Great Canadian Back Bacon Whack!!!

Nice bum shot ...... smoothed and decked! Another look of how it my look when done.

 

Here's a bum shot of how she looked at the end of a very long, hot but rewarding day!! Nice work lads!!!

 

Here's the rouge's gallery of the diehards that did most of the carnage and reconstruction.....(from l to r) bgbdlinc (owner), playinhookie (got up at 3am to drive 5hrs. down from the great white north), V8minor (all the way in from Belfast, Ireland), Techhead (your 58 is next bro) and grumper (master of the camera) taking this shot!!! All enjoying some cold relief from a hot day!!

 

Let me know when you're gonna be chopping Phil's, I'll be there. I should have PM'd you last week, I was in London on training with nothing to do at night but watch the boobtube in the hotel.

grumper

 

Popsicles?! And you call yourselves Canadians?! There better be beer lurking somewhere nearby.

Lookin' good boys. Looks like it was a good day.

I better get my ass (mouse) over to canadianrodder.com to say hello, it's been way too long. Doesn't look like anyone's gotten any better looking in my absence.

 

Looks awesome!

Now...anyone want to come over and help me with the body swap on the rusty ol' fleetline? lol

 

Get all the mounts off and I'll drag my cherry picker over and we'll have a go at it.

At least the drive to TO will be easier on me..


AKA TECHHEAD

 

Fantastic day for all.
Just need part II to finish her off !!!

 

You bet brother.......I'll add another name to the mailing list..........next time in London give me the heads up and I'll take you around in the ol Chevy to all our shops. Great to work with ya on Sat.

 

RacerRick -where are you located? I'm off the DVP at Lawrence;what kind of swap are you doing?
Fast Elvis -'54 two door or more door? love to be there;
Big A -nice to know you're alive....how's the shoebox?
bgbdlinc

 

It's looking good Dave! Keep us updated.
Max

 

Geeze I feel like such a smchuk..I just spotted this post here and Man I am humbled ..I wondered how I was gonna get the oportunity to say THANKS to Fast Elvis for all his help and inspiration..the whole day was a real thrill and a wonderfull experience to to get to play with a great bunch of rodders...I will hold the memory in my treasure box forever..Elvis...Thanks so MUCH for your motivation and enthusiasm ..when the rumble of you guys pulled in it was the high test gas that we needed to stay charged all day You guys were a tremedous motivater for all of us and your postive personality was nothing short of inspirational....hope that doesn't make me gay...Thanks so much for everything I had a blast and it was my pleasure to host the event....fatchuk

 

Wow, bgbdlinc and Fatchuck back on the HAMB. I'm feeling all nostalgic

My shoebox hasn't been touched in 2 years, still sleeping in a barn in St. David's. I'm trying to figure out how to get it down here.

In the meantime, I bought the HAMB Bomb Econoline pickup, which is sitting in Austin TX.

I seem to have a problem with being about 1,000 miles away from either project.

 

I am dropping the rusty fleetline body onto an S10 chassis this weekend. Keeping the complete s10 driveline for right now since I am pressed for time! I am trying to get her done in time for Mokan!

I have a shop up in Alliston, about halfway to barrie just off the 400. Thats where the car is. The shop is nicely equipped, and I am lucky to have it. Mig, plasma cutter, torches, couple of hoists, sheetmetal brake and shear, etc...

The S10 is cut down to just a firewall and floorpan (which I plan on reusing) and the 49' I just loosely sitting on its original (and rotted) frame. The 49 has no interior in it pretty much, and the front clip is off. Most of the body mounts are already rotted right off it and I am going to take the plasma cutter and cut most of the floor out so the 49 body can be channelled on the S10 frame.

I am going to throw a BBQ and bring some "refreshments" and see if I can scare up some cool people to give me a hand. The entire thing will be filmed for the documentary I am making called "The Road to Mokan"....

bgbdlinc - I live at the Danfroth and Vic Park basically.

 

Good luck with the swap. Sounds like it will be a nice ride when done.
This weekend is the Canadian Nationals in Barrie, I'll be busy there..

 

Thanks for the kind words Fatchuk.........you rule brother!!!!


Hey RacerRick good luck with the transplant but not enough lead time to make your party dude. Maybe next time

 

...damn fine T shirts, if I do say so myself, had a gas designing 'em, cleaned up (thanks Frank), and having them printed.....look out Brush -I'm comin' up on your ass!!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
bgbdlinc

 

lol - I will be doing this EVERY weekend until Mokan!

Alliston is only 20 minutes from barrie - come and join in the fun!

Any weekend would make any helper rule in my book. I am so far behind and I really want to go to Mokan in the fleetline.

 

Hi lads just got myself logged in I am sitting here grinning to myself in Fergus libery ,the kids are getting scared LOL..
What can I say this will stay with me for ever ,real great to meet you guys fast Elvis that photo is great, its goin on my wall back home.
Now I am really fired up to get my Chevy finished , how about some of you guys havin a holiday in Belfast I need some engine work done LOL
Any hambers going to the can nats on Saturday if you see me stop for a chat .

 

Finally got around to up my pic's to the bucket..

http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m142/58oddity/Linc%20Chop/

 

This is great documentation of a great day, thanks Frank. It should be kept on record for others as a rough guide for mid-Forties Ford/Lincoln (maybe other) chops.....all that work was done in in eight amazing hours.....congrats, boys.....
..ever grateful...bgbdlinc

 

.....nice pic's Frank!!! Thanks for posting bgbdlinc.......havn't seen these ones at all. Here's a great shot of two metal master mines (V8minor and playin' hookie) working as one!!

 

Looks great.

There is a scary moment there when the roof is off and the rear window is still standing up, but when the rear was layed down and roof set back on, it magically just looks right. I'm sure there was a lot of hard work in between those steps, but the result is spot on.

Regarding that finished car -- the rear end of yours looks much better because the finished car has a lumpy and heavy rear roll pan. Don't make that mistake.

 

...without a doubt...it is a fabulous shot of two guys operating on the same wavelength all day long as if they were brothers....in a way, they were 'brothers-in-arms' for the day as many of us were....sounds sappy but it's true....thanks for that Fast Elvis....

Haring -you are right about the elevated rear roof...I just couldn't believe that the stock roof was so high before we went to work.....some of the pre-chop thinking (very important) anticipated that the rear window would have to be cut loose and lowered toward the trunk....as you say it the roof curve and window location 'magically' fell into place due to the 'lobster-tail' (my term) cuts done by the band of brothers.....I'm still in awe.....
bgbdlinc

 

Made it back home still can not believe I took part it the chop what a day!! Fast Elvis any chance of sending me the photo of me in your car I want to print it , and anyone else have any more of the day I would love to have them v8minor@hotmail.com
Now just to get over the jet lag I got in at 8.15 am and had to to go to work, that's a killer.

 

I was just happy to help in anyway I could. Fantastic day for the Canadian contingent.

 

No problem brother.....I'll send you the pic and more!! Great to have the pleasure of working with you and the rest of the team!! You'll have to set up a HAMB thrash over there in Ireland next..lol!!