Technical What are you working on?

Stripping and painting my English wheel

 

I'm pretty sure it looked like this....I know I've seen it somewhere before but for the life on me I can't remember where. Like a rounded Woodruff key with two little ridges on it

 

test fitting mockup 400. A body headers are going to work

 

Little Truckdoctor and I set the mock up engine in place last night. It’s no where close to where it needs to be, but we ran out of time. We will go back at it Saturday.

 

Recently purchased this Henry 32. Has many little items needing my attention so I'll be working on it over the winter and hopefully drive it some this coming spring 2025. Among the chores is new fuel line, new partial brake lines and adding residual valves, changing trans cooler lines, valve covers, air intake, dented oil pan and new shocks and coil overs and possibly a new wiring harness. I know once I start it will multiple!

 

Those things have a way of snowballing. Replacing the floors in Clarence started out as a 3-4 week endeavor and grew into 5 1/2 years of major changes and upgrades.

 

Cleaned up and going home

 

just finished painting the center on these early D spokes for my 66 Nova Wagon

 

Cut the leaf spring brackets off of my rear axle, pulled the axles and changed the brakes, I had a new set of loaded backing plates with new drums, had them for sale at the first Lloydfest for $75, glad nobody bought them

 

I reunited my car with the hood I got rid of 30 years ago, installed an N.O.S. Core support and got the flip front working again, rotated the 413 and got her set for yet another winter of not being able to work on her

 

did you leave the license plate bent to remind him....?

 

No i bent it because I'm a large prick with a bad attitude

 

How long have you owned the J ?

 

Sealing the driveway before winter hits !!!

 

Trans cross member fabbed, engine is sitting where it will stay. I think the hood will shut even with the performer RPM intake

 

Looks itchy....

 

Long sleeve shirt
Big fan and a dust respirator

no big deal

 

What happened to the Vette Anthony?

 

Something fell on it.
This one sat outside for a long time
Rat and squirrel (not the HAMB one) poop

The sun eat this one up. Most is raw glass.

 

That vette has definitely had a hard life. I grew up riding in the back of one of those.

 

The guy just wants this fixed. Needs the upper bird cage replaced.
He doesn’t want it painted either. Said the plan was to make it go and stop.
Im ok with that but he better get the chassis under control before it gets bad.

 

Also was able to find vintage Moog and nos Gm front suspension parts for half the cost of an overseas rebuild kit,

 

Most people would've sent that poor 64 to the crusher a long time ago.

 

Why do I have a feeling he’s gonna be banished to the couch every time he stays the night.

 

The old me would have. Now and day’s life is to short for that nonsense.

 

Little Truckdoctor and I got the engine installed and mount made. We ran out of time for the transmission crossmember, it’s currently C clamped to the frame with some wood blocks. We have an idea on what to do, just need some time. Maybe this afternoon when I get home from work. Little Truckdoctor also built us some wheel stands so I can get under Papaw and have him at ride height.

 

My worlds been on hold for 2 years without a shed, or workshop while finding a new home. Last run at it so I finally have my dream cave,nearly.

 

Awesome Chris!

 

Um....Andy, did you forget the exhaust manifold?