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[oldironfarmer]

Well for "pucks" sake can't a guy just buy some equipment without all this bull hockey? I mean what the H E double hockey sticks does a guy have to do around here to make everyone happy?

I'm just kidding of course, good questions actually. As you all know the shop floods really bad in heavy rains, we have also seen 0°F (32°F below freezing if that helps my friends to the north, down under, and everywhere else that uses the metric system. Which I think is everyone but us in the US. ) temps lately, although small I plan to start a jr. hockey league in the W.H.H.H.

Okay seriously now for a minute I thought about just buying 10 of them but decided for just a few dollars more I could get all I'd ever want. I plan to put them on both compressors, 7 total, the surge tank, 4 total, and will find uses for the others over time I'm sure. This way next time I want some I can just say "Now where the puck did I put those?".


JB

Well, there you have it. I was wondering why you bought so few, you'll just be trying to find that price again soon. They don't take up much room. In other words "pucker up".

 

[oldironfarmer]

Merry Christmas to you and your family JB! I wish I could see those little girls when they see their Horseless Princess Carriage.

 

[dwysywd]

I love this thread. LoL. Merry Christmas from the "hut"!

 

[Grizz1963]

Not a lot to add, just to say have a wonderful festive season with all those who are important in your life.

 

[jon72vega]

JB,
My wish for you and your family is to have a Merry Christmas!

 

[shopnut]

I'm just making the rounds and wishing the fine folks here on the Garage Journal a very happy and joyous holiday season. And I hope the New Year brings you more of what you seek in this life, and less of what you don't.

I'm looking forward to more updates from everyone here in 2017. YOU are what makes this forum so great, so keep sharing, helping, and supporting each other.

 

[shortykorte]

Well pucky you! Love the bedazzled pucks. Don't forget, they're good to use when lifting cars with pinch weld lift points.

May your Christmas be peaceful and filled with love and the New Year be a time of rebirth.

 

[don long]

J.B.
I've really enjoyed watching your garage take shape this year I want to wish you a merry Christmas tomorrow and hope to inhance our friendship next year

Don

 

[rixtrix1]

Merry Christmas, JB. Truly love watching all your exploits.

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[jbmatth]

JB,

Thanks for taking us along this year. It's always good to read up on the projects at the WHH.

From one "over-doer" to another...

Jen and I wish you the best to you and the family for a wonderful holiday and terrific New Year! Bring on 2017.

Cheers,
Chris

Chris,
I do truely appreciate the kinds words, I'll have to see if I can keep the "over-doer" in check on the project I picked up yesterday, it is the biggest one to date! I wish you and Jen a happy (and HEALTHY) new year, and a time to get your truck back on the road. Now that I ignored my thread during Christmas I have some catching up to do.

JB, well done on all of your accomplishments and adventures this year. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a great start to 2017.

-Foster

Thank you MeFast, I do wish you a happy new year as well, and look forward to the adventures to come.

JB

 

[jbmatth]

Well, there you have it. I was wondering why you bought so few, you'll just be trying to find that price again soon. They don't take up much room. In other words "pucker up".

Merry Christmas to you and your family JB! I wish I could see those little girls when they see their Horseless Princess Carriage.

Andy,
The look on their faces was great, I was surprised at how fast that Horseless Princess Carriage really is. If the battery would last they could pace me for a nice run, it goes about 7-8 mi/h (11.2-12.8 km/h) if I had to guess. I ended up using 13 of the 25 pucks already, but don't know if I want to admit why just yet. Maybe in my update this week, I have a lot of catching up to do.

I love this thread. LoL. Merry Christmas from the "hut"!

Thank you Dwysywd, I may have forgotten, but is this the first time you've posted on my thread, if so welcome to the crazy crew here. If you have posted before I am just loosing it and can't remember anything so I don't remember you being here before which means welcome anyway. HAH! Seriously, thank you for the kind words and a Happy and Healthy New Year to you and yours.

Not a lot to add, just to say have a wonderful festive season with all those who are important in your life.

Thank you Griz.

JB,
My wish for you and your family is to have a Merry Christmas!

Thank you Jon.

I'm just making the rounds and wishing the fine folks here on the Garage Journal a very happy and joyous holiday season. And I hope the New Year brings you more of what you seek in this life, and less of what you don't.

I'm looking forward to more updates from everyone here in 2017. YOU are what makes this forum so great, so keep sharing, helping, and supporting each other.

Shopnut, welcome back to my thread, it has been a while but I'll overlook it if you promise to come back soon LOL.

Well pucky you! Love the bedazzled pucks. Don't forget, they're good to use when lifting cars with pinch weld lift points.

May your Christmas be peaceful and filled with love and the New Year be a time of rebirth.

I didn't think about that Shorty, thanks for the tip, I'll put 4 over there now to be used really soon with lifting a body off of the frame of my...oh wait I can't tell just yet. Hehehe

J.B.
I've really enjoyed watching your garage take shape this year I want to wish you a merry Christmas tomorrow and hope to inhance our friendship next year

Don

Don,
Thank you, I still have you shop on my must see list and always keep up with your happenings. Since you almost have the corvette done I have your next project you can work on. We can do it like Overhaulin and do it in a month of Saturdays.

Merry Christmas, JB. Trulyove watching all your exploits.

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Thank you RizTrix, I know there will be one more funny exploit to come I just haven't shared it with ya'll yet.


All,
I would like to thank everyone again that tags along in these crazy adventures I've been having. I'll do my year end wrap up sometime this week even if I have to stay up late, I.E. past 8 pm! As I hinted at above I did pick up a new BIG project yesterday and it has a great story in just the acquisition and delivery. More to come when I get up to speed again.
JB

 

[dwysywd]

in 53 pages i think it's my first post here. i've been a member for a few years. somewhere along the way i subscribed to the warthog madness that's your build thread. it's crazy how internet forums have changed over the years. the sense of community on this forum is fantastic. it's fun reading the huge threads, all the documented pictures and conversation comments.

your build has been a great read and i CANT WAIT to hear this next story about the pucks. i bought 2 dozen once and used them as a body lift kit for my 1984 Toyota pickup cause the bed i was replacing had to be torched off and the new once needed to match the cab height. it was funny buying that many hockey pucks. they were about 40 cents each and the store manager thought i was crazy.


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[jbmatth]

Sadly that story will have to wait for another day, sadly no time today, but they are in use. A note on drilling them, I used my lathe to drill a 1/2" hole at 130 RPM and it worked great, then used a 3/4" flat wood boring bit to countersink a bolt head, this worked great with no issues. Later I had to drill 3 more and just put all three in a vise and drilled slowly in and out and that worked fine as well. Just like any rubber you don't want to go hog wild with your drill speed.
JB

 

[jbmatth]

As mentioned earlier in order to drill a hole in the hockey pucks a slow speed is important, I had the pucks chucked up in the lathe with it turning at 130 rpm. It turns out I would have been just fine using a drill in slow speed. Here is the progression, centered ready for the 1/2" hole:
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Now getting the countersink with a 3/4" paddle bit:
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Taking it slow and steady this turned out great and was the only way I could think to get a shoulder on the puck. I didn't make the countersink big enough to fit a ratchet on and that is fine as the rubber holds it plenty tight and I didn't tighten the nuts very much past snug:
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As you can see I set the countersink distance so the head of the bolt would just be shy of the surface when installed:
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And here is the finished picture of them all installed on the two air compressors:

Oh wait I didn't take a picture of that because I'm ______ I'll let you fill in the blank. Either way they are installed, I am only missing the new 30A breaker and this compressor will be ready to run. Then it is only a matter of connecting the two together with a hose and trying them out. Almost there, woo hoo.

Now for Herb's Hearse, no new status on the fuel tank, but I did get the rebuilt crab installed:
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Along with that, I have the hose going back to the fuel pump with new fittings:
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The hose feeding the fuel pump connects to the new copper fuel line just like the line it replaced:
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That same copper line heading back to where the fuel tank will go:
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Not to self, straighten that line out some more.

Now for the big reveal...later.

JB

 

[jbmatth]

I was browsing a book about faces the other night and looking for nothing in particular when I stumbled across someone selling a car that caught my eye. He was moving and couldn't take this with him and needed it gone:
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That was last Thursday night (12/22) I made plans to meet up with him on Monday to take a look, of course I might as well bring a trailer and cash just in case. Well there was the first problem, my bank decided to be closed Saturday and Monday so the only way I had to get cash without a penalty was to use the ATM at my bank. Sadly there is a $500 limit so I used my card and my wife's to pull out $1,000 total. I called the seller and told him the situation but that I could make the trip back home to get my checkbook if he would prefer. He said not to worry about the rest and that if I brought the $1,000 I could take the car and everything it came with. Woo Hoo

I picked up my brother in Tulsa then went to pick up the car and parts. It came with a 350/350 from a '77 'Vette, seperate double hump heads, Edelbrock intake, new timing cover, rocker arms, engine mounts, and trans cross member all new in the box. Woo hoo again. We loaded everything up and were ready to head for the border, I mean home:
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Note the car position and how it changes in this photo:
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That is because this happened in the middle:
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Yep it fell off the trailer!!

Luckily it was on a partially closed road and the car stopped in the closed lane. So far no damage to the car, trailer, or anything else has been found. We rearranged everything and loaded it back up. I moved the D ring tie downs to a better location and added all of the 1" straps I had along with the two 2" straps that were already on it before.

The reason it fell off before is a long story but essentially the straps rolled off when the car shifted forward and backward, we were very lucky and I was a wreck the entire trip home.

Made it home:
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Unloaded it yesterday morning and looked it over a bit more:
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Needs some seat covers but otherwise it is ready to go. LOL

Here you can see the rams horn exhaust manifolds and the rest of the trim:
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All in all I'm happy with it, very little rust left to repair, 4 small patches in the floor and one in the trunk are all I could find at first but I'm sure that'll just be the beginning. So as I said before I don't need any new projects, but sometimes they just find you with little effort.

Keep Moving Forward
JB

P.S. Andy don't you have some badges and such laying around in a hole in the back?

 

[rmalkow2]

Holy Cow!!! that's quite the Christmas present to yourself. A pretty solid looking '57 and will make a fun family cruiser when finished. I totally agree that sometimes projects just find you and when an extra good deal comes up you just have to act. Even as a 4 door I say that is a YOU **** deal.

Hopefully the rust repair is kept to a minimum and most or all the trim is there. But you certainly have the place to work on it now. Looking forward to following along on this next project adventure.

 

[jbmatth]

Holy Cow!!! that's quite the Christmas present to yourself. A pretty solid looking '57 and will make a fun family cruiser when finished. I totally agree that sometimes projects just find you and when an extra good deal comes up you just have to act. Even as a 4 door I say that is a YOU **** deal.

Hopefully the rust repair is kept to a minimum and most or all the trim is there. But you certainly have the place to work on it now. Looking forward to following along on this next project adventure.

Why thank you, I don't have the money to throw everything at it including the kitchen sink, but I do have plenty of time to start working it over a little at a time for the next few years until I have something drive-able. Or I could go hog wild and do everything I can as quick as possible to get it on the road asap but still try not to spend any more money than I have to. Hmmm

I haven't completely decided on what direction I want to go with it, I know I won't make it a full on restoration to stock, but also don't plan to chop the top either. I guess time will tell.

JB

 

[1/2 Cup]

JB, real nice..

Falling of the trailer, now that's one for the books.

Regards

 

[BUGTHUG]

Oly Bat ****, Batman! Oh I'm glad its not a 56Chevy, I get hard for them Looks like a very nice score.
I've never had a car fall off a trailer, but I had a rear wheel come off my 72 Chevy show truck, while pulling my car trailer. It resulted in a jack knife, slid side ways a little then came to a stop on top of a big culvert. It was on K-15 between Mulvane and Derby, before they had the 4 lane road. Boeing was changing shifts and I had ALL traffic blocked, had cars backed up over a mile The Mulvane Police came out, and because I was a couple of blocks outside the city limits they wouldn't help. The County Sheriff and Hi- Way Patrol couldn't get to me cause that's was the only road, with no shoulder to pull over or drive on. Had the local news came out and was on TV, took over 2 hours to get 2 tow trucks to tow truck and trailer. Lucky it just damaged the rear quarter and bumper and tail gate. The problem was, I just had new tires put on by Wal Mart in Derby, and they didn't tighten the lugs on that wheel. They did pay to have ALL the repairs done to my satisfaction.

 

[jbmatth]

JB, real nice..

Falling of the trailer, now that's one for the books.

Regards

Yes indeed, not one of my prouder moments. I would haul square bails stacked 7 high on a trailer going from field to field, over cattle guards and up to the barn and would rarely loose a single bail even not tied down. But one of the few cars I haul does this to me, let us just hope this isn't a sign of things to come.

Oly Bat ****, Batman! Oh I'm glad its not a 56Chevy, I get hard for them Looks like a very nice score.
I've never had a car fall off a trailer, but I had a rear wheel come off my 72 Chevy show truck, while pulling my car trailer. It resulted in a jack knife, slid side ways a little then came to a stop on top of a big culvert. It was on K-15 between Mulvane and Derby, before they had the 4 lane road. Boeing was changing shifts and I had ALL traffic blocked, had cars backed up over a mile The Mulvane Police came out, and because I was a couple of blocks outside the city limits they wouldn't help. The County Sheriff and Hi- Way Patrol couldn't get to me cause that's was the only road, with no shoulder to pull over or drive on. Had the local news came out and was on TV, took over 2 hours to get 2 tow trucks to tow truck and trailer. Lucky it just damaged the rear quarter and bumper and tail gate. The problem was, I just had new tires put on by Wal Mart in Derby, and they didn't tighten the lugs on that wheel. They did pay to have ALL the repairs done to my satisfaction.

That is crazy Herb, I'm sure there were some ticked off people in that line of cars. Luckily I didn't block any traffic that wasn't already blocked, but they did "have to" slow down a little more to go around us.

As I said it was a learning experience and no one was hurt so I'll take that as a lesson and move on.

JB

 

[oldironfarmer]

I've never seen the hearse, just up close. Looks like a 216 with a Carter W-1. Did you rebuild that yourself? My show truck has one and I couldn't get parts at a reasonable price so mine just got removed, cleaned, and a home made gasket.

Good job on the 57.

Bad job on losing it.

Good job on not losing it over losing it

So, you get FREE advice!

Which I will gleefully provide.

Load tie down is primarily to prevent the load from moving forward in hard stops or God forbid a wreck. So the heaviest strap should be to keep the car from rolling toward the tow truck. I always tie to the front of the trailer then **** it back with the rear, load holding straps.

Advice over, you're welcome

Looks to me like your compressors are pucked up.

 

[Grumblebum]

Nice score JB, bit of a ****** moment there.

Does it have all the side chrome work ?

GB.

 

[jbmatth]

I've never seen the hearse, just up close. Looks like a 216 with a Carter W-1. Did you rebuild that yourself? My show truck has one and I couldn't get parts at a reasonable price so mine just got removed, cleaned, and a home made gasket.

Good job on the 57.

Bad job on losing it.

Good job on not losing it over losing it

So, you get FREE advice!

Which I will gleefully provide.

Load tie down is primarily to prevent the load from moving forward in hard stops or God forbid a wreck. So the heaviest strap should be to keep the car from rolling toward the tow truck. I always tie to the front of the trailer then **** it back with the rear, load holding straps.

Advice over, you're welcome

Looks to me like your compressors are pucked up.

Andy,
It is a Carter W-1 carb, I did rebuild it myself, however Herb had already picked up the rebuild kit so I have no idea where it came from. Speaking of the show truck, I know of the Chevelle, Vickey, Bob, the myriad of work/farm trucks, but I don't believe you've ever showed off your show truck. It must be kept in a vault under the caboose. Oh wait this is on my thread not yours, disregard my ramblings.

I did just the opposite of that with the straps, I was so worried about it rolling off the back I didn't pay much attention to whether or not it could roll forward, when it did the straps came loose and then it was free to roll away. I hate admitting to this, but hopefully someone will read this and not make the same mistake, I easily could have kept it a secret.

Nice score JB, bit of a ****** moment there.

Does it have all the side chrome work ?

GB.

GB,
I know it has most of the chrome trim, I haven't gotten a chance to verify what it does and doesn't have but there is a lot of parts in the trunk.


JB

 

[oldironfarmer]

I hate admitting to this, but hopefully someone will read this and not make the same mistake, I easily could have kept it a secret.
JB

Spoken like a man. Rest assured we all knew you did not have to reveal your error, and you are right, it will help others avoid the same fate.

I read on another site a while back about a guy watching his just acquired
32 Ford flip end over end in the median through his rearview mirror.

That is also a reason I reinforced the key to holding a vehicle is to keep it in tension stretched between the front and back of the trailer. Of course it is also important to assure yourself that the tie points on the trailer and the car are secure. I saw a car almost lost when it's rear bumper fell off in transit.

 

[taumac]

This little turn of phrase made me chuckle...



"I got a little carried away" and stripped the entire tank and decided to paint it now:



Image: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=4889&pictureid=65923



There might be a mantra for GJ members in there... something like "Hi my name is ______ and it has been 2 days since I got a little carried away with a project in my garage."



Response from support group: " Welcome ______, keep up the good work!"



Keep up the good work JB!

LMAO, it's been 2 days since I changed my layout. LMFAO

 

[oldironfarmer]

The Carter W-1 is a complex carburetor, for those who haven't been into one. I think I counted six orifices and it has a hanging metering rod just like a Quadrajet. Or, I should say, a Quadrajet has metering rods just like a W-1. It made me realize lots of improvement took place in carburetors in the forties and fifties simplifying carburetors.

 

[taumac]

Wow, you been real real busy. Glad you had a good Christmas with mom and family. Those times really trump shop time. The older I get the more I cherish them.

The compressor came out great and I like the naming of tornado alley. Its must be great to have some heat now. I don't think I brace those temp myself. I know in our warehouse I don't know how our mechanic works when it gets cold. No heater allow per osha. I lived in Florida way too long to deal with the cold weather plus we don't have the clothes to even deal with it. I got leather jackets from when I was 20 21 that I still have. I might where them 2 3 times a year. Our summers would probably cook you alive. I guess it comes down down to weather your accustom too.

Great score on the car and takes a good man to admit that mistake. I say get it running and driving. Have some fun before you decide what direction to go in.

Seems like you had one busy year in 2016 and hoping you the best in 2017.

 

[rixtrix1]

Nice score on the '57! If anyone complains about it being a 4-door, just tell them it's for an Australian Supercar clone rebuild! Good to hear the trip home wasn't more eventful.

 

[BUGTHUG]

I like the more doors just fine, could be the ease of getting 4 or 5 people or kids in and out. They are getting hard to find complete ones, use to find them in the hedge rows, and the farmers would give them to you or sell for cheap. People used them to fix the 2 doors, and scrap the rest.
On that carb, I think the kit cost about $50. and was shipped from Florida. Not easy to find.

 

[rixtrix1]

I don't think I brace those temp myself. I know in our warehouse I don't know how our mechanic works when it gets cold. No heater allow per osha. I lived in Florida way too long to deal with the cold weather plus we don't have the clothes to even deal with it.

Great score on the car and takes a good man to admit that mistake. I say get it running and driving. Have some fun before you decide what direction to go in.

Seems like you had one busy year in 2016 and hoping you the best in 2017.

How is it that OSHA doesn't allow a heater in your warehouse? Is it because of the inventory kept there and it isn't really a maintenance facility. Most shops I have worked in here in AZ haven't had heaters, because of the stupid notion that if the bay doors are closed, the business must be closed also, so the technicians have to work in 30-50 temps for about 3 months out of the year, as well as 6 months of 105+temps. Current fleet maintenance shop I work in has cooling and infrared heating. We keep the the doors closed and it's usually a shirtsleeve environment year round( Very nice as I froze back in Nebraska 35 years ago).

I must commend you, JB, for putting up with the cold in your place and getting so much done. The four door can make a great family/sleeper hotrod!

 

[dwysywd]

JB never mind the pm. figured it out.
great find. always loved the older 50's 4drs. i had a chance 20 years ago to pick one up for about $1500. didn't have the money then. not sure i'd have been able to keep or do what i wanted. but i know once the hut is done my hope is to start a project vehicle, maybe something similar. i have a few more talents now!


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[taumac]

How is it that OSHA doesn't allow a heater in your warehouse? Is it because of the inventory kept there and it isn't really a maintenance facility. Most shops I have worked in here in AZ haven't had heaters, because of the stupid notion that if the bay doors are closed, the business must be closed also, so the technicians have to work in 30-50 temps for about 3 months out of the year, as well as 6 months of 105+temps. Current fleet maintenance shop I work in has cooling and infrared heating. We keep the the doors closed and it's usually a shirtsleeve environment year round( Very nice as I froze back in Nebraska 35 years ago).



I must commend you, JB, for putting up with the cold in your place and getting so much done. The four door can make a great family/sleeper hotrod!

Well, I'm not 100% sure. I believe he can have only certain type of heater last time we talked about it. He said its a OSHA deal. Its a combo warehouse for delivery company. Picture say 150ft roller belt with trucks parked on each side of it and tucked away in a corner is our fleet mechanic and his lift. The building was built in 1995 and down there was never thought of heating or cooling. We have enough electric fans now which is great in summer heat but heating never thought off. Its Florida only gets cold for a little but when it does oh man brrrrr.

 

[jbmatth]

I read on another site a while back about a guy watching his just acquired
32 Ford flip end over end in the median through his rearview mirror.

Andy,
I can't imagine what that must feel like, oh wait yeah I do, well kinda anyway. I'm sure the '32 had significantly more value both monetarily and sentimentally.

I like the more doors just fine, could be the ease of getting 4 or 5 people or kids in and out. They are getting hard to find complete ones, use to find them in the hedge rows, and the farmers would give them to you or sell for cheap. People used them to fix the 2 doors, and scrap the rest.
On that carb, I think the kit cost about $50. and was shipped from Florida. Not easy to find.

I could imagine being a teen in the 50's and 60's I would have prefered the larger back seat. I had two mini trucks with single cabs, and RX-7, and a 2-door ******, the back seat was small for one person.

The Carter W-1 is a complex carburetor, for those who haven't been into one. I think I counted six orifices and it has a hanging metering rod just like a Quadrajet. Or, I should say, a Quadrajet has metering rods just like a W-1. It made me realize lots of improvement took place in carburetors in the forties and fifties simplifying carburetors.

As long as it has been since I've rebuilt that carb I sure hope it works.

Wow, you been real real busy. Glad you had a good Christmas with mom and family. Those times really trump shop time. The older I get the more I cherish them.

The compressor came out great and I like the naming of tornado alley. Its must be great to have some heat now. I don't think I brace those temp myself. I know in our warehouse I don't know how our mechanic works when it gets cold. No heater allow per osha. I lived in Florida way too long to deal with the cold weather plus we don't have the clothes to even deal with it. I got leather jackets from when I was 20 21 that I still have. I might where them 2 3 times a year. Our summers would probably cook you alive. I guess it comes down down to weather your accustom too.

Great score on the car and takes a good man to admit that mistake. I say get it running and driving. Have some fun before you decide what direction to go in.

Seems like you had one busy year in 2016 and hoping you the best in 2017.

Taumac,
Thanks for the kind words and I'll sure try to make 2017 a productive year. Reguarding the RED above, I'll take the heat, I know you'd have more humidity than us though. In 2010 the same year we hit -25°F (-31.7°C) in February we hit 100°F (37.8°C) 50 different days that summer and actually set the US record for the hottest average temperature for the whole state in July. On August 6th it hit 114°F (45.6°C), on that day I ran 4 miles with my youngest brother just to say we did it, I found my limit and that was it. I did lots of this but didn't spit any water out!

Nice score on the '57! If anyone complains about it being a 4-door, just tell them it's for an Australian Supercar clone rebuild! Good to hear the trip home wasn't more eventful.

Good call on the reason for the 4 door, in a car like this it doesn't seem to detract much at all, now if it were a Chevelle or other muscle car I could say so. I always think of 50's and early 60's cars a cruisers even if some are freakishly fast!

JB never mind the pm. figured it out.
great find. always loved the older 50's 4drs. i had a chance 20 years ago to pick one up for about $1500. didn't have the money then. not sure i'd have been able to keep or do what i wanted. but i know once the hut is done my hope is to start a project vehicle, maybe something similar. i have a few more talents now!

Sent from my quanset hut facsimile machine

On the bright side the price hasn't changed much, it is just what you get for that price that has changed sadly.
JB

 

[dhubbard422]

JB,

A coveted "you ****" award is appropriate for the score on the '57! That looks like a great project. I hope that you get at least a little carried away with it.

Glad that your trip home with the '57 wasn't more eventful! I expect that we've all experienced similar special learning opportunities, I know I have.

I look forward to watching your progress on the '57!

Best wishes for 2017!
Don

 

[jbmatth]

JB,

A coveted "you ****" award is appropriate for the score on the '57! That looks like a great project. I hope that you get at least a little carried away with it.

Glad that your trip home with the '57 wasn't more eventful! I expect that we've all experienced similar special learning opportunities, I know I have.

I look forward to watching your progress on the '57!

Best wishes for 2017!
Don

Thank you Don,
I rarely get those coveted "YOU ****" awards, but appreciate when I do, I'll keep an eye out in the mail box, I have a spot picked out to hang it.

Good news on the '57 (Speaking of which I need to get a better name for her, yes it is a her because her original colors were...pink and white. My daughters will be thrilled. How about Dolly, like Dolly Parton with those bonnet rockets? ) Back to the good news, I took inventory of the trim and I actually have every piece of trim for the outside of the car, all of the door sills, and so far have only found 3 that will need replaced, one headlight bezel, and two by the grill.

I also took the time to polish one of the smaller pieces of trim and they are going to clean up very nice!

All,

I took a picture of the hockey pucks on the compressors, and here they are:
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As you can see there are 3 under the foot of the black compressor (Pepper) and only one under the white one (Salt) I had to use three under each foot of Pepper because of the drain valve being so low, 3/4" drain valve, never have to worry about it plugging up. I also used a scrap of 16 ga. steel from the light boxes on the lift installation to distribute the load from the sheet metal foot to the pucks. I didn't take the time to clean them up or paint them because when I had Pepper getting it's new shoes installed it was out of service:
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I'm sure I'll get back around to making it look better in the future...I'm sure, I'm sure...darn I don't really believe me either. But it works, I'll call it a win.

So here you have it, Salt all wired up and working, Pepper back plugged into the S.A.S. and soon enough they will all be plugged into Ketchup as a surge tank.

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That is all for now, Keep Moving Forward,
JB

 

[sean Buick 76]

Nice score on the 4 door I love it!! Always easier to get in and out as well as easier on the door hinges with the 4 doors... Happy holidays!!

 

[BUGTHUG]

Man that's a big honkin air line hose on pepper? That 1"?
Maybe later I can get you to help me hook up my air tank, with all the dry lines, etc.

 

[BUGTHUG]

Luz was wondering if you had a picture of the girls in there new pink bubble ride?

 

[jbmatth]

Nice score on the 4 door I love it!! Always easier to get in and out as well as easier on the door hinges with the 4 doors... Happy holidays!!

Thank you Sean, I never really thought about it being easier on the hinges, but that it would be.

Man that's a big honkin air line hose on pepper? That 1"?
Maybe later I can get you to help me hook up my air tank, with all the dry lines, etc.

Luz was wondering if you had a picture of the girls in there new pink bubble ride?

Herb,
It is 3/4" hydraulic hose with 3/4" npt male fittings on both ends, one is a swivel, the other is solid mount. I had it made at Napa and was $75 or so, I found a company online that will make it for $32 for the same length and $2.18/ft beyond that, but I'm not sure on shipping just yet. Pipefitting is a lot of fun.

I don't have any of them in the carriage, it was dark when they rode in it Christmas morning and hadn't gotten to ride in it since. That thing will scoot though and I'll surely get a workout chasing them down.
JB

 

[jbmatth]

I'm going to attempt to do a year in review, I don't have much time though so it may be short. It looks like at the beginning of 2016 we lost power for a few days, oh well we have a small generator for that now. Also it looks like I finished up T.B.W. (The Berline Wall)

I later installed the P.U.B. and A.S.S. (Pull Up Bar and Amazingly Sturdy Shelf) shelf cut from the final design due to budget constraints.

That was followed by my oil bath, oh what fun that was.

I attempted to remove my thumb helping to get a boat on a trailer:
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Started working on the S.A.S. (Shop Air System), and somehow am still working on it trying to perfect it just that little bit more.
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I got G.J.D. (Grandpa's John Deere) running again and took the girls for a little spin.
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I installed cruise control on The Lemon, and did lots of work on the Warthog such as installing a 9" rearend with coilovers and disc brakes:
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Reworking the front suspension as well:
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Driving it 800 miles (1,300 kms) before shelling out the transmission:
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And finely making it to my final stop on what would be a ~3,100 mile trip:
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Now look at that car next to me, hmmm, forshadowing things to come perhaps? LOL

Built the big blast cabinet:
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TBC...