Projects Recreating the jesse lopez coupe

Gettin there, the girls surveying the new scene.

 

Awesome!

 

Struggling with computer issues.

 

Moving along well, but I'm sure you feel not fast enough!

 

Lots of balls in the air at the moment.

 

Lets see if this works.

 

Wood from Home Depot and where it's going to go.

 

So you’re saying you got decked? Hehe.

 

Hey guys, my wife and I just had our 50th anniversary last month and we are going to cruise the Mississippi on a paddle boat this week and part of the next week. I'll check in when we get back. I appreciate you.

 

Congratulations Jerry!! Have a great trip!!

 

Her's another post to match the previous one on Jr's thread.

 

When I did the JCC I had lots of help. When the JLC came along everybody had jobs, so I was on my own. I had to learn how to solve problems differently. I had to put a spot on the floor that I could push the (done) chassis over to, that would put the body exactly where it needed to be to lower it down on that chassis.
Thank God for that winch that was in the trailer.

 

From the archives.

 

The time came when I realized that I had to really experiance what I was doing with the chop, I had to imagine what this was going to be l;ike after all the hype about what it was like looking out of that windshield opening.. YIKES!!!I

 

Bill Weiser married Jesse's sister Margie, and Jessie and Bill were tight. When Jesse would go somewhere with a girlfriend, Bill and Margie would occupy the back seat.
Bill told me that he and Jesse spent a lot of time in the car, and he ended up being a critical part of what driveling around in a car that you could barely see out of critically needed, a "spotter". It was Bills job to keep Jesse out of trouble when traversing the various obstacles that the car had to maneuver around. I didn't ask him, but he was probably involved in the street racing at night as well.
Bill told me that there was a park in Burbank that they would go to in the car, and that him and Jesse worked out a "dance" (my words) that the car would go through as Bill helped Jesse maneuver the entry way to that park. Bills comment about it was "ridiculous", but the local kids/young guys loved "the show", (Bills words).
When Jesse went to Korea his brother Memo and Bill had the car and the routine would continue, with Memo driving and Bill "spotting". Memo would continually ask Bill if he was interested in driving, and Bill would say no without really explain why. He told me that he didn't want any part of trying to see out of that thing.
Bill and Margie were warm and friendly, and we spent some quality time on those calls.

 

I found this in the archive's and thought I would share it. This is son's Dan (L), and son John (R), with the old shop truck.

 

Landed!

 

Keeping at it.

 

Thanks for the update

 

A lmost there.

 

A nice and roomy shop!

 

Thanks Doc.