What are you doing today?

purplepickup · July 21, 2015, 09:48:27 AM

Quote from: "sirstude"Great video, how fast was that run?

9.17 if my memory is working.

58 Yeoman · July 21, 2015, 12:26:37 PM

Holy crap. I'm stripping the clear coat off my Ranger wheels because of the corrosion. That stuff sticks on pretty well where you don't want it to stick. I think I'll have to take the two rear wheels off the old Pontiac (Merc rearend) and use them on the truck while I do two at a time.

sirstude · July 21, 2015, 12:41:04 PM

Thanks George. That is all I can coax out of my Impala in the 1/8th. As Hooley has been known to say "Man, what a ride"

Doug

Crosley.In.AZ · July 21, 2015, 08:25:01 PM

My 1962 Falcon will run in the 9.70s in the 1/8 mile. I get longer track time than Hooley.

:T)

enjenjo · July 22, 2015, 07:51:46 PM

After a couple hours cleaning, an hour sand blasting, another hour deburring, I was removing a counter shaft bearing from a T5 case, and cracked the front of the case. Spoiled the whole day. I had to dig out another one, and start all over. I did get the slug for the VSS machined, and modified the input shaft to fit a Chevy.

I also spent some time making an extension for the tongue of my little trailer so I can haul long lumber on it.

58 Yeoman · July 22, 2015, 08:17:17 PM

I stripped the other two wheels today. I painted the first two with Rustoleum wheel paint (argent), but they looked one dimensional, as the originals had the holes highlighted. So I bought some graphite paint and painted the 'holes', then clear coated them. Look better. I got them all done, then changed oil and filter in the Subie and rotated the tires.

Glad that's all done.

kb426 · July 22, 2015, 08:57:53 PM

Frank, you and I go to the same place sometimes.

Beck · July 23, 2015, 11:12:26 AM

George,
Thanks for the video. I wish I would have gone.

Tom

WZ JUNK · July 23, 2015, 06:44:21 PM

Quote from: "Beck"George,
Thanks for the video. I wish I would have gone.

Tom

Tom,

Come to the Hamb Drags again. About the same distance for you and we hope to run the Henry J again.

John

idrivejunk · July 23, 2015, 07:52:06 PM

Took my first stab at bead rolling ha ha. Shh, I just acted like I knew what I was doing. Turned out sufficent, good enough for a battery tray delete cover in an el Camino. First time I used my anvil, too. Just got that. It was my grandpa's. A 207 pounder with defect so no ring, but also over a century old. You guys would probably rather see the anvil, wouldn't ya? I felt honored to bring a hammer down on it and be the 3rd gen to use it.

Also had a long-term body project milestone today, they got the 73 Pontiac body shell painted Cyber gray (off newer Vettes). This thing ain't four feet tall when on it's paws.

58 Yeoman · July 23, 2015, 08:40:40 PM

Looks really good. Is that bed liner inside? I like that too.

idrivejunk · July 23, 2015, 08:51:03 PM

Thanks, its this stuff. The ceramic insulation and sound control products.

http://www.lizardskin.com/

idrivejunk · July 23, 2015, 10:44:39 PM

Hokey Smoke, today ain't over... I just got linked to this:

http://www.hotrod.com/cars/featured/1507-granddads-1941-ford-truck-might-embarrass-your-muscle-car/

Thats last year's project, woohoo! I did a lot of bodywork on it as part of the team.

enjenjo · July 24, 2015, 10:11:44 AM

Nice truck. I remember some pictures you posted last year. How many zeros was there in that bill.

enjenjo · July 24, 2015, 10:31:13 AM

I got the second case cleaned, blasted, and deburred, installed the new bearings, no problem. I started assembly.

I broke my T50 Torx bit, again, removing the reverse pivot bolt, so I went to the parts store to get another one. He told me this one had a lifetime warrantee. "So". I asked, "if I bring it back you'll replace it?" "No", he told me, " if you bring it back, we'll kill you". I bought it any way