one finger john
Active Member
Good morning and how is everyone ? Went over to oino's house yesterday to see his T and to talk about VINs and such. First off I wasn't expecting too much after seeing the pictures posted here. And really, blue tarps and mud just do not engender a feeling of a Chip Foose or Boyd Coddington atmosphere for building anything other than a shed. That's right, The car is out in the elements, God's own dirt for a floor, and a big blue tarp over the whole affair. oino would probably kill for a concrete slab. With the rains that we have had in the past week, the ground was sufficiently muddy to alllow the rolling frame to sink almost to the oil pan !
That was when the car was between the shed and the chain link fence. There was only about three feet of clearence there (side to side) so by the time I came and visited the car had been moved to infront of the shed and the ground it sat apon was still very moist from the previous rain (along with the blue tarp providing constant shade). Oh, did I mention that when it is done a section of the backyard fence will have to come down and the car will be driven into the neighbors back yard and down their driveway.
So what is the car like ? Spirit frame and front end, s-10 rear end, 350/350 set up, Spirit std. size body, no bed, you might say the usual. The ONLY welding done was for rear end brackets. That's it. The rest has been bolt together or drilling holes and bolting together. With the rattle can black semigloss frame and rear end/front end it looks GOOD. White wheels set it off. I used to do classic MG restorations and I have to tell you that this had the same basic, well thought out air to it the those restorations had. I was becoming impressed. And right now, as I speak, all the systems are installed and functioning. Just needs to put the body on, find a steering coloumn, and do the electrical wiring and it is a done deal.
oino (I won't use his real name until he uses it here) is an intelligent, wonderfully easy person to talk to. No secrets. Everything he has done and what his budget has been he will tell you. And believe me, this guy is a scrounger par excellence. If he has more than $7,00 total into it I'll be surprised. And believe me, it will look good. And it will be safe. And it will be able to be driven anywhere. He and Fred could swap stories.
All and all, I learned a lot, met a really nice person, and got more incentive to build one of these things.
John
That was when the car was between the shed and the chain link fence. There was only about three feet of clearence there (side to side) so by the time I came and visited the car had been moved to infront of the shed and the ground it sat apon was still very moist from the previous rain (along with the blue tarp providing constant shade). Oh, did I mention that when it is done a section of the backyard fence will have to come down and the car will be driven into the neighbors back yard and down their driveway.
So what is the car like ? Spirit frame and front end, s-10 rear end, 350/350 set up, Spirit std. size body, no bed, you might say the usual. The ONLY welding done was for rear end brackets. That's it. The rest has been bolt together or drilling holes and bolting together. With the rattle can black semigloss frame and rear end/front end it looks GOOD. White wheels set it off. I used to do classic MG restorations and I have to tell you that this had the same basic, well thought out air to it the those restorations had. I was becoming impressed. And right now, as I speak, all the systems are installed and functioning. Just needs to put the body on, find a steering coloumn, and do the electrical wiring and it is a done deal.
oino (I won't use his real name until he uses it here) is an intelligent, wonderfully easy person to talk to. No secrets. Everything he has done and what his budget has been he will tell you. And believe me, this guy is a scrounger par excellence. If he has more than $7,00 total into it I'll be surprised. And believe me, it will look good. And it will be safe. And it will be able to be driven anywhere. He and Fred could swap stories.
All and all, I learned a lot, met a really nice person, and got more incentive to build one of these things.
John