'53 Bel Airflow Shelby: The 7th Annual OddJob Awards! Pg 22!

[Fv2]

I LOVE that idea for the back end! Barb wanted to rename it, but her suggestion was kind of a boring, "Cruisin'" . I had all kinds of 'Loony Toons' ideas, she can't go for that, no-o-o-o-o, no can do. I guess since she bought the boat I can't throw her overboard; I mean 'overthrow' her.

That's why I'm building a mini boat, only big enough for one.

 

[Jude Ephesus]

So, I met one of my main goals on this build. That was to get the chain guard on the bike, and affixed so that the bike functioned well with the guard in place. I'm very happy with that result! Stay tuned for more 'doo dads' to be added along the '53 Bel Airflow theme.

In the meantime, I have been working on upgrading / modifying / rat rodding our mini pontoon; the Mitey Toon 13' all electric pontoon. It came with the Minnkota 55 lb thrust trolling motor, and two 12 v batteries (for a combined 24 v power source). On a quiet morning or evening, with no wake and little boat traffic, it was perfect. But if you got 4 people on the boat, or the water was wavy at all, it just didn't cut the mustard.

After about 2 yrs of research, which is like an eternity for 'OC ' OJ, I decided to try some new technology; the propane powered outboard motor. This is made by Tohatsu, who makes all the Mercury motors that are 30 hp or less. As with everything these days, the supply is very limited. Add to that the fact that I needed an UL (ultra long) 25" shaft on my motor to achieve the best performance, and I ended up getting 1 of 3 of these motors currently available through the main distributor in Texas. My guy Barry who owns his own business right in the middle of the north woods in Wisconsin, located in a large pole barn on his property, set me up. I love doing business with a REALLY small businessman. As an official Tohatsu dealer, and a one-man operation, I got the personal service with a corporate back-up and support that I wanted.

Yesterday I made a 300 mile round trip including stopping at Barry's BD Marine in Stone Lake, WI to lay my eyes on the motor for the first time. A half hour later I was on the road to our campsite 45 mins away. After a couple modifications, I got the motor fit on the boat, devised a brace to support it and take a little pressure off the transom for our short 1/8 mile drive to the boat landing through the woods, and put it in the water for the first time. I'm on duty at the bike shop today again, so after some fun with the 'toon, I headed back home.

Here's a couple photos and a short vid of my day. Fun stuff! It's a lot like rat rodding our bike builds; we take things that weren't stock or original and add to what we have to make something cool!
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ToOn oN~!

Total sweetness !!!!

 

[OddJob]

"What in the wide, wide, world of sports is going on here?!?" ~ Slim Pickens in Blazing Saddles
It's July, and OddJob isn't done with his RRB BO build yet??

I've been doing some creative work on the '53 Bel Airflow Shelby, but not physically 'on the bike' per se. Photos coming soon on the results of said creative work.

Another thing that has been keeping me busy since April 8 is working with my son on building his drum studio in the lower level of his house he purchased in March. A drummer for the past 16 years, he has spent much of that time without a suitable place to set up his two acoustic kits. We started with an end extension of his lower level, and he now has a sound proofed, acoustically treated drum / recording studio of his own.

I learned a bunch of new terms and 'how to's' during this process. It was cool working side by side with Kyle and his girlfriend and her dad. We spent many evenings and weekend days together over the past 3 months.

This mass loaded vinyl went up over the Rockwool Sound insulation and was nailed to the framing. It weighs 1 lb per sq foot. Our pieces were 4' x 7.5', so about 30 lbs each. Think of holding a soaking wet quilt above your head on a step ladder.

We tore the ceiling out of the space, stuffed the ceiling with the Rockwool insulation, then installed these clips to the ceiling joists , and then hung the aluminum hat channel rails to the clips, which we then screwed 5/8" drywall to. It creates a 'suspended and de-coupled' ceiling so there is little transmission of vibration to the floor above.

On our new walls, and another wall that backed up to a closet, we doubled the drywall on the inside and used a Green Glue in between the sheets of drywall. It's a caulk that never really hardens up, so it adds a flexible 'buffer' and dampener to the sound waves. No photos of this process, everybody's hands were full.

On the new walls and the closet wall, we added a layer of Acoustiblok Wall Covering, which is a space-aged 1/4" thick soft foam like material covered with a metalic fiber that further absorbs and helps attenuate the sound inside the room. (takes out the 'ringing' highs and mid-range ear drum pounder vibrations) You hang it using indoor / outdoor carpet adhesive. Yes, it was heavy. This we covered with a pre-pasted textured wall paper.

We painted the other walls, installed the lights, and hung the acoustic panels. Added 'bass traps' (to absorb the lowest bass vibrations which always travel along a flat surface and gather in the corners), and put the rugs down under the kits. Then last night Kyle and I set up his kits, and we both felt a big sense of accomplishment and satisfaction! Here are some final shots to take this home....thanks for watching!

The top two snares on this rack we built last Fall in our first attempts at making stave-shell drums.

 

[Captain Awesome]

"What in the wide, wide, world of sports is going on here?!?" ~ Slim Pickens in Blazing Saddles
It's July, and OddJob isn't done with his RRB BO build yet??

I've been doing some creative work on the '53 Bel Airflow Shelby, but not physically 'on the bike' per se. Photos coming soon on the results of said creative work.

Another thing that has been keeping me busy since April 8 is working with my son on building his drum studio in the lower level of his house he purchased in March. A drummer for the past 16 years, he has spent much of that time without a suitable place to set up his two acoustic kits. We started with an end extension of his lower level, and he now has a sound proofed, acoustically treated drum / recording studio of his own.

I learned a bunch of new terms and 'how to's' during this process. It was cool working side by side with Kyle and his girlfriend and her dad. We spent many evenings and weekend days together over the past 3 months.
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This mass loaded vinyl went up over the Rockwool Sound insulation and was nailed to the framing. It weighs 1 lb per sq foot. Our pieces were 4' x 7.5', so about 30 lbs each. Think of holding a soaking wet quilt above your head on a step ladder.


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We tore the ceiling out of the space, stuffed the ceiling with the Rockwool insulation, then installed these clips to the ceiling joists , and then hung the aluminum hat channel rails to the clips, which we then screwed 5/8" drywall to. It creates a 'suspended and de-coupled' ceiling so there is little transmission of vibration to the floor above.


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On our new walls, and another wall that backed up to a closet, we doubled the drywall on the inside and used a Green Glue in between the sheets of drywall. It's a caulk that never really hardens up, so it adds a flexible 'buffer' and dampener to the sound waves. No photos of this process, everybody's hands were full.

On the new walls and the closet wall, we added a layer of Acoustiblok Wall Covering, which is a space-aged 1/4" thick soft foam like material covered with a metalic fiber that further absorbs and helps attenuate the sound inside the room. (takes out the 'ringing' highs and mid-range ear drum pounder vibrations) You hang it using indoor / outdoor carpet adhesive. Yes, it was heavy. This we covered with a pre-pasted textured wall paper.
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We painted the other walls, installed the lights, and hung the acoustic panels. Added 'bass traps' (to absorb the lowest bass vibrations which always travel along a flat surface and gather in the corners), and put the rugs down under the kits. Then last night Kyle and I set up his kits, and we both felt a big sense of accomplishment and satisfaction! Here are some final shots to take this home....thanks for watching!


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The top two snares on this rack we built last Fall in our first attempts at making stave-shell drums.


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Awesome attention to detail. Especially the bass traps. Most people forget the corners

 

[OddJob]

I forgot to mention there is a 6" thick, 350 lb totally soundproof door to this room. Don't have any photos, but will grab some next time I'm over there. It took 4 of us just to install it.

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Dang buddy, this makes the projects that are preventing me from building the Humpster look like nothing!
Great attention to detail and the finished product looks like a pro install.
You may need to change your forum handle from ‘Oddjob’ to ‘FreakingAwesomeJob’

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

 

[kingfish254]

There is a lot of cool tech going on with those materials. It came out super clean though. I guess we have to wait for the next installment for the fauxtina version .

 

[OddJob]

There is a lot of cool tech going on with those materials. It came out super clean though. I guess we have to wait for the next installment for the fauxtina version .

Thanks?

 

[OddJob]

We all know that feeling we get when the tracking history on a shipped part says "Out for delivery".
And, there's something about getting that surprise on a Friday that says 'welcome to the weekend'!

Yesterday, just before happy hour, I got a package in the mail. And the special part about it was that I had not seen it before, except on a jpeg conceptual design that I had worked up. First time dealing with this company, but all our communication had been very professional and timely. And they treated me like their best customer, even though my job was very small and they were backed up for a few days because of machine repairs.

Mine is not an original idea, but rather another throwback to the auto industry of yesteryear, and their use of 3D metal logos for their models and brands. Other builders on here have used them, and I have always liked the look. So, here's what I got in the mail via OOPS yesterday:

The laser cut steel designs are 1/8" thick, and I used the Magneto font to emulate the '50s style logo of the Chevy brand. It's not exact, but rather a ' pay homage' to their style.

Then of course, since it's raw steel, it reacted very quickly to my sea salt and Rust Maker combo of faux tina.

And it all happened during the course of one 'beverage'. The Handlebar was open....

Soon that open space on the tank and chain guard will have a new addition.

RaT oN~!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Those are amazing!

 

[OddJob]

Thanks Matti! I am very happy the way the design came to life and the 'surreal rust'.

 

[Jude Ephesus]

"What in the wide, wide, world of sports is going on here?!?" ~ Slim Pickens in Blazing Saddles
It's July, and OddJob isn't done with his RRB BO build yet??

I've been doing some creative work on the '53 Bel Airflow Shelby, but not physically 'on the bike' per se. Photos coming soon on the results of said creative work.

Another thing that has been keeping me busy since April 8 is working with my son on building his drum studio in the lower level of his house he purchased in March. A drummer for the past 16 years, he has spent much of that time without a suitable place to set up his two acoustic kits. We started with an end extension of his lower level, and he now has a sound proofed, acoustically treated drum / recording studio of his own.

I learned a bunch of new terms and 'how to's' during this process. It was cool working side by side with Kyle and his girlfriend and her dad. We spent many evenings and weekend days together over the past 3 months.
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This mass loaded vinyl went up over the Rockwool Sound insulation and was nailed to the framing. It weighs 1 lb per sq foot. Our pieces were 4' x 7.5', so about 30 lbs each. Think of holding a soaking wet quilt above your head on a step ladder.


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We tore the ceiling out of the space, stuffed the ceiling with the Rockwool insulation, then installed these clips to the ceiling joists , and then hung the aluminum hat channel rails to the clips, which we then screwed 5/8" drywall to. It creates a 'suspended and de-coupled' ceiling so there is little transmission of vibration to the floor above.


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On our new walls, and another wall that backed up to a closet, we doubled the drywall on the inside and used a Green Glue in between the sheets of drywall. It's a caulk that never really hardens up, so it adds a flexible 'buffer' and dampener to the sound waves. No photos of this process, everybody's hands were full.

On the new walls and the closet wall, we added a layer of Acoustiblok Wall Covering, which is a space-aged 1/4" thick soft foam like material covered with a metalic fiber that further absorbs and helps attenuate the sound inside the room. (takes out the 'ringing' highs and mid-range ear drum pounder vibrations) You hang it using indoor / outdoor carpet adhesive. Yes, it was heavy. This we covered with a pre-pasted textured wall paper.
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We painted the other walls, installed the lights, and hung the acoustic panels. Added 'bass traps' (to absorb the lowest bass vibrations which always travel along a flat surface and gather in the corners), and put the rugs down under the kits. Then last night Kyle and I set up his kits, and we both felt a big sense of accomplishment and satisfaction! Here are some final shots to take this home....thanks for watching!


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The top two snares on this rack we built last Fall in our first attempts at making stave-shell drums.


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Beautiful!!!!

 

[kingfish254]

Those are killer 3D doodads right there!!!!
The aging you did is perfect !!!! I can't wait to see those installed!!!

 

[OddJob]

Those are killer 3D doodads right there!!!!
The aging you did is perfect !!!! I can't wait to see those installed!!!

Thanks KF! I'm working on it today. Results later!

 

[Oldbiscuit]

I like it !! How do you intend to attach ? Double faced emblem tape ?

 

[OddJob]

@Oldbiscuit and others, I used a two part Cold Weld by Permatex to bond the metal emblem to the tank. I have used this before, the suspended flames on Trans-Mig-RaT, head badge on Helen Wheels, etc. Spread it really thin with good coverage. I also 'shaped' the emblem slightly by using my hands so it fit the curves of the tank better. Dries quickly and bonds really well.

Took the '53 Shelby out for a spin. I had forgotten about a cedar fence a couple blocks over that has transitioned into a nice aged look. Might be a new photo op spot...

RaT oN~!

 

[Oldbiscuit]

Now That’s RAT !!! Love it !

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Yup, now it's an OddJob. Stunning

 

[ParkRNDL]

We all know that feeling we get when the tracking history on a shipped part says "Out for delivery".
And, there's something about getting that surprise on a Friday that says 'welcome to the weekend'!

Yesterday, just before happy hour, I got a package in the mail. And the special part about it was that I had not seen it before, except on a jpeg conceptual design that I had worked up. First time dealing with this company, but all our communication had been very professional and timely. And they treated me like their best customer, even though my job was very small and they were backed up for a few days because of machine repairs.

Mine is not an original idea, but rather another throwback to the auto industry of yesteryear, and their use of 3D metal logos for their models and brands. Other builders on here have used them, and I have always liked the look. So, here's what I got in the mail via OOPS yesterday:

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The laser cut steel designs are 1/8" thick, and I used the Magneto font to emulate the '50s style logo of the Chevy brand. It's not exact, but rather a ' pay homage' to their style.

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Then of course, since it's raw steel, it reacted very quickly to my sea salt and Rust Maker combo of faux tina.

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And it all happened during the course of one 'beverage'. The Handlebar was open....

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Soon that open space on the tank and chain guard will have a new addition.

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RaT oN~!

THIS IS AMAZING