You guys are not alone, we had snow over here today Keep on working Langy, cant wait to see your Willys painted.
seems the snow went almost world wide we got dumped on almost 3-6 inches around here , almost gone today though , can open the garage door again .. grins
Had to take a break from block sanding the GRP as my arms were hanging off !!! so while i was on the trunklid i remembered I needed a licence plate bracket. All made from 3/16" stainless plate. Started by making a foot plate to bolt to the trunk but it looked a bit boring so decided to make a trim for it that matched up with one around the blower scoop opening.
Following this build is a damn site better than watching any BS television car build. You sir, have some amazing talent.
Langy, It is such an inspiration to see these parts that you create. This Willys is going to be a rolling piece of art. Will stay tuned to see what is next. By the way that supercharged Cad mill is sure going to be great to hear when you get it running. Hope I can see the video when you post it. Dave
Oh yeah, Steve, I think Speedway carrys that very same license bracket, $ 19.95 as I recall. Damn, that is NICE. Love the detail work on it. Everyone will be asking where you got it.........tell them Langy's Rod Shop. Car is coming along swimmingly. Don
Cheers old fella, i didn't realise Speedway had them, would of saved me bunch of work How are things going with your projects ? You should start a build thread as yours are always highly entertaining. Hope to see you soon mate, Its been too long.
Got a nice surprise off the postman this morning, my new seat covers had arrived and a box of Aeromotive fuel system parts I had the old covers remade but with a diamond pleated design, I'm actually now selling GRP versions of the Empi seats and can supply covers in either design. I think they look much better. The fuel system parts were a Aeromotive A1000 fuel pump, post & pre filters and a Byp*** regulator, On reading the pump instructions i found out that the pump should not be run for longer than 30 minutes without a speed controller which is another $200 I wonder why this isn't put on their website :whistle: Also in the instructions i found that this pump has to have a sump on the tank. Anyway in between interruptions where i had to stop and make some brackets for Mick Harles new electric fan and do a quick fix on Sues 29A for the MOT this morning I finally got around to making the sump up. There was a drain plug where the rear of the sump needed to be so that was removed and 6 x 1" holes cut for the fuel to enter the sump, putting holes in rather than cutting 1 big hole would help baffle the fuel and make sure the pickup would always be covered. First job was to make up a cardboard template Next the template was laid flat and some 16swg sheet was marked out. The shape was cut out and folded, corners were welded up. Tig welded into position. 5/8" holes were drilled for the -10 fittings and deburred, 2 were put in but only one used for the moment. Next 2 weld on bungs were turned up and threaded 7/8" UNF Also my old mate Paul Hobby kindly powder coated my battery tray silver, Thanks Paul. :thanks:
I ended up not using the threaded weld on bungs i made as i found a couple of -10 AN fittings in my box. Had to put in a rollover breather valve just incase The Aeromotive pump has to have a 1/2" minimum return line so a boss was spun up and welded into the filler neck, Its aimed at the side of the tube as the returning fuel is airated and hitting the side of the tube on return will act as a deg***ing plate.
You are getting closer and closer, Steve. Wonder why that pump has such a short duty cycle ? Maybe because it is designed for drag cars that only run in short bursts? I like the upholstery pattern on those seats......very 60's. Don
I would guess so Don, had to get the speed controller for it, something i hadn't budgeted for We are hoping to get over to see you guys around september time, 7 days in Florida then drive to Austin, texas
Still following along . . . beautiful work as usual. Wish I could afford a tig welder, it's sooo much better looking!
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