Here's what I got done this weekend, What did you get done??

Made a gravel "pad" next to the house for the Burro camper, then went over to my new shop (1/2 of an 8 car garage, yeah!) and started cleaning it out. The "barn" belongs to my best friends dad. I'm supposed to egay some of the stuff I find in there, I get 1/2 the $$ from the proceeds. best part, $75 a month to rent out half. and it's far enough away from the house so the noise won't bother him.

I need to get a fair price for the junk, but if you are at all interested, It'll save me from the trouble of listing it. I'll put it in the classifieds. mostly non-car stuff.

 

Mikes51-

Thanks for the ideas & pic...I had been thinking that as well...my only concern is that I have to be able to do the rockers...at least to a point...before I even think of hanging the sheetmetal on the front end. That will be a whole 'nother story, as I need to custom fab everything onto the Lincoln framerails...I think where I go from here is to get the rockers 90 degrees inward (more bending), as you pointed out, then check the door alignment. If satisfactory, I'll weld it all tight, and worry about the fender alignment later. Thanks again!
Mercman

 

hell, all i did was throw up some drywall in the garage and started re-organizing everything. trying to get everything ready in the garage so i can start the bodywork on my shoebox.

 

Got hold of the free tickets for the international classic car show at the NEC Birminham
Turned out to be a handfull of rods and kustoms there.
But the good thing was the demo's on the english wheel and lead filling.
Gonna have to make a english wheel now

 

merc...there is a cap that you can buy that fits over the end of the rocker and mates everything up...i think...thanks for the pictures though..

 

Separated my 40 ford front hubs from their drums and stored the wheel bearings in zip-loc bags until I need 'em. Dissassembled the last 59 Buick front spindle/hub ans drum assy.
The 40 ford hubs ans Buick drums go to my machinist after work today to be married.
painted the new [used] steelies for my Rocky Goodtime van and mounted snow tires on them. Bolted 'em on the van to find one wheel was bent like a mo-fo.
Slid my 64 Olds axles into my 60 Pontiac posi 3rd member to measure total length...still gotta measure the 57 Poncho housing to see how much I need to chop off the ends of the Olds axles.
Bolted up a new front door on my house and installed new weatherstrip and threshold to keep "da hawk" out this winter.

 

Uncle Jesse's farm truck was looking a little rough, enough so that Dasiy Duke wouldn't ride with me anymore! Out came the body filler and the primer. Daisy Duke still doesn't think it looks very good so I might have to put real paint on it next weekend.


Ed

 

Friday drinking beer and building flamethrower, saturday drinking beer, building flamethrower and for sunday was idea to test flamethrower, I had so bad hangover so I stayed home

 

bought a new stove, hauled that up stairs to our kitchen by myself!!!and brought home a new project,and we drove out to my moms and she made us dinner 'cause its my b-day ....

 

I hauled some more money down to the machine shop for the flatty. Talked to the guy there and he thinks he can do some welding and flycutting so I can use my old Edmunds Custom heads. Might have to work the chambers a bit to get the compression down. These things have been shaved more than once. Holding my finners x'ed...

 

Yeah, yeah, it's not a traditional hot rod - but neither is a gravel pad. Me, Killer and our buddy Jeff finally finished the late model truck we've been working on for the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. It is a 2004 Nissan Titan. Channeled, front of the frame is Z'd 3-1/2 inches, air bags, paint, audio/video system, upholstery all in 50 days. I have to give a big thank you to Killer and Jeff for putting so much of their own time into the truck.

 

Tokyo- any idea where I can find this part you speak of? I noticed on the passenger side that this "piece" is actually part of the factory rockers, it's bent in at a 90 degree curve and then mates up with the cowl, a stamped spot welded unit, wrinkles and all...I was planning to have to fab new ones, but if I can get them pre-formed...

 

Hay OGNC, what kind off wheels are one that hot little number? What size are they?

 

They are 22x10 Ramones by Bon Speed. The centers were powdercoated black then the raised spike area was polished off before being welded together.

 

I don't have the pic posting thing figured out. My photos are at Only thing slowing the progerss is money anyone got any ideas ... web page my 49 pickup progress photos