Steering this thing..

Speedway Motors Sells this dandy stainless steel column. Its marketed as a "Mr Roadster" column.

Coupled with a bit of manufacturing finesse, and a cable shifted "kit" for a steering column I made this work.

The column has a quick release hub, but lacks a turn signal assembly.. I had considered a "clamp on" style turn signal switch, but they are ugly..

Then I found this laying about..

Motivation, or the lack thereof.

I just haven't been motivated to go out to the garage lately..

Its been cold, and work has kept me so busy that when I get home it really has been difficult to get out there and trash..


Worse yet.. I knew what was waiting..

WELDING.. lots and lots of welding..

Welding is actually something I really enjoy, but this situation required lots and lots of patience, and time..

Not quite complete just yet, but the biggest hurdle is done..

Now the task of taking it all down so my sandblaster can have his way with the cowl..





here you see the worlds roughest 40 ford woodie rear fender.. before and "almost after"

Doing A - ok

A few weeks ago i spent a saturday at an auction hall in Hatfield, PA.. The sale that day featured several woodies, most notably a 38 -39 Ford whose restoration would require the replacement of every stitch of wood (thanks in large part to the work of powder post beetles)

Searching through piles of parts that day, I realized that beneath a pile of model a windshields lay a rear upper tailgate for a 41? - 48 ford woodie (the gate is larger than my 40 gate (taller) but has ford safety glass and a very similar upper hinge..)

I bid it to 100.00 and my pals Tokyo (Bryan) and Maz (Kevin) looked at me sorta silly...



i was worried i had spent too much..

until ebay item 150215576675

1940 Ford Station Wagon Woodie Upper Tailgate Hinge

popped up.. and was subsequently bid to 700!

just for the darn hinge!

I am still doing OK..