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Happy Monkey · 04-29-2004, 05:37 PM

Thanks.

Yes, I'm just smearing glue along the edge, since the facing was chipping and peeling a bit along the edge. It'll still be knockdown. If it wasn't, it wouldn't be going anywhere once it was together.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-29-2004, 06:13 PM

Whew! I thought you were trading that new car in on a truck.

BrianR · 04-29-2004, 09:28 PM

update, my friend won the auction and is scooting around town in his very own hearse (with a flame paint job no less).

We're talking about the casket now.

Brian

lumberjim · 04-29-2004, 10:18 PM

my dad used to be a bassist in a band when i was little. When he was youger, a friend from the band had a Packard Hearse. They played proms, and had a casket sized orange ( the fruit) crate that they'd pull out of the back. A member of the band would rise from the coffin, and they'd unload the rest of the gear.

We traded a '77 Cadillac hearse a few years ago. It was beat pretty badly, but I was amazed at how substantial the rear suspension was. It was like a delivery truck to drive. It took the guy a good hour to uninstall his array of kicker boxes and preamps. It had big aluminum rims and BF Goodrich whiteletter radials, too. I thought it was pretty cool. I think he got $500 for it because I remember thinking that the wheels and tires were worth more than the car.

BrianR · 04-30-2004, 06:36 AM

This one is an 81 Cadillac hearse. I'm trying to get him to send a pic of it that I will post if he is able.

I *gotta* see the flaming paint job on a hearse.

BrianR · 04-30-2004, 06:40 AM

I hope he has his camera and didn't leave it with his wife, in VA as I think he did. SHE has the baby you see and you know how women love taking pictures of their offspring.

Happy Monkey · 04-30-2004, 09:33 PM

A quick plug for the oil I use, if anyone was curious.

Happy Monkey · 04-30-2004, 09:37 PM

Today we started cutting the shelves to size. Due to imperfections in the construction (alas), I am marking the approximate location each shelf is cut to fit, along with the direction it is supposed to face.

Happy Monkey · 05-22-2004, 06:30 PM

All but one of the shelves are cut and oiled. Today I oiled the plywood. In preparation, we glued some stiffening slats on the plywood.

Happy Monkey · 05-22-2004, 06:31 PM

Here is one of the plywood sections oiled, and the other plain.

Happy Monkey · 05-22-2004, 06:34 PM

I also oiled the pins for the top.

Almost there. I'm going to put some short pegs on the underside of the shelves, to keep them from sliding forward, then wax everything, and it's done!

Happy Monkey · 05-25-2004, 08:34 PM

A shelf just resting on pins can slide out, so I drilled a few holes, and added these pegs with a dab of glue, to lock the shelves in place.

Happy Monkey · 05-25-2004, 08:35 PM

Then it was time to wax everything.

Happy Monkey · 05-25-2004, 08:36 PM

Smear the wax on with one rag, rub it down with a second, then buff it with a third.

Happy Monkey · 05-25-2004, 08:40 PM

Unfortunately, two of my glue blocks did not hold. Before waxing the bottom, I had to reglue, and add screws to all four blocks.

04-29-2004, 05:37 PM	#91
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Thanks. Yes, I'm just smearing glue along the edge, since the facing was chipping and peeling a bit along the edge. It'll still be knockdown. If it wasn't, it wouldn't be going anywhere once it was together. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-29-2004, 06:13 PM	#92
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Whew! I thought you were trading that new car in on a truck. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-29-2004, 09:28 PM	#93
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	update, my friend won the auction and is scooting around town in his very own hearse (with a flame paint job no less). We're talking about the casket now. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

04-29-2004, 10:18 PM	#94
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	my dad used to be a bassist in a band when i was little. When he was youger, a friend from the band had a Packard Hearse. They played proms, and had a casket sized orange ( the fruit) crate that they'd pull out of the back. A member of the band would rise from the coffin, and they'd unload the rest of the gear. We traded a '77 Cadillac hearse a few years ago. It was beat pretty badly, but I was amazed at how substantial the rear suspension was. It was like a delivery truck to drive. It took the guy a good hour to uninstall his array of kicker boxes and preamps. It had big aluminum rims and BF Goodrich whiteletter radials, too. I thought it was pretty cool. I think he got $500 for it because I remember thinking that the wheels and tires were worth more than the car. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

04-30-2004, 06:36 AM	#95
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	This one is an 81 Cadillac hearse. I'm trying to get him to send a pic of it that I will post if he is able. I gotta see the flaming paint job on a hearse. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

04-30-2004, 06:40 AM	#96
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	here's a similar hearse with no flames I hope he has his camera and didn't leave it with his wife, in VA as I think he did. SHE has the baby you see and you know how women love taking pictures of their offspring. Attached Images __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

04-30-2004, 09:33 PM	#97
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	A quick plug for the oil I use, if anyone was curious. Attached Images __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-30-2004, 09:37 PM	#98
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Today we started cutting the shelves to size. Due to imperfections in the construction (alas), I am marking the approximate location each shelf is cut to fit, along with the direction it is supposed to face. Attached Images __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

05-22-2004, 06:30 PM	#99
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	All but one of the shelves are cut and oiled. Today I oiled the plywood. In preparation, we glued some stiffening slats on the plywood. Attached Images __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

05-22-2004, 06:31 PM	#100
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Here is one of the plywood sections oiled, and the other plain. Attached Images __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

05-22-2004, 06:34 PM	#101
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I also oiled the pins for the top. Almost there. I'm going to put some short pegs on the underside of the shelves, to keep them from sliding forward, then wax everything, and it's done! Attached Images __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

05-25-2004, 08:34 PM	#102
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	A shelf just resting on pins can slide out, so I drilled a few holes, and added these pegs with a dab of glue, to lock the shelves in place. Attached Images __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

05-25-2004, 08:35 PM	#103
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Then it was time to wax everything. Attached Images __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

05-25-2004, 08:36 PM	#104
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Smear the wax on with one rag, rub it down with a second, then buff it with a third. Attached Images __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

05-25-2004, 08:40 PM	#105
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Unfortunately, two of my glue blocks did not hold. Before waxing the bottom, I had to reglue, and add screws to all four blocks. Attached Images __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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