With the excitement of last week’s state title hot rod show still circulating in the short term cells and the subconscious guilt that I have not worked hard on the coupe for some weeks and the conscious urge to drive the coupe again, next Saturday is ear marked for pulling the small block Chev out of the Willys coupe. 
Dont forget to have a look at Cyberhotrodders Events Gallery for photos from the show. Click here!Yanking the motor out has been on the to-do list for some months. After sitting around for several years, the rear main seal has decided to leak significantly. It is also a good time to replace all of the main and big end bearings and piston rings, not to mention putting in the new cam I bought two years that has the promise of better low end torque to assist the new 9″ diff ’s tall gears. Also, now that the coupe is going to run purely on LPG, I will get the head recond and new exhaust valves and seats fitted that will be more suited for this fuel type.Having the motor waiting for this rebuild has also stalled refitting the front panels to the car. An inportant rebuild milestone.With summer approaching, the temperatures will again be ideal for squirting the last coats of laquer on the front panels. The coupe will then be on the downhill run to the finishing line.I have also planned to go on a popular rod run next Sunday to Yanchep National Park, which is located an hour or so north of Perth. Rod runs have been a rarity for me since the coupe has been off the road. Besides getting me out of the house, it will inspire me further to power onwards with the coupe’s rebuild. I am also going there to take a heap of photos for the Cyberhotrodders Events Gallery, so check that out next week.Catch you soon,Eric.
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Today is a
great d
ay in my hot rod calendar. I packed up two cameras and set off our state tiltle hot rod show.The West Australian Hot Rod Promoters held their annual hot rod and street machine car show on October 27th and 28th at the Burswood Dome, in Perth, Western Australia.
Because it is the state title hot rod show, it brings out the best of the best, but also everything from unfinished rat rods to the real diamonds. It is promoted this way so that the the paying spectators can get a good idea of the scope available in the sport. From Budget to big buckaroonies. It is judged according to the Australian Street Rod Federation rules that are well documented and have been used for the last 30 years. Not all car are judged of course, just the jewels.
The display comprised of street rods, customs, post 48 classics, trikes, mini-rods, junior dragsters,VWs and more.
The ASRF had their stand set up promoting the sport. The display featured the 70th anniversary of 1937 Fords and Chevs with several rods and restorations on display. See them in the gallery. I estimate that there was probably 175 vehicles on display overall.A live band was knocking out some good rock a billy tunes while I was there. There was also plenty of quality trade stands for those requiring some hot rod apparel, books and magazines, Car care products and of course the nice shiny bits to put on the projects.
Willys were again scarce. Mark Allen’s 41 coupe and an unfinished ‘39 sedan were the only ones there. 39s are rare, I know, I have had my coupe for many years. I have just repainted mine an uncommon colour (for a hot rod - ivory)that I thought would be unique for quite a while. This 39 sedan was the same colour!!! Whether or not it remains that colour is to be seen, as it was painted that colour some years ago when it was a restorer job. A unique feature on it were the custom made front inner fender guards that suggests that it will be running cycle guards on the front.
As with every event of this size, I met up with rodders I have known for 34 years. That is one of the good things about spending times at these shows. Two of these guys were debuting new rods, having had already had superb rods in show years ago.
Have a look at the Gallery in the Events Album, for photos of all of the hot rods and some of the other class vehicles. Being a hot rodder blog I didn’t take countless photos the street machines and other types of vehicles, although they did make a great impression at the show.If you are going to an event, take some good photos, ideally 640 x 480 in size and send them in with some basic details and we will set up an album for them. This will add some interstate and international flavour to our cyber site.Send pictures and some info of your own ride. We will put them in a readers rides album.Cheers for now,Eric Warren.
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Dont forget to have a look at Cyberhotrodders Events Gallery for photos from the show. Click here!Yanking the motor out has been on the to-do list for some months. After sitting around for several years, the rear main seal has decided to leak significantly. It is also a good time to replace all of the main and big end bearings and piston rings, not to mention putting in the new cam I bought two years that has the promise of better low end torque to assist the new 9″ diff ’s tall gears. Also, now that the coupe is going to run purely on LPG, I will get the head recond and new exhaust valves and seats fitted that will be more suited for this fuel type.Having the motor waiting for this rebuild has also stalled refitting the front panels to the car. An inportant rebuild milestone.With summer approaching, the temperatures will again be ideal for squirting the last coats of laquer on the front panels. The coupe will then be on the downhill run to the finishing line.I have also planned to go on a popular rod run next Sunday to Yanchep National Park, which is located an hour or so north of Perth. Rod runs have been a rarity for me since the coupe has been off the road. Besides getting me out of the house, it will inspire me further to power onwards with the coupe’s rebuild. I am also going there to take a heap of photos for the Cyberhotrodders Events Gallery, so check that out next week.Catch you soon,Eric.
