Shoe's House Of Chop

Moving On

2012-01-29T20:14:00.001-05:00

Making some progress on Harvey's brat style crazy orange inspired sporty....legs turned and powder coated,fender mounted, tank frisco'ed and mounted ......gotta cut the forks down and decide on a final bar choice.....mocked up about ride height and looking good.

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Shave Your Legs

2012-01-08T20:27:00.001-05:00

1st project on the lathe. Doing a couple of leg shaves. Removed all the lugs with the band saw then turned them smooth. Final sanding and polish and looking good. Second set sanded and polished to a mirror finish. Everyone can appreciate a smooth set of legs.

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Happy New Years From The Shoes

2012-01-01T11:43:00.001-05:00

The tradition continues. Since the first time at two years old my daughter and me have went on our new years morning ride....Seems like forever since the first time when me and mom stuck a bicycle helmet on her and shoved her between us and took off down the road... :D
Its so cool that she cant wait to get up and go for the ride even now being a teenager.....

Happy New Years and all the best in 2012

Shoe

MERRY CHRISTMAS BRO'BRO'S

2011-12-25T14:19:00.001-05:00

From the Shoe's

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Spare Time Brat Crazy Orange...

2011-12-20T19:37:00.001-05:00

Call it what you want but all those crazy kids are doing it in Jay Pan....so the style is finally making its way to the states..Its usually the other way around the trends go to the land of the rising sun.
Fast forward to my friend Harvey. He is digging the style and picked up this sporty as fresh canvas. We cut her up and he has been gathering parts. I got the tank frisco'd and started on some bars. More to come stay tuned.

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Roundie Round

2011-12-20T19:18:00.001-05:00

When racing was dangerous and sex was safe!!!!!!!

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A New Addition to the Shop....

2011-12-18T19:15:00.001-05:00

Picked up a nice Clauson Lathe today from a friend who purchased a bigger machine and was needing to move this one.Should come in handy for sure.

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Heard on the X

2011-12-05T11:09:00.003-05:00

Random summer shot.

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9 th annual Blanket Run

2011-12-05T11:09:00.001-05:00

Good friend of Godspeed Hot Rod shop for the last nine years has out on a shop crawl. We have visited many many cool places and had access to areas most never get to go. Its all for the price of one new unused blanket that will be given to the less fortunate. Here's a few pics.

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Who me????

2011-11-22T17:42:00.001-05:00

Brad and Sha Na Na
Good times, Good People

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Hauling Gas

2011-11-22T17:31:00.001-05:00

Gasser that is

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TO ALL VETERANS

2011-11-11T09:02:00.001-05:00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE BECAUSE OF YOU MEN AND WOMEN WE ARE FREE AND SAFE...........

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Catch a Ride on the 405

2011-10-22T06:34:00.001-04:00

Preparing to launch......

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Prarie Schooner

2011-10-20T17:38:00.001-04:00

Diesel of the Zen of Neato with the hammer down on the 39 flatty in So Dakota.....

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Speeding sitting still

2011-10-13T19:26:00.001-04:00

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SWEET AND LOW

2011-10-13T19:04:00.001-04:00

Shovel love

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AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL

2011-10-13T07:08:00.001-04:00

Somewhere in the middle of Wyoming at dawn.

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Far Oouuuuttt

2011-10-12T20:26:00.001-04:00

Spotted at davenport one wild mochine

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MEET SOUR KRAUT

2011-09-14T20:28:00.001-04:00

The newest member of our motorvational family.

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l love the smell of nitro in the morning

2011-09-05T11:33:00.001-04:00

US NATIONALS oh yeah

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The after math

2011-08-30T20:29:00.001-04:00

This is what was in the wheels after returning from the salt. What a mess but well worth it.

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Some People..........

2011-08-28T21:47:00.001-04:00

Bring home stray puppies......In my case I bring home stray things with internal combustion engines...This bike here is done in the traditional rat rod motif. Best part though is she has a brand new S and S shovel in her.......fresh meat

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Busting Records

2011-08-28T11:27:00.001-04:00

The Lowbrow boys right at the start of one of their record runs

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Fly Ford Fly

2011-08-28T11:24:00.001-04:00

Ready for launch

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Bonneville the name sez it all

2011-08-15T11:27:00.001-04:00

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1st salt sighting

2011-08-14T19:18:00.001-04:00

Oh yeah

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Big Sky Country.

2011-08-14T11:12:00.001-04:00

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Proud to be an American

2011-08-13T17:24:00.001-04:00

Politics aside no greater place than america and its lands

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when you hit the road you just need supplies

2011-08-12T20:57:00.001-04:00

Healthy for sure when traveling.

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Westward ho trip just begins

2011-08-11T22:01:00.001-04:00

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HOT RODS AND HILLBILLIES

2011-08-01T10:35:00.001-04:00

Great little show put on by the gravel diggers . Saw alot of old friends a d met some new ones. Good times as always.

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chopper toys

2011-07-27T10:04:00.001-04:00

Slotted in a antique mall. Would have loved to have had these but at 85 dollars a piece that can by alot of rel chopper parts.

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Boardtrackers at Wauseon

2011-07-27T09:55:00.001-04:00

Love this class all pre 1926 and fill on racing no parade laps here.

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Back in Action

2011-07-24T21:38:00.006-04:00

Been away for a while R and R and traveling a bit.

Wauseon and a few other events as well also working on a few things while smoldering in the heat wave..

Big time in Wauseon this year. Scored some killer parts and saw some awesome vintage racing.

The usual suspects were there with a few new ones as well.. Its fast becoming my favorite vintage event of the sumer.

Not many pics on this run but here is a pic I lfted from a amca photo post from another site and it basiacally says it all.

Summer Shandy Time

2011-07-02T19:15:00.001-04:00

Its Summer time nothing better than a fresh t bone and a ice cold Shandy time ...

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Some must give all so others may live

2011-06-12T20:46:00.001-04:00

Merc leaves and another one follows me home. Although this one is for some parts swapping or maybe I may even part out. Doors and hood are making there way to the panel truck. The rest with panel truck parts is yet decided. If ya got a 48 to 52 Ford and needs something I may have it.

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Bombing the Hills O'Brown

2011-06-04T19:12:00.001-04:00

My friends Ron and son Charlie and me bombing some hills in Brown county. Ron and I are passing the torch to his young son. We had to show the younger generation we can still hang considering I am 47 and Ron is 50. The crashing part could suck at this age but that's how it goes.

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From the Road this Weekend

2011-05-31T21:20:00.001-04:00

Hit the road Saturday in the panel and didn't stop till Monday night. 1st stop My pal Matt Young and I headed to Dayton Ohio to Blacktop Bandits annual hot rod gathering. Then Sunday to Beatersville show in Louisville Ky. Finally home Monday for a family and friends get together. Bout 600 miles on the bananna hamick trouble free. Shaking her down for the trip to the salt in August.

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P S A DONT RUN WITH SCISSORS

2011-05-20T00:12:00.001-04:00

18 Stitches later I have been put back better than the bionic man. Thanks to those that came to check on me.

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Pan Shovel

2011-05-19T08:37:00.001-04:00

The term pan shovel makes no sense to me. It is either a panhead,shovelhead,early slab side generator shovel,pan bottom with shovelheads or a cone shovelhead. But what does mak sense is Kevin's pan and Bobbie's shovelhead. Two of the best bikes at the Indy ton up show and they did not even have their handlebars turned upside down.

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The Knitty Gritty

2011-05-16T19:53:00.001-04:00

Waiting on a few trans parts. Gotta run some oil lines and wire her. Its just everytime I turn around I need some little bit I don't have. She ain't purty but I am gonna love her just the same. I hope to ride her in the next two weeks.

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Indy Ton Up

2011-05-14T16:25:00.001-04:00

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Really How Fast Can You Go !!!!!!!!!!

2011-05-02T23:00:00.003-04:00

My 13 year old daughter training for volleyball and trying to get into the the Cheetah club at her training facility. Just under 15mph is where she is 17 mph gets you in......just a little more work and she will be there.....

2011-05-01T17:56:00.003-04:00

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Rounding Third and Heading for Home

2011-05-01T17:56:00.001-04:00

Big progress this weekend. She is really starting to look like a bike. Brakes are working now to assemble the clutch and kicker this week. Plan is to order a new generator and start wiring next week. Big thanks to Wes and Dave Herr for the help and the bits.

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Pan progress is moving forward

2011-04-27T15:41:00.003-04:00

Motor annd trans bolted in. Pogo seat post and attachments refurbished. Stitched up a pleated cover for the pan.
Working out belt drive and primary covers now. Starting to get amped up. I wil ride this soon....I will ride this soon...I will ride this soon.........

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Idle hands is the devils work

2011-04-25T14:10:00.001-04:00

Sometimes when I am bored I doodle. Working on a line of Shoes House of Chop designer jump suits. Hahaha. Next up will be my rendering of the ZON sponsored darwin streamliner.

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Sport Bike Saddle

2011-04-23T20:01:00.001-04:00

My first attempt at doing a sport bike seat. She isn't perfect but it was a good learning experience. Hope ya like it Cupcake Mike.

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Holy Pantastic Batman

2011-04-16T09:58:00.001-04:00

Finally putting this thing together. She is gonna be down and dirty and ridin this summer. We will worry about shiney later. Its a bitsa bike and I think I finally have all the bits. Gonna be different for me to have that 16 incher up front. I have always wanted a late 40's or early 50,s style (here goes the B word) Bobber style bike. Just could not ever follow through with it. Not this time though making myself do this.

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Jag Bmx Worlds

2011-04-15T10:58:00.002-04:00

Found these old programs and some other junk from the days of bmx. I was sponsored as a youth and got to do a good bit of racing. One highlight was racing at the Jag series from 78 to 82. Seems like forever. I use to pedal my ass off now I probably would be able to ride a round the block without breathing hard. Hahaha.

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A shiney happy little fellow waiting for a ride

2011-04-13T17:05:00.001-04:00

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Words of Wisdom

2011-03-28T18:17:00.001-04:00

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summers coming

2011-03-28T18:11:00.001-04:00

Waiting for a warm summer evening.

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Mounting the Elephant. (motor)

2011-03-25T17:44:00.002-04:00

Well Mike has been busy the last couple of days. My other commitments have kept me away once we got the motor and trans mocked up. So Mike set out to build the mounts. We looked at a friends car for motorvation and away he went. I bent up a dropped crossmember for the trans. This is where we are today and now body sub floor and mounts are on the horizon.

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The imfamous Mouse Trap

2011-03-25T13:44:00.001-04:00

Found this pic from the early eighties in a box of junk. Use to tear the streets up in this and later the drag strip. Many fell victim to it. Ah the days gone by.

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When men were men....and racing was dangerous.

2011-03-22T11:06:00.001-04:00

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Pedal Power

2011-03-22T07:28:00.001-04:00

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Foyt Power II

2011-03-21T13:46:00.001-04:00

Spotted this in a famous Indy car builders shop.

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Foyt Powered

2011-03-21T13:44:00.001-04:00

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2011-03-19T16:09:00.005-04:00

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Packin Pacaderm

2011-03-19T16:09:00.003-04:00

Set the massive hemi motor in place so motor mounts can be fabbed up.

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A reprieve on life .......

2011-03-18T21:10:00.001-04:00

Has been granted and this here early Donnie Smith chpper frame shall roll hard and fast again. Getting her staightened out for Eric K..

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BACK BEHIND BARS

2011-03-17T19:53:00.001-04:00

Good to see a day with sun and 73 degrees. Traded for a twinkie powered Flh standard during the winter. I had not really had a chance to get out and ride it till today. Don't get me wrong I love my old iron but there sure is something to be said about throwing your leg over the saddle hitting the button and going. This bike has a few things that are a first for me as well. A radio and nothing is broken or falling off of it. Well that's about all for now Ride Free.

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Basking in the sun.

2011-03-12T10:16:00.001-05:00

Rolled it out to check the proportions and look at it in the sun............something we have not seen much of lately.

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she iz a roller

2011-03-06T08:05:00.001-05:00

Suspension on front. Finishing rear

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Super Mock Up of the 31Plymouth

2011-03-05T15:43:00.003-05:00

Got the frame finished and under body. Now to make some suspension mounts and make her a real roller by tonight.

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Super Mock Up of the 31Plymouth

2011-03-05T15:43:00.001-05:00

Got the frame finished and under body. Now to make some suspension mounts and make her a real roller by tonight.

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Mom's new rig.......

2011-03-04T08:05:00.001-05:00

Got my wife a new rig a couple weeks back. This week she got lifted and some new shoes. She don't want no stinking mini van....hahaha

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Framed

2011-02-27T21:04:00.001-05:00

Started on the frame for the next one to roll out of the shop here in the near future. The 31 Plymouth Seedan should be sitting nice here in a few weeks but we got the basic frame laid out and welded today. Next on to mounting the suspension to the frame. Also did a little mock up for motorvation. Car will clearly sit lower with rake but for a look see we rolled some wheels up to it.

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2011-02-26T11:35:00.003-05:00

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Randoms of stuff in the shop

2011-02-26T11:35:00.001-05:00

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MY LITTLE WHIZZER

2011-02-24T18:16:00.001-05:00

Waiting for a warmer day

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Hurry Hurry Summer Don't Be LATE! !!!!!!

2011-02-23T20:32:00.001-05:00

Sitting in the shop working and having day dreams about summertime things.

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Love for the big cars

2011-02-17T17:05:00.001-05:00

When men were men and machines were dangerous.

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A LITTLE Wednesday NIGHT LIBATIONS.

2011-02-16T20:28:00.002-05:00

Some nachos and cheese sticks with my girl and a Corona.

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Trying out the droid panoramic function

2011-02-16T20:16:00.001-05:00

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Some Vintage Stickers

2011-02-15T09:09:00.001-05:00

Took a few pics and pitched a few for the shop fridg.

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The Vincent

2011-02-13T17:59:00.001-05:00

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New project in shop under way

2011-02-13T10:42:00.001-05:00

Started working on my friend Mikes 1931 Plymouth sedan. Gonna be a nice little car. Western states body in great shape. Car should be a clean low hemi powered machine.

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delinquents have over taken the panel truck last night at the world of wheels

2011-02-13T10:33:00.001-05:00

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knuckle knuckle

2011-02-11T15:26:00.001-05:00

V twin expo display bike.

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Hey thats where I left that ...........

2011-02-11T15:25:00.001-05:00

I guess when you misplace something its not always good to find it. Spotted Sunday morning after. My buddy went out to get something putts of the truck and sat this down...Clear cut case of alcohol abuse sitting down and forgetting about it...

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Ready for the Indy World of Wheels

2011-02-10T21:41:00.001-05:00

Cleaned lowered and rolling the wide whites. Ready for the Motorama 1962

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2011-02-09T12:32:00.003-05:00

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Vincent knows

2011-02-09T12:32:00.001-05:00

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Now available Shoe Trucker Hats. shoes house of chop.....this aint tokyo this aint the west coast....

2011-02-09T12:12:00.001-05:00

email me if you would like one 12.00 bucks shipped.

2011-02-09T11:42:00.003-05:00

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Testing the Driod

2011-02-09T11:42:00.001-05:00

Checking out the ability to post from my Droid

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Happy New Year

2011-01-01T20:50:00.001-05:00

It was time for my annual new years morning ride with my daughter.....which is fastly becoming a young women.... : (

Once again we have rode every year since she was two...This year she was asked by a friend to come stay all night..she really wanted to go but she texted her mom and stated....mom I really want to go but if it means missing my new years ride then I am staying home....she went and dad does as dads always do and went and picked her up this morning.... ; )

So the tradition of the dad and daughter new years ride continues for another year........Sorry to bore ya with the story but....
HAPPY NEW YEARS from the Shoes and much luck in 2011

New Stance

2010-12-30T20:18:00.001-05:00

Well she is back on the ground with a new set of shoes and a upgraded and lowered suspension. She could be lower, but this truck is a driver and a utilitarian vehicle for the shop. So function over form on this one………

Merry Christmas

2010-12-25T09:12:00.001-05:00

In Germany/Austria, Saint Nick and Krampus go around like a good cop/bad cop team. Krampus, a whip carrying, horned goat demon, with a long red tongue takes the naughty ones, while Santa Claus rewards the good ones. (Hopefully there are no naughty ones out there as Krampus has some whipping switches ready)

Wishing For a warm Summer Day

2010-12-20T19:26:00.001-05:00

Tis’ the season to be upgrading…Did a little trading and upgraded from the evo powered Road King to a twinkie powered FLH Standard bike with a lot of power adder parts and this one even has a radio….Cant wait for summer, especially since I am sitting here watching it snow again with a crap ton of snow on the ground already.

So here is to good times and summer riding that is just around the corner.

The New Familia Hauler

2010-11-21T22:00:00.001-05:00

Some of ya remember the econoline shop truck? We still have her but she aint practical for all three of us. So Like I needed another car/truck but what the heck....Shes a baller,rock and roller.....A real mean hauler..... :D
Really like the econoline but there’s a new girl in town….

One week ago after purchase....gotta see past the late eighties directional mags and nose in the air stances.

After a all day marathon and a bolt pattern change...lowering job and a good going over She is now ready for her next stage a respray of lemon pearl satin yellow to hold me over till she can get a complete top notch job...Also picked up a quick release dodge caravan rear seat for my daughter..Trying to make her a good over the road hauler. A/c heat is in order as well...Goal is to have her standing tall for the drive to the salt next year.

She has a new 383 sbc,trans and 12 bolt rear...She is a runner. 8)

The Jeffy Coupe

2010-10-19T21:32:00.001-04:00

Always one of my Favs

Back at it finally……..

2010-10-18T19:46:00.001-04:00

Lots been going on since late summer. Working hard taking care of family business since my father passed. Its not been much fun and working on getting my mother in good shape and on her own has been a challenge.

But enough about that……. Good news is the shop is moving to a more friendly area as far parking,room and just a nicer building.

Maybe in the future this may become a full time gig and the change is needed…Gotta give a big thanks to Matt Young and Dave herr for helping me move all my crap last weekend. You dont realize how much crap you have till you have to move all of it.

So i hope to get back at it and post up some photos and stuff….

Shoe

Somwhere in The 70's @ The U.S. Nationals

2010-09-27T12:21:00.004-04:00

Spent every Sept on Labor day for 4 days straight at the US Nats in Indy Growing up......It was always my old mans last Hooray before school would start...We had alot of friends who class raced back in the day....I am the little skidder in the middle with the Coors shirt on....

Make Mine A Gary Littlejohn For Pros

2010-09-27T12:05:00.001-04:00

Panananana Pogo Seat....

2010-09-13T21:23:00.003-04:00

Been finally getting back after some things since all the events with my father passing and a few other family things that had to be done....So I been teaching myself how to do seat coverings since buying the new mochine....Well I picked up a bunch of remenants of real leather while at Davenport. So I thought I would give the pan seat a try doing it in Diamond tuft. Still showing in pic are some white chalk lines but seat cover looks pretty good but not quite perfecto. Needs some foam on pan base and riveted in place....May end up going with straight pleats in the end but just seeing if I could do this for now....Now if my feet were just smaller I could stand closer to the stove while cooking...I guess that one home ec class I took in high School is paying off..

Affordable Dream Home on Wheels

2010-09-01T20:35:00.004-04:00

Shoes House of Chop Mobile Headquarters.......Look for us at a event near you.....Tired of camping in a tent at some of the vintage meets so I went shopping.....

Not to worry.......................Its Period Correct

Shakedown by Shoe

2010-08-31T14:49:00.002-04:00

My pal Randy and his pop just finished up this little roadster...It was done all in the back yard shop and it is sweet...Powered by a Big nasty big block Chebbie engine backed with a muncie 4spd...Well I helped in a very very small capacity on a few things on the car so I looked a Ronnie and said take me for a spin...He threw the keys to me and said no you take it for a spin....So Wes and I climbed in and a grin came to my face as she rumbled to a start....Randy warned me that she was a powerful girl....Lets just say its all you want in a light short car with a big engine....