Progress... Yet still so much to do

So close, yet so far away! Getting there! I think I counted something like 46 more fabrication tasks for the body alone, not including prep and paint. OUCH! But, it's getting there.

Hanksville Hot Rods

Hank Padilla and Hanksville Hot Rods, have grown with extraordinary success. Located in the Denver/Littleton, Colorado area, Hank builds top shelf custom exhaust, does sheet metal fabrication, and constructs fully certified roll cages for everything from junior dragsters to high end sports cars. Equipped with fully capable mandrel benders and mad TIG welding skills, Hank can do about anything you could ask of him to get your car safe and going fast on the track.

Hanksville Hot Rods also sells ready-made roll cage kits, pre-formed exhaust bends, and various other exhaust components.

Check out Hanksville Hot Rods for all your exhaust and roll cage needs!

HANKSVILLE HOT RODS --> http://www.hanksvillehotrods.com

PAW Restructure... Hemi Engine Parts

Just as an FYI, Performance Automotive Warehouse (PAW) has made a HUGE change. They have refocused their effort on Early Hemi parts. Check out their website!

http://www.earlyhemiengineparts.com/

That's a VERY good thing!

I love home built tools!

Especially home built POWER HAMMERS!!! YEAH!!! I like this one, built by Alan Murray...

Erik Warner's Survivor Roadster

Recently, Erik Warner caught himself a "Survivor"...

1930 Model A Ford. Custom built in the 50's by a gentleman in Michigan. Erik gave it a new home and put it back on the road.

Keep an eye out for the whole story to come...

URGENT!! '57 T-bird Stolen In Hollywood Last night!!

Last night, (Tuesday, 10/5/10) Chris Casny's black 1957 t-bird was stolen in the Hollywood Hills area. If you have any information or any connections to help Chris and his wife out, please contact me at scootermcrad@yahoo.com and I will get the message to him or will get you his direct contact info.

Anything you guys can do!

Thieves suck! Work hard! Buy your own toys! Losers!

'54 Pontiac Grille Parts *SOLD*

**THESE HAVE BEEN SOLD**

Have some 1954 Pontiac grille parts for sale. Need to go! All in great shape! Good for a driver as is, but for show would of course need to be re-chromed, like every other piece of chrome from this era.

Email me if interested! ----> scootermcrad@yahoo.com

I also have a hood center piece that will be going up as soon as I can get some pictures. I'll make a package deal if anyone is interested.

And NO! I don't have the center grille bar. Please don't ask.



Splash panel --- $100 OBO



Front emblem and bar --- $75 OBO

Model A Party in the shop...

This past weekend, Erik Warner brought over some of his roadsters for a photo shoot. Including his 50's era, Michigan built, custom Model A roadster that he saved and kept intact. Amazing car! Both of them...

Vintage Wiring - Brillman Company

Looking for cloth wrapped wire for your traditional hot rod or tractor restoration? Brillman Company has what you need! Primary wire of all sizes and just about every COLOR you can think of, ignition and battery cables, switches, terminals, spark plugs, regulators, gauges, coils, lighting, harness and looms, etc. etc.. They even have CLEAR ignition wire!!

Check them out!

The Brillman Company

New Crafty B cap

New crazy cap from Crafty B! Can Am style flip cap...

You can see more of his cool cast parts on his website...

Crafty B

Headers!

With the body back on the car for a bit, while I wrap up few things, I finally got started on some headers! Started with a '35/'36 Ford drive shaft, some 1-3/4" U-bends from Magnum Force Racing, and some flanges flanges from Circle City Hot Rods.

From this...



To this...



Only one side is welded up. I'll work on the other side this weekend and then I will go back and smooth out all the welds and make 'em look purdy!

Dave Lohr's SBC

For all you SBC haters out there... You'll hate this!



350 +.030 with 6 Holley 94's! YEAH! All for a little Model A Pickup! SWEET!

Lime Works! Go there!

A couple weeks ago, I made a quick trip to Lime Works, in Whittier, to pick up some parts and say hello to the good folks behind the Works. While I was there I took a few pics of the latests and greatest. Lots of great stuff and Steve and Craig are always a pleasure to chat with. Great seeing them!

For great traditional hot rod parts, and some REALLY nice steering components, check out Lime Works Speed Shop in Whittier, California!

Lime Works Speed Shop














Craig Robb



Owner, Steve Dennish

How about a drive through Paris...

...In a Ferrari!? Going REALLY fast and almost hitting people and other drivers!? "Yes", you say? OKAY!

Love this one! Haven't seen it in a long time! Enjoy!

UPDATE! Chassis assembly time!

Still a ton left to do on the chassis, but the majority is assembled for now.