Lakster or Dirt Track ???

More kids

 

Oh, I forgot the young at heart... buffalo bill (who also supplied the leather helmit) and careyohio (who is busy fabricating a windscreen for the kidders to sqint thru) and Bugs who didn't want to get out (lots of memories)

 

An ark is to hold animals , ask Noah. An arc is part of a circle.

A grate is for grilling burgers or something you put over your floor drain in the shop. It's great fun for the kids.

When you plant a crop you sow it. When you make something with a sewing machine you sew. And I think you are referring to an overall strap.

 

The new style of the windshield looks good. The curves look much smoother than the squared off design of the previous mockup.

 

Hey Blue One - who appointed you as the spell checking HMF?

 

No one appointed me Just having a bit of fun.

It's not spelling as much as using the right word to convey the meaning of what you are trying to say.

 

Carey formed the base out of 1/8" following the plywood windshield template

 

This view shows the drivers side being set in place... after the top pieces are formed they can be tacked in place... insert shows top passenger template

 

Making progress... channels set in post... upper & lower V tacked together... starting to visualize the final design

 

Front view with the posts shortened in photo to match cut lines

 

Perfect!

 

Close-up of the post and V

 

We ordered rubber for a V'd center... our original plan was to have support thru the middle but it added width to the center post... now it will be supported by both sides with a thinner center support... 1/4" plywood is being cut to shape for a glass template... Visually closer but still a lot of finish work



I'm really happy with the results... I keep struggling with the vintage correctness... we used 27 posts and 1/8" steel and tried to copy vintage design clues... but, would racer's ever had went to such a bother?

 

Maybe, maybe not. There were some who just cared about function, others realized that you could go fast and look good too.

The best of both worlds brings form and function together. Beautiful lines and that "just right" look that is functional too.

I take it that you have no future plans for a top of any kind.

 

It looks killer! Could you do a side shot with the current set-up so we can get a better look at the angle of it?


iPhone - TJJ app

 

Just like today at El Mirage. You see cars that never seem to get washed. And other people take great pride in a very finished looking car. My friend Norm Kitchen took years to build his roadster. I always thought it was too pretty to be a race car. Then he ran it. Then I thought it was to fast to be a show car. This car looks very much the part of a car that was built by a true craftsman. Either in '49 or 2012. It's a very nice car

 

Wow, truly awesome job. Keep it up!

 

Hello,
I think the most important thing regarding period correctness on racing cars isn't whether anyone actually did have one just like yours, but rather that the design was being used on something that the racers were exposed to, for example, I'm sure I've seen similar pieces on Pre WW2 aircraft, and European cars, so is it possible just such a part was copied in the era? Absolutely.
Would someone have bothered? well you are, so why wouldn't someone else?

I hope this helps,
Best regards
Rick

 

"The creation of art is not the fulfillment of a need but the creation of a need. The world never needed Beethoven's Fifth Symphony until he created it. Now we could not live without it."
--- Louis Kahn

 

Once in a while its good to step back and see the larger picture...

 

Just to give an idea of how much was removed from the 27 posts... and we ain't done yet (lines indicate final cut)

 

WOW!!! That is turning out very cool. I like it alot!!!! You have a very good taste of style and the craftsmanship is perfect!!!

 

Thom, That w/s is coming out very sharp. Neat that is home made and didn't cost you an arm or leg !

Dave

 

If you look close you can see the posts are marked for the final cut... they will also get pinched to meet the inside U channel

 

Finally recieved the rubber we ordered... V channel let us trim the plywood to the final shape... center strip will be slightly thinner in final configuration

 

Majoring in the minors can be a good thing... I've had PM's about the construction so I'm going to post some detail shots



Close-up fo the windsreen post & lower channel



Rubber in windsreen post channel



Close-up fo the windsreen lower channel



Close-up center V channel rubber



V channel rubber in place

 

Just one more to show the welds & trim lines on the bottom channel... everthing except the post base plates has been constructed out of 14 Ga sheet

 

Getting the finishing touches... Plated posts?

 

Close-up of the post and windscreen base... neadless to say - I'm a happy camper...

 

Looks REALLY nice!