Kiwi Kev's backyard Hot Rod Shop.

[87vertgt]

love the bath room and love everything else too

 

[Kiwi Kev]

Some pictures of a hood project for a friend from a few weeks ago.....

 

[HSURDDY]

Very nice fab work... clever use of the oxy tank....

 

[johno7]

just taken out a sub looks like a really good mag..

 

[Wingnut65]

just taken out a sub looks like a really good mag..

Welcome to GJ, Johno7. This is an Awesome mag to start off your GJ membership!

Man, Kev, that hood is a work of art. You have talents I can only dream of.

 

[lowerod]

Hi Kev
Its Tony from the south coast of new south wales Australia.I have followed your threads with great interest and love them.I am restoring a 62 ek holden and was wondering with all these projects in your yard where do you park your own cars and what do you drive?
Cheers
Tony

 

[Kiwi Kev]

Tony.... My driveway goes from the front of the house to the back yard but there is a fence separating them. Access to the back yard is through a big gate that opens to the alley. My wife drives a 2004 Volvo wagon and it gets parked on the driveway. Also parked on the driveway and covered up is my 58 Mercury wagon which is currently not running and hasn't been driven for several years. My daily driver is this 69 Buick Skylark. I park it on the street. Looks pretty good in the picture but it is pretty raunchy. I bought it from a friend at work when I needed a cheap car to get to work. I paid $2,000 for it. It belonged to his mother in law who bought it brand new. I had 86,000 miles on it when I got it, it rides like a brand new Cadillac.

Here is how the wagon looked when it was running. I really need to work on it. Too many projects.....

 

[oldthudman]

Some pictures of a hood project for a friend from a few weeks ago.....

Cool pick-up!

 

[Red Leader]

This garage is a classic. Love it!

 

[smacdiesel]

Just read through this entire thread! Wow!!!!

 

[Justanoldguy]

Cool pick-up!

Don't ya just hate it when when someone repeats 14 photos for just 3 words.
My internet is slow enough without all this extra downloading...

 

[littletoes]

Don't ya just hate it when when someone repeats 14 photos for just 3 words.
My internet is slow enough without all this extra downloading...

I will FULLY agree with THAT!

What is UP with that??? This is the only sight where I've seen that over and over again.....Copy the ONE photo folks.

 

[Enloe]

kev is the man

 

[HOTFR8]

Don't ya just hate it when when someone repeats 14 photos for just 3 words.
My internet is slow enough without all this extra downloading...

Is that why it is slow lately must be the same on the HAMB.

 

[kiwicoyote]

Hi Kev, Hey mate just a note to say my wife and I are blown away by your awesome garage, If I was a young fella again I would sure love to come check it out. Just joined the site under Kiwicoyote, so am new to this, yea another Kiwi, even have the same moniker as you. I love the old classics but after raising six children never had the mulla to acquire the old signs and bowsers so took to making my own, check them out on my site. Whats the chance of joining your forum group, not sure how this works, but hey keep on with the great work my friend, Regards Kevin Middleton from Cambridge N.Z.

 

[LoanRebel]

amazing fab work... & i LOVE the garage

 

[johno7]

love it

 

[BadgerX]

Amazing

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[LoRollinLS]

time for updates!

 

[ChristopherLutz]

Wow - how to fab a hood in a few pics...it's like watching a show on TV where they edit out all the mistakes....(or maybe it's just me that makes them).

LOVE the resourcefullness - welding tank/metal former - awesome!

 

[Motown 454]

Beautiful fab work!

 

[Kiwi Kev]

I picked up a few more items for my make believe "Speed Shop" in the back of my garage. I got to visit Isky Cams a few weeks ago and got a couple of things from Ed himself. I really like Ed! Spent a little time with him and he is really a special person, a super nice man. Anyway, I asked him about the Peterson book rack that must have been in the showroom/lobby for over 40 years, he gave it to me. I also got this cool Plastic sign.

Looks good in my garage....

I bought this wheel stand at the LA Roadsters Fathers Day swap meet...

Another swap meet score, 8' long Cragar sign.

I have been working on this 55 Chevy for a customer lately, I fabbed some new front framerails and installed a tube axle and also an Old's rearend and ladder bars.

 

[tinbender 66]

Nice score(s), nice car, awesome fab work, really nice welds. Always a pleasure when you post

 

[Call me the Breeze]

Sweet

 

[mrstang69]

Nice score's and great looking welds.

 

[jeffmoss26]

I just read all 20 pages and all I can say is WOW. The coolest shop I have seen on here!!

 

[kngkong]

Nice updates Kev.
Love all the 'new' old signs you got

Cheers

 

[E.rodz]

kev.keep up the great work of inspiring us all.projects like these are why we all love garages so much.P.S i love your louver punch. maybe you could modify it to be a planishing hammer too.

 

[ZYA_LTR]

Wow, I am truly impressed by the entire setup, garage, backyard, shop, and loving wife that understands your passion for what you do. Definetely a true "Man's" garage....thank you for posting all the pictures, even though it makes it hard to go home to my garage now, it made my day having seen yours....I'm gonna forward the link to this post to all my coworkers, truly an inspiration for young and old alike.

 

[bigdollarhoss]

I have read all 20 pages....I am VERY impressed.
I had to make my first post. AWESOME garage

 

[SLAUGHTERHAUS FAB]

Your garage is so freakin awesome, I could sit and drool for hours. Looks like the old wagon needs a new job, it would be perfect for towing an FED on an open trailer .................... HINT HINT ................ I think I saw that you had one over on the HAMB.

 

[RAZORBACK]

DAMN!! I can't stop looking at all your stuff and your G R E A T work!! Keep up with posting pictures!!

 

[ItalianMoto]

looks like a true west coast garage. love it!!

 

[LoRollinLS]

Thanks for the update! Nice vintage finds. You really have a knack for this stuff. You do some awesome work too. Is working on rods your main career? If not, it sure looks like it! Anywho, kudos!

 

[lowerod]

Only one word to describe Mr K Perry!!!!!!!!!GIFTED.....great work kev

 

[Fatandre]

Any update here?

 

[Motown 454]

Awesome job Kev...

 

[e-tek]

I think this is the best thread to post my 7,000th post!

Still loving your shop, signs and skillz!! How awesome that you got to meet Mr Isky and take some stuff from him!!!! Yer a lucky man indeed!

 

[Kiwi Kev]

Thanks guys for all the positive feedback!

 

[Justanoldguy]

huh??