I started a new project to keep me busy through the winter months a 1950 Ford 2. Door. I have had 2 1950 2 doors for 18 years; that were purchased in No. California from an auction in Santa Rosa, that ran with a flat head V8 but some of the parts were missing. On the one from San Jose with a flat had 6 that did not run and was hit in the back but all the parts were there. I pulled the flat head V 8 out of the better of the 2 cars, and the front suspension with the intention of installing the suspension, 9" rear end and 302 V8 that came out the 51 4 dr. After some investigation and layout I found that there were improvements made in the 1951 frame and the 302 engine hit the front cross member so I decided to use the original 51 frame that came from the 4 dr that had been cut up badly at the front cross member. I could repair and box so I pulled it out of the field where it has sat for 10 years or so and stripped all the parts off it. The small sand blaster was ac

Haven't posted for a while as I have been busy at work. The Kaiser is slowly going back together,the chrome and polished stainless looks great. We have no plans for car shows until Oct & Nov when we will go to the Kingman Air Show Oct 8 & 9Th The Good Guys in Nov. The 51 is in the July 2011 Good guys Gazette, on page 55 and 144 for the shows at Pleasanton and Del Mar. There was a 3 month delay in finishing the paint of the Kaiser when additional green paint was ordered to finish the hood, deck lid, and small parts it did not match the existing green on the body and the paint separated, would not stay mixed after it was shaken. Dean contacted PPG to try to resolve the problem and after several other batches of paint was tried using the original paint mixture they could not match the green on the body the paint separated like oil and water and would leave a yellow pool on the painted surface after it had dried. Finally PPG decided that the original paint mix would not

We went to Hot Rods by Dean in Phoenix last week (4/18/11) to inspect the paint and color on our 1953 Kaiser and were very pleased with both. It is a bright green with vivid white, the body work looks great. The frame required new cross members to accommodate the exhaust and to fix the area that I had cut away to raise the engine and transmission (see post of 2/7/10). The car will be polished then put back on the frame it is now on the rotisserie then will be re-assembled.

I made a stained glass rendition of the 51 for our display at the car shows. We took the 1951 Ford chopped 4 door to the GOod Guys Show in Pleasanton CA March 26 & 27 (indoor show) and received an "Award of Excellence." We arrived on Wednesday evening and I was able to get the car hauler/RV set up before the rain came that lasted until 10am on friday then got the car out of the trailer and into the building before it started raining again. It rained through saturday and on sunday it was partly sunny with scattered showers we got the car back into the trailerin the afternoon without any major clean up. Attendance was low due to the weather but, we had some friends and family visit with us and to see the car after 6 years in the body shop. We departed for Del Mar (near San Diego) early Monday morning as the RV lot was first come first serve only and we were afraid that we would not get a spot, but we did, then Tuesday we did some shopping, cleaning & laundry. On thurs

We went to Good Guys Scottsdale show March 11,12 & 13 with the Starliner and as usual had a great time. It was a smaller turn out than the November meet with a lot of beautiful cars wincluding a few great Cadiallacs. On March 17th we took the car hauler and went to Costa Mesa CA and picked up the 41 chopped 4 door. Then I spent the last 3 days polishing, waxing & detailing the car to get it ready for the indoor show at GOod GUys Pleasanton March 26 ^ 27. Then on to Del Mar in San Diego area for the April 1, 2, & 3 show. It will be a busy couple of weeks but the car turned out very good.

The 51 Ford that has been in a shop in Costa Mesa for the last 6 years is finally finished. The car is a chopped 4 door with a whole bunch of other modifications and a 347 CI/440HP Ford Motor. Last week we visited the car as the front and back glass were finally installed after more than a year in the making. However, by the time we got there the windshield had cracked and must be replaced. All that is left is front glass, wheel alignment, adjust headlights, charge the A/C system, road test and final polish and cleaning. The upholstery turned out beautiful. There are more details on the previous post to the blog. We and the car have been accepted to The Good-Guys indoor shows in Pleasanton, CA March 26 & 27 and Del Mar, CA April 1, 2, &3. The two (2) shows we really wanted to go to were the Grand National Roadster Show and the Sacramento Autorama in January and February but, the glass was not done. We will be going to the Good-Guys in Scottsdale, AZ Spring Nationals on March 11