My thoughts also. I didnt care for the tail at all but it really fits. Also dig the tail light placement. As for the bee stinger may bee(pun intended) a yellow and black paint scheme should bee in the works?!
I originally intended to have the tank running crosswise, but I felt like there was too much frame left behind it. The cars that look best to me bob-tailed have the tank over the cross-member. This whole thing has kind of evolved from a bare frame, there never was a real set plan. Appreciate all of the support and comments along the way.
Thank you. As far as those buckles, I think they must have been some kind of wagon tack. The belts they were on were almost 5 feet long. They have the right vibe for me, though.
Didn't make a lot of progress this morning. Had to meet a fellow about a used outboard, but I got up early and wired my brake light switch up before I left, and it works. I only have the one picture. It's the early style switch, which is appropriate, since my engine and frame are from early 1928. I had to drill a couple of holes, but that's no big deal to me. For the life of me, I couldn't figure out how the thing was mounted originally, and for once the internet let me down, so I just bent the mounting tangs 90 degrees and stuck it up inside the channel of the frame. Had to fiddle with it a bit to make it miss the e-brake stuff. That thin little crooked wire going from the spring through the cross-member to the pedal is temporary, a pattern for the permanent one, but I didn't feel like crawling under there to take another picture. The front of the car is to the right in the picture. Like I said, it works. Closer to done all the time. (Famous last words...)
Thank you all for the compliments. I didn't get a chance to post this last night. That bee-stinger tail has made it a pain to get to my fuel cut-off, so I cut an access hole and made a little cover for it. Nothing all that special, but it was fiddly and time-consuming. Satisfying, though. In a marine environment an aluminum plate attached to a bronze strap with copper rivets would be a recipe for electrolysis, but on this rig, it should be fine. I thought of printing "fuel" or some such on it, but I figured the rigamarole associated with starting this thing makes up for not having a keyed ignition, and there was no reason to make it easier for anybody with nefarious intentions.
Very impressive work. There is so much talent in this community that I appreciate and some downright incredible builds. What really impresses me about your build is that it seems very do-able to the average guy and appears very affordable and fun. Your design touches show that a cool ride can be made for little $. I bet a lot of us have already taken inventory of stuff we have laying around to build something similar, I know I have, heck I might have enough to build two! Thanks for sharing bro!
Cool cover!...love this build! ....Should've been facing backwards so clasp doesn't blow open AT SPEED! Sent from my SM-G930V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Hahahahaaa. I think I'm safe there. If I contort myself a little, I can operate the door and the shut-off from the drivers seat now, which is good, because I forget it a lot.
Stoplight switch for '28-9 originally bolted to the top of the transmission with bolts that hold shift tower to transmission case. The switch connects to a special pin used on the brake pedal arm via a heavy wire link that connects to the switch with a loop on one end and the brake pedal pin with a hook on the opposite end. The link is the correct length to keep a slight amount of spring tension on the arrangement so that the hook end stays connected to the pin, All the parts are readily available from any of the Model A vendors.
That makes sense. I found and used the link on the pedal, but I have the switch on the frame. It's a copy of the set up some of the Model T guys came up with. It's working, so...
Damn, a month of good working weather and I miss a ton! Looks good man. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-J320AZ using Tapatalk
Well, I might have to take back all of the things I have said about WallyWorld. I found some dining chair cushions there for $8 each, bought four. They are made from the finest hide of the elusive vinyl pig. Seriously, though, they do look a lot like leather. They have the recesses like the old button upholstery, but no buttons. I melted holes through them with a little piece of copper tubing (well, I drilled the first hole and accidentally turned my bit into an industrial strength Q-tip), then screwed them down with bronze oval head screws and brass escutcheons. I even clocked the slots on the screw heads. Aint I fancy? I'll be honest, I'm tickled pink. I bought them as a temporary solution, but they will probably stay for quite awhile.
Made another little video. All my kids are off at school, nobody to film my little drives, but oh well.
Just add some leaves and little twigs......ready to barnstorm the backroads...another well suited addition.
Seat cushions look great, and I'm sure they add to the comfort level also! Very creative mounting solution.
It is a good bit more comfortable. I made a little ride-along video. My phone mount is pretty bouncy, but that's because it's just a cheap selfie doohickey zip-tied to a random assortment of sticks c-clamped to the car. To tell you the truth, it's a pretty accurate portrayal of the actual driving experience. This thing is pretty primitive. I like it, though. Here's a picture of the mount, and also the video.
That video was from a run of about 20 minutes. It was blowing steam out of the radiator cap when I got back. Shined down in the top tank with my little light and could see several of the passages plugged with rust and trash. I took the radiator off and back-flushed it. Just turned it upside down and put the water hose in the bottom, plugged it up with some of that 1/2" foam weatherstripping tape, and ran it for half an hour or so. It looked much better after that. I also re-adjusted my timing, which was retarded a bit. I should have done those two things seperately, with test runs in between, so I could see which was the main culprit, but I think they probably both contributed. NW, you have a good eye. That's the Springhill Road, cuts off East from 319 just south of Thomasville, eventually runs into the road from Beachton to Metcalf.
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