SHOP UPDATE: Here is some tin a friend found

My friend Tim stumbled onto this yard of cars the other day. Some things are just not OK.

Here are a few more

SHOP UPDATE: Finished the roll pan on Joe's chopped 37 Ford pickup

Here is the new roll pan on Joe's pickup. I patina'd it yesterday and installed it. Now for some chrome exhaust tips and the rear is finished.

SHOP UPDATE: We built a roll pan for Joe's 37 pickup

 Here is the before shot

 These are the side pieces we started with

 Here are the three pieces  for one side of the roll pan

 This is the first side tacked together and test fit

 Here are both sides installed

Here they are welded and ground and installed for test fitting. Tomorrow I will mount the license plate in the middle and start the patina on the roll pan.

SHOP UPDATE: Well, on to the next one.........

So we started in on Jim's chassis again. This chassis was finished and then the decision was made to convert to air ride. 

 This is the finished chassis we started with

 This is the conversion to air bags. I wasn't happy with the height.

 A little cutting and grinding. Some fabrication and a set of 2" drop spindles later

 Low enough? I still have 1/4 of an inch if I feel it is necessary. Just kidding, I think we have our stance figured out.

 Now, on to the rear suspension. We established our axle center line.

 Next a little C notch out of the frame

 Welded in a piece of tubing for strength.

 There ya have it. I can't get any lower then that without completely re-designing the entire truck.

Tomorrow I will start setting up the four link and rear Shock Waves.

SHOP UPDATE: Finishing up Todd's 42 Ford rat rod

 So I did a little clean up on the headers I built yesterday and got them installed. We are waiting on the mufflers that stuff in the ends and they are finished.

 Here is the beginning of the hood. It is an original 42 Ford hood. We cut off the nose and started trimming and fitting it to the 32 Grill shell. after we got it trimmed we did a little re-shaping to the sides and got a little better fit.

 I spotted an old 40 Ford stainless hood spear and thought it would look perfect on the truck so we added a little patina style bling.

Well, here it is. Its wearing new shoes from Coker tire and some beautiful blue wheels and 48 Ford caps. Looks awesome, Everybody really likes it.