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My first attempt at a wood car. I had been working with wood for quite a while before this, mostly wood boats though.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Was to look as much like an original 29 depot hack as I could manage but with it being scaled up some for a tall owner. Under the hood is pure hot...
I'd be tempted to leave it. You can flatten it out some but you'll never buff that gloss back into it.
I think I've finally found my home!!!
Actually a 1951 16' Riviera, they didn't make too many of these litttle ones. Unfortunately I think you are right about the younger crowd. This...
Hessel was kind of like the Lake Tahoe show of the mid west. Haven't been up there in a long time, wonder if it's still as good as it used to be....
I've seen that one in Hessel. That's thje only A120 I've ever seen in person.
Spraying varnish isn't easy, even most professional spray painters won't mess with it. I don't do spray work but have had varnish sprayed on a...
Gar Wood used a lot of Scripps engines, not sure about the Packard or Rolls though. This one is only 22 feet long and being a tripple cockpit all...
350 Chevy, 72C Borg Warner transmission. It came complete except for the engine, so no idea what it was built with.
Septic tanks....Craigslist?...Gently used?
I've heard of not being able to hit the broad side of a barn, but tossing your change out the window and missing that canal???? Wow!!
Making some progress on the Gar Wood. Don't think it's going to make it in the water this summer though.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I've seen sagging doors fixed with a turnbuckle and a piece of cable from the upper hinge to the lower back corner of the door. Not sure if that...
My Grandfather was named Shirley. Not nicknamed, legally named.
5200 in this case because that's what the owner wants. I've done epoxy bottoms in the past, in fact I prefer them. I don't use West System epoxy...
Small block Chevy, new but in todays world still kinda old school. Got a Borg Warner 72C on the back of it. [ATTACH] Mill isn't a Bridgeport but...
1937 Gar Wood. Is complete minus the engine/transmission. The pictures make the wood look a lot better than it really is, it will all be...
Thanks! The owner is more into useing than showing, so probably not.
This is from a 1937 wood boat I'm building, I want to move the steering wheel from the right to the left and need the mirror image of this...
[ATTACH] The only Jeep I've ever owned, a collection of early to mid seventies CJ5 parts. Had to sell it when we moved south. Moving again, still...
Thanks everyone for the nice comments, much appreciated! This truck was built with the intention of it being used and I expect that it will. I...
I'm done! Drove it over to the guy that sprayed the clear on the wood for me, he's going to buff the hood and front fenders. Also had the top...
Between the planks is a caulk that I got from Mcmaster Carr, it had the physical properties I wanted and a color that was good enough. The planks...
Getting very close to the end, still have one window to install and a few interior panels. Have to get the top upholstered and reinstall the rear...
The heavy sanding is finally done, the last batch of parts might even be out of the spray booth by now. Got a start on the assembly, pretty good...
Sanding, and lots of it.....Worked a few other details in for an occasional break. Installed electric wiper motors, reworked the trans tunnel,...
This is it. https://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/concentric-international-black-universal-tractor-seat-w-adjustable-suspension/0000000000497?Ntt=seat
Dates are correct. A lot of minor changes were made along the way, but an easy way to tell an 8n from the earlier two is that the 8n had a four...
It is pretty comfy, waaaaayyyy better than the original equipment. Got it from Fleet Farm over in Wisconsin. That was in 04 or 05 though so don't...
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