Decided to try out some Brewster caps to see how they fit the car - really pleased with the way they turned out. Only drawback is they need to be removed to add air to the tires.
To me, the headlight placement is perfect. Not to far forward, not to far back, and just the right height. I really like your build…..
Thanks Harald. Richard - I appreciate the kind words on the headlights - agonized over them a lot. Managed to chase down some grounding issues with the headlights and taillights and everything is working now. Got some plates on it as well - need to find a set of vintage plates to replace the modern ones but that is lower on my priority list. Started work on fitting the hood and dialing in the straps - am really happy with how the first one came together. Will definitely take some fine tuning but that should be easy once the footman loops are in place.
I understand you wanting to get the hood tied down....nice....but now it time to wear those tits off the tires
Winduptoy - am getting very close to having it out on the road - just need to chase down an upper radiator hose leak (waiting on some Permatex #2 to be delivered) and then I can start wearing down those tires….in the meantime I got the rest of the hood straps installed.
Curious what you're thinking about as far as the running board splash aprons. I kind of like the look of them left on - if you go that direction, what usually gets done to stop them from flapping around blowing in the breeze?
Thx ModelAMitch! Lamaison - from what I have read / seen it seems like most folks fab a couple of support brackets to provide some added rigidity to the apron. That seems to me like it will work fine and won’t be very noticeable if it follows the contour of the apron and is mounted on the underside. It is on my to do list…
That is what I did - but let the car sit ticking over to see where it flapped the most then just done a basic strut from the chassis to the side skirt.
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