What are you doing today 2016?

[58 Yeoman]

Worked on my newest toy, a 70's Cub Cadet 108 with lug tires. Recently, I bought a 70 Cub 107, which is hydrostatic drive, but it didn't work well for what I wanted to use it for, mainly going down the ravine into the dry creek to get wood and larger rocks. The 107 had the PRNDL on a handle on the dash, so you had to keep one hand on the handle and the other on the steering wheel.

This one is a stick...put it in gear, then use the clutch/brake to control movement. Worked on the brakes, installed lights,  pounded out a few dents and test mounted the snow blade. It came with a snow blower and mower deck, but I don't need either, so they'll be going on CL.

[idrivejunk]

Spent the last couple days on some new meat, closing the gap between noob-sanding, soda-and-glass-in-water blasting, and ready-for-epoxy. Almost have it clean now. Its a cherry but does need some steely love here and there. You'll see  

'69 SS396 (butternut/black top, 325 HP, bench with stick car originally) Chevelle. I had a '68 and just love these, and all the 68-72 A-bodies. They are hot!  

[UGLY OLDS]

good to see you back  :!:  :!:  

is that an undesired "vent in the back of that roof panel  :?:

seems like a strange place for rust....

bob..

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Spent the last couple days on some new meat, closing the gap between noob-sanding, soda-and-glass-in-water blasting, and ready-for-epoxy. Almost have it clean now. Its a cherry but does need some steely love here and there. You'll see  

'69 SS396 (butternut/black top, 325 HP, bench with stick car originally) Chevelle. I had a '68 and just love these, and all the 68-72 A-bodies. They are hot!  

Kool.  I had a 68 Chevelle  SS396 , bench seat , stick car in high school & a few yrs after.  I like the 68  - 70 yrs of the A body group

[58 Yeoman]

The 70 is my favorite...of course!

[kb426]

Rust, rust, rust! Yeech! Watching Matt's work has made me think every car out there is a rust bucket unless it was fixed in the last week. The last 2 days have been above 80 degrees here. It sure has been nice.

[idrivejunk]

Its pretty warm here, too. 68 as we speak and the sun's been down an hour. Think it got over 80 today here.

Yes. They are ALL rusted!    

My '68 was a 307 3 on tree Malibu. I dig 70s also but only other Chevelle I've had was a 72 SS.

Bob, apparently the guy who stuck a GM left quarter on it was starting to patch up the roof back there. Who knows why it rusted just that way, must have been a fluke. Maybe a CB antenna got screwed on there? Anyway, I have a donor section for it. You'll see.   When it gets it's own thread.

Hosing this thing with DP90LF in the AM. Whew, I'm whooped.

[wayne petty]

still playing with the 428 FE dual quad build. its coming along slowly.. but its only 1 day a week..

plans change.. run in stands are expensive.. so i am thinking... 2" conduit elbows.. bashed to fit a round tube into a square hole..  going to use couplings and some short 2 inch sections.. some 2" conduit strut clamps and some super strut to support the radiator. for break in and some IFR tuning of the dual 1850s..

more pics next week..  oh.. too big... click to look at the new trip hazard in the shop..

http://i.imgur.com/KiCMkqK.jpg

[sirstude]

still playing with the 428 FE dual quad build. its coming along slowly.. but its only 1 day a week..

plans change.. run in stands are expensive.. so i am thinking... 2" conduit elbows.. bashed to fit a round tube into a square hole..  going to use couplings and some short 2 inch sections.. some 2" conduit strut clamps and some super strut to support the radiator. for break in and some IFR tuning of the dual 1850s..

more pics next week..  oh.. too big... click to look at the new trip hazard in the shop..

http://i.imgur.com/KiCMkqK.jpg

The run in stand that a friend of mine has is an old Ford front frame clip.  Just drilled a bunch of holes in the motor mounts and can run any Ford on it.  Pretty much free, he even has run his Cammer on it.

[wayne petty]

still playing with the 428 FE dual quad build. its coming along slowly.. but its only 1 day a week..

plans change.. run in stands are expensive.. so i am thinking... 2" conduit elbows.. bashed to fit a round tube into a square hole..  going to use couplings and some short 2 inch sections.. some 2" conduit strut clamps and some super strut to support the radiator. for break in and some IFR tuning of the dual 1850s..

more pics next week..  oh.. too big... click to look at the new trip hazard in the shop..

http://i.imgur.com/KiCMkqK.jpg

The run in stand that a friend of mine has is an old Ford front frame clip.  Just drilled a bunch of holes in the motor mounts and can run any Ford on it.  Pretty much free, he even has run his Cammer on it.

huh.. i actually have a suspension front clip for a 66/67 fairlane. cut off at the firewall and the core support. i was actually thinking of taking it to the shop to use as an engine run in stand but the next engine build there will be a cammer and it won't fit between the shock towers.. but then the top of the shock towers could be cut off.  i was thinking it could be used to assist in fitting up headers for the 69 mustang cammer install going on slowly there.

brilliant idea .. thanks..  i have tried for months to get my other friend to pick up this piece from my back yard..

[idrivejunk]

I played painter all day. Primed that Chevelle then ground down and spot painted this 67 Mustang firewall where holes had been filled. When we painted the car it had the six banger still in place. V8 going in now so the opportunity to finish off the engine bay came and that filled the remainder of the day. Back on the 33 tomorrow I reckon.



But heres a bizarre creature, and its looking at you... 36 Ford front end (bus?) made into a DJ stand for a nightclub. Mike at work did that, and I thought you might get a hoot out of it too. Driver's side has a swinging door. Visor laying on the cowl. Imagine it with beer, colored lights, and jamming tunes!



Still warm out so the day ain't over. I gotta take a spin in the loud GP

[WZ JUNK]

I finished the sway bar by fabricating Heim joint links for the ends.  I had the bar on and off several times before I got the placement right but in the end it worked fine.

I worked the leaf harvest the rest of the day.  We had wind gust of 45 mph yesterday.  My leaf vacuum system works well on windy days as the wind carries away the dust.  

I will have a look at the rear shocks on the 54 today.   I need to try a stiffer shock.  The cruise control needs troubleshooting also.  My list of things to fix is much shorter.

John

[UGLY OLDS]

Had Carpel Tunnel  Surgery done to the left paw this week .. This one's gonna take awhile to recover ..  
I sure hope that it resolves the lack of feeling in my fingers .....
Ever try to nail something together & notice your thumb turning purple BEFORE you feel it    :?  :oops:  

Bob...

[kb426]

Yo, Bob! Was that your tv remote hand???

[chimp koose]

had a productive time with the coupe today . I had made some wooden pieces that fit into the wheelwell and on the inside as well . Both were at the radius of the wheelwell and were made to bolt together through the fender bolt holes . Took a porta power jack and started to push the wheelwell out as it was pushed in about 1/4" from accident damage above the wheelwell. With a few pumps of the jack and some gentle hammering on the crown of the dent , it pushed right out ! I bought a 10" plastic contour gage used by tilesetters and am using it to check the contour from side to side . It is now a near perfect match. I had made a horizontal reference line on both sides of the car and a set of vertical lines every inch from 14" back of the door opening to 41" back . All but the last little bit of the car matches from side to side now . The last little area that does not match is the lower back corner of the 1/4 panel behind the wheelwell . I replaced the bottom 3" of that panel from the door opening all the way back so I think I may have locked in that part of the panel . It is really hard to get inside that area to work it because of the inner framework of the body . Maybe a unispot and some studs will get it into shape . I am really pleased as this was a part of the body that had me really concerned . My co worker likes to do bodywork and I was mostly his helper . I pumped the jack while he held the contour gage against the panel and told me to pump more or not . I am surprized at how quickly that problem area got repaired . Now I can start fitting the panel below the trunk lid and make a trunk floor , firewall between the trunk and pass compartment and then a fuel tank.