Joey, I swiped that pic when you posted it in your thread and shared it in the Street strip Model A coupe thread. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/60s-era-street-strip-model-a-coupe.1159568/ It was a hit and this post also resonates with those of us who built stuff to go fast in the evening while trying to earn a living each day. Focus and drive.
Of course, it took @tcoupekyle five whole minutes to identify the photo and it's source. Thanks Joey, for your story Once again, the HAMB is amazing. Now, back to workin'.
Nice! Checks all the boxes for me 55 Chevy post all the right build components celebrating with plenty of cold beer Looks as though they're drinking Lone Star?
Hello, Wow, that sounds like what my brother and I did just when the 292 blower spec SBC motor was getting ready to assemble and it was a huge puzzle. We had laid out a white sheet over the long redwood picnic table/workbench. It took up a lot of space in the backyard garage we modified. Our dad’s fishing gear had to be pushed over into a small corner. Now, the large table was front and center and the block was on one side. My brother was meticulous about assembling the motor the right way and that we would not be in any hurry to get things done fast. No time limits, no hurry , no mistakes. So, tools to the other workbench in an “L” shape and now, two doctors were all set up to do some operations on the empty SBC block. He laid out what he thought we should do first and that took up one section of the table. Then the next area took up a different component. Start at one end and work to the other. When the one part was finished, then turn around and install it on the motor. If the crank, rods and pistons were ready, then it was easy to get one swivel around and make sure it was going to slide in correctly. I thought it was very time consuming, but my brother was adamant about how it should be done. So, it took a little longer each day, but we worked after school, through dinner and into the late hours. After a week, the weekends were after breakfast, go to the drags and then on Sunday, start again after breakfast and start working at the long table that now had the next spread out little parts for the big assembly puzzle. Jnaki The good thing was that our friends would come over and it was not a bother. It was a well deserved break between the assembly process and a welcomed snack/drink, provided by our mom. As soon as they left, we got the assembly line moving again. It was almost impossible to assemble anything when we were talking to our visitors. So, we just stopped, talked, enjoyed the So Cal sunshine and teenage camaraderie. It was the second motor assembly job we had started. Our first one was a bit slower and took longer due to not being so organized. The 283 long block was partially assembled when we purchased all of the parts for the complete motor. All we had to do was not make any mistakes and assemble the parts for a 6 carb 283 SBC motor. This time, we had to add everything, including a new model 671 supercharger kit from Isky-Gilmer to the motor. We were meticulous, but it came down to the final wingnut, and valve cover breather unit. The results of being so meticulous in our motor assembly provided us with no repairs and countless runs in the C/Gas class. All learning runs led to a near national record E.T. time at 12.40 to our 12.60 during time trials. Note: My brother was right. A "no hurry assembly" time would show benefits for both of us in the races. It took longer than we liked, but “Slow and Steady, wins the race(s)” YRMV
Brings to mind, that was a time when family: Mom Pop Sis and definitely Girlfriend, Were ignored. Folks understood. Girlfriend,, not so much
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