weekend is over what did you do ?????

I finally got set up in my new building and got to start on my A again.

made new stand for my strecher/shrinker after selling the old one i made because i wanted the heads to spin. even had time to finish it with some hemmer tone paint.

started making the water fall center console.

 

The weekends over? Then why am I still rubbing on this black car!

 

welded up the patch panels on the passenger side of the little hot rod
and started fabbing up a simple dash

 

i didnt work on my car at all.. i just drove it..and it felt good

 

went backwards...or maybe sideways. but definately no forward progress.

anyone have a early T block clip on distirbutor or aftermarket side drive mag set up?

 

Spent all weekend getting brackets and mounts made for engine, trans, radiator, grill shell and tank, cut down a driveshaft, set all the angles and got the steering box and brackets mocked up. Steering, brakes, firewall, floors, and a roof are next

 

Started my truck for the first time in 4 months, replaced the tranny pan gasket and the shifter linkage seal in the trans and hopefully cured the leaking issue. A little finishing work on the body and it'll be on the road again. Time to get excited...



Mootz

 

Helped my friend rebuild his rear diff we got it all done and I mocked up my roadster.

 

Hit up a swap meet where I got a rebuilt FMX for $50 then some galaxy buckets for another $15. Went to the parts store for FE's ignition parts and water pump and tore down the 53's brakes....... slim

 

We got this done:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108661

 

I've rubbed and rubbed and rubbed on the wagon until a couple of my fingernails started to come off.....then i decided to quit until tomorrow.

 

I hear ya Bender...but I'm still rubbing just to get the black shot on.

Primed the body yesterday, spent the rest of the day and today chasing down all the little imperfections. Oh the madness will it never end? My wife says to me "it doesnt have to be perfect its a hot rod not a show car".

 

Dealt with a new challenge on my shadetree RPU build. Over the past few years, in the woods some kind of bird has been nesting. Not exactly sure what kind, but its rather large. Looks to be some type of Egret. Anyway, each year the flock has gotten larger. This year they reached the yard and have taken over. There are several hundred of these big birds all around and over the RPU. In less than a week of them moving in, the whole freaking yard is whitewashed with bird crap. Everything for the RPU is whitish. Now its starting to smell rather...foul. They are LOUD too. Imagine several hundred large birds constantly cackling and fluttering in the trees. Sound like a jungle. I called animal control and they won't do anything. Called Texas Fish & Game and they tell me its some protected species and won't do anything since they are nesting. Not sure how long this is going to last. This is all after having battled with poison ivy, poison oak growing around and through the frame and body that had to be removed before I could get to it so I could work on it.

That's ok. Once I drive this puppy out of here, I can look back and laugh about such things. Just part of the challenge of building in the outdoors with no garage.

 

Finished installing the new Headers, put new pigtail sockets in the tail lights, and moved the battery to the trunk.

Then after burning the paint off the Headers, backed the old SS dodge up in the garage and did a sure-track burn out!

Life is good!

Tom T.

 

Fixed up my front carb (leaking gas) and fabbed up tandem linkage, ran the throttle cable and hooked up a pedal. Started chopping up the right side header to make it fit the frame, welding to follow tomorrow... And tried to track down a misfire on the softail, no luck yet

Flatman

 

De-rusted/rust proofed my floorpan.... I love looking straight up into oncoming debris! And believe it or not, it'll turn your snot brown! Not just work, but a learning experience to boot.

 

I finally have "Eddie's" chrysler ready to fire.. took all day to chase down all the final stuff.. it just got too late tonight before everything was right..


with a little luck we MAY run this thing at the showdown..


but I am not one to rush into things...

Little shoe polish numbers on the door..


sawzall sidways coming out of #2 visions of Joie Chitwood, and buckshot jones..

I always wanted to do a "stock car look" and this thing already has all the necessary Dents for authentication..


wish me luck

sawzall

 

Cleaned up the rusty old shit in the back driveway,gave a buddy a '39 Ford rear spring and worked on patch panels for the cowl;plus the usual "honey-do's" !

 

Well, I went to the local show Friday. Yesterday...I basically didnt to squat but go over to my buddys and talk shop, and go box hunting/dumpster diving with no luck.

Today...pulled the dash out again and decided to get busy w/ some lead work and metal finish the rest. Derek Mitchell was over helping me. Put in the column drop, added a fresh set of 32 taillights (Thanks HotRodPrimer) and put in the dash cap I picked up at pomona.



Thats about it

 

impala got a new drag link and idler arm, and sway bar bushings today. all day affair!

still working on the waxes for my next aluminum pour. lots of clean up work, about half done and lookin to pour around the 20th.

 

Got the merc flathead out off a '53 ford crestline + the falthead and
transmission out of a '50 shoebox for my tudor project .
I am going to use the merc flathead with that trans . also got the dash
and brake pedal assembly out off that crestline ... for the rest I took
my Dodge out for a drive .

 

I did actually do something this weekend. I put my coupe together and drove it to a local meeting. It did drive OK but there is some flaws that needs to be corrected. But all and all it was damn nice to finally drive it as almost finished.

//Magnus

 

So Slag, the heat is off, after the fire? You're back in business?

 

29SX276---The visor on that thing looks familiar----how ya doing???

 

ran the brake lines ,fuel lines ,battery cables, think were gonna make some noise soon and put 2 nore inches of lift in my woods truck

 

Worked on the baby nursery.

 

Rewired the old Farmall Super C and installed a GM alternator on it. Finished planting the veggie garden. Picked up a 61 caddy to play with.

 

Put about 100 miles on the Beater.....started a wood frame mock-up for the Frankie Flyer Model A tub.......tech post soon, real soon.

 

Dropped the gas tank--shake it and it sounds like the world's biggest maraca! Got the fuel pump installed up front and a bunch of yard stuff done too.

Tucker

 

Fired up the flathead for the first time in about 3 years (or longer). A little gas and she popped off in about 1/2 revolution of the crankshaft. My wiring job seems to be OK. Only thing left to wire is the kickdown switch for the overdrive. The "three on the tree" works excellent. I used a 51 Ford shift tube on a 1939 steering column and the linkage lined up like it was ready made for this application. The rebuilt master cylinder I had installed "shit the bed", so I bought a NEW one. The hydraulic throwout bearing seems to work good.
My humble thanks to "Vintakes" and "286merc" for the very informative posts on multi carb setups for 97's and 94's. I guess I'll be running 1 carb until I get the power valves and other stuff to do it right the first time. You guys saved me some serious money in "Tylenol".

overspray