Seriously cool shit

[unixronin]

Question:

What do you do when you come across a set of badly-corroded engine cases for a 1919 Excelsior-Henderson motorcycle?

Answer:

You fabricate the entire rest of the motorcycle from scratch, of course.

Found on NEDoD.

Comments

[nephthys510.livejournal.com]

damn.

he has himself some tools and shit.

and here I thought I was cool with a leather punch

[ithildae.livejournal.com]

That is amazing!

I would love to have his shop... (Maybe I could trade for computers?)

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

You and me both. Could build all kinds of cool things with a setup like that.

[radarrider.livejournal.com]

You fabricate the entire rest of the motorcycle from scratch, of course.

Well, duh.... Can't let 'em go to waste and what else are ya gonna do?

NAttering from an overstressed guy with too little sleep...

[danjite.livejournal.com]

Damn.

Minds me of many things... but I will pick one, so:

Here in Thailand, skilled labor is seriously cheap.

A buddy found a 1948 Peugeot Fastback that he liked, but it was, uh... too far gone. Frame completely rotted out, body front collapsing. He also found a 1959 Station wagon, in pretty good shape, including having been upgraded to a 3 liter Toyota 6 engine.

Take both cars to body shop. Trim Wagon chassis by two five inch segments. Cut off wagon and remove body behind front doors. Graft on back of sedan. Change shape of fastback to be a little more '48 Buickish, with slightly Hudsony windows. Stay with metal artist till he gets it the precise shape desired.

Add nice custom paint and interior. Rebuild engine and add four wheel discs, power steering, AC and the rest of the modern underpinnings.

Total cost including purchase of original cars? $15, 800 US.

Re: NAttering from an overstressed guy with too little sleep...

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Do you happen to have access to photos of that....?

Re: NAttering from an overstressed guy with too little sleep...

[danjite.livejournal.com]

Work in progress. I can get the two befores and the now, tho'.

Per yer req.

[danjite.livejournal.com]

OK:

Here is the 1948 Peugeot Sedan:


Alas, I haven't immediate access to the before pic of the station wagon.

Here is the work-in-progress, with the station wagon front and the sedan rear:



More in two months.

Re: Per yer req.

[danjite.livejournal.com]

Sigh...

http://pics.livejournal.com/manage/pic?id=26

http://pics.livejournal.com/manage/pic?id=27

Re: Per yer req.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Still not working. :p

Don't worry about it, it's not that important.

Re: Per yer req.

[cymrullewes.livejournal.com]

The reason is that you've got the security level at private.

[olafthunderfoot.livejournal.com]

awesome!