Here is a dust pan I made for Al Clark.

Al is the originator of Northwest Deuce Days in Victoria 

He is moving and had a garage sale  which I missed as We were at ROMO in Denmark. I dropped by and he had a few Deuce day licence plates left and a Mickey Thompson Con rod from his old 354 Hemi dragster engine, Had a spun bearing 

So I made this for him 

Now every time he sweeps the floor he will recall that engine.

As it was gathering dust on the bench now it can be used to pickup that dust!

This car was a knockout! Markus and May from Zurich.

This car was so well done and very fast.

 

This is progress so far 

plug wires next had to order some linkage as I could not make anything from my junk box.

Notice how the carbs are centered but backwards! I can fit a generator on in the stock place. The Generator has Subaru alternator guts and is good for 46 amps  12 volt.

Cast Iron Kogel heads and the original Hexagon Tool air filter. should be nice.

I used the dual belt system as the water pumps for a truck have bearings and not bushings

 

 

So here,s the latest.

This engine is coming out and the new one will go in.

I Have had these heads for years sitting like dummies on a spare block.Now they go to work as I will put these on the engine Bill built for me and I will get the 35 Ford engine out and put in this one

More to come. I borrowed this test plate which is for a block but also works on a head and made up a sleeve for the water intake and a schrader valve to pressurize it 

Put in about 45 PSI and it passed like a champ!

 

The Prairie Schooner

Bills new Prairie Schooner

 We are so pleased Bill has it and will enjoy it as we have all these years.

Been awhile since I posted. Finally after over 30 years I am getting rid of the trailer. Camping should be left to the younger folks. Bill is getting it and will take it to Regina. Bill has a flathead powered 27 T roadster with a hitch so he will be seen here and there. I am very pleased he is getting it and it will be used! Our Kids have many happy memories of camping  Son Jack and I towed it to the Salt Flats  for the 50 th Speed Week It has been to Waterton/Glacier National park and countless Rod Runs behind the T touring. Lots of good times!

 

 I took the Hot Rod  for a drive and got about two blocks and KA POW! In with the clutch and coasted around the corner. Lots of noise so I walked home with my tail between my legs! Chris  the neighbour had a strap  so we hauled it home behind his 1/2 ton.

Seems a tooth came off the input drive gear and took out the cluster second and lots of teeth. Looks like a loser in a bar fight. So am getting another together out of more junk I have laying around.

Anyone checked out the price of just plain old passenger car side shift boxes! Wow! I use a -78 case and car gears and an output from a 1/2 ton "open Drive"

Fatigue I guess as I baby this thing and only have 100 HP.

Normandy Beach Race

Normandy Beach Race Sept 26  on the Beach ,Belgium and French border.

 

TOY RUN

Annual Christmas Toy Run

Many Cars  get put away for the winter so this takes place in September.

Lot of smoke from Fires in Washington and Oregon so a bit uncomfortable.

Very difficult for the poor folks down South,Much damage!

Notice the smoke,that is not Sea Fog!

 

Bomber Seats

DONE!

Seats are comming together very well!

Getting the rivits done and the seat angle back a bit.

Spent a couple of days with Nick, Building Bomber seats. WE have a bead roller and he motorized it  with a foot control! So nice! Then Nick located a pickup box so we  put it on top of the ratty wood deck to see how it looked without shortening. We decided to leave it stock length just like some  young fellow would have done in 1950. He decided to go with the original length. I agree!

The seats will get some more beads but are going to look quite original. I took up some AN 470 rivets and we did some test riveting and with some of our old Aircraft  bucking bars  and rivet sets we will be OK

Tail gate is as good as any you would find these days

 

More paint on today

Now I have the new engine in the Hot Rod so back to the truck.

Sun Visor

Todays project. Sun Visor 
made from an old 49  1/2 ton hood,punched some holes and flared
Painted now back to the doors for more work.

Door repair for Pick up

Back to the truck project! 

Someone in the past used a chain around the door?  Only the RH side and mashed the upper part. I got a clapped out rusty door from Terry. Good doors are hard to find up here in the PNWEST, rain country!

So cut out the top and am fitting it in. Will close it up tomorow.

Then I will start doing locks and PWR windows.

High lite these photos for the complete picture size.

DONE! Took the day but am happy how it turned out. now onto something else.

Nice day for a drive

 Notice the red filler , That is my vent and oil filler . Hope it works as the Roof does not have any filler at the front and I do not have room at the old fuel pump area. I blanked it off and have a PCV  from it to the manifold.  

 Hot Rod runs fine! 

I am pleased with the PMG inside the 28 Ford Powerhouse generator case! Indicates about 20 amps and as I have an old curved glass SW  amp gauge that is 15 and 30 amp marks I am OK with that.

The Old Roof intake does not have exhaust heat but as soon as the block is warm all is well.

Doe not have the Jam of the old Flathead I took out but the lack of a knock is nice.

So after another retorque  which will be three and if no change then I call it done.

We took the 56 Chev out for an Ice Cream and sat on a small mountain  Mt Tolmie and looked over the city. About 25 C today,very nice.

I am not the speedball some people are! Any way today I made  a bracket for the coil cover.
Boght some spark plugs the other day. I took in  my Champion UD 16 and some Autolite B9 in and he matched them up as Autolite 386.
Look the same  when I look close and can not see any difference?
So there you go  old big thread  like original and only 34 Cdn $ for all  so I am happy.
Tomorrow is fuel lies and some wireing!

Engine out

Out it comes!
Been in there for about 35 years! Finally wore it out.

New old one going in.

BAD NEWS!!

I decided to take the HOT ROD for a drive a couple of weeks ago.
WE were heading off to Denmark for a couple of weeks and  it was a nice day so decided to go for a spin.
On the way back as I was driving in the driveway a nice loud KNOCK! started.
Rolled into the garage and walked away.

So a couple of weeks later now and

  it looks like the backup engine is going in.

I plan on some wiring changes  and the 28 Model A power house gen housing with  Kabota  PMG guts,good for about 25 amps 12 volt. That is all I need.

seems I am going backwards rather than forward!