Above 1200 Sq/FT Cleaning Up My Shop

[Vieux]

You had a good time with son.
I think this beautiful car needs a new home.

 

[realvc]

Yes the wife does add an hour to the trip, but who better to share a lunch with? That's why I married her 45 years ago. As for the list I have a problem with procrastination, forgetfulness, and other ailments of ageing. If I didn't have a list and a goal for the day NOTHING gets done.

lg
no neat sig line

I agree with both of you on the taking the wife adds time and a meal to each trip town and also much more enjoyment by having them along.

 

[jbmatth]

And on the way back I saw, not far from home, a 50 Studebaker

Maybe they need a good home

Back in the shop tomorrow!

Andy,
Congrats on the granddaughters birthday, I'm sure she enjoyed the time spent with you and laughed a bit here and there as well.

Now about that '50 Studebaker, if you don't buy it I know someone that would be interested if the price is right just let me know when to pick it up.
JB

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy, they have got oldironfarmer written all over them..

They don't even need improvement to fit right in on my place!

Andy, I am also a poor grandfather but in an attempt to fool my grandchildren, every January I go to the Dollar store and buy birthday and anniversary cards for my wife, two kids, two in-laws and nine grand-kids. I then put a Post-it on each card with the date they should be mailed. My Lotus Organizer has all the reminders and addresses in it (as well as scheduled parcel deliveries from China Post, Fedex, UPS and USPS). With the appropriate postage, withdrawn cash and the correct address, I have managed to fool everyone into thinking I care.

Calling you in advance indicates they care and even want you to attend the event. Being told about the great party a week later is not a good sign.

As a young boy I dreamed of building a sleeper. A Studebaker pickup with a blown Hemi was the perfect vehicle for me. Getting one mile per gallon when gas was $0.20 a gallon seemed like a reasonable compromise for being able to beat every other car on the road (aside from that guy in the Chrysler turbine-powered Kaiser).

LOTUS Organizer

Dinosaurs live among us

My wife always took care of gifts and cards. All I did was provide the money and make sure I had time to go. Now she remembers but struggles to get anything done and I'm struggling to catch up. If only I could remember things like that on 1/1! If you put a note in your Lotus Organizer to remind me, should I still be here next year, it would be greatly appreciated.

Need I remind you that one mile per gallon does not cost much if you keep the miles down.

Andy

The Studebaker looks great and would fit nice on the farm.

That is the great thing about being free. You can do the important things like go to a birthday lunch and the other things you can take care of on Saturday.

Bob, the mark of a true IBM person, using Lotus Organizer.

Dwight

The old Ford is no slacker either, it has a big bed. Great for hauling hay.

I started to make fun of Bob but with my dyslexia I kept spelling his name backwards.

Andy, Go back and get them. I know you want to.

You underrate me

The trucks were in front of a very nice house out along a highway. I could see a restored 62 Chevy pickup under a carport. A young mother was outside when I pulled in, she waved back (it is Oklahoma) but went inside and closed the overhead door while I was looking at the trucks. Since she had the opportunity to greet me I did not go to the house. The for sale signs are old. They have prices which are too high. I called the number on the signs to make an offer and have not had a call back yet. I can't just go get them, even though they are old, around here, you have to pay for stuff first.

Now the chase is on...

Yes the wife does add an hour to the trip, but who better to share a lunch with? That's why I married her 45 years ago. As for the list I have a problem with procrastination, forgetfulness, and other ailments of ageing. If I didn't have a list and a goal for the day NOTHING gets done.

lg
no neat sig line

I misspoke. She is always welcome to go with me, I hope I didn't insinuate otherwise. However it does increase the time away from completing a project so if the supplies are at hand the project goes quicker.

And it fits my emotional needs to have supplies on hand.

You had a good time with son.
I think this beautiful car needs a new home.

Great time with my son and his family, including my ex-wife. We've been divorced 40 years and only in the last few years can we have unstressful family get togethers.

I'm trying to find the trucks a new home, honest!

I agree with both of you on the taking the wife adds time and a meal to each trip town and also much more enjoyment by having them along.

Sure that's why she goes, when she feels like it.

Andy,
Congrats on the granddaughters birthday, I'm sure she enjoyed the time spent with you and laughed a bit here and there as well.

Now about that '50 Studebaker, if you don't buy it I know someone that would be interested if the price is right just let me know when to pick it up.
JB

She is a funny girl, all his family is quite humorous. His wife is great, does not have the same genes however, so she rolls her eyes a lot but she laughs right along with us.

On the '50 Studebaker, I'm trying, honestly. For all I know they may have already been sold. And I may get an answer the next time I call. I am persistent enough they will eventually tell me something, even if it's that I'm a pest. Wouldn't be new news.

I'll mark you down if I get it and don't like it

 

[Kev442]

Hi Andy,

Every winter I hope to find a thread to keep me occupied through the late winter doldrums. I stumbled upon yours in mid February and finished catching up just now. Thanks for the ride, probably the most fun since bb767's.

 

[drivesitfar]

Andy: i went AWOL with the Bull and sorry for your loss (for the bull that is).

i'd love to have that 1950 Studebaker all tuned up and ready to use. SWEET LOOKING RIDE and that old Ford isn't too bad either. i'm guessing with our talents for negotiations and your skills at fixing them up i'd say BUY THEM and let us bug you to work on them in between all the other little things you do.

cheers

 

[oldironfarmer]

Hi Andy,

Every winter I hope to find a thread to keep me occupied through the late winter doldrums. I stumbled upon yours in mid February and finished catching up just now. Thanks for the ride, probably the most fun since bb767's.

Thank you! I found this place because of Thomas' thread, what an epic story that is, and not finished. So I am honored to be mentioned in the same sentence.

Can I stop now?

Andy: i went AWOL with the Bull and sorry for your loss (for the bull that is).

i'd love to have that 1950 Studebaker all tuned up and ready to use. SWEET LOOKING RIDE and that old Ford isn't too bad either. i'm guessing with our talents for negotiations and your skills at fixing them up i'd say BUY THEM and let us bug you to work on them in between all the other little things you do.

cheers

You went AWOL with the bull? Are you at a packing plant?

I've been missing your comments, glad to see you. (dimes are still on top of the Coke machine)

I don't go to auctions and I don't go looking in classifieds. But when they wave you down on the way by you just have to stop. This just happens to be a pair that absolutely enchants me. This model of Studebaker is is truly a classic, and there it sat with a little rust and apparently never wrecked. And next to it, the old Ford with it's flathead V8 intact and almost all the trim. Last tagged in 1976 as a farm truck, it looks like it has never been touched.

But let's be a little practical. They aren't cheap. I don't need more project vehicles since I have not even started on the first. And I have a 48 Suburban, a 48 2T COE Chevy, a 37 IH 1-1/2 T, a 40 Chevy coupe, and my 52 1-1/2 T F-5 Dump Truck I've had since 1980, with a flathead, not to mention 50 or so farm tractors. And my three street rods and Miss Vicky all need a little TLC for which they are yearning unfulfilled as I pursue foundry work.

So, the answer is, it is just not practical to buy two more which need a full restoration.

Who cares!!!!

 

[Farmall450]

On the other hand, my wife paid me in advance for thirty years prior to her becoming disabled and I find no greater joy than helping her.

Just when I thought I couldn't gain any more respect for you. What an amazing attitude towards it.

 

[oldironfarmer]

I had a pretty good day today!

Went out and forged out five needle blanks for broom stitching needles. I'm using old hay rake tines for raw material, they're good high carbon steel. I thought you guys would get a kick out of how lazy I am. A remaining piece of tine was bolted to a piece of pipe. I didn't have a wrench handy, and I have a lot of wrenches. But I'd have to go get one and I'm lazy. So I used an ancient monkey wrench. They work on square nuts but not too good on hex nuts but got it done!

Then I got a call back on the two old trucks.

We negotiated.

He was firm, sells old vehicles regularly.

Got my price when I finally made it clear I wanted both

Grabbed a little cash, then got my son in law to take his trailer and I took mine.

The seller was a gentleman. He already had the trucks lined up beside his driveway and had his tractor ready to load.

That's his employee steering the Ford. The guy was very careful with the vehicles.

Here is his 1966 Lincoln.

Pretty nice. Air bag suspension, otherwise stock.

1962? Ford pickup

Son in law's trailer had some low tires.

The seller also builds race boats. This one has 1,050 hp on nitro.

I noticed it must have British boat steering.

Rolling through Oilton, OK

It is a blast following a 40 Ford down the highway, even better knowing it is going to your house. And in the rearview mirror

A Studebaker tailgating!

Pretty good trip!

Pretty good day!!

Pretty good life!!!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Just when I thought I couldn't gain any more respect for you. What an amazing attitude towards it.

Thank you, so much!

However you overrate me. It is a funny thing, she is in need and it is so easy to help her. No strain at all. I don't have to be committed or try, it just comes naturally. I think it would to anyone. You never know until you get there. It is a little like not being 7' tall. You can't play NBA basketball. You don't whine about it, you just don't play NBA ball. You aren't 7' tall and never will be so you accept that you are not and you do the things you can as a shorter person.

Thanks for stopping in!

 

[drivesitfar]

Andy: OMG you did it again. gotta love that old rust you find down there while you line a few pockets of your neighbors at the same time. speaking of 1962 truck (yes I'm sorta looking for a 1956 same as year i was born) you could have bought that 62 for me and maybe i'd fly down to drive her home if i couldn't talk you into a road trip.

WELL DONE!! and i really do like that Studebaker so hopefully it runs as good as it looks.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Somehow we got home with no intermediate reloading, JB

(Sorry, I just couldn't help myself)

The Ford

I love the trim around the doors and under the rear window.

Got to get to Walmart to get some stuff to fix that chip in the windshield, and a sealed beam is out.

Stude is pretty complete, seat cushions in the back, engine and transmission have already been removed for a crate engine drop in

I think the fog lights are keepers. Period correct

Studebaker is just a nice size. Might need some rather large rear wheels and tires.

I'm thinking the Ford may need to stay originalish. It would be great to run to town in to get a ton of feed or car parts.

I'm done bragging now.

For today.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy: OMG you did it again. gotta love that old rust you find down there while you line a few pockets of your neighbors at the same time. speaking of 1962 truck (yes I'm sorta looking for a 1956 same as year i was born) you could have bought that 62 for me and maybe i'd fly down to drive her home if i couldn't talk you into a road trip.

WELL DONE!! and i really do like that Studebaker so hopefully it runs as good as it looks.

You told me to do it

The '62 has a 292 and is roadworthy, he wants $4,000. But it needs covered storage. I may have to go back down there. Send me the $4k.

Hurry!

 

[drivesitfar]

Andy: still paying off the wedding so FUN FUNDS are a bit low today. very interesting and thanks for telling me about it. maybe i can bring him a suitcase full of clamps and vises for his OLD TRUCK?

cheers and again i'm JEALOUS of your new purchases. you really do have the LUST FOR RUST don't you?

 

[ajohno]

Well done Andy. I knew you would get them.

 

[jimreed2160]

Andy, you just keep pumping us up! Your new/old trucks are just plain eye candy.

Both have great lines and style--it would be hard to go wrong fixing them up. And I like your idea of "as-is". Both of them have a pleasing patina. Maybe the first step is to clean/prep and shoot a coat of clear.

 

[sean Buick 76]

Thank you very much for posting all the cool pics of the trucks!!!! Very very nice projects! Maybe a Buick 350 for them?? Lol

 

[Vieux]

Great!
I'm glad the truck has found a new home

 

[dlcwent]

Now you've brought home more stuff to fill your shop that you keep claiming you're cleaning up.

I think once you fix the chipped windshield and put a new headlight in it you ought to buff it out a little. Do you know how sharp that'll look with a new coat of wax.

I'm still laughing at Bob's statement." I've managed to fool everyone into thinking I care"

 

[Growlertdi]

I think that Studebaker would look really sweet up here in Ohio...has just the right amount of real Patina...

 

[Craptain]

I think that Studebaker would look really sweet up here in Ohio...has just the right amount of real Patina...

Make an offer he can't refuse.


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[realvc]

You are truly living the dream. The Stude looks like it has some updates with the five lug wheels.

I'm updating a 1962 Chevy C 10 pick up by installing 1982 Chevy pick up front suspension, power disc brakes and power steering and installing a warmed over small block with a truck five speed.
It is a huge job for a shade tree like me. A little work gets done then a lot of pondering then a little more work.

We have a very small lot in woods with steep hills and ravines so I don't have room to store parts trucks or extra vehicles. That means I have to keep everything in the shop.

Your place is just too cool with all the projects and beautiful iron waiting for some attention.

Congrats. on the new project trucks and the progress on everything else.

God bless you for your great attitude and for your positive words of encouragement, kind deeds and for being the best Andy I know. (I feel like I know you anyway)

 

[jbmatth]

Somehow we got home with no intermediate reloading, JB

(Sorry, I just couldn't help myself)

No need to apologize, I wouldn't wish intermediate reloading on anyone, it wasn't fun at the time, but was hilarious none-the-less.

The trucks are great Andy and I'm a little jealous you were able to get them both but I suppose I will just have to live vicariously through you for now.

Thank you very much for posting all the cool pics of the trucks!!!! Very very nice projects! Maybe a Buick 350 for them?? Lol

I like the way you think Sean, but you know the saying there is no replacement for displacement...except boost, boost fixes displacement woes. Okay maybe that isn't the exact saying but I'm sure Andy has a turbo or two floating around his shop somewhere.

JB

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy: still paying off the wedding so FUN FUNDS are a bit low today. very interesting and thanks for telling me about it. maybe i can bring him a suitcase full of clamps and vises for his OLD TRUCK?

cheers and again i'm JEALOUS of your new purchases. you really do have the LUST FOR RUST don't you?

I've never had to pay for a wedding, other than loaning out a shotgun a time or two. Does that count? Oh, I may have slipped a preacher a $20 on occasion, but the big weddings are not in my world.

We all enjoyed, were inspired, and glad we were non-participants in your wedding marathon

You could trade for the old truck, but you'd be dealing with a professional trader

Thanks for the good words. I really wasn't looking, they just grabbed me. My handle is old iron farmer, if that gives you any hints as to my demeanor.

Well done Andy. I knew you would get them.

Thank you! I knew I would try. Unfortunately, when you want something, just a few hundred more seems insignificant if you are thinking of restoration costs so bargaining over a few dollars seems fruitless. "Look ma, I saved $50 which helps toward a crate engine, headers, high rise manifold, aluminum radiator, competition transmission, new interior and paint". Yeah, I can buy one gauge with that $50. And, if you noticed, the Ford has a complete set of five V8 hubcaps. I commented on that, and the guy said he thought about stealing them. I commented it was not stealing before the sale, but thanked him for leaving them.

Andy, you just keep pumping us up! Your new/old trucks are just plain eye candy.

Both have great lines and style--it would be hard to go wrong fixing them up. And I like your idea of "as-is". Both of them have a pleasing patina. Maybe the first step is to clean/prep and shoot a coat of clear.

Thank you!! I can't figure out which I like best. While I'm not really into rat rods, I really don't understand the clear coat. Stopping "patina in progress"?

Thank you very much for posting all the cool pics of the trucks!!!! Very very nice projects! Maybe a Buick 350 for them?? Lol

That's just what I was thinking, a Buick 350. What was I thinking?

Great!
I'm glad the truck has found a new home

Thanks! Me too!!

Now you've brought home more stuff to fill your shop that you keep claiming you're cleaning up.

I think once you fix the chipped windshield and put a new headlight in it you ought to buff it out a little. Do you know how sharp that'll look with a new coat of wax.

I'm still laughing at Bob's statement." I've managed to fool everyone into thinking I care"

I'm trying to clean up, honest. And your discouraging words are not helping. I'm scared of getting bored. Deathly afraid of that. I've never had it but I've heard it's bad. So I try to make sure I don't run out of projects. Some of the new shop is clean, really. And I'm adding storage

And I gave away the yellow car

And got the purple car promised!

I'm not much on waxing cars, trucks, tractors or trains. If fact I've only waxed a few things...

Did you add that statement to your "Bob's memorable quotations" closet where you go when times are confusing? I'm adding it to mine, but I need more posting room, the walls are about full. I may need to reprint his picture a little smaller to give more room for quotations. Sorry Bob, but the 36"x42" of your face with the mood lighting is a little overwhelming. If I go with 32"x38" there will still be plenty of inspiration in a small closet. I need a thicker rug too, it's wearing thin and my knees are killing me.

I think that Studebaker would look really sweet up here in Ohio...has just the right amount of real Patina...

Me too! How does $500 sound?

Just send me your address and the money and I'll drive it by your place really slow some day when I get it going.

Make an offer he can't refuse.

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It would have to be a counter offer, I already made him a pretty sweet offer.

You are truly living the dream. The Stude looks like it has some updates with the five lug wheels.

I'm updating a 1962 Chevy C 10 pick up by installing 1982 Chevy pick up front suspension, power disc brakes and power steering and installing a warmed over small block with a truck five speed.
It is a huge job for a shade tree like me. A little work gets done then a lot of pondering then a little more work.

We have a very small lot in woods with steep hills and ravines so I don't have room to store parts trucks or extra vehicles. That means I have to keep everything in the shop.

Your place is just too cool with all the projects and beautiful iron waiting for some attention.

Congrats. on the new project trucks and the progress on everything else.

God bless you for your great attitude and for your positive words of encouragement, kind deeds and for being the best Andy I know. (I feel like I know you anyway)

I'm a novice, so I know nothing about Studebaker's. Six hole? Surely not four hole. I know it has the original axle, really small. I'll look closer, not all the holes have lugs, maybe only one per wheel (anything fits Okie mod).

Your project and place sound great. Once I "bought the farm" so to speak it is hard to move. I moved 55 pickup, trailer, and truck loads from my old place but I have more stuff now so moving would be a bit of a chore. But I would love to live in the hills (or a hill top) in Arkansas.

Thanks for the kind words, but I caught that crack about my being the only Andy you know

Thanks to each for their views, visits, and comments. I'm really going through the Cokes but it's good to have all the folks by using the machine.

As many others have alliterated much more eloquently than I, the visits and comments are motivating and uplifting (except for Dan, of course) and I greatly appreciate each person spending a bit of their precious time with me.

Time is like taking loose cash to the bank in the show truck on a windy day. Hurry or it will all be gone and the more you hurry the faster it goes. Ummm, got to run...

 

[oldironfarmer]

No need to apologize, I wouldn't wish intermediate reloading on anyone, it wasn't fun at the time, but was hilarious none-the-less.

It was very fortunate that there was no damage to an otherwise pristine classic vehicle!

The trucks are great Andy and I'm a little jealous you were able to get them both but I suppose I will just have to live vicariously through you for now.

I only needed one, but I was indecisive...

Wife says I might not even have needed one. So nice to have what you don't need!

I like the way you think Sean, but you know the saying there is no replacement for displacement...except boost, boost fixes displacement woes. Okay maybe that isn't the exact saying but I'm sure Andy has a turbo or two floating around his shop somewhere.

JB

Boost is great. Lots of energy from boost, I drink it all the time!

Turbo boost, a bottle of five hour energy drink in your boost?

 

[CNGsaves]

Hey, if the 1950 Studebaker is getting "auctioned off" . . . I'll bid it up to $510 !!

Don't know how I missed this thread, but NorthEast Oklahoma has quite a catch with OldIronFarmer and his collection of tractors, cars, iron, etc. !!!

Good luck with finishing the shop and your clean-up operations.

 

[Bob Heine]

Stude is pretty complete, seat cushions in the back, engine and transmission have already been removed for a crate engine drop in

Studebaker is just a nice size. Might need some rather large rear wheels and tires.

Dear Brother Andy, I see you bought my childhood dream vehicle. I have the perfect "crate engine drop in " but I don't have an engine hoist and it's too heavy for me to lift by myself. It's not the blown hemi/4-speed I dreamed of, just a blown Cadillac with 6-speed automatic but it's peppy enough for us elderly gentlemen. Easiest thing would be to get one from a junk yard (not sure that's the politically correct term).

The body looks to be in excellent condition and I get the feeling you are not a fan of clear-coating the rusty patina (I have nothing against the look but my mouthful of stomach juices makes it hard to enjoy). [EDIT: I was typing and pasting when you confirmed my feeling: " While I'm not really into rat rods, I really don't understand the clear coat. Stopping "patina in progress"?"] The R-M paint samples for the 1950 Studebaker line has some really neat colors that would go along with the sleeper look. Although one of their colors (bottom of third row) sounds pretty close to an Oxymoron: FIESTA TAN.

Once you pick the color for the truck, Detroit Steel Wheel Co. sells some rather large artillery wheels and tires that would go well, painted body color or something contrasting.

 

[madoc1]

great find and score on the trucks. not sure which one i would chose if i had to, but heavy duty '40 ford sure would look good with just the glass replaced and a new headlight and tires. if the old engine will not run i would get it rebuilt or maybe find one from a '52 or '53, which is a bit bigger. anyway, keep it a flathead. it would be a winner.

jim

 

[-Brent-]

That Stude made my heart race for a moment. That, by far, is the best pickup style ever produced in my humble opinion. There are a couple of them that race at the salt flats. Every year I have to go and check them out. Maybe one day I'll own one, too.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Andy, great scores all round..

Regards

 

[jimreed2160]

My momma had a 1950 Stude Champion in Black Cherry with a white rag top. She loved that car. I thought it looked like a rocket ship. It was da bomb.

 

[Guster]

Congrats. You got some great bones to work with on those two classics Andy. I also like them both. If I found one like that, even I might be tempted to stray into a vehicle restoration project. Just glad my chances are so slim.

Have you guys noticed that Andy has at least one major score almost every week. Was it last week he got a truckload of tools and chainsaws. This week he scores two very nice classics. So my conclusion is that not only is almost every day a Saturday but there is a Christmas thrown in once a week too. At this rate you don’t need to enter into a car show ever again… pretty much have your own personal car show going already.

Going to need a paint booth though.

 

[dchance]

Andy congratulations on the new trucks. Glad to see that you got them. Now you can go back to you foundry while you ponder what to do to them.

Dwight

 

[oldironfarmer]

Hey, if the 1950 Studebaker is getting "auctioned off" . . . I'll bid it up to $510 !!

Don't know how I missed this thread, but NorthEast Oklahoma has quite a catch with OldIronFarmer and his collection of tractors, cars, iron, etc. !!!

Good luck with finishing the shop and your clean-up operations.

All right!

You are the current high bidder at $510 to get a Studebaker truck drive by at some undesignated time in the future.

Do I hear $520?

Thanks for your kind words! I'm very glad to be a participant in GJ. Glad you stopped by!

But finishing the shop?

Dear Brother Andy, I see you bought my childhood dream vehicle. I have the perfect "crate engine drop in " but I don't have an engine hoist and it's too heavy for me to lift by myself. It's not the blown hemi/4-speed I dreamed of, just a blown Cadillac with 6-speed automatic but it's peppy enough for us elderly gentlemen. Easiest thing would be to get one from a junk yard (not sure that's the politically correct term).

The body looks to be in excellent condition and I get the feeling you are not a fan of clear-coating the rusty patina (I have nothing against the look but my mouthful of stomach juices makes it hard to enjoy). [EDIT: I was typing and pasting when you confirmed my feeling: " While I'm not really into rat rods, I really don't understand the clear coat. Stopping "patina in progress"?"] The R-M paint samples for the 1950 Studebaker line has some really neat colors that would go along with the sleeper look. Although one of their colors (bottom of third row) sounds pretty close to an Oxymoron: FIESTA TAN.

Once you pick the color for the truck, Detroit Steel Wheel Co. sells some rather large artillery wheels and tires that would go well, painted body color or something contrasting.

WOW! What a post!

Am I to assume you like the Studebaker more than the Ford? You seem to have given it a bit of thought.

I kind of got lost dreaming about colors.

Fine choice of wheels

Interestingly I've always admired the Studebakers but never dreamed I would find one I could afford. Then it winked at me on my way by at 70 mph. I'm a sucker for curves and a nice smile. Did you see those curves? Especially from the back Gets my motor running!!

great find and score on the trucks. not sure which one i would chose if i had to, but heavy duty '40 ford sure would look good with just the glass replaced and a new headlight and tires. if the old engine will not run i would get it rebuilt or maybe find one from a '52 or '53, which is a bit bigger. anyway, keep it a flathead. it would be a winner.

jim

Thanks! I really only needed one, but couldn't decide. OK, I didn't really need one.

I'm confident the old flathead will run unless the block is all cracked up. But the probability is it just needs rings, bearings, and a valve job. I've got a flathead fanatic down the road, apparently fairly well known. He has built several hundred high performance flatheads and knows his stuff. Has a nice one for sale at $4,000 right now. We'll make this one run.

That Stude made my heart race for a moment. That, by far, is the best pickup style ever produced in my humble opinion. There are a couple of them that race at the salt flats. Every year I have to go and check them out. Maybe one day I'll own one, too.

That's just your opinion. However I share that opinion, although the '37 Pierce Arrow pickup is pretty cool too.

I'd love to go to the salt flat trials some time. You're making me dream.

Andy, great scores all round..

Regards

Thank you! Better to be lucky than good! They came looking for me

My momma had a 1950 Stude Champion in Black Cherry with a white rag top. She loved that car. I thought it looked like a rocket ship. It was da bomb.

They are a rocket ship. I have always resisted wasting all my money on one. But that may have to change. Thanks for sharing the memories!

Congrats. You got some great bones to work with on those two classics Andy. I also like them both. If I found one like that, even I might be tempted to stray into a vehicle restoration project. Just glad my chances are so slim.

Have you guys noticed that Andy has at least one major score almost every week. Was it last week he got a truckload of tools and chainsaws. This week he scores two very nice classics. So my conclusion is that not only is almost every day a Saturday but there is a Christmas thrown in once a week too. At this rate you don’t need to enter into a car show ever again… pretty much have your own personal car show going already.

Going to need a paint booth though.

I like Christmas! I had a good week

Andy congratulations on the new trucks. Glad to see that you got them. Now you can go back to you foundry while you ponder what to do to them.

Dwight

I did just that, melted some aluminum today!

Thanks, I feel very fortunate to not have to go to work every day and miss meeting new friends of the old iron variety.

Thank you each and every one for your interest and visits.

Note to self, buy more Cokes to go in the old machine, lot's of visitors=lot's of Cokes. But I'm starting to wonder if I need more motivation...

 

[oldironfarmer]

Beautiful day today. But I've screwed up. Put a ceiling in my shop. Now I can't hang a chainfall from my rafters What's a boy to do without a chain hoist?

Well, at my last house I built myself a little bridge crane. That's where a chainfall is hooked to a trolley which runs up and down a beam called the bridge. Then the bridge can run up and down a set of rails so the hoist can move both directions x and y. I never got around to installing it when I moved here in 1985. It's laying in pieces out in the pasture

That's two 30 ft trusses for the beam to run on. Bridge runs on v-groove wheels on sucker rod welded to the top (left side here) of the trusses.

My bridge was inside when the shop burned in '89 and I cut the ends off and scrapped the bent metal. I may have some I-beam which will work from an old bridge I salvaged.

That's 28 ft of straight 6-inch beam from the old bridge (highway bridge, not crane bridge, I'll use bridge steel to make bridge steel, that's not repurposing is it?). I salvaged the bridge to get a ton of genuine wrought iron for blacksmithing. I have some leftovers.

Walking back from measuring available materials I saw this view when I rounded the caboose.

Anybody see a Studebaker pickup?

Here's my old trolley. Upside down, hoist hooks in the middle.

Old bridge was twin 4" pipe. It was designed so the hoist was as high as possible. conventional trolleys on I-beams can lose 3 ft of headroom: bridge hangs from rails, trolley hangs from bridge, hoist hangs from bridge. I've got a 16 ft ceiling but with lights and everything if I'm not careful I can get a crane hook that won't go higher than 10 ft. Hard to rig a tall item off a truck bed if your hook won't go high enough.

I said I was a sucker for curves, look at the detail around the back of the door area on the old Ford.

You won't find that on any 2018 coming out this summer.

Fired up the brick furnace and melted some cans (see old pictures, nothing new to see). Finally got my foundry furnace tile form finished. I'm going to cast 90 degrees at a time with tongue and groove ends to make a four piece hard face refractory lining with expansion joints.

Started to wire brush and wax the pipe portion of the form but got lazy and used recycled plastic shrink wrap instead. Nice and thin, and the mud won't stick to it.

Also caulked the joints so it's ready to pour the first tile when the caulk cures. This will take a while. The refractory needs to set three days like concrete before I can handle it, pull the form and cast the next section. Hopefully I got exactly 90 degrees, but if not, four sections can still make somewhat of a circle.

Making progress on the new mezzanine. I spent a little time helping the help get the plywood up so we've got a deck!

Plenty of headroom and lots of work space underneath.

Plywood is not screwed down completely if you notice the warp sticking up. This might call for a hand rail

Little riddle:

Q What did one sheet of plywood say to the other sheet of plywood?

A We're screwed.

Thanks for stopping in!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Spring Cleaning!

So here's an idea. It's fun to meet other Garage Journal people, so if there's interest I'm thinking of hosting a Saturday get together at my shop. April 29th, Terlton, Oklahoma, USA.

I'll provide Coke from the machine and a pot of stew with parts of one of my dead cows in it.

We can do a little blacksmithing, make a broom or two, take a ride in the Studebaker (I guarantee it will be ready to roll by then), and talk shop. Tour the shop and see if I've been photoshopping my pictures. (Is it really that dirty?) Poke around the junk and look at the cows if there's any interest. And with a little encouragement I'll perform: juggling sharp knives. Maybe melt some cans or do a little sand casting. I might have a garage sale table with free stuff to good homes if I can find any extra stuff I don't have an immediate need for. Might even have a souvenir cow patty for each visitor.

Families welcome, of course, but obviously my shop is nowhere close to being child proof so children would have to have close supervision.

If there is interest, let me know. OK to respond on the thread but if we decide to go forward I will need an RSVP by PM so we will have enough food. If the weather is bad I'll have a spot cleaned out inside, but don't expect me to be a host and have the shop cleaned up. My name is not Don Long and I don't know how to host a party. But I can have a lot of friends over.

So let me know.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Andy, far out you have been busy..


I will be an apology for the 29th sadly but if you are making this an annual thing I can plan ahead for next year..

Cheers

 

[dlcwent]

I'm going to say I think you have a wonderful shop and beautiful land and I think you're a great man. I think you take great pictures and even though you claim to be Lazy (Andy) you are far from it. You have more going on for you than most people I know.

OKAY, did I say enough nice things??????

That's not what you expect from me. I know better.

As tempting as it is to show up at your place at the end of this month, I will wait until next year if Steve is actually going to make the trip. I'd like to meet him also. But don't be surprised if I just mossy into your backyard someday. (I'll be the guy listening to what your cows are really saying about you.)

I'm not going to comment on you pile of iron.

 

[drivesitfar]

Andy: i love your Studebaker and anxious to see it running if that is the plan. the Ford is ok and i'm sorta kinda looking for a 1956, but at the moment i'm without a big shop so not in any hurry to buy something and have it sit in the rain.

sorry i haven't been taking you up on your Cokes cause i'm an ice tea and water guy, but if it was Coke from the pre 30's when they put the REAL THING in it i might be tempted to see how that was.

love the bridge crane idea if that's the plan or maybe something a bit smaller like a gantry so you can load and unload your trucks and trailers. or do you have plans to bring in somethings that are really big and heavy?

have a great SATURDAY and from my chair it sure looks like you do get a lot done every day. did i read you are relocating the Yellow and the Purple cars? did the grandson's get them or tell or don't tell cause i'm not one to ask much about what you comment on. or am I?

sadly i won't be able to drive or fly to Oklahoma this year, but might be a possibility next year if i can GET ORGANIZED.

cheers

 

[bolensboneyard]

Andy your trusses gave me an idea for a bridge across the pool, now a fish pond. I am going to check out using some of the old ham radio tower I have for support beams.