Category Archives: Fabrication

The Devil is in the Details

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Brian

I’ve been whittling away on the Wade Coupe over the past weeks, and Im finally getting close to finishing the major fab work!  Here are a few detail photos of some of the areas that have gotten attention lately…

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Tim’s Knucklehead

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Brian

I’ve collaborated with Tim O’Keefe on multiple bike projects, and they’ve all turned out really cool.  Earlier this year he brought over this Knuckle that he and Bill Mize from Iowa had started putting together for me to do some … Continue reading →

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Early Ford to Bendix-style Brake Conversion

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Brian

I’ve been offering this conversion service for a little over a year now, and since I shipped off this set of backing plates to John Swander in KC, MO last week, it seemed like a good time to throw them … Continue reading →

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Chrome won’t get ya home…

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Brian

…But it sure does make a big difference in the finished product, when you’re talking about late-50′s style Hot Rods. I prepped and sent off the chrome for the Ernst ’32 Roadster last week, and managed to snap a couple … Continue reading →

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Movie Time: The Wade Coupe Project on Film

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Brian

Stephen Hibbs of Squaresville Studios made these videos of me working on the chassis for the Wade Coupe and also managed to get most of the process of chopping the top as well. I think he did a great job … Continue reading →

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’32 Roadster: Interior/ Headers…and a Last Look

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Brian

Well, today is the last day that the ’32 Roadster will be together for a while. It’s getting disassembled so that it can go to paint tomorrow. I tied up all the loose ends over the last week, including building … Continue reading →

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’32 Roadster: More Progress

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Brian

Thought I would post up some more of the progress on the Ernst Roadster.  It’s almost ready to run now, and I’m finishing up the interior structure and floorboards.  About all that’s left after that’s done is to run the … Continue reading →

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Project Update: ’32 Roadster / Carb Linkage, Fuel Lines

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Brian

The hustle continues on the ’32 Roadster.   The 283 is close to being ready to fire up now, after getting more details finished up over the last few days.    So here’s a brief overview of what got accomplished today, among other things.  I bolted the … Continue reading →

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Project Update: ’69 Dodge Daytona / Finished!

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Brian

After putting in some very long hours over the last couple of weeks, I finished up the ’69 Dodge Charger/Daytona yesterday…and it went back to Brinks Racecraft to get completed.  Brinks built the cage and chassis for the car, and it … Continue reading →

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Project Update: 1929 Model A Roadster

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Brian

This really is more of a recap than a project update, but more hot rod pictures are never a bad thing…right? After rolling the Ernst Roadster out of the shop and snapping some pics the other day, it made me … Continue reading →

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