Getting close, Steve, getting close. Bet you can't wait for that first trip down the strip. Be sure Sue has the video camera going. Don
Hey Steve, i'm totally keyed up what it will look like, i'm sure this will be one fine frame. did i miss pics from the final engine? never seen, i think..please don't forget about the video! I've seen the programm of the HRD's, i think it's the perfect party for you!! hope so much to see you and the car in person some day.. Cheers, Carsten
Claymore my neighbour only said to me a few days ago "will we see black lines down the road soon" I felt obliged to reassure him they would be there
It always amazes me how much room a dis-assembled car can take up Looking good can't wait to see the maiden voyage video
Need a video on start up! Really like the stainless belt trim on the body, most of the time it's missing, especially on Willys drag cars! Here's the front plate you should run on the Willy's (by the way it's on E-Bay now) Years ago went to Bubba Gump restaurant in California. To get service from the waitress you would hang the "STOP Forrest STOP" license plate on the hooks at your table. If everything was OK, you would hang the "RUN Forrest RUN"..And we know that this Willy's will RUN!
Well in between rain showers I got the frame stripped down and managed to finish all the welding so off to the blasters on monday, Still need to tidy some of the welds but will do that when i get it back. The FX3 frame is 2 x C sections inside each other, this makes it real stiff but the drawback is that the edges are sealed with some kind of sealant, its rock hard and impossible to remove, even the blasting process don't touch it Downside is when welding near the seams it melts and contaminates the weld and it has to be ground out and done again, a real pain !!! While i was there I dropped the steering box mount, It was a little tight on the block so I thought i would move it down 1/2" for a bit more clearance. While i had the welder out I put in 2 extra legs going forward, This makes the K member into an X now. If I get the frame back from the blaster on wednesday my aim is to have it all painted black by the weekend. .
Well things are going along quite well at the moment and the weathers nice , Got my chassis back from media blasting on tuesday afternoon so first thing wednesday morning I took it over to my mate Dave Hicks workshop as Dave had kindly let me use his place to paint it, spent a real long day blending and fettling all the welds and getting it primed for painting. Unfortunately I had to go to my brother in laws funeral on Thursday so Friday was set for painting day, walked in the workshop today and it was all black !!! Dave knew i was tight for time and had a few hours free so popped the paint on for me Boy was I pleased as it saved me a whole day so i can get more done, Thanks a bunch Dave your a great mate. Heres a few pics to where I am at the moment, I didn't go mad with the smoothing out as its not that sort of car but it came out pretty good. Its had 3 coats of Black Epoxy primer and then wet on wet 3 coats of 2K Black topcoat. .
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