I am looking forward to the football season, College and Pro games keep me entertained all winter. I am sorry for UCLA as they have a tough schedule this year. I hope the Oregon teams will show some slack to our poor teams. What about a 72 to 0 score! Oh well! The NFL season kicks off thursday night with last years bowl teams seeing if they do a repeat. Favre should be real careful or the 20 million won’t mean much to him if he gets hurt.

Stay Tooned!

Lynn

Chuy’s was packed to the walls. The parking area was very well organized and everything went smoothly. I would estimate over 200 cars showed up for the evening get together. Thanks, Chuy’s.

A very nice BRG 5 window was at Chuy’s. The color with a light camel interior really stood out. The owner has fabricated lots of custom parts on his slick Deuce. Note Kugel front suspension and polished components.

I have a thing for phaetons and this 33 caught my eye. The car was purchased as a stocker and converted to a hot rod. Steve at the Limeworks did a lot of work on the car. The red wires bring back memories.

A stock 32 dash was installed in place of the original one. Have you priced a 33/4 roadster dash lately? $$$

Here is a trick for you tall drivers or persons who have been over fed. You simply add a plate to move the seat rearward. The owner let me sit in the car and I fit with ease. My Deuce phaeton was stock and Wescott sent me a 3 inch set back front seat which solved my problem.

Geroge drove his 56 dual quad convertible for all of us to drool over. You need to spend some time looking at this beauty.

The Orange County Labor Day Cruise offered a very different type of Deuce roadster. The owner built his own Woody hiboy.

Dan Collins had an open house Sunday and showed off some of his metal work. This 40 is going to be a sled and have the Nick Matranga hardtop look. Note rear fender extensions and shaping.

This is Dan’s personal roadster. I love the early look of this hiboy. The retro look continues to be strong on the West coast.

Dan installed the 40 dash to give his car a personal touch. I like 40 dashes in just about everything including a 40 Ford.

Today’s Deuces…dreaming!

Frank has the cars and he and his brother spent the weekend taking photos of their two cars. Both cars are for sale and if anyone has any interest call Frank or Joe. The cars are advertised on other sites. Nice picture, Frank.

I spent some time in the garage working on Andre’s front axle wishbone removal. I swore the last time I did this job it would be the last but here I go again. I have a process to remove the spring perches and wishbone which consists of soaking in penetrating oil for a few days and then trying to remove the nuts with a wrench or impact wrench (which I don’t have). I then move to the hot wrench and try heating the nuts so they will turn off. I was successful on one side but the other side after three heatings still refuses to come off. I quit for the day as I was starting to use some pretty foul language and Andre didn’t like that. Tomorrow I will reheat and probably ruin the perch in the process. I reuse them and have extras from the many I have removed over the years. I hope to have everything ready to go to the blaster on Tuesday.

Labor Day has always marked the end of the summer and the start of the fall in my mind. While not the official dates they work for me. I was either going back to school, coming back from vacation or getting ready to go back to work. Now I just enjoy the long weekend (I can’t tell the difference anymore) and hope to have a good time someplace looking at cars.

I wish all of you a wonderful and safe Labor Day. Fire up the Barbie and open a cold one. Life doesn’t last forever…or does it?

Stay Tooned!

Lynn

Bob had loaned me some tires for the Woody so I tried them on the delivery. I like them but they are a little too big being 235×75R x15. I may try this size on a 7 inch rim and see if they fit. The wheelwell in the SD is only 10 inches wide metal to metal. The tire is 9.5 inches…too close for my taste.

Here are Andre’s doors ready to go on Tuesday. They need to be stripped to remove all the internal surface rust.

After heating the nut it still refuses to come off. I may borrow an impact wrench tomorrow from Bob O.

The passenger side came right off after heating once. The perch removel is another story for next week. These don’t budge after heating. #*#$#

I had a call from Sonny in Kansas who has a very nice 4 door available that he got from Lobeck. I started looking for the same on the net and came up with this one in Roy’s shop. When stripped down they have very little structure left to them. I think the front seat is tied into the B pillar. Clean body or what. This is Eric’s new 4 door Vicky.

I saw this one at this years LARS. Nice ride with lots of doors. He was with Mike and my favorite tudor Deuce hiboy.

If I would focus on the roadster I could have one that looks like this is a few months. Just a thought! I do sit in Lucy for extended periods dreaming of the coast hi-way on a moonlight drive with the wife. Note shortened gas tank cover.

While visiting Roy’s site I saw his standard Deuce chassis and still maintain it has solid engineering for going down the road. This is under a nice sedan he is building.

When I mentioned a moonlight cruise up the coast the wife said she prefers a forty coupe with a heater. This Lyon blue, Mercury wheeled beauty would fill the bill. Where do they find all the 40 coupes people are building? Bob has a factory about ready so you can order yours.

Today’s Coupe…dreaming!

Now this little 5 window at the HRR was one of my favorites. I have a lot of favorites don’t you think. Note dress code for the end of the strip parking.

I spent the rest of the day on the rear house doors and dreamed about what a nice engine compartment Walt has in his Woody. He had Jim do a lot of work on the engine compartment, dash, and add power steering to the straight axle (not dropped). Whenever I show someone the under the hood they are really impressed. Walt’s choice of Black rather than chrome was an excellent choice with the maroon car. I will copy this set up on one of my cars. Jim is to be complemented on his detail work on the Woody. It is not easy to redo a car when it is a nice as this car is and not make some scratches.

The weekend is full of events so I will decide if I will go to Orange County or the Ventura Nationals….

Stay Tooned!

Lynn

Walt has added A/C to the Woody by using a Vintage Air unit utilizing a black compressor and serpentine belt system. All of the components are powdercoated black with chrome/stainless accents. Note overflow tank is also black.

He recently added a mini starter to improve clearance near the exhaust. Note burnt battery cable from proximity to header.

Note neat hose routing for A/C and heater. The interior floorspace is unaltered and Ron made a cover over the fittings. Very tidy.

If you have ever driven one of these large wagons without power steering you will appreciate the ease of the p/s unit on the straight axle. One finger turning even sitting still. This will be a feature for Andre.

Unique engine mounts are urethane bushings installed in stand off bracket. This provides lots of clearance for components. The front crossmember is a Ventura Valley one that lowers the car about 3 inches using all stock components and bolts in place.

All the lines for the vacuum, fuel and carb are made from stainless and look fantastic. The manifold is an Edelbrock and also is powdercoated black.

Note the neat routing of the upper radiator hose to the center of the radiator. Mattson radiator has been powdercoated black.

If you ever wanted to return this car to stock nothing has been cut or modified on the chassis or firewall. Note how far the engine has been set forward in order to prevent transmission interference with the x member. You can install the large HEI and still have plenty of room. The HEI is bulletproof and provides good spark.

The deep maroon paint looks black at sunset. I also love the natural wood compared to the dark mahogany panels.

Today’s roadster…dreaming.

I have a few new photos for you tonight and I have some people who called and actually are interested in the roadster so…

Stay Tooned!

Lynn…the door man.

Tim has his new coupe home for the final build. He has a system that really works for completing 40 coupes in record time. I can’t wait to see this one finished.

I am not sure what he is planning for the overall look but so far I like this one. Folkstone Gray is Bob’s new 50 gallon drum paint source.

I featured this 33 tudor a few weeks ago and Dave sent me some interior details that maybe you can use. This is a 42-48 Ford heater that has been converted to the A/C controls. He is using a Gen11 mini and it does the job on hot days. Nice touch.

The lower door reveals the Vintage Air controls when opened. Walt has his radio in one of these heater shells. Old heaters are being used more and more today.

The upper doors conceals the A/C vents when opened. Note wheel vents.

The driver is not forgotten. When you go down the road this fold down unit blows the chilly air on your hot body. I like it.

Banana Dick has all the money but still has a hard time getting into his Gull Wing. You should see this beauty. I don’t think I could afford the fitted luggage but I would sure like a ride someday.

Frantic and Chuck did a great job on this black plate CA convertible. I wish this one was in my garage.

Ed is enjoying my dream hiboy roadster built by SO-CAL a few years ago. The owner was kind enough to let me sit in the car as he is a big boy and fits in the car thanks to the SO-CAL seat design of Pete’s. This Lombard Blue beauty is the still the one to beat in my mind.

Today’s many door sedan…dreaming!

I mentioned 4 doors a few days ago and this one was built by Chuck and the Kennedy Boys. Note slight chop and stock looking colors.

When I arrived, Fred was on the phone (always) and the shop was full of people. I had a pleasant surprise when in walked Dave, Fred’s long time employee who has been battling cancer over the past year. Dave is in his early twenties and has the cancer under control. Fred sure needs him back to work. Welcome back Dave. Fred’s delivery ran perfect to and from Louisville which is attributable to his years of experience building cars. It was now time for Toppers and I would be a little late getting there.

We had a good turnout at Toppers and Dave rolled in with his 40 rag going topless. The Streetscene boys announced they were closing the Simi Valley office and moving to Moreno Valley. I will sure miss them on Tuesdays and I don’t know what I will do about the football pool which is starting soon. Dean will figure it out. After lunch, I decided to go home and work on Andre. I managed to remove the last body bolt, the front axle and wishbone. I will take photos tomorrow. It seems archaic that I am splitting the wishbones on a 40 in this day and age. Fred thinks I am nuts.

It has been a good day for me so…

Stay Tooned!

Lynn

Frank has another Phaeton in his collection of Deuces. This car has a great SO-CAL history being owned by the late Vern Williams for many years. The car is a real piece of history and Vern left it just the way he purchased the car; 37 LaSalle trans, 303 Olds, Eddie Marinez interior and added NOS fenders and running boards. Frank was able to persuade Bob that he should own it. Frank has a way with getting cars.

You don’t often see a Phaeton with the top down but this one looks good and has the proper side mounts for the top irons.

Frank thinks you need two of every Deuce made just in case one is broke down when you need to run to LA from NM. He has owned this one a long time.

The second Phaeton has a maroon interior with an engine turned dash full of gauges. Frank likes to shift his cars.

Frank chopped his first 3 window after is was completely finished. I showed him mine that Steve Davis had just finished and he told his wife he should chop his car.

Frank needed an unchopped 3 window so he purchased this one earlier this year. Pete built the chassis on this one and it has a Corvette rear end. Frank is leaving it alone. Good choice, Frank!

I have a thing for 40/41 pickups, especially CMG ones with whitewall tires. This is a cutie pie.

I hope you know the gentleman standing in front of Steve’s flamed 40 sedan. Tom was a big hit in P-Town and I am sure he truly enjoyed himself.

I am not sure who took this picture but he is to be congratulated for grouping some of the most influential people in hot rodding together for a picture. (Bud Bryan, Stroker McGurk Tom, Tex Smith, Andy Brizio and Jack Chisenhall)

Today’s Roadster…dreaming!

Frank has a couple of roadsters in his collection. This is the “Mayflower” and you will need to ask Frank about why it is called the “Mayflower” which is a whole story in itself.