SHOP UPDATE: Gettin things done

I finished up the kick panels and added some speakers in Susi's hot rod. We have a little show at the airport tomorrow. First show for Susi with the new rod.

 I got the new steering wheel installed in Jim's 36 Ford.

 Installed the shifter and E brake the other day.

I stripped, washed, assembled and installed the seat. We are getting ready for a first road trip.

 I attacked the worst fender on Bill's 32 roadster. This is the giant gap at the running board.

 Something is just not right about cutting up a brand new fender but what do you do?

 Here is the new piece all tacked in ready for welding

 The fender had a little wobble in the bead. I couldn't stand it, looked like crap.

 I did a little slicing and dicing and straightened it out.

 Here is the finished fender, I think it looks great. This was the worst one. The rest should go really quick. Then we can pull the fenders and prep for paint

Its going to be a really cool ride

SHOP UPDATE: I sold my Barn Find coupe to Steve.

So I sold my Model A coupe to Steve from Welderup. Susi and I delivered it to Bozeman and was able to hang out for quite a while bullshitting about cars and projects. Steve is really cool, he has tons of stories. We feel like we made some new friends the other night.  We also got to check out his load going back to Vegas. It was pretty impressive.

SHOP UPDATE: Jim's 36 is getting closer everyday

 This is the panel I made to hold the air ride electronics behind the seat.

 Here is the painted windshield frame. Going to Al's for glass tomorrow. He is already cutting the side and rear window glass .

 I painted the tailgate latch covers the other night after fishing.

 This is the end cap I made a while back to cover the ends of the wood.

 I Body Schutzed the underside of the front fenders and running boards last night. Should have them installed in a couple of days.

 These are the inner fenders I saved. They both had huge holes cut out of them with a torch. I made some patch panels and welded them in. Turned out pretty good for what they were.

 I had to do a little modification to the upper A arms and the frame where thy mount so we had a little more adjustment for alignment. Everything worked out as planned and should be able to be aligned perfectly.

SHOP UPDATE: I got my yard art out front finally

I finally got my 27 T coupe perched out front. Now its time to decide what else goes with it. I have a vintage gas and water pump. Thinking about some bushes and tall grass and such. Any ideas?
I plan on lettering the doors with the shop name and phone number and maybe some solar lights. Good advertisement.

SHOP UPDATE: Jim's truck is getting really close.

 I changed the style of header for better clearance. I have much more room on both sides with the block huggers.

 We fired the engine for a few seconds the other night. The used Edelbrock carb is a shit box. It would only run on the fuel I poured in the carb. I ordered a new carb and calibration kit. The truck will be running sometime next week for sure.

 Susi and I installed the door latches and hardware and installed the doors. The fit is just right and they open and close perfectly.

Just a few shots with the air out. She sits nice and low. Its gonna be bad for sure.

SHOP UPDATE: Guide rig down!

 I had a little bearing issue last week with the guide rig

 We had to machine a few discs for the press so I could press out the hub and bearing on the rear of the Explorer.

 There is the new bearing pressed in and ready to be re-assembled

There it is, new bearing, e brake shoes and rotor. Ready for another 180,000. I will do ebrake shoes and rotor on the other side next weekend.