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“Ugly as sin”. The handy work of a friend who came over the other night. He’s not happy with how it turned out, but it’s not bad considering it was around midnight when he did it, and was about 6 PBRs deep.————————————- ———————————— ———————————- ———- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #igerssandiego #igerscalifornia #california_igers #pinstriping #sandiego #elcajon #california

“Ugly as sin”. The handy work of a friend who came over the other night. He’s not happy with how it turned out, but it’s not bad considering it was around midnight when he did it, and was about 6 PBRs deep.————————————- ———————————— ———————————- ———- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #igerssandiego #igerscalifornia #california_igers #pinstriping #sandiego #elcajon #california

Posted 5 days ago
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Tagged: hotrod, classic, patina, rusty, igerssandiego, california_igers, 1928, modela, jj_forum, chevy, iger, 28, coupe, elcajon, model_a, igerscalifornia, ford, california, jj, convertible, pinstriping, sandiego, ratrod, car, iphoneonly, metal, iphonesia, project, rust, .
Bettie likes her new home. ————————————- ———————————— ———————————- ———- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #igerssandiego #welding #welder #california_igers #igerscalifornia

Bettie likes her new home. ————————————- ———————————— ———————————- ———- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #igerssandiego #welding #welder #california_igers #igerscalifornia

Posted 2 weeks ago
Tagged: hotrod, classic, patina, rusty, igerssandiego, california_igers, 1928, jj_forum, chevy, iger, 28, coupe, model_a, igerscalifornia, ford, jj, modela, ratrod, car, iphoneonly, metal, iphonesia, project, welder, rust, welding, .
Project 1: complete. #epoxy coated the #garage floor. #rustoleum #epoxyshield in a lovely battleship grey. Once it cures I’ll be able to start filling this baby up. I think Bettie is gonna like it here.————————————- ———————————— ———————————- ———- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #newhouse #shop

Project 1: complete. #epoxy coated the #garage floor. #rustoleum #epoxyshield in a lovely battleship grey. Once it cures I’ll be able to start filling this baby up. I think Bettie is gonna like it here.————————————- ———————————— ———————————- ———- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #newhouse #shop

Posted 1 month ago
Tagged: shop, rustoleum, hotrod, classic, patina, rusty, igerssandiego, 1928, coupe, convertible, jj_forum, chevy, sport, iger, 28, epoxyshield, model_a, ford, jj, modela, ratrod, car, iphoneonly, metal, iphonesia, project, garage, newhouse, epoxy, rust, .
The #purplebaron and I went #offroading in Bettie, then hiking. Fun but bumpy. I would have post the car a little better but we had to be quick in case another car came along. ———————————————— ———————————————— #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #poway #dirtroad #daughter #daddydaughtertime

The #purplebaron and I went #offroading in Bettie, then hiking. Fun but bumpy. I would have post the car a little better but we had to be quick in case another car came along. ———————————————— ———————————————— #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #poway #dirtroad #daughter #daddydaughtertime

Posted 1 month ago
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Tagged: hotrod, classic, patina, rusty, igerssandiego, 1928, sport, convertible, jj_forum, chevy, iger, 28, coupe, daddydaughtertime, model_a, poway, offroading, ford, jj, modela, dirtroad, daughter, ratrod, purplebaron, iphoneonly, metal, iphonesia, project, car, rust, .
I like the old hood ornaments. ————————————————- ———————————————— #hotrod #car #chevy #classic #coupe #belair #hoodornament #chrome #chevrolet #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #weird #Photooftheday #imageoftheday #mobilephotography #igers #iger #instahub #instagood #instagramhub #igerssandiego #poway #california #california_igers #igerscalifornia

I like the old hood ornaments. ————————————————- ———————————————— #hotrod #car #chevy #classic #coupe #belair #hoodornament #chrome #chevrolet #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #weird #Photooftheday #imageoftheday #mobilephotography #igers #iger #instahub #instagood #instagramhub #igerssandiego #poway #california #california_igers #igerscalifornia

Posted 3 months ago
Tagged: mobilephotography, hotrod, classic, igerssandiego, igerscalifornia, california_igers, instagramhub, jj_forum, photooftheday, chevy, iger, chrome, chevrolet, coupe, poway, instahub, california, igers, jj, hoodornament, car, iphoneonly, iphonesia, instagood, imageoftheday, weird, belair, .
An old pic I posted here that someone recently liked and reminded me of. I likes it. A #rusty #star on Bettie before I foolishly decided to strip the paint and prime it. Biggest mistake I’ve made. ———————————————- ———————————————- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #macro #closeup #microscope #macro_magic #macrooftheday #igers #iger #instahub #instagood #instagramhub

An old pic I posted here that someone recently liked and reminded me of. I likes it. A #rusty #star on Bettie before I foolishly decided to strip the paint and prime it. Biggest mistake I’ve made. ———————————————- ———————————————- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #macro #closeup #microscope #macro_magic #macrooftheday #igers #iger #instahub #instagood #instagramhub

Posted 3 months ago
Tagged: hotrod, classic, patina, rusty, igerssandiego, 1928, sport, convertible, jj_forum, macrooftheday, chevy, iger, 28, coupe, instagramhub, model_a, star, instahub, macro_magic, ford, closeup, igers, jj, modela, ratrod, car, iphoneonly, metal, iphonesia, instagood, .
I missed a step here but, as I couldn’t dig up my old pics or find any cool cars in my errand running today I’m using this as my second of 5 for the #5shotchallenge ————————————— ———————————— ———————————- ———- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #welding #welder

I missed a step here but, as I couldn’t dig up my old pics or find any cool cars in my errand running today I’m using this as my second of 5 for the #5shotchallenge ————————————— ———————————— ———————————- ———- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #welding #welder

Posted 4 months ago
Tagged: hotrod, classic, patina, rusty, igerssandiego, 1928, sport, convertible, jj_forum, chevy, iger, 28, coupe, 5shotchallenge, model_a, ford, jj, modela, ratrod, car, iphoneonly, metal, iphonesia, project, welder, rust, welding, .
Because @bklyntoct tagged me the @5shotchallenge with the theme of #cars I’ll start with my baby as she is now. I’m going to be driving around the next few days since the weather is so nice, but I’ll be trying to find some bearings to make a collar to hold the steering shaft in place. ————————————- ———————————————- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #sandiego #california #poway #igerssandiego

Because @bklyntoct tagged me the @5shotchallenge with the theme of #cars I’ll start with my baby as she is now. I’m going to be driving around the next few days since the weather is so nice, but I’ll be trying to find some bearings to make a collar to hold the steering shaft in place. ————————————- ———————————————- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #sandiego #california #poway #igerssandiego

Posted 4 months ago
Tagged: hotrod, classic, patina, rusty, igerssandiego, 1928, jj_forum, chevy, iger, 28, model_a, poway, cars, ford, california, jj, modela, sandiego, ratrod, car, iphoneonly, metal, iphonesia, project, rust, .
Doing some panel work last night and today. ———————————— ———————————— ———————————- ———- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #welding #welder

Doing some panel work last night and today. ———————————— ———————————— ———————————- ———- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #welding #welder

Posted 4 months ago
Tagged: hotrod, classic, patina, rusty, igerssandiego, 1928, sport, modela, jj_forum, chevy, iger, 28, coupe, model_a, ford, jj, convertible, ratrod, car, iphoneonly, metal, iphonesia, project, welder, rust, welding, .
This is how I’m spending my #apocalypse, working on Bettie. Starting some of my #sheetmetal work which I have a tiny bit of experience in. So we’ll see how this goes. This is the toughest one I hope. The body line in the rear corner. ———————————— ———————————— ———————————- ———- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #welding #welder

This is how I’m spending my #apocalypse, working on Bettie. Starting some of my #sheetmetal work which I have a tiny bit of experience in. So we’ll see how this goes. This is the toughest one I hope. The body line in the rear corner. ———————————— ———————————— ———————————- ———- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #welding #welder

Posted 5 months ago
Tagged: hotrod, classic, patina, rusty, igerssandiego, 1928, sport, convertible, jj_forum, chevy, iger, 28, coupe, model_a, ford, jj, sheetmetal, modela, welder, ratrod, car, iphoneonly, metal, iphonesia, project, apocalypse, rust, welding, .
My day today. Of birdhouses and rat rods.———————————— ———————————— ———————————- ———- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #welding #welder #birdhouse

My day today. Of birdhouses and rat rods.———————————— ———————————— ———————————- ———- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #welding #welder #birdhouse

Posted 6 months ago
Tagged: hotrod, classic, patina, rusty, igerssandiego, 1928, sport, modela, jj_forum, chevy, iger, 28, coupe, birdhouse, model_a, ford, jj, convertible, ratrod, car, iphoneonly, metal, iphonesia, project, welder, rust, welding, .
Using a #blowtorch to adjust the arch of my rumble seat deck lid. Hoping to have this baby finished after I go #vote today. Woooo!!! GO VOTE!!! I hope you all read up on your local elections, where you can really make a difference. ————————————- ———————————— ———————————- ———- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #sandiego #poway #california

Using a #blowtorch to adjust the arch of my rumble seat deck lid. Hoping to have this baby finished after I go #vote today. Woooo!!! GO VOTE!!! I hope you all read up on your local elections, where you can really make a difference. ————————————- ———————————— ———————————- ———- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #sandiego #poway #california

Posted 6 months ago
Tagged: blowtorch, hotrod, classic, patina, vote, rusty, igerssandiego, 1928, sport, convertible, jj_forum, chevy, iger, 28, coupe, model_a, poway, ford, california, jj, modela, sandiego, ratrod, car, iphoneonly, metal, iphonesia, project, rust, .
I rolled some beads into the back back floor Pam of Bettie yesterday, then welded it back in. The NOS part my buddy sold me won’t work with the new rear end portion of the frame. So I now have more extra pieces to try and sell later. Today before class I get to play with fire and try to arch my rumble seat deck lid more to get it to fit on one side.—————————————- ———————————— ———————————- ———- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #welding #welder #sandiego #poway

I rolled some beads into the back back floor Pam of Bettie yesterday, then welded it back in. The NOS part my buddy sold me won’t work with the new rear end portion of the frame. So I now have more extra pieces to try and sell later. Today before class I get to play with fire and try to arch my rumble seat deck lid more to get it to fit on one side.—————————————- ———————————— ———————————- ———- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #welding #welder #sandiego #poway

Posted 6 months ago
Tagged: hotrod, classic, patina, rusty, igerssandiego, 1928, sport, modela, jj_forum, chevy, iger, 28, coupe, model_a, poway, ford, jj, convertible, sandiego, ratrod, car, iphoneonly, metal, iphonesia, project, welder, rust, welding, .
Drilling and tapping the mounts for the grill. All done. Still trying to figure out if I want to let it rust or clear cote it. Or restore the grill. I’m leaning towards entropy… ————————————————- ———————-/————————- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #welding #welder #sandiego #poway

Drilling and tapping the mounts for the grill. All done. Still trying to figure out if I want to let it rust or clear cote it. Or restore the grill. I’m leaning towards entropy… ————————————————- ———————-/————————- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #welding #welder #sandiego #poway

Posted 6 months ago
Tagged: hotrod, classic, patina, rusty, igerssandiego, 1928, sport, modela, jj_forum, chevy, iger, 28, coupe, model_a, poway, ford, jj, convertible, sandiego, ratrod, car, iphoneonly, metal, iphonesia, project, welder, rust, welding, .
My baby has braces now. Almost finished with the grill. Thanks @mrspadedicks for suggesting the vertical lines, much better than the other crap I was looking at. ————————————- ———————————— ———————————- ———- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #welding #welder #sandiego #poway

My baby has braces now. Almost finished with the grill. Thanks @mrspadedicks for suggesting the vertical lines, much better than the other crap I was looking at. ————————————- ———————————— ———————————- ———- #ford #modela #model_a #hotrod #ratrod #car #chevy #project #rust #rusty #patina #metal #iphonesia #iphoneonly #jj #jj_forum #iger #1928 #28 #classic #coupe #convertible #sport #igerssandiego #welding #welder #sandiego #poway

Posted 7 months ago
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Tagged: hotrod, classic, patina, rusty, igerssandiego, 1928, sport, modela, jj_forum, chevy, iger, 28, coupe, model_a, poway, ford, jj, convertible, sandiego, ratrod, car, iphoneonly, metal, iphonesia, project, welder, rust, welding, .