What did you get done this weekend???? 1-20-08

Haven't seen one of these posts in months. I was supposed to work today, but Lake effect snow and only one call worked in my favor.

I had been looking at Frame tables at HGR but the more I got to thinking, even one that I bought for cheap, I'd have to adapt to work for me, so I took some steel I had laying around and my new circular saw with metal cutting blade and this is what I came up with.

It cost me about $200 and three hours to get where I am now, all I have to do is add four large bolts and some angle iron for levelers.

I am also thinking of adding some sheet metal to the bottom side of the 2x4 to catch the slag and grindings and keep it off my tools.

 

Nothing, way too cold outside for me! Only around 10 all weekend.

 

Most people dont think far enough a head to put casters on frame tables. Looks good and handy.All i did was change out rearend gears and try and keep from getting frost bite .The beer stayed cold though ,so some good came from the weather.

 

Ha! We didnt even reach 10! Sub zero here... Hence, Nothing...

 

Todays high was 14, the radiant floor heat helps.

 

Lost 10 pounds from the flu. Started feeling better so went and bought a small 50-85000 btu heater and reinstalled my transmission. I think we made it up to 10 degrees today, not sure.

 

I didn't do much either. Been sick on and off since Dec. 23 and with the cold weather I said screw it and spent 39 hours watching B-J this week.

 

I got the body for my T Bucket earlier this week and this weekend, I made the seat for it. I hope to glass it in next weekend, after some minor tweaking.

 

View attachment robs car resized.bmp i built put this together from a bare fram

 

check my thread

 

About the same temp down here in Akron. Didn't feel like going to the garage today. I'll hit it tomorrow though. Nice table!

 

i went to "Bonneville night", worked on a 32 moredoor cdan, though about my gramps who passed a year ago, and my ex, who was my best friend at the time...haha, sorry...been a kinda shitty weekend

 

cold as hell here too..just scavenging parts..and lusting over things i can afford.

 

nothin much... installed a tach in the chebby, and some inside sunvisors, that ill have to take out later to upholster, made new seat brackets. then the straps on my solenoid plunger brokethe other night, so i had to queeze the throwout lever so the gear was engaged an short the solenoid switch to satrt the car(not realizing all i had to do was push the plunger in with my other hand.) so i welded the straps to the plunger today. bunch of little stuff

 

Finally pulled the windowed 235 out of my 57 wagon and started cleaning,painting and swapping parts to the new motor so I can blow up another old six banger!!!!

 

I fixed my torpedo heater and finished hooking up my front end on the %! merc and dropped the motor back down in place. I cleaned up the engine compartment and finished the final touches on the 2X2 intake and linkage and fuel lines. Work called and had to take care of some issues. Tomorrow I hope to install the intake and torque it down. The car went in the garage over a year and a half ago. This last month has been the first I have had a chance to play!!

 

Saturday got some more paint scraped off the Vette. About another day of it and it should be ready for primer.





Last weekend I had picked up another press brake, an ebay win. Finally got it out of the tractor bucket today and made a stand out of some scraps laying around. The new stand doesn't seem as sturdy as the other one, so I'll probably be making another one once I pick up some more angle.

 

My 23rd wedding ann. was fri. went out to eat , then fun and games all weekend !

 

I got nothing done. I did however, begin to plan the rough draft of a new project I'd like to build...

I WISH I had just spend the day in the shop finishing up my father-in-law's El Camino. However, the day spent with my daughter watching football and surfing the HAMB was better than a day at work....

 

replaced the lower rusted panels on the rear fenders of the F100 project
brought home my 303 olds from work split the trans to put the engine on the stand ( can you say too many bolds on the converter to flywheel )

 

Went junk yard hooping, YES it was cold, but had a good time anyway.....made some good buys and had 2 good parts find......now to clean and buff and get ready for the flea markets......stan aka stans-stainless

 

I got married. Sodbuster, Beaner, Raven were all there, it was 16* at three o clock, and about 10 when we drove off. I hope to have pics back soon.

 

I hate you in a loving kind of way! Nice shop and nice project!

 

Hee Hee !!

Got up this morning, -27 outside, -43 windchill. Fired up the propane furnace and came back in for a cuppa joe. Spent the afternoon installing the steering column, master cylinder and brake pedal in the Zephyr.

By the way, I like the frame table - I could use one of those. I like the idea of storing smaller tubing in the side rails!

 

I Strung a couple of hundred feet of fence

 

Did a bit of welding after the propane heated up the garage......don't let anyone tell ya it don't get cold here in the SE (atlanta area). Did absolutely nothing to the 46 though - it was snowed in (LOL).

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Paco

 

Got the rest of the misc parts bolted on. Tomorrow I'll add water and be driving!!

 

The city sent me a little 'incentive' letter to get going on the '55 and get it in the garage . So I did. Yanked the 283, the bed, and the front clip. Power washed as much crap off of it, as I could. Put in on some roller wheels/skins, and the Torques guys came over, and we rolled it into the garage. Then today, snagged a sweet set of Ansen Sprints, pair of 15x8.5, and a pair of 15x4's.............fun stuff around the corner.

 

I bought a rust-free and 100% complete '57 Chrysler New Yorker 2dr HT. Factory 392 Hemi and gray with maroon roof and spear (yuck). Will be black and ... maybe gold? copper? in the spear. We'll see. It will be loooooow with wires in a "wichita" very early 60s show car style. Got the swivel seats already and want to run an injected 392 eventually. Probably just dreaming on that one.

Has some sweet options too!
361 manual antenna
328 power windows
326 six-way power seat
343 fender ornaments
344 A/C
349 dual headlights
331 vanity mirror
335 outside mirror - right side
334 interior mirror - tilt type
321 radio - 7-button electro touch (search) radio
322 rear shelf speaker
323 heater - custom conditionaire
332 solex tinted glass
325 power brakes
324 rear window defogger

 

Got the '50 Burb running on fuel injection, still need to dial it in.
Massive shop / work area cleanup, moved my Hunter alignment rack over for more room.
Welded the rear fenders on the 71 Chevy diesel duallie flatbed. Wired the alternator in.
Stripped some schoolbus seats to make 2nd and 3rd row seats in the Burb.

Got up to 62 degrees, so I went from hot coffee to margaritas while working!

Got Monday off, going up to play in the snow on Mt. Lemmon