Car Show 2011

Car show was a great success,650 cars entered! Good weather and a car guy from the next town won the BBQ.

BBQ raffle

We had a Chev eng BBQ donated for the Fathers day Show and Shine. We will sell tickets and give it away at the show. The money will go to the food bank and the hospice.

Other projects

I have a 97 Ranger stepside. From Oct to march I never used it so loaned it to my son.

Meanwhile I decided to build a trailer and it should take the place of the truck.

Tows well.

Finished shock mounts

Here are the mounts installed and finished. This keeps the inner fenders intact.

One thing, with the XJS12 front end and the heavy springs the bumper stops are still contacting and I have the engine tranny and cab on. When I jump on the front frame horns it does go down but I am 200 lbs and am curious as to how stiff it will be. Time will tell.

Front Shock mounts and Radiator

This week I am finally getting something done after Christmas. Christmas was great Kids, grand kids, but getting back to the grind suits me fine!

Front shocks and how to mount them? I decided that since the Jaguar rear had the shocks mounted to the cage and I had dumped the rubber cage to body mounts and mounting it solid then mounting the shocks to the front cross member would work. I have bolted it in so can all ways get rid of it and mount the upper shock mounts to the frame if I have to.

The Radiator is a 74 Dodge 1/2 ton for a big V8 and just needs a little trim on the rad outer flange and in it goes. I have been wondering the Rad {aluminum} weighs 15 lbs and holds about one gallon of water for a total of 25 lbs. If I mount it with 8 bolts that is 4 on each side equals about 3 lbs a bolt would that work or should I find some kind of rubber saddle to support it? Help me out here. Happy to say that the inner fender panels only need a slight hammer work to clear the shock mounts.