Ok it's Sunday somewhere back in early 2000. Now starts all the cleaning, and that has reminded me a lesson my Dad taught me early on. He would have me help him wash and wax the family car, a 1962 Falcon wagon. He used something called Simonize wax, that stuff was really hard to polish off. But before the waxing he had popped off the hubcaps and started washing the wheels. Then he handed me the hubcaps and said don't for get the inside. I asked him why do I need to clean the inside of the hubcaps when nobody can see them. He said it does not matter what anyone can see, its about you doing the best job you can because you will know there clean and it did not take but a minute to do the best job you can! Maybe thats why at the end of the day what ever I am working on I clean my mess. The next day or whenever I get back to my shop, everything is clean a neat ready for a new task. And it makes me feel good, just like it did all those years ago. So after degreasing the frame Beth helped me with the sandblasting. Then Used a lot of Ospho on the frame, once it dryed begain lots of rubbing with scotch pads to get the white stuff off. Then painted with Eastwood satin black.
Current day, I really need to give Kevin a shout out for his plans to build a rotisserie. First I have made of few changes to his design. Lets just say its Takeaopartable ( thats Kentucky talk for I really need for this to be able to completely dismantled as I am really running out of room in my shop) The only thing I welded was the 1/2” nut to stiffen the up the vertical section. I used the wheel and plates from my engine run stand that still needs to be welded up. For some unknown reason when I ordered the steel surely 3/16” was beefy enough. Man 8’ sections are heavy. I also used some parts from the tow dolly for the 1950. to be able to pull the cab outside with the Kubota. Lastly you will notice that all the wheels spin freely. This way I can move the rotisserie around in my shop easily. When we pull the cab outside I change the 2 rear wheels to fixed ones so the cab does not getaway as the approach to my shop is sloped on both doors. Almost forgot, I also modified some car dollies so the cab will fit under some areas.
Shade Baby PS, I spent the better part of a day trying to get the splash aprons installed and look like something, but thats a another discussion.
