What are you doing today?

kb426 · May 07, 2012, 12:53:42 PM

A Jag is a Dana 44 I believe.

Rrumbler · May 07, 2012, 04:27:40 PM

Quote from: "kb426"A Jag is a Dana 44 I believe.

I was thinking the same thing: a Dana 44 or something mighty similar.

enjenjo · May 07, 2012, 04:51:05 PM

Quote from: "kb426"A Jag is a Dana 44 I believe.

Yes, and no. The early ones are Dana 44, the late ones are Salisbury, but virtually identical. Some parts interchange, some don't.

enjenjo · May 07, 2012, 07:47:55 PM

I finished rewiring the Ghia today. Between waiting for parts, and figuring out how it worked, I made no money on this job. The horn was the hardest part, I finally got it working saturday, and sunday it would not work again. So today I made up a new ground for it, and now it works. The last thing was the brake lights, both switches were bad, but the local parts store had them in stock.

enjenjo · May 10, 2012, 09:05:34 PM

I spent most of the day today building side boards for the trailer I built a couple weeks ago. Then I started on the next project, replacing the transmission in a 51 Crosley pickup.

GPster · May 11, 2012, 08:01:39 AM

Quote from: "enjenjo"I spent most of the day today building side boards for the trailer I built a couple weeks ago. Then I started on the next project, replacing the transmission in a 51 Crosley pickup.

Stock transmission or Powerglide? I was talking with a guy about fiberglassing a front end for our Crosley one time and when I started the conversation he said that he had finally gotten rid of most of his Crosley parts and all he had left was a transmission. I've got a few other sources around here for mechanical parts but body parts seem non-existant. Of course being so close to Crosley's home town (not the Cincinatti one) transmissions are probably laying around in every home made lawn tractor. GPster

WZ JUNK · May 11, 2012, 11:54:23 AM

I built a frame for an AD truck using an S 10 frame and then fabricating all the body mounts and such. The parts changed hands a couple of times and then recently my friend Larry bought all the stuff and assembled it. He drove it to the shop today and I took a couple of pictures. The wheelbase looked good and he said it drove good but I have not driven it yet. I was glad to see it all together.

John

chimp koose · May 12, 2012, 12:48:28 AM

Truck sits nice.

kb426 · May 12, 2012, 08:05:56 AM

I installed Bilstein shocks on the front of the 32. I'll find out in about a week if I accomplished anything.

enjenjo · May 12, 2012, 06:04:28 PM

Fatcat and I went to the Coldwater swap meet. sold some stuff, nothing spectacular, did raise $40 for the RRT racer. We go back tomorrow.

WZ JUNK · May 13, 2012, 07:52:53 AM

Hooley and I went drag racing Saturday. Hooley ran the Henry J and I made some passes in the old truck. It was a great day. This is the 11th year that I have drove the truck to the strip, made some passes, and drove it home. I had one good run against a 40 Willys coupe.

Life is good.

John

Crosley.In.AZ · May 13, 2012, 08:20:52 AM

I was chatting with folks about the 60's & 70's here in metro Phoenix area. High school stuff we did , places we ate.

Blakes Lotaburger came up and I last ate a burger there in the mid 1970's. Blakes is now mostly located in New Mexico, none are in Aridzona .

On saturday I made a 625 mile round trip to eat a burger in Deming New Mexico. It was a trip on the Goldwing. It was a good day

GPster · May 15, 2012, 01:39:30 PM

Yesterday I got the Jeepster back in the garage. Pulled the tarp off of it and was shocked how much stuff I had stuffed into the passenger compartment before I pushed it outside last fall. I need to unload it and start putting a floor in it. A convertable without a floor looks like a "Sway-back" and after the middle Jeep goes down the road I might have to license it. I was lucky enough to get a personalized GPSTER plate and if I don't keep it I may not be able to get it back. GPster

slocrow · May 15, 2012, 02:47:36 PM

I'm pulling the CDM (Bose brain) from under the dash OMG, its 4 hours already and I can't seem to get it done. I'm using old cuss words a lot. Why oh why did they put it there........... :cry:

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kb426 · May 15, 2012, 05:39:08 PM

I just watched a little of the video. When he says " this looks easy but it's not", that should be a warning that you might lose your religion. I have done partial restorations on a 60 and a 64 corvette. I thought the 64 was easier but in retrospect, that may have been because I liked it more. What's wrong with the cdm?