Think about it!

I learned .... a little too slowly it would seem.....that when you are working on the car, if you are doing something and it goes through your head that "if I happen to drop that 11/16 spanner while I'm under here tightening that exhaust flange, it would probably hit me in the head and give me a black eye" that you are probably right, and should stop what you are doing before it happens.

Its a bit like when I was in the shed for some other reason and I thought, "that's right I just wanted to cut off that piece of steel with the angle grinder". I did this too, wearing only jandals and using my foot to hold the steel steady. I thought "gee I wouldn't want that angle grinder to bite in now!" You guessed it..... what a dumb arse. Could have been worse but I was lucky to get away with just a flesh wound.

Now, if it runs through my head, I have second thoughts!

Putting it back together

And now its all fairly complete as far as the chassis goes. The Certifier has been and approved the work done so far including the welding of all the seat and seat belt mounts, so the body can go on and that stage of the project can begin with all the wiring to do and the likes of wipers, seats, steering column and mounting of the handbrake to be completed, to name just a few.

Plenty of help on hand

There are always plenty of helpers and special thanks has to go to;

• Roger Duke - Heaps of hours spent on anything and everything. Roger was a great motivator throughout the project as well as a constant supply of advice and tools/machinery to help get the job done. Thanks Roger, couldn't have done it without you.
• Tony Field - Welder. My welding best resembles something a seagull has dropped from a great height so thanks Tony your welding skills were much appreciated.
• Stan Andrews - Stan has to be one of the hardest workers I know. Stan was responsble for all the fibreglass work including the addition of the trans tunnel and the partition between the boot and the cabin, but I can assure there was much more than that too! Thanks Stan.
• Peter Farrant - Mechanical advice. Peter helped out with getting the engine running and setting up of the timing. Thanks Pete.
• Russell Beddow - Towie. Russell picked up the car when we bought it, shifted it when we moved house and took it for the wheel alignment. Russell remains on standby in case of breakdown :-)
• Bob Somers - Thanks Bob for rebuilding the steering box without even being asked. A fantastic help.
• Carl Dooney - Carl came across from Aussie for a holiday and ended up spending a few days getting started on the wiring. Cheers Carl.
• And lastly to my wife Janine, who worked tirelessly to ensure I could spend every waking hour in the shed. Also for pretending to listen and doing a great job of sounding enthusiastic even when the content of my babbling held no interest for her or stretched well beyond her automotive vocabulary. What is a tappet, rocker, valve thingy anyway?
  

Here's a few pics of their cars as they came and went.





Russells Tow Truck

Bobs 32 Coupe











Stan's 38 Ford















Pete's 39 Ford Taildragger