Pinch & a punch...1st of a hectic month!!

Had to buy some bulb holders from Rare Spares to fit to the headlight buckets, and these will work for the park lights and indicators , they use the smaller blade push-in bulbs, and I found these neat, "bright", LED indicators at Jaycar....along with the tiny led's that I will use in the dash....they have a great range!!

Unfortunately, we have to run wipers.....2 of the bastards!!...I found these at BIAS boating, they had regular black for $49, or the waterproof chrome jobies for $79, complete with blade and arm....I just had to shorten both though, and then changed and went to OZ RODS and bought their arms and blades...much nicer....the mirror was just made from left over bits, it was a hinge mount style that I cut off, drilled the inside for a threaded rod, and Hello, job done to pass rego...(TAC, don't read this.....these will all come off once it's registered!...maybe...like my fenders...will think about it!...only joking, gotta stick to the rules or we'll loose our rego deal!)

I said, don't laugh at my funnel...it works!, the water has to have somewhere to drain out...anyway, what I'm showing is that I decided to cut thru the flooor just in case I need to access the fuel tank fittings...I had to carve a hole in my tudor last year, and don't want that problem again! So, make the hole while it's being built...I just need to strenghten this area now when I take the body back off....no big deal.

Big battery will help to start the 11:1 350, and we are paying attention to the "Earths" required in a glass/steel car....you cannot have enough, so I have plenty inside, and there will be three body to frame, frame to engine, and body/frame to starter area. The extinguisher is mounted close by, behind the seat, almost out of sight.

the little panel for swithes is getting busy, but is now all wired for dipper, headlights, indicators,  ignition, and facing the driver will be the push horn and start.

I really like these type of mechanical brake light switches, they work perfectly, and just get activated as the pedal goes down, very simple, and much more reliable than the hydraulic ones I used to have.....main loom to engine comes out low on the firewall and drops to the inside of the frame, a small cover plate will eventually hide this transition.

Spent most of last week away in the outback anyway, as you know, I love my travel and caravaning as much as my hot rods, so rather than stay in Brissy when the storm was hitting, we went 8 hours west to Mitchell....... Artesian Hot Springs, great!

Fishing..swimming..relaxing..happy hour..pie shops..it's good to get away with friends!

We did come back to the rain...this was on the side of the road at Dalby...wet..wet..wet....Only in AUSTRALIA, hey!...."I love a sunburnt country, a land of sweepimg plains, of never ending ranges, of drought, and flooding rain..etc.etc."..think that's how the old poem goes.

Coffee at the Bayers.....

Another great coffee morning-catch up at Randys paint n Panel shop.....thanks so much to the family for putting this on, and condolences to the family...I'm sure Dad would have been impressed with the line up of cars.....and seeing some old familiar faces.....that's what this is all about...catching up wth each other...the cars are just the excuse to bring us all together.

In keeping with not letting my focus on the all time greatest hot rod, the 1932 Ford get too much exposure....here is a peek of some later and earlier versions!!..........................(it's a joke, Joyce!)

Drum roll........dddddddddd........barn find 36 coupe!!.....hey...when's it going back on the road.....soon I hope.

It was running fine, but now the motor seems to be missing!....Just needs a dust off and ready for the next run 

 

I've been told to put photos other than 32s on here....so here's some more of henrys best models, and below is something different. .........somewhere in Texas....

Valentines day......love is in the air!!

Yeeeeaah!....wiring time..Glenn came around and got right into sorting this maze out.........think this is always a time when you realise that it's getting close....yeah, I know some people can build a hot rod in 6 weeks....but I just like plodding along at my own relaxed pace,............ but I must admit.....it would have been good to have it done for the Nats.

Remember the little panel I made to catch the water from the boot area.....well, it has to go somewhere, so a funnel is glued in , with a pipe extending down thru the bottom of the floor, and, "Hello...water drains away".......have some neat little licence plate lights to hold the plate on, thanks to my son Danny....the black leds will go well with the flat black paint.

We decided to locate the battery on the floor, behind the seat, mounted to the rhs you can see, rather than in the boot. Access is available from the flip forward seat I made. Battery cutoff is on the left behind the seat, so all good there.....anyway, the diagonal rhs has wood panels mounted on either side to clean it up, and there is a plate welded as shown for all the "earths" to be  attached

My little unboltable under dash panel holds the dipper switch, headlite switch, ignition switch, and indicator toggle, and just above this, facing the driver is a push button starter switch as well.

The little under dash gauge panel is just visible from the drivers seat, so the three holes at the bottom will have glue in green indicator lights, and a high beam light in the centre. The switch at the top is for speedo calibration, and the toggle on the side is for the wipers. Glenn has done 50% of the wiring now, and most likely will be finished early next week...maybe time to pull down and start painting...yippee!

For some reason, I have a fetish with wheels ...maybe I just want different looks , but I have enough wheels here now to start a tyre shop! Think I will fit the newly aquired tyres in the front of this foto, to the Halibrands for the roadster, as they are about 1/2" taller, should look better, but I still can't make up my mind about the cream steelies...I'm into them now for about $1100 and not sure when or where I will use them....anyone need a set of these?.....new Nankang tyres, 15 x 7 and 15 x 5...,they come with new  41 Ford caps.

Feb 7, 2nd blog of the day.

Late January caused problems all over the place..we did fairly well, only 4 trips of tree branches to the tip.....it killed the computer somehow, and wrecked the phone line, so not much contact for a week or so, hoever, i did upgrade to ADSL2 when the deal was fixed, and it looks like the dowloading to this blog is heaps faster, as well as not much "buffering" when watching youtube etc.

Went to Toowomba Swap, and it was packed!..think it was better doing the Sat/Suin deal like previous years. Went around to the Snapes to check on the deuce buildups there. Norms sedan has its paint on the frame, just needs a body!

Shanes rebuilt coupe is now a highboy, and doesn't it look tough! Should be back on the road in no time.

Norm had the body made at Rod Bods in Nabiac....Hope to see it finished later on this year. It will be a highboy, and just front seats, with a cover over the rear seat area.

The E.T wheels and huge tyres look great, Shane!

Don't forget, Easter Street Rod Nats are next month!!, just 50 days away now!

.,..it's February already!!....time for a non 32 blog...

As you know, my January got screwed up between visitors, and the rain event that killed my computer...anyway, back again to annoy you...here's the missing pic from visiting Maleny, this all steel 34 was first sold in N.Z., and brought to Aus when Graham Robinson made the swith many years ago......He has the neatest collection of models/diecast/signs/books etc.

Another stop was to see how Dave Fairbrother was going with all his projects..his Mercury coupe is coming together well!

Dave is also well into the restoration of this 1920s belgiun built rocket....my bad memory, and I've forgotten what it is...."Metallurgic" or something like that....Dave has been experimenting with nickel plating....and it looks good!

Another stocker just waiting to be rebuilt.........I'd be starting here first!!  haha.

Pride of the fleet will be this 1930s Rolls Royce. It's all there, but needs a major resto that will take years and gobble up a bit of money..(apparently, the moment you mention R.R., the prices for parts or labour  jump enormously!)

Next stop in my non 32 blog is a visit to Chris Dansie to check progress on his imported 'glass 33 five window. All the hard work is done, sort of, so expect to see it later this year.

Lots of innovative bits here, like the dash mounted shifter, under dash pull style handbrake, hanging pedals, all to make it a lot tidier inside. Now, there's your fix, Doug, of non deuce doins, so back to them next blog.