OT? What are your other projects?

My other project is my obsession with early Broncos. Current one is this '73. 302/C4 with BB9" rear and Dana 44 front, 3.5" James Duff lift w/2" body lift. 4.11 gears with lockers. Not real great on the highway, but super fun on the weekends. Getting it ready now for its first baja trip. Need an overdrive trans for it for the 4 hour drive or I'll go insane.

 

Other than the 49' Chev, I have an 80 Z28 with a boosted 350 that is in the body shop, a 69' Dart that I slowly building a new engine for, and am helping a friend with a 69' Cutlass. I am going to sell the camaro when its done.

I also fix up my 1931 house when I have time, make short subjects for film festival perusal, and try to get some sleep occasionally.

Oh, and I forgot. Doing a business proposal for a bar a friend and I am thinking of going into business in. Plus my 9-5 as a Network Technical analyst.

 

building collecting tether cars. also collecting o gauge toy trains from 1901-1935 along with vintage midget race car stuff. and working on a era 1963- 36 ford 5 window coupe

 

Trying to finish the restoration of a 1966 Cessna 150-F. Right now we are in the middle of stripping the paint off. That little sucker has a LOT of surface area. Once that's done then it's time to put the engine back together and mount it. Tie up all the loose ends and sell it.
Then I'll have more time for the other projects, 30 A coupe ( hopefully running by June ), 56 T-Bird, and 66 Mercury S-55.

 

Finalizing design on a new garage, 800 sq ft, the max the city will let me do. Doing a facelift on the kitchen. Working on two websites, one for my car photography and one for the Swallow Doretti sports car. I got two restoration projects on hold until the new garage gets done and four more queued after that. Oh ya, and trying to convince my 16 year old son that skateboarding is not a career path.

 

I have a rat bike I am working on, a 1986 Suzuki Madura, somewhat rare but what the hell, V-4 and 100 HP makes the motor a good foundation. I have shed the thing of it seat crafted a stubby, (loud), exhaust and got the thing running again. I got a hold of a Hudson Spotlight, Haven't go a clue what year it's for, but I plan to use it as a headlight bucket. Thinking of tearing it down and raking the frame, but actively looking for forkes with a built in rake on the tripple trees. fussed with ne handle barsd and trying to figure a good way to change the fluid clutch to foot controlled(that may not happen) buildingg a seat, cutting the fender and adding the brake light is thenext step. I'll see about pics later as it is in Ankeny Iowa. Alos have a 1970 S90 two stroke bomber that I was thinking of getting running and leaving at the farm in Iowa, but but that one is just sitting around gathering dust. Picked up a 70's western flyer bicycle with banana seeat and huge apes. I have been derusting that lately. The 68 Camaro is waiting on the 68 yenko style hood from Classic industries but they have been on back order for two years now. Then paint, Maybe. I would rather get the TKO 5 speed and a Moser rear end, then frame conectors, then new tires then recover the seats..... None of these things are bad perse' I just wanna upgrade. Typical hotrod stuff.

 

I'm going to restore this Zagato bodied Abarth for a buddy of mine...

 

was my vespa and car now it's MY HOUSE! it seems like it has taken over my life ! i look at my buick and have great aspirations but the wife says one project at a time. which means landscaping, painting, etc. in my spare time i paint and currently building a pedal car for my son.

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I'm in the process of starting up my own business making custom made wrestling gear.

Don't know if that technically counts as a project, but I thought i'd post it up anyways.

 

building a suzuki gt500 cafe racer, a kawasaki kz900 street beast and rebuilding my wrecked 1982 yamaha (anyone got a frame for a 1982 xj750?).

longterm project 1984 s10 full custom.

 

Who's Fiat 600 is that?

I have an Abarth OTS 1000, several Alfas and "un chingo de Fiats". I also collect beer cans (no, not under the seat of the car)

The hot rod thing is the new one for me.

Oh, and I also have this 1930s Lancia Augusta

 

I have a 40 chief bobber and a 46 chief painted flat black and an old 48 u stripped down. Also a 56 Triumph trw 500cc flathead that i told the 14yr old son could be his first bike. I like the flathead bikes.
My 57 210 wagon is stripped of paint sitting in my buddies shop. He went and found a full time job and hasn't touched the car in 5 months. It was going to be bone stock but now I think maybe a mild custom. I have my eyes on a 52 Canadian Pontiac coupe(chevy). It would be a good project for a 71 350 and 700r that is taking up space in the shop.
No time or money but that hasn't stopped me yet.

 

04 HydroStream Venom w/280 Merc 2.5 liter, moded to about 320 hp. 107.6 mph on GPS.....

 

That's mine.

A spare body incase I crash my Abarth 1000TC Derivasione ( that means its not a factory built car... ) Racer.

 

Besides cars, I have a couple of Cushman scooters. I get them out for a ride around the neighborhood every now and then. Rebuilt the engine on my Eagle but still need to rework the Highlander although it runs but smokes some.

 

Sierra Madre's Rose Parade float ........







The Slim Gauge Guild .......






Hey, you said you wanted pictures ............

 

GORGEOUS!!!!!!!

 

1979 Shovelhead Black with Orange metalflake flames with lime green pinstriping.
Freshly rebuilt shovelhead Wiesco forged pistons Andrews AB gringd cam.
It is a strong runner.
Now I need to replace some little things like new fender struts and some other odd and end things.
Iwould like th thank Brian Papa for the paint work he is the one that striped Cokers Roadster.
www.papastudios.com

 

I really don't do much other than the hot rod projects, occasionally help my son with his bracket racer and that's about it.

Flower does all kinds of things, metal sculpture being one thing that's closely related to building her own hot rod. This is her full size sculpture of a Great Blue Herron made entirely of cut sheet copper......hundreds of copper feathers welded together. She cut everything with the plasma cutter and it's all welded with the MIG machine.

 

Building a house. Painting and layin tile right now. Won't be long. Can't work on the cars right now because the shop is full of tile, toilets, furniture, etc. I can barely see the cars. Motocross is the other passion, I race and promote races locally. Our arenacross raises money for Tech School scholarships. We have given three $1000 scholarships away so far.

 

4 kids...says it all. But I just scored a 750 honda chopper straight outta the 70's!

 

In my best Joey Lawrence voice, "Whoa, Blossom that is cool."

 

I have a 1930 Fleet Biplane I need to work on, a ton of old controline model airplanes. I also have a bunch of old motorcycles I need to build or sell. And if I live long enough maybe I'll finish the shop

 

Volunteer at the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in Cleveland, Oh Researcher/Archivist and occasionally a wrench turner.

www.wrhs.org

 

I love this....would she consider selling it?

 

I got an old harley davidson trike built in the 70s that my dad gave me. I ride it sometimes. Still trying to figure what to do with it!

 

I sometimes do stuff. But mostly look at myself in the mirror. Thats about it.

Wait a minute.... I never look in the mirror.

I spend as much time as I can right now tih my boys. Conner is Still in the hospital and Bridger just came home, but he stays at my soon to be ex wifes house so that sucks. I am trying to move all my shit out of her house, trying to make a living after just losing my job and trying to pay all these medical bills from the boys. (Damn you dont even want to see that bill. I thought my house was spendy!!!) And trying to find the time to build the damning hot rods.

 

Would like more info on your KZ!

MY KZ:

-76 KZ650B1 frame with custom subframe
-Custom alu. polished tank/seat by John at http://www.thetankshop.com
-Custom 40 spoke wheels 3.5x17 and 5.5x17
-KZ650 dual disc front hub, KZ100 single disc rear
-784cc big bore kit
-2005 Yamaha R6 rear end with shock
-2002 Suzuki GSXR front end

Going for the "cafe racer on crack" approach! haha

That's what takes up most of my time...

 

besides the senior /6 dragster I build a few motors for friends. Just finished a 400 made to 426 cubes (3,53 stroke") made most everything. Made pistons from 030 440 trw forged (L2266F) used 383 steel crank which Canadan chrome and crank stroked for us. Used a set of ported Stg 6heads from an old project of mine and a Lunati roller. (10.64 in G wagers "Midnight Mirada" )
Doin an "Old Reliable" for another friend, Just got heads left to finish. Building resin drop in flow plates for Edelbrock 625 and 750 carbs which cleans up the secondaries and covers all the exposed stuff like wieghts and such.
Driving my 63 MAX WEDGE . Also i make violins for a hobby, usually one per year. Oh yeah I am also a Ham radio operater VE3LYX
Don