Pictures from Denises Big Olds thrash!!

it was a great time and we all really enjoyed helping you out Denise. you do so much for so many other people and this board thats it's only fitting we give back to you.

sometimes my ambition gets the better of me and i volunteer for something stupid, like peaking that monster of a hood. (for those who don't know) i did it just like the recent magazine article but what they don't mention in there and what nobody told me -till i was in it up to my eyeballs- is that it is considered about the hardest body modification to pull off and pull off correctly. man do i have some work in that sucker. but it was worth it for such a great friend. just a little more "finessing" and it's be ready for ROADSTAR to get his hands dirty (since he bailed on us and went to Vegas for some kind of striper convention or something ) and do the prime, sand, prime thing and teach Denise the finer points of blocking out a body.

good times, keep the pictures comin...

 

HE'S going to be a shiny metalic, medium hue, copper color. I thought I'd do a copper tinted primer now but I was told that it would have come out looking brownish, not copper. So we just used a grey, high build primer yesterday. It's a start

 

Hey all --

This just freakin' rocks! My dad and I have a lot of hours into that car, and it's been a lot of fun watching Denise rack up the miles on it. Now it's even more fun watching the HAMB guys take it on as a project.

Good goin' guys and gals --

Steve.

 

Got lots-o-photos but most are the same as everyone else's except this one taken when I pulled in my driveway with about 200 miles on his makeover.

KustomBuilder, take your time on the hood. I really like this hoodless look. Kind of reminds me of my buddy Big Ric.

Just Steve, It's hard to believe everything that has happened in Big Olds life since that very cold, dark nite I came to pick him up. Remember our conversation of my plans for him? What a 180 degree turn, huh? I know I'm having lots more fun with him then I ever thought possible. HAMB guys rock and I'm so thrilled I have everyone in my life.

 

Big Olds isn't hoodless!.....he's topless!

 

Here the "new" rear end. I've always wanted to lower the bumper and bring it in closer to the body. Bumper was taken off, holes filled to perfection. FAB32 is going to make custom bumper bracket lowering thingys and then we'll stick the bumper back on so the brackets come from under the car. ALTHOUGH, I'm begining to really like this very smooth, no bumper look. Decisions, decisions

 

Thank God it was somewhat decent to drive him home today!

Looking good, Girl, wish I coulda been there!

Call me when ya want a beer drinking, umm I mean wet sanding buddy!

Jay

 

Sure was fun! Lets all do it again. Hum lets see I wounder if we can get the Tudor ready for Billetproof in June?

 

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Thank God it was somewhat decent to drive him home today!

Looking good, Girl, wish I coulda been there!

Call me when ya want a beer drinking, umm I mean wet sanding buddy!

Jay

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Somewhat decent??? Yeah, had to be a whopping 45 degree with about 25 MPH winds..... and the wind chill at 75PMH...... well, who am I to complain, at least the sun was shining

I've got lots-o-beers here at the house and lots of Saturdays ahead of me sanding. I will take you up on the offer of "help". Bring Michael too and we'll get him started real young with a sanding block in his hand.

 

Hey, where's yo LICENSE PLATE, Girl??

Lookin' good...I like the smooth, rounded look out back, too...maybe leave the bumper off???

I love it...the car looks 100 horsepower meaner in light grey with no hood!!!

 

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Thank God it was somewhat decent to drive him home today!

Looking good, Girl, wish I coulda been there!

Call me when ya want a beer drinking, umm I mean wet sanding buddy!

Jay

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Somewhat decent??? Yeah, had to be a whopping 45 degree with about 25 MPH winds..... and the wind chill at 75PMH...... well, who am I to complain, at least the sun was shining

I've got lots-o-beers here at the house and lots of Saturdays ahead of me sanding. I will take you up on the offer of "help". Bring Michael too and we'll get him started real young with a sanding block in his hand.

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Wow. Looks good Denise..
Funny about the weather comment....
I was in the garage all day today... sweating.
Welded the front forks for my new mini bike...
And I am peeling on my shoulders from the sunbun that I got at the round-up last Saturday...
I'm not much of a cold weather guy... Texas is too cold for me!

Keep on trucking...
HC

 

I had the license plate bolted to one of the holes on the top edge where the ragtop meets the body at the trunk. Lasted for about 1 mile after I left FAB32's place today. Was making such a loud rattling noise in the wind I couldn't stand it. Took it off and ran thru the state without a license plate. How long do you think I can get away with it before I get pulled over??

I did keep it on the seat next to me just in case. Also had some cookies with me to "bribe" him with if neccessary.

 

"bride" him with???...

 

Rub it in HC, rub it in! My face did get red today but I think it's wind burned, not sunburned

 

Wow! Denise, Big Olds looks great after all that HAMB'r TLC. Looks like all youse guys had a ball. What a great place this HAMB is!!!

Congraulations!!!

 

Cookies!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You had Cookies left over !!

What's the matter with that bunch???? Kept em too busy working to get any cookie eating done. Looks like you had a lot of fun as well as getting a hell of a lot accomplished.

B B

 

Just got off the phone with OUR Denise. I had to check in and see if she made it home alright. I'm glad this event took place and I wish EVERYONE on the HAMB could have participated. If you have never had the opportunity to observe a bunch of very different people from many different places get together for a one day happening with a common goal in mind you've really missed something. Quite a few of the participants had never met before Saturday and by 10:00 A.M. they were functioning like a well oiled machine.
Before Denise left her and I were reflecting on the weekend and spent some time discussing this amazing THING called the HAMB. We'll take the extremes in this case as an example. How would any two people, one from Missouri the other from Canada, ever cross paths let alone share the unique event of this weekend if it weren't for the HAMB? To resist the temptation to go "on and on" I'll simply say THANK YOU RYAN, you've created a wonderful monster.

Frank

 

how long before we can call him,big COPPER SHINY olds? looks AWESOME guys....how awesome is this place?HAMB rocks!....you deserve this denise,enjoy it to the fullest....quickrod

 

Astonishing and amazing. Why am I not surprised or shocked? "Nice job" to all concerned.

 

Lookin good Denise. Glad to see everyone had a great time. later plmczy

 

WOW - what an awesome story. You are one lucky girl and my hat is off to all that participated! That was some serious work!!!!! The car is looking great.

 

looks great. cool to see you guys getting together to Get er done!!!

 

This was an incredulous experience!

I am thrilled beyond words to have been a part of this(a very small part).

I was allowed to do a little sanding and paper work. And, I was allowed near the food.

Talk about a fabulous bunch of people, you have to include the folks from Michigan.

Fab32 is a great guy. To open his shop for an event like this, furnish tools, allow strangers to wander at will. And run his legs off getting tools, fabbing fillers for hole plugging, back and forth all day long.

All the HAMBers that showed up, went straight to work with out a Boss telling them what to do.

There were countless hours of work transforming Big Olds. If it was my car, I would be extremely grateful.
I know denise is. She is a great person, deserving no doubt. She is extremely fortunate to have such great friends.

Hatch actually worked. Not just a little, but all day. Which describes all of the folks showing up.
As everyone knows, this was Hatch's idea, a good one as it turns out.
Purplepickup spent all day working, knowing he would probably get sick from the paint fumes.


Kustombuilder spent all day hunched over surgically reconstructing the hood. I know his back had to be killing him.And Sirstude Boy stood there all day assisting him, handing him his torch, rod, doing what ever the job required.
So many folks(see group photo) in the room busy getting work done with out someone standing over them barking out orders? I am telling you this astonished me. Talent, you would not believe.

Lets not forget the ladys laboring over the hot grill to feed this bunch.I confess, there were cookies hijacked for the trip back to Mo. They did not make it all the way.

I just cannot begin to tell you all what you missed by not being there. I am still on a high this morning, a little tired from the ride, but still excited.

Thanks to everyone for letting me come to your party.
Just Steve, you would have been proud.

Jim

 

I'll take HAMB Garage over Monster Garage any day. Rock on Denise! Wish I could have been there. As for the build team, SALUTE!
See ya all on the salt. BEERS on the Bend will be on me this year...

 

What a fun read! Looks like you all had a great time! Wish I could have been there, hopefully next time! Big Olds looks sweet! The power of HAMB is Amazing!

 

What goes around, comes around.
Never truer than here.

A gang of HAMB'rs doing what they do best to Big Olds.
Doesn't hurt that he's owned by the HAMB sweetheart either.
I think Big Olds is in for a long and interesting life.
How could he not be?


About that rear bumper decision . . . put one on.
Looks most cool without, but after a while the idjits in traffic who pull up too close will have you worried.
Not to mention that a small tap will do major damage.

One reason I put the gasser style bumper on the 32 and will put nerfs on the 31.
Not much protection - admitted - but every little bit helps.

If I remember right, the rear bumper on Big Olds has a license plate surround or at the least a bracket that could be styled to carry a license plate.

All in all, cool story about Denise, HAMB'rs and their ladies and best of all, an update on where Big Olds is going and where he's been.

Ain't life great?

 

I agree about the bumper; my first thought was: leave it off... looks cool without it. (my second thought was: damn, I missed cookies again) Then I thought about all of the miles she puts on him... needs a bumper.

Sorry I missed the fun, although, I sand against the grain...

 

WOW!!!!!
Looks like you all had a blast.Denise,don't think that once big olds is painted that he's too nice too drive,I wanna see the 2 of you all over still.Hope to see you at bttf's. GREAT job by all involved.The HAMB rocks.

DAN

 

Denise, the car looks great! Can't wait to see both of you later this summer.
Leon

 

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I'm begining to really like this very smooth, no bumper look.

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yeah, until some wanker backs into your shiny new paint in the parking lot. i'd put it back on, it's not a bad lookin' bumper...


great job all, nobody deserves it more. (well, nobody that i know, anyway... )