Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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Did anyone get the license plate number of that truck that ran over me? Man, when I was younger, I would come home from a date at 5 AM, take a shower, and go to work. Funny how things change.

Thanks guys. You know, Bob, as I was sweeping up an area approximately 40 x 40 feet, I had some thoughts that maybe some containment device like you mentioned might be a great idea. That's exactly what I will build the next time, and we will be doing it again on Dons T bucket project in the near future. Your open-ended booth sounds great.

I even tried the gas powered leaf blower my Son has stored at the shop, and it wouldn't move the several inch thick pile of sand. Finally had to break out a big pushbroom, and even with that it was slow going. But I knew if I didn't get it all cleaned up I would catch it from the landlord for doing something like this out there, so I had no choice. Live and learn.

I plan on building a rack today to hold some of the parts while I prime them, maybe tonight. I can't get my gantry outside because of all the moving stuff my Son has stored in the front of the shop, and normally would have hung parts from that. We used it when we painted Dans stuff and it was perfect. I'll just build something quick out of 2 x 4's, I guess.

At least the rear axle assembly looks better than the before pictures below. That part of it feels great, knowing I don't have to lug it to a sandblaster now.

Don

Don are you going to leave those big c-clamps to hold the spring, when its done...........lol
Brad

No, they look really funny there. Gonna use much smaller C clamps.


I think that might be a sign a car is nearing completion.......you drag out less C clamps and vise grips.


Don

You know Don, you might be on to something there. How about a do-it-yourself rat rod kit. No welding required. Just c-clamp and vise grip it together. You could change it around every week and keep everyone guessing.

Mike

Yes, but you would have to use only very old, rusty C clamps. Patina is so important, you know.

All joking aside, I bet all of us have gone for a short test ride with either C clamps or baling wire holding stuff in place. I know I have sat on a box a few times and worked the throttle with a long coat hanger.


Don

Yeah, you could call it a Beverly Hillbilly Hot Rod kit (clamp-it..............get it? )

And if you use rusty clamps it becomes a REAL hot rod!!

Oh............and don't forget the rusty Craftsman 5/8" combination wrench pitman arm upgrade.

You mean I'm supposed to remove the baling wire??!!

I remember a nite that Doug and I went for a ride in his 56 ford, with 312 v8, just to test out the car, he was sitting on a kitchen chair and I was on a milk crate holding my leggs up to keep from falling thru the floor..............What a sight that was...........LOL
Brad

I remember a nite that Doug and I went for a ride in his 56 ford, with 312 v8, just to test out the car, he was sitting on a kitchen chair and I was on a milk crate holding my leggs up to keep from falling thru the floor..............What a sight that was...........LOL

Many years ago I built a bugeye Austin Healy Sprite , and swapped in a 289 Ford with some Cobra goodies on it. Got it running, and towed it to an abandoned stretch of highway for some test runs. Had not put the flip front end back on the car, so everything up front was exposed, had not put the windshield back on, and the bucket seats were not even bolted down.

I fired it up, a buddy of mine climbed into the other loose bucket seat, and I did a smokey pass. My friend says to me "hey, I'm watching the secondaries on the Holley carb, and they didn't open, you were running on a two barrel !" So next run, I get it moving and he leans over the dash (no windshield installed) and pushes the secondaries open with his fingers.

It was like an afterburner had kicked in, and he fell backwards from the force and semi lodged in the rear trunk compartment. Found out I had installed the spacer plate under the carb upside down, and no vacuum was getting to the secondaries.

Right after that, we at least bolted the seats back down. I'd like to say it was because I was young and dumb, but sometimes I still do stupid things like that in the excitement to get a car running for the first time.

Don

Now that's funny!!!!

That comes under the heading of:

It seemed like a good idea at the time.

Something like that usually follows a statement like this: "Hey, guys! Watch this!"

One time ,I decided that I could drive my truck project thru town to a body and paint shop.
No bumpers,no headlights,no turn signals,no brake lights,no grill,no windows,no mirrors,it was completely striped for paint,no seats.
Well to make a long story short,I mount up the milk crate,my buddie is 6 foot 2 ,so he sits directly on the floor,have to have a comrade when performing acts of foolishness needless to say the state police found nothing they liked when he pulled me over.He did have a pretty big smile on his face,he said he never saw a partial truck on the road before
Lets see here ,I think it was like ticket numbers11072,11073,11074,11075,11076,11077,11078
Which is real nice when the judge looks down and theres consecutive ticket numbers,his comment was ,they must have finished off the ticket book on this one
The officer made sure he wrote down ,non existent ,instead of non functioning equiptment
Believe it or not the judge reduced it all down to basically fix-it tickets.
Once I told him the story of 50 bucks for tow across town was the deciding factor for me to drive it,he fined me double that and said to have it towed next time ,its alot cheaper than me.

Money saved by driving to the paint shop: $50.00

Cost of fines: $100.00

Having that story to tell: Price less

Yeah, Duane is right, you couldn't buy a story like that. Well, you sort of DID buy it, but it could have cost a whole lot more.


Today was more parts getting primered day. I put a 2 x 4 over a couple of ladders, and hung as many front end parts as I could on it. Got them all primered, but had to switch to a different can mid way though. Not sure what happened, I mixed the primer just like always, but half way through it started to gel in the gun. I had to hurry up and clean it all out with laquer thinner, and by that time even the extra primer I had waiting in a cup was starting to gel.

Luckily, Don had some epoxy primer he had bought for his engine, so I borrowed some of it. That batch sprayed well, but is a slightly different color, as it is a different part number. I really don't care, as I will probably be spraying more over it after I do some sanding.

Anyway, here is my "Xmas tree" of primered parts. I sure will be glad when this stage is over. It is a messy job what with all the sanding dust, etc. Tomorrow I have to do some housecleaning in the shop.........it is a disaster from all of this latest work.

Don