Projects BENNETTS ‘Midnight Special’ speedster

Trying to predict what you'll put in the shaft center is a bit tricky, but I'm thinking I'll get it wrong......

 

Are you going to cut threads on the rod ends and tap the drag link center tube so you can adjust the length?

 

Very****y design and excellent execution.

On the windshield I think I'd be tempted to use a center mounted flip-up "monocle" style.

Your cowl steering design is hauntingly familiar.

 

Creative use of a pillow block bearing.

 

You’ll never guess! Buts it’s pretty cool!

Probably not, hahah maybe I should..

that’s a photo I used for reference! Hence the similarity! Hahah

 

Got it outside over the weekend for a better look, finished off the steering, detailed the motor and began mounting the rear fuel tank.
Picked up some market place lockers for tools and came home with some early cycle parts and some SW gauges

 

How did you find the image of my ex-wife on a broom?

 

Hahahahhaahah

 

Sneak peek!

 

Those bends look very vintage and appear to match perfectly, if you bent them sand filled with heat, then you're a very clever boy!

 

You're going to have one unique ride. And it ought to sound great with those pipes!

 

Well my man Wayne nailed it sand bending the exhaust, seriously outstanding work and was great to work along side him and learn a few tricks. I picked up the car and got it back to the shop, I managed to get them all square and parallel, (what a mission) then I used some fender mounts. Cut them and bent them up to make mounts each side, after that a cut them all the 45 and flared the ends. Tomorrow I will finished off welding and blending the flanges and get them off to get nickel plated!

 

Would love to see a full left side shot with the exhaust and drag link installed.
You've really got an eye for making everything flow.

 

Outstanding!

 

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I’ll snap one tomorrow!

 

WOW!

 

Jeez Dude ,you are rockin it ..

 

The Art of Hotrod...Board Track...imagine this on a Velodrome...feeling a throwback...I guess a paved raceway would suffice...sand'l do.......towed with an inspiration to the Plating Shop Carson Topped Phaeton...

 

Amazing!

 

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/so-cal-plating-inspired-1936-ford.651782/

A Hamber, I believe Nostalgia59 had a tribute to the Plating Custom in build...I'm not the only one who hopes the project is fulfilled...

I don't think the original exists...

 

just that bracket for the exhaust is an amazing piece of art

 

Pitman Arm?...yes that is but one of many details that pull it all together...

 

Hey!***** isn't allowed on this site!

~Peter

 

Outf---ing standing!

 

That looks like a LandRover steering box to me, it should work well. I used one for my cowl steering, the low ratio allows for a much longer pitman arm (mine is 12") for really quick steering but with almost no effort.

Out on the track you won't be worrying about bump steer. But if you do, that box will allow a much longer pitman arm to help lessen the kink in the drag link and lower the actual slope between the ball joints.

After all that I do hope it is an LR box!

 

Happy I found those fender brackets while looking for other things

 

Yup you’re correct, had it laying here for ages- works well, luckily I have no bump steer at all which is a bonus! Just gotta dial in the Ackerman and we’re off!

 

Great tribute to yesteryear! (I have a 21 stud complete engine with firing order on the head, just like this.)
The body profile has just enough 'shoe horn' in rear, really like the fit of the tank below!
The front fender irons just finished the lovely 'trout mouthed' pipes... I'm using the same forged brackets for headlight mounts on my street roadster...
Truly inspiring work!

 

R2D2 arrived..