Hot Rods What are you working on this long weekend?

Fortunately during last night and today's ice storm and the accompanying 50 mph plus winds we didn't have any trees fall, there is a lot of limb's to clean up when the weather clears up.

I also have a huge brush pile from the storm last year and in the pile there has to be at least 5 Christmas trees, I fear we will burn the neighborhood down, with all the ice I should make that my project tomorrow. HRP

 

I have been working on my latest shovelhead , treasure . Slow process , just not into it at the moment . Covid hit my house last Tuesday. Wife and I both , fighting hard to recover . It’s tough but we are returning to the living daily .

 

Getting ready for a car show this June. Preparing registration cards, dash plaques, trash cans, t shirts, Parking signs. Gathering all the stuff from last year.
Getting list of sponsors to contact.
A lot of work but a lot of fun. Expecting 250 cars.

 

Got two ready for the first show of the year in snowy Pittsburgh.

 

The speedometer on my '53 Customline has started sticking and making an annoying noise and the needle bounces pretty bad. So yesterday I pulled the cable, cleaned it, and sprayed a liberal amount of the dry graphite spray down either end. I put it back in and took it for a test drive. It worked much better with only a slight needle bounce and no noise... for about 2 miles. Then a popping noise and the needle dropped to zero and stayed there.

Not sure how me cleaning it and lubricated it made it finally snap. But at least other than the cable snapping the drive was pleasant.

 

Unique flames. HRP

 

Last I heard it was on, remember a while back it snowed while we were there but was light, most of the weather here was ice and I wasn't going to drive my hot rod in that.

See you next weekend.

 

My dog died on Dec 31st and got a new puppy for my kid this weekend, so I've spent my time cleaning up puppy chit all weekend, lol.

I did crawl around under the car some. When fall hit I noticed a funny rattle whenever I hit a large bump in the street. Haven't found anything loose under there yet, but the guy that built the car has turned out to be notorious for leaving nuts and bolts loosely tightened. So I'm checking everything that could potentially come apart and kill me, lol.

 

I'm still thinking about what I want to work on. My wife said that I've thought about it long enough, to which I said, You have to think these things thru, if you rush into it, you're going to make mistakes! I might reload some ammunition. Then again, I might think about it some more.

 

Making a decision whether to repair the right side frame stub after a brake failure and hitting the first turn wall at Perris Auto Speedway while leading a heat race at 90+ mph in his Super/Pro Stock dirt car. I want to do it and found a front clip; he’s up in the air over it. If we do we will start running shorter tracks.

 

Putting the dash back in this thing and coming up with a plan for wiring

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Spent the last 2 days working in better halfs office, was drafted as she is down 3 people out of 5. Today I have to get out and clear the slush from the driveway before it freezes tonight.

 

Spent Saturday wasting tubing. 3rd try got it bent where I want

 

Working on my new drag car

 

Opened up a security camera view of my shop in Ohio, so me and Oliver decided to take a nap in Florida since the temps dropped to the low 60’s today.

 

Never a long weekend for me, company’s contract calls for 7 days a week unless the parent company is closed (only a few days a year so we can all get our stuff from Amazon ). But this past week I was getting my old van Dorn valve refacer going, put a new motor on it, two belts and fired it up. All good. Engage the chuck an would randomly spin. Roll
It over and see there’s a 3rd belt up there to drive the chuck that is dry rotted. that’s gonna be fun to change. Taking Wednesday off to figure out how to pull it apart and change that belt.
Good news is in about 1.5 hours from now, I start an all OT shift with Holiday pay. That’s what a good Monday is for me

 

WOW. I like that!

 

You look fairly relaxed, but I think Oliver has got ya beat.....

 

getting this running after about 8 years of neglect

 

^^^^^I'd sooo paint a Bat signal on that lens.

Interesting hood trim on that 36. Would you mind a closer pic of it? I'm just across the river from ya, maybe see ya at a function or three this year.

 

^^^Never seen that before, after market piece or custom? It looks great on there BTW

 

Thanks. It's a period aftermarket accessory. Made by Fulton. Not very common.

 

Now that is a driving light.

 

"One if by land, two if by sea!"

 

I'm breaking down the '32 to paint the frame & putting a Reese hitch on the Studebaker... tired of borrowing the wife's truck to haul my trailer...