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Indian is still all apart. Taking the wheels and new tires over to get swapped over and balanced in about an hour. My dad delivered the '36 back to my brother. Then back hauled a '68 California Special that technically still belongs to my brother's ex father in law, but is being given to my...

Remember my brother's '36 pickup from elsewhere in the thread? Well, it got wrecked about 3 years ago. My dad and I volunteered to get it back on the road so it became last winter's project. It showed up with a partially assembled replacement frame and a pile of parts. We stripped the...

Just knowing you're creepin' around is all the like I need. Thanks. I haven't tried yet but I think it might fit through the double doors in my basement so I can clear up some garage space during the winter months.

The project I've been most dedicated to over the last few months has been my Chief. I always wanted a Gilroy Indian and had decided to set aside a small portion of the new house budget for one. The one I ended up buying is actually assembled from parts purchased at the bankruptcy liquidation...

Thanks for watching. I'll be slowly updating the thread.

There is lots of areas to trail ride near me so I picked up a TW200 and made the standard improvements such as racks, larger pegs, bar risers, and eventually a skid plate and better tires. I had so much fun on it in the hills that I kept an eye out for a 2nd to be a loaner for when friends and...

Since I have a little more land to maintain now, I went looking for tools to make my life easier. Drove 600 miles for this little oddball. 1989 Yamaha ProHauler, AKA the BroHauler. [/url] It ended up needing a complete brake replacement but ran okay. It's 2wd but has hi/lo range and a...

Still have the 510 wagon too. I dug into it last winter with the intention of selling it in the spring but got busy with work so it's stalled out until this coming winter. It sat in my dad's barn for a few months and got filthy. I got it cleaned up and buffed out. My brother painted...

I still have the '35 pickup. It's safely stored in the corner of my garage, waiting in line for my brother to paint it. Still have the Cutlass too. It gets driven on occasion but mostly sits under a cover in the corner. I am gathering parts for the next phase though. Recently picked up...

Like I said, I lost both shops in the move so most of my tools and equipment live in my dad's shop about 5 miles away. Not ideal but better than nothing. The garage attached to the house is actually pretty big at 30x36. There's enough room to Tetris 5 cars, 4 motorcycles, a 4 wheeler, and a...

^^^Ahhhh...this guy. Patience.

I liquidated some of my toys before the move. The Shotrod sedan got parted out. Drivetrain went to a '57 Ford pickup and the guy that bought the rest had plans for a blown BBC gasser build. 'Ol Paint got sold... As did the ******* Scrambler... I sold a bunch of parts too. Still don't...

We decided to move 450 miles west and bought 5 acres with a mobile home on it. I lived there and started construction on a new house while my wife finished out her contract. Took 3 Uhaul trips, 2 trailers, and a towdolly to get everything moved. The new house site was at the top of the hill...

...aaaand I'm back. A lot has happened so I'll try to migrate and merge content from other places to fill in the last 3 years. [/url] [url=https://postimg.cc/image/pwhi3xprb/]

^^^What he said^^^

They are. Bead blasted then painted with VHT "cast iron" header paint. As it ages it turns a bit more goldish but wears well over time. I've used it on several projects with good results.

Glad you like it. With the exception of a small spot at the bottom of the passenger fender and then a couple small pinholes I found (actually expected much worse) when I pulled the rear glass, it's remarkably rust free for being 50 years old. We also did our best to work out any dents or...

Also payed some attention to the '66. Blew it apart and gave it a Scotchbrite massage followed by a coat of satin clear. Have to give my dad most of the credit for taking it apart and putting it together. My brother shot the clear. Also had the original 327 rebuilt, rebuilt the 4-speed, new...

6 month update... Finished up (mostly) the scrambler projects and have been riding them around. We did about 100 miles today on a mix of freeway, twisties, county gravel roads, and even a few miles of rugged logging roads. These things are stupid fun!

Thanks, Sean. Blue '36 sold today. Now on to the next one. Might show some love to my '66 El Camino next if he doesn't find another early Ford.