Above 1200 Sq/FT building my BIG PARTY garage

[Adaylate]

I was able to attend the Gas Bash again this year, Ann said they were having internet woes. Hopefully Don will be back posting soon.
The Gas Bash was great!

 

[don long]

Ok guys I'm finally back from the deep with no internet for the last 3 weeks.
We had to change providers after AT&T jacked us around promising to have us back up in a day or 2 back on April 11th. 10 promise dates later we gave up and went with a satellite company and had my brother drive down from northern Cal. to install it tonite.

I'm sooo far behind on everyone's threads it will take some time to get caught back up.
My projects are still going strong and will post up soon.

 

[don long]

I was able to attend the Gas Bash again this year, Ann said they were having internet woes. Hopefully Don will be back posting soon.
The Gas Bash was great!

It was nice seeing you and your wife at the gas bash again this year. Sorry that I was too busy to spend much time with you guys catching up.
I didn't even have time to take any pictures to post here but as you saw the place was packed with signs, pumps and people. Everyone had a good time i'm told. Also the diner and ice cream parlor were very much enjoyed (the food was great)

 

[Adaylate]

We had to be up at 2a Friday to catch our flight down. When we were ready to leave the Gas Bash Jan got some pulled pork sandwiches from diner to take back to the hotel ( we were exhausted) they were great!
I told a friend from Oregon about the Gas Bash last year, he wanted to go. He's a picker and drove down. I met him out front Saturday morning, it was great because he could haul my treasures back! No more trying haul back on the plane!

The Gas Bash looked even bigger and better this year, lots of signs and pumps! I met Model A Ed and had a nice visit he even sold me one of the traffic lights you and Roy picked up!

Looking forward to next year!
Ps love the progress on the western town!

 

[Davenr]

Hi Don and Ann,
Good to see you on here again! Hope you are well. Vanley and I just got back from a tour to the Snowy Mountains here in NSW and we visited the Cooma Car Museum. I will post some photos for you to enjoy later. Not a patch on Don's Garage though!
Cheers Daviod and Vanley

 

[PugetDude]

Hope to make the next Gas Bash, Don- sounds like it was a great party in the BPG.

 

[don long]

Hi Don and Ann,
Good to see you on here again! Hope you are well. Vanley and I just got back from a tour to the Snowy Mountains here in NSW and we visited the Cooma Car Museum. I will post some photos for you to enjoy later. Not a patch on Don's Garage though!
Cheers David and Vanley

Hi David
It's nice to be back with something to do in the evenings.
Send me a PM or an email with the pic,s of the museum.
Glad all is well down under

Don

Hope to make the next Gas Bash, Don- sounds like it was a great party in the BPG.

Dude
I hope you do. I'm still getting thank yous from those who attended.

 

[don long]

I have 4 projects well under way at the moment.
1. The english phone booth
2. A set of Bear headlight adjusters
3. An aviation Champion spark plug tester with the holding pan
4. An Autolite spark plug tester

#1 is out in the field waiting on a mobile sand blasting guy
#2 is all apart and parts are in the chrome shop and in the shop getting straightened up.
#3 has the second coat of primer on waiting an a new paint scheme
#4 is same as #3

#1


#2


#3


#4

 

[PugetDude]

Did you get the broken base on the phone booth welded, Don?

 

[don long]

Did you get the broken base on the phone booth welded, Don?

No Dude
One better. Because the break was about 4 inches from the corners I was able to drill and bolt a plate behind the base.
A little bondo and the break will go away





The only real damage is at the top corners where the other panels bolt to the base. I think that the other bolts will hold the panels in place

 

[Davenr]

Hi Don,

Here are some pics. Your followers may enjoy them also!

Cheers David and Vanley

 

[Davenr]

Here are some more!

 

[don long]

Looks like a nice place David
Wish I could have been with you there!!

 

[don long]

I managed to get all the pieces sand blasted that I set out yesterday. So It's back to work on the phone booth next week while we wait on pieces for the headlight aimers to come back from the chrome shop.

 

[don long]

Yesterday afternoon I loaded up the Zephyr and headed out to Escondido for a car show (Cruising Grand) It's about 75 miles from here so I chose to trailer the car there.



I got there plenty early to get a good parking place, but when I tried to unload the car something under the car snagged on the bottom x bar. It took about an hour of working on it to get the car free, Lucky we were leaving the truck in the Lowes parking lot about a mile from the show so we had everything we needed to work with to get the car free.
We managed to get to the show and find a good spot to park where the sun could show off the paint job



At the end of the evening they had the 4 winners of the show line up in front of the crowd and here are the winners


Then I drove the car home because of the problems with the trailer. My brother and his son were with me so I had him drive the truck home

 

[four.cycle]

^ That Lincoln is just too pretty, Don.

Sorry to hear about the trailer troubles. Hope it didn't rain on the way home!

 

[Adaylate]

Zephyr's looking good!
Those are are some interesting steps on the COE.
Seems like I remember someone having a COE in their shop!
Congratulations!

 

[Horror Business]

I love your Zephyr, glad to see it is out and about. When I first saw the photo of it on the trailer, I was hoping I was not about to read an “I just sold the Zephyr” post! Congrats on the win!

 

[53PontiacSD]

Nice Zephyr. Congratulations on the win. All four winners were superb. Sorry to hear about the trailer problem. Did you figure out what was hanging so close to the x bar?

 

[Mr.zippy]

Drove it home! That is cool in itself, plus a win at the show….well done Don!

 

[shortykorte]

Nice collection of winners. You might need to move the COE up the priority list. Be a cool car hauler.

 

[shortykorte]

If you’d taken the Vette, quadfecta

 

[mybigwarwagon]

The Zypher is gorgeous. Co.grats on the win.

 

[Kevkx125]

Cool Don what kind of award did they give you?

 

[Davenr]

Well done on the win! Still looking good.

 

[don long]

^ That Lincoln is just too pretty, Don.

Sorry to hear about the trailer troubles. Hope it didn't rain on the way home!

Thanks Fourcycle
Trailer was a challenge but no rain

Zephyr's looking good!
Those are are some interesting steps on the COE.
Seems like I remember someone having a COE in their shop!
Congratulations!

Thanks Adaylate
That was a very nice C.O.E. with some nice mods

I love your Zephyr, glad to see it is out and about. When I first saw the photo of it on the trailer, I was hoping I was not about to read an “I just sold the Zephyr” post! Congrats on the win!

Thank you H.B
No worries about that car going away

Nice Zephyr. Congratulations on the win. All four winners were superb. Sorry to hear about the trailer problem. Did you figure out what was hanging so close to the x bar?

Thanks 53
The problem under the car is the cover for the electric emergency brake hit bottom when loading the car and coming back down it caught and bent straight down meaning that we had to lift the front of the car 4 inches higher to get past the bent plate. It was in the center of the car so I couldn't reach it to bend it back.

Drove it home! That is cool in itself, plus a win at the show….well done Don!

Yes it was a great nite Zippy
I got a plaque and gained a boatload of confidence in the car

Nice collection of winners. You might need to move the COE up the priority list. Be a cool car hauler.

I agree Shorty thanks
The COE will make going to car shows much easier

The Zypher is gorgeous. Co.grats on the win.

Thanks Uncle willie
I'm starting to get used to the color. ALL the women at the show loved the color.
One old lady asked me if I were married LOL

Cool Don what kind of award did they give you?

Kev
They gave out these

Well done on the win! Still looking good.

Thank you David

 

[don long]

A while back I picked up 3 old shell chairs and posted working on them.
My last post was about the chairs going out to the new sign guy to have them lettered
I have them back and have started putting them together
2 shell oil and one Pennzoil for the Pennzoil garage.

 

[four.cycle]

^ nice work.

 

[stockerwithalocker]

Yesterday afternoon I loaded up the Zephyr and headed out to Escondido for a car show (Cruising Grand) It's about 75 miles from here

Then I drove the car home because of the problems with the trailer

Kudos on driving that beauty home. Hopefully you didn't have to fight any Friday night traffic. I’m excited cruising grand is still going strong after 20 plus years.

 

[53PontiacSD]

Wow! You have some really talented sign painters!

 

[Bears Fan]

Love the chairs Don Did your sign guy hand letter those? he done a fantastic job!

I don't think the Zephyr likes to be towed

 

[Kevkx125]

The award looks cool Don and the chair's look awesome!!!

 

[drivesitfar]

I agree with Bear that the zephyr doesn’t like trailers so maybe it needs its own trailer or for you and Ann to drive it to the shows.

Congrats on the win!!

Chairs look awesome and looks like your new sign guy is a keeper. Phone booth is coming along nicely and nice fix on the break.

Were you too busy being a host as the gash bash or did you find some cool things to keep at the party garage? Sounds like it was a success!!

Glad to hear your internet is working again cause pretty quiet around here without you.

 

[harley jim]

Boy oh boy is it good to see you back and see those projects again. Great win at the show, and I agree with Shorty, you would look good pulling in with the zephyr on the back of a coe.
If I were looking for a project today it would be a coe.

 

[Lou's Garage]

What's the deal with that structure on the car trailer? It looks almost like you have a 4 post lift built on top?

Lou Manglass

 

[Jayman17]

Don congrats on the car show win and the lettering on those chairs is awesome, especially
the Shell chairs. Is that actually hand painted? They look 3 dimensional. Great job!

Jay

 

[four.cycle]

Is that actually hand painted? They look 3 dimensional.

That's called a "drop shadow" - you use a "quill" or a "truck lettering brush" for that sort of work.
About a week ago, while searching for some widget in the garage, I discovered my sign painting brushes that I'd lost about 25 years ago.
(The newspaper the pan was wrapped up in is dated 1995.) I'll have to get them cleaned up in order to be able to use them.
The "quill" is barely visible - it's the real skinny one under the others. The "truck lettering brushes" are the ones with the long hairs.
The long-handled units with the stubby bristles are called a "fitch" or a "sash brush".
Good man with the right tools can do magic.

 

[jayz66ragtop]

Yesterday afternoon I loaded up the Zephyr and headed out to Escondido for a car show (Cruising Grand) It's about 75 miles from here so I chose to trailer the car there.

Damn, i did not see your car there but I did see your trailer parked on 2nd. Must have just offloaded it when I came by, thought to myself what an interesting car trailer with the posts at all four corners. Doesn't look like you can put two on top, does it double as a lift?

 

[Bob Heine]

What's the deal with that structure on the car trailer? It looks almost like you have a 4 post lift built on top?

Lou Manglass

Damn, i did not see your car there but I did see your trailer parked on 2nd. Must have just offloaded it when I came by, thought to myself what an interesting car trailer with the posts at all four corners. Doesn't look like you can put two on top, does it double as a lift?

I'll try to save Don a moment. He bought that trailer a while back (close to a decade) because it indeed can carry two vehicles at once. Here's the post:

building my BIG PARTY garage

^^^That's ingenious . Do you still have it?

www.garagejournal.com

For some reason, the photo in that post is still visible (to me) while the majority are in Tinypic Hell.

 

[Lou's Garage]

I'll try to save Don a moment. He bought that trailer a while back (close to a decade) because it indeed can carry two vehicles at once. Here's the post:

building my BIG PARTY garage

^^^That's ingenious . Do you still have it?

www.garagejournal.com

For some reason, the photo in that post is still visible (to me) while the majority are in Tinypic Hell.

I've been following Don's Big Party Garage since the beginning, guess I missed that post. Bob, you're amazing!

Lou Manglass

P.S. photo is still available on my computer too.