~PROJECTS~
Updates 3/25/2007
My father Richard has
been working on this
1937/1938 Ford coupe for
the better part of the
winter and has it looking
good. It's come a long ways
since he started piecing it
together, the fenders are
made up of several
different ones, the cool
looking grill is out of a '37
truck, doors and trunklid
are operational and the
flathead only needs firing.
A roll bar, some body work
and paint remain at this
time and this will make a
period correct Flathead
Modified. Nice job Dad!
been working on this
1937/1938 Ford coupe for
the better part of the
winter and has it looking
good. It's come a long ways
since he started piecing it
together, the fenders are
made up of several
different ones, the cool
looking grill is out of a '37
truck, doors and trunklid
are operational and the
flathead only needs firing.
A roll bar, some body work
and paint remain at this
time and this will make a
period correct Flathead
Modified. Nice job Dad!
More to come..
Updates 4/29/2007
Allen Clark is in the process of restoring his father's #74 Falcon that
raced at Shangri-La and Utica Rome amongst other speedways. Allen has
made significant progress, this will be a nice restoration once completed.
Click the picture for the link to Allen's restoration pics.
raced at Shangri-La and Utica Rome amongst other speedways. Allen has
made significant progress, this will be a nice restoration once completed.
Click the picture for the link to Allen's restoration pics.
Onto engine building lately, first things first with port, polish and
relieve of a 60 year old 59A block, time consuming but rewarding..
relieve of a 60 year old 59A block, time consuming but rewarding..
Updates 8/19/2007
This Model A was for sale at
Bouckville this past week,
along with the tow vehicle.
Nice set up but a little
pricey ($9K). Car ran at the
State Fair and I'll bet either
Weedsport or Brewerton,
crude but neat, somewhere I
have a pic of it in a crash at
the fair with Wee Willie.
Bouckville this past week,
along with the tow vehicle.
Nice set up but a little
pricey ($9K). Car ran at the
State Fair and I'll bet either
Weedsport or Brewerton,
crude but neat, somewhere I
have a pic of it in a crash at
the fair with Wee Willie.
Updates 9/23/2007
With a cowl and firewall,
maybe a bit of judicious
cutting and tin work, this
could easily become a nice
looking '37 Ford Slantback.
Dad recently found this in
the Schenevus area, the
stuff is still out there if you
look long and closely..
maybe a bit of judicious
cutting and tin work, this
could easily become a nice
looking '37 Ford Slantback.
Dad recently found this in
the Schenevus area, the
stuff is still out there if you
look long and closely..
A trade with Everett
Swansborough netted him a
'rat rodable' '39 Buick and
us this former Randy Allen
'36 chevy coupe. Both have
possibilities and only a
little 'turd polishing' are
required. Nothing like a
'good luck' horseshoe to give
you a positive outlook..
Swansborough netted him a
'rat rodable' '39 Buick and
us this former Randy Allen
'36 chevy coupe. Both have
possibilities and only a
little 'turd polishing' are
required. Nothing like a
'good luck' horseshoe to give
you a positive outlook..
Updates 11/18/2007
Larry and Howdy Witter have
plugging away at their '32 Chevy
5 - window coupe and have it
looking really good to date. The
cage is nearly done, the front and
rear ends are set, steering is in
and brake work is now being
done. Nice job.
plugging away at their '32 Chevy
5 - window coupe and have it
looking really good to date. The
cage is nearly done, the front and
rear ends are set, steering is in
and brake work is now being
done. Nice job.
Updates 1/20/2008
My father has been at it
again - the Teardrop
49/10 is coming along
nicely, and runs great!
A new 21 stud flatty
with race cam sounds
killer and the body is
coming, a broom and
some red paint and it'll
be ready for the shows.
No easy task during the
winter working on cold
steel but Dad plugs
along like the energizer
bunny. It goes and
stops..and looks cool
sitting still. Look for it
shortly at our shows.
again - the Teardrop
49/10 is coming along
nicely, and runs great!
A new 21 stud flatty
with race cam sounds
killer and the body is
coming, a broom and
some red paint and it'll
be ready for the shows.
No easy task during the
winter working on cold
steel but Dad plugs
along like the energizer
bunny. It goes and
stops..and looks cool
sitting still. Look for it
shortly at our shows.
Updates 2/24/2008
Hi Jeff,
Thank you for all your
hardwork on the
website. I really look
forward to the updates.
I had the S/360 outside
today so I thought I
would take a few photos.
Major work to be done:
That 5 inches or so was
added to the front roll
cage hoop. The 5 inches
will be removed.
The back was originally
all 55-57 Chevy. That
was coverted somewhere
in its long life. I have
the new replacment
frame rails/kick up for
replacement.
Front down tube bars
need to be replaced and
placed in the right
position.
Sincerely,
Pat Hanley
Thank you for all your
hardwork on the
website. I really look
forward to the updates.
I had the S/360 outside
today so I thought I
would take a few photos.
Major work to be done:
That 5 inches or so was
added to the front roll
cage hoop. The 5 inches
will be removed.
The back was originally
all 55-57 Chevy. That
was coverted somewhere
in its long life. I have
the new replacment
frame rails/kick up for
replacement.
Front down tube bars
need to be replaced and
placed in the right
position.
Sincerely,
Pat Hanley
Updates 3/23/2008
Back to the shop
with some nice
weather in the air,
thank god spring is
here! With plans
being made to build
a flathead engine for
another
restoration/replica -
we needed a set of
heads. These Sharps
looked like good
candidates although
the previous owner
had cut the valve
pockets over the
intakes and
although it wasn't a
terrible job, it was
rough. As cast, the
Sharps are noted to
have greater releif
over the exhaust
valve, these were cut
over the intake and
milled square - lots
of sharp edges and
although the idea
wasn't bad, the
execution wasn't
good. The only thing
to do was to go
farther with it and
open them up more,
smooth them out and
make them more like
later designed
(Navarro, Baron, etc.)
type heads. Creating
a large radius
around the valve
pocket, and taking
out material over the
valve and then
blending through the
transfer area, then
polishing them up,
will make for a much
better flowing head.
They came out nice
and may jsut end up
on a race engine
instead.... Now what
are we gonna use for
this engine???
with some nice
weather in the air,
thank god spring is
here! With plans
being made to build
a flathead engine for
another
restoration/replica -
we needed a set of
heads. These Sharps
looked like good
candidates although
the previous owner
had cut the valve
pockets over the
intakes and
although it wasn't a
terrible job, it was
rough. As cast, the
Sharps are noted to
have greater releif
over the exhaust
valve, these were cut
over the intake and
milled square - lots
of sharp edges and
although the idea
wasn't bad, the
execution wasn't
good. The only thing
to do was to go
farther with it and
open them up more,
smooth them out and
make them more like
later designed
(Navarro, Baron, etc.)
type heads. Creating
a large radius
around the valve
pocket, and taking
out material over the
valve and then
blending through the
transfer area, then
polishing them up,
will make for a much
better flowing head.
They came out nice
and may jsut end up
on a race engine
instead.... Now what
are we gonna use for
this engine???
Updates 3/30/2008
Dad has another flatty together ready for insertion in the '37 and the '36 Chevy has
the cage and engine in place, now all we need is time..
the cage and engine in place, now all we need is time..
Updates 4/6/2008
Dad got it
in - no
easy chore
he related
with the
fenders in
place..
and he
hopes it
never has
to come
out either.
The
rearend
has been
out and
driveshaft
bearing
replaced
as well to
reduce
chatter.
The
displaced
Merc
needs
freshening
- a good
future
project.
since it's a
good
block and
bottom
end. With
better
weather,
things
should
move now.
in - no
easy chore
he related
with the
fenders in
place..
and he
hopes it
never has
to come
out either.
The
rearend
has been
out and
driveshaft
bearing
replaced
as well to
reduce
chatter.
The
displaced
Merc
needs
freshening
- a good
future
project.
since it's a
good
block and
bottom
end. With
better
weather,
things
should
move now.
Updates 4/13/2008
Mike Newell
is at it
again, this
time he's
after the
'Dacshhund'
- Don
Beagel's
famous
Bantam
coupe that
raced at
5MP and
Midstate
during the
mid-60's and
was tough
to beat with
Don at the
wheel on
both
surfaces. As
always,
Mike is
doing a
bang up job
(I'll bet the
finished
product is
as good as
the
original),
and we look
forward to
seeing this
at our
shows this
summer.
is at it
again, this
time he's
after the
'Dacshhund'
- Don
Beagel's
famous
Bantam
coupe that
raced at
5MP and
Midstate
during the
mid-60's and
was tough
to beat with
Don at the
wheel on
both
surfaces. As
always,
Mike is
doing a
bang up job
(I'll bet the
finished
product is
as good as
the
original),
and we look
forward to
seeing this
at our
shows this
summer.
Updates 4/20/2008
On our way to
Watertwon last
weeeknd, we
stopped along
the way to take
a look at this old
warrior. A '34
Plymouth, the
car ran at
Brewerton with
Ed Gardner at
the tiller. The
drivetrain was
all Ford - '37
Frame with
flathead power
and banjo rear.
It went for a bit
more than we
expected on
Ebay (what
doesn't?) but the
pictures depict
what a cool car
it is and
reaffirms that
there are still
some out there
tucked away - as
this one was
since 1962. The
new owner has a
chore ahead of
him as
everything is set,
but the material
is nice.. Sure am
glad we wore our
dress shoes...
Watertwon last
weeeknd, we
stopped along
the way to take
a look at this old
warrior. A '34
Plymouth, the
car ran at
Brewerton with
Ed Gardner at
the tiller. The
drivetrain was
all Ford - '37
Frame with
flathead power
and banjo rear.
It went for a bit
more than we
expected on
Ebay (what
doesn't?) but the
pictures depict
what a cool car
it is and
reaffirms that
there are still
some out there
tucked away - as
this one was
since 1962. The
new owner has a
chore ahead of
him as
everything is set,
but the material
is nice.. Sure am
glad we wore our
dress shoes...
Back to the shop and Dad's engine. I decided to add a 95% oil filtering system - all
but the rear main sees fresh oil with this modificaton and it's much better than
the bypass system Henry introduced in 1949. To do this you'll need a 3/8 Pipe
Tap, a 37/64 drill, a 7/16-14 tap, some grit and luck. It makes for a nice job
though and will help keep the oil much cleaner - which in the end makes for a
better engine.
but the rear main sees fresh oil with this modificaton and it's much better than
the bypass system Henry introduced in 1949. To do this you'll need a 3/8 Pipe
Tap, a 37/64 drill, a 7/16-14 tap, some grit and luck. It makes for a nice job
though and will help keep the oil much cleaner - which in the end makes for a
better engine.
Updates 5/11/2008
Dad continues to make
progress on the '37 - the
engine is rebuilt and sounds
great, nothing like an
almquist cam and some
cheater heads to get the
compression up. Bodywork
is nearly completed and he's
now adding paint - this will
be a sharp, full fendered
rendition straight out of the
1950's era that he hopes to
have ready for our shows
this summer. It sure has
come a long way and the
finish line is in sight now..
progress on the '37 - the
engine is rebuilt and sounds
great, nothing like an
almquist cam and some
cheater heads to get the
compression up. Bodywork
is nearly completed and he's
now adding paint - this will
be a sharp, full fendered
rendition straight out of the
1950's era that he hopes to
have ready for our shows
this summer. It sure has
come a long way and the
finish line is in sight now..
Updates 5/18/2008
OK - Dad keeps working on this '37 and I have to say he's doing a really nice
job. Can you guess what car he's recreating at this point?
job. Can you guess what car he's recreating at this point?
Updates 5/25/2008
Prepping for the first show of the season is a thrash, there is never enough time
and there's always more to do. These guys keep on plugging - damn the lawn, it
can wait...
and there's always more to do. These guys keep on plugging - damn the lawn, it
can wait...
Updates 6/1/2008
Looky looky - 'Fresh Barn Finds!' - Well, maybe not but they are on the list and
look cool in waiting..
look cool in waiting..
Updates 8/18/2008
Mike Newell and John Mason are at it again, and look what they found tis time.
The original 329 of Don Beagell which ran for years at 5MP and Midstate
amongst other tracks. This is the original 'Long John' chassis - rebodied with
this sedan to meet a rules change. Great find! You're gonna be busy Mike...
Mike??
The original 329 of Don Beagell which ran for years at 5MP and Midstate
amongst other tracks. This is the original 'Long John' chassis - rebodied with
this sedan to meet a rules change. Great find! You're gonna be busy Mike...
Mike??
