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Joe's truck - new mural in Fort Longmont

Joe's truck update

It's been retired from show car only duty.
And now is in the general motor pool .

video

easiest way for me to share.
Alex racing Joe at the dirt drags

The GT update

Joe and his Fort Longmont crue have been hard at work.
Check out the floors in the "The GT" sedan

and as a reminder, here is the same car when I called it "The Farmers Daughter"

Just a little rusty

everything removed and blasted

ug.

have a seat, the GT update

Look at the pictures..

The GT update

Joe, has been working on the old girl.
It's getting floored.

new steel floor/toe boards fitted.

And plywood cut to fit.

next up is the transmission cover ..

The GT, update

Joe has been working on it.
The blackwalls look good. And the new hand made wood bows.

Joe's truck - revisited

Glenn, here is some pictures of Joe's truck.
The one I was telling you about.

Swap meat ?

Check ol Joe out !
He's got strong elbows..
The old $35.00 heater cleaned up good.

double trouble

Joe's got two hot rods now !
( yessir both on Riley Automotive chassis')
The 1929 Tudor is "The GT" was "the farmers daughter"
and the truck we (I) always call "Joe's truck"  google that shit to see more
(or search this blog)  

horny

Joe did a little of his leather working magic and made this horn button.

this guy thinks it's cool

I'm back and blogging. Hot Rod Dirt Drags #1

Colorado kid , and Joe . Loaded up and headed out.

traffic in Ft Longmont/Boulder  (all the same) made for a slow start

Mark's flathead roadster drives down the road nice

Lunch at Tony's Mexican restaurant in Poncha Springs  , it was good !

DQ WELCOMES DIRT DRAGGERS

We made it to Monte Vista easily. Fun drive too

Got wood ?

The GT gets a little wood installed.
Looks nice Joe .

broke? nope

Not a rod knock.

Just a converter bolt backing out.
Ain't hot rodding fun ?

broke?

Joe's truck may have a real engine problem.
Is the rod knocking because it wants out of the oil pan?

"the GT" gets chopped

So took some time off from work.
Spent Thursday firing up the 283 for the first time.
Then Friday went up to Ft Longmont to see Joe.
Well we had a plan, Joe, Alex and me chopped the ol' Tudor.
Looks real sweet with the lowered lid.

Couple pictures ..
Did a couple cool things,
Chopped it 5 1/8" and only chopped the windshield 3 1/16"
Added a 1931 visor to it too.
Took the windshield header area apart. And chopped the A pillars from the top down
and reinstalled the header. ..

Pictures !

no time to fuck around, Joe was on a mission. Off with it's head !
 



thin cut off wheels slice thru old Fords like warm butter
 



Checking fit. On Tudor you can chop it in section at a time

 

Big tacks on inner supports..
 

Stand back and have a look.. I like it !









 

Yes !  still needs work. Joe will get it done right.
 

"The GT" update

Joe has been busy hammering closed  all the bullet holes in the old girl

Farner's daughter is retired, intoducing "the GT"

The Farmer's Daughter has moved out of my garage
Joe aka "Joe's truck" is the new care giver.
And the old born on July 3rd 1929 Tudor is officially renamed "the GT"

Sat hot rod drive

Went for a drive (ride) Sat. Got to ride along with the Colorado Kid
Couple pictures for y'all

nice day for a drive, scenery shot from p/s roadster going 70mph

1940,1929,1929,1932 Fords !

Cobra, yes it's a real one

GT40, love this car

slick black cobra

let's have a hill climb

can't be afraid of some gravel

JanoCycles little Harley scooter 

parked in the alley of Bohemian Biergarten   

Napa special delivery

Jet trying to out run my camera

climbing the giant pile of gravel, had to empty his shoes 15 times