Nothing going on? I've been entertaining kids and grandkids for the week, board has been dead....school starting?
hello If other members are like me, getting outside stuff ready for winter. Cos
For me, it's been one thing after another. This week has been spent trying to get ready for a garage sale this weekend. We've been putting it off because of the heat. I was going to do a hundred-mile cruise with the OK Crossmembers this weekend, but I'm foregoing that. Gotta get my garage back to normal. It's been jam packed since we sold our other house this spring and I lost my big storage shed.
Still working on the wagon-albeit slowly. Started drilling out the spot welds on the driver side floor boards. Then plumbing took a nose dive again-so a plumber and some surgery are in order. Have no idea why things are backing up. Let the jokes begin :003:
Mike
Back up "lights" (see my post in Project Builds) Lol!
My winter project. I got a stern warning at the Old Time Drags about running too fast so I've made a tough decision and decided to put a basic 5-point bar in it. Just mocking it up now.
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Been busy at work. It never ends and I'm trying to learn to be the STFU and just do the job now. Even for a dream job it becoming quite the BS load.
Anyhow slowly working in the hardtop. Interior work. Sort of an inside out game for me.
But I need to seal up the PS. So o order parts here and there NPD seems to be the place that has the 57 parts that fit.
After that just helping my wife with here start up company.
O yeah and a semi vacation-work trip next week to Germany.
Quote from: abe_lugo on 2023-09-22 19:00O yeah and a semi vacation-work trip next week to Germany.
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Take some time to have a stein...and one for me too! :icon_super: :occasion14:
Thanks. Been waiting a while for some good brews.
which area are you traveling to, Abe ?
Leipzig. Hobby Modell spiel at the conversion center. And Matchbox collecter show. Will be there Thurs- Sunday then London on the way back.
We might try to explore Leipzig a bit more this time. Our first travel since the Before times.
I enjoyed my time in Germany. I really enjoyed the Bottled Beverage guy making the doorstep deliveries!
Leipzig is a little longer than an hours drive from my place, unfortunately... :003: I will be visiting friends in southern Germany (Lower Bavaria) later in October.
I think you are spending more than a couple days in Leipzig this time for the toy fair do you will try to see if there's any old timer car events going on.
This place has resembled a morgue of late! Actually...I have seen more life in a morgue! Everyone out driving around in the fine Fall weather?
I have been catching up on stuff around here that was put off when temps were over 90...and still more to do. Including working on my new acquisitions for income property....a pair of Self Storage places in two different towns...one 3 1/2 hours away.
Today my youngest son and I went to the dump, then a visit to Costco, then back here and moved three old power poles to the back of the shop so that I can begin to build the retaining walls for the dugout lean-to I am building to store the '50 Dodge p/u and one of the '57 Sedan Deliveries in over the winter along with some other things that do not need to be in the shop.
This past week wife and I were in Plano for my oldest son's new pizza store opening. He works for Hideaway Pizza Company, and they have moved him over to Texas to begin opening stores there. Four slated for the next year and more next year. He is gonna be a busy bee!
I am going to try to pick up my 312 for the Fairlane tomorrow after doing some paperwork related to the storage places. Then I need to burn the burn pile.
Saturday it is down to Cabot AR to work on the place there, new security lights, mow grass, hang a sign and take pics.
Sunday work on the website for the facilities...and mow grass.
So...what is everyone else up to? :006:
Yeah, it's been slow. Even regulars like Jim, Lynn, Bill and Gary haven't been on here much. Neither have you or I for that matter.
Me, just shows every weekend, and trying to get my garage organized, and my backyard cleaned up. It's almost there. I'll be in Medicine Park, OK. this weekend.
PM being sent
As for myself, I've been working on the brakes of my 57. Sourced rear brakes from a 2002 Grand Marques and have them "trial fit" onto the sedan. Researched and purchased banjo fittings to install onto the 74 Maverick calipers. I made and installed a new brake line from a "T" near the left side to the right side. I had to make a bracket to hang the residual valve and finally got the lines fabricated and installed from the hydro boost to valve. I spent the better part of two and a half weeks on these tasks.
Life does interrupt the "car" thing! Between doctor appointments for my wife, taking care of the house and "playing" with my sister's MGB (actually building it) time just slips away. Did make a couple of car shows, local, with the Ranchero. Nice to be away from the chores of old age living! Other then that the 56 Crown waits for the B to be finished and taken home to WI.
Actually I have been doing all sorts of small projects on the Custom... I dropped the rear end down by putting in 2" lowering blocks (with a 2 degree pinion angle change). I wired up the new backup lights after buying a reverse light switch/bracket designed for the Hurst shifter. I resolved a couple of rear tire clearance issues caused by lowering blocks. I changed the control scheme of the auxiliary pusher fan (deleted computer control, on with a/c or manual switch). I finally got the steering wheel straightened out after a couple of trial indexes.
Today I am changing the oil and waxing the car for a show tomorrow (about a 130 mile round trip). Been watching SEC football and enjoying 80 degree days for a change. This IS car season around these parts.
I did do a bunch of car shows with the Saleen...but so much needs to be done around here now, that I think my car show visits are done. Skipped last weekend and this...doubt I'll go next either. Winter is coming, fall is here, and rain should be soon as well.
I hope to have the winter to myself to work on the cars. Have done some favors for a body shop friend involving long distance trips with the car trailer, and in exchange he is going to paint the SVO for me. Will hopefully have that ready by end of November for the paint.
I now have enough room in the shop to work on both Fairlane and SVO, just need to do as Rich...organize...then I can get to it.
Sounds like everyone else has been moving along the same lines.
Well I got back in from my work/ vacation trip and have been hitting the 57 Hartop, to get some interior stuff done, then had a hiccup on a broken shifter selector arm, had to drop the pan about 3 times. then I learned about valve bodies! haha. Its all working know, just sorting out interior and wiring clean up on the dash, no good pics yet.
I also been working on a new Fuel sender for the 57 wagon, I doing a mish-mash of a car sender with a new arm. we will see how it works, the aftermarket sender took a dive.
Mopar show show this weekend with my Wife, she is driving the '33 out. Its a cool little show. We also took the Morris minor out for Cruise night a few days ago. That was fun.
A few pics of the Ruidoso, NM car show I did a few weeks ago. The first pic is about 1/3 of the show. Mine is almost dead center of the pic, next to the f100. '57 Fairlane next to the hotel/casino near mine.
My favorite car in the entire show of mostly trailer queens was, are you ready??..........................................a VW! I'm gonna post pics for Gunter.
Quote from: RICH MUISE on 2023-10-20 14:08A few pics of the Ruidoso, NM car show I did a few weeks ago. The first pic is about 1/3 of the show. Mine is almost dead center of the pic, next to the f100. '57 Fairlane next to the hotel/casino near mine.
My favorite car in the entire show of mostly trailer queens was, are you ready??..........................................a VW! I'm gonna post pics for Gunter.
Those Ghias were cool then..still are today! The guy who is going to paint the SVO has one in the shop for restoration now. I think it is supposed to be orange, but I think I like that blue better! Nice looker!
Big show! Found your car too! :006:
Quote from: abe_lugo on 2023-10-20 13:32Mopar show show this weekend with my Wife, she is driving the '33 out. Its a cool little show. We also took the Morris minor out for Cruise night a few days ago. That was fun.
Wish I could have gone to the Mopar show and sat off to one side and watch people drool over the '33!
And the Morris...ah yes...those are such cool cars!
You have got to love the Connecticut shore, in the last 13 weekends it has rained 10, the last time I had my car out was in May.
Rain is coming to visit my neck of the woods in MO next week...probably Wednesday and Thursday. Need to get that lean-to up! Anyone wanna come help? There is steak involved! LOL!!!
That green Ghia is really pretty, Rich ! From what I can see in the pics it looks extremely detailed and well in concourse condition. I think it is a 1960 or 61 model year.
I took my 57CS on a short but sad trip yesterday. My friend of 25 years, Walter passed away from cancer and I attended the funeral with the 57. My 57 was parked right in front of the mortuary in his honor.
He was an extremely talented body worker and restoration pro and he had built a great business with and for his 3 sons, all young car guys as well.
I first got in touch with him, when my first 57 Sedan Delivery had a small fender bender and a mutual friend introduced me to him and he did the repair. That was back in 1998.
I guess life goes on....
On a brighter note, and to get away from it all for a bit, I will take my 95 Fiesta Daily on 500 mile round trip to Southern Germany today, visiting friends.
I will make a short stop at a classic car exposition and auction in Salzburg (just looking).
"Just looking"...can lead to just a small purchase...LOL!!!
Quote from: mustang6984 on 2023-10-21 06:23"Just looking"...can lead to just a small purchase...LOL!!!
Yup! That's how the 56 Crown Vic came home........that was after I decided to thin the herd down to just the 36 and the late models!
Quote from: Ford Blue blood on 2023-10-21 08:35Yup! That's how the 56 Crown Vic came home........that was after I decided to thin the herd down to just the 36 and the late models!
LOL!!! Yea...That's how my first Explorer came to be mine..."just gonna look...see what it has for options. Three hours later it had a new option...ME! OOPs!
Didn't buy much ( although I thought about bidding on the 200k Maserati 3500....just kidding :003:), but I was able to find some really rare VW parts in the swap meet area, that I had been looking for , for over 2 years. small but important bits, you never know what you will find !
The show and auction was a real blast. 10 halls filled with vintage cars, some incredible stuff. Also vintage American iron. Mostly unbelievably beautiful German, Italian and English stuff.....If somebody wants to see any of that, I may be posting a view pics. this is just a small taster.
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I really have to admit that I shed a tear or two ( of joy) about the sheer beauty of those cars. No need to own them, just enjoying the body lines, the smell and the love that some owners and restorers put into them.
I have always had a massive lust for the TC/TD/TF and "A" MG's. Any of those there?
Yea.. been slow around here....
Winters a coming...... so I am making plans to build my 40's Tear Drop trailer.... Frames all done.. working on the panels now.....
my friend Rob has done 2... and I refuse to pay Hotel rates....
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Should be done by Spring.
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Nice! And the truck towing it...oh such a sweet pic eh? Just looks right! :003: