'41 Willys Coupe . . .Dash 2

 Ah yep, this is number 2 from the same owner AND wait until you see number 3 when this one is finished. Yep, I'm hearin ya brother, but Willeys are cheaper if you buy 'em 3 at a time. Anyway this one has approximately the same idea to it, take someone else's project and turn it into something special. No problems there normally, but this one is a full racing chassis with full roll cage and all the fruit. Our job is to get it "more streetable" which these days includes an Engineer's Certificate and full roadworthy. . .

 What we have been presented with is a full tubular chassis and roll cage with complete fibre glass body. Drive train is Small Block Chev, auto and a 9inch diff that is hanging a 4link rear with coil-overs. Inside there is a Kermit green dash that is fully decked out with Auto Meter guages. Shit, nearly forgot the best part? Inside are mounted 2 electrically driven leather clad, sumptuous Jason recliner/rockers. . .

 Big bum on the old girl, maybe it's the tiny rear windows of the Willys and the super tiny aftermarket rear lamps? One things for sure, it's a big lookin boot. . .

 Auto elec's nightmare in here! Got no idea what it all is or even if any of it's connected? Looks to me as if someone just grabbed a handful out of the scrap bin and threw it under the dash just so it looked like something had been done. . .

Did I mention the intention. . .Them theres are dragin rims, most likely dragin you into court if you get to spinnin them on the street. . .

Yep. . . !!!

Anyone got a mate or some idiot at work that would look good in one of these for Christmas ???

'58 Oldsmobile 4 Door Pillarless

To start off with, this is where all the work is going to happen, underneath the car. As you can see, there is a shed-load of space under the old girl and plenty of room for modification. . .

Unreal amounts of room inside those wheel arches and every inch of it will be used when the '58 sits down low on the massive billet rims that are part of the proposed build, any suggestions on the style and size of the rims ??

Have a look at this lot, fair dinkum if you dropped this bastard on your foot, you'd have to dig a hole 8inches deep into the concrete to get your friggin toes back. I said to Hodgey that by the time he cuts all the unwanted shit off this mongrel thing, took it all to the S/H steel joint next door, he could fund his girls through school for the next 3years . . .

Andrew and the boys have to raise the chassis rails and fit an air bag system to all four corners. This system has to be self leveling to keep the aforementioned engineer happy. The other big 'ask' is that the transmission and tailshaft tunnel has to be significantly raised from from to rear, no problems I hear you say? Have a look at that 'X' beam in the middle of the chassis rails and the central loop that the tail shaft has to rum through! Have a look at the size of the bloody beams, I mean, like, f*#k me they are friggen huge. . .

1958 Oldsmobile 4 Door Pillarless

 OK let's get the ball rolling. This pale blue land yacht was unloaded at Hodgey's shed and the Big Fella said, "D, I want the top half on stands and the bottom half on the jig." A jig is a big steel rack-like thingie that they put the chassis' on to stretch 'em, bend 'em and just generally cut the shit out of them. I added that part for any girls who might have been reading, now you can either keep up yourself or ask your old man about it later, in any case stop reading his computer and get back to the kitchen. . .

I must confess that when I first saw this I thought that someone had cut a chunk out of the B pillar and Hodgey was gonna have to repair it? Anyway, that's what a 4door pillarless looks like. There's gonna be some serious tin cutting and shutting with this one folks, not only is it getting dropped into the weeds but she is going to be fully engineered the whole way. Yep regular check-ups from Pete. I like the color !!

Big arse on this ole girl, she must be from Rio? If you have a look at the LHS tail-light you will see the old "Hide your fuel filler behind the tail-light" trick that was pioneered by Chevrolet?

Johnny's Bedtime Stories. . .

Righto you blokes, y'all wanted the scriptures to return but before you go any further we all have to pay homage to Johnny, because without his persistence, and a few rude words into the ear of his favorite scribe, these fabled transcripts would not have been returned to the pages of legendary gossip columnist and aficionado of all things fine metal, ME . . .hahaha. hehehe

From now on fellas, these pages are only to be spoken of at social meetings of all things male, ale, chrome bumpers aad will be un-officially called Johnny's Bedtime Stories and must be ushered with a whisper. . .


This is bloody copyright too, so piss off. . .

As Promised. . .only one day late

 For the big opening, Andrew pulled one of the old guns out for the big display. . .

 The front yard offers off street parking but the street out front has plenty a space for those just dropping in for a chat. . .

 Have a look at the floor space, woohoo! And hold onto your hats fellas because this is only half the space available under the one roof, yep it's ferken huge. . .

 This is the new machine shop and just to show of, Hodgey even has enough floor space to assemble a couple of those crazy two wheeled machines that some of you think are cool ??

Phat, very phat, this joint is sooo cool it almost gives me a tingle down my spine. . .

We're Back. . .Yep, we are back !!!

      Hi Guys, just in case you hadn't noticed that we weren't posting any reports or updates, it gives me, great pleasure, with just a small touch of the shits 'n giggles, to let you all know that we are back in the Blogging game. From Monday onwards we will be taking over your computers, tablets and smart phones, well for some of you that will be dumb as dog-shit phones, but anyway take it from me, when you turn on your little electric communicating device, we will be there.
      Our 'Brand New' format for 2016 will be exactly the same as the one we finished with in 2015, and as previously if you've got any complaints the same rules apply,,,,stiff shit !!! So Guys 'n Gals check back Monday for your long awaited return of "The Blogger". . .