[Low n' 51ow]

Originally Posted by StreetKruzer

Absolutely! I tried way back when to train the kids to eat grass, that didn't work. Now they're gone and although my wife is really frugal, those "neccessities" still eat up the dollars, etc. No rich relatives, or friends, or generous enemies so I guess I'm just stuck with the working bit. (at least for a while longer). Yesterday evening I had to make some brackets for someone else's project at work. How much of an insult is that! Not even my own stuff! Hopefully get back to it tonight. Bob

Well, I didn't like the taste of grass, and as it turns out, my kids don't like eating grass either!! Imagine that..... I just need to figure out how to get a mobile shop going so I can work on mine while I am out on the road doing the working thing. Man, someone should invent that teleporter like they had on Star Trek!! Yes, working gets in the way of the fun stuff for sure........

[1971BB427]

Got the back bumper installed and the lights in the bumper wired. Everything worked, so that's good. Started painting the various trim pieces, like license plate frame in the rear. It's got one of those huge European style frames and it hinges on the trunk lid so when the trunk is open it can drop down. Pretty ratty, and I ended up coating it with bed liner after it wouldn't come out good with a fair amount of sanding.

[StreetKruzer]

1971BB427; I really like your ride. I mean I REALLY LIKE YOUR RIDE!!!! Great looking gasser!
Tonight I made some patterns for under the floor between the frame and the body. It's a pretty small area and I'm going to seal it as I think it would be extremely hard to keep the road crud out. Not a whole lot done visually but I took my time so it will seal good. I would love to have four day work weeks because that would mean three day weekends and then you could really sink your teeth into a project! I spend a lot of weekend time just gearing things up to get on the big projects and then you gotta quit too soon just to return the garage to normal operation again. read as (turning the other half of the shop, er, I mean garage, back over to the wife.)

[Prof. T. Soggmeyer]

Finally got my 283 ready to install in my 49 5w

[1971BB427]

Originally Posted by StreetKruzer

1971BB427; I really like your ride. I mean I REALLY LIKE YOUR RIDE!!!! Great looking gasser!

Thanks StreetKruzer! I really appreciate that!

[Custom10]

Originally Posted by Ter 409

It is called a Richardson Ground Squirrel,or Picket Pin. It is a small prairie dog looking rat or squirrel that will destroy a farmers field and crop. If a farmer knows you are safe and serious about killing these critters he will alot of times buy you ammo to do the job. We have used over 5000 22 bullets in one field and the next week it looks the same. Look-up Oregon sage rats on Google. Ter409

It is just a gopher guys,,,or better known as Gainer the Saskatchewan sage rat LMAO.

[MARTINSR]

Well, I solved a little problem that I put on the back burner. I had all kinds of things in my head to do with this emblem but figured out a great way. Repairing broken studs, on an emblem for example.

Brian

[deadbodyman]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

What was it a rust job? You aren't chopping the top are you?

Brian

LOL ,Not everything I do is a rust bucket Brian...No chop,This one was a roll over but not a bad one...the rt front piller was bent in 3/4" and the left only a 1/4" the rear sail panels were around 3/8".
got everything fitted yesterday and its setting on there ,today I'll finish the fitting and flange the donor sail panels for a tight weld joint...then I'm done.My first "metal " only job I'm trying to phase out of body and paint shop work and do only metal working ...I took pics but I cant find my USB to down load the camera into it..

[1971BB427]

Well I finished up the exterior trim and wiring on my gasser project today! Got the crank open windshield installed, weatherstripping in the trunk lid, rear lights all done, plus the folding license plate frame installed and wired.
Just have to finish reinstalling the interior door panels and window trim, then fab up the wheelie bar brackets and she's ready for some spring time fun! If the weather ever cooperates!

[matts37chev]

Originally Posted by 1971BB427

Well I finished up the exterior trim and wiring on my gasser project today! Got the crank open windshield installed, weatherstripping in the trunk lid, rear lights all done, plus the folding license plate frame installed and wired.
Just have to finish reinstalling the interior door panels and window trim, then fab up the wheelie bar brackets and she's ready for some spring time fun! If the weather ever cooperates!

man, you are really getting it done over there

[1971BB427]

Originally Posted by matts37chev

man, you are really getting it done over there

Thanks Matt! I miss driving it, so hope to get back on the road at the first sign of dry roads!

[StreetKruzer]

Started on some brake lines tonight. I decided to do stainless since a bit of them will show all the time. Spent over an hour and got one whole line almost done! Man, that stainless is some tuff stuff to work with. I started with the longest line, to the T at the rear end and I had to go through a frame cross member, but I sure didn't think it would take that long! I don't have one of those commercial tubing benders, but I did spring for the pliers with the curved grooves for the lines. They actually work pretty good and I like the tight bends you can do. A lot better than trying to bend this stuff with just your thrumbs.

[MARTINSR]

I made my bracket for the emblem and got it painted and mounted.

Brian

[Dave57210]

Yesterday my buddy & I pulled the saggy headliner out of my 92 GMC. Naturally, we broke a couple of trim pieces doing it, and didn't exactly do the molded board any favors either!

Then I went to a meeting of one the clubs I belong to.

Today - I looked outside. Cold, raining, foggy and windy, all at once. So I built a fire in the fireplace, opened a bottle of wine, turned on the stereo and started catching up on my reading...

[nine4gmc]

im doing a full interior on a b-body caprice and was asked if i wanted to change the heater core for some extra change, since i had almost everything out anyways i accepted...shiiiiii.....like 5 hours trying to get that **** out. i couldnt get the hoses disconnected until after i broke out the sawzall and cut the core out from under the dash. holy crap that was a task, i still dont know what kind of tool it takes to disco those hoses but i do know what kind of car i will not be changing a heater core on again.

btw Dave, you gotta take the side panels loose first, the top center trim panel has tabs on both ends that tuck behind them...probably the broken ones you talk about.