Projects Weesner Inspired Hot Rod (Hand Built) UPDATE

Okay Never done this before but here goes. (be easy on me).
A friend and I got to attend the AMBR show last year because of some generous friends. We looked at the cars in awe. First time weve been there. While we checked out the vendors we came upon Keith Weesners booth. Jimmy looked at his art and the rest of the things he had for sale. He ended up buying some art from Keith and away we went. Fast forward to about 8-10 months ago. Jimmy was working on a handbuilt Hot Rod but decided it was going to take to long to finish and he wanted something to take to the Street Rod Nationals this year. He got this wild hare to build a Hot Rod to clone the weesner art he bought called the Emerald Tide.

I have to tell you first off that Jimmy has got more talent than most people have got sense. He decideds to build it in bare aluminum and steel. Following is some pics that I took today and I will try to update this as he goes along. He's had most of it together and now it is blown apart and now is priming the steel interstructure and starting back together with it. The way this guy works he will probably make it (I hope). This guy is a machine.
Here he is grinding the frame. All welds will be ground smooth and will look like a billet frame. His plan is to clear the frame over the bare metal to show the workmanship.


Following are some pics of the steel interstructure (primed) and the aluminum skin




The bed is made out of sheet metal


Innerstructure for the doors are steel with aluminun skin




The grill insert will have over 450 stainless bullits.

Stainless bullits

Battery box

Here is just a couple of his tools. (he has many) Several years ago he decides to build a Yoder hammer and built this thing from scratch. I mean this guy is no slouch. Most of it is made from flat stock but he made some molds and had some pieces cast. He also sells some of his cast pieces. Center tube is filled with sand for weight and so it doesnt ring when you use it. If you didnt know you would think it is a factory made piece.


I will try to keep this post up to date as he makes progress. Rick

 

wow!

any more pics of the Yoder? or contact info on the parts he sells?

 

Wow. Can't wait to see more.

 

Amazing work..

 

Hooley dooley, he's good. Those wire wheels scare me though.

 

ya! what he said!

 

Please keep it coming!!! Great stuff!

 

wow!! its always good to see some real craftsmen work

 

WOW...what awesome work!

I can't wait to see more...

 

that is tool and aluminum porn

 

Holy Monkey!! That is amazingly awesome.

 

Dude!!!! Great stuff

 

I am not going to be able to sleep until you post more pics....

 

Now that guy has some talent!

 

Incredible skills...

 

I love threads like this, pure talent.....

 

More please!

 

wow!! i hope he paints it like the painting

 

Ho-Li-Shit! That's some awesome work...Nice to see stuff like this posted on the Hamb!

 

The photos of this build, must be all computer generated. This new fangled computer imaging technology is so awesome, that ever the builder guy in the photo seems to look like a real person. Just plain unbelievable.


Just joking.... As said before - WOW !

I just can not believe, the workmanship on the items pictured.

 

We need more info on the Yoder. He is a Metal God!
Awesome work!

-Saint

 

WOW!! Incredible!

 

That is amazing with a capital ZING !!!
I love that Weez art we have it in our bedroom , very cool , just seeing the aluminum body over that steel skeleton frame is awesome.
Keep us updated , that is one very talented geezer .

 

Great stuff !......Thanks for posting....Littleman

 

Its posts like this that keep me going. Wow!

 

Love that truck!! a good choice of weesner car... I would love to clone all the weesner cars.. and maybe even a clone of Wessner himself..but maybe a bit taller..

But ya this is going to get good,,, Damm theres some good cars being build latly..

Can't wait to follow it...

 

Man I would kill for that acorn table. Wonderful work

 

Incredible! Thanks for sharing.

Maybe he can do a step by step how to of the Yoder build for tech week!

Has Weesner seen this???!!!

 

As far as I know the weez hasn't seen this.

I would rather check with him before I post his name and company name. He works for him self by him self. I mean really! Stevie Wonder could see this guys got talent. He hopes to have it mostly done by the street rod nats. If you see it you really need to check it out.

 

fuck its 6:30am couldn't sleep the whole nite, because I wanna see more pics!!!!
please post more pics