Hot Rods Get anything done this weekend ???

Dug my 37 banjo out and removed the drums & backing plates & am in the process of installing the 40 backing plates. Also cut off the spring hangers and ground them down to a point that I like.

Doesn't seem like much but it took the better part of the day & I am one pretty happy SOB.

I am installing a T spring on this banjo & would apreciate any info you guys might have.

 

finally got my firewall checker board done and got the underneath sealed and undercoated stayed home and got it done instead of going to the wichita swapmeet see ya travis

 

Lowered my Rivi about 3" ,and got the exhaust completely redone.

 

Finally got the altitude adjusted on the 51.

 

Picked Up a "FREE" pretty rough and i mean ROUGH ? lolo 1927 ford model T coupe. The guy said it is called a doctors coupe.

 

put a new set of coker tires and new break drums on the merc two steps closer to taking her down the road for the first time. Well my first time and the cars first time in over 20 years.

 

Bought a '40 Dodge Coupe on Wednesday, reassembled it on Friday night.
http://www.waywardgarage.com/me/1940DodgeCoupe/1940Dodge.html

Fired up my Model A roadster, need to build baffles for the lake headers! LOUD!!!

This week I hope to build floor pans and mount the accelerator pedal, bleed the clutch slave, and GO FOR A DRIVE!!!

 

Found out that the rear end in the Free 86 S-10 4x Blazer that I drug home a few months ago is shot an I got it for the rear end. I did give the trans and transfer to a young guy to build for his Land Cruiser project. He helped lift the body shell and front clip off the blazer chassis so now I can chop that up and haul it off. Now it is check out the other rear ends I have stashed in the pile to see what might work and be useable.

 

fixed the heater core on my brothers honda

 

Wasted 4 hours of Dave's day (Druss32) but I got a new firewall.His rate is not that much.

 

went to a swap meet to by nothing! started disassembling the B motor for the coupe project!

 

threw a tarp over my 54

 

I hauled this out of a creek! Maybe I should have left it there?

 

nice find there..

 

Got most of the storm damage cleaned up... Believe me, that was enough for one weekend!

Still a little more to do, but the big stuff is gone.

Weather was BEAUTIFULL!!! And I was glad to be out in it.

 

Blew up another TH400

 

put in a new TuffStuff chrome water pump, put off firing my door poppers and figuring out why my headlights wont come on. Next weekend.

 

Made a big mess cleaning and polishing my wheels .I hate to polish

 

i began my attempt at Z'ing the frame on the Plymouth. next weekend to see if it was a success.




this stuff always look easier when i see someone else doing it... and always seems to look better too.

 

Started working on bagging the 50. Got the notches from Gambino's put in with the help of about 2 lbs of welding wire. Now to install the bags and 4 link but thats another day. I'll post pics when i get the rear set up all done.

 

way too go moon man! i started a chop on my 53 chevy and painted some parts for my 59 GMC.

 

Drove 200 miles to Baton Rouge Friday night with our vendor booth and worked the Rambilin Oldies Rod Run on Sat. Then drove back home, got about 5 hours sleep, and switched trailers early this morning. Made a 600 mile round trip with my 15 year old son to pick up his first project. A FREE 49 or 50 Dodge Meadowbrook. Got back home around 7:30 tonight. Whew! LOL...

Here's a few pics of the new project and my son along with HAMB'er "billjharris" that gave us the project. Thanks Bill!

 

Went to the denver swap meet saturday and picked up a new windshield for my 59 apache,also grabbed a set of black 1956 plates for the 56 caddy.
Then today I ended up fixing an exhaust manifold leak on my work truck.Put a set of new handlebars on me sons dirt bike ,he taco'd the last pair.

Tim

 

I made this little guy. Adjustable spring hanger.

 

Sold and delivered this 14hrs of driving. Oh and drank a lot of beer too

 

Welded a perimeter frame for gas tank/pickup bed behind Bantam. Mounted front and rear suspension and reworked rear spring hangers as without tension on spring there was not enough travel. I also welded fish plates over the frame splices. I got the day off so bodywork today.

 

Went and cleaned up the dragster and cleaned on the T-bucket, getting them ready for the "1962 Motorama" this coming weekend at our (Indianapolis, WoW 50 years this year) this year they have a larger room, more cars, this year should be one of the best yet.

 

It warmed up enough outside (0C, 32F) that I could actually spend a few hours in my unheated garage yesterday. All I accomplished was taking apart a*****py old bookshelf and turning it into proper shelves on the wall. Once spring gets here I plan to take everything out of the garage so I can insulate, re-wire, and drywall the garage. I really need to turn it into a decent workspace.

 

I'll take that '32 Chevy off your hands if you don't need it. I have a beautiful '31 chassis sitting in the shop begging for it.