HAMB Chop GMB Style, Semi Live Updates

Dude an inch chop on that car would be a ton of work, let alone 3 1/2.

I was there until about 4:30 and those guys know what they're doing. There was some real talent working on that ride, Mark is going to have an awesome car when they are done. I got to work on it a little, and helped lifting the top off and back on, it was cool.

Hot Rod Drummer can weld! And, he only electrocuted himself twice!

Denise, if you’re still at the shop post some pics of the nose art on The Heap. I did not catch the guys name but he was doing some nice work. Very clean and very cool.

BTW those chocolate chip cookies were delicious.

 

Outstanding pictures and GREAT JOB guys and gals. Thanks for posting Denise

 

Chop On!

 

thats giving me flashbacks...
me and markx did our chop almost exactly a year ago.

 

Thanks for the update.
You guys look like surgeons at work. Thats a tough chop to do!
Looks like it will give the car some great lines.
Nothing like a bunch a gays surgeons with scalpels in their hands.

 

Yes, we are starting at 9am again tomorrow. It's almost 10pm here and everyone is just about wiped out. I'm just amazed at the talent that showed up today and worked their ass off. I'm very, very impressed, my hats off to all the guys.


Stay tuned for more updates tomorrow.

Goodnite xoxoxo

 

Just got home from the Chop

Roadstar, Charlie Chops, Tim Seca, and Stickylifter where hard core all day long and kicked ass, 10 hours when I left and they still working away.

We'll be back tomorrow to help wrap up the chop, and clean up the shop.

 

Aww, man, I hate that I hardly ever make it to GMB functions. Stupid job!!

 

Hey if I don't get there until about 1pm am I even gonna be able to kick up some bondo dust??? Ha! You guys are cruisin'! Don't tell me I'll be getting there just in time for the brooms...

Wish I coulda been there all weekend!

Greg...if I can make it up from Ohio...hell yer right there man!

Olson

 

AWesome work guys! Looks like it was a kick-a$$ time!

 

Well Hell did I have a nice day!!! 12-13 hour day, but it was somethingelse!!

Here is a tip if you tig weld; while welding, don't touch the filler rod to the tungston(sp) WOW what a blast!!!!hahaha all my hair fell out!!haha

More work tomarry, may tackle the rear bumper (or as I was calling it by the end of the day "fender")haha


Nice meating everyone I met today, see most or some of you tomarrow,

HRD

 

I just got home... I had a blast.

I think I touched the car like 3 times... there were WAY more qualified people there.

It was VERY impressive to watch these guys work. The know what they're doing... those gay tv show guys ain't got NOTHIN' on this crew!


I'm not sure if I'm coming down tomorrow or not... If I do, see ya then; if not, have fun!


Steve

 

Well Furious Phil and I have just got back from the good old chop.............want to say thanks for the fab time!!! Great to see old friends and make some new one's............Marc's ride is truly going to look SWEEEEET!!

 

End of day 1 (2 if you count what we did Friday night)...

I couldn't possibly tell you how blown away I was at the day's events. The turnout had to be 50 people, which meant that the work went by at lightning speed. If there was something to be done, all you had to do was shout and someone was there to help out. It was eerie. Did you ever see the National Geographic special where the fire ants devour the deer carcas or whatever? It was like that, like a swarm on my car.
It's impossible to name an MVP, but I can give you a few key players: CharlieChops1940 is a bad muther, for one. I could tell right away he was an old pro because he was just walking around the car and making tape lines and conducting us all with the style and ease that only comes from knowing your game top to bottom. And everything he said to do turned out perfect.
Mad, mad props to roadstar who, aside from being one of the coolest guys you could ever meet, knows his shit inside out. He came up with a battle plan right off the bat and had guys crawling all over that car like maggots on a chicken wing.
SecaTim was going nutz fabricating. As soon as he walked in the door he was on fire. Literally, it was like "Hi how you doin, nice ta meetya. Here, gimmie that, how long do you want it cut?" And he just kept on going from there.
Of course, hotrodladycrusr and DIRTYT kept everyting together and maybe we can get a spatula tech post out of them.
I met a lot of HAMBers that I'd never met before, and saw some friends as well. There were guys here from London, Ontario (Canada, duh)... Indiana, Ohio, uh, probly guys from down river, too.
The guy that did the striping was Mark Quill (I can't remember his HAMB name...) A talented striper, builder, and all around badd ass. He brought the Green Monster: a cordless porta-band saw! Fukkin awesome.
HotRodDrummer wasn't content chasing wrenches, so he stripped the bumper off the front and started making it a one piece. Sweeeeet.
I know I'm totally glazing over everybody else, but this post of mine is beginning to run on like a Grammy acceptance speech, so I'll drop more names later. I gotta get some sleep.

Here's the car at the end of the night. Mild chop? I don't know about that. The trunk door is flat on the trunk floor, and the door tops aren't even in yet. Stay tuned for more.

 

Absolutely sick work guys. I have that same car just begging for that treatment. It also needs new floors and rockers so do me a favor and channel that thing too while your there. I only wish you were doing it closer so I could help.

Marc

 

Its freeking early on day 3 im still at home and want to be in bed... off we go

 

Edited: Lesson learn, never leave yourself logged in to your buddys laptop.

 

this is really a fun thread to watch

please post lots of pictures of the rear coming together

stickylifter, you are one lucky son of a bitch!
the car is looking awsome!

 

Any updates today? I'm probably not going to make it out due to spending some time with the wife and kid. But I wanna know about the progress.


Yesterday was a blast. Only a couple people picked on me about my VW. I got to cut two 2x4s in half and fetch some jack stands once. I got a sweet Tshirt and a bitchin HAMB calendar (get yours while they're hot!) and was fed well all day. Met some extremely cool people. Any non-HAMB person would never believe the variety of personalities you run into at a HAMB event. All good people. Incredible metal fab skills, pinstriping, teamwork, artistic ability, opinions about music, knowledge about weird obscure car shit, jokes about using chicken wire and plaster to refill the quarter panels, just an all-around great time.

Thanks to Mark for putting the whole thing together. You may be getting a sweet chop out of the deal, but you're giving back to the GMBs way more than you'll receive.

 

Where are todays pics? Is everyone still sleeping it off or what? WAKE UP!!! Cut... form... weld....I need my fix.

Marc

 

We've had alittle excitment at the shop already this morning. For anyone in the Metro Detroit area you know how extremly windy it is today. Parts of the shop roof have come off. No one's climbing up there to see exactly how much damage but I did snap a couple of photos.



From inside looking up at one of the skylights


Oh well the work must go on no matter how distracting the pounding is on the roof


There's just a faction of the guys here today than there was yesterday. Seems everyone today has kind paired up helping each other. Lots of explaining today about why this or that is being done a certain way. Definatly a great day to absorb, learn and ask questions from the "greybeards". Even last nite as we were wrapping it up Moose and Chuck took the time to explain how the srinker/stretcher works, going so far and to even showing me certain things on scrap metal. A real learning weekend. Thanks guys!

Roadstar using the English wheel


Roadstar and Boyd.....I mean Beatnick, working on the tail area

 

62 Wagon is making patterns and cutting StinkyFinger all new glass




The nose art that Mark, Draggin54 did

 

Moose explained to me that streak you see of discoloration is actually lead from an orginal factory seam and will have to be removed

 

They were all here working by 9am but with picture taking, moving vechiles out of harms way, cooking lunch, downloading, etc....I got a late start on posting the photos I take all the blame. Will head back out to the shop and see if there is an exciting I can snap right now. Perhaps Chris, 62Wagon will light something else on fire

 

Thanks for the pics!

Looks like I missed out on a great weekend.

 

The greybreads want me to mention that please do NOT follow their lead. You should be wearing your eye and ear protection.

Chris lit some glass on fire but it was hard to capture with the camera.


One of the other shop projects


Roadstar working hard still on the rear area

 

Moose making one side match the other






Boyd and ChiefBOYoT hard at work grinding and welding


Todays work crew

 

Wow amazing progress for one weekend!

 

Dammit! If I'd have known that I might be able to get my hands dirty, I'd have come back today!

 

DOH' I should have stayed. Yesterday I felt like I was just getting in the way. Shoot I could've actually done some work and helped out.

I guess there is always next time.