Lucky's wood

Got a chance to see Mr.Lucky Hanks work his magic on a really nice chevy pickup truck that he had built some years ago. He applied his particular style of wood graining to the dashboard and the window trim .Lucky seems to make everything look easy,and his wood graining is no difference .It looks so rich and real,and really woke up the dash on the cool little truck,dont ask how to do it cause its a trade secret !! ha ha ! Thanks LUCKY , you da man !!!!

New guitar projects

Got a couple of guitars to share with ya !the first is Garret my nephews his design features a white telecaster with grey to black fogging around the edges , to be followed by a airbrushed rose on the front. He did a great job for his first spraying !! I'm proud of him !
The second is a quarter scale strat copy done in graphite black, with the art work in color shift paint that change from green to silver very cool , and it will be for sale !!

Todd Rundgren

The Runt put on a great show at the New Daisy ,with his new tour Todds "Johnson ", he is doing Robert Johnson music and blues mixed with his older stuff,Man it was great!The bad thing was it was on a Wednesday and it held the crowd down .But it had the feel of a private party , and the beer was cold !

Nova -Pain

For some reason the ole Nova is causing us much strain and discomfort ,on each little detail it is fighting us tooth and nail !I told Mike that the poor car spent so much time abandoned in a field that now that it is sheltered in the garage it just doesn't want to leave for fear it will be returned to the field ! We've now decided the rear wheels are the incorrect size they are too tight a fit in the wheel wells.A 7 inch wheel will replace the 8's along with some what smaller tires !
Our latest endeavor has been the designing of the console, I'm just scared its gonna look too homemade !, but To the rescue is Mr. Lucky Hanks and he help guide the design to a smaller scale that looked much better and will appear much more custom with an aluminum or stainless metal top . cool !

Electric Front Cap

the look on Alberts face is priceless, but it really works well

More work on the 55

We spread more mud all over the old 55 Ford truck and got the inside insulated . I was able to lay out the dash drop down for the ac ducts and controls, Albert had previously mounted the ac unit and it tucks under nicely.The details are killing us now , just kidding there are so many small things that have to be done to finish and get to paint.The plan is to get it all put together and check all the fit and clearance issues and make sure all the welding is done. Then blow it all back apart paint the underneath side of the cab and the bed . The frame will be taken apart painted then assembled plumbed and the shiny wheels will be mounted up . Hopefully we can remember how to assemble it all ! P.S. the acuators on the tilt front end work great !

68 camaro

Got a chance to go to test and tune at Holley Springs Motor sports park ,and help Al Richards , Kenny , Doug and Mike with Al's bad alcohol injected small block. At the end of last season the car blew a tire and hit the retaining wall and had a lot of damage , consequently the first time out the car was pulling the wheels high and turning right hard ! The guys checked all the chassis and made ladder bar adjustments and have helped the problem a bunch. the little yellow 68 Camaro still has some details to work out but this crew will figure it out , and soon we will make it all shiny again !For me its just a lot of fun at test and tune without the pressure of racing rounds ! A few 6.04 E.T.'s in the eighth weren't too bad for a car that wasn't hooking up . In the off season Al built a bigger motor and with a ton of compression and all the expensive goodies. Couple that with a new ignition and new slicks the Camaro will soon be flying !

Dashing Nova

The dash is now installed and wired up and the gauges look really cool . Next we need to make braces for the stereo head unit and get it wired and rockin! Can't wait to hear it cranked up to a little Johnny Winter, Still Alive and Well !!! Hell yeah ! The plans include building a console between the pro car buckets and paint it gloss black ! That 'll be a first for me it will be a challenge to try and make it not look to home made or goofy . We keep getting closer to the finish line. With the trunk area completed and wired up next the glass needs to be installed then start tying up all the little loose ends and run it some to check out the engine and set up the tune up !

Little added fluff for the nova

Got a good start in the trunk area making covers for the battery and wheel well areas. The battery side will have two separate pieces , one for the battery and one for the stereo amp mount. Both of these were made by building a frame work and stretching tee shirt material over it then fiber glassing the shirt much the same way speaker enclosures are made.After that drys more glass and mat are added then a little bondo to smooth it out. It really did not have to be to smooth because we intend to carpet it all. On the drivers side Mike is building a cover with a small storage unit in it that will be carpeted as well. Then the fun of wiring up the stereo begins !

the ole 55 gets some attention

Well we got a bit more work done on Albert's truck, and its been a while since we last gave it some love ! Our attentions were first aimed at the one piece front cap, the hinges were welded on and then the cap was stiffened by the addition of some wooden bracing that were fiber glassed in using mat and resin first , to be followed by woven glass cloth. While I toiled away at the glass ,Big Al hit it hard fabricating the power brake booster and master clyinder mounts , this was a bi #%@*&!!!! but as usual Albert completed his task ! it worked out nice too. The cab mount had to be cut and sectioned for the unit to fit into and a sheet metal brace was fabed to be welded to the frame , that Albert is a stinkin genius ! The steering column saw a little action too, all the measurements for the shaft and joints were made after the rack was installed .All we need now are a few more borgison joints and a support stand.

The front cap was remounted after the glass dried and metal plates were made to mount electric actuators to it and mounts to the frame measured out and viola , we now have a magic front cap that opens and closes at the touch of a button ...Man it is soooo cool ! And to top off our weekend a little POR -15 was smeared inside the cab of the truck , all this thanks to Curtis (da main) , Mike( my mustache is bigger than yours )Albert and Willie , we had a good time !