What did you accomplish this weekend?

I attached my freshly sprayed inner fenders. Next weekend, we spray the main body.

If work schedule permits, I'll have it re***embled in time to get some muddy hotlaps at the Scary Larry's Jalopy Showdown this spring.

 

So far I got a set of Subaru Brat jump seats modified to fit my Touring, started fabbing my pitman arm, got my dads garage set up for the body to arrive for final bodywork tomorrow.

 

Hey I finally did something this week end! Or maybe undid is closer? I started the paint and body work on the Buick.

 

I got the firewall on the Merc a little more closer to being done. The car is off the camper jacks, and officially "one car" now...instead of two...

 

helped stevieD bolt together his freshly painted (bug bombs of course) front-end, and a little more welding on the duece.

 

Jeez, we're only half-way through the weekend! So far, our crowd got the Bonneville car out of the trailer and into the shop in prep for knocking it apart to get it ready for Speed Week '04. There are better than 800 hours needed and committed to bringing the car back on line and race safe. In addition, an additional 400-600 hours will be spent on the back-up motor, plus another 200 hours repairing the primary motor.

This is going to be our big year, the one in which we really kick *** and get our record back with a big margin -- and a giant grin!

 

Another view of this Keith Tardel treasure of a race-car . . . .

 

almost got the motor out of my fxr so i can polish it,and freashen it up,been kickin it hard in the nuts for about 5 years,it needs a little hug and a kiss

 

Changed the radiator in the F-1, been puttin off forever.....OLDBEET

 

Got the new exhaust outlets in place and the rear bumper "Dagmar" tacked together on the Caddy...
R-

 

Got the '54 Chevy in Tupac primer and ready for final 400 grit blocking. I wish I could find my digicam, I'd post some pics.

 

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Got the new exhaust outlets in place and the rear bumper "Dagmar" tacked together on the Caddy...
R-

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Got anymore pictures of your caddy? Those pipes are bad***

 

Got the seats and steering column mounted in the coupe. Now i can officially sit in and make vroom vroom noises.

 

Roger, you nailed it with those exhaust pipes..great angle cut to match the face bar. Hope the exhaust doesn't discolor the chrome.
Saturday, I helped Lukester load the willys he bought from me.. Stopped by my Buddy, Jamie's to see his new 55 chevy hardtop project on my way home.
Today, I'm babysitting the phone....got the Rocky 36 in the paper.....playing on the HAMB, catching up some laundry and painting a wall in the extra bedroom...

 

Got the handles shaved on one of my doors, painted half of my doors jams, helped friend pull motor and put a new one in! Nate

 

Jonnycola...yep, got many more pics, however the only thing HAMBers are going to see is bits and pieces UNTIL the Caddy makes its' debut at the Kontinental Lonestar Round-up in Austin, Texas the end of March.

Thanx Rocky, believe it or not, those four pipes took over eight hours of work, including cutting the bumper...don't really care if the bumper gets discolored...just means it gets driven!!!

R-

 

Finished up the wireing on the Stude. With any luck we'll drop the engine and ****** in place next weekend. Then ther won't be anything to do but finish up.

 

****** hell guys, the weekend ain't over yet...Gimme some time!!

 

Spent yesterday day helping a friend get his 55 chevy pu over to the body shop. Today I took the dash apart on the wagon in preparation for the new AC unit.. Damn its big.. Got the parts on the work bench and the instructions sitting on my desk. Need to figure out how to put 10 lbs in a 5 lb container and still have a glovebox for the tunes

 

Aint' done nothing yet.... been trying to hock that motor of mine. Only thing I've done so far is drilled out the brackets on my rims for the dogdishes so I can snap on the '56 Olds caps I've got. It's going to look really nice when they are all on there with the wide whites.

 

Hot Dang! Roger, thats a KOOL exhaust.
If the rest of the car lives up to the Ehaust, it'l be killer.

Jim

 

had a BBQ yesterday. a few hambers showed up. plenty of food and stuff. we all just sat around and bul****ted with eachother. after the BBQ we drove to the shop and sat around and ********ted for a few more hours. thanx to all the hambers who showed up, i know it was kinda cold, but it was cool actually getting a few cars together mid winter. i will post pics soon, maybe tonight.

 

Been workin' on the Triumph frame all day yesterday... It's gonna be killer!
Got drunk last night at a party...
Rode BMX today...

 

Nothing worth mentioning here.

Frank

 

found a wiper motor for the safari,made a color and mixed up some paint for rocket88,got absolutly hammered at a car club fundraiser[ouch]...this screen is to bright

 

Got my not so Painless wiring started.....and got the light gray interior of my new to me 93 5.0 coupe clean

 

I got a call and request to go the Red Cross and give platelets. This took a long time. Shot the day of doing any projects but thats alright I am retired and have all day tomorrow.

 

Lets see. Friday nite I shoveled some snow, Sat. morn had breakfast with some HAMB buddies, shoveled some snow, tinkered on the '48 and played a little guitar that nite. Sunday...slept in, went shopping..and oh, I finally framed this cheesy picture I've had tacked up in my garage.

 

finally worked out the pedal and mater cyl fitting in the RPU- what a *****. only 4" to play with vertically and trying to keep as much legroom as possible...
the fluid reservoir sits up 1 1/2" into the cab, ill make a domed removable cover over it, itll be under the knees when sitting in it.
managed to keep to the 90% Ford rule ive set-pedal and pivot are 35 ford,Im actually using the clutch pedal for a brake as it sits better.master is ford too.
Now I can do the rest of the Xmember!

 

Went to the Grand Rapids Autorama yesterday. A few interesting cars - notably a '54 Merc Panamerica Road Race car that ran it last year. Pretty hard core, 351 equipped and capable of 155 top. Bought 3 Highway 61 A roadster die cast cars. Today, worked on the track roadster nose and finished painting a set of '35 wires for a pals modified. Painting wire wheels ****s/

Charlie