Well I guess I started another project. Bought a bullet nose a fer months ago. The plan was to sit on it till I finished up the 33, the boat, the Stude p/u, the Falcon,and the 3 restorations for other people that I'm working on. Well, we were running out of work at school, so I brought her down and turned some of the students loose on her.
One quarter straight. I have some very talented students this quarter. I'm turning them on to old cars! Somebody has to do it!
I like those cars. the car looks fairly nice sitting in the rough as bought in the photos. From what the rear 1/4 looks like...tell the students ' job well done'
Dont feel to bad about multi-tasking... Caffeine helps! I've got notepad after notepad of tech notes... trying to learn it all so I dont screw up anything expensive!
[ QUOTE ] Dont feel to bad about multi-tasking... Caffeine helps! I've got notepad after notepad of tech notes... trying to learn it all so I dont screw up anything expensive! [/ QUOTE ] Screwing up expensive Things is the ONLY way ya learn! Ya screw up something Cheap ya throw it away and get another, ya screw up the big shit you got NO CHOICE but to fix it......lol
I do believe this is the first time I WISH I was in class. I've often said I've got more class than anyone you know. It might all be low class but I got more of it than anyone you know....lol
Why scrap the bumper? It looks pretty straight and might make someone a cool bumper for their P'up truck.
Went to a Tech School for autobody work in the 50's. The schooling lasted for a lifetime. Still able to hit my fingers with a hammer and grind on panels enough to get metal shavings in my eyes. Ha Ha. Really did and it has been a big help thru my life but Stude'ys like that were too new when I went. Had to hammer the very heavy Model A fenders.
those are fun cars, it's amazing how many people will tell you their dad or uncle or grandpa had one you almost always get a reaction out of people, most people have fond memories of them but a LOT of people think they were some of the ugliest cars made. they were way ahead of the mainstream, just a little too different for some I guess. I had one too, a long time ago, a '50 4 door Champion with a '51 clip as you can see poking it's nose out behind my old Ford (notice the visor) Paul
Looks like a pretty solid car to start with. I'm sure the students will take alot of pride in what they do. Should end up with a really nice car.
[ QUOTE ] Why scrap the bumper? It looks pretty straight and might make someone a cool bumper for their P'up truck. [/ QUOTE ] I was thinking the same thing.... at least give somebody a shot at using it before you just throw it away...? as you know, old parts don't just grow on trees anymore....
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