jimmy smith art work come to life 28 model a 2 door tub

Looking Good

 

Nice project.

Frenchy

 

frenchy i think you know a good friend of mine in the cal look vw seen dave cornpanzier??????

 

Yes I do know him and he knows me well. Thanks for posting.

Frenchy

 

latest pics . wiring it now.

 

Yeah boy!

 

Looking good Drew!

 

Tasty!

 

Yep that looks perfect!

 

weel it is running and driving. i drove it around the block 3 times tonight just before a thunder storm. i was woundering is it a good sign to get an open car running and driving and then to be rained on????????? i just might have a chance to drive it to speedweek. i am down to the short list of thing to do now.

 

Sweet.

 

I am NOT going to Bonneville with you again if you don't drive something this time !!!!!! I'm tired of you whining about how cold the AC is in the truck.

 

well i guess i will earn the burn this year!!!!! no top..... record hi temp in the usa. im going to fry!!!!!!!!!!

 

Any pics this fine 4th of JULY?

 

Do they sell sunscreen buy the gallon?

 

*****in ride,ge*** on wiff your bad self

 

forget the spf i will just buy some white paint!! i will get some more pics up tomorrow. just got back from columbus goodguys. i didnt take the tub . i will be working on my detail list tomorrow so get some pics up them. those 350 x18 firestones will not be on the car to bville. they have a load rating of 490lbs. i just dont feel good driving three days away with them o them. i will be driving out with radials. yes i know radials sorry but we have had too many problems with biply tires in the past. i may find away to take them out in a trailer i dont know . the tube looks best with the wires thought.

 

Radials.....something tells me it'll be fine!

 

jeem.........as long as you know how to dance it doesnt matter what shoes you have on!!!!!!!

 

(;v)>

 

I know how you feel about bias ply tires. I like the look, but hate the ride. Those things can find a groove in any road, and you had better be holding on when it happens. And in the rain? Scary.

 

here are some of the latest pics. i did the seats in foam from hobby lobby ( i dont knoe if they are a chain across the country of not) and went to my local tractor supply company and got a horse blanket to wrap the seats. they are ok but i will get the car redont when i get back from bville. i realy do not like the radials but they do ride good and seam to stop way better for some reason. i just think it is a good idea since the 350x18's olny have a 490lb load rating. the 135 x15 have a 877 lb load rationg so i feel much better anyway. the rear tires are 215x85x16 firestone transforce tires . they match very good to the front tires. i put about 40 mil;es on the care today and a total of 70 mile on it now. no big problems as of yet. i had alot of fun driving it as i have never had an open car. i still need ti fit the hood but i still have a list of stuff to do. it was 105 today in cincinnati which is a record hi so i figured that would be a good test of the car and me to stand the heat. the car p***ed great . i did ok?!?! ... pics

 

Looks Killer Drew. Best of luck with your Maiden Voyage to the Salt in an open car. Its no easy task, trust me

 

oh yeah ..... the big winters qc had 6.29 gears in it when i got it mand i forgot to do anything about them. this little tub could pull a house down . i flopped the gears and got a 2.70 ratio. i realy seems good for the tub with the s10 t5 trans. they have a low fires gear anyway and i think i cam run a cool 185 mph on the hwy at 1500 rpm

 

Drew, I knew you'd pull off the radials in style. They look just fine on there! Can' t wait to see a hood on there, but either way, you done good mang!!

 

Love the proportion here....

 

185 mph on the highway is a big call. I run 2.70 in my QC at the moment and it's great on the highway

 

Its looking good Drew!!!!

 

Amazing build! Been following it since day one.

 

Would lie to see some more photos without the distraction of the big truck in the background. HRP