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Hmmmmm. Dave in a Straight 8 Buford...... Does have a good sound to it!!!!!! If you go nailhead instead, I still have one good 425 crank, Dave!!!!!

You tube movies make me laugh,
And sometimes make me cry,
Some crazy stuff gets posted there,
I swear I don't know why.

But here's a little clip I made,
I hope you'll find amusing,
My Oldsmobile from '39,
Just watch, then let's go cruising!

1939 OLDSMOBILE STREET ROD - YouTube

I spent part of the day working on the '57, got some more of the nasty grungy stuff ground off the inside of the body... But mostly just measuring and making notes on build possibilities and options. Also spent a bit of time on the Plymouth--waiting for the last of the parts to get here then it should be out of here soon and I can settle in working on my stuff for awhile!!!!!

Certainly no earth shaking news on either project and nothing really worth a picture but a bit more done on each!

Anybody do anything exciting on their projects over the weekend??

I work "by" mine all weekend, just wasn't working on the "Z".

I have been working beside Lyndas Cusso,too,, gunna sneak up on it very soon,and scare the daylights out of it..
I have for the last few months,between jobs,,repairing,and preparing some 29 A roadster bits and pieces..No body down here makes a 29 roadster,,so its up to me to be the one,,but,as usual,I want to do it the hard way,,and have each part of the cowl laid up separately,,and bolted together,as an original looking cowl..When things get a little more progressed,I will sort out the pix,and start a build log on the development..I am still waiting for a few bits and pieces to arrive,,but am aiming for the whole body to be ready for molding in about three or four months..However,the cowl will be done first,so I can get the word out there...
And,because I want a roadster before I am too old to enjoy it,,(and while I still have hair)I have the beginnings here..and a reasonable amount of bits and pieces to go into it..

Robin, Dwight Bond originally built the '29 roadster body he marketed with the back portion of the body in pieces as the original. I don't recall if he went to the same effort on the cowl portion. I commend you for making those decisions.

I spent some time getting the rebuilt 97s on the '30 roadster earlier in the week. Though I remade new fuel lines to accomodate the vintage regulator, I stuck with the period typical copper material. Had it out to the SoCal Las Vegas open house yesterday and saw kennyd.

Carbs look good Bob, hope they run as good as they look!!! What was Kenny up to, getting ready for SEMA????

Yeah Dave, the carbs work pretty well, but I'm still tweaking the cold running end. With those high risers it takes awhile for the heat to get there, and this engine runs cool to start with. Once the engine temp gets to 150 or so she smooths out nicely.

Kenny brought the Good Guys '55 convert out for SEMA. and a few other things. He's spent more time growing the body shop business than working on customer cars this past year.

Hope you bring us back lots of good pics from SEMA this year!!!

Well, they've banned cameras this year, but ya never know...............the smart phone may have a mind of its own..............

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Well, they've banned cameras this year, but ya never know...............the smart phone may have a mind of its own..............

True??Banned cameras from SEMA?? I can understand cameras being banned from rock concerts,,but why SEMA??
Carbs do look good Bob,,the whole car is kool..
The decision for doing the cowl like that,is because I like the detail of the early cowl,,plus,I have the option of selling the cowl only,to anyone who wants to build a woody,or any other configuration they might dream up..I have been lucky enough to borrow some good bits to tidy up and take moulds off..You guys might wonder at me taking moulds off a common body,,but down here,the stuff is getting increasingly harder to find in good condition,and the vintage guys usually dont want to let it out of their sight,,and while steel repro stuff is available in your country,some people down here dont want the hassle of importing it..Will keep you all in the loop..

Onkle Bob ........ did they mention the big EDM machines you have to pass on the way in and out???

I seldom remember to use my phone camera, but am surprised when I do, the quality is at least as decent as my wife's P&S Canon - and it's a bottom end Samsung

My temp. gauge finely got here for the Nova so I put that in.... Had to check for leaks and be sure it worked. Wish you guys could smell the shop!!!!! 110 octane sure makes me smile

Smells good,,like it should...

Those old Chebbies and Jimmies take well to customizing, OSK!!! I've seen some done with some very unusual themes for the build!!! A couple years back I did up a frame for a guy's '59 big window, seeing your's on here makes me want to go look him up and see how he's doing on it!!!!