The standard what did ya git done...

Pulled the wood from around rear quarter windows and back window in my 30 coupe in preparation for whackin' the top. Thousands of ring-shank nails in seasoned oak -- s-l-o-w going.

 

I did more body work on my wavy t-bucket tub and cleaned off the 41 and then started it for the first time since last fall.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=177708

 

...took the mrs. out for bbq in the coupe! Yep, actually got to drive the damn thing around town for a little while. ...then it was back to the shop to get it ready for Stray Kats.

 

Got that dead 216 out of my '48

 

Hello...Well, I finished this SBC set-up for a friend..Built the linkage and 97s..It's suppose to look traditional.."Need some old grease to smear on it"..
Duane

 

A tiny update from me, more to be done today... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=170917

 

I pulled the exhaust manifolds off my 54 Lincoln to have the broken studs taked out at a machine shop, pulled the bad water pump off, and removed the p/s pump to have that fixed while its all apart.

Oh and on a higher note, I painted my dead fathers room and moved stuff around so I feel like its a little different. Lucky me.

 

Needed some model t rear spring perches. Speedway sells the for $50 shipped. Not a bad deal but I'm cheap! So I broke out the torch, hacked up some 3/8 plate steel and made my own. My arms are still vibrating from all the grinding. I know, I shoulda' just bought 'em but I'm kind of stubborn that way. -stick

Speedway's


Bumpstick's

 

I picked up a welder for the first time ever. My dad has a old mig unit, so he bought a spool of wire. I forgot what it is like to have that''new feeling'' in your stomach. Practiced on a piece of plate. Need to get a auto darken mask though, i dont like guessing hah.

 

worked on my house, mom's house, got a haircut, spent a bunch of money on gas even though I had to miss NoSurf's shindig.

 

finished prepping Dave's (nailheadroadster) '55 Buick front end and doors for primer, next weekend will be spent on the roof and quarters

 

I took my dragster out to get it certified. I got 1 "gig" so the sticker waits, but on the bright side the fix is super easy. Not bad for my first time.

Took the '47 for a cruise.

Then took the kids for Ice Creme in the old Rambler convertible. Got to test out the freshly installed disc brakes - about 1000% better. Stops straight - no hints of fade and even with a slightly oversized M/C is still easier to control than the drums were.

Lots of sun to enjoy the old cars with!!!

 

Worked on the bucket this weekend...got the engine and ****** mounts welded in, channeled over the frame 4", skeleton for the floor in place...

pushed the 10" chopped 49 chebby truck out of the way for a while, it's gettin on my nerves...will get back on it later.

 

Got my buddys OT 70 impala running,got his ot 69 Impala running right,fixed the OT rain gutter,Used beam clamps to hang up both my OT extension ladders in the Garage Mahal,Fixed broken bolts in intake manifold for thermostat housing of Wifes son-in-laws OT jeep, Sprayed Roundup around OT horse corral fencing, Shot ground hog. Yea a great weekend!

 

welded in some more parts of the 55 floorboard (p***) and rear p*** dogleg. One more 3"x4", grinding, sanding and painting the floor then it can go back together.

Sunday was yard day...mulched the beds, fertilized the yard, trimmed the bushes and yanked out a few. This was the "one a year" treatment and I felt it yesterday (monday)

 

Installed the exhaust ... fresh back from the Jet Hot folks, installed the A/C compressor and the alternator and installed the fuel tank.

Plan on firing the Chevrolet engine up soon as I get my engine fan pulleys back from Advance and install a few things I already have for it.

 

Been working on the picket fence around the front yard. Duplicating my wife's Granny's fence at the homestead farm. Have to hand make the pickets, about 250-300 of them this time, but it looks so good. Some years ago built the same around the sidewalk and front porch(101 pickets that time). Also built a pergola at the side for the jasmine to grow on.
You know the American Dream, a nice little house with a white picket fence, 3 kids, a garden in the back yard(tomatoes, green beans, cu***bers, maybe some okra this time), a 57 Chevy in the driveway and a pile of parts to build a hotrod in the garage.

 

We got the T-5 bolted up behind the 8BA and slid it back into the ch***is of Flower's roadster. She is finishing the new trans tunnel and once the radiator and exhaust are back on it.......it's ready for a road test. Maybe we'll try it out with a trip to Bob's on Friday afternoon.

 

I went to about 14 auto parts stores looking for Pennzoil Racing Oil at the urging of the people on oldsmobile1958.com in preparation to get my long-dormant '58 Olds on the road for the Cinematic. Not a single parts-store dude had even head of the 'no phosphates in the oil wiping my flat-tappet cam' issue and I eventually just gave up and bought a couple gallons of straight Pennzoil. If I wipe the cam, I'll pull a 394 out of the junkyard and get this thing going. I was so pissed off by the time my work-week started, I could barely stand it. I hate sitting in traffic. I hate not finding what I need. And I hate auto parts stores. IT's stupid, I finally have money to do all this **** to get this boat sailing and I've been foiled by the ****ing oil change...

 

cleaned the **** outta my motor and cleaned up the trans, got em in primer, bob is gonna spray em for me today...

and took a 2 hour each way trip in his shop truck to the swap meet in addison... ruled!

 

I think I finally have something worth adding here. My garage has been occupied by my son's dead '78 Dodge Magnum for the past year or so. We decided to strip everything off of it we could either use or sell and haul off the hulk.
Then we spent some time organizing the garage for our "p*** the torch" project.
Next we snapped a centerline on the floor and pulled out the Folgers ch***is jig. Blocked up the motor, trans and rear, set up the 2 X 3 rails and channeled the body. Pulled the spindles and brakes off a '48 axle to put on the earlier dropped one we're using.
This is what we think is a close mock-up for wheelbase and height, need some rear springs to finalize the kick-up. Hope to be ready to start welding this coming weekend.
Been a busy few days but the work space sure looks better to me.

P.S. excuse the wheels and tires - they're off the donor as in free.

 

Spent Thursday 9am 'til 1am Friday helping my painter on the paint job, Spent Friday 10am 'til 4:30am Saturday installing carpet, door panels, window trim, fenders, running boards. I drove the car Saturday 8 am about 2 miles to the carshow without any lights. Hung out at the show saw Terry and my daughter (she was in town after back surgery) stayed for awards dinner (didn't win). Sunday drove car home without lights. Monday pissed painter off by demanding he finish car in one week(Needs block sanding and polishing, all lights wired, fender welting installed). He has had it for 10 weeks. Monday 4pm painter quit.