Barrels of fun, and the back starts to get some shape

With the show coming up next weekend, preperations has to be made – and this year’s decoration will consist of oil barrels – lots of oil barrels! So last night went by with planning and the painting of Pirate Kustomz logo on the side of them.



Ole gik på tønden! (A Danish expression for going to the little house.)

After the paint job, I got barely an hour’s work done, but I got started on the inner frame for the back, based on the shape on the wooden back brace. A pure cut, slice and weld job!

Next week we’ll be hauling barrels to Bella, and the week after usually goes with unpacking after the show, so it’ll properbly be a couple of weeks, before I’m back and working on the back.

Tape and wood

My iPhone broke! For the first time in the 2 years and 7 months, and after the last drop on concrete, and  the charging plug in is loose, so it will not charge. I must say, that iPhone has impressed me - been dropped on the floor/ground/table/garage floor/ asphalt a couple of dosin times, been dropped in a tub of engine cooling fluid and been run over by my Tudor, but it kept on going! I'll miss you, old friend... So I'm now without my smartphone, but I'll try to keep posting (almost!) weekly, so bare over with me, if the picture quality drops or it takes several days before the post is up.

This week I stumbled upon an old enamel sign in the shop, stating "Use the mat" - my thoughts went elesewhere, as the mat is slang for the hairy area above a woman's privates...


After going around the shop, laughing for my self about the sign, I got to work. With some help from Oliver and Mads "the mini munk, the body came back on the subframe, and I started mocking up the body-to-be with wooden parts and tape.
I cut up some old pipes from a bicycle frame, so the doors could be aligned.


Jag-Per came by in hos Ford (k)A (if he'd just remove the k from his trunk lid, that gas-saver would be sooo much kuuler!), and found the windshield deco funny.





Next week - trying to get some shape to the back, the B-post mocked up, and possibly weld the rear "legs" in pace.

Keep 'em kruzin!
Dannerr

"She got legs..."

Tonight started with a mini-quadbike race, where I beat Oliver once, Victor once, he beat me twice, and Oliver I don't know how many times!



After that, there were some people comming by: a couple of rigid frames- Panhead and Knucklehead, a couple of guys with some work for Tim on a '39 cowl for a woody, and a Mustang, that needs widening. Kuul projects, and I still need to get a Knucklehead... some day!
Besides, I actually got some real work done! I closed the curtain to the welding shop, so I didn't mess up the rest of the shop, and for some reason, that kept people out.
I managed to make the two rear "legs" for the subframe, cutting and welding like last on the ones i front, but this time I also remembered to grind them after welding, while they were still loose!






Testing after bending:


Complete, to be welded into place.


Now all I have to do is to find out, exactly where they should be welded to the subframe- but now "she got legs"!

Keep 'em kruzin!
Dannerr

Tuesdays subframe

I was actually only going out to the Pirate shop in order to dismount the pedals off of my strech bicycle, which I've sold, and the plan was to go early to pick up a new set of pedals. But I got an urgent case at work, so left there so late, the shops were closed, when I was done with the pedal work.
So I made good use of the time, and decided to stay for a while, in order to weld the last mounting brace to the subframe, while the chassis was still laying down.


After that, it can be moved off the chassis frame, and to a much smaller spot, untill it is nessecary to put it back on the chassis.


Plan for tomorrow: Cut and weld a set of legs to the back, and maybe a brace for the small "running board", which will be between front and rear legs.

Keep 'em kruzin!
Dannerr

Subframe off chasis

Today I finished the cross member, welded it to the frame and made a brace for the front.
Then we tried to take the body off the subframe, in order to make it all mobile for Tim and Brian to move it around the welding shop- but some idjit (read: me!) had made the drop legs too long outwards the a-pillar, so the body couldn't come off! I then cut off these, shortened them about an inch, and welded them back on, and the body then cleared nicely.
About 5 minutes later both body and subframe was off the chassis, so now the Pirates can play with the space - I just hope, they'll find room for my project again!



Keep 'em kruzin!
Dannerr