Thread: One Way To Build A '32 Hyboy

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If Bob doesn't have a picture of her, I DO!!!!!!! (this was the only one appropriate to post )


Don

Best wishes to your wife, Ken!!!! That is a very nasty surger to go through!!!! But they sure do use some trick materials in the replacement!!!!

The car is coming along great!!! I always figured a projected completion date was someplace between a WAG and wishful thinking anyway!!!!

Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

Bob probably has a photo of her

Knowing you Ken, she had to wear her official uniform "at work".........

Hey Bob, how come Ken gets NICE pictures and I get those refugees from an ugly contest????????????

Don

Because mom always liked him best.

Donut Derelics? No but sounds like a fun place, or maybe where retired cops hang out!
Seriously, I'm looking foward to the visit as well. I'll take my camera, and shoot some photos of anything Ken lets me! I'd love to see the truck in person. Glad to hear your wife is well! Steve.

You BETTER be takin' good care of her, Ken. When that new knee heals up she'll be able to put her foot in your backside a lot quicker than before!

From Itoldyouso: I kinda pushed Ken into doing this thread, he felt it wouldn't have a broad enough appeal to be interesting and that it might come across as showboating. Nothing could be further from the truth. Ken has explained each update in a clear, interesting manner, and his pictures speak volumes about the quality of work he does. I think this is one of the best threads on building a car that I have even seen, and from talking with some of you I know you look forward to each update as much as I do.

I agree 100%. Keep the updates coming, Ken

Another thing to add.... Next time someone comes around whining about "cookie cutter kit cars", be sure to refer them to this thread and Don and JR's threads so they can actually see what it takes to build a car instead of just imagining!!!!!

Her knee is made out of Cobalt and Teflon, it's really heavy.
Bob-I knew we were all related
Steve-If you go to http://socalcarculture.com/index.htm and click on cruise nights at the top (although some of the best ones ore in the morning) you can get your fill. If you want to go to the Donut Derelicts let me know. There will be 250 to 300 nice cars there at 6 am. Sat.
J.Robinson-Your car is really coming along, looks really good.
Dave-I think you hit the nail right on the head. There have been and are so many cars built on this site and none of them are the same. The people and information give here is like none other, in my opinion.
Ken

Ken, I hope your wife continues to heal well. I know the therapy will be tough, but pretty soon she will be happy she made the decision to have this procedure done.

Dave really called that one correctly about what it takes to build a car, and seeing some of these cars in person is even more of an eye opener. Last year at Turkey Run I had the pleasure of finally getting to see two of the cars from on here.........Bill's (Gastrick) '32 Ford coupe, and Jim's (JRobinson) model a coupe. It is one thing to see bits and pieces of them on our screens, but when you actually get to climb over and under one of these cars you start to appreciate the individual personality and creativity of the owner. Each car has little touches that make them totally different from every other '32 or Model A on the road.

Ken's car (and his other cars) are probably (undoubtedly) the kind that make you go WOW when you see them up close. Even looking at the pictures I find myself saying "how the h*** did he even think to do this or that the way he did?"

The hours we spend shaping, forming, bending, drilling, cutting, welding, etc pieces of nondescript sheets of metal and fiberglass into our own personal work of art is what makes this hobby as much fun and as rewarding as it is. Even when we cut or burn ourselves we shrug it off as an offering to the car building Gods. Each car DEMANDS a certain amount of blood letting. I guess it is a bonding thing between us and our creation.

The other thing is that regardless of if you have an elaborate, fully equipped shop or are doing your build in your backyard, every one of us appreciates you posting your story and pictures. I, and I know everyone else on here, love to peek into your world for a little while and see what you have been up to. The builds that all of you are taking the time to document and put up for us are one of the most popular parts of this and every other forum. Please don't EVER think that your offerings are not worthy of posting..........you make our day when you do them. It also raises the bar for the rest of us and in turn makes our own cars even better.

Finally, please don't be afraid to goof up some portion of your car and admit it. Jack (Henry Rifle) took us through his trials with getting his coupe to turn out as nice as it did, I had my own little screwups like my tunnel disaster, and others have posted when things went south on them. It happens to every one of us, and sometimes it is refreshing to see that even people who have done this for a long time get into some corner that they have to work out of.

I hope more and more of you do what Ken and so many others have done by starting a thread and letting us become part of your build. The thread I did on my T was one of the most fun (or as my Sons would say.......FUNNEST) things I have ever done. Toss a cat or one of Uncle Bob's pictures into the mix every once and a while and you really have something there!!

Don

Ken, I think your build reminds us of what many of us had hoped to see on the TV shows about Foose and Codington....the chance to watch a true craftsman build a no-compromise hot rod. Unfortunately the crap and drama got in the way of the building on the TV shows. With you we are seeing the real story. Your build is far beyond what most of us can even dream of but WOW....what an inspiration. Thanks again for letting us share.

Originally Posted by RestoRod

Ken, I think your build reminds us of what many of us had hoped to see on the TV shows about Foose and Codington....the chance to watch a true craftsman build a no-compromise hot rod. Unfortunately the crap and drama got in the way of the building on the TV shows. With you we are seeing the real story. Your build is far beyond what most of us can even dream of but WOW....what an inspiration. Thanks again for letting us share.

Heck - this is real life, not drama for the TV masses - and for sure the quality of Ken's cars are better especially if you take a close look at Foose' latest, the P-32.

Don-When I read your post I honestly don't know what to say, except I will do my best to give good information and hope someone will find it useful. Thank you for your kind words you inspire me to work harder.

RestoRod-You are right, I have friends that have and do work at these places and for some reason they just turn these shows into a circus atmosphere, it's a shame, there are some real craftsman out there that they make them look like fools sometimes.

IC2-That P-32 just doesn't look like something out of his shop.

I was working on my gas tank filler spout today. It is really tight in that area, I had tried several different approaches but couldn't get anything to work. When I get stumped with something I just move to another area and do something else. That was the case today, I went to the motor to work on the thermostat housing. I can't use a stock housing because of the way my radiator is designed. So we made a plate to bolt to the water pump then I will weld in this stainless tubing at the correct angle, then the alignment will be correct for the radiator. After that was made I picked up the thermostat housing to put it back in the box to return it, I looked at it again and saw my filler neck for my gas tank. I cut away everything I didn't need and there it was the correct angle and everything. Sometimes I guess it's all how you look at something.
Ken

That would be known as getting your money's worth Ken!!!!! Kind of like Happy Hour., 2 for 1!!!!! Both look great! Seems the smaller the CHALLENGE the longer it takes to come up with a solution.... The little things that are often overlooked are what makes the difference in the quality of the finished product!!!!

Ken, is that fuel cap one of those pop up kind? If so where did you get it? I lost the file on the reference for one I'd saved.