Met my goal -- The Rolling Roadster! :)

So my summer goal has been to get my model-a project rolling and last night i finaly was able to roll it up the driveway and snap some sub-par pictures on my camera phone

It feels great to set a goal and acomplish it!"

 

Very cool! I've been wanting to screw together a '30-31 roadster the last few months, watching you do yours isn't helping!!

Congratulations again!!

 

Well done! There can never be too may flattie-powered roadsters in the world. Regards, Dave.

 

If those pics were in black & white, I'd swear they were 40 years old
I'm diggin' it

 

"If those pics were in black & white, I'd swear they were 40 years old"

tried to stay as traditional as possible.
48 ford flatty and 3 speed with open drive
56 olds rear axle spring over.
id like to get dual carbs but thatll come later.
4inch z in front. kicked up 2" in the back
4 inch channel.
im thinkin yellow.

 

Not too low. Just about perfect

 

I dont realy hang out with any car guys, I realy want to thank the Hamb and especialy all the members who post tech articles. seriously its so cool to have so much talent and bad-***'ness in a site!

 

Awesome!

 

who is this guy whats he saying blah blah blah. you dont hang out with any car guys guess i will have to stop coming to help you out. guess you been lifting your body on and off by your self ****er. looks good though whats on the adgenda for tomorrow

 

yeah it was to low and then with a little plasma cutting and welding he got it to the right height

 

Another number 5?

 

you just made me want to go in the garage and work on mine. Thanks.

 

Yeah i like that height.. mines alot lower... great.. i better hide my tools for a week.. !!
-Anthony

 

"you dont hang out with any car guys guess i will have to stop coming to help you out"
doug your a triumph guy it doesnt count.

 

"Yeah i like that height.. mines alot lower... great.. i better hide my tools for a week.. !!" go with the flow man!


could anyone list some sites that have some traditional exhaust set ups for flatheads? i dont want to run open pipes, but id like the option of it. so im thinking caps and running the exhaust under the car.

 

Nice .

 

could anyone list some sites that have some traditional exhaust set ups for flatheads? i dont want to run open pipes, but id like the option of it. so im thinking caps and running the exhaust under the car.[/QUOTE]

You might want to check out center dump manifolds.
Available from Red's Headers and i think also at Sanderson Headers. both have web sites.

Car is looking great.

Ted

 

What ever Ali cause i dont have a car now im not a car guy. I will always love cars dont judge me cause im building a motorcycle now

 

So ever since i met my goal of getting it rolling before summer ended i have spent many days and hours grinding, welding fabricating. and its starting to pay off. Its still in mock-up phase right now but as soon as everything is completed like the radiator, steering box needs mounting and gas tank installed and alot more but then im going to have to tear it all down and focus on the details... nice new paint and a canvas top.. sorta like the wally parks T.

here is some recent progress, photos **** but hang with me here.

 

Looking good!

 

Love where the rear wheels ****. right in line with the quarters. wish the front sat a littttle bit lower though? regardless, wish it was in my driveway.

 

haha, well i think the reason it looks like the front is so high is because it has 15'' wheel on the back and the ol ford 16'' in front. need a new set up.

 

I think a picture of this car should go into the Favorite Model A Roadsters thread.... because I really like it!!

Keep on it dude!! It's looking great!!

 

So been workin like a mad man tryin to square things away. went to the local salvage yard "all american cl***ics" so picked up a decent 94 and some nice 15'' 5x5-1/2 rims for my front end!

 

Ali--I hear from some friends of mine in New Zealand that they are buying a car from you. I hope it isn`t this one--you need to finish it and get it on the road. I may be by to see this project for my Kiwi pals...when would be best?...Paul.

 

I was just going to ask,why #5 is used so much,on roadster doors?

 

Hey Kewi, no not selling this one. iv got this other roadster on the side of my house that i needed to sell to fund this project. I live by 39th street downtown if you wanna stop buy.

Primering it and painting #5 was to get me motivated. it was slapped on with some spray paint. only a temorary thing. Speaking of motivation this is the direction im going, keap this front page from young life on my fridge.

 

Looks great slam! Building a 29 coupester myself. How much of a Z do you have in that frame front and back?

 

hey slam. i had no idea some on vnc had a ****in roadster like that. did you go to the big shindig this year? maybe i saw you there"?

 

Oh, this is an older thread but yeah im workin on it. "shingdig" nah I dont hang out with car people around here.