Thunder1
Well-known member
I almost forgot to tell you Earthman, that tudor sedan is cool! One man alone huh?? Impressive!!
Thunder1
Thunder1
Weekend Progress Anyone?
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Bonehead
Skull Master
Yes I see you did it without a fork lift, good job!
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
Grandson Zach (Zacho on RRR) took his '38 GMC apart today, with the help of a friend. Tomorrow is the start of his senior year in high school.
dmw56
Busted and Rusted on Route 66
Very nice work DMW. How are the eyes? You know putting a spotlight on what you are welding is beneficial even when looking thru a mask
Yeah, the eyes are doing fine thanks guys. You'd think after doing that several times I'd learn. I guess it was being lazy and stubborn. A light on your work improves visibility imensely. Id id go out and buy really nice Miller Digital Elite Welding Helmet with 3 mode settings and darkness settings from 3-13.
dmw56
Busted and Rusted on Route 66
Grandson Zach (Zacho on RRR) took his '38 GMC apart today, with the help of a friend. Tomorrow is the start of his senior year in high school.
That would be one cool ride to drive to school. Hope he can finish it before the end of the year.
BruceR&C
Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult!
BruceR&C
Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult!
The stock '47 taillights weren't bright enough for momma's liking so a conversion to LEDs were in order. Gutting the housing entails just removing one screw (which also is the ground for the LED) & snipping the wires.
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Bonehead
Skull Master
really cool knob!
BruceR&C
Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult!
Was going to use a set of conduits for the wiring but, dummy here tore them up, spitting the casing on the 1st one I put on. Green plastic wire covering works just fine. Added connectors to wiring like I should have when I 1st wired the truck.
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Arkansawer
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Didnt get to much done, but i did get all of the seats and carpet out of the plymouth. Next weekend will be to get out the rest crap off the floors. Have to scrape some stuff off of the floors that was under the carpet and then i can see what the real damage is to the floors. So far instead of the entire flooring rusted out, looks to be just where the front seat was.
i had a great weekend, got the radiator mounted, most of the mototr wired, put lights in the front of the exhaust tips,(so they light up blue at night) fixed all the leaks, (oil pan, steering box, trans pan) this week finish painting the front fenders and doors and ill be ready to drive that baby.
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24dodge
One of the Dodge brothers
Old Gold
Can't leave well enough alone!
Great fab work 24, I did nothing
dmw56
Busted and Rusted on Route 66
I just posted this in my build thread:
Well , I didn't get a whole lot done this weekend on the truck. Did a little wiring, made a bracket for the throttle cable and kickdown, finished mounting the fuel tank and ammo boxes. While I was under the truck I noticed the clearance between the panhardbard and rearend was only about an inch. It settled a couple of inches with everthing on it. I'm going to go backwards here again. I need to remove the bed and raise the mount up a couple of inches more. I think I have room to go almost 3" more.
Plus it rained all night and this morning I discovered a leak in the roof. The paint is stained, bubbled and dripping in a couple spots in the family room. Crap! So I've spent most of the day crawling around the attic trying to find where it's leaking and on the roof with a bucket of tar filling every crack and hole I can find. Man I hate home repairs!
Needless to say I didn't get it running this weekend and next weekend we're going to CO. Well maybe it's a good thing to take a break. But I sure wish it was drivable not much time left before the snow!
Well , I didn't get a whole lot done this weekend on the truck. Did a little wiring, made a bracket for the throttle cable and kickdown, finished mounting the fuel tank and ammo boxes. While I was under the truck I noticed the clearance between the panhardbard and rearend was only about an inch. It settled a couple of inches with everthing on it. I'm going to go backwards here again. I need to remove the bed and raise the mount up a couple of inches more. I think I have room to go almost 3" more.
Plus it rained all night and this morning I discovered a leak in the roof. The paint is stained, bubbled and dripping in a couple spots in the family room. Crap! So I've spent most of the day crawling around the attic trying to find where it's leaking and on the roof with a bucket of tar filling every crack and hole I can find. Man I hate home repairs!
Needless to say I didn't get it running this weekend and next weekend we're going to CO. Well maybe it's a good thing to take a break. But I sure wish it was drivable not much time left before the snow!
cycledog
A really rusty biker
Great fab job 24, Banjoman your truck is lookin' good.
I replaced hubcap clips and finished coating the frame. I had a hubcap lying around that I turned into a goofy looking air cleaner top, probably won't use it but it was something to do.
Keep up the good work guys.
I replaced hubcap clips and finished coating the frame. I had a hubcap lying around that I turned into a goofy looking air cleaner top, probably won't use it but it was something to do.
Keep up the good work guys.
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bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
24, VERY nice nerf bar.
CD, Your whole chassis looks just great! I've tried different items for air cleaner tops and they have always looked like what they were; an iten that belonged someplace else. Yours looks darn good though. With the grippers trimmed off it would look even better.
CD, Your whole chassis looks just great! I've tried different items for air cleaner tops and they have always looked like what they were; an iten that belonged someplace else. Yours looks darn good though. With the grippers trimmed off it would look even better.
donsrods
Well-known member
We did zero! Dan and I are both feeling the same way.........we are just in that little zone where you can't face looking at your project for a while. Since he and I are both working long hours now the weekends are for catching up on sleep, cleaning the house, and doing laundry for the next week. I think we are also burned out spending so much money on them, and it feels good to be putting some back into our bank accounts instead of cleaning them out.
It's kind of a shame too, because the last couple of weeks have been pleasantly cool down here, time we should be enjoying working on our cars. It's no fun when it's 95 in the shop with 100% humidity, so the Fall and Winter months are our favorites. I think once we take a little breather we will be ready to get back on them again, especially after we go to Turkey Run and come home with some new parts to play with.
Don
Dan and I are both feeling the same way.........we are just in that little zone where you can't face looking at your project for a while. Since he and I are both working long hours now the weekends are for catching up on sleep, cleaning the house, and doing laundry for the next week. I think we are also burned out spending so much money on them, and it feels good to be putting some back into our bank accounts instead of cleaning them out.It's kind of a shame too, because the last couple of weeks have been pleasantly cool down here, time we should be enjoying working on our cars. It's no fun when it's 95 in the shop with 100% humidity, so the Fall and Winter months are our favorites. I think once we take a little breather we will be ready to get back on them again, especially after we go to Turkey Run and come home with some new parts to play with.
Don
Bonehead
Skull Master
Nice work guys. A rain day Saturday, worked on the rock crawler, had to pull the transfer case and tighten up the adapter, darn thing worked loose through the locktight.
Also picked up a Cj7 jeep basket case project. someone tore it down to do a frame off and then it set in a million pieces. The guy threw in an extra engine, and tranny too. Not sure what I'll do with it yet but the money was right, and I couldn't pass it up.
Also picked up a Cj7 jeep basket case project. someone tore it down to do a frame off and then it set in a million pieces. The guy threw in an extra engine, and tranny too. Not sure what I'll do with it yet but the money was right, and I couldn't pass it up.
Gastrick
One of the Dirty Dozen!
24dodge - The nerf bar looks great. Really good thinking.
dmw56 - The truck looks better almost daily it seems.
c-dog - The chassis looks awesome , anfd I think the hubcap aircleaner looks good too if you can hide the mounting tabs.
Don - Get off your butt and do something.
I changed the battered 5 quart oil pan and pick-up tube in my brothers 64 Vette to a new 4 quart pan and pick-up on Saturday Today, me and him started running new fuel lines in it today. Gotta get him ready For Daytona next month.
I started assembly on my Hemi and got this far. Go to my Hemi build thread for details.
dmw56 - The truck looks better almost daily it seems.
c-dog - The chassis looks awesome , anfd I think the hubcap aircleaner looks good too if you can hide the mounting tabs.
Don - Get off your butt and do something
.I changed the battered 5 quart oil pan and pick-up tube in my brothers 64 Vette to a new 4 quart pan and pick-up on Saturday Today, me and him started running new fuel lines in it today. Gotta get him ready For Daytona next month.
I started assembly on my Hemi and got this far. Go to my Hemi build thread for details.
