Thread: Another project? Sure, why not!!

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Thanks Ken, PM sent. Ok, I'll race you, but we gotta negotiate like they do it on Pinks. I want 16 lengths and I get to use nitros.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Thanks Ken, PM sent. Ok, I'll race you, but we gotta negotiate like they do it on Pinks. I want 16 lengths and I get to use nitros.

Don

Let me know when you guys meet in Kansas, straight south of me and I'll be there to race the winner!!!! I know I'll get beat with my old truck, so No Negotiations required, we'll just race for a cup of coffee....

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Thanks Ken, PM sent. Ok, I'll race you, but we gotta negotiate like they do it on Pinks. I want 16 lengths and I get to use nitros.

Don

NO WAY, MOTOR TO MOTOR, and a little juice

Don, can I follow you out there? Let's see... Ken & Don are racing; Dave is going to lose to the winner so he can buy stock in Starbucks and Stovens is buying the beer. I guess I'll buy the pizza... Wait! Is there a drag strip there somewhere? We could have the first (and only?) CHR nationals and invite everyone.

Now look what you've done...!

Memo to self: Call Keith Black tomorrow first thing.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Memo to self: Call Keith Black tomorrow first thing.

Don

Oh no you don't, this has to be home grown stuff

Originally Posted by J. Robinson

Don, can I follow you out there? Let's see... Ken & Don are racing; Dave is going to lose to the winner so he can buy stock in Starbucks and Stovens is buying the beer. I guess I'll buy the pizza... Wait! Is there a drag strip there somewhere? We could have the first (and only?) CHR nationals and invite everyone.

Now look what you've done...!

Heck ya, almost new and very nice!!!!!

What if we really did throw a party, would anybody come?

Originally Posted by J. Robinson

Don, can I follow you out there? Let's see... Ken & Don are racing; Dave is going to lose to the winner so he can buy stock in Starbucks and Stovens is buying the beer. I guess I'll buy the pizza... Wait! Is there a drag strip there somewhere? We could have the first (and only?) CHR nationals and invite everyone.

Now look what you've done...!

How about Mo-Kan? It's not far from Joplin, Mo. and right on the Mo/Kansas border.

Yeah, Ken and I can go on PINKS! He already has the trailer to tow mine home with.

Don

But if you win, you get a trailer with mine

Hey Ken, tonight I showed Dan the '32 you are building. He was blown away, especially by the front suspension, but by the entire car too. He said when you see a car of this caliber it really puts into perspective how talented some people are.........I had to agree. Your builds are the kind we all look at in magazines and drool.

Don

Don,

Any recent progress on this project? I know you've been working on Dan's RPU, but just curious...

Yeah Jim, actually a little bit. When Dan is doing something he doesn't need an extra pair of hands for, I slip over and am getting little things done. For example, I have finished up the framework for the bed, and I built a support to hold my gas tank.

The reason I am not posting much on it is because I am doing this one sort of on the rat rod side, and am not particularly proud of the workmanship. I am trying to use stuff I have squirreled away, and scrap pieces of steel. From the onset this car was going to be a little rude and crude, and that is the way it is coming out too. I think I am going to shoot red on the body first, then flattened black, and sand through places to "distress" the body and age it a little.

I'm not saying it will be built unsafe or shoddy, just that I am not going nuts grinding welds and brackets like I might normally do. I wanted this build to be a break from having to sweat every little part being perfect. I am also doing most of my own welding, and it is far from the welds Dan might turn out for me. He keeps offering to do them for me, but I can do the non structural stuff and I'll use him for the important welds.

When I get a little further along I'll take some pictures.............from 50 feet away.

Don

Glad Jim asked about that Don! I've been wondering too. As far as kind ratty, who cares? If that is what you want, go for it. And we all know you aren't cutting corners on important things. Must be HOT down your way now. Man, up here it is bad enough. Up in the high eighties lotsa days, which makes our greenhouse/garage about 90 to 100. UGH. I go out in the morning for a bit, then sometimes later on in the day, after the sun has set. Still no power to run our 220 welder and compressor yet, but we have done a little toward it. Someday soon, I hope. That will speed things up a lot for us. Regards to you all at the 3D garage, also regards to you Jim, hope your project is coming along well. Perley