Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

Tweet

Don---Ya can't be sick and creative at the same time. Being sick sucks in a large way ( I know---I've had the damn stomache flue for 2 weeks). Sometimes, you have to step back and take a breather. Whenever I am in the middle of a build, I hate to stop, because I always have this terrible fear that I might never get started again. I really hope you are feeling better soon, and that everything works out okay for you.---Brian

Thanks Bud. I do plan to get the engine to the machine shop this week, and then I can start using all these nice new shiny parts I bought at Daytona. I am also talking with one of our members about the stainless exhaust systems he makes, seeing if we can make up some zoomies for it.

The other thing is that Season is hitting in Florida, and we are buried at work. All of the snowbirds are returning and wanting their boats fixed. When I get home at night all I want to do is sit in front of this screen chatting with you all. Old age is a b****.

But, you are right, I need to force myself to get over there. Otherwise the momentum does slip away.

Don

Today I had to go back to work, couldn't squeeze out another sick day. Cold was still hanging on, but a Doctor customer of mine noticed I had the cold and told me to go to the store and buy a product called "AirBorne." He said it boosts your immune system, and shortens the duration of a cold. I was desperate, so I did. THIS STUFF IS AMAZING. After two doses of it, I feel 100% better, and am not sneezing and coughing any more. Just thought I would pass this along.

After work I felt good enough to stop at the shop and drop off my new radiator for the T, that showed up today. I had it built by PRC, the same folks who did Dan's '29 radiator. Thing looks so good I may not run a shell on it. I still have to pick out an electric fan, and cut out a hole in the shroud to mount it. There is no question I will use a SPAL fan, after the experience I had with the one on my Jeep. They really move a ton of air.

Didn't really get any work done (don't feel THAT good yet), but I did sit around and admire my radiator. Here are some pictures of it , with and without the shell. I probably will run the shell though.


I'm really anxious to get the engine machined so I can start building it. Lots of new parts for it, just waiting to be put on.


Don

Took some pictures of my Son Don's new project. Hopefully Dan will have the frame perch modified this weekend, and Dan can give him his Xmas present early. He has most of the parts to get this thing up on wheels (except he borrowed my rear tires to do the mock up ( ) He is probably going to run the same setup, except with one inch more backspacing, so the tires tuck in a little tighter.

Don

Hey Don, I really like that radiator, those guys do some great work!!!! The entire project looks really good. Glad to hear you found some new drugs......Now GET BACK TO WORK!!!!!!!

A good dose of the right stuff and off he goes, the radiator is very cool.

Hey Don, just wandering if there's anything going on with you or your sons car's. With my work schedule right now i'm living through your build.

Thank's for the time you put into this for us... Ron:

Thanks for asking. Yeah, we aren't going nuts on it yet, but he and I went to the shop Tuesday night and started mocking stuff up. We put the engine in the frame and started figuring clearances, etc. He still doesn't know he is getting a different frame made, and Dan and I are going to sneak over there Saturday and put in as many hours as needed to finish the frame up at that time. Xmas is just around the corner, so he have to hustle.

I ordered his engine mounts from Speedway, and they should be here Monday, so the timing should be ok. We are sort of in that pre-Xmas lull period, where you just can't get too involved with serious building, but that should change right after New Years.

Dan and I were just talking last night, Don has got to make a decision on wheels and tires early on, because they will dictate the final look and theme of the entire car. He is on the fence between chrome reverse, or Cragar SS, or solids, or??????????? Dan and I are going to have to get him moving in that direction so that we can start getting it up on the final wheels, and set ride height, etc. Don has never built an early car, just later models, so he needs some direction from us as to how to stick with a theme, etc. It is his car, but some of the things he has mentioned he wants to do to it are sort of all over the place, and we need to get the look tied down to one specific era.

So, not a lot going on, except for some pre-planning . I guess I could be doing something on mine though.


Don

I'm just the opposite, Don!!! I usually get a ton of work done the last 3 weeks of December cuz everybody is so busy doing Christmas stuff I don't have to put up with a zillion interruptions!!!!!!!

Don are you ready to just sell that thing to me? Come on, just think about how much of a pain it still is going to be to get it painted and TOTALLY done. Just imagine, sell it to me and all your worries are gone, you can spend more time... umm.. picking up cans...??? YEAH thats it, picking up cans! Now how much fun would that be?

Okay, you've talked me into it. Bring $200.00 and a set of golf clubs.


Actually, I've never been on a golf course in my life, and even when I would play miniture golf with a date, she would beat me.


I swear, tomorrow night I have to get SOMETHING done on this thing. I am finally shaking my cold, so I feel more like starting to work on it again.

But if I decide to bail out, you will be the first to know.


Don

Don's the only guy to have a 3 mo. cold. When he gets over the cold he'll have to go to REHAB
I can get a set of clubs hook up my trailer and be there by dinner tomorrow.

Yeah, you are right Charlie, this darned cold keeps hanging on. Everybody at work has been passing it back and forth, and is like me, and has no energy. Just when I think it is gone, it comes back. Maybe I'm not drinking enough. Even my Kid hasn't been over to work on his '29 for a while because he comes home from work and goes right to bed.

This has got to end sometime.

Don

I got to admit I had a cold last month and ever once in awhile it comes back for a visit. Those days I don't get much done. That along with a torn rotator culf and kidney stones on both sides I'm not getting much done either. Other day I went out turned up the heat , came back in the house that was it till the next day. I'll be glad when they get these stones out.

Hope you feel better when that happens Charlie. I know people who have gone through these, and they are no picnic, I understand.

Don