Event Coverage Indy wed night at bubbas

After many threads some of which have gotten really long i decided to start a new one and add each weeks info.
Bubbas wed night get togethers started out with a group og HAMBers in Indy just getting together and hanging out ,helping each other and traveling together. Its gotten bigger eavh week and now we average 10-15 people each week. This has become quite a group of friends!!
Everyone and anyone is invited to join in and all are welcomed...
No rules , no dues, no club just pals sharing a common interest of cars !

Last night was a good evening with over 20 people hanging out over the evening. We decided to drive over to main street in Speedway and check out the new sandwich shop on main street. Lindross and I had been there already and loved it.
Little Mexican place using "Bubba" logic for business. Simple menu ( 9 sandwiches) stools for seating and $5.25 each ...drinks in a cooler and just hang out. We attracted some attention going in and a area newspaper stopped to see what was going on. I think 20 guys walked in at the same time.
After that we returned to the shop and put new wires on Big Ds 48 Pontiac, cleaned up a carb base of two for Dennis and hung out the reat of the evening ..

Pictures to follow...



Run around Sue came by for a few minutes...

Checking out Big Ds 48 Pontiac..

 

nd yes Timmy is a two fisted drinker.............some cold miller high life......

 

What time do you guys meet on Wednesdays??

 

Approx 5:30-6:00 until 9-9:30, some of the guys have kids that hang out and have to go to school the next morning.

 

Bubba,

I think its time we got a **** filter on that computer......

 

Sorry about that...

 

Ever have a really good day? We had one today. met El Tomo (Tom Culbertson of Culbertson Customs) for early hot rod breakfast and went to work. Five of the wed night crew was there bright and early for a room dump and clean up.
Thanks guys we got er done for sure....!!!!!!!!

Everything out off the floor for a buff and shine.............GI style......





What did we do before simple green ???????



Ok everything ( well not everything) back in...




What a variety ! 350 test motor to get old hilborn injection unit on stand, 2.8L Baby Hot rod motor with 4 speed overdrive for track roadster, 235 51 Chevy, and a 302 GMC (get em done !!)



And our bumper car project, maybe by the Motorrama.........??

 

Looking good! Ready for the next room next Saturday.

 

Woodford provided upon completion of task's too!

 

The guy on the right is one handsome drunk.......

 

Wish I lived in the area. Sounds like some cool get togethers. Thanks again GMC for the help.

 

Wow another wed evening gone. It seems to get easier and bigger each week. Run Around Sue made us a huge pot of chili and merl ( one of the guys down the street) also made up a pot of his chili as well. Guess you could call it a cook off. Beats me who won as all was eaten over the period of the evening and we had enough gas in the building to heat the place.
Tie rod and Brian got the bumper car axles done so the thing can now roll on its own. The crew got the 235 back together and figured out the bent valve issue from before. Seems the engine builder ( beats me who that was) put the wrong push rods in the engine. Our new replacements were shorter. Its together now with new valves and push rods.
The roo man took our gmc engine plate to make up a dyno load plate so we can get the dragster engine on the dyno.
The 235 will become a test stand engine for small carbs etc.....
Awesum evening for sure. A clean shop helps the moral i think..
Also got the s10 rear axle ready for the krylon 2 project.... I love the idea of these S10 rears, come with emergency brakes, disc brakes right size etc..........

 

Good stuff. Might guard those tires extra close or they might find their way on the Krylon I... A cleaner reorganized shop has helped immensely I believe. We can actually see what needs worked on now.

Dec - Project Valiant
Jan - Project Suave RPU

 

Are those Excesslor tires from Coker? I love those tires. That is what I want to put on the Sedan after I wear out the Second set of Dirt Tires I just put on last summer.

 

Bubba, I hope you were trying to get a picture of my son using the blast cabinet and not of my ****...

 

Yes, i have the smaller fronts as well, look like they be perfect for this little car. We are building as light a we can get er. 300HP Slant Six etc. hopefully making smoke at the HAMB drags next year.... Need a light weight driver , is Blaney available.? I think she may be lighter than Jake....

 

Blaney is topping the scales at about 42 pounds these days. I have no idea where she is geting the tall and skinny genes....

If she wasn't so stubborn and bullheaded I would think she wasn't mine!

 

Hi Bubba...we were the two guys from PA who visited on the way to Bonneville...Your place is as cool as any we ever visted and the hospitality was second to none...Wish we livd closer...We would become members of Bubba's Wed Nite Garage Gang...

 

Me too!

Plus you need another blonde.
And someone else to drink up the Woodford.

 

Wha????? Is there build thread I missed?

 

Don't forget about the others that attend saturday morning breakfast

 

Just not used to seeing you that early between you and g***edbaker its only now and then.
Can i upload a picture of your "billy pants" ???

 

Sneak first pics on thread post #12 of this thread.......

 

It looks like its a real fun time out at Bubba's Garage.Wish I was closer.

 

WOW winter in Indy ****s ! Been cold , Been busy,been sick etc......every excuse in the book to keep me from weekly posts on the wed night crew!
After the shop clean up the rain and the ice came ( we been lucky to miss most of the nasty weather) but the wed night hang outs have been going on just the same. Still plugging on a few projects with a couple new ones to show up soon...

Our engineering team is still keeping us busy with ideas...



The rust revial special is getting a new "top secret" drive unit! Should fly !!!



And progress i being made on the bumper car project , these guys are getting serious??





More next week.............

 

wow...a shop were people get stuff done AND, and they drink!!!!!! you lookin to adopt bubba?????

 

That's awesome. The checklist is actually bigger than the car.
I miss Wednesdays...and every other night for that matter.

 

Woo Hoo the holidays are wearing me out!!
The Eagletucky Buick is fixed now , no leaks etc. Had to remove the oil pan and repair pan seal and timing cover seal. The boys did a great job on wed evening getting it done!!!
Bumper car making progress thanks to the chief bumper car engineer the " Roo Man"
Krylon 2 build has headed a different direction and twin tube Honest Charlie frame has been put aside ( just couldnt cut it up) and replaced with swap meet T frame. S-10 rear end has been freshed up with new brakes etc and a clean up. Donated hair pins will be used on rear axle and in stock swap meet 39 ford front axle with wide fives are going to be used.
Rules are " lets get er done" and use whats in the shop. Looks like it may be a roller this week. Will use a 20 dodge roadster just like the Krylon car.
The suave yellow roadster is due for a makeover starting this sat and must be done in the next 5 weeks. The boys are committed to seeing this car with new paint etc at the feb Motorrama in Indy!!!



The powerplant !!! Love those boat covers ???

 

Cool to have the kids hanging out with you guys. To many left at home staring at a game boy or tv, atta boys!! Runaroundsue is a fox!! I,ll be sending you my dizzy for a little Bubba magic soon. Beware Lindross! your Valiant would only take out the 56 Suburban by 20 car lengths--vs last year of 35 at the H.A.M.B. drags, after Bubba gives me "The Hot Spark" special dizzy treatment. Love the bumper car project! Best to all the Indy gang in 09!!~Sololobo~

 

i wasnt kiddin about adoption bubba....pm sent!!!!LOL
you guys rule over there!!!!!