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03-01-2008, 01:43 PM
Tom F

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Just got back from the second day of Bike Week in Datona, was going to try out a Yamaha FJR motorcycle but the sign-up sheet was full for the day. Oh well I'll just have to drive one when I get home............ well some time this spring anyway. Called my son and he said the snow was shoulder high on the sides of my driveway.
Last weekend I went to a Antique tractor show and got some nice pictures of lots of Old stuff including a Cushman motor scooter, photo attached. I had one in 1961 but mine was blue and a one speed..... slow.
Tomorrow I'll be going back to the Car Show/Swap Meet at Webster FL, and then Monday I'll be starting home. If I have time tomorrow night I'll post some pictures from the show.:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :whacked: **) :p :HMMM: :) :LOL: :LOL:
Sounds like Dave will have to work constantly to get the coupe done for me to pick it up a week from tomorrow.
Also tomorrow night will be the last time I'll be on here until I get home. I'm really looking forward to seeing my coupe.
03-01-2008, 01:47 PM
Tom F

Ooops, the smiles were to be after my comments about Dave:o :o :o :o
03-01-2008, 02:11 PM
Bob Parmenter

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Anxious to see yours start going together, been looking at it in the gallery for a long time!!!!

It's a little further along than the pics in the gallery.
03-01-2008, 02:16 PM
Itoldyouso

Very pretty car Bob, and nice work. :) Don't see many drop tops in those.

Don
03-01-2008, 03:15 PM
Dave Severson

Hey Bob, don't think you've been keeping the old gallery updated!!!!! The car looks great, really do like the color!!!!!
03-01-2008, 03:58 PM
Dave Severson

That Cushman is way kewl, Tom!!!!! You have no idea how much Dave wishes Dave could still work constantly!!!!! I hate all these dang "limitations" that health issues can force on a guy>>>.....:CRY: :CRY: You guys tired of me whining about it yet?????:LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
03-01-2008, 06:03 PM
tango

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That Cushman is way kewl, Tom!!!!! You have no idea how much Dave wishes Dave could still work constantly!!!!! I hate all these dang "limitations" that health issues can force on a guy>>>.....:CRY: :CRY: You guys tired of me whining about it yet?????:LOL: :LOL: :LOL:

Hay how much work Did you get done today ? You and I started at 10.30 AM . I put 4 more Hours into one of them 305 heads That I am porting . That 14 Hours on the first one Just about Done with that one :CRY: :LOL: :LOL:
03-01-2008, 06:09 PM
Dave Severson

Got some more of the nasties ground off the back of the coupe and did some more blocking. Then did a bit more grinding and sanding on one of the rear fenders. It's coming along quite well, really...

Anxious to get the Coupe and my pickup done so I can spend more time on the 'maro and start fabbing up some suspension pieces for the Ranchero, want to get it sitting on all four this summer which will require finishing the frame, building the suspension, and building the cage.....
03-01-2008, 06:16 PM
brickman

Nice car Bob, you are truely a craftsman.

I managed to get the engine compartment done on the Duster and even got the shifter and the line-loc installed. I also managed to get everything under my El Camino Hooked up and the gauges hooked up so I am very close to getting it started.
While helping a friend get a Belvedere today I found 6 49' and 50' fords for sale. 4 coupes and 2 4drs and they are in very good condition. They are stored under canopys. What are they worth he wants to know, I don't know?
03-01-2008, 06:25 PM
brickman

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Here are a couple pics of those fords.
03-02-2008, 08:33 AM
Bob Parmenter

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Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Very pretty car Bob, and nice work. :) Don't see many drop tops in those.

Don

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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Hey Bob, don't think you've been keeping the old gallery updated!!!!! The car looks great, really do like the color!!!!!

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Originally Posted by brickman

Nice car Bob, you are truely a craftsman.

Thanks for the kind words men.......................oh, and you too Pops!;)
03-02-2008, 09:17 AM
tango

Them are some nice cars . But man I would hate to see the Bill :eek: . Maybe is we call Bob Dad . He would take us for a ride in one :LOL:
03-02-2008, 02:51 PM
falconvan

Bob, that convertible is gorgeous but that garage is way too clean. Sling some junk around so I dont feel so bad, will ya?
03-02-2008, 03:13 PM
Dave Severson

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Bob, that convertible is gorgeous but that garage is way too clean. Sling some junk around so I dont feel so bad, will ya?

Think we need to take a car over to Bob's and do some body work!!!! That'll mess it up good and proper!!!

Put a little time in on the coupe today, just got wore out too fast as usual.... About all I have left of the "nasties" on the body is the rear panel. Lots of dents to pound on......
03-02-2008, 03:46 PM
falconvan

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Very smooth, Dave. I wish I had your eye for bodywork. My garage looks like a grenade went off in it right now; I'm planning on cleaning it after the truck is mobile. I got a lot of little stuff done this weekend; not much worthy of pics. I got mounts made for the front shocks and got them installed. Made a fuel pump block off plate for the flathead since I'm going electric. pulled the grille and radiator and added a couple more braces underneath; it had too much side to side movement. It's good now and back together. I was fishing through junk boxes and found a wiring harness with a good fuse box from a ?????? I was building and decided to use it. I've got the box mounted and starter and basic ignition circuits wired, also started on the headlight circuits. Finished up heater and radiator hoses. I found out about this "Peel & Seal" stuff on another website. It's really close to Dynamat at about 1/10th of the cost. Bought enough to do the floor for $35.00. Went to the boneyard and got a red 3rd seat out of a minivan. I think it's going to fit really nice. Oh yeah, my birthday is coming up Friday so hopefully there'll be more car parts coming. I'm getting anxious for a test run if you couldn't tell!
03-02-2008, 04:03 PM
Tom F

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WOW again Dave!!!!!!! The coupe looks soooooooooooo good!!!!!
How'd you like grinding off that orginal paint on that right corner?
Well I got some pictures from the Car show/swap meet today at Webster FL.
I'll post the first one here for you Dave to drool over.... however the body work doesn't even come close to what do. I'll post the other ones under "Webster show".
I'll be signing off in a couple of hours.
03-02-2008, 04:04 PM
Dave Severson

Getting the "little stuff" done never does look like you made a lot of progress, but it's all stuff that has to be done!!!!

Soon as it gets warm enough to leave the doors open for awhile, my garage is going to get thoroughly cleaned, too!!!
03-02-2008, 04:06 PM
Dave Severson

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Originally Posted by Tom F

WOW again Dave!!!!!!! The coupe looks soooooooooooo good!!!!!
How'd you like grinding off that orginal paint on that right corner?
Well I got some pictures from the Car show/swap meet today at Webster FL.
I'll post the first one here for you Dave to drool over.... however the body work doesn't even come close to what do. I'll post the other ones under "Webster show".
I'll be signing off in a couple of hours.

Tom, that original paint is probably the toughest stuff I have ever had to grind off of a car!!!! It just laughs at sandpaper!!! Nothing less then 36 grit will even touch it!!!
03-02-2008, 04:45 PM
brianrupnow

Falconvan---gotta warn you about that peel and stick that you have. It works fine on a floor (not unlike a roof), but it falls off of vertical or overhead surfaces. I tried to cut costs by using it when I built the roadster pickup. I did an excellent prep job on the inside of the doors, went over it with a roller, did all the right stuff. I was working on other parts of the rpu and didn't have to use the doors right away, so I set them outside (July) for a week. at the end of the week it was all slumped into a gooey mess in the bottom of the doors.---I took it all out and used Dynamat.
03-02-2008, 04:51 PM
Dave Severson

Wow, that sure is a nice Mustang Tom!!! Looks like it's for sale, you going to drive it home?????:LOL: :LOL:
03-02-2008, 05:12 PM
Tom F

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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Wow, that sure is a nice Mustang Tom!!! Looks like it's for sale, you going to drive it home?????:LOL: :LOL:

No, if I wanted a fastback I'd go for that one I showed you in norther MN.

Well it was 78F in Orlando today and when I'm back home in MN next Sat. I'm thinking it will be in the low 30s BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

Well I'm signing off now for a week, Good by and Good Night Dave and Brian and falconvan and tango and ah, ah ah, John Boy.

Tom
03-02-2008, 05:57 PM
brickman

Coupe is getting real close to getting a life Dave, what is the roof going to be constructed out of? Wood maybe or metal? Just curious I really like the look of that coupe.
03-02-2008, 06:47 PM
Dave Severson

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Coupe is getting real close to getting a life Dave, what is the roof going to be constructed out of? Wood maybe or metal? Just curious I really like the look of that coupe.

Have to ask Tom for sure, but I think it is going to be similar to the material the factory put on them.... Heck, he wouldn't even let me weld the rear fenders on the body!!!!!!:LOL: :LOL:
03-04-2008, 03:29 PM
brickman

It would sure be a great candidate for a sun roof of some kind huh?
03-04-2008, 05:27 PM
Dave Severson

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Had to bolt the fenders on the car, tired of chasing them around the stand trying to do the ding and ping with them... After 80 years they're going to take some work, but they can be saved...
03-04-2008, 05:36 PM
38project

Dave
For the age I think it looks great!!!
03-04-2008, 05:37 PM
brianrupnow

Dave---I have to agree---there ain't nothing much squirmier (is that a word?) than an early A or T fender thats not bolted to the car. I have, in the past, cut out half circles of 3/4" plywood that matched the "bolt up" surface of the fender, bolted the fender to the plywood, then screwnailed the plywood to a workbench, for doing bodywork on them.---Brian
03-04-2008, 05:44 PM
Dave Severson

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Dave---I have to agree---there ain't nothing much squirmier (is that a word?) than an early A or T fender thats not bolted to the car. I have, in the past, cut out half circles of 3/4" plywood that matched the "bolt up" surface of the fender, bolted the fender to the plywood, then screwnailed the plywood to a workbench, for doing bodywork on them.---Brian

Me too.... going to use that method for the front fenders.... they aren't in quite as bad of shape...
03-05-2008, 05:20 AM
IC2

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This is what I had to do to finish mine off - there just is no easy way to fasten them down - plus there are lots of pieces to do - my count was 28 separate items, big and small, that needed a jig of some sort for prep and paint for my car:D. I've disassembled some of them now, but have kept the pieces, JIC
03-05-2008, 05:32 PM
brickman

looking good Dave, hope he doesn't get after youfor bolting the fenders on!! Glory Hogg!!!!!J/K, looks great.
I like the way you did those IC2, those are very ingenious and work well also it looks like.
03-05-2008, 06:31 PM
Dave Severson

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looking good Dave, hope he doesn't get after youfor bolting the fenders on!! Glory Hogg!!!!!J/K, looks great.
I like the way you did those IC2, those are very ingenious and work well also it looks like.

Yup, just an old glory hound!!! Actually just too old to chase them around the stand and too lazy to build a fixture!!!!!:LOL: :LOL: :LOL:

I really like those stands Dave!!! Think I'm just going to get these into primer but if I end up painting, going to have to build some just like yours, look like they worked very well!!! Thanks for the pic.
03-05-2008, 08:07 PM
pat mccarthy

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Yup, just an old glory hound!!! Actually just too old to chase them around the stand and too lazy to build a fixture!!!!!:LOL: :LO

hey i will come over and slap file that old tin silly :D all that dust looks better on your shop floor then mine .i am if i have to say so my self damn good at paving to:D
03-05-2008, 08:09 PM
Dave Severson

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hey i will come over and slap file that old tin silly :D all that dust looks better on your shop floor then mine .i am if i have to say so my self damn good at paving to:D

That old garage is used to the body dust!!!! Still like using a glaze coat on the old tin.... Got to get me a new slap file, mine has probably seen a few too many 70 and 80 year old bodies.!!!!! Who sells a decent one anymore?????
03-05-2008, 08:20 PM
pat mccarthy

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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

That old garage is used to the body dust!!!! Still like using a glaze coat on the old tin.... Got to get me a new slap file, mine has probably seen a few too many 70 and 80 year old bodies.!!!!! Who sells a decent one anymore?????

well i got mine about 25 some years ago i used that file every day then i did it for a living i do not know were i pick it up at still have the snap on body hammers and other tools.i stop working in the body biz back 95 full time i miss the money.my body just could not take it any more i miss doing it love to paint them
03-05-2008, 08:24 PM
Dave Severson

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Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

well i got mine about 25 some years ago i used that file every day then i did it for a living i do not know were i pick it up at still have the snap on body hammers and other tools.i stop working in the body biz back 95 full time i miss the money.my body just could not take it any more i miss doing it love to paint them

:LOL: :LOL: Mine is probably even a bit older!!!! I probably shouldn't be doing it, but I still enjoy it. Not near as fast at it as I used to be, seems I have to have about as much break time as I do work time!!!! Oh well, can only sit on my butt and watch the boob tube just so long, then I got to do something!!!!
03-05-2008, 08:31 PM
pat mccarthy

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:LOL: :LOL: Mine is probably even a bit older!!!! I probably shouldn't be doing it, but I still enjoy it. Not near as fast at it as I used to be, seems I have to have about as much break time as I do work time!!!! Oh well, can only sit on my butt and watch the boob tube just so long, then I got to do something!!!!

yep i could not make any money at it any more. but there was a time i could hang metal with the best i could hang a box side on a chevy or ford less then 3 hours and it was in the booth before my lunch hour sealed and ready for paint i like to hang metal
03-05-2008, 08:35 PM
Dave Severson

I never did a whole lot of production work, did big trucks for awhile... Mainly just my own stuff. When I still had the shop, usually had one or two body men working there but now I'm back to doing my own....Please don't tell Doc Hoff, he'd probably be upset with me (as usual)!!!!!:LOL: :LOL:
03-05-2008, 08:39 PM
pat mccarthy

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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

I never did a whole lot of production work, did big trucks for awhile... Mainly just my own stuff. When I still had the shop, usually had one or two body men working there but now I'm back to doing my own....Please don't tell Doc Hoff, he'd probably be upset with me (as usual)!!!!!:LOL: :LOL:

i work on big trucks macks gmc fords flip hoods and other did alot of the glas work / msc body parts and painted them to
03-08-2008, 09:00 AM
brickman

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How about coming down and doing a couple quarters for my dart!! HaHaHa!!:LOL: Just B'S'in ya! We managed to get the 440 rockin yesterday, that baby sounded really good with those tri-y's open. Drive line will be done tuesday and then I will have shots of her going down the road.
03-08-2008, 04:47 PM
falconvan

No pics today but a MAJOR milestone for me. I finished mounting and wiring the GM alternator, ran the fuel line and hooked up the electric fuel pump, welded up a lead pipe for the exhaust, hooked up the temp and oil gauges and FIRED THE MOTOR! It started right away and runs unbelievably good. Never heard a 60 year old motor that was so quiet and didn't smoke. I'm a proud pappa.:D :D :D

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