It's been a year now since i twisted the piston sideways in the cylinder on the last '59 known as , "strawberry". The pieceing together of the next truck began almost emmediatly cause i already had a foundation frame from the panel, and most of the underpinings ,including a doner firebird subframe and rearend ready to go. Because of cash-flow, and the inabilty to get in my garage comfortably, without climbing around excess parts,(anyone who's seen my garage knows regretabaly what i'm talking about). Any how , with all my empty excuses , and whining,(with cheese), the trucks nearly on the road,( way past its tenetive deadline).It runs, steers,stops, and all the electrical now work, got the stance right ,and now all i gotta do is tie up all the loose ends. (many)!, and take her to an inspection station because i built her from the ground up on a salvage title. I'v got a few little tricks left to do on her just to keep the individuality thing. She'll be my daily driver till my son gets his license anyway ,and by then i'll have the '53 210 scooting around on the road. Ok im not proud of the fact that i have the dirtiest , cluttered garage of anyone i know, but here you go , my only challenge on the HAMB. I want to see a pic of a dirtier garage than mine! Not that i'm proud of it, but im just a DISORGANIZED sum-fa-bitch. I'll take a pic tomorrow of it. Anyway, heres the most recent pics of the project. "hip"
OK, you cut your hair, now youre gonna clean the garage?? Youre taking the spring cleaning too far.. and too early. But if you want to donate any junk, just holler Will a backyard photo suffice for a garage scene? My garage is way cleaner than it was and its still an obstacle course..
i try my best to keep my shop as clean as possible. i spend hours just cleaning things. its easier to work in when its clean.( as you prolly know) this pic was taken on a day i was workin on the frame in the foreground. looks a little dirty, i have a helluva time keeping up with things.
Fordiac. On that day you were in the running with mine. I just don't have enough room for my STUFF, in a two car, and like you i really spread out when get into it!
thats my shop, you should see the garage! three MG's in a two and a half car garage!! then there are four more vehicles sitting outside the shop! my main problem is just crap sitting on the workbenches. slowly.... its gettin there.
I got it dicked! I feel your pain brother Fordiac. My side yard is full of crap too, in fact i'v gotten a ticket for the car parts by the city, and what pisses me off is they don't have a clue what their looking at!
Hey Hip, it's looking good! When will it be ready for the trip to Wisconsin? There will be three cruises this year so maybe you can make at least one. Max
nice pics man. wheres the hood orniment you told me about? hows it going man Im not out in the desert anymore, but I'll make my way out there for el mirage this summer.
Nice work! So are the pics of Strawberry, or a different pu you started? Lookin' sweet so far. Always dig them big-windows.
Well well well, Heres my buddy HIP! Long time since I seen him on the HAMB. Yes, he procrastinates alot but he is very proud of the work he does. He constantly gives me headaches, mainly because we are so unalike when it comes to our technics at building cars and our house keeping (Odd Couple). Dispite all this, I wouldn't want him to ever change. Nicest guy in the world, and my Bro. Glad to see that the truck is nearing operating status, one year late! Oh, and yes his garage is going to be hard to beat. I was helping him start his truck and I literally had to start climbing over the truck itself to get in. Which reminds me of the sign I bought him at Pomona "No Dumping" LOL. Satin
Hey hip! Nice truck, cool grill (wheres it from), how did you go about lowering it? Heres mine... ~j~
Tinbender, Your definatly in the running but i just took pics of my garage as promised last night and now i'll unleash the "KRACKEN"! haha. My garage is scary isn't it "prime. "Be afraid, BE VARY AFRAID"!!! I just want to let you now something about my garage, and again, anyone who knows me can vouch for this....My garage ebes with the tides, daily. What i mean is that i'v seen peoples garages change from week to week , but mine changes shape daily! It's as if it has it's own moon. Satin i truely believe that we are the "Odd couple", and thats why we get along so well even though i sometimes give you fits . By the way, satin got me the bed you see on the back of Ians truck, just out of the goodness of his heart! Oops im sorry Troy , it didn't mean to blow your evil cover, and thanks for the vary cool words. You are my bro! Munson, cool project truck and its my opinion that you build it just like hatch photocropped it for you. Thats awesome "hatch". I'll send you a pm Munson on the build up of the frame. So anyway , here come the pics.
Actualy , this would be , "low tide" Ray, haha. Thanks Humboldt Cat, The '59 in the little introduction window is "Strawberry" The way she got her name was that she did work on, and was rescued from a strawberry field around Merced Ca.. She blew up and i traded her for a '38 ford p/u , which is now happely owned by "Hammerdebone". The newest one is "Dark Side". "Strawberry's" evil twin.
Neat background on the truck... used to live just north o' Merced, went to college in Turlock. These garage pics make me feel sane. I'll hafta dig up some pics of a friend's garage I borrowed for the first 1/2 of my project. Bob's not a car guy, but his garage is full of everything else. It was quite a squeeze for workspace (hell, just elbow room) in there.
Just to let you know what i go through every time i pull out the truck to work on it or in the garage. This was last night right before i shut the garage for the night. Who needs a gym when you've got my garage!!!
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