New project!  In 1928 Ford used a generator called a Power House.I have one and took the inside of it out. I have used a kabota PMG  or known as a permanent magnet generator. It has an output of 25 amps. enough for the hot Rod with a very minimal electric need. This is going on the early Ford flathead for the hot Rod. The intake is a 1937 ROOF intake.
Notice the gen mount it is a chopped up 36 intake and bolts to the front of the ROOF so will work well. The dual pulley pumps are nice as they have bearing not bushings like the car pumps.

Been a while! here is the latest. My son and I fixed up a 66 VW bug  about 19 years ago and he drove it to high school and then a couple of years to UBC. One day I got a call from his sister and him that it had quit  on an approach to a bridge near Vancouver.

. The crankshaft broke! So we talked about it and decided to store it while he continued at UBC.  So here we are 15 years later and I am still storing this thing,never seen the light of day for 15 years.
I am getting it going for my wife to drive this summer. VW heaters are so bad that it will be a summer car.
I did an engine and have it running just battling the wires and some stuck relays and away we go. Then back to the truck project.

 So here we are so far,Primer on the bumpers. The final bumper color will be a cream and also the wheels which will be visible around the Cadillac caps.

The Merc pickup grill! I like the look of the top 47  Merc grill piece and after it is polished it should work.

Next up is more metal work.

More Paint.

Here is the back of the cab painted so now I can put the box on to stay!

Did the inside of the box,Black. Now for the outside  next week. Am busy with family,reunion and baby sitting so will try for the end of the week.

Now for something NEW! How about the Mercury cast aluminum plate? It is off of a 47 Merc pickup,I can hack and grind it to fit the curvature is the same. Any thoughts? Give me some ideas! With the four bar Merc Grill equally spaced it might work. Hope so!

More later.

Here are a couple of photos of Canadian Mercs.  Nice looking grills and park lights similar to 41 Ford car.

Also some chrome trim on the front fenders,very vulnerable!

Tail gate has a Mercury insert.

Nice looking truck!

Mercury pickup grills.

Merc grills.

Here is a photo of a Mercury grill used on Canadian Merc pickups.
I have bits and pieces so hope to make something decent from them.
here we are so far.
41 Ford tail lights rough ones I am using as a mockup.

Tail lights

I am using 41 Ford tail lights and have some nice ones and have these ratty looking frames for mock up.
Plan on fitting them then will put the good ones on,also took a photo of the Hot Rod which I licenced today for the summer. So all is well.

56 Chev up and running!

Well Finally got the Chev together. Wow does it handle nice,flat on the corners. before it was like a boat,now it is like a speed boat! Drives nice and straight with the new urethane bushings and the front and rear sway bars help the handling and corners.
Next the truck project. Just finished the gas tank filler. I used a piece of pipe and turned it down from 1 3/4 to 1 1/2 with a lip on the ends to lock in the flex gas hose. I used a hole saw and made a 1 1/2 in hole in the box sub frame to pass the filler pipe through then welded it in to ensure  structural integrity for the box and floor.
I have seen many gas tanks in the back with the filler in the bed floor and can't understand why? anyway I have a 3 degree slope and a 1/2 inch vent so do not expect any problems and am using a 47 Ford car filler door and neck.

Just installed the new lower swaybar mounts,I like these much better than the mount that came in the kit.

It looks like the original sway bar mount that is so rare.
The lower bracket that came with the kit is the small one in between the two I made. Looking at it I thought "I can do better than that" so this is what I came up with.

Back Home

Well We are home again. had a great time! While in Denmark we met Thomas who has a web page traditional hot rods DK. We went to visit him. Wow these guys are serious! Thomas has a 32 two door  high boy with a french  flathead. His brothers have a 32 full fenderd 32 roadster  a 50 ford coupe and  Thomas also has a very nice 49 Cad  two door. The 32 coupe is a poor photo but it was a low light shot. The coupe came with a V8 but had a 4 banger installed way back. The owner is doing another four  to get it going for the summer. I am including some other four cyl photos of some Danish OHV conversions This OHV was used on trucks and seemed to be very well made and the elderly fellow that was building the dual carb setup said it put out good power.

Latest news

No photos today. have been sick with the flu then Pneumonia,what a mess! Now my wife and I are heading to Denmark for a visit with her sisters. I have been in contact with some Danish rodders and am excited about meeting them,Photos to follow.
Have finally finished the Chev with the new bushings in the front end and also the addition of a sway bar. That should help the handling as it now corners like a boat.
After Denmark we head to Gibraltar and Portugal for a couple of weeks so back in early March.
All for now. Thomas

Well. A new update. It is November and I want to get the 56 Chev front end sorted out.  The car has about 62,000 miles on it or about 100,000 KM.

Not a great number considering it,s age.

I have been a member of the Classic Chev club for about 35 years so bought a kit from them. I have always wanted to put a sway bar on it so got a front and rear kit to install.

Years ago I saw an original sway bar installed and liked the GM  lower  mount bracket so plan on making a copy of it instead of the bracket which comes in the kit, I Think it is rather cheap and a poor fit. When I get it made and installed I will publish it so others can see the difference!

I also want to paint the engine again and clean up the area so it looks more original.

All for now