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Joey's Build!!
Woohoo! just got home from Tim's shop and I have the body, main ladder pieces, cowl hoop and front tower! all the frame pieces I got are notched and fitted, now I just have to get it back to Louisiana and start welding. Tomorrow, before I load it on the ABF truck I will take pictures of the body and stuff and post them.
Tim is awsome to deal with and worked with me on everything. Great guy I reccomend him, they do awesome work and they have a stockpile of precut brackets and frame pieces. I know the parts I bought from him will save me a great deal of fitting, cutting and bending time. :) |
Yee Ha, Great news now get building. I've been slacking so you might catch up.:D Landscapeing project slowing me down. Hauled 8 cubic yards of crushed limestone down the backyard, by hand (to steep for any equipment):eek: . Work on car only after dark, still breaking it down for welding. I want pics and to see what your doing. :cool: Patrick
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holy mackarel! thats alot of rock! why didn't you use that little tank thingy on your avatar? that woulda climbed it hu?
i'll have some pictures tomorrow and some more on monday, I forgot the front tower and another piece at his shop, Tim is bringing them to me on Monday. can't wait to get home and crank up the amps...strike an arc! |
The last piece of equipment in my back yard took two large trucks and access from a neibors lot that is no longer avaliable, to remove. Everything that has been brought in or removed has been with manual labor. There are lots of ethnic jokes about shovel and wheelbarrow work. If you would like I'll post up some pics of the project, so you can see what one man and a shovel and a wheelbarrow can do. Like my car I can't do anything the easy way. Patrick
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yup, they didn't name you "overbuild" Patrick for nothing...hey kinda like your last name! definetely post some pics, haven't had a good chuckle today yet. I just got the body in the ABF moving truck, wait till you see the rednek engineering I had to do! so that everything would fit.:eek:
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here are some pictures. Theyre kinda big I hope its ok...
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...v/trunklid.jpg http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...railerside.jpg http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x.../ontrailer.jpg here is what i had to do to make sure everything fit in the truck! http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...onABFtruck.jpg shock mounts http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...hockmounts.jpg cowl hoop and ladder frame http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...adderframe.jpg http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...sfootboxes.jpg |
Yep, thats some mighty fine congering you got going on there. Whatever works thats my line. Hey like the red gelcoat did you do that for me, body looks a thousand times better than mine should make your life easyer.
Hey, put some pics of my project in the lounge, http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/lounge/82421-what-keeping-you-working-playing-your-car.html Patrick |
Funny you say that about the red gel coat. Tim had a white one? I think, and the red one and I thought to myself "self, red worked great for 'ol Patrick"
so I went with it! here is the ABF trailer after we finished loading and right before I put the bulkhead up. you can tell the garage was the last to get emptied out. I am finished!! http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...v/HPIM1683.jpg |
well we're back safe and sound in Louisiana with no damage to the body. she is in her new home and now I must go back to work for a couple of weeks. can't wait to start welding!
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...e/HPIM1026.jpg |
Hey Joey that thing has a glowing aura about it. Kinda Christineish, you must be psyched! Keep us posted you have a nice pile of parts to glue together. I'm excited for you!
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yeah, thats the headlights from my wifes little honda. another two weeks and I'll be striking an arc. feel like i'm waiting for christmas.
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Hey Joey,
you mean this thread. Patrick P.S. Hey mods can you paste his other thread to the end of this one? |
Hey Joey, Who made your body, and how can I contact him? Pm me the contact info. I've got my frame started but am waiting for some small parts from the friends machine shop, should be done this week. I'm still body hunting so I can get the outriggers figured into the mix. Thanks Carl.
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