Wow! What a great car! I’m equally impressed with both your abilities to turn a pile into a neat little scrapper, as well as your choice of housing. A windmill! How cool is that!? Your entire thread has been enjoyable thanks in part to your great writing style and humor. Thanks for sharing!
Well, 300 trouble free miles saw us down in Pendine (still here and hoping for the same going back…). The Saturday racing went well but a sea mist descended preventing racing on the Sunday. Made for some moody shots though. My daughter seems to have liked it enough and stole it throughout the weekend.
I did. Best of 77.3mph over the half mile. Still pulling hard through the trap. Here’s my daughter sending me off down the beach…
Outside cleaning the sand and salt off today. Had hoped for rain on the way home as normally happens… Floors strip out easily enough to get to some of the nooks and crannies.
Excellent write up, Phil. Very well written. The T looked great up close. 77 is pretty good, I'd wager.
77mph is ok, but there’s loads left. It handles really well. And was still accelerating through the trap. Lower gearing or more power I reckon… and skinny 19’s.
That's great, haha says a lot about you that your kids are involved too, well done! & Good job on the cleaning!
This car and the story are just wonderful. The family involvement is fantastic. Which begs the question… Which kid gets which car… or will they build their own?
Dropped floor pans…every fraction of an inch/mm counts in these old heaps. Very cool build and write up!
Well, finally had time to shod up some 19’s with Blockleys. 4.50 front and 5.00 rear for the 1/2” of rubber rake…
Going, going, gone, Just rolled through here in one sitting. I knew I'd like this thread, when I saw the steering wheel thread. I can understand that the time frame is not wholely represented here. What I find stunning is the preservation of the flavor, while losing the ravage of time. Hats off to you Sir. And a Salute to BIGJoeArt
Thanks for sharing your build. You have definitely ended up with a very cool roadster and even better that your son and daughter are involved some as well. Oh, and I really like your writing style as well.
Love this build and thread. Thanks for posting it up - huge success on your part. Congrats. The thrifty aspect alone is awesome. Pendine with your kids - priceless. Wrenching with your Dad is a big deal. Formative. Memorable. Some 45 years ago my Dad showed me how to bodywork my car. A galoot had backed into the quarter panel of my daily and caved the panel in about a foot behind the driver door and in front of the wheel arch. Dad instructed me to strip the interior trim, after which he placed a jack and some 4x4s and steadily, carefully pushed the quarter panel back out. That alone was a sizable transformation. The previously huge quarter panel to door gap was magically restored. At that point he slowly “hammer and dolly” worked the fender lip. He did top drawer work, possessing good knowledge, a steady hand and the patience of Job. I’m guessing Dad was around 60 at the time. The repair morphed from a quarter panel repair into a total repaint. Bodyworking (as his assistant) and paint prepping that car with Dad was a great experience; one I cherish. Flash forward and my son had engine trouble with his Bronco. I've built 8 or nine engines, so I thought this would be a good experience for him. We scoped it and compression tested it and it was toast. Overbore and a rebuild - him doing the work, me supervising and instructing. The moment that thing fired up he was on cloud nine.
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