What are you working on?

[Stretch]

I got the shocks sandblasted and painted. I also got the front springs and bumper brackets in. The front axle and left side king pin & spindle are in. I got the rear bumper bracket on and I ground the head of a 3/8 bolt down to make it look like the rivet that holds the right side together. I also got the right rear brake band assembled. Not to bad for a Sundays work.

 

[Stretch]

And the axle and spindle.

 

[restoman]

You have to know how to weld to use a stick, a MIG isn't much harder than using a glue gun. :shifty:

For a lot of things a MIG is easy. Get into anything heavier than sheet metal though, and most guys are lost with a MIG machine. Anyone can pull the trigger and stick things together, but a good weld with proper penetration is a lot more difficult to master.
Same with stick welding. The real welders show up with anything difficult, like spring or cast or alloy steels.
Personally, I never mastered a stick machine. Never did enough of it.
Gas welding is my favourite. It's like driving a stick shift... you're in total control.

 

[68R/T]

Gas welding is my favourite. It's like driving a stick shift... you're in total control.

But you're still limited to thickness, unless you've got lotttsss of time. My favorite has always been working with stainless. It's hard on tools but the results are beautiful.

 

[70DartMike]

I don't post much here, probably due to the large list of projects. Such as..

1964 Saratoga 300 - redo entire brake system, wheel cylinders, lines, install dual master, run new fuel line from tank, go through inspection.
1970 Dart - change tranny pan to a deep pan, change out AM radio to factory AM/FM radio.
1967 Barracuda - finish replacing rusty metal in trunk, weld spring hangers, pull 727 and install 833, weld floors and 4 speed hump
1965 W300 - where to start.. change rusty cab with beautiful mint one from parts truck, pull 318 Poly and install 440, weld winch bumper back on (tore it off pulling trees from the bush)
1969 W100 - get title before anything
1975 F250 4x4 - change diff & transfer case fluid, rebuild slip yolk, install 2nd gas tank at rear of truck
1975 Chev G20 camper van - fix annoying oil leak from pan gasket
1965 Valiant - sell .. anyone interested? V200, strong 273, 904, $1300
Need to get the parts cars dragged into the backyard too.

Yeah.. I've got enough to keep busy.

 

[Dr.Jass]

You should really post an ad with a location and pictures. I know at least one board member might be interested in the Valiant, assuming it's a 2-door.

 

[Stretch]

I got the rest of the brakes buttoned up and all of the shocks hooked up. I also got the headlight wires run into the head light buckets and found a way to modify the connection to fit the new stainless wire sheathing. I also got the gas tank in and the new fuel line connected to it.

I'm hoping to get the engine in the frame tomorrow night and the wood spoke wheels back on Saturday.

 

[69.5CUDA]

I don't post much here, probably due to the large list of projects. Such as..

1964 Saratoga 300 - redo entire brake system, wheel cylinders, lines, install dual master, run new fuel line from tank, go through inspection.
1970 Dart - change tranny pan to a deep pan, change out AM radio to factory AM/FM radio.
1967 Barracuda - finish replacing rusty metal in trunk, weld spring hangers, pull 727 and install 833, weld floors and 4 speed hump
1965 W300 - where to start.. change rusty cab with beautiful mint one from parts truck, pull 318 Poly and install 440, weld winch bumper back on (tore it off pulling trees from the bush)
1969 W100 - get title before anything
1975 F250 4x4 - change diff & transfer case fluid, rebuild slip yolk, install 2nd gas tank at rear of truck
1975 Chev G20 camper van - fix annoying oil leak from pan gasket
1965 Valiant - sell .. anyone interested? V200, strong 273, 904, $1300
Need to get the parts cars dragged into the backyard too.

Yeah.. I've got enough to keep busy.

YAY your still around..every time i run into bc to see my girl i keep an eye out for your truck....

 

[Stretch]

Tonight I got the engine pans reassembled and installed,and the engine and transmission in. What a big ass clutch and fly wheel! The 12oz. Yuengling bottle should give you an idea of just how big it is. Wow is that engine heavy.

 

[Stretch]

Check out this old school 6 volt Westinghouse 1000 headlight bulb. I wounder just how old it is.

 

[69.5CUDA]

better question is "i wonder how many hours it has on it"

god damn that clutch and bell house look like they belong behind a detroit 6-71....then it has a tiny lil car 3spd behind it by scale with a giant RV brake drum behind that

 

[mopar_man]

Working on the Barracuda. First drive in 8 years today. I think the floats are sticking and the secondaries aren't opening so I need to do a little work on it. I'd like to get all the stuff I need to swap to a 4-speed but I NEED to get the front end rebuilt this summer.

 

[Stretch]

I got the rest of the fuel system hooked up. I also got the generator & the voltage regulator wired in. The shifter and parking brake leavers are installed and the oil pressure gauge is hooked up.

The radiator is here. I need to clean it up and prep it for paint. The "Oakland" emblem is for the radiator shell and is the original one for the car.

 

[69.5CUDA]

i lvoe seeing those old glass fuel filter bowls

 

[Stretch]

i lvoe seeing those old glass fuel filter bowls

I thought you would be more about the honey comb radiator. That thing is cool! And heavy!

I'll be painting the drive shaft and the radiator tomorrow.

Not to sure what I'll have time to get done on the 'ol girl this week. I'm going to be getting ready for a road trip to Montgomery Al. Thursday.

 

[dodgechargerfan]

I've been working on my next career....or maybe my mid-life crisis.

Our favourite bar band, and good friends know that I pretend to be a guitarist. Well, they have been pushing me for a long time to sit in with them.

I finally committed to doing it a few weeks ago and worked on learning the song they chose for me.

Here is the baseline that I started with.

I've never played live.
I've never played at stage volume.
I've never really played with a band. The closest was goofing around in a basement in high school.
I've never, ever played through an entire song. Ever.
There was no rehearsal with the band.

I don't say all that to brag. I say it more because I can't believe I agreed to put myself in that kind of situation.

I have been noodling off and on for decades, but just noodling and never really working through an entire song.

Friday night, I got up on stage in a bar full of about 50 people and did it.

I'm not plugged in in this picture because it's the song before mine. I just started strumming along and tried to get my bearings on stage.
They were playing Sanctuary.



I plugged in to the guitarist's rig and he picked up the tambourine. I tried to get him to stay plugged in and play along, but he wouldn't. Left me on my own.









And it was so much fun, I did it again on Saturday night.




So, now they want me to learn some more songs.
I think I'll give it a go.

 

[mopar_man]

So, now they want me to learn some more songs.
I think I'll give it a go.

That's amazing. I'm one of those types that can't even speak in front of a group, much less play an instrument in front of them. That's great that you're asking to come back too. :clap:

 

[Dr.Jass]

Just cleaning out my living room with a razor knife, power tools and a BFH. :dance:

 

[dodgechargerfan]

That's amazing. I'm one of those types that can't even speak in front of a group, much less play an instrument in front of them. That's great that you're asking to come back too. :clap:

Thanks.

I used to be the same way. Really, really bad, too.

I couldn't talk to a group of 12 guys that I went through school with, but I was the M.C. for the tech report night presentations at the end of the program to about 100 people including a delegation from China.

That was a gap of about 2 months from mumbling and sweating to cracking jokes and introducing speakers.

What did it for me was the fact that I got to write everything I was going to say and no one knew exactly what I was going to say. So, if I missed something, no one would know. That took a huge amount of pressure away. I threw myself in to the process and pretty much acted the way I thought I should act in that situation. I've been surviving that way ever since. My job is pretty much all presenting in meetings of all sizes.

Playing music is different though. If you really screw up, people will know.
That was the real worry for me.
I just took the practice and the "acting" process together and threw myself into it.

It's really a complete blur the first time.
I heard the singer introduce me, but I have no recollection of what he said.
There was another guest onstage singing backup. I had no idea she was there.

The band really did help me a lot, though too.

 

[dodgechargerfan]

Just cleaning out my living room with a razor knife, power tools and a BFH. :dance:

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I would have sliced the cushions and pillows in half too. Just to make a statement.