. he is an RRT'er from Houston who has been relocated up here :D
Super nice guy, very talented.
nice meetin' ya Rich, stay in touch Bro. 8)
Vance
The ole.. TUNA boat got some new clothes... *, she is starting to turn into a pretty sharp car.. not bad for an old scow
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She got a new head liner too !!
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YEOW :!: :!: Thats RAY-ED :!: :!: Neat interior Don...Looks good...Isn't that the kind of interior that Cindy Clark goes all nutty over ??? :shock: :shock: 8) :lol:
Hey..Did you ever come to your senses & decide not to move to Florida :?:
Bob..... :wink:
I like it.
My son and I went to the NSRA meet in Pueblo. The show was fine. The food was fine. The weather was great. I'm back in the garage working on dies for the bead roller. I didn't like the first set so I'm changing some things on the next. I listed the last(?) of the stuff for sale on ebay. I've done this the last 3 weeks. I may be out of the junk business. If you don't count the hotrods and cycles.
Had a * poor weekend--got a call Friday morning that good friend had passed away. Had been in the hospital for about 2 months. Was in rehab and thought he was going to make it but didn't. Fourth friend to pass in the last 14 months. Had a nice memorial service, 20 street machines in the procession. His wife is not taking it too well--married for 45 years and still a young couple. Kinda put a damper on weekend activities. Later
Wow 8) 8) That interior looks great.I really like it.
Fuzzy
I took a run over to Kingman today and visited C9. Also it made a good roadtest before the big trip home
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"YEOW :!: :!: Thats RAY-ED :!: :!: Neat interior Don...Looks good...Isn't that the kind of interior that Cindy Clark goes all nutty over ??? :shock: :shock: 8) :lol:
Hey..Did you ever come to your senses & decide not to move to Florida :?:
Bob..... :wink:
Okay, who is Cindy Clark? :?:
No I did not come to my senses.. we move in about 2 weeks :-o
Quote from: "msuguydon"Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"YEOW :!: :!: Thats RAY-ED :!: :!: Neat interior Don...Looks good...Isn't that the kind of interior that Cindy Clark goes all nutty over ??? :shock: :shock: 8) :lol:
Hey..Did you ever come to your senses & decide not to move to Florida :?:
Bob..... :wink:
Okay, who is Cindy Clark? :?:
No I did not come to my senses.. we move in about 2 weeks :-o
It's Candy Clark who played Debbie In American Graffiti and just "loved" tuck and roll interiors. Remember when Toad picked her up in the 58 Chevy?
Think maybe it is Candy Clark--Played Debbie in American Grafitti
Nice interior
OHHHH that Candy Clark... but that makes me TOAD... not digging being toad :?
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We had big (for us) rod run here this weekend, 330 cars. On Sunday, they have an 1/8th mile strip at the airport that they let us run. Last year I smoked the tires and ran a 9.61. This year I changed gears and ran a 9.38 and a 9.31 but still smoked the tires. I guess that is pretty good for a 2+ ton barge. Sure had fun, I guess I am going to have to put the line lock in, just too hard to launch consistantly without one. The interesting thing is I changed the gears from 3:42 to 3:08 and it pulls much harder. The best part is I beat my friends ZZ4 Nova 2 out of 2. Pretty good day for my second time on a drag strip.
Doug
Line lock on a stick? Guess I'm behind times
Quote from: "phat rat"Line lock on a stick? Guess I'm behind times
Yea, line lock, not a trans brake.
The past few days I've been working on my 02 truck. Had to replace a POS aftermarket (PUTNUM) rear hitch that I put on 4 years ago because I didn't trust the OE hitch for the weights I haul. After I had the new hitch (Draw-Tite) on I took the old hitch and cut it up in order to put it on the front. So now I have a hitch frt and rear. If you've never used a frt hitch they can come in real handy. Plus it can do double duty and accept a bike rack. The reason I call the Putnum a POS was because of the tube which the hitch slides into was oversize and had started to wear my insert bar. Instead of being 2.00-2.060 this POS measured 2.150 side to side and 2.243 top to bottom
Cindy :?: :?: Candy :?: :?: Who remembers names :?: :?: :oops: :oops: ~:) ~:) :-}
Bob........... :wink:
Hey TOAD ,the upholstery is *!
A couple of pictures of my tank running down the track last weekend.
Doug
Heading out tonight to Asheville NC for car show and swap meet. Usually find some goodies there. A buddy (Earl Schieb) is going also , we're going in my 4 cyl pickup so low overhead this trip. My son is flying in 7/4 for 2 wks. , he works for a company that refurbishes equipment for the military in Kuwait. He hasn't been home since this time last year. We will be sure glad to see him again.
Enjoy your 4th July Guys. Best Wishes from '"downunder"........Frank.
I decided this year it's time to spend the July 4th weekend working on my car instead of looking at the cars of others, so that's what I've been doing. My new impact screwdriver works almost like magic, I forgot how well those things work. The upper tailgate is out of the wagon and safely stored, working on the rest of the glass.
I'm disassembling the 32 for a repaint. I just finished my under the bed storage box and tomorrow morning I will finish the new tailgate. I'm not very excited about the repaint. The same guy that made the mistakes the first time is the guy that's going to repaint it. :lol: I've got a short list of things that I'm changing before it goes back together.
QuoteThe same guy that made the mistakes the first time is the guy that's going to repaint it.
Bich slap him before he starts.
That's gonna hurt!
Think I'll just put my feet up and relax for a change.
Maybe ponder how I'm gunna get to the Nats and Bonneville.
shingles are done now its time to paint the garage.
Took the frame for my Coupe out of the chassis jig! Put it into the rotisserie to hit the small areas I could not get to for finish welding. I will also start the cosmetic grinding. Filler wilol wait till I totally mock up the chassis....Included pick of the finished K member
Quote from: "moose"Took the frame for my Coupe out of the chassis jig! Put it into the rotisserie to hit the small areas I could not get to for finish welding. I will also start the cosmetic grinding. Filler wilol wait till I totally mock up the chassis....Included pick of the finished K member
Wow, your work looks a lot better than mine. I just finished the welding on the hard places (I can't weld up-side down or backwards). I didn't scrimp on the welding rod so I've got a lot of grinding. You guys look like professionals with your materials. My "K" member is made out of 1" gas pipe. a piece of 2"x4" rectangular tubing ( that I cut up to make two pieces of angle) and a piece of 5" channel. I'd take a picture of it but the camera is in Los Angeles. Linda called me this morning . Her and he girl friend went downtown and saw that there was a Peterson Hot Rod museum. They didn't bother going in (and taking pictures) because they didn't think it was anything they'd be interested in. GPster
Quote from: GPsterQuote from: "moose"Her and he girl friend went downtown and saw that there was a Peterson Hot Rod museum. They didn't bother going in (and taking pictures) because they didn't think it was anything they'd be interested in. GPster
they probably weren't interested but you sure would have been.
later jim
I took the tuna boat to my buddies shop today. With his help I am putting disc brakes on the boat. We got about 75% of the way complete today. We are gonna finish up tomorrow.
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[quote="GPster Wow, your work looks a lot better than mine. I just finished the welding on the hard places (I can't weld up-side down or backwards). I didn't scrimp on the welding rod so I've got a lot of grinding. You guys look like professionals with your materials. My "K" member is made out of 1" gas pipe. a piece of 2"x4" rectangular tubing ( that I cut up to make two pieces of angle) and a piece of 5" channel. I'd take a picture of it but the camera is in Los Angeles. Linda called me this morning . Her and he girl friend went downtown and saw that there was a Peterson Hot Rod museum. They didn't bother going in (and taking pictures) because they didn't think it was anything they'd be interested in. GPster[/quote]
I am lucky to have access to a well equipted shop and steel store very close. I have been a fabricator most of my life so the skills learned help make it look easier than it is. Sounds like you will have a good home built toy when you are finished and doing it yourself will make for wide smiles :P
Tim
Quote from: msuguydonI took the tuna boat to my buddies shop today. With his help I am putting disc brakes on the boat. We got about 75% of the way complete today. We are gonna finish up tomorrow. Do you have to be home before dark or did you get your tail lights fixed?
Quote from: GPsterQuote from: "msuguydon"I took the tuna boat to my buddies shop today. With his help I am putting disc brakes on the boat. We got about 75% of the way complete today. We are gonna finish up tomorrow. Do you have to be home before dark or did you get your tail lights fixed?
Car stayed at the shop. And yes I have to home before dark. I don't bother my buddy with the small stuff. When I left the car was still on the lift.. Man is that nice to work with a lift...
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Heres hoping that everyone Stateside had a Safe and enjoyable $th weekend........
Tim
Quote from: "moose"Heres hoping that everyone Stateside had a Safe and enjoyable 4th weekend........
Tim
Everyplace else as well!
We played clean up around here. We cut some firewood and cleaned up the brush piles. Burned what needed burned and chopped some of what needed chopped.
Did get out the body hammers and practiced on one of Court's inner fenders for his '54. Had hoped to start getting them in place but that didn't work out just yet. Probably not until after the fair the 20-27 July. Then we'll hit it and get it running.
Had to bury a young goat. She came down with something on Thursday and went down hill fast. I checked on her this morning and got her to eat, went to town, came back and she was gone. I doubt she was 4 months old. Bummer.
Got better, though. Went out to the brother in law and sister in law's place. Had a good barbeque and the kids went in the pond. I held down a chair and when it seemed like it might fly away, I added beer for ballast. In the end, the chair didn't have a chance.
I ripped all the interior out of my Impala today. Need to get new springs in the drivers seat and since I had it out, I decided to take the time to replace the package shelf. Of course, that requires removing all the interior chrome, rear seat, door panels, and sail panels. Since they were out I cleaned all the chrome around the windows where I missed it when I put in in originally.
Also gathered up all the stuff to put power windows in it after I get the Olds done. Got them from the same car I picked up a tilt/telescope column for. These colums are 65/66 only.
Then my son and his wife came over and had me replace the regulator on their Grand Am. Drivers side this time.
Doug
2 days of drag racing.....if the weather holds out.
Road trip to Lewistown and the a ride on the Charlie Russell Choo Choo, then a nice cruise home on Sunday through Great Falls. About 20 couples are going. Leaveing in about an hour.
Doug
Got the brake job finished.. now I have a shiny new master cylinder to polish... nothing says "I like to spend money", like chrome.
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Doing my bit for global warming.
That is sitting in my den with the heater on full blast because it's too bloody cold to go outside!
Continuing on my frame. Nit picking welds in small areas and cosmitic stuff...
Tim
Cleaned up the shop, and put the rear end together for Fatcat's Chevy. One of the backing plates is bent. Doh!!
QuoteOne of the backing plates is bent. Doh!![/quote
Those can be easily repaired by using special brake tool # BFH60oz. :idea: BUT..Stay away from those HF impostors..They don't work as well... :shock:
Bob.............. :wink:
I have a BFH72, will that work? I'm just puzzled how it got bent.
Put a 1000 mi on the car this week-end as I went to Goodguys Columbus. Met up with a few of the other riff raff that frequent this board. Had a good time on the trip down as I did mostly 2 lane, coming back today I only did some 2 lane and it took 2 1/4 hrs less time. Show was ok but I doubt that I'll go again as the way they run things down there leaves a lot to be desired. Host hotel parking lot at night was a great time though. Don, did you make it down? If you did sorry I missed you.
My fuel tank, brackets and tool box are now black. I'm stripping the box as we speak. It ain't no fun.
steamed off the engine compartment of the Falcon...need to get some black paint in the engine area.
Lookin' good! :) Gotta love those old Falcons.
Fuzzy
I'm with Fuzzy on the falcon thing. I used to rent out my garage and the one project that was in there was a falcon like Crosleys with the firewall moved to the front of the doors,a straight axle,and a 429/c6/9" .neat stuff!
Quote from: "kb426"My fuel tank, brackets and tool box are now black. I'm stripping the box as we speak. It ain't no fun.
Probably be more fun if you didn't try to stripe while you type. I'm no striper but I've seen it done with two hands and they seemed to do OK with it. :P
And that Falcon is awesome. I'm not a Ford guy but that'd be one that I'd take. There is a white Ranchero of the same vintage in Blissfield at the local shop. Been there for ages. Supposed to be putting in some motor work but the guy is out of $. I'd be up for sporting one of those around.
Hello;
Had lots of projects to do but my best friend I have known since the late 50's just suddenly up and passed away! He's only one year older than me!
Now, two man jobs on my car will be just me!
Crap, Life gives us bad deals when we least expect it!
Bruce
I finished another model car project. This one was a club contes to build a Gasser and of course nearly everybody built one of the many Willys Gassers available. Liking a challenge mine is two parts fuel altered, one part gasser plus a '55 Corvette which basically adds up to be one mean nasty sumbeech race car!
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For those who need to know these things the parts list is as follows:
AMT '55 'Vette stocker provided the starting point.
RM A rat rod front axle/wishbone assy, wheels and steering.
AMT Beverly Hillbilly's Olds rear axle and drive shaft.
AMT Winged Express fuel altered, rear wheels and tyres, engine, clutch and scatter-shield.
RM, Stone woods and Cook Willys, headers and decals.
Revell Parts Pack, B&M modified Hydramatic.
AMT '64 Mustang, wheelie bars and drag chute.
Other bits from my parts dept, drivers seat, fire extinguisher, traction rods, rear shocks, moon tank, grille mesh, dzus fastener decals.
Roll bar, moon tank mounting, suspension cross-member and wishbone tab plus hood tabs fabricated from plastic stock
Carps...That incredible... );b( I dont know how you can do it...GREAT job... :b-d:
Bob........ :wink:
My 1962 Falcon has the gasser look...... KEEP in mind the car has OEM front suspension IFS.
The Falcon is sitting in the air since there is NO engine in it.
Quote from: "Crosley"My 1962 Falcon has the gasser look...... KEEP in mind the car has OEM front suspension IFS.
The Falcon is sitting in the air since there is NO engine in it.
I knew there must be an easier way! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Flying up to visit the outlaws in Western NY this week. Get to go to a big annual cruise night on Wednesday at the western end of the Erie Canal where I grew up. That's the only car related thing the whole time. Then its off to Canada for the weekend. We'll be at her family's cottage up on Sturgeon Bay way north of Toronto. If I can sneak away up there I'll be looking for some Merc truck parts and any other interesting old stuff I might stumble across.
Lee
Went down to Dayton today, visited with 58 Apache, and Mr Bill, and a couple other guys I know down there. Looked over 58 Apache's 69 Chevelle, the paint is really nice, he is doing a great job. Also looked at an in progress 40 chevy. They just fired the 454 in it saturday
more drag racing this weekend .Went 2 rounds saturday lost by.01 breakout.(.040 to .051 reaction time). Sunday we went out in the first round . Other car had a .011 reaction time and .005 off dial in!We are getting pretty upset with track prep.Track manager treats traction compound like GOLD, will not use enough to allow for consistent traction.
I finally got the box stripped last weekend. I went to Salina on saturday and worked on the box all sunday. I boxed all 4 corners of the bedrails. I primered the areas where the frame goes back into it. I'm now where I thought I would be 4 weeks ago.
Coldest and wettest weekend for a long time, not conducive to workin under the car. So...... I started another little one, a kustom this time round.
Took a bit of work in the chassis dept to get it to sit right.
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Some cutting, a bit of fabricating, a dab of filler, some moulding and sanding and we got the makings of a bonafide kustom '36 coupe.
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Because I get bored doing only one thing at a time (and the filler/primer doesn't fry fast enuff), I broke out the brushes and detailed a couple more of those little toolboxes.
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HI all- new to the board but Im actually going to a new show this weekend that is happening. Supposed to be pretty cool . Local too- which saves on gas and lodging.
Its the Sho Car Association Rod & Custom Nationals in Marlboro MA.
ANyone else going to a show at all?
Too far for the Sho Car show.
I planned to bale hay Sunday and started doing check out on the baler on Saturday. Finally going to get it in with no rain. Maybe! The baler when BAM last time so I was fixing everything there. Missed a busted sprocket weld and as I started it, the gathering arm rolled into the chamber. You can guess what happened when the plunger went into the chamber...I'm about 2 parts shy of a parts baler. I bent lots of stuff and broke only a few. Spent most of the day ripping it apart so I can fix the sprocket.
Went to weld. Out of gas. Went to change wire to flux core, rust spot on one area so it keeps clogging the gun. Didn't get it done. Off to Tractor Supply for bolts, gas, and wire this morning!
I've got a neighbor baling it for me. We haven't talked price but it is still better than what is being charged out west. Had someone tell my wife it has hit $20 per bale in NV. She's selling out of her animals because she can't afford it.
Sometimes, when it rains, you get wet.
Looks like NEXT weekend I'll get to Frank's for some parts I've been talking about since May.
I got the box, tailgate and new hood painted today. I'm going to sand the clear and put 1 more coat of clear on it. That's my answer to buffing when you have small irregular spots. Too many chances for me to mess up. I should get that finished still this week. Then the cab comes back off and some work done on it. Not fun be necessary for me to be satisfied.
Went to Enjenjo's place with the boys this morning. Saw Fat Cat and met a guy named * Weed. Those guys ain't right.
Anyway...we picked up a parts frame from Frank & Frank and got my bent baler part bent back (thanks again, Enjenjo).
We took the '48 frame home and took off the rest of the floor pan and saved it for later. Scraped some of the goo off and will take it to the car wash in the morning.
This is for Elijah's 1948 Sedan Delivery that we bought on the HAMB 2 years ago. Someone tried to make it a gasser and well, failed. We have some work to do but the plan is to swap in a late model rear and upgrade the front brakes. Engine/trans not decided on just yet. Interior doesn't exist but dash is nice. Long way to go but we'll put it right by the time he turns 16 or maybe 61...
After Danimal and his boys left, Fatcat and I assembled his 47 Chevy frame. Got most of it done.
Since it got even colder, things are real slow.
This aint supposed to happen here......
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Even the golfers had to give it away, they can't find their balls.
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If global warming keeps up this way, I'm gunna hafta install a heater in my garage! :shock:
QuoteEven the golfers had to give it away, they can't find their balls
The golfers here use florecent orange balls to play in the snow.
The process of evolution has taught some of us to keep our balls out of the snow. 8)
Quote from: "purplepickup"The process of evolution has taught some of us to keep our balls out of the snow. 8)
Not Golfers!!!
Well it's not car oriented, but my wife and I just got back from 4 hrs on the river kayaking. Bought our own kayaks last Sun. so we'll be doing lots more of it.
I haven't been worth anything today. I got home from work at 7am and slept til 1pm. Watched the Cup race and have been catching up on my Ebay sales. If I sell enough junk I can buy more truck parts.
Tomorrow I'm putting a plug on that 220 wire sticking out of the wall so I can fire up that new MIG. I also hope to get the Turbo 400 kickdown switch bracket made for the truck. I have everything that I need to do it so it's time to get it in gear.
Tom
Went drag racing with my buddy again. saturday we went 3 rounds in outlaw street. Today we won in pro class. He is opening his speed shop this month.
Tom, how long have you lived in Edgerton?
Carps,
I'm not sure where you are but I certainly hope it is in the southern hemisphere. If I saw snow on 10 August at home, I'd be convinced hell froze over and it was just the aftershock!
And I don't play with my balls in the snow. I play with them in my pocket.
Haven't been doing a whole lot--got a little done -cleaning on the ragtop after mud from Louisville. Went to a wedding this past Saturday and on Sunday the 10th wife and I celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary. Now time to get back to work.
QuoteSunday the 10th wife
You really are a glutton for punishment aren't you? Congratulations!! :lol:
Thanks--Oh well guess senility is getting older too.
Wow. I'm on my first wife. 16 years so far. When do I trade up?
As long as the other wives didn't know-----------
Quote from: "Danimal"Wow. I'm on my first wife. 16 years so far. When do I trade up?
Any trading you do will be down. She can trade up.
Quote from: "Danimal"Carps, I'm not sure where you are but I certainly hope it is in the southern hemisphere. If I saw snow on 10 August at home, I'd be convinced hell froze over and it was just the aftershock!
We are in the SH but considering our water shortage and the fact that this just isn't supposed to happen here, we are thinking you may be right about hell freezing over.
QuoteAnd I don't play with my balls in the snow. I play with them in my pocket.
It was so cold you would not even have been able to do that. :shock:
Quote from: "enjenjo"Quote from: "Danimal"Wow. I'm on my first wife. 16 years so far. When do I trade up?
Any trading you do will be down. She can trade up.
And I give it about ten minutes after she reads this before the 'sale' starts.. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
It's been a month since I was talking about the K-member and this is what it looks like installed. It allowed me to slide the engine back 7 and 3/4 inches so that I could get the front sheet metal on. I had to section 3 and 1/2 inches out of the grille so it would fit over the frame rail.
Looks good Joe.
We spent the day correcting another one of my mistakes. :shock: On Fat Cats 47 Chevy, I wanted more reinfocement on the front crossmember. well, I got carried away, and didn't leave enough room for the steering rack. I never checked to see if it would fit. :shock: And he painted the frame too, a really nice job.
So we had to cut a C into the reinforcement, and boxed that back in, and cut a hole through the motor mount tower for the steering shaft. Now he can repaint that corner of the frame.
I have to pull the dash and steering column and the cab is ready to come off the 32. I finally got the box, tailgate and hood painted this week. If I would do things right the first time, I wouldn't be doing this.
I have a new project, a 1948 Chevy Pickup. Will be street rodding it soon.
Just got settled into a new place after 4 months of turmoil, storage, delays, renting, moving twice and still sorting through boxes for missing items. Now that I can take a day and relax a little, Mother Nature throws a curve ball at us.
We're supposed to get a hurricane or some semblance thereof in a couple of days. Governor already opened the EOC's and declared a potential emergency so the Guard can be alerted.
Now everything has to come back into the garage again, and the rods have to go back to storage.
At least if I get the day off I can finish with my in-ceiling speakers for the garage stereo and run the electric for my shop and beer signs.
Hey Carpsipoo, I'll trade your little bit of chilly grassy dandruff for this stinkin' heat, rain and hurricane crap.
If I hear the term "spagetti models" one more time during a weather report I'm shooting the TV. Probably an Aussie term for "We don't have a *' clue".
Otherwise, Life is good.
yep; we're doing something - it's winter here; and a dozen or so of us went on a garage crawl sunday morning; and checked out a few "in-progress" rods.
what we saw confirms that hot rodding is alive and well, and booming here in australia.
sorry - no pic's...
The 32 is all apart. I filled the right side door lock hole and am working on making the doors fit better. What a mess. Who's idea was this anyway? :lol:
oh , lets see:
our daily driver has a noise in it. Sounds like the dual mass flywheel on the engine is going bad.
I released the "smoke" from my cordless Craftsman drill motor. The drill is about 5 years old, i guess it is worn out. It still runs... sorta.
Still no A/C in my work shop. It's been 93-96*F in there lately.
Work has been interesting... 2 fellows fired, 2 quit, another one is suppose to be back to work next week IF a deal has been worked out?
:shock:
Quote from: "Crosley"Still no A/C in my work shop. It's been 93-96*F in there lately.:
Yes but it's good weather for the black paint on the firewall of the Falcon to dry. Powder coating must take even longer to dry here in the "Rust Belt". You guys are doing great. The firewall for the Jeepster leaning against the garage wall still bears a strong resemblence to the back of a display case out of a grocery store. Any "Powder Coating " here will be if I spray clear over the powder that has "dusted" everything (me included) that has been dormant too long. Jeepster
Quote from: "gazza2947"yep; we're doing something - it's winter here; and a dozen or so of us went on a garage crawl sunday morning.
Why ya gotta crawl? Too fugly to walk up on folks? But then again if you took Carps with you, I see why you'd have to sneak up on society. They did claim to find a Bigfoot here recently. Looked like Carps, but didn't have an accent.
Quote from: "gazza2947"
sorry - no pic's...
Bless you. we don't like to scare folks... :wink: :wink: :D
Loaded up on Friday and went to Michigan Fiber Fest in Allegan (north west of Kzoo).
Took about 10 angora goats and 2 sheep. Got last and second to last with the sheep (just learning) and various places in the goat show including Reserve Champion Colored Buck. We were a bit thrilled with that. My wife sold a goat there, 2 before we left, and it looks like at least 2 since we've been home. Kind of nice when things work out.
Bad part was Court got sick so I drove there and back every day while he stayed home. 1000 miles on the Trailblazer this weekend. I don't want to think of the amount of gas, 3 1/2 tanks? Yikes.
I did get to talk to a few weavers who gave me tips on how to finish a project I was doing. I'm finishing it now. Maybe I'll post some pictures later, once it is dry.
Had fun passing all of the cool rides headed up to Detroit for Woodward on Friday and Saturday and then seeing them come back Saturday and Sunday. I passed a couple in a very nice late 60s Mustang rolling from Illinois. Another guy was in a gorgeous 68 GTO convertible right around Marshall. There was a '51 Henry J going through Blissfield on Sunday on a trailer. Primer black gasser (aren't all Henry J's gassers?)
We managed to work a bit on Court's truck Sunday eve. One side of the rad is mounted. Still the other side to tack and finish weld. Goal for next weekend, I guess!
Went to a car show today, first one this year, outside of cruises. Won a door prize too, dinner at a Mexican restaraunt.
Worked on Court's truck a little on Saturday. Had a family bonfire before the kids went off to school. Sunday loaded up and went to Columbus to buy a '46 Chevy Stylemaster 4 door sedan. Alleged runner. The guy wasn't ready when I got there and then messing around with it made the water pump leak.
Enjenjo helped me out a bit on the phone and I ended up bringing her home. Hope to fire tomorrow night. She'll be the donor to get the Sedan Delivery going. Starting with a 'resto rod' type set up.
My nephew found another S10 with a 4.3/auto and he needed the rear end. I'm going to probably take what's left and put the other '54 parts on it since it ran and drive up until about 4 pm when they pulled the rear out from under it! I'm getting it for scrap price since he's going back to MSU tonight!
Quote from: "Danimal"My nephew found another S10 with a 4.3/auto and he needed the rear end. I'm going to probably take what's left and put the other '54 parts on it since it ran and drive up until about 4 pm when they pulled the rear out from under it! I'm getting it for scrap price since he's going back to MSU tonight!
Don't let him throw away any of the brake pieces of the junk rear end, especially the emergency brake cables. Most everybody is going to the 4 x 4 rear ends for the extra width ( 58") and I believed them so I've got a rear out of an '87 S15 GMC with 3.70 : 1 that will nees to find a new home. GPster
Yeah, too late, he already gutted the rear. I could have killed him. I've got 2 or 3 of those that would have fit right into his truck out here. He only paid $200 for the whole thing and drove it home. The gas tank leaks so they could only go a few miles so they were going to scrap the truck! It has air!!
I'll tell him to save the brakes, anyway. I hope they didn't just cut the cables but I have a suspicion. I need them, too!
I hope he didn't take a torch to the "U" bolts. Working on these things is like working on an early British motorcycle. Some say that all the "U" bolts, shock bolts and spring anchor bolts are 12mm and some say 9/16 btu neither seems right. I ran a 9/16 dei on mine and new bolts and lock washers and when I think it's the last assembly I'l probably "Locktite" everything. Do you use the truck gas tank or the Blazer tank? the back of the jeepster body is so short now (8" rust removal) with the Blazer tank it might be a cousin to a Pinto. A flatbed truck might be better though. GPster
I've used the Blazer tank in Court's truck. I was thinking the same for this one as well. Still quite a bit of impact space but you are right, it wouldn't be pretty for an * ender! I think I'll look at some more safety for my kid's truck as well as a fire extinguisher mounted behind the seat.
I used all of the brackets from the Blazer on ours as well. Crossmembers and all.
I took two housings down to Moser today to be narrowed, and have axles made for them. They are super people to deal with. The guy I dealt with is an engineer who runs the shop, and when I got there, he was sweeping floors, that impressed me.
Well I didn't accoomplish anything this weekend worthy of my own spread with pictures but I did close up a big hole. Back in the days of the SBC I neede to recess the Jeepster's firewall. I had set aside a wheelbarrow tub but destiny had provided me with another option. When we bought the house next door end tore it down one of the things I saved was the door off an old refrigerator. This door was one of the ones that have since been outlawed, the kind with a latching handle. It made a nice sunken firewall but it certainly was over-kill behind a 2.5L four. Going through a health food's back yard I ransomed a metal cabinet with an 18 ga. back-slash. Now it appears kind of second rate but 60 3/18" pop rivets later I have a flat firewall again. Now I have to figure out where to cut holes in it for the steering column. I want to get that done this week so I can warn everyone coming to Kalamazoo what Double D pieces I need out of their junk. GPster
Nothing car wise. But I did save $1275 on a new snow blower. LOL I bought a new lawn tractor this spring and the blower mounting frame wouldn't work on the new one. It does now. Made brackets to mount it and lengthened it 4". I also had to cut the handle that lifts the blower and extend it out 3' to clear the sides. The reason I say I saved $1275 is no one makes an undercarriage to mount the old blower to the new tractor, so I would've had to buy both blower and undercarriage
Quote from: "phat rat"Nothing car wise. But I did save $1275 on a new snow blower. LOL I bought a new lawn tractor this spring and the blower mounting frame wouldn't work on the new one. It does now. Made brackets to mount it and lengthened it 4". I also had to cut the handle that lifts the blower and extend it out 3' to clear the sides. The reason I say I saved $1275 is no one makes an undercarriage to mount the old blower to the new tractor, so I would've had to buy both blower and undercarriage
Jeez, what you mugs have to go through to get ready for winter... :(
Our biggest concern is whether to put on long pants or not... :wink: 8) :lol: :lol: :lol:
Jeez, what you mugs have to go through to get ready for winter... :(
Our biggest concern is whether to put on long pants or not... :wink: 8) :lol: :lol: :lol:[/quote]
...and cover all the glass with wood or metal, then evacuate!!!!! :P
Hello;
What Am I doing this weekend! First I am reporting to our local hospital (Orlando Regional) at 5 AM for my date with destiny! Having my hip replaced by 8 AM. Then it's on to recovery, followed by lousey hospital food!
Of course nothing getting done on any cars but I can't get around very well anymore so it is time!
I need this to be 100% wish me luck, I need it!
Bruce
Quote from: "BFS57"Hello;
What Am I doing this weekend! First I am reporting to our local hospital (Orlando Regional) at 5 AM for my date with destiny! Having my hip replaced by 8 AM. Then it's on to recovery, followed by lousey hospital food!
Of course nothing getting done on any cars but I can't get around very well anymore so it is time!
I need this to be 100% wish me luck, I need it!
Bruce
Good luck. My dad has had 7 hip replacements. The first one was 30 years ago. He overstressed 5 and broke them, the last one 4 years ago. He is now 85 years old, and still bowls 3 times a week. He has only broken one since he retired in 87.
I'm on vacation this week and so far I haven't gotten any car work done. I have been working outside getting things done before it cools off. If I get the shop cleaned and organized by Sunday I'll be in good shape to get to work again.
My wife is in AZ this week visiting her mom so there is nobody here to poke me with a sharp stick to keep me moving. :lol:
Tom
Going to sandblast the fenders, doors and other misc parts on the Olds this weekend. Got all the tools I bought the last few weeks put together and set up where they are going to live, so back on the Olds.
Doug
A busy weekend this week. If you remember last year I lost a couple trees to lightning, a Black Walnut, and a big White Pine. I had both of them sawed into lumber at a local saw mill, and sold some of the black Walnut to pay for the sawing. The pine was sawed into 2" planks, and stacked to dry. It's cured out nice now, so we sawed some of it into 2x4 lumber. Fatcat and I framed a room about 12' by 12' in the loft of my barn this weekend. the plan is to make a place more secure from mice and insects where we can store things like seats. the ceiling will have 2x8 joists so we can deck it, and have storage on top of the room too. Also on the outside walls we are putting up shelves and racks to store sheet metal parts.
today we installed the front sheetmetal on the truck from hell, and spent some time scrapping out an old saw, a furnace, and other junk. The truck is done now, he is picking it up this week.
Fatcat, Josh and I were working on the room in the barn this weekend. It's all framed in, ceiling joists secured, and the wals are sheeted up half way. Still have to sheet the floor above this room, that will give us 240 sq ft. of additional storage space. so far I have about $180 invested in it.
It looks like you're the only one doing anything. GPster
Hello:
I'm done with that dreary hospital! It has been 6 weeks now and I am really doing quite nicely. You know that things don't stop. First nite back from the Hospital, I had to service my AC Filter. At least, I taught my wife how to!
Now, I must mention that if it wasn't for my better half doing all she can to help me it would have been sooo much harder! My hat is off to her!! I couldn't ask for a better partner!
While I was re cooping, I changed the serpentine belt on the wife's Trailblazer! Now that I feel a whole lot better, this weekend I am attempting the wiper install on the 57. That coupled with a new dash with Autometer Gages and I should be on my way to the next 3 or 4 things I need to do to that car!
So many jobs not nearly enough time!
Bruce
Glad you are feeling better.
Working on getting the used 60 gal. tank air compressor that I bought my son for his birthday up and running - plumbing, wiring, etc. Then get it out of my garage and reclaim 9 sq. ft. of floor space. Every little bit helps.
Lee
About a month ago I decided I needed more power in the 32. I bought a broken 347 and proceeded to go through it. I bought alum heads for it and am now in the process of transferring everything from the 302 to it. The balance weights are different and have caused me some grief trying to line up all the pulleys. The redo list isn't very long but I think I'm a month away from having everything done. This started at the first of July with a little 3 week repaint. :lol:
Worked on my son's compressor today as I said earlier. Got the plumbing part of it going in the right direction but could not find the electrical cord I bought to wire it up. So I started cleaning the garage a bit and moving stuff and sorting through a bunch of boxes. Boy it was like Christmas. I found more harbor freight DEALS then I could remember ever buying. You know the sale stuff that you put in the cart cause it's cheap. Plus I unearthed some tools and new parts I been looking for. Hope to keep going tomorrow and get the old garage back in shape, although it will take at least a week to find the floor. It's finally enjoyable garage weather so I better get on the stick.
Lee
Not much work in the garage today. What with meeting a few local hot rodders for breakfast and a Harbor frieght run it's hard to get much done. I did find the electrical stuff I was looking for in the garage. It was about a foot from the compressor buried under some other stuff. Well it's off to a cruise night in Ft. Pierce now. We'll really hit it out there tomorrow to make up for goofing off today.
Lee
finally getting around to hanging a MII in one of my ramblers.
never had to do much with a uni-body so it's kinda fun for a change...
supposed to go look at a big block camaro this afternoon with my CPA.
looks * good in the pics.... we'll see;)
I've found another set of fuel lines and I'll probably explore ways of making a combination long enough to reach. I've decided I've got the major components located well enough to pull the front sheetmetal off so I can get close enough to see. There are some strange circumstances surrounding this weekend through and including the holiday. Linda and Puppy are on the road and Kelsey (my dog) and I are home alone. His health has been in question since April with breathing problem and his hair falling out. We have been through multipal/extensive blood tests, Xrays, cortizone screenings and breathing theropy following multiple symptoms. He's only seven and the only constant is his apparent need to drink a lot of water. How much is the reason for this five day quarantine (?). He needs to be in his normal environment and his water intake measured which would be hard if Puppy was going into the bowl too. He loves to and has the energy to walk and I can deal with the temperature if only the sun would shine. So I've got a 5 day weekend but my project may not show that much progress. GPster
I found this little Mitsubishi vehicle near my house... I was thinking Bonneville salt flat driver. Install a stake bed sides, canopy , generator , fridge... Sign says it is a 4x4 , it is right hand drive. Price is a bit high for me.... $3500.00
Worked on the vette , got most of the old parts off. Need to call Muskegon brakes next week.
Quote from: "Crosley"I found this little Mitsubishi vehicle near my house... I was thinking Bonneville salt flat driver. Install a stake bed sides, canopy , generator , fridge... Sign says it is a 4x4 , it is right hand drive. Price is a bit high for me.... $3,500.00
There was a couple of them For Sale here. Because of the person that had them for sale I would think that they served duty between some of the local plants and a river front docking and unloading site. They were clean. probably driven by shift foreman and had 23,000 miles on them. they were licensed for street use and they were asking $5,500.00. I'd think the daily driving from Salt Lake City would be hard in it. It would be nice to have to make the daily drive from the "Wide Spot" but you'd have to tow it from Arizona behind the motor home. GPster
Quote from: "GPster"Quote from: "Crosley"I found this little Mitsubishi vehicle near my house... I was thinking Bonneville salt flat driver. Install a stake bed sides, canopy , generator , fridge... Sign says it is a 4x4 , it is right hand drive. Price is a bit high for me.... $3,500.00
There was a couple of them For Sale here. Because of the person that had them for sale I would think that they served duty between some of the local plants and a river front docking and unloading site. They were clean. probably driven by shift foreman and had 23,000 miles on them. they were licensed for street use and they were asking $5,500.00. I'd think the daily driving from Salt Lake City would be hard in it. It would be nice to have to make the daily drive from the "Wide Spot" but you'd have to tow it from Arizona behind the motor home. GPster
Joe,
I would not use the small Mit vehicle to drive the 120 miles each direction to the salt from SLC. Camping in the curve of the road at the salt would happen
8)
Worked on a Grand caravan yesterday, and then mulched the leaves so more leaves could fall and take their places. Sat around today and watched football contemplating what to do to the ragtop the rest of the winter. Cheaper and easier watching games than playing with Murphy.
Fatcat and i worked on his 47 chevy this weekend We finished up the right side. He is between classes this week, so he had some time. Now we have to flip it up on the other side to do the left side. We had to install new inner roackers, new sills, four body mounts, and several floor patches. The rest of the body is done by the PO, so it is worth it to fix the bottom too.
That Mitsu can't be registered in Ohio. They use them on farms around here. But they are not legal on the street.
Here are some pics of Fatcat's Chevy This is what we worked on this weekend.
Quote from: "enjenjo"That Mitsu can't be registered in Ohio. They use them on farms around here. But they are not legal on the street.
From what I read they are governed to 30 mph or less.
Frank... IS that rust bullet product on the metal of Fatcat's 47 car bottom??
Quote from: "Crosley"Quote from: "enjenjo"That Mitsu can't be registered in Ohio. They use them on farms around here. But they are not legal on the street.
From what I read they are governed to 30 mph or less.
It's a shame we can't use them on the street. They will not pass crash standards though. they get excellent mileage, and would be great for me to run around town in.
They do have some street legal Chinese trucks here, they have three wheels, only one in front, so are considered motorcycles.
Quote from: "Crosley"Frank... IS that rust bullet product on the metal of Fatcat's 47 car bottom??
Yes it is. He did a partial coat where we were done.
Quote from: "Crosley"Quote from: "enjenjo"That Mitsu can't be registered in Ohio. They use them on farms around here. But they are not legal on the street.
From what I read they are governed to 30 mph or less.
there is one in the parking lot at work occasionally. haven't seen who gets out of it to ask them about it tho. it would make a great salt cruiser tho.
later jim
My Humpy needs some serious work and I'm not really up to it, so I did something out of character. Loaded it on a trailer and delivered it to a good friend who I trust more than most. He's going to give the old gal a 100% going over so she's right for the summer.
Meanwhile, I finished something else that's also a bit out of character, built using only the parts in the box plus some filler, paint, glue and chrome foil.....
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Neato Carps, I do like those old Mopars.
You really made that one look cool.
Heh, heh, that one even shows the trans mounted handbrake.
Course in the real world you might get shot for doing that to a real 300.
You have to much time on your hands Carps ,and it was good to see you at Bright hope you had fun .
Lindsay
Quote from: "Carnut"Neato Carps, I do like those old Mopars.
You really made that one look cool.
Heh, heh, that one even shows the trans mounted handbrake.
Course in the real world you might get shot for doing that to a real 300.
not as custom as carps' but nice none the less, have you seen gary goodguy meadors' 56 300.
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more HERE (http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/0705sr_1956_chrysler_300/index.html)
later jim
Quote from: "mcdonald"You have to much time on your hands Carps
Nah, it took months, should have taken only a couple of weeks.
Quote...and it was good to see you at Bright hope you had fun.
I hand a great time thanx Lindsay. Good to get away from it all and just shoot the breeze with old pals.
Hey Jim, I saw Goodguy's '56 in person at Pleasanton last year. My favourite letter series model, although I think it'd look better with chrome wire's & wide whites. :wink:
Quote from: "river1"not as custom as carps' but nice none the less, have you seen gary goodguy meadors' 56 300.
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I hope that Deb sees this picture. It's bound to give her better memories of her father than that Mustang
Quote from: "river1"not as custom as carps' but nice none the less, have you seen gary goodguy meadors' 56 300.
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more HERE (http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/0705sr_1956_chrysler_300/index.html)later jim
Wire brushed my Falcon front floors ... added some rust bullet to the area where I replaced rusted out floor panels
After 4.5 months, the 32 has returned to the streets. I still have interior work to do but all the paint work is done. The 347 appears to be fine. It doesn't have the bottom end I expected but once it gets above 2 grand, it gets moving pretty good. I had a lot of things to redo that I had better ideas than the first go round. I'm embarrassed that i have become so slow. I'm about to be acquainted with the sewing machine. The interior will be a larger sewing project than I have done in the past. If you see a green 32, get out of the way. I hear the owner is crazy. :lol:
Quote from: "kb426"If you see a green 32, get out of the way. I hear the owner is crazy. :lol:
Glad to hear you are back terrorizing the streets :lol:
I have been up your way a couple times, but didn't stop :oops:
had to take Mom to Hays last week.
maybe next trip, I'll have more time.
Vance
Think we'll head up to Vero Beach on Saturday to an antique meet that tolerates hot rods. It's a nice ride and a beautiful park locations under some big oak trees which makes it a little easier to deal with. And they have a small swap meet. After that I have to figure out what jun.. ah treasures I'll be taking up to the Daytona swap meet.
Lee
Josh and I cut and stacked firewood this weekend, just about enough for the winter ready.
Quote from: "enjenjo"Josh and I cut and stacked firewood this weekend, just about enough for the winter ready.
I bought two boxes of fireplace logs last night, that should do us for the winter.
Lee
The Jeepster is in the garage and the convection heater is pointed at the engine and the front suspension. It's real nice. I scrape some grease off and what's underneath it dries so I can scrape some more. I've saved some logs all year so that we could sit outside and watch the fire and the grandkids could do hot dogs and marshmellows. That didn't interest them like the TV or computor did so I've been walking around the pile for a year. I burnt it yesterday so now I've got a clean path to the garage where I have my project and an assortment of scrapers and wire brushes. GPster
I finally got the ac charged. Now that it's 20 degrees in the morning, that makes alot of sense. I replaced the windshield. It had the small crack that was going to be the large crack eventually. Finishing the interior is what's left. I'm researching materials to see if I can find something that makes people with no talent look good.
Quote from: "kb426"I'm researching materials to see if I can find something that makes people with no talent look good.
try THIS PLACE (http://www.diytrade.com/china/4/products/2180407/blindfold.html)
later jim
Hmmmmmm, we may turn the heat on before january this year.
:shock:
this weekend I am going to a shop teachers convention. It is in the same area as my old high school mustang resides. I did a little digging and found the phone # of the guy who owns it,the very same guy I sold it to years ago. Long story short, I asked him if he would sell it ,he didnt say no.I am meeting with him this weekend to see my old car,my wife said to buy it back!
Cleaned up the garage to make more room for working on cars.
In between time, finished this.....
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Striping odd shaped objects is difficult, I really don't know what possessed me to do it.
QuoteStriping odd shaped objects is difficult, I really don't know what possessed me to do it.
Because you are about as odd as it gets. :roll:
so far... I got the 1982 Vette brake job finished. Car still needs a few items tidied up if the guy wants it done.
Changed jets in my 1 barrel carb for my Falcon. Turns out the carb uses regular Holley jet design for the main jet.. No brand name on the carb, the float has the name Holley formed into it.
I will run the Falcon at the drag strip again on Sunday Nov 30.
8)
Quote from: "enjenjo"Because you are about as odd as it gets. :roll:
Thanx Frank, I guess that explains the teapot I started this afternoon? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: "Carps"Quote from: "enjenjo"Because you are about as odd as it gets. :roll:
Thanx Frank, I guess that explains the teapot I started this afternoon? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Did you use heat resistant paint?
Quote from: "Carps"Quote from: "enjenjo"Because you are about as odd as it gets. :roll:
Thanx Frank, I guess that explains the teapot I started this afternoon? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Is teapot Australian speak for a car part?
~:)
I called the gent about going to see my old mustang today. He has decided he would like to keep it. I asked him to please call me if he should ever change his mind.
QuoteQuote from: "enjenjo"QuoteStriping odd shaped objects is difficult, I really don't know what possessed me to do it.
Because you are about as odd as it gets. :roll:
Remember Carps.....If it was easy...Anybody could do it .... :!:
Bob......... :wink:
With the family stuff I did not get to the garage but did find time to knock out a panel. Building up the stock for the up-coming Car show panel jam auctions....
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I went drag racing today..
Quote from: "Crosley"Is teapot Australian speak for a car part?
~:)
I think it's an accessory for an English car.
Meanwhile, Late yesterday I decided to open the door and roll the '33 out into the sunshine. Bugger! It landed on my head..... the door not the '33.
Seems we've been the victim of what appears to be a termite fly by, eating. No sign of the little buggers being still there but the timber support on one side of the garage (which the door hinge/spring/thingie mounts to) has been eaten away completely from the inside.
So today Eddie the Expert has been out to check for signs of the little buggers and to spread some serious poison or whatever they do, to make sure they don't keep eating my shed, or the house.
Well, I went to my grand daughter's school Christmas program. I wisely decided not to drive home last night (130 miles) and decided to start out home before the snow fall got too bad today. Got about 20 miles from home and on a straight stretch of road one of those "Road Surface Freezes on Bridge" jumped up, un-marked. I went down into the median strip and ALMOST MISSED the gardrail. It catght the edge of the bumper and drove it back into the front tire. Because of the snow it had to be towed to an exit that is farther from home and will probably sit in storage until I figure who will bring it home. Have to go out of town on Monday so I probably won't worry about how much it will cost to fix until I find out how much Monday will cost. GPster
Joe you didn't mention any injuries so is it safe to assume you and your wife are ok?
Quote from: "phat rat"Joe you didn't mention any injuries so is it safe to assume you and your wife are ok?
I'm just fine. My wife was at home. I was traveling alone and before I even got out of the truck I called home and told her I would be late. I let her do the calling and then went out and looked at the damage. It was still running when it stopped but I had the brake system malfunction light and I was going to try and at least get it up to the shoulder but I stopped when the tires were spinning and it wouldn't move. My first thought was the axel on that side is the one I just paid $175.00 to have new ball joints pressed in and that hit probably bent it. When I got out of the truck I discovered that I can imagine more problems than just that. Real life slows me down more than it does normal people. Thanks for asking, GPster
Glad to hear you got away with no more than a bent truck.Quote from: "GPster"Real life slows me down more than it does normal people.
Be happy in the knowledge you are not alone. :wink:
Danimal brought his boys over yesterday, and we did some cleanup in the barn. Didn't get it done, but made a big dent in it. Thanks Dan, Cort,and Eli.
Well the fenders are off of the junkyard donor truck and home. The battery is charged in my new saws-all so that I can cut the inner fender-well supports and remove the radiator support. The bumper brackets have been sprayed so that maybe they will un-bolt so that the bumper (such as it is) can be brought home and straightened. I worked on it Monday but yesterday and today I woke up to my body calling for Ibuprofin so that, the holidays and a trip with the dog to the vet means that the next dismantle day might be next Tuesday. That said I will be free to enjoy my family and friends. So when I get tired of my family I'll be here on the computor with my friends. GPster
It's only Thursday! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
So we're celebrating the new year with the traditional rod run at Mornington park (that's down by the seaside).
Have a great celebration and here's to your good health and prosperity in the new year.
well, it is saturday here.... my wife wanted some dead bushes pulled out , a tree stub pulled out (tree died this summer).
We have uncontained trash pick up next week, so every thing goes out to the street edge.
I pulled out my ol trusty snatch em strap, chain and the truck.
i am buildin the hanger for brake pedal and mouning master cyl and pwr booster on the 54 plymouth wagon , fixed the last holes in the firewall yesterday ... more today
Put some time in on the Olds. Getting frustrated again. I cannot get the doors to fit the back of the opening, tight at the bottom and loose at the top, and no way to get any more adjustment on the hinges. I have even heated and bent them to try to get more and no such luck. Looks like I will have to grind off the end of the door and reweld it. Then yesterday, we were trying to twist the trunk lid just a bit and one of the cast hinges broke. I sure hope the Buick parts car hinges work. Unfortunately, there is plenty of snow out where it is stored. I went out today, and just couldn't make myself work on it at all.
Doug
Past weekend races..
Falcon at the drag strip.
16.433 at 82.48 mph
"Warming the tires up" :?: :?: In Az. :?: What's soo very wrong with that statement :?: :?: Where you able to find any idea's on those sites I sent you ?? 16:40's at 203" aint too awful bad..... 8)
Bob...... :wink:
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS""Warming the tires up" :?: :?: In Az. :?: What's soo very wrong with that statement
well you have to remember it was cold :roll: :roll: in az last weekend, it was in the high 60s low 70s :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
later jim
We visited the Snotsdale Pavillions this saturday... it's auction time here. lots of different cars there... very busy!
We got to watch Glen answer questions on his sedan 1929 Ford car.. from a 20's something lad... it was pure entertainment.
Last question was the best: " what do you do in the rain?"
Some folks here may not know .. Glens car has no insert in the top, it is open.
I made a mounting bracket for my TH400 kickdown switch tonight. The switch is a B&M kit but I had nothing to attach it to. Now I do. :D
I took the grandsons to see Monster Trucks last night. It's like the WWF of motorsports but we had a great time :D
I put some pics in the Throne Room.
Got a chance to get back to the shop. Started fitting the new firewall...
Got the seats mounted in the ragtop---ran wiring today and got about 3/4 of the floor insulated. Put the seat switches in the side of the console. Almost ready for the upholstery shop
This is what Fatcat did today. When we went to assemble the front suspension on his 47, we found that I had made a Boo Boo when I reinforced the crossmember, there was no room for the rack shaft on the left side. This was after he had the frame all painted. :roll: so, we modified the reinforcement, and today he got it in primer, and ready to paint again.
Busy day here...
several automatic transmissions were worked on.. t-350 , t-400 and a C4 set for a flat head engine in a roadster. T-400 is for a land speed lakester car. Car set record at 305mph last year
Messed with the 4.3 chevy engine. I've got an oil filter on the engine. HEI dizzy is fixed up for the engine.
Photo below shows why I bought the engine for 25 dollars... Some idiot (not me) drilled out the one starter hole to get a bolt out I guess. I will use a mini starter on the 4.3 engine... see if the engine will run after sitting for 10 years
I knocked cam bearings into my block and then machined an adapter for water/alcohol injector system on a friends blower application.Seems NHRA would ok the injector as produced(nylon lines) if water is injected ,but mix in alcohol and it is deemed as fuel.Made adapter so braided stainless will replace the nylon.Then I went back to paint my engine block only to have the paint peel off like a sheet of plastic wrap when I tried to unmask the block. Whats wrong ? I didnt leave the paint on for long so maybe it didnt grab onto the block?
Quote from: "chimp koose"I knocked cam bearings into my block and then machined an adapter for water/alcohol injector system on a friends blower application.Seems NHRA would ok the injector as produced(nylon lines) if water is injected ,but mix in alcohol and it is deemed as fuel.Made adapter so braided stainless will replace the nylon.Then I went back to paint my engine block only to have the paint peel off like a sheet of plastic wrap when I tried to unmask the block. Whats wrong ? I didnt leave the paint on for long so maybe it didnt grab onto the block?
Did you degrease it good? Primer?
Caustic tank & rinsed. It may have a bit of honing oil on it now that I think of it.I have had so little car time this winter that I dont remember if I washed the block after honing it. I will blast it with brake kleen and try again tomorrow.
Quote from: "chimp koose"Caustic tank & rinsed. It may have a bit of honing oil on it now that I think of it.I have had so little car time this winter that I dont remember if I washed the block after honing it. I will blast it with brake kleen and try again tomorrow.
When I am painting an engine. I waash it down with solvent and a rag, mask it off, and then a final wash with thinner sprayed out of a gun, and flooded off the bottom of the engine. Blow it dry, and then shoot a couple coats of DP40. Then the color.
I finally installed a radiator overflow tank on the 32. I've had 3 different caps on this and it still keeps seeping when shut off. I'm tired of it. I didn't get started on the interior panels today. I had a few other vehicles to check over and ran out of time. I'm going back to the shop to check out an oil leak. I don't know if I spilled some oil or there's something else going on. It got up to 27 degrees today. I am so ready for summer!
Finished another model car, this time the AMT 1941 Plymouth coupe.
With a few modifications..... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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nice work Carps, those cars seem to be difficult to make good looking, but you nailed it!!!
gonna build some throtttle cable mounts for the Falcon. I've got the 2 barrel adapter built... need to bend up a new fuel line too.
8)
I finally found a decent Model A frame with numbers so I can start on my single seater project. I found the frame right here in Michigan through a guy on the HAMB. It's been hacked at the rear but I was gonna cut that off anyway. When i got to the guys place he had a rear crossmember leaning up angainst a tree so he threw that in for another $25. I knew it didn't have a rear crossmember when i went to pick it up. But now it seems we're in the middle of a blizzard here and the outside temp is 20* right now. Guess I'll go in the basement and paint! :lol:
I picked up the Crosley body for the RRT racer today. I'll mock it up later this week so you can see what we have.
I finally got around to putting the new crank in my 350 to replace the one I used to join team smart.I ran into a clearance problem between the counterweights and piston skirts on #2 and #7. Had to clearance the skirts as the crank was just rubbing on the way past.New Eagle cast crank ,has anyone else run into this ? I also got busy on the mini chopper . I am building a springer front end for the bike and trying to make it smooth (no exposed fasteners) .
Went up to Cobo for the autorama yesterday. I really liked the B400 that is up for the Riddler. Spent some time at HRLCs party last night. Today we went to a 16th birthday bowling party for Danimal's son Courtland, and watched the Cup race when we got home.
Josh had his 21st birthday yesterday. He went bowling on his league last night, called about 11pm to see if I would come and drive his car home. His Buddies were buying him drinks for his birthday, and he didn't feel he should be driving. He made me proud.
Today I spent the day scrapping gas tanks. the local scrap yard will not take them unless they are cut in half. You know, a tank that looks real good on the outside can be terrible inside, and vice versa. There were about 15 tanks, some of them I don't even know where they came from. I have a pretty good load of tin ready to go, and most of a load of heavy iron ready too. I know the price is down, but it's got to go.
QuoteQuote from: enjenjoJosh had his 21st birthday yesterday. He went bowling on his league last night, called about 11pm to see if I would come and drive his car home. His Buddies were buying him drinks for his birthday, and he didn't feel he should be driving. He made me proud.
Frank...Give Josh an "Atta-Boy" from me ..That decision shows he's not a "kid" anymore...It takes an ADULT to realize he needs help & then ask for it ... :b-d: );b(
Bob........ :wink:
Quote from: "enjenjo"Josh had his 21st birthday yesterday...His Buddies were buying him drinks for his birthday....He made me proud..
Wow, Josh can legally drink now? Man, does time fly! I'm sure your and Fat Cat's sense of right and wrong had a lot to do with him calling you. You should be proud.
Next time I'm down to visit I'll bring a 30 pack and me and Josh can drive around and drink some beers. :wink:
Quote from: "39deluxe"I made a mounting bracket for my TH400 kickdown switch tonight. The switch is a B&M kit but I had nothing to attach it to. Now I do.:D
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It looks really good. How did you cut the bracket?
You should sell 'em on eBay.
Today I met a hot rodding friend for breakfast and then we went over to his shop and I wire up a welder outlet for him. Tomorrow I am going to spend the day burning ice storm refuse.
I got the cpe out of it's 4 month hiatus today and took a cruise of maybe 50 mi.
Yesterday (Sat) attended funeral/memorial service for local rodder Tina Wilson (36) and her kids, Krystal (15), Nathan (13) and Tegan (5) who perished whilst taking cover in their neighbour's home during our recent firestorm.
A sad day indeed, yet one of those really good days that makes you proud to be a hot rodder, reminding me yet again, what hot rodding is really about.
I said to my young passenger as we cruised in convoy with a large group of hhot rods, that it felt like one of those 'old days' where we'd meet at a designated point before breakfast and drive somewhere just for the hell of it, then when we were done with the BBQ brekky and ready for the rest of the day, we'de drive home again.
Of course this time we had a purpose and Tina got her wish (she'd often say that when she was gone she wanted 100 hot Rods at her funeral).
I counted 115 pre '48 rods plus almost as many 'custom classics'.
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I guess now they can all rest in peace.
Now (Sun arvo), I'm headed to the shed to finish striping a flamed letterbox for one of my clubmates and I may also do some work on a model car I'm building for another friend.
Sunday arvo's effort.
Letterbox still has some more to be done....
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Here's the original....
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Take one Revellogram Deuce 3 window, chuck away the Ford engine and replace with Desoto Hemi from Lil Coffin (it has the prerequisite six carbs) modified with ford water-pump and alternator drive pulley system.
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Recess mount some flat plastic sheet and add half round strips to replicate the firewall on the Deuce customs body. Front axle is resin I beam with Buick brakes from the AAMT Ice-Cream truck kit.
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Chop the kit's stock height body, remove door hinges and fill cowl vent.
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Mostly as it comes at this end, will adapt stock deuce tailamps from another kit.
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Dash is modified for RHD and the moon tank will come from an old AMT kit.
Well I'll be working on a small addition for storage to my garage, a 6' X 12" lean-to off the back. I started laying it out Tues. and by tonight will have the studs and maybe the rafters in place and ready to start sheeting it. The ground in back of the garage slopes quickly away so this is up on poles in the rear and sitting on the foundation in the front. So it's up off the ground with a wood floor.
moving a landscape retaining wall..
tore it down saturday ... laid out the pattern i want . Now to pour some concrete to set the stones on. I need to recover a day or two first.
Lived here 9 yrs and early summer of 2008 the irrigation caused my septic tank to settle about 4-5 inches. this crushed the exit pipe of the tank , broke a plastic fitting. Not sure why after 9 yrs the dirt decides to settle
So , the retaining wall must be moved to keep the irrigation water back away from the septic tank and dry well.
Here's some pictures from my last 3 weekends. Remodeled the daughters kitchen. She lives about 1 hour away so I did it over the weekend on Fridays and Saturdays. Tore out the old upper cabinets and replaced them one weekend, then the next weekend did the lowers and some electrical work and measured for counter tops and tile and the 3rd weekend put on the new counter and laid up the tile and finished the trim and misc stuff. Glad that's all over. Now they are talking about moving so their daughter can be in a different school district :shock: At least it will bring up the value of the house.
Going to shoot more primer on the Olds. Getting ready for the Garage tour early next month. I am going to put the new wheels on it and set up the electronics for the air ride to see how that all goes. Pretty much done with the doors and have now started on the hood, and is it a mess!
Doug
Carps, I've got to thank you for posting the pics of the memorial service for the lady and her children. How sad....but what a wonderful show of support and caring by everyone. Nice pics of some very nice cars too.
The meticulous work you do with your striping and models is always nice to see too.
It's nice that we use this thread to show weekend stuff but many posts really do deserve their own thread. They get buried so quickly without much comment.
Tomorrow I plan on roofing the addition. As soon as that's done I can cut the door between the two and put the last 2 ft of sheeting on the side
Tomorrow morning at the Butt-Crack of dawn Normspeed and I will be off to the Spring Daytona swap meet. After a day at the swap we are driving over to the Mount Dora/Tavares/Eustis, Florida area to spend the night. Saturday morning we'll take in a large wooden boat/woodie meet followed by the once/month Eustis cruise night. Just another hum-drum weekend in paradise.
Lee
Josh and I just took two broken Escort transaxles, and built one good one out of them. One had a blown diff, and the other had a broken shift fork. The only junkyard that had one around here, for a 1.8 twin cam, wanted $250 for it.
Now his dad and he are installing it in Josh's "new" car. 94 Escort GT.
Now I have to go pull a quick ratio steering box out of a Buick.
Still "re-decorating" the living room....Let's see... :? I think I am into week 12... :shock: Almost ready for paint ....... 8) 8)
Bob...... :wink:
Spent most of the day so far trying to get the spring perches out of a stock Model A axle. So far got one nut off, one nut butchered. The spring shackles came right apart, a little Kroil and the nuts spun right off. On the one perch that I have the nut off I have tried Kroil, heat, (all I have here is a Mapp gas torch), and the candle wax trick. The perch won't budge. I am doing this for my brother who gave me the axles along with a big pile of other junk when he moved to Alabama a few years ago. He called and said he had bought a Model A Todor sedan body, three hoods, all fenders, and a grille shell for $300. He wants the axle to make a "rat rod" out of his find. Its too big to ship with the wishbone on itso I'm breaking it down into a couple smaller parcels to ship to him. I know him too well, he'll make a nice finished car from this. He's the guy that spent two weeks sanding and smoothin the frame on his "34 P.U. before he painted it gloss black then hid it under the truck. :lol:
My 32 has been down for about 3 weeks. The radiator started leaking so I sent it back to the manufacturer. It's non-repairable so they're building a new one. I didn't like a few things about the used 347 short block that I put in about 500 miles ago so it's coming out and the original 5.0 is going back in. That engine had 80,000 miles on it. I put new bearings and an oil pump in it. I want this to be reliable so I can go anywhere this summer and that was my best option. I'll probably have another 347 but I will build the next one myself. This weekend is the motor swap so I better get back to work.
Quote from: "purplepickup"....many posts really do deserve their own thread. They get buried so quickly without much comment.
Thanx George.
I'm thinkin most folks are happy to see Carps posts get burried somewhere out of the way. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Here's what happened when I got bored. Painted the doors on cabinets beneath the workbench.
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Your shop is a lot cleaner than mine. :roll:
Making last minute preps before hitting the road Monday for Austin.
Lee
This week during lunch at work , I milled on the log intake head for my Ford 6 in the falcon. Direct mount Holley 2 barrel carb stuff going on the engine.
What are you going to have to do to seal that Tony?
Did some cleanup in the barn yesterday. Loaded a trailer up with scrap metal, moved things to where they belonged, threw away lots of trash plastic, ect. Now I have 8 truck loads of firewood to split. Mostly ash, but some cotton wood.
Did nuthin this weekend, well untill today.
Old buddy rang and asked if I was going to drag racer's reunion.
Knew nuthin of it. Had a great day with all the old blokes from our drag racing youth. Kinda scary how some of them have aged, but great to catch up with blokes I haven't seen in 30 years or more, lots of old foters and benchracing.
Sadly, a few were missed coz they have fallen by the wayside.
Well since it rained Saturday we can't go racing or work in the fields, I think installing the fifth wheel I got for the new to me pickup to pull the camper we got last September is on the agenda for this morning. The do some more work on Andy's sport mod race car as it's not ready to race yet. hopefully it will be a productive day.
Bill
Well six hours of driving (I'm slow) kind of made my hands go to sleep. I'm trying to loosen them up so I'll be ready for CHAT. Did some sand blasting yesteday but I might need the window on that cabinet ground to my perscription because the stuff didn't look as good when I took it out of the cabinet as it looked while sand was hitting it. GPster
Finally got back to working on the anglia.I mounted the front fenders and am now trimming the coils to get the right ride height.IDEALLY the lower control arm should be horizontal at ride height ,am I correct?
Went to the Bunny Run in Jackson Tn and dodged a whole bunch of raindrops. Met Papastoyss and Al and his wife. Was still a pretty good show.
Quote from: "reborn55"Went to the Bunny Run in Jackson Tn and dodged a whole bunch of raindrops. Met Papastoyss and Al and his wife. Was still a pretty good show.
Saw your car again Sat while walking around but didn't see you. Nice 55. Sue & I had a 55 4 door plain jane wagon once. Did you stay for Sunday? That was our grandson who drew the raffle winners. He had a ball. We ragged him pretty good about the lady who kissed him for drawing her #. He thought he was hot stuff when he got to ride thru with me to recieve the NSRA safety award.
Went by your car a couple of times, but guess you were dodging rain drops like we were. Congrats on your award. I was a few cars behind you in the line--the 55 got Best Classic award. Better watch out--grandson sounds like a ladies man.
Quote from: "reborn55"Went to the Bunny Run in Jackson Tn and dodged a whole bunch of raindrops. Met Papastoyss and Al and his wife. Was still a pretty good show.
The sun came out just as everyone was leaving. It was good to see you Ken. Nice '55. AL
QuoteIDEALLY the lower control arm should be horizontal at ride height ,am I correct?
Yes. A little downhill to the wheel won't hurt, but uphill to the wheel screws up the camber curve.
Thanks enjenjo, I cut 2" out of the front coils and it now sits just right. The lower control arm is level. this is the first time I have had the car all put together and on the ground.I mounted the fenders a couple days ago.At this ride height the carb sits level and the crank centerline is 15 1/2" off the floor.I must have just walked around the car staring at it for an hour.
Yesterday I got my hips all chapped mowing the lawn. Broke the drive belt, had to get dressed to go get one.
Today I stripped a junker 82 GMC pickup, with a good 350 in it. It's loaded up ready for the scrap yard.
Quote from: "enjenjo"What are you going to have to do to seal that Tony?
hi,
I have not gotten back to the cylinder head project yet. I bought a chunk of Aluminum on friday to use as a base adapter
Yesterday Fatcat and I cleaned in the barn. Got a lot done, threw away a bunch of junk, oganized a bunch more. Still have not found the manifolds for my Buick.
Made a couple engine carts to store engines on.
How's 9.63@ 142mph in the marquis wagon! I helped my buddy out getting his IHRA license this weekend.
Quote from: "chimp koose"How's 9.63@ 142mph in the marquis wagon! I helped my buddy out getting his IHRA license this weekend.
Bone stock is it? :shock:
Enjenjo .522" ford/c6 3300stall/3.73geared 8.8" diff/10.5 tire/200shot of n2o /foot brake launch.Actual 916hp used on that run ,air was at4300'. A 1" taller tire and 100more n20 may put us in the high 8's at 150mph. Not bad for a 3500lb race car with a roof rack!This run had a 1.38 60' time and it was spinning a bit. Dream wheel says 142mph is a best e.t. of 9.47
Pretty impressive.
Thanks ,Enjenjo. Its a lot of fun! Last year at our home track we had to spot a dragster a bit of a lead in bracket racing. Kind of funny catching a rear engine dragster with a station wagon at top end.
Still scrapping junk. I stripped a 75 GMC with a BBC in it, and fatcat stripped a 95 Caprice for the LT1 motor and trans.
I mowed the yards ( with clothes on) ...
nearly have the blending - smoothing finished on my carb adapter for my Ford inline 6... next I must mill the adapter for proper angle of carb to level the carb as it sits on the engine
Split wood for next winter, and the one after that too. about 10 cords. Only broke the log splitter twice.
Back to the drag strip tomorrow morning. Season opener is sunday. 1" taller slick on the car this time out. I want to see a 9.4 this time out .
Quote from: "enjenjo"Only broke the log splitter twice.
I was going to say you need a Monster Maul. They don't break. .....but I think maybe you're talking about a hydraulic splitter.
Ya..I have to move/complete life change in the next few months. Not sure where..or how much of a lifetime of cars/parts/tools goes with me or into storage or gets tossed. Building more rack storage and crating stuff. This will be a HUGE! task. NO tears here. SURE HAS BEEN FUN!!
QuoteI was going to say you need a Monster Maul.
I have one. There was just too much to do in a weekend by hand. Split, it filled up a long bed pickup box 9 times, as much as we could stack on it. Plus three loads in a 6 1/2 ft short bed.
Today we went down to Springfield to the Cars and Parts Swap meet. Picked up a Kirker seat for the race car. Yesterday we stripped a 95 Caprice.
I went 180 miles and retrieved my son's cycle. We've traded it for a newer one that has been laid down on both sides. The new one has 2000 miles on it. I was told that the owner got 2 tickets, one of which was for 156 mph and his dad sold it back to the dealer. I called the dealer just to bs. He and I have been friends for years. He mentions this deal and before long, I have one more project. In the last month, I built a new patio, replaced the main seal in the 32, not fun, and have started replacing some siding on the house. My plan was to have all the house projects finished so I could play. I'm several weeks away from that goal as long as I don't add to the list. The bike shouldn't be too bad. Most of my bike projects have age and mileage defects to repair also. I don't think 2000 miles was enough to ruin everything. Guess I'll see next week. Going to watch Indy tomorrow. I have no favorites, just want to see a great race.
Straightened out the front of my 92 sierra classic.Bumper found a trailer hitch on the back of a van@ 60 KPH.Cost of bumper----$40 Not getting told how to drive by wifey who introduced bumper to trailer hitch-----PRICELESS
Still cleaning up from Monster storm that went through here on Mother's day weekend. Still much devastation in the area. Ragtop is at trim shop for upholstery update--gives me a chance to drive the 55.
Busy this week Worked on the Willys tuesday, Drive up to Chelsea MI to pick up some parts wednesday, today I drove to Berrian Springs Mi to deliver some parts, and picked some up in Sturgis Mi on the way home. Tonight Fatcat and I installed a new water heater in his house. Tomorrow, back on the Willys. so far I have 1 1/2 of the 4 hinges done. Each half of each hinge is different, so I have to rejig for each piece.
Going to try to put the Impala back together this weekend. Right after the Memorial day rod run, I decided that everything under the hood looked really bad, so decided to repaint the firewall body color, and all the rest of the black in a satin black finish. This little project is now approching $1000 and just starting back together. Of course $660 to get the front bumper replated is a large part of the cost. Sure looks good though.
Doug
Off to the race track in a couple of hours to watch the midgets, Indy Lights, and Indycars go in circles. Watch for me on TV Sunday. I'll be in row 16 wearing a cap, T shirt with racing logo, and sunglasses. Might drink a beer so I'll REALLY stand out.
Quote from: "jaybee"Off to the race track in a couple of hours to watch the midgets, Indy Lights, and Indycars go in circles. Watch for me on TV Sunday. I'll be in row 16 wearing a cap, T shirt with racing logo, and sunglasses. Might drink a beer so I'll REALLY stand out.
I think I met you once, at least he looked like that. Maybe not, jeans and a pot belly too?
I haven't been doing very much this week. I flew to Jacksonville Fl. Tues to help my son move his things to southern Ca. We got things loaded into the truck Wed and left Jax Wed at 8 p.m. and are now in Yuma Az. I'll be flying back to Mi Tues afternoon. First time I've had computor access since I left.
I spent the week down in SE Kentucky hauling liqued nitrogen to the oil fields. Got home last hight. I'm on to work again today too so tomorrow and Monday will be for NASCAR and shop cleaning. (I say shop cleaning every weekend but not much gets done). I have a major retaining wall project to do but fortunately, not all of the stuff has arrived to do it yet. I can put that off another week or 2. I may go shopping for a welding cart for a Father's Day presant.
Tom
I've been chasing a coolant leak on my drag car.. fixed the thermo stat housing , took care of a bolt thread drip.... then I discover the water pump is corroded with pin hole.. i boiught a new w-pump this AM.
I moved - rearranged my parts storage containers. they are on wheels, but the dang tyres are not in great shape. I used the lawn tractor to drag the storage containers around, tidy up the controlled mess.
clik on the pics provides a larger pic... :shock: for your viewing pleasure
The seat on your lawn tractor is not holding up any better than mine. You mow neked too?
Quote from: "enjenjo"The seat on your lawn tractor is not holding up any better than mine. You mow neked too?
those are leather gloves sitting on the seat... I am neked under my clothes when I mow.. I also wear a respirator device since my allergies seem to get worse as I get older
well, so far i've fixed the trailer brakes on my truck(finally after 3 years), put the frt shocks on the 67 rambler, scrapped out a computer(needed the fan for the house puker), on to building an awning (for the shop)out of a 46 chevy coe hood....
Quote from: "Crosley"Quote from: "enjenjo"The seat on your lawn tractor is not holding up any better than mine. You mow neked too?
those are leather gloves sitting on the seat... I am neked under my clothes when I mow.. I also wear a respirator device since my allergies seem to get worse as I get older
alergies suck, but i've missed 'em so far this year..
i mow in body paint... :shock:
an mines bigger..................................................the tractor.;)
I delivered this project today. This is my son's new bike. The gray pic is after I repaired all the broken tabs and brackets. The blue pic is painted except for the engine case damage. I picked up the bike with all the panels in a trash sack. :lol:
This is an 08 that had 1500 miles on it when the owner went down.
Spent the day straightening a trailer frame. Try shrinking 1/4" steel sometime. :shock: Came out nice, no repair visible.
One of my storage containers....
believe it or not there is a Chevy v-6 under that pile in the engine compartment.
Transmission at the front came out of a Triumph Standard 10 car I have.
It's father's day and Murf is grilling Purina for me.
I just made a shifter boot for the 32. My sewing skills are minimal. There's one less source of outside air now. Other than sealing up the doors better, it's almost a modern vehicle. :lol:
I played with my new flanger/punch, and fixed a little rust hole.
also filled in a couple bullet holes in the cowl.
Been busy with family matters for that past while, so it was nice to get back to the modelling table today. Managed to finish my 1/24 scale rendition of a friend's hot rod. Not a 100% perfect duplicate, but as close as I could go using parts from various model kits and the aftermarket.
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Here's the 1/1 scale car for comparison.
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I went to the Salina KKOA meet. I thought it was better than last year. I saw tags from: Florida, California, New York, New Jersey, and I think Washington. Good weather, good cars, met some good people.
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Not really a model car person but gee carps I really like that.
After what seems forever 18 mths I have finally finished my garage extension and spent time on building my roadster pick up. That's building as opposed to maintaining my other rods. What a high I nearly forgot what it was like. :D
Going drag racing in Medicine Hat next weekend. We were rained out this weekend at our home track. We will use this next weekend as a test session. Because of the rainouts we have had no opportunity to do ANY testing this year. So far we have done a best of 9.48 @ 143 with the station wagon but there is a LOT we havent had the chance to try. We put wheelie bars on the car and need to find where the best settings are .
We found some power!9.41 with 5400' air!On this pass driver lifted at the first mph light ,so we coasted the last 66'.
Made some wheels this weekend. 16" old Ford steel wheels with a 7" rim, and a pair of Chevy 15 by 6 with 5 1/2" offset.
Brought the RRT BBQ home to go over it before it goes to the Zoo.
County fair tomorrow.
Just got up and check my emails and will go and work on my 32 well it is farthers day hear stuff the house work.
Lindsay
Huge rain storm this saturday morning.... i still was able to trim some trees this afternoon.
8)
Fired up the Boeing at 'zero dark thirty' and went to a rod run.
Pics when I get home.
I bumped into a tall guy with a camera at a rod run, said he just got off the plane, boy does he know how to talk, and talk, and.............. :D :D
So where are the pics?
After breaking a valve spring in Louisville on the car from hell--took it apart and found bent valve. Figured I would put a milder cam in the car. Cleaning motor up a little--rear seal tomorrow and start putting it together again.
Quote from: "32coupe"So where are the pics?
Here!
Late 20's Hispano Suiza, is a rare and interestin thing. The name of the company 'Fabrica La Hispano-Suiza de Automovils' represented both the country of it's manufacture, Spain and the nationality of the vehicle designer, Marc Birkigt who of course was Swiss. The cars were all large, luxurious and powered by huge engines, basically a Spanish built Rolls Royce competitor.
Although whilst the company started building cars in Barcelona around 1904, this one could have come from the Paris operation which commenced building Hispano Suiza around 1911. The last year for HS production was 1938, just before WW2.
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Think this pile of old Holden and other assorted parts won the big prize on the day.
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Dare to be different, nice straight little Hillman wagon, was pretty kool.
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Who'd have thunk an old Chevy Pick-up could ever look so classy?
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Speakin' of classy, doesn't get much better'n this....
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Neat little A coupe doesn't need much to make it my kind of car.
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At first I thought this might be Halfdone's pick-up but then wisdom said that could not be so.
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Subtle but extensive mod's on this old Chevy make it a class act. The Pontiac side trim is easy to spot but some of the other stuff is a little more difficult.
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My second favourite car on the day.
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My pick of the bunch, stock height top and just too cool.
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The raffle winner.... even if her old man reckons it was his ticket.
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Late model stuff can look good too.
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The blue shirts must be cheap as there were many more than this group ewearing them. The blokes on each end show signs of maturity and class.
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Interesting roadster, kinda reminds me of a late '30s Morris body, but somehow I think it' all home built.
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Once red '40 Sloper still reeks class, although personally the red version really lights my fire.
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I want an FB Holden Panel Van, once the ugly duckling of the GMH family, now the class act. This one I believe owned and renovated by Mario's daughter.
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MOPAR anyone?
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Do y' think somebody should have told the blokes in the background it wasn't a photograph of them?
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Rare as rockin' horse poop Waggot headed flatty.
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Interesting and very diffferent treatment of '48 Holden.
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I picked up a trailer load of 1" styrofoam insulation board free of charge from a guy on craigslist; am using it to insulate the potting shed for my wife. Will use the fiberglas rolls that we bought for her shed to insulate the ceiling in the shop after I put in the ceiling rafters there...after I wire it up for lights... geez, the list goes on and on.
I'm FINALLY pulling parts off my dead Lumina. Need to dispose of it quickly due to an impending status change with my life, will probably mention that when the time comes. Suffice to say it's the sort of thing that sucks the oxygen out of the rest of your life. Disassembly is going pretty well but I cut through a wiring harness I couldn't see in the dashboard with a reciprocating saw. It let all the smoke out of the steering column wires so I guess I'll push it to the front to wait for the rollaway.
Nothing car wise. My wife and I spent just over 10 hrs on the rivers in our kayaks this week-end. 5 1/2 hrs Fri and 5 hrs today
I went to a big party to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the model 40 Ford.
Strangely, my favourite car on the day was not a Model 40, but this '48 Business coupe. Stock bodied with the right wheels, tyres and stance, proves you don't have to do much to improve on the short roof, long deck, fat fenders design that started in the late '30s.
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Some folks just have the knack of making something fairly common, look just right.
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Doesn't matter from which angle this car is viewed, it's just straight up *!
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Back to the model 40s, they came in all shapes and styles and from all corners of the country, here's a few choice images from my trusty Canon.
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There's a ringer, in this group, did you spot it?
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Another one seems to have snuck into this lot.
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The ladies appeared to be enjoying the day out as much as the blokes.
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Retired jalopy racer updated with all the stuff to make it in retirement as a street rod, way cool.
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Non identical twins.
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Easy to see in this shot, that the '33 is much more attractive than the '34.
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And whilst Billy The Kid's Deuce is about as cool as a hot rod gets, the later model does make it look a little square and unaerodynamic.
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Da Kangaroo Kid was there too.
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Norm's coupe has come a long way since January, metal nose and grille is a work of art.
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This shot should help those still confused as to the key visual differences between '33 and '34 model years. How many can you spot?
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This is one superbly rendered state of the art street rod, but it made me a little sad as the starting point was a legendary hot rod the identity being given away by the unique body mod's and license plate. Although it's still the 'Baroutsis Arab' under that fresh paint, it's one car I would have liked to see it looking more like the way it once did.
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And last but not least, one to get Mike a little moist.
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bolted the rear bumper onto my falcon
i had it straightened a few years ago. Now the back side of the car really looks like crap. Needs some body work, paint, more body work
It's a draf car. you could bolt parachute packs on it to cover the holes. GPster
Went to Kzoo on Friday and visited with the RRT guys for awhile. Spent most of Sat and today on my retaining wall project. I think I can finally see the end.
Tom
Spent from 7:00 a.m. till noon finishing a roofing job on a garage, then looked at the jobs the guy from across the road from the roofing job has for us, came home and crawled under my daughters car to find the exhaust intermediate pipe rusted off the converter...again...luckily I had some junk to temporary it till tomorrow so she could drive to work this afternoon, cleaned up and headed out to my sis in laws for a corn roast.
I must be getting old, roofing makes me kinda tired anymore!!! :roll: :lol:
Spent a big share of my weekend helping the neighbor lady and her sons clean out the garage and greenhouse/workshop. She was widowed a few months ago, he was a good friend for over 20yrs in spite of being much older. In a nice gesture they offered me his old garage jack. I'll think of him whenever I use it.
In spite of the time spent doing that I have my Lumina fully stripped except a handful of bolts to finish pulling the steering column. I needed to leave that in (loosely) long enough to pull it to the front where the junk man can load it up. By that time I was running out of light. Should be able to finish up Monday night.
Quote from: "phat46"I had some junk to temporary it till tomorrow
Temporary repairs are not meant to be dealt with 'tomorrow!'
They must be left until they fail, long after you've forgotten doing them.
Quote from: "Carps"Quote from: "phat46"I had some junk to temporary it till tomorrow
Temporary repairs are not meant to be dealt with 'tomorrow!'
They must be left until they fail, long after you've forgotten doing them.
LOL, I told my daughter how what I did with a sawed off piece of tubing, a soup can and two hose clamps used to be a completed repair for me 35 years ago! I already checked and Auto Zone has the exhaust pipe we need for $26....
"I already checked and Auto Zone has the exhaust pipe we need for $26...."
Not bad. Wife's Windstar needs the bit between the Y pipe and muffler. A flange on each end and one of those braided flex sections, about 18" overall length for $195! A temporary fix is on my "to do" list this week. Think it'll be temporary until further notice on a minivan that old.
Quote from: "jaybee""I already checked and Auto Zone has the exhaust pipe we need for $26...."
Not bad. Wife's Windstar needs the bit between the Y pipe and muffler. A flange on each end and one of those braided flex sections, about 18" overall length for $195! A temporary fix is on my "to do" list this week. Think it'll be temporary until further notice on a minivan that old.
You can get the braided flex pipe on Ebay cheap, and cobble the rest out of bits and pieces.
That's my plan. Won't be pretty but no one will see it.
We finished the season at our local track. seasons best et,9.26@145.28mph. with this winters plans ,the wagon should be well into the 8s next season. The wagon will look silly with a parachute!
Quote from: "chimp koose"We finished the season at our local track. seasons best et,9.26@145.28mph. with this winters plans ,the wagon should be well into the 8s next season. The wagon will look silly with a parachute!
If possible, I would like to see some detail pictures of the car.
This weekend the whole family, Grandadeo - that's me, Grandma, the kids, and the grandkids are off to Fort Wilderness at Disney World for my grandson, Jesse James Dodd's, third birthday. Only one trip in to the Magic Kingdom, spending the rest of the three days in the campground. Hope to do a lot of relaxing but I'm sure well keep very busy with the three grandkids. Should be fun.
Lee
Enjenjo. if you go to racesir.com and onto the nitroimage site from there, you will find a ton of pictures most of them from the start line.I dont think anyone has ever taken a picture under the hood. we take the car into the trailer when it rains to keep the dirt ON the car.
Yesterday I went to "Hell on Wheels" at National Trails. It was a local club's get together with some pre '72 1/8 mile drag racing and other things going on and some swap meet. I hoped that because of the location and activities that there might be some pieces for our Crosley build. I got there about 10:30 and I was done at 1:15. I left empty handed and just in time. There was supposed to be aa wedding at 2:00 and I didn't bring a gift. The only thing I found was a front hub off a Model A. I need a pair to put on a lawn cart. I can randsom a pair of Dodge hubs off an old "double dip" axel but I have to keep it a roller. Only one hub with no bearings would have still looking for to many parts. GPster
I'm embarrassed to say that I'm finishing up the painting the house project. It's been in neutral for the last 2 months while the 32 and I have been to a few car shows. :D
Just for the record: summer is over and I'm one unhappy guy. It vanished before it got started. I hope the" time speeds up thing" doesn't get much worse.
Quote from: "kb426"I'm embarrassed to say that I'm finishing up the painting the house project. It's been in neutral for the last 2 months while the 32 and I have been to a few car shows. :D
Just for the record: summer is over and I'm one unhappy guy. It vanished before it got started. I hope the" time speeds up thing" doesn't get much worse.
My house painter quit yesterday :cry: He got a real job. There is most of one side to do yet.
Quote from: "kb426"It vanished before it got started. I hope the" time speeds up thing" doesn't get much worse.
IMO It's a "Known Time" problem that comes with aging. Example: If you're 5 years old 3 months of Summer takes 1/20th of the time you've known or your total lifetime experience. If your 56 then a 3 month Summer takes 1/224th of your known time. A much smaller segment of the whole and depletes itself accordingly. Any measurement of time just seems to go by faster as you get older because even if it remains a constant, it becomes an ever decreasing part of the sum total and your brain tells you it took less time to cover that period, this time................. :cry:
Frank, how long did you lay awake figuring that out? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: "phat rat"Frank, how long did you lay awake figuring that out? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
I often just lay there, awake. It's another benifit of the aging process. :roll:
Frank it could be that the older you get the slower your brain works so time flies by. Just a theory mind you.
Quote from: "enjenjo"Quote from: "kb426"I'm embarrassed to say that I'm finishing up the painting the house project. It's been in neutral for the last 2 months while the 32 and I have been to a few car shows. :D
Just for the record: summer is over and I'm one unhappy guy. It vanished before it got started. I hope the" time speeds up thing" doesn't get much worse.
My house painter quit yesterday :cry: He got a real job. There is most of one side to do yet.
Don't you have two sons? I know now that's why my Dad had kids; to paint his houses, he had a two story that he rented out for a while, a hobby farm with a house and a barn, and a three story house we lived in. At least one of them would have to be painted every summer. This was before latex paint, it took as long to clean the brushes as it did to paint...at least it seemed that way.... :lol: [/i]
Quote from: "phat46"Don't you have two sons?
Yes he does. One lives 2200 miles away and the other is afraid of heights just like his father. So neither one of us will get on the ladder.
Quote from: "Fat Cat"Quote from: "phat46"Don't you have two sons?
Yes he does. One lives 2200 miles away and the other is afraid of heights just like his father. So neither one of us will get on the ladder.
Here's hopping that the house gets painte d before the Crosley gets finished. GPster
I thought about painting my house.
However, by the time I got the paint and brushes out tere was no time left to do any painting.
I'll think about it again tomorrow as I drive to the rod run.
Went to IDIDIT's open house car show inthe rain.....Forgot my camera so no pics...
Tim
Just for the record, I have 1 son. He's the one that is afraid of heights. I spent the day taking the deuce apart. I replaced the rear main seal, installed a speedi sleeve, new ring gear on the flywheel, and the rear seal on the trans just because it was out. I also went to a funeral of a friend of mine. She was 89 years old. Her husband is 91. They have been married 71 years. That isn't a record but in my world it is. I thought funerals would get easier with age. It hasn't. :(
I hope you guys are having a good weekend. It was 33 degrees here and I'm not happy about it. :cry:
Started today by laying some lines on the tailgate from a buddy's new roadster pickem-up. Since the first colour had to dry before I could start the next, I figured I may as well take in a rod run, so headed off to Newstead a hunnert miles away, for the 'Chopped' run.
Yeah, of course I took my camera.
Wayne O'Grady's rare '40 Chev Panel Van has been undergoing some refurbishment for the past few too many years, this was it's first time out in fresh paint.
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Yeah, it's chopped.
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Richard Dabbs has an eye for what's right, this is his latest effort.
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This old gal has been in hiding since the sixties. Leighton Rawlings plans to restore it to the way it was back then.
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This little sweetie was driven over from S.A for the weekend.
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In fact there was a whole contingent from South Oz.
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Norm turns up everywhere.
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So too do Billy and the T Special.
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Here's a few more, starting with Harry Wright's '33 coupe which must have a very interesting engine....
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Yup!
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A nice lady told me she thinks she knows why all the young blokes like flatheads.
It's because they have shiney nuts.
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Next time you see Ben's chassis, it'll have a roadster body hiding all the mechanical bits.
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The Caddy tailamps in Arthur's Chubby are both unique and classy, but I think he needs to lower it some more.
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And finally, proof that the right stance and wheels are all you need to make any car just right.
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went drag racing last night. Falcon wanted to run 16.0s at 85 mph. I knew the car would slow down since I bolted the rear bumper on it and a license plate too
I made a couple of passes in my buddys Henry J car... 12.82 and a 12.76 , the car still has a high speed misfire. may be too cold of plugs or fuel = lean perhaps
He has run a best of 12.71 with the car and i go out make what I thought was an easy pass with a 12.76 ..............he did mention that I was probably driving his car like I would a rental car
A few weeks ago, my wife and I sold our old place so now we are in the process of building a barn for the horses. My shop will come later, a lot later. We cleaned out the old shop/barn and took most of it to a storage unit. We have a stack of lumber here waiting to build the barn which was supposed to happen this week, but it rained all day on Sunday and it is supposed to rain all week here.
Was planning on cruising down to Cruisin' the Coast for a day or so, but if the barn does go up this week, we will be doing some work on it. Then we have fences to build.
Tuff having a brand new digital camera and the next car show I will go to is two weeks away. That one is in Madison, MS Oct. 16-17. Scarecrow Cruise & Car Show is the name of it.
The weekend of Nov. 6-8th is the Klassy Kruzer's Fun Run in Crossett, Arkansas. This is one of my favorite events to go to. It's a pre-'67 event.
In between the weekends, I look for a job in I.T. or drafting.
AL
Here's how the pic-up tailgate came out.
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Whatchareckon, should he let me loose on the rest of the truck?
Cars are cruisin' on the coast. On Wednesday twice while I was in town I saw a group of cars heading down there. The first group was from the TX and OK area and it was 4 street rods and a Chevelle. They were traveling in the rain as I passed them on I-20 heading East. 3 of the street rods had no hoods or fenders. They had Mother Road club on their back windows so it was good to see that they were not trailer queens. The next bunch I saw were an SSR Pickup and a Corvette.
You can see some every now and then on the website mstraffic.com
Click on Gulf Coast and it will show a map with camera locations where you can see live video.
AL
PS: The barn has been started.
FREEZE!!!
http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/59635?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared
Supposed to be a high of 79 today in Vicksburg, MS.
Here is a picture of the barn construction.
AL
Quote from: "40chevy"Supposed to be a high of 79 today in Vicksburg, MS.
Here is a picture of the barn construction.
AL
Looks like a bunch of naked trees to me. :)
Quote from: "Fat Cat"Looks like a bunch of naked trees to me. :)
Nah, if it wuz a bunch, they'd be tied up all close together with string and a nice bow. :wink:
Mebbe it's a whole nekkid forrest? :shock:
Less than 30 degrees and sleet. I'm not too excited. I installed the Ron Francis ignition switch in the 32. Looks fine. It's small so it fits without issue. I had Flowmaster super 40's on this. I didn't like the sound. Non-descript. No character. I'd rather be quiet than bad so I bought a pair of new take-offs from a mustang gt. These are axle back mufflers. I cut off the inlet and mitered the parts to make it almost straight. Welded them up and I'm in business. It's quieter now but has a little bit of sound. Until I find something I fall in love with, it will be fine.
I have been cleaning the shop. It's been years since I did a good cleanup. I've been at it three days, and have not even touched the bench yet. I do have visible progress.
What a weekend I'm having. On Friday, I had to make a claim to the insurance company for a cracked windshield on the new Subaru. We drove up the Hunnert Car Pileup on Saturday, but didn't get in; got there too late. My female cat has disappeared since yesterday morning, so I'm guessing that a wild animal got her (we live in the country now).
When we got home from the pileup, we discovered a huge dead tree had fallen on the house. At least the largest hole in the roof was only above the soffit. I had to make another call to the insurance company last night.
Today, we're going to an expo in the town where I work, about 12 miles from here. We should see some contractors there to line up for estimates. Glad I didn't play the lottery...it would've been a waste of money.
Quote from: "58 Yeoman"What a weekend I'm having. On Friday, I had to make a claim to the insurance company for a cracked windshield on the new Subaru. We drove up the Hunnert Car Pileup on Saturday, but didn't get in; got there too late. My female cat has disappeared since yesterday morning, so I'm guessing that a wild animal got her (we live in the country now).
When we got home from the pileup, we discovered a huge dead tree had fallen on the house. At least the largest hole in the roof was only above the soffit. I had to make another call to the insurance company last night.
Today, we're going to an expo in the town where I work, about 12 miles from here. We should see some contractors there to line up for estimates. Glad I didn't play the lottery...it would've been a waste of money.
You don't need weekends like that very often. :oops:
Been ungainfully employed on the Volvo project of late. Installed the 8-3/4 Mopar rear end finally on Friday. It went in like it was made for the car. The only boo boo was I mis-located the panhard bar bracket on the rear by about 3/8". Wanted to make an adjustable one anyway. the rear is offset about 1/8" to the drivers side inspite of deadly accurate location on the trailing arm attaching points. Hopefully the panhard bar can bring it over a 16th".
I spent a few partial days earlier in the week modifying the trunk floor to accept a '70 Mustang 22 gallon fuel tank. Had to remove the spare tire well and lost a little of the tool tray but it worked out very well'
Friday night I removed the Volvo lump and SVO Mustang 5 speed combo and yesterday I started on the MII IFS system. I bought a Welder Series std width unit. The Volvo front "frame" rails have a big kick-up and the main part of the MII all fits underneath at the ride heigth I wanted. I made it bolt in for fabricating purposes however it will get fully welded and braced. Film at 11 I hope.
Charlie
Quote from: "Charlie Chops 1940"Been ungainfully employed on the Volvo project of late. Installed the 8-3/4 Mopar rear end finally on Friday. It went in like it was made for the car. The only boo boo was I mis-located the panhard bar bracket on the rear by about 3/8". Wanted to make an adjustable one anyway. the rear is offset about 1/8" to the drivers side inspite of deadly accurate location on the trailing arm attaching points. Hopefully the panhard bar can bring it over a 16th".
I spent a few partial days earlier in the week modifying the trunk floor to accept a '70 Mustang 22 gallon fuel tank. Had to remove the spare tire well and lost a little of the tool tray but it worked out very well'
Friday night I removed the Volvo lump and SVO Mustang 5 speed combo and yesterday I started on the MII IFS system. I bought a Welder Series std width unit. The Volvo front "frame" rails have a big kick-up and the main part of the MII all fits underneath at the ride heigth I wanted. I made it bolt in for fabricating purposes however it will get fully welded and braced. Film at 11 I hope.
Charlie
Deffinately follow up with photos!
Why do you always have the neat projects? Love that car.
Quote from: "enjenjo"I have been cleaning the shop. It's been years since I did a good cleanup. I've been at it three days, and have not even touched the bench yet. I do have visible progress.
We want pictures!!
Quote from: "sirstude"Quote from: "enjenjo"I have been cleaning the shop. It's been years since I did a good cleanup. I've been at it three days, and have not even touched the bench yet. I do have visible progress.
We want pictures!!
Not enough room yet to stand back far enough for a picture. :roll:
Quote from: "enjenjo"I have been cleaning the shop. It's been years since I did a good cleanup. I've been at it three days, and have not even touched the bench yet. I do have visible progress.
Did you find those exhaust manfolds yet? GPster
went drag racing with the Falcon on saturday...
my first red light ever in the car on the first pass... the next 2 passes I cut .049 and a .062 lights
the car had been running 16.0s for about 5 passes from when I cut the total timing back to 34 degrees.
I bumped the timing up to 36 degrees and the car ran 15.82 and a 15.93 with near same MPH at 84.5 and a 84.2 mph.
Time for an engine with more than 200 cubic inches
Quote from: "GPster"Quote from: "enjenjo"I have been cleaning the shop. It's been years since I did a good cleanup. I've been at it three days, and have not even touched the bench yet. I do have visible progress.
Did you find those exhaust manfolds yet? GPster
Not yet.
Went to a junkyard chain (pull-a-part) in Jackson, MS and found a pair of Lexus leather bucket seats to go in the '40 Sedan. Not bad for $50.
My step-son found a motor for $100 there that he is going to get.
I will be going back over there in the morning with a friend to see what we can find.
It's a neat operation, you walk in the front door and go up to one of their many touchscreen computers and pull up what type of car or truck you are looking for and it gives you a list that you can print out. The list has which row the car is in. All you have to do is bring your own tools in, pay them $1, and go to the row and find the car, then see if someone else has beaten you to the part you were looking for. You can look on their website and find the inventory at each location. Heard someone say that if you want newer cars, then go to the Baton Rouge, LA location. Might have to take a road trip down there one day soon.
AL
Quote from: "40chevy"Went to a junkyard chain (pull-a-part) in Jackson, MS and found a pair of Lexus leather bucket seats to go in the '40 Sedan. Not bad for $50.
My step-son found a motor for $100 there that he is going to get.
I will be going back over there in the morning with a friend to see what we can find.
It's a neat operation, you walk in the front door and go up to one of their many touchscreen computers and pull up what type of car or truck you are looking for and it gives you a list that you can print out. The list has which row the car is in. All you have to do is bring your own tools in, pay them $1, and go to the row and find the car, then see if someone else has beaten you to the part you were looking for. You can look on their website and find the inventory at each location. Heard someone say that if you want newer cars, then go to the Baton Rouge, LA location. Might have to take a road trip down there one day soon.
AL
They are trying to open one here in Toledo, so far they have submitted three sites and keep getting turned down by the city council.
Quote from: "enjenjo"
They are trying to open one here in Toledo, so far they have submitted three sites and keep getting turned down by the city council.
The way this one was done is there is slag on the ground, so you don't have to go through the weeds to get to parked cars and each car is on top of stands made from one tire laying flat & a wheel up vertical welded to the wheel of the tire.
We got back just before the rain hit that area.
AL
Hooley and I went drag racing this last weekend. It was the MOKAN AHRA Hot Rod Reunion. Hooley ran the Henry J in open gas and I ran the old truck in the Streetrod shootout. Hooley did good but went out in the second round. He ran right on his dial in at 9.38 and the other car ran right on the his exact dial but he cut just a little better light than Hooley. I went out in the shootout. The entries are supposed to be street legal and licensed. I was the only one entered in the shootout that drove their vehicle to the track, as all the others were trailered. I was the slowest entered. We had fun and I got to make a couple of passes to evaluate the cam change in the motor of my old truck. It appears that the cam may have improved the engine as I had a pass that was as good as I have ever ran with this setup.
Hooley had trailer trouble with a wheel bearing on the the way home. He had to remove the wheel, tie up the axle and limp on into to my place. Tomorrow he will stop by and we will replace the bearing and then go for lunch at the Gearhead Cafe. Hooley is retired now you know.
John
I was driving this past week-end. The picture of the truck in snow is above Wolf Creek Pass Co. The one with a road in the middle of the pic is a shot from above looking down on the road over Wolf Creek Pass. The pic of the mirror is after driving a few hours in freezing rain in eastern Co. and western Kansas. After dropping down from the mountains the conditions went from sunny and 54 degrees to fog and 27 degrees with freezing rain
Quote from: "phat rat"The picture of the truck in snow is above Wolf Creek Pass Co.
Don't be bringing that crap back to Michigan...
You came through western kansas and didn't stop at my fine city???
George, I didn't
Kb, are you along I-70? I ran it from Limon Co. to St. Louis
I'm in the sw. corner of the state. I would have been about 150 miles out of the way from I70.
Heading about 65 miles north Fri. am to GG Bowling Green. Thinking about wearing my long johns. Forecast is for daytime highs low to mid 50s.About 10 degrees lower than normal for mid Oct. Ya'll from the north probably think we are wussies, you are right.
Quote from: "papastoyss"Heading about 65 miles north Fri. am to GG Bowling Green. Thinking about wearing my long johns. Forecast is for daytime highs low to mid 50s.About 10 degrees lower than normal for mid Oct. Ya'll from the north probably think we are wussies, you are right.
You are not a wussie. I have already had mine on here in beautiful Dexter,Michigan :D
And Frank is still wearin' his shorts..... :roll: :roll: :shock:
Bob.......... :wink:
Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"And Frank is still wearin' his shorts..... :roll: :roll: :shock:
Bob.......... :wink:
And will be until it gets cold. :roll:
Now that it's finally stopped raining I'll have to do something about the leaves this weekend.
Right now I'm working on turning an old gas grill into a small welding table. To do that I've turned the legs backward so the shelf supports point to the center. I'll mount a used table saw table to it for a work surface. Think it should be covered with some sheet steel, though, as the table is aluminum. I put a shelf underneath to stiffen the bottom and provide a place to set things. A container of welding rod can stick up on one end for ready access, and my backpack bottle setup fits neatly underneath. It still needs a place to hang the hose, that'll be easy.
I haven't said anything until now, but for the last year and a half all my spare energy has been absorbed trying to fight my wife's affair. Now my life will be about me. I'll be better off without her. She's starting to figure out the same won't be true for her. Too late.
Quote from: "jaybee"....Right now I'm working on turning an old gas grill into a small welding table. ....I'll mount a used table saw table to it for a work surface.
You must not have the table saw stand. If you did it might work well with the saw table attached. I've got one on wheels that I use like that. It's sturdy and the braces below make a nice place to put a shelf. I saw one in enjenjo's shop too.
Quote from: "jaybee"I haven't said anything until now, but .....
I'm really sorry to hear this John. Many times we can't forsee things like this and when they happen it's a shock in so many different ways. It sounds like you're keeping a positive attitude and looking forward to the future. That's important.
QuoteI haven't said anything until now, but for the last year and a half all my spare energy has been absorbed trying to fight my wife's affair. Now my life will be about me. I'll be better off without her. She's starting to figure out the same won't be true for her. Too late.
Sorry to hear that, sometimes you just have to move on.
The aluminum top works good, weld doesn't stick to it.
Quote from: "jaybee"
I haven't said anything until now, but for the last year and a half all my spare energy has been absorbed trying to fight my wife's affair. Now my life will be about me. I'll be better off without her. She's starting to figure out the same won't be true for her. Too late.
Good luck. It's great when it's settled and you can get on with your life. Happened to me back in 87. Met my second wife just after that and it's been a good 20 years with her.
Quote from: "enjenjo"Quote from: "UGLY OLDS"And Frank is still wearin' his shorts..... :roll: :roll: :shock:
Bob.......... :wink:
And will be until it gets cold. :roll:
Still not cold here either, although it's been below normal temps. I was in the U.P. this past week and when we went up on Monday it was 66*; when we left Thursday morning there was an inch of snow on the ground. Makes us trolls from the L.P. seem like wusses. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Thanks guys. You're right George, I don't have the rest of the saw or stand, just the top. I'm pleased with how this is coming along, though, and think it'll be perfect for small projects when I'm done. Frank, thanks for letting me know that the aluminum top will work well. I was worried that weld spatter would end up stuck into the aluminum and sticking up out of it, or even just drop through. Then again it's a pretty thick, cast piece and I'll bet it'll suck the heat out of any grinding and welding sparks in a hurry.
As for my marriage, well, we had 23 wonderful years and raised two amazing young men who I'm proud to know. We've made a lot of friends and put down roots in a community where I was a stranger. That's all to the good and I'm glad to have all of it. In our society we tend to judge the success of a relationship on if and how it ends. I'm not prepared to do that. We just got caught by empty nest syndrome even though we thought it wasn't going to happen to us. I've got incredible friends who have been the best support I could ask for and I know who I am. I walk away head up, knowing I did all I could and sure that the next part of my life will be even better.
Jaybee, sorry for your news. I just installed the replacement ignition switch in the 32. I have leaves to rake also but I'm having a little problem giving a ****. Tomorrow, I get to change the oil in my wife's car. Friday we went for a day trip where we left in the dark and returned in the dark. Almost had 2 collisions with deer. The last one was close enough that I was thinking she'd need a new car when I got done. I don't understand why the deer hunters haven't been turned loose for all they can shoot. Anyone have an answer to that?
I got tired of trying to pressure wash things with a cheap Harbor Freight electric machine so I went to Sams and got a 3000 psi washer with a Honda 5hp engine. What a difference! I burned two tanks of gas yesterday and washed two buildings and my driveway.
Today I fiddled around with placing a driveway alert thing I got at HF. I like it.
I made a bar top for the cabin and varnished it today too.
Spent yesterday straighting the edge of the doors and chasing the hood on the Olds. I have been trying to get out and pick up the original hood for my Olds since the new one fits so badly. Anyway, yesterday a friend who IS a body man came over and helped Mark and me fit the hood I have been chasing and it now fits pretty well. Just a couple of knots to take out. It is amazing what a few shims will do. I have to take one door back off and weld up one edge where it was mad incorrectly in the old days, they didn't care how well it fits then. Coming along pretty nicely finally.
Doug
Went to the swap meet in Adrian Michigan. Met Dan and the Boys....sold some stuff and had a good time visiting with friends. Added bonus it did not snow or rain!
Quote from: "jaybee"
As for my marriage, well, we had 23 wonderful years and raised two amazing young men who I'm proud to know.
Glad to see you have a good attitude and can move forward.
A friend of mine got served with divorce papers last year. Little did he know most of the 19 yrs 11 months of marriage he did so little correctly while his wife was a stay at home mom and he worked his * off to support the family.
Flash forward to 3 weeks ago..... I stop by his family business since I had not seen him about 6 months. I walk in to the shop , he is behind the counter as usual.....
he looks at me and says " Can I help you?" :? I've known the guy for 25 years, he is 43 yrs old now....... I speak to him asking how he is doing. Then he says "Oh Tony, it's you"... I am wondering wtf is going on here.
He is now legally blind from a stroke he had. His side vision is gone with large black areas in the center of his view. He actually had 3 of those little mini strokes.
He now has anxiety attacks over simple stuff and learned a few weeks back he can not find his way home if he goes for a long walk... he has no sense of directions any more. He can not tell north - south , etc. Police stopped him about 1/2 mile from his house and took him home
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Wow, Tony. That poor guy is breaking my heart. I can't imagine what that's like. I have several friends that are suffering from macular degeneration. Fortunately, they have their spouses to take care of them. My town is 6000 population. We tend to look out for the people with problems that have been here long enough for most of us to know them.
Went to the swap (Court chauffered). Didn't take the truck I planned but I felt crappy so it was just as well. Hooked up with Moose and got a Hurst mount from him. Found Jocko from the HAMB (theHighlander) and swapped a 700r4 for a NV3500 that we've planned for about 15 months. As we were giving up the hunt, we found HAMBer Michigan Rick and bought a 283/TH350 and 12 bolt from him that will most likely join with the Hurst from Moose and the truck I wanted to load up and sell...unless Courtland takes it from me and puts it in the '41 after he gets it from Frank...decisions, decisions...never a plan!
Tony, your buddy is in my thoughts. I just turned 40 and have had a wheels coming off year as far as health goes but it does not compare to his issues. I've heard the line about putting all problems in a pile and once you saw everyone else's, you'd take yours back.
Thursday I took the 41 up to dan's house for Cort, brought the delivery back. Today I put the BBQ back together and put it in storage. Tomorrow I am taking the delivery to Defiance on for storage, and bringing my 59 Apache back here. Still working on the 32 5 window, and my Buick.
Thanksgiving at our house tomorrow. Then again on turkey day at the assisted living facility with Sharon's mom. Probably need to put the roadster back in its box for winter. Monday maybe.
Charlie
This will get you guys real excited. I've replaced the shower in the half bathroom. Tomorrow I finish sanding sheetrock and paint the thing. It's small and a pain to work in. The weather was decent here today. low 60's. I cleaned the vehicles to get ready for the next sprinkle. Hope you all have a nice holiday.
Just got back from a 2 week stint at the cabin putzing and deer hunting. Gonna resize a utility trailer tomorrow so I can put another trailer inside it to save some winter storage space.
I have been redesigning and changing my outside wood fired hot water furnace for the shop. It is one that I built myself so it has required some modifications. I also redid the heat exchanger inside the shop. I will finish that all the next couple of days. According to the weatherman, I will be needing it later in the week.
Yesterday morning we had a hot rodders breakfast at the "Gearhead Cafe". Just a small bunch but good company. The third Saturday morning of January and February we plan to have a "Super" breakfast at the "Gearhead". We did this once last year and we had a big crowd.
Have a great week everybody.
John
QuoteThe third Saturday morning of January and February we plan to have a "Super" breakfast at the "Gearhead
Am I invited?
sitting in the airport in El Paso TX ... waiting for flight to Austin TX.
we spend this week with the kids - grand kids
will travel to Dallas on tuesday
Gonna go see my Daughter act in the school play. She is Thing ! in the musical "Seuicssical" Fun times!
Tim
Quote from: "enjenjo"QuoteThe third Saturday morning of January and February we plan to have a "Super" breakfast at the "Gearhead
Am I invited?
You bet.
John
Quote from: "WZ JUNK"Quote from: "enjenjo"QuoteThe third Saturday morning of January and February we plan to have a "Super" breakfast at the "Gearhead
Am I invited?
You bet.
John
What about me? :D :D :D
Well I was kinda busy stripin' my buddy Dave's new pickem-up truck,
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buildin' some models for the Hot Rod Show next January
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Quote from: "32coupe"Quote from: "WZ JUNK"Quote from: "enjenjo"QuoteThe third Saturday morning of January and February we plan to have a "Super" breakfast at the "Gearhead
Am I invited?
You bet.
John
What about me? :D :D :D
You too. Fact is, if you show up, I will buy your breakfast.
John
Try to get more work done on the Olds. I got the air suspension working finally, and built a nice cardboard radiator for the US Radiator folks. I wish I didn't hate body work so much, since that is the major item I am working on now. I want to have paint on it by spring. I guess one can always hope.
Doug
I drove up to Charlie's today, and picked up some Volvo parts to try using them on the Crosley. Picked up ACEMAN on the way there, and we made a day of it. Charlie has the Volvo looking good.
Got back from hunting in the U.P. on Saturday. Was going to go to my brothers property about 30 miles up the line from here to hunt more this week....then my older daughter tells me her car smells like gas...yeah that would be because it's leaking gas from a rusty fuel line, so tomorrow that gets attention, might as well replace all the fuel lines now, rather than one now and one next week....why does Ford use three different types of clamps on their lines???? My Dodge truck also decided that it was a good time to have a front wheel bearing go bad, of course it's the hub and bearing unit that needs to be replaced...for $172...That will have to wait till friday i guess, they have to order the hub. Of course if my younger daughter calls and says it's time for the baby to arrive all bets are off and we're on our way to Raleigh, N.C. :lol: Oh yeah, I think there's some big dinner at my Mothers on Thursday too.
I finished the shower replacement and am ready for the next project. I'm swapping cranks in the 32 in the next week.
Will be heading for Daytona @ 5:00 AM Friday morning. My Swap Space is Yellow Field, Row 9, Space 298. Stop by and have a coke if you're there.
Lee
this is a historic week for me... first and last time in Austin Texas. the place sucks ( sorry if live there or like the place)
Freeways have little or no lights for night driving,f'''ing toll roads, no a straight f'''ing road to be had here. Side roads have little or no lights on them for night driving. How did people drive these roads when lights on cars sucked?
Some how I missed an exit that I now know is not marked as my GPS is telling me... I end up on a toll road for 1.5 miles and have to pay 75 cents to get off the f'''ing toll road. There was more BS just trying to back on to the I-35 freeway to get to my hotel.
:roll: :roll:
Quote from: "Crosley"this is a historic week for me... first and last time in Austin Texas. the place sucks ( sorry if live there or like the place)
Freeways have little or no lights for night driving,f'''ing toll roads, no a straight f'''ing road to be had here. Side roads have little or no lights on them for night driving. How did people drive these roads when lights on cars sucked?
Some how I missed an exit that I now know is not marked as my GPS is telling me... I end up on a toll road for 1.5 miles and have to pay 75 cents to get off the f'''ing toll road. There was more BS just trying to back on to the I-35 freeway to get to my hotel.
:roll: :roll:
LOL That's what headlights are for. I don't remember seeing any lights along I-17 from Phoenix to Flagstaff. Also less pollution of the night sky and you can probably even see the stars clearly.
Quote from: "phat rat"Quote from: "Crosley"this is a historic week for me... first and last time in Austin Texas. the place sucks ( sorry if live there or like the place)
Freeways have little or no lights for night driving,f'''ing toll roads, no a straight f'''ing road to be had here. Side roads have little or no lights on them for night driving. How did people drive these roads when lights on cars sucked?
Some how I missed an exit that I now know is not marked as my GPS is telling me... I end up on a toll road for 1.5 miles and have to pay 75 cents to get off the f'''ing toll road. There was more BS just trying to back on to the I-35 freeway to get to my hotel.
:roll: :roll:
LOL That's what headlights are for. I don't remember seeing any lights along I-17 from Phoenix to Flagstaff. Also less pollution of the night sky and you can probably even see the stars clearly.
Those city kids have strange expectations don't they Jack?
Quote from: "phat rat"Quote from: "Crosley"this is a historic week for me... first and last time in Austin Texas. the place sucks ( sorry if live there or like the place)
Freeways have little or no lights for night driving,f'''ing toll roads, no a straight f'''ing road to be had here. Side roads have little or no lights on them for night driving. How did people drive these roads when lights on cars sucked?
Some how I missed an exit that I now know is not marked as my GPS is telling me... I end up on a toll road for 1.5 miles and have to pay 75 cents to get off the f'''ing toll road. There was more BS just trying to back on to the I-35 freeway to get to my hotel.
:roll: :roll:
LOL That's what headlights are for. I don't remember seeing any lights along I-17 from Phoenix to Flagstaff. Also less pollution of the night sky and you can probably even see the stars clearly.
I was not between citys ..I am not talking about in the middle of no where.. kripes, pay attention.
I am in and around Austin... Round Rock , Leander to name a few. No Lights on the freeway, * poor setup and the these gawd * toll roads. You eastern folks may used to the gawd * toll roads shoved up yer butt.... you get taxed to death and still pay to use a roadway? That is stupid.
We have fellow running for governor in AZ that is pushing toll roads and other "private investment dollars".... there are enough eastern fools that live in AZ now that would vote for him and the crap toll roads
Quote from: "Crosley"gawd * toll roads. You eastern folks may used to the gawd * toll roads shoved up yer butt.... you get taxed to death and still pay to use a roadway?
Around here we call them the Ohio Turnpike, Pennsylvania Turnpike, Garden State Parkway and the New York Thruway. We never thought how tough you guys out there had it. GPster
QuoteQuote from: "Crosley"Quote from: "phat rat"Quote from: "Crosley"this is a historic week for me... first and last time in Austin Texas. the place sucks ( sorry if live there or like the place)
Freeways have little or no lights for night driving,f'''ing toll roads, no a straight f'''ing road to be had here. Side roads have little or no lights on them for night driving. How did people drive these roads when lights on cars sucked?
Some how I missed an exit that I now know is not marked as my GPS is telling me... I end up on a toll road for 1.5 miles and have to pay 75 cents to get off the f'''ing toll road. There was more BS just trying to back on to the I-35 freeway to get to my hotel.
:roll: :roll:
LOL That's what headlights are for. I don't remember seeing any lights along I-17 from Phoenix to Flagstaff. Also less pollution of the night sky and you can probably even see the stars clearly.
I was not between citys ..I am not talking about in the middle of no where.. kripes, pay attention.
I am in and around Austin... Round Rock , Leander to name a few. No Lights on the freeway, * poor setup and the these gawd * toll roads. You eastern folks may used to the gawd * toll roads shoved up yer butt.... you get taxed to death and still pay to use a roadway? That is stupid.
We have fellow running for governor in AZ that is pushing toll roads and other "private investment dollars".... there are enough eastern fools that live in AZ now that would vote for him and the crap toll roads
Gee Tony ....Don't hold back for our sake ... :? We're friends .... :) You can tell us how you REALLY feel..... :P :lol:
Bob.................. :wink:
Quote from: "Crosley"Quote from: "phat rat"Quote from: "Crosley"this is a historic week for me... first and last time in Austin Texas. the place sucks ( sorry if live there or like the place)
Freeways have little or no lights for night driving,f'''ing toll roads, no a straight f'''ing road to be had here. Side roads have little or no lights on them for night driving. How did people drive these roads when lights on cars sucked?
Some how I missed an exit that I now know is not marked as my GPS is telling me... I end up on a toll road for 1.5 miles and have to pay 75 cents to get off the f'''ing toll road. There was more BS just trying to back on to the I-35 freeway to get to my hotel.
:roll: :roll:
LOL That's what headlights are for. I don't remember seeing any lights along I-17 from Phoenix to Flagstaff. Also less pollution of the night sky and you can probably even see the stars clearly.
I was not between citys ..I am not talking about in the middle of no where.. kripes, pay attention.
I know you weren't between cities! :roll: I was paying attention :lol: I just have to chuckle at the thought of you being so * about not having all kinds of lighting. It shows how you're used to the lots of big city lighting. Oh and we don't have toll roads here in Mi either. :P
T thought they had pay to play hispeed lanes in Phoenix now?
Quote from: "enjenjo"T thought they had pay to play hispeed lanes in Phoenix now?
Nope.... much talk about a special plate fee for use of the HOV lanes by a vehicle with only one person in it..no laws changed. I guess AZ makes more money on HOV violations than what a new plate would generate.
As for Austin area, problem is solved . I have no intention of returning.
I emailed my * to a friend that lived south of Dallas for 10 yrs or so. I guess her and her husband had a good laugh on me. They remember the roads , toll roads, new construction moving freeway ramps, streets re-named.
I guess it happens in some areas and I will avoid the problem here
Back to our regular scheduled programming. I machined a spacer for the balancer to line up the serpentine pulley correctly. Tomorrow the engine comes out of the deuce. This was after Thanksgiving dinner.
Yesterday I finished overhauling snowblower # 1.... Tomorrow I start overhauling snowblower # 2 .... After that it's time to "chain-up" the yard tractor & install the wheel weights & blade.... :(
Boy...After messin' with the house stuff for 11 months , it feels good to get my hands greasy & work with nuts & bolts again.... :lol: :lol:
Bob.................... :wink:
The most expensive toll road in North America, runs across the top of Toronto.
Construction was paid for with govt money, then quickly sold off
to some private outfit. It's like a license to print money.
New York State Thruway is a bargain by comparison.
The engine is out of the 32 and completely disassembled. Tomorrow I start fitting the new parts and then reassemble. Lots of exercise. :lol:
Tomorrow I have to get every thing put away before it snows. It's held off as much as can be expected and more.
I made a clutch pedal to add to the right angle mount Kugel brake master assy that I picked up un-used a couple months ago. I called them to see if I could buy the components but that was a no-go since they said they have changed their design. So....took a few measurements off the Kugel clutch/brake assy in the roadster pickup and made it to fit the Volvo. Need to get a Wilwood clutch master cylinder and make a few holes in the new cylinder mount and I think we're gonna be good to go on the little item.
Firewall pattern tomorrow and then get a sufficiently sized chunk of 16ga on Monday.
Finished the trans mount and bolted that in yesterday. It's a challenge to attach mounts and things to unibody cars and hopefully have adequate strength.
Charlie
I'm going to get hold of a couple of buddies and share some drinks, food and stories and when we're done all will be good.
I haven't done a lot on the COE lately. A bit of cleaning on the frame and some painting. I bought a 92 Jeep wrangler and a blade last weekend. Tired of plowing snow on the 9n Ford. Too cold.
The jeep had a bad 2.5 motor. Found one for 75 bucks and just finished changing it out yesterday. Now I have to modify the mount for the plow because it is for a newer model and is too wide. Better than too narrow.
Well besides pulling a 454 out of a junk truck today. I just bought this. I know it's not a hot rod but a good tow vehicle. 454/4spd w/Gear Vendor OD. I fly to Phoenix in a week and a half and drive it back
QuoteI fly to Phoenix in a week and a half and drive it back
Might as well buy a trailer too, and bring a load back. Then sell the trailer.
Removing the fuel tank from the 62 Buick Spec Convertible,so I can plan a method of attack and measure for the replacement trunk floor.
I have not had a good look yet.
But does anyone know how the stainless moulding around the lower rear of the convertible top where it meets the body is removed?.
I have some rust visible in spots that need attention
Frank..
Quote from: "38HAULR"Removing the fuel tank from the 62 Buick Spec Convertible,so I can plan a method of attack and measure for the replacement trunk floor.
I have not had a good look yet.
But does anyone know how the stainless moulding around the lower rear of the convertible top where it meets the body is removed?.
I have some rust visible in spots that need attention
Frank..
I believe it just snaps over the pinchweld.
Quote from: "enjenjo"QuoteI fly to Phoenix in a week and a half and drive it back
Might as well buy a trailer too, and bring a load back. Then sell the trailer.
I'll be looking for things that will fit in the bed. It's going to be a quick trip I fly out on Tues and need to be back by Sat as the wife and I are going to Chicago Sat afternoon
Got tranny leak fixed in wife's new coupe and will be staring on new rear suspension today. Hope you all had a great week.
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Nice coupe!
The boys and I went to Enjenjo's yesterday for our share of abuse. We got a little extra so the next time I see some of you guys, I'll share it.
Got some good 41 doors and AD truck doors and tires for my trailer and an axle for Eli's Panel truck. Still got to fetch a few things but all in all, we're gettting there.
I think Fat Cat was happy we were there so he could allow others to get the abuse as well!
Today, fixing fence if we don't freeze first.
Quote from: "phat rat"Quote from: "Crosley"Quote from: "phat rat"Quote from: "Crosley"this is a historic week for me... first and last time in Austin Texas. the place sucks ( sorry if live there or like the place)
Freeways have little or no lights for night driving,f'''ing toll roads, no a straight f'''ing road to be had here. Side roads have little or no lights on them for night driving. How did people drive these roads when lights on cars sucked?
Some how I missed an exit that I now know is not marked as my GPS is telling me... I end up on a toll road for 1.5 miles and have to pay 75 cents to get off the f'''ing toll road. There was more BS just trying to back on to the I-35 freeway to get to my hotel.
:roll: :roll:
Just remember, tis better to be * off than * on & you'll be ok!
LOL That's what headlights are for. I don't remember seeing any lights along I-17 from Phoenix to Flagstaff. Also less pollution of the night sky and you can probably even see the stars clearly.
I was not between citys ..I am not talking about in the middle of no where.. kripes, pay attention.
I know you weren't between cities! :roll: I was paying attention :lol: I just have to chuckle at the thought of you being so * about not having all kinds of lighting. It shows how you're used to the lots of big city lighting. Oh and we don't have toll roads here in Mi either. :P
Got fence changed around, moved sheep and goats, may have sold the old JD A that is sitting out back rotting away (long story, too much anger pent up on that one). Sold the '52 (well, have a down payment and a drop dead date).
Moved the panel and my '54, got wheels out for '41 to swap so we can take the pair back to Enjenjo...picked up stuff in the field and the yard. Gonna get some scrap metal loaded. Never heard back from a guy about taking one of the cabs so I guess our deal is dead or at least in a coma...
Eating lunch at 3:25 pm...got more to do but it started to rain.
The short block is finished. I'm redoing brake and clutch lines from the masters down. I didn't have very good ideas when I did some of this stuff. Everything that irritates me is being changed. It won't be a show car but it will be neater. Did I mention I hate brake fluid. I had to go get a pilot bearing yesterday. I couldn't get the old one out of the crank. Nobody in town had one. I got to make a little 2 hour jaunt to get one. Makes more stories in the end. I hope everyone had a good holiday.
Wired lights on a trailer today, put it out front for sale. Packed some boxes for shipping, and worked on the 32 for a while.
Well my idea about re-working the shelves in my garage did not happen. Saturday was taken up with the town's Christmas parade and was enjoyable just watching our grandkids reaction, Our daughter=in-law is working on a doctorate degree and needed some time to be alone and work on it so she went home early Friday by herself. That left our son and two grandkids without a car so I drove them home today(to Cincinnati) and will drive home tomorrow by myself. Our daughter's family left early today so my son-in-law would be able to park in front of his TV at homefor the football festivities. I did get the Jeepster off the jackstands and the hood and fenders bolted on so it can sit outside when ever. Driving home tomorrow and next weekend at daughter's for grand daughter's Chritmas Show and grand daughter watching on Saturday pretty well uses up next weekend. I will have Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday but my planning doesn't cover all the possibilities. If I say what I'm going to do I won't. GPster
Quote from: "GPster"Well my idea about re-working the shelves in my garage did not happen.
If I say what I'm going to do I won't. GPster
i've learned to not say anything about what i'm going to do. most of the time it still doesn't happen, i just don't get any grief about it. :lol: :lol:
later jim
I'm learning to operate on the man plan "Show Up, See What Happens."
Working out so far.
Worked on my 40 coupe body Wed -Sat. A buddy came over & helped me, we got all the filler work done & 1st coat of blocking primer on. Now I can sand that down & fix the places we thought were fixed that weren't. Did I ever tell you I hate body work?
got some of my shop cleaned up...
trimmed up the yard grass for the last time till february , still need to trim some tree limbs.
installed a few hundred christmas lites in the north yard... will do the south yard this next weekend with a few lites... I bought some of the LED lights, will see how well the LED stuff works.
Sometime in december I will do the VW Jetta timing belt - water pump change. THe Jetta needs rear brakes too.... you would think the rear brakes would go longer than 92k miles
Quote from: "Crosley"got some of my shop cleaned up...
trimmed up the yard grass for the last time till february , still need to trim some tree limbs.
installed a few hundred christmas lites in the north yard... will do the south yard this next weekend with a few lites... I bought some of the LED lights, will see how well the LED stuff works.
Sometime in december I will do the VW Jetta timing belt - water pump change. THe Jetta needs rear brakes too.... you would think the rear brakes would go longer than 92k miles
I've put rear pads on several of those when the original fronts were still good. Most other front drive cars are opposite , fronts wear 2-1 over rears.
Quote from: "papastoyss"Quote from: "Crosley"got some of my shop cleaned up...
trimmed up the yard grass for the last time till february , still need to trim some tree limbs.
installed a few hundred christmas lites in the north yard... will do the south yard this next weekend with a few lites... I bought some of the LED lights, will see how well the LED stuff works.
Sometime in december I will do the VW Jetta timing belt - water pump change. THe Jetta needs rear brakes too.... you would think the rear brakes would go longer than 92k miles
I've put rear pads on several of those when the original fronts were still good. Most other front drive cars are opposite , fronts wear 2-1 over rears.
My OEM front brakes are in nice shape... I must give VW credit here, the brakes on this Jetta are nice and wear very well.
8)
The 32 is running again but not finished. I still have to bleed the clutch slave and install the grill and hood. The 342 sounds good. No leaks, no strange noises.
This big ugly silver truck turned up in Scooter's driveway on Friday night about midnight, so on Saturday we started to get the business parts removed.
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Friday night, it started snowing in Mississippi. I took some pictures Saturday morning. It was a light dusting of snow.
AL
I spent monday and tuesday rebuilding the front axle on a SD Ford to push snow. 2" of snow by 9 last night, then it warmed up to 40 degrees, rained, and melted all the snow. Now we have 50 mph winds, and it's cold again. It's like I lived in Arizona.
It was zero here this morning. The high was 18. I hate it. It might warm up into the 30's this weekend. I finished the 32 up except for new header gaskets. They should be here tomorrow. I put it back in the storage shed so my wife could have the garage back.
-34C here yesterday. barely any snow. Thats -31F for the rest of you.
Painting the living room walls and ceiling.... :roll:
Leaves are falling off my trees now... no more grass mowing till february or march 2010
Still working on wiring outlets, insulating and installing wall board in the shop. Have another panel to put on the ceiling so I can install the propane furnace up there. There is so much more to do, I may not get it done this winter. Too darn cold.
I flew into Phoenix 6:oo pm Tues too pick up the truck I bought. I left there at 2:45 Wed afternoon and got home at 11:00 last night. I went the southern route because of all the reports I'd heard about the weather to the north. It added miles to the trip, total was 2300 mi. Everything went smoothly with no hiccups. Used one qt of oil which I consider good for a BBC. Mileage was a little lower than I expected as I didn't know it had 4.56 gears. Was glad for the Gear Vendor OD in it, mileage at 65-70 was 12 mpg. It was everything I'd thought it was and took the trip great.
Quote from: "phat rat"I flew into Phoenix 6:00 pm Tues too pick up the truck I bought. I left there at 2:45 Wed afternoon and got home at 11:00 last night. I went the southern route because of all the reports I'd heard about the weather to the north. It added miles to the trip, total was 2300 mi. Everything went smoothly with no hiccups. Used one qt of oil which I consider good for a BBC. Mileage was a little lower than I expected as I didn't know it had 4.56 gears. Was glad for the Gear Vendor OD in it, mileage at 65-70 was 12 mpg. It was everything I'd thought it was and took the trip great.
1 quart on a BBC at that amount of miles traveled would be OK with me too.
The GV should cut the 4.56 gear ratio back to about 3.55 , with those taller tires it should run purty good down the road.
Tony, your right on the final gear. I'm going to drive it awhile and see how it does. It pulls hard thru the gears of course, even at 70 mph. I have a complete rear from another dually that I scrapped out that's 3.73 so I have that choice also. If I decided to try that final would be 2.91. I'm going to wait and see what mpg gets pulling. If it's in the 8-9 range I'll proably leave it as it is.
Quote from: "phat rat"Tony, your right on the final gear. I'm going to drive it awhile and see how it does. It pulls hard thru the gears of course, even at 70 mph. I have a complete rear from another dually that I scrapped out that's 3.73 so I have that choice also. If I decided to try that final would be 2.91. I'm going to wait and see what mpg gets pulling. If it's in the 8-9 range I'll proably leave it as it is.
kool... do not equate lower RPM and gear numbers with better fuel mileage. Sometimes that does not work as I am sure you know.
Pushing that heavy brick down the road at 12 mpg at 70mph does not seem bad. You may like the 4.56 gears depending on the trailer weight and hills encountered.
There used to be bunch of those trucks running around here with similar stripe packages on them. I wonder where they all went to?
I am looking at Craig's list for older 3/4 or 1 ton trucks with single rear tire , not sure I need a dually.
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QuoteThere used to be bunch of those trucks running around here with similar stripe packages on them. I wonder where they all went to?
I have been wondering the same thing. For a while it seemed like every one and their brother had one.
I hauled in 2 loads of dirt on my car trailer. A fellow on Craig's List was digging a pool and he was about 6 miles from the house. The dirt was free and he loaded it with a bobcat machine.
I had to shovel the dirt off by myself. I am not too sore tonight
I primed the 54 Chevy again this morning. I am block sanding. Not much fun. I think I have it with the 220 grit and after this go around I will move to the 320. I am getting there but it sure is slow work and it makes my arms tired.
John
Quote from: "WZ JUNK"I primed the 54 Chevy again this morning. I am block sanding. Not much fun. I think I have it with the 220 grit and after this go around I will move to the 320. I am getting there but it sure is slow work and it makes my arms tired. John
Is that the convertable you're building for your wife? Not enough days til Christmas. GPster
We're getting ready for Christmas. Because the kids are not grand parent short we're taking what time is available. Christmas Eve is next Friday so Christmas is next Saturday. The Cincinnati kids have school next week so that will cut the celebrating down for them. The other grand daughter's school ends Friday but her parents have work next week so they may go home without her. I hope they plan on coming back to get her so that Linda doesn't plan on shopping to give her a second Christmas here.Our Christmas to each other is the money we've been spending on things for the house. We bought gas fired logs for a non-usable fireplace in our dining room. I was hoping it would be for next Christmas but there have been hints dropped about the theme of it for the holidays. Maybe the grand daughter can chissel a hole in the hearth while I work on running gas pipe. GPster
QuoteQuote from: CrosleyI hauled in 2 loads of dirt on my car trailer. A fellow on Craig's List was digging a pool and he was about 6 miles from the house. The dirt was free and he loaded it with a bobcat machine.
Hey Tony ...I prolly asked before but forgot ...A lot of homes in the Metro area by you ( Phoenix) have in ground pools but very few houses have basements .. ( No connection other than "concrete lined holes in the ground") ..Is there any special reason for that???
Bob.... :wink:
a lot of pools in AZ because it is HOT in the summertime. no basements because no frost heaving so no need to dig to get below it.
later jim
Quote from: "river1".. no basements because no frost heaving so no need to dig to get below it.
later jim
Basements add a lot of cheap living space....and they're cooler in the summer. Seems logical to have one. Like Ug said, it's just another concrete lined hole in the ground.
Quote from: "purplepickup"Quote from: "river1".. no basements because no frost heaving so no need to dig to get below it.
later jim
Basements add a lot of cheap living space....and they're cooler in the summer. Seems logical to have one. Like Ug said, it's just another concrete lined hole in the ground.
until recently land was pretty cheap in AZ. it it cheaper to grow out when land is cheap then to go down. where you have frost heave you are digging down anyway to get below it so you might as well make it a basement. your cooler in summer argument is why i wish i had a basement but it wasn't even an option in my area.
later jim
wife and I spent Saturday afternoon and evening taking care of 4 grandkids with the stomach flu--really nice when you tour the local fair grounds looking at light displays. Wife got about 3 hours sleep--sent them back to dad's this morning. Had a nice mess to clean up in the van while she cleaned the house. Managed to redo strut rod bushings on the ragtop--drove it --shimmy in the steering wheel still there--disconnected battery, put cover on it and said F___ it for now. Will work on the wife's coupe.
I would speculate that the reason for the lack of basements in the metro Phoenix area is money.
We owned a tri-level home back in the 1980's where the lower part of the house was below ground level about 4 feet. it was cooler and quieter in that section of the house.
Kept pretty busy this weekend. Cleaned up some of the snow from last week's big storm. Put a sound card in my pc. I'm spending a lot more time at this machine and the onboard sound was really bugging me as I'm a bit of an audiophile. Christmas tree is up now and the rest of the decorations out of the attic so they can be dealt with.
Carwise I changed the oil in my DD. Also working on Digger's idea for a steel plate attached to the workbench with square tubing welded in so that stationary tools can be placed and removed at will.
In addition I started on some cribbing to set the '57 on to get it up where it can be worked on more easily. Probably finish them tomorrow night. Being a pro-touring build my anticipated tire sizes are going to be 245 45R 16s on the front and 265 45R 17 on the back to give it a bit of the big & little effect but not a lot. Once the cribbing is done I'll pick up some plywood to cut some shop shoes in those diameters. Make up some allthread "shock absorbers" to lock in the ride height and I'll be ready to start replacing rockers and floors.
Quote from: "jaybee"Also working on Digger's idea for a steel plate attached to the workbench with square tubing welded in so that stationary tools can be placed and removed at will.
In addition I started on some cribbing to set the '57 on to get it up where it can be worked on more easily. Probably finish them tomorrow night. Being a pro-touring build my anticipated tire sizes are going to be 245 45R 16s on the front and 265 45R 17 on the back to give it a bit of the big & little effect but not a lot. Once the cribbing is done I'll pick up some plywood to cut some shop shoes in those diameters. Make up some allthread "shock absorbers" to lock in the ride height and I'll be ready to start replacing rockers and floors.
Post some pics or start a thread showing the bench mod and the mocked up '57....please :D My first car was a '57 sedan delivery and I'd like to find another to use for a daily driver. Your wagon project will teach me lots 8)
Worked on putting up new fence for the horses on Friday. Saturday it rained all day. Went to a Christmas program Saturday night. Sunday, we went to a car club Christmas party, then came back home and loaded up my camcorder gear and went to church to film the choir singing. Now I have to edit the video and make some DVDs of it. I have 4 cameras that I can feed into a video editor box, then it feeds out to a DVD burner. It works good when I hook everything up right. I only used 3 cameras last night and did not know until I unhooked the wires that I used the wrong cable on the wrong camera so that is why I could not find a cable to hook up to one of them. I was in a hurry to connect everything up before it started. So now I have three camera tapes and one DVD to put together.
The video editor box does a very nice job with all of the cuts to different cameras. Just like the pros use only it only cost $500 instead of what a whole studio cost.
My wife's family is coming over next Saturday so we are getting ready for that. It's the first time they have been to our new home.
I am still looking for a job and my wife has started looking as her job is ending at the end of the year.
Quote from: "WZ JUNK"it makes my arms tired.
I have the same problem when I'm flying. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: "Carps"Quote from: "WZ JUNK"it makes my arms tired.
I have the same problem when I'm flying. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Don't hold the broom handle so tight next time.
:shock: :?:
Quote from: "Crosley"Quote from: "Carps"Quote from: "WZ JUNK"it makes my arms tired.
I have the same problem when I'm flying. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Don't hold the broom handle so tight next time.
:shock: :?:
it's not a broom handle... :shock:
Hello;
Didn't do anything this year! Going to Calif. to visit my Aunt! She has been cooking all the really great things I never get to eat!
No decorations! No Tree! No lights on the house! Yipee!!
Everybody have a great Holiday!!!
Bruce
Sat. nite the 12th my better half & I hosted a get together for the 2 rod clubs we belong to. She had rented a bld. at the local fairgrounds for her large family's Christmas dinner so we decided to do double duty. We were expecting around 30 people & 60 showed up! Good thing it was a pot luck meal. We had asked guests to bring their old photo albums from past years & had two 8ft tables of memories to look at. One of the clubs is Nashville Street Rod Assn. which put on the Gatlinburg rod runs in the 70s so we had pics of old rods & "cool" fashions from that era.Everyone really enjoyed the pics, gave us something to do besides eat & talk about those who weren't there.
I went to Colorado Springs for a family Christmas. When I returned sunday, I installed new header gaskets in the 32 and went for a run. First time since it became a 342. It was better. I think that the only way to achieve my goal is to put a 6-71 on top of the engine. I had a small vacuum leak on the upper plenum that caused it to go nuts a couple of days later. I think it's good now. This weekend, it's going to get a few road miles on it. My next project is to fabricate a new seat. I have a few ideas that may work out ok. I'm not completely happy with the mini van seat. I need some support in some areas that the current seat doesn't have. Best wishes to all of you.
Quote from: "kb426"My next project is to fabricate a new seat. I have a few ideas that may work out ok. I'm not completely happy with the mini van seat. I need some support in some areas that the current seat doesn't have. Best wishes to all of you.
Getting a seat to be comfortable in a truck without eating up legroom can be a real challenge. Building your own is probably best.
I recently bought a Pontiac Vibe interior for my Rambler wagon and the buckets are very comfortable with some adjustments that might work in my truck....lumbar, tilt/height of base, etc. The pickup is tucked away in a storage bag and I can't get to it til next spring. When I dig it out next year but I'll be checking the seats for fit in it. They look promising.
I got called out on a short notice business trip to Belgium on Monday so our tree will be up on Sunday rather than last Tuesday as planned. Hope to spend some time with my bride as she's been with her brother nearly every day since he was in a bad car accident in October. He spent almost 5 weeks in a coma and took his first steps this week since 10/6 so we've got lots to be thankful for this Christmas. If he passes a few more tests he'll be able to come home for a few hours Christmas day.
After that, Court's blue truck has a slipping trans so we may be looking for one (in Frank's barn) and installing it over the holiday. Wasn't in the plans but may be in the cards! Hope to get some things moving to put the BBC into Eli's panel as well.
Blessed Christmas to all!
I have the alternator and the steering column assembled and installed in the 32 5 window. The fuel tank is all done too. Now on to driveshaft and brakes.
I have been working on the Buick too, I have the brake system revised, new brackets made and powder coated, just have to assemble it.
Now that I know the only air lock is the one between my ears I'm plumbing my steering pump correctly with new hoses.
Then I'll see what I can confuse myself about next.
I put 100 miles on the 342 setup in the 32 today. I'm reasonably satisfied in the increase in low end power. It was pretty cool this morning and I discovered a couple of air leaks in the cab to fix. I have another family Christmas this evening and then tomorrow, I can tinker with the leaks. I'm not very interesting right now.
I went over to see how scooter is going with the install of a windsor in the F truck, he has fabricated new engine mounts and has the engine sitting between the rails now.
He has a few windsors to choose from, but he chose a late model one with the EFI manifold and serpantine belts on it, but he needs it to be the older style with a carb manifold and normal "V" belt. Lucky he has all the parts he needs to convert the newer engine.
He also found a shifter that will work with the C4 in the junk pile, and now he needs to find a diff and fabricate a drive shaft.
He is hopeing to have it running by the end of february.
We had a family Christmas party today. A good time was had by all.
I primed yesterday and sanded today.
Spent the last few days cleaning out the workshop, putting things away, sorting out nuts -bolts- washers, bits and pices of hardware. I had run out of horizontal surfaces upon which to work.
Preparatory to going back to work on the '40 (I gave it a good cleaning inside and out. It's always pleasant to start with a clean canvas, so to speak. I did a little work on it and I will bring up its old progress thrad and post a few pics.
Charlie
i finally got the rear end housing for the rambler back thursday, welded the spring perches on today....
on the wrong side of the axle :shock: :evil:
ordered another set from currie....
Tomslik, it makes me feel better to know that I'm not the only one that does that. I am assuming that this is age related and it isn't going to get better. I'm finding that the better my sense of humor is the better I handle aging.
glad i could help :(D)
Quote from: "tomslik"i finally got the rear end housing for the rambler back thursday, welded the spring perches on today....
on the wrong side of the axle :shock: :evil:
ordered another set from currie....
Don't feel so bad, when I set mine up I looked at the angle finder wrong & set the pinion angle 3 degrees down instead of 3 up, DUH.
Last weekend I went to play at The Kustom Nationals, here's a few pics from my trusty Canon.......
Top Kustom, 40 Chrysler.
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This one aint from the Kustom Nat's but the weekend before as Ken makes a few running repairs. He spent most of Sunday emulating Chopper by 'supervising' the kustomising work on this year's victim of the hammer and gas-axe.
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A good reason not to have shiny paint and a Flathead engine.
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On the outside this looks like a bog stock FJ Holden Standard Sedan, the engineering is superb and the powertrain looks like it grew there. The 1UZ can push a two and a half tonne LS400 along at a very respectable clip, so I wouldn't be challenging this lightweight Humpy at the lights.
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Coolest Hot Rod, 'The Duck's' awesome LS2 powered deuce.
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Some folks just can't handle the booze and end up with more on their shirt than in their mouth.
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Anybody didn't have fun at the Kustom Nats, only needs to look in the mirrir to discover why.
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This pair looked like a couple of old poofs sitting on the beach holding hands, but hey, at least they don't have rolled up cuffs on their jeans. ;)
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It's made from a million bits of unknown origins and a few known, was dirt cheap and delivered a bazillion bux worth of fun.
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This thing has been on the road since the early '70s. It's basically an open wheeled racer with a T bucket body on it and all the stuff required to make it streetable.
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That's all for now.
Continue working on my daughter's house she just bought. Painting, flooring, cleaning, yada, yada, yada. Maybe sneek off to a swap meet tomorrow for a few hours.
Lee
I went to the Starbird show yesterday. Then I went to Harbor Freight and took advantage of the specials that someone mentioned. It was a good day for January. Got up to 49 degrees. Saw lots of friends and had a good time.
I sold my '40 Chevy 2 door Sedan Street Rod last Saturday on ebay. It's new home will be Vancouver. It came from Chicago then to Vicksburg, MS now to Canada. Waiting for the funds to come to my bank so that I can go a mile down the road and buy a '48 Chevy Pickup.
AL
Quote from: "40chevy"I sold my '40 Chevy 2 door Sedan Street Rod last Saturday on ebay. It's new home will be Vancouver. It came from Chicago then to Vicksburg, MS now to Canada. Waiting for the funds to come to my bank so that I can go a mile down the road and buy a '48 Chevy Pickup.
AL
Now how will I find you at the NATS?
Quote from: "enjenjo"
Now how will I find you at the NATS?
I won't be there, going to Frog Follies instead.
AL
Went and picked up the '48 Chevy truck. It's all original. Can't wait to get started on it when I find a job.
NICE truck.... 8) No "brown" spots .. :shock: :lol: Did the guy have it hidden under his bed or something :?: :?:
Bob..... :wink:
Nice! At this very moment I'm watching one of the Trucks episodes where they work on their AD project Classix and was thinking that if I wanted a truck...
As soon as I'm finished with breakfast I need to run out and find a 1/2"-20 die to chase some threads on my rear shock mounts, then into the shop for a while.
There are one or two small spots that need paint put back on them. He kept the truck under a lean-to next to his shop. There was about a 1/4" of dirt on the truck. I got it home and washed it and this is what I found. It has the Blue Flame Six under the hood. A 235 with 3 on tha tree. It has not been driven for several years. The carb is probably gummed up.
AL
Sweeeeeeet!!
You guys will be impressed with this. I did a rough estimate on my income taxes. That's always a good way to spend a cold winter day. The sun has been out all day and the snow is melting. I'm listening to surf music as in guitar with no vocals as I mess with this stuff. From looking at the pics, I wish I would have gone to the Grand National Roadster show. I got to go the 50th anniversary. It looks to me like it's larger now. I can't imagine anybody would ask for a refund on their ticket.
our income taxes are done. my wife handles that
i am re-plumbing fuel system on my Falcon. electric fuel pump and regulator.
the fuel pickup in the OE tank was removed and I added on about 6 inches to put the pick up near the rear of the fuel tank.
May also remove the heater and radio from the car to get some weight out of it
I'm making drivers side rear floor/rocker rust repair parts for the '40 today. The passenger side is done and did that ever firm up the rear door jamb. When I get this side done I'll finish the shoulder belt mounts in the jamb.
I spent a little time looking at GNRS set-up day pics this afternoon. Anyone see the pic of that 33/34 hiboy coupe witha '36 styled grille? Verrry nice.
Charlie
shoveling snow and ice and making a path for my truck to get off the property, i hat ice storms...1 inch of ice and 7 inches of snow on top of it in okla no less................................then iilll work on my new henry J race car...
Good News!!!!!!!!!!!!
My wife went back to work in Vicksburg with a new job at a new place around the first of the month! Then she came home one day and said that they were hiring another position and asked if I would be interested in working there. my answer was YES!!!!!!!!!!!! So now I am back in the working world since being jobless since the end of May.
After a week of working I am ready for the weekend. We got off from work on Friday and headed to Jackson, MS to go to the Dixie National Livestock Show. Saw a horse event and then went to a trade show where you could find anything and more for a horse. Kinda like a small Louisville with all of the booths. Going back over there today to see some of the Quarter Horse Shows and do some shopping for the barn.
I get to ride to work with my wife in our economical HHR that gets between 26-27mpg and work is only 8 miles away. Yes I am feeling good right now!
AL
Quote from: "40chevy"Good News!!!!!!!!!!!!
My wife went back to work in Vicksburg with a new job at a new place around the first of the month! Then she came home one day and said that they were hiring another position and asked if I would be interested in working there. my answer was YES!!!!!!!!!!!! So now I am back in the working world since being jobless since the end of May.
I get to ride to work with my wife in our economical HHR that gets between 26-27mpg and work is only 8 miles away. Yes I am feeling good right now!
AL
Congrats Al
Quote from: "Fat Cat"Congrats Al
I saw your handle and I hoped that you were going to show us pictures of your Chevy being back on the frame. Maybe you could post the pictures you took two weeks ago this weekend. GPster
Quote from: "40chevy"Good News!!!!!!!!!!!!
My wife went back to work in Vicksburg with a new job at a new place around the first of the month! Then she came home one day and said that they were hiring another position and asked if I would be interested in working there. my answer was YES!!!!!!!!!!!! So now I am back in the working world since being jobless since the end of May.
now THAT is news i like to hear );b(
That's GREAT news Al... Congrats to the both of ya .... :b-d:
Bob.......... :wink:
Great news Al. I haven't had to exp. both wage earners being unemployed. That can't be fun. I believe summer is looking good for your family also.
That's great Al, glad to hear you are back on track.
I went to Wichita to see George and Reba. The weather is bad and I'm having difficulties waiting for warm weather. I've made motel res. for the events that I think I need to go to this year. Some are already sold out. All are higher priced than last year. Almost everyone was above $100 per night. This is Comfort Inn and Hampton Inn stuff. They were anywhere from 10 to 20 less last year. I'm still ready for summer. :lol:
dis-assembled the old Ford 170 cid engine from my 1962 Falcon. The engine is standard bore and crank bearings with Ford logo on them.
Odd looking crank with many cast holes in the weights to lighten it up some. Still a heavy some-beach
We are going junkyarding saturday, so I figured it was time to tune up the big van. Found two plug wires burnt up, and one loose one. No wonder it was missing and down on power. Much better now.
Quote from: "enjenjo"We are going junkyarding saturday, so I figured it was time to tune up the big van. Found two plug wires burnt up, and one loose one. No wonder it was missing and down on power. Much better now.
Trying to get the junkyard thing in before Mr "No Shoulders" wakes up for the summer?
Quote from: "papastoyss"Quote from: "enjenjo"We are going junkyarding saturday, so I figured it was time to tune up the big van. Found two plug wires burnt up, and one loose one. No wonder it was missing and down on power. Much better now.
Trying to get the junkyard thing in before Mr "No Shoulders" wakes up for the summer?
Before the weeds get too high.
This Sunday I head off with a bunch of rodding mates on a 28 day cruise across the country, From the east coast all the way to the west, and back again.
It's only about 5000miles, but most of it we are doing first class on the train.
We are going to the regional nationals in Busselton western Australia, and yes I am taking the laptop and will be documanting our adventure, so stay tuned. :wink:
Putting my engine back together on the "T" and waiting for the 3:25 banjo gears to get here.
We have a spring snow storm. I'm really ready for this to be over. The price of natural gas has gone back up so I'm not so quick to heat the garage now. I'm still looking for a steel t bucket body. I'm sure that I will spend some time in front of the 'puter doing that.
I didn't want this thread to die. We've kept in touch with each other pretty well through the years with this. Today I removed the 3550 from the 32 and replaced the tailshaft bushing. I'm taking a break and ready to put it all back together. The wind was blowing about 40 mph so it's not a bad day to be in the shop. The bushing went out and in without any trouble. I had the new one in the freezer for a while and the heat gun on the housing. It's really tight around the crossmember so it's not much fun to work on. I looked real close to see if there was anything else that needed attention while it was out. It all looks pretty good. This was a used trans that I bought when I built the truck. I'm hoping that this will be the last time the trans comes out for any reason. I've put 6,000 miles on it since I finished it. I hope that in about 50,000 more, I can say that it's still all good. I'm ready to drive without that stupid leak.
I've got the new motor in the cpe and driving it. Been working on wiring the dually for trailer hauling and cleaning up some of the wiring someone had done
Well the temp job that I had at the same place my wife works at only lasted a month, but it was more than unemployment, so that was good. My wife will be going on staff there May 1st so she has a future there. There is something out there for me, so I will keep looking.
Missed the Bunny Run this year. Even though I had pre-entered, have to try again next year.
AL
Denise came down and picked up her Olds deck lid that will be her awning. It arrived here on a HAMB relay last month.
fixed some landscape lights this afternoon
installed different rear gear ratio into the Falcon this past week
I get to figure out why the dish washer flooded the kitchen. :evil:
Still trying to organize the garage ... :? It's gettin pretty busy in there ........:shock:
If I had a another place to park there would be lots of room..... :roll: :roll:
Visited a garage sale & picked up some small carbide burrs...Cleco's & misc calipers & stuff...Old timer type guy sells stuff for 10 cents ....50 cents...."Clean" tools for a dollar or less...He "collects" stuff all year for his yearly garage sale ....He needs the companionship MUCH for than I need the tools ...Fun guy to talk to..... :)
Bob............ :wink:
I put 110 miles on the 32 today. The trans leak is fixed. At least for now. :lol:
I serviced the snow blower and put it up for the summer. I'm done with winter.