When I built the garage I did not want or have room for a bench along a wall so bought a work bench from Costco It is big and on nice industrial size wheels so I can move it to where I am working. Then I needed a place for my vice etc so Russ took me down to where his son works and I scrounged an old dump truck brake drum from the scrap heap,used it for a base for my new work stand.

Then I drilled holes and welded nuts under  for all my different tools,now I can wheel the stand around like an OXY bottle ,take it outside where I can beat on things,grind etc. Very happy with it and it only takes up a little space.

Last couple of days I mounted my 46 car park lights and a 46 car hood ornament that I got from Roger. Also mounted a 41 ford tail light for a third brake light. Got the backup lights  in I put them down on the rolled pan below the tail gate.Now I will go to a spring shop and get them to make me two bumper irons for the front left and right.I made a pattern out of flat strap and they can copy it in spring steel.The Plymouth bumpers have the bolts welded in so it all looks smooth.

Rust!

Get this, I have a nice 35 engine with 40 over pistons. That is the engine I want to put in the Hot Rod with the very early ROOF two carb intake and the Powerhouse generator with the Kubota alternator inside Polished heads so it should shine! Probably not much get up and go but still enough for an old boy like me. So after all that I was looking inside the water jackets and I poked around with a welding rod and this is what I took out!

Can you believe it! I did a flathead years ago and had Redi Strip dunk the block Wow what a change and that engine runs nice and cool,not sure if Redi strip is still going but it sure worked!

Gas filler door

Well getting going on the fender gas filler door. This is the first layout.
I have had a heck of a time finding a junk 46-48 Ford car fender.

I managed to locate one on the East coast  after I put an advert on The HAMB. Boy that got results! The Hamb sure has helped me out. So just used my glass bead cabinet during the move I damaged the air pressure gauge so now that is fixed I am good to go.

The curvature of the fenders is bang on,lucky me. So my weekend project is to get out the trusty MIG.

When I was waiting to fix the bead cabinet I went on to another project I will post it now.

This now done ,the sequence is out ,this photo should be last.

Starting to look like a Hot Rodders garage!

Went over to Stuarts this morning,He is smoothing out a 35 Ford cab. Pretty solid piece but a lot of cracked interior brackets. 

 My plan was if I kept my eyes open,listened and kept my mouth shut I just might learn something! Well I did that and he took out some big dents and I handled the torch well he shrunk the metal. It turned out well and next week when some sills arrive we will "he will" put them in. All in All I am happy and learned a lot.
In my career I was an aircraft structures guy  but never did work with steel always aluminum,so this was a great experience for me. Now at least I know which side of  the dent to put the dolly and  Hammer on.

 Went to the Fords and Friends event today,Low and behold Stu brought out his Ford.
Not sure how he keeps it so clean but it sure is nice!

Just on the HAMB and am looking at a Smith Jiggler with a small SCOT. here is a nice dual adapter for something like that and moves the carbs back a bit  and much lower than the old Almquist style.

Took this at Fords and Friends show.
When I was about 15  we would see this car in Victoria,Named "BLOODY MARY"!
It was a show car. Couple of years later My friend Daryl Thom and I met the second owner
He also had a 31 Ford roadster with a Chev six. Nice! He is Barry Neff.
So here I am 50 years later and have moved back to Victoria  after travelling the world and living all over. Walk by the entrance and WOW the Bloody Mary!!
It could use a shave and a haircut but was all there and the new owner was smiling and enjoying it. Nice to see these old cars still around.

Here is another old Victoria Hot Rod,Great to see these on the road again!

Took this at Fords and Friends show.
When I was about 15  we would see this car in Victoria,Named "BLOODY MARY"!
It was a show car. Couple of years later My friend Daryl Thom and I met the second owner
He also had a 31 Ford roadster with a Chev six. Nice! He is Barry Neff.
So here I am 50 years later and have moved back to Victoria  after travelling the world and living all over. Walk by the entrance and WOW the Bloody Mary!!
It could use a shave and a haircut but was all there and the new owner was smiling and enjoying it. Nice to see these old cars still around.

Here is another old Victoria Hot Rod,Great to see these on the road again!