Hot Rods and stuff

[davina61]

Yesterday was Johns funeral, a founder member of our hot rod club. I came down with a stinker of a cold so stayed home. It has been suggested that we all get together and have a meal in Johns memory. Lets hope it happens, Nick bought Johns T roadster he started to build in the 70s. First time I went to his house the chassis was stood against the fridge in his kitchen, now I am giving Nick a hand to build Johns T and it will have a memorial plaque on the dash for John. 

[Lori Dee ✅]

I think that is a wonderful tribute!

[davina61]

Well I have been welding and fabricating, so much welding still to do. Soon we will be working on the T pickup again and hopefully I will be collecting another engine I have been given. Its flood "damaged", well it was fully under water so not sure what its like but I hope it has some parts I need.

[davina61]

Of to pick up that engine this afternoon, need to strip it down as much as I can to get it in my car!! Still welding and grinding but getting somewhere, TBH the only original bit of body shell left if the outer skin due to rust. I need another sheet of steel as running out, that will be the 4th one!!!

[davina61]

Still cracking on, 5 hours about each day is enough for me at the moment. Boot (trunk) all made up and welded in with just a few bits to tidy. Having to stoop over to work in the back has put my back out again so I moved onto making the tube frame for the flip front. Packed the inch tube with sand and heated it with a blow torch holding it in a vice and got it into the curved shape of the front clip.

[Charlotte Kitty ✅]

5 hours is a decent chunk of time each day considering the work is I imagine pretty physical. How long so far have you committed to this restoration? Is it your first?

Charlotte 😻

[davina61]

Not my first rodeo! Latest in a long list of projects, when I ran my garage we restored many air cooled VWs as well as a few hot rods. I built my Austin drag car, a front engine dragster with a friend, my daughters drag beetle, my VW panel van and my 51 Austin Countryman street rod (3rd rebuild!). Austin Hereford ,the Herferod is my latest and most likely my last but I am helping one of the folks build a T Roadster as well.

[Charlotte Kitty ✅]

Wow that's quite the portfolio of restorations right there. So really car restoration is pretty much your main hobby for a long time. Great work for sure.