New car!
We picked up this mostly original, very low mileage 1950 Super Hotshot from northern California. We built a crate to ship it back (we did not trust car shippers!) and loaded the crate ourselves. It also included a few extra engines and some other parts, which we also put in the crate.
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Building the crate
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Loading the crate - We secured the car to the crate by replacing the wheels with wooden supports and then bolted them to the crate.
Installing wooden support
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Unloading the crate
Painted parts
We painted some suspension and brake parts and gave the frame another coat of paint.
First paint!
We set up an inflatable paint booth and we were able to paint the frame! More painted parts coming soon…
Weld studs
We replaced the weld studs around the gas tank and front frame (where the bumper brackets attach). We had one broken stud and one missing, and some of the threads were stripped, so we decided to replace all of them.
Water pump
I used Service Motors’ water pump rebuild kit and Butch Williams’ video to rebuild my water pump. It is now ready to paint mount (originally unpainted)!
At the Crosley Nationals
My family and I had an excellent time at the Nationals. It was so fun to see all of the cars and to meet so many knowledgeable people who were eager to provide help and information. Big thanks to Service Motors for helping me promote my reproduction hood ornaments, you can purchase them here!
Walter and Matt from Service Motors
Line of VCs on the showfield
Can’t wait for next year!
Sandblasting part 2
We sandblasted most of the parts we will need first when re-assembling the frame, including the front axle, tie rod, steering linkage, brake parts, bumper brackets, and shock/spring mounts.
Fender bender
After covering the left front fender with some layout dye, we lightly filed it to reveal the high spots (bare metal) and low spots (dyed). We then hammered the high spots from the outside, hammered the low spots from the inside, and repeated the process in order to restore the original shape of the fender.
Sandblasting
We tested out our new sandblasting cabinet on some loose frame parts, including springs, bumper brackets, and more.
