So what did you get done this weekend?

A while ago, someone posted something regarding motivation, that I took to heart. It was something like..."On those days when it's cold, or your motivation is low, get out there and do something, even if it only a small accomplishment."

Well, all I got done today was a little bit of welding. (No welding pics cuz they look kinda crappy so far).

However, the point is that I feel great that I got something accomplished and didn't just stay inside. How about you guys?

 

I got the flames done for the interior of my 36. this is one side. They will be attached to the main portion of the side panels which are a dark blue. I will show the panel progress later. If the finished product does not come out to muy liking I just may have to pay someone to do the Interior. I just have to try it myself first.

 

I drove the cadillac 30 feet with no radiator and open trans cooler lines... to my parking stall. Made a mess, and cause it shot out the front, it looks like its "got blood on its teeth!"


kitty litter. I was cold, AND hungover...

 

I drove my comet all weekend and had a blast!! Nate

 

I scarred my hands this morning! had to help StevieD put an alternator in his honda! ouch!, the thing that is totally stupid is that the manual says you have to remove the cv axle in order to get the alt out the bottom, didnt have a breaker bar to get the axle nut off so i looked at it a bit and noticied you caould take out the air box and sneak it out throu the top! only took a 1/2 hour to do, the last time they had it done the shop charged em $450 to put it in, this time it didnt cost a dime, just food!

I know sorry for making you read about a honda!

gonna go work on my duece now! TITUS

 

Saturday morning I drove over to Torrance to a one car garage in an alley up the street from the Masonic lodge where a guy has been keeping "my" '60 El Camino locked up undisturbed since 1988. It didn't have any rear wheels on it, just some jack stands under the frame and extra drums under the axle.
Three of the lugs were broken off the right rear hub, leaving two, which I would have bolted a wheel to to get it on a roll back if they were opposite each other but the weren't, they were right next to each other.
So, with my trusty 2 pound hammer I "borrowed" one of the four from the other side, (it had one broken off too) and moved it to the other side and then bolted on the two chevy wheels and tires that Burndup had left me in the back of the green monster Volvo, and there she was with rear wheels on, sitting on an ass-end high rake because the front's were flat. The seller/curator of the fine machine had brought his compressor full of air (no electricity in the garage so it was just what was in the tank) and we aired up the fronts.
Then I piled up all the boxes of spare parts he had collected off the '59 Elky he had into my '88 Astro Stealth van and called the tow company to pick up the Elky.
Sunday, I spent unloading and checking all the "fine" parts I got with it, vacuuming out most of the "crud" in the bed and surveying what needs fixin.
It's got an AM-FM 8 track in it... I sure hope it works! and it came with a bunch of Impala shiny stuff for the interior and dash and the best part is "Wife" LOVES it! (I just hope she lets me drive it once in a while.)
I haven't got around to trying to start it yet, but it's got a '70 350-350 in it 250 hp version but I have a 4 barrel intake to put on it. I likes the ram horns!
Well, that doesn't sound like much progress but I got me a '60 ELKY!

 

Late Sunday afternoon, fired up the 327 (from the tub) in the '48 Ford. Not a big deal for most but it sounded like heaven to me. No leaks!

 

On the daily (read only) driver... New calipers, front and rear sway bay bushings and tie rod ends plus new front tires. I figure I had enough pratice of what it would feel like driving the salt flats at 200 mph. (doin 60 in my Bronco II) handles like a charm now. Got disracted and worked on the flatty for a little bit. maybe I'll go back out and clean up my mess.

 

Made my first pass through the neighborhood in my new old drag car. I think the tranny is trashed but it runs good.

Reshaped the lower part of the window opening on a 39 Chevy coupe so that it no longer has a vent window and it will now take a one piece glass. Tomorrow I will do the other door and go visit the transmission shop.

 

My back has been fucked up all week, therefore i've been taking it easy. (chiropractors orders) I did find a pretty cool old water bag and some other trinkets at an estate sale. I will be back in the garage this week, gotta get the sedan driveable to take to flatheadpete's shop opening.
Here is a pick of the water bag from Yellowstone Park, a well spent $3.00, and it dosen't leak!

 

Titus-- I put an in tank fuel pump in a freind's Neon. Dealer and manual said drop the tank, so of course I ignored and tried wothout-- plenty of room to wiggle it out without dropping the tank. Same thing-- the dealer wanted four hours labor or so and I did it in a half hour.

 

spent friday night with Food Poisoning and sat at a buddy's shop suffering while he finished putting the R134 in the AC unit.. Food Poisoning sucks... spent today cleaning up the stainless on my rear seats so I could put my freshly redone backseat together and into the car.. My body is still sore from puking all Friday night/ Sat morning.

 

I played with the placement of a Chevelle column in the Merc after realizing the stock '88 Lincoln one would have been sitting in my crotch...now I have a few options...

Stock 32" tilt GM A-body, Key & Shifter on column, or:

Stock 32" tilt GM A-body column, no shifter (big $$$)

ididit plain steel tilt, 30-32", GM-style, no key, no shifter - $299,

or

ididit plain steel, tilt, 30-32", GM style, WITH shifter, $400.00

I am leaning towards the Ididit plain steel with no key and no shifter, and a Lokar's on the floor...key in the dash.

I really want the key in the dash, but I like the column shifter...

(The ididit columns use the double-d shafts, while the stock GM would be splines, needing an adaptor. The Lincoln stock shaft is a double-d)

Why don't I use the column in the pics? Cause it ain't a tilt and I'm spoiled.

Oh yeah, the wheel is off a late 60's early 70's Buick...had it for years...just for this.

If anyone has any input, I'd love to hear it.

 

I just cleared a foot off snow off of my car. That's all I've gotten done in the last WEEK

 

Although i did not do much of the work, I did get 140 feet of cover built around my work shop at home where the old cars in waiting will sit...

 

Went to the swaps in sac. Mocked up the front end for the R/PU. Nate got his motor ready for the slazzen 36 I sold it to him.Justin helped out both of us. and cleaned the garage

 

here is nate cleaning up his $200 327 with camel humps

 

and justin cleaning the garage

 

Got the Corvette suspension aluminum parts polished up and ready for the ZoopSeal. Next weekend I should have all the polyurethane bushings and new ball joints installed and the front and rear suspensions assembled. Can't wait to get this chassis in the "rolling" status!

 

replaced my wiper motor,with a wiper motor that doesnt work
found that my right front wheel cylinder is leaking,and lowered a friends '60 pontiac safari,,

 

Got my garage at home re-organized so i can get my roadster back out on the road with new carberation.
We started workin on a lil RPU that Tyson and I are gonna build for him or for whoever wants to buy it.....Shiny

 

Got my long block assembled, and fit a crankshaft scraper to my engine. To those of you that have never done it it's a PAIN and takes forever!

 

Built a lamp, Red steel wheel as the base, bamboo and an old lamp shade. No pics. I think the shade is burlap it looks pretty kool to me.

 

I tried to fix a heating prob. on my Toylet (Toyota). Did get a chance to get the car over to my brothers so he can lay down some scallops. Then we rattled canned them. Also hooked up the electric trunk kit and mounted my lake pipes.
Heres the sides

Heres the hood

And the trunk

 

i made a tonno cover from the back of my front seat to the package tray with white vynl and button snaps...it looks bitchin

 

I helped a pal replace all the front suspension in his 67 camaro and.......................and
.....................man i HATE this question .............apparently diddly squat!!as usual!!

 

I just rememebered....i sorta did something!!
i bought a donor car(engine&tranny) for my 58 anglia!!!!
Does that count????
It'l have to do!!

 

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A while ago, someone posted something regarding motivation, that I took to heart. It was something like..."On those days when it's cold, or your motivation is low, get out there and do something, even if it's only a small accomplishment."

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That's how Sunday started for me too. I was wicked hung over and there was the age old quandry of it being warm inside and cold outside. It took a few hours, but I somehow convinced myself that there would be easy jobs in the garage that would not involve moving my head very much, an action that resulted in much pain. I'm glad I made it out into the garage. I painted the back half of my '31 chassis with Rustoleum while waiting for the hangover to subside. My head cleared up by the time I was done painting, leaving me free to lug around a 97 pound transmission and mock it up in the frame. No pictures, but it's starting to look like a car.

Anyway, that was my weekend... not the most productive, but better than nothing.


Ed

 

FINALLY got the grille done in the Caddy...you're looking at 7 weekends worth of work... Kontinentals here we come!
R-

 

I got the Vega Box set up on the Green Bean