I went to Hot August nights and saw LOTS of Rods. I love the artist rendition that Bruce did, but I have to say, I think I am going old school with this car now. I will still try and use the 5.7 HEMI, but as far as the paint and body work. My and Tyler( moparts- YOUNGUNNER) Have looked at it for hours and I love the old school look, including the door hinges, door handles, ect. So it may still e green, but it wont be shaved and it wont be a zillion hours of perfection--I have no time for that. I want drivers I can beat up, race around in and have fun with.

It may even be green with black fenders and uh----- well who knows.



Dave

And Tyler and I recently got the 1970 340-6 mounted on the K member stuffed into this. Lowered the lift right onto it.

Now I am thinking a different manifold and carb set up as I want it reliable.

but here is a recent pic

So, I guess all these posts were to basically write an excuse note for not getting any further along on my 38. I HAD to get some projects out of the way for winter. oh and I didnt post pics of yet another gas pump I did for free for a buddy who has yet to call and thank me.(never again)

they all take time, but I am doing them all to be drivern. The 70 Cuda vert's paint is almost perfect, pro prefect as I did not paint it, except the engine bay and trunk, jams, evt, 10 years ago now.

I have no use for perfect paint job that take so much effort that it wrecks it for me. dont with that.

Lte sface it, you cant see the flaws if your going 100 miles per hour.

Dave

oh, and I am picking up these in the next three weeks. More projects, now that I cant move to Idaho for a few years.

67 DART HT

64 DODGE 330 4 DOOR. For parts for a 2 dr--Know of any cheap????? this is a 3 speed on the tree car, perfect chrome and front clip.

So there, you are updates and that my excuse!!!

sorry for the typos I was in a hurry!!!
time to go have coffee with the wife and make sure that end of my life is in harmony!!!!

Lawfish, you are a wise man !

Wow do I feel pathetic . Lawfish how do you find anytime to relax . Last friday I finished welding shut the mounting holes and taillight holes for the rear taillights on my 40. I then finished removing the handle from the 40 plymouth decklid I'm using. Welded up the emblem holes and hammered out and welded up the pry hole they put in the lid. I started to cut out a patch to close the handle holes and promptly sliced the back of my thumb . later shawn

Well, after make these posts this AM, I went out and scratched the finished primer in the truck bed trying to remove it to paint it. After that my compressor strated giving me fits. Its 20 years old and usually works with a second newer 60 gal 5 HP compressor, which broke two weeks ago.

I decided I was very irratible and came inside almost immediately after shooting just a basecoat of paint on the front the bed that goes up against the cab. Just to seal it.

Now I am inside, resting as I start 6 days straight, all 12 hours days at work.

so today is a rest day now. I figure 2 and a 2 1/2 hours on moparts and then its a cigar and a scotch out front sitting next tot he sprinklers.

It helps that my wife cut the grass yesterady (18000 sq ft) and now I have some free time for
a cigar.

But, it snows here in the winter and I can paint, so I try and get that stuff done in the summer.

I used to carry 40-60 cases in Detectives, running my butt off. I have now simply transfered that to cars and have actually slowed down over the past three or so years.


Dave

my 36 coupe is at a stand still its been to damn hot out here to work in the garage so i put it in hold till it cools down a bit i did manage to start the roof chop should be finisshing that up in the next few weeks and well post some pics at that point

I just got my title for my 37 so now I can order a reproduction tailgate from Mack Products. $275, not a bad price.

Pretty much where it was last year.....

and the year before that......

Guess I'd better update too then.
40 still waiting, 47 has freshly powdercoated wheels and new tires. Went with blackwalls, since the wide whites were double!!!
Drove it to the big swap meet 2 weekends ago, and to the local cruise a week ago Friday.
This week was busy work-wise, but got the camp trailer and the 2 parts vans in my name and the trailer registered. Camping tonight...

Hope to get started again on the 40 shortly, but projects keep calling my name. There is an A-100 that I'd already have, except it's over in Bigdad country...1044 miles and 16.5 hours away.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=354685

Out of my price range, but this one is neat too.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=385677

For the same money, there is a 69 RR here (moparts).

MUST STAY FOCUSED on the 40!!!

I sold the 48 plymouth coupe at Long Beach last sunday so now some bills are paid and there is a little more room around here and I have some $$$$ to finish the interior in Squattie

well I did some work this week on the 46 COE PU project,
I put the front fender and nose on it and decided that I need to raise the body mounts about 2 more inches because now I plan to put the 5.2efi/518 back in front under the floor soooo the higher the body is the less intrusive the engine will be and if I need to get it lower after its done I could always get dropped spindles

I'LL post some pics later tonight, I just came in from shortening the frame 26" I want this one short and I was going to go from 132" down to 100" but my some talked me into 106" he wanted 110-115" so I settled on 106 thats what a ram charger is and I have had a few of them and they worked good for me.

well anyway I cut it and welded back together(except for the bottom I'll do that when I raise it up) and it looks pretty short just what I wanted. Ron...

My daily driver '47 Power Wagon is coming along very nicely. Chassis is nearly finished, just one solid day's work left on it to reinstall some of the driveline mounts I painted as well as for doing brake lines and mounting the emergency brake linkage. Cab is painted and clearcoated. My diamond plate aluminum interior is nearly finished, just 4 flat pieces to cut out yet. In another week or so I will be buying the rest of the stuff to finish it like Stewart-Warner gauges, hood emblems, power lift tailgate, and a few other odds and ends. I am working on the bed this week and hopefully by weekend I can put it on. The fuel tank, radiator, and heater core will be ready to pick up from the radiator shop this Friday. And hopefully next week I can finish the engine for it. It will drop together very quickly over the next month and I am trying to have it finished for next month.

cooled down the other day so i went n did some more work on the chop getting there slowly

I just ordered a new reproduction tailgate for my 37 Plmouth from Mack Products, about $325 delivered.