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Here is what I am thinking of modifying into a gas tank…

This is a military one hundred pound practice bomb.

These were filled with sand or water and weigh 100 pounds when full.

They were used for bombing practice.

If I can incorporate one or two of these to use as a gas tank(s) I will.

These practice bomb casings hold 4.5 gallons of liquid.

Maybe I’ll use an empty one just for looks.

Dunno if I will use one on the Hot Rod for sure…

…but I am sure gonna try!

Like most people…

…I hate waiting.

Waiting is no fun.

However, that is precisely what I am doing…

WAITING.

Here it is:  March 7, 2009.

Too rainy to do much outside…

Too early for the outdoor car shows…

Not much to do but wait…

I am waiting for a bunch of new parts for the RoadMonster to arrive.

I am waiting for the end of the month, so I can go pick up the Hot Rod.

I am waiting for the article about the RoadMonster to appear in the Cars.com section of my local paper.

So…

Until I receive the parts for the RoadMonster…

Until I go pick up the Hot Rod…

Until I see the article about the Buick in the paper…

…I’ll continue to hurry up and wait.

In the mean time…

I am prepping the RoadMonster for major surgery.

I am planning how the new Hot Rod will be built.

I am reading the Cars.com section of the paper religiously so I don’t miss the article.

When the parts arrive, and I go get the Hot Rod, and when the article gets printed…

I will have A LOT to share with you!

-Stewart

I have chosen the tail lights for the Hot Rod project…

These are reproduction 1950 Pontiac Tail Lights.

They are accurate down to the glass lenses.

These nice and clean looking lights will be perfect for my Hot Rod.

I appreciate you visiting my site.

Please take a moment and leave a message.

Thanks!

-Stewart

These will look great on the Hot Rod’s 351W engine…

These have an “old school” look to them…

…and Summit Racing sells them for a very reasonable price.

Make sure you check out the page I made for the new Hot Rod:

Hot Rod Page

As I’ve focused on my “new” hot rod all week…

I might as well wrap up the week…

…with a few more planned parts for the RatMonster.

This is Lokar’s Radical 32 Shifter with a double bend.

As the name implies, it’s 32″ long…

That makes for a very tall shifter…

…perfect for that “rat rod” look.

We’ll run a boot that matches the seats.

Dunno which shift knob we’ll use yet.

Found the seats for the Hot Rod:

World War II Bomber Seats.

These are the style and color that I want for the Hot Rod.

If we don’t run four of these single bomber seats, then I’ll buy extra material and have a rear bench seat upholstered to match.

Want to see more good stuff?

EZ Boy Interior Parts

This place has the seat belts, door panel material, carpet, and just about everything else I want for the Hot Rod project…

Make sure you check it out:

The Hot Rod Page

The new page is coming along!

-Stewart

…will be updated on a regular basis

The Hot Rod Project

March & April will be big months the new Hot Rod & the RoadMonster…

We’ve got to go get the Hot Rod at the end of this month.

Should be a fun trip.  It’s about a seven hour drive each way…

I am glad my wife’s Denali has comfy heated leather seats!

In April, the RoadMonster is having some MAJOR work done, and I’ll be taking a lot of pictures of the process…

When we get the Hot Rod home, I’ve got to rearrange the garage.

Then, I’ve got to buy another mig welder, as I sold mine when I got rid of my ‘41 Chevy…

My man cave is about to get A LOT more crowded!

Good stuff!

The Hot Rod is going to be noisy.

Even though the zoomie headers will have baffles…

…the exhaust will still be LOUD.

Which leads to this next part.

The NOISY GEAR DRIVE:

I’ve always wanted to try a noisy gear drive in a hot rod.

There is really no need for this.

Timing chains do the job just fine.

But I want a noisy gear drive.

So…

I am going to install one.

We MAY have to install an ear plug dispenser under the dash…