Its saturday what did you do ??

Dave · December 23, 2006, 03:22:45 PM

I surfed the net then went to menards and bought a new angle grinder and a hole saw to make the flanges for the ram horn manifolds for the roadster. 15% off anything you could get in the brown paper bag! Cool i got a cheap grinder with a 2 year warranty for less then it would have cost me to go to harbor freight :?: Yup it twas a deal! I bought some nuts and bolts too. I made the flanges and they are done Tuesday im heading to romulus to look at a seat. 50 bucks and im near taylor i think it is and there is a hooters there so i may have to stay for lunch

.. Im running out of stuff to do on the new car :!: I did drill out the steering box mount and make it right. They had 3/8 bolts going into the box :?: It mounts with 7/16 bolts so i drilled out the lower bolt holes and after i tear it apart for paint ill drill thru the upper bolt mount and tap that 7/16-14 and we will be good to go cept for getting some 7/16-14 grade 8 bolts .. I couldnt believe they did that on the box mount :?: :!: My coupe was done right and this will be too. I wonder what im gonna do tomorrow :?:
Dave

Oh ya brake kits.......... LOL i had to do some stuff there too. Speedway gives you 1/4 inch spacers to make all the stuff fit.. Grade 8 3/4 washers 1/8 thick did the trick and the dust caps fit too.

enjenjo · December 23, 2006, 04:34:50 PM

I did some shoping this morning, then worked on a radiator shroud.

donsrods · December 23, 2006, 04:38:00 PM

Today was boat working day. My Son has a twin engine cruiser, and one engine was overheating. Previous owner put new circ pump, belts, impeller in raw water pump, thermostats, etc. Still overheats. In frustration he sold it cheaper to my Son.

Today we tore down the Sherwood pump and found the problem. The previous guy put in an impeller that was 3/16 too tall, so when you put the cover plate back on and torqued it down, it crushed the impeller so it wouldn't turn. We found the correct one, and the pump spins nice and free now.

We get things like this in the Marina all the time, where somebody tries to save a few bucks on a pro, and ends up costing him lots of money in the end.

So, it was a good day for us.

Don

GPster · December 23, 2006, 04:44:59 PM

I have been wrapping presents for days. Also ended up wrapping presents for a friend of the family that has become a grandmother/costuodial parent this year. The mess had to be cleared out by 2:00 PM so that any one arriving would not be wondering if Santa had already been here. My Ebay carburator came yesterday and I managed enough time to open the box, wonder what I had done wrong, type a note here to confirm that I was wrong, take a napersen and be civil when the crowd arrived. This morning I was awakened buy 3 grandkids, announcing that Santa had come ( evidently,responcible parents had dug everything out after I collapse). Blood sugar, coffee, napersen and I was ready. Layed down for a nap at 10:30 AM and woke up at 1:30 PM. Blood sugar, coffee, showered, and went out to check the new carb and make sure I hadn't just dreamed about it. Nope, it was still the nightmare. Time for church and ask for forgivness. GPster

Charlie Chops 1940 · December 23, 2006, 05:11:34 PM

Coffee at OBT's this morning, a little computer time, then worked on the '32 roadster all afternoon. Modifying the floor pan and one body crossmember to accept tracks for the Glide split bench so that the seat sets as low as possible so that I can see out of the Duvall windshield. So far sucessful in spite of the crappy floor provided by Brookville.

More of the same tomorrow. Maybe I'll get a chance to resize some pics and do show and tell soon.

Charlie

phat rat · December 23, 2006, 06:07:23 PM

Still working on my trailer. Got the new axles and springs under it now. I need to mount the new fenders yet and also extend the taillight housings. The new halogen housings are deeper than the old lights, other than that I think construction is done. Probably be ready to shoot some paint the end of next week. When that's done I'll be rewiring it. Then I can put it outside and bring the sleeper in for finishing.

kb426 · December 23, 2006, 06:33:22 PM

Christmas at the "outlaws" today. It was only about 33 degrees today so I'm not missing out on much. The next couple of days should be better. We still have snow and ice from the storm a few days ago.

sirstude · December 23, 2006, 09:15:42 PM

Spread mud on the firewall a few times and then sanded it off a couple of times, you all know how it goes. Took apart the hinges on the Olds door and beat the tar out of them. I don't know how a piece of 1/2 inch by 2 inch steel could get bent, but not show on the car. The old doors seemed ok except for the rust on the bottom. Put the new ones on and the top was out 1/2 inch. Thats the one I fixed. Then went to the new Rocky movie with my son and his wife. It was better than I expected.

Doug

Crosley.In.AZ · December 23, 2006, 10:14:55 PM

Quote from: "enjenjo"I did some shoping this morning, then worked on a radiator shroud.

I see a problem with air flow....

enjenjo · December 23, 2006, 10:19:23 PM

QuoteI see a problem with air flow....

It's not quite done yet

58 Yeoman · December 23, 2006, 10:24:09 PM

Quote from: "Crosley"
Quote from: "enjenjo"I did some shoping this morning, then worked on a radiator shroud.

I see a problem with air flow....

I was thinking that that was the bug guard, but it's on the wrong side.

oldmanolds · December 24, 2006, 08:45:43 AM

My wife and drove down to Porter TN to pick up an Olds engine to rebuild over the winter.Looks to be a good start to what I hope will be a strong reliable engine.Right after the Holidays I'm going to tear into it.You guys will probally see a lot of questions on here as this is my first Olds build up.Have a Merry Christmas.(Can I still say that without offending anyone?)Dave

Carps · December 24, 2006, 08:58:16 AM

It's Monday here, Christmas Day in fact, so happy Christmas ya'all! (OK it's 1 am Monday and I'm up late to make a couple of calls to some very good freinds in the US, starting on the east coast then moving to the midwest and on to the west, I could be up all night.

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On Saturday I did some striping on a tool box, not too happy with it at first but after adding a couple more colours yesterday (Sunday) it's lookin' much better.

In between I did something pretty radical. I sanded the striping off the two primered doors on my '33 and layed down some new primer. Tomorrow, they'll be painted to match the rest of the car.

Don't tell anybody, but I may even give folks a bigger surprise by having some transperant silica panels in the holes in the body work by the time I get to the Mornington Park, New Years day picnic, next weekend.

enjenjo · December 24, 2006, 10:26:53 AM

QuoteIn between I did something pretty radical. I sanded the striping off the two primered doors on my '33 and layed down some new primer. Tomorrow, they'll be painted to match the rest of the car.

"Here I come 'Lisabeth, It's the big one"

rooster · December 24, 2006, 10:47:22 AM

Jr and I hauled the small hercules engine from the garage to the warm basement, made up a table to support it and are now figuring out a way to make it ele start. Want to take a look at the carb and clean it, do a compression test, check mag points. Its been sitting in the garage for years. Looked around for a Qjet for the GPster in the basement but no luck!
YET!