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Its nice to hear when someones not welcome , because they don't build their cars the way everyone else wants you to build it,, I was building...
Sounds good to me,, I'll take my POS somewhere else...
WOW !! Now I'm not so sure I should be here either,, I'm building a 48 Thames "GASSER STYLE" its low, its nasty looking, BUT it has 4 wheel disc...
Wanted something simular to the old Greer Black Prudhume scoop on their old F/E dragster.. but nothing out there,, so I had to make my own. not...
Better clairify that last statement,, TINKERING with HER ?or Tinkering with the car with HER,:rolleyes: but which ever you are tinkering with,,...
Certainly did,, but it only happened once,, cause I NEVER got to drive my dads car again PERIOD I think I was in maybe in the 8th grade, maybe 13...
First off,, welcome to the H.A.M.B. but WoW !! you must be a well programed Robot,, to do 15 -20 builds a year,, when we were building cars for...
My take on this is ,, when someone puts something he really has ties and passion for, up for sale,, it is 99% of the time priced at a...
Personally I like the extended.. but would lay the back window forward more and take another inch out ,, but thats just me.its YOUR car, you chop...
nice job,, where did you find the gear reduction motor? and what is the ratio? would like to do that to my roller
Got the tubs in after taking out the origional wheel tubs, and bracing,, the sides popped out about a inch on each side,, allowing enough room for...
We raced Quarter midgets for about 5 years, I was a dealer for fast track Q/Midgets,,in the mid 80's,, at that time the engines were 2nd ww 3hp...
Thanks guys,, on the fuel tank!! I'm thinking between the rear frame rails. and tubs, built to fit, probably be around a 10-12 gal. maybe???...
That is one nasty looking and sounding Thames,,:) is that yours?
thanks for the link:) Getting a bit more done on the tubs,, about ready to start on the body support pieces..
Thanks ,, As for the rating on the shocks,, I will have to check that and get back to you,,( EDIT ) The spring s are 240# 9 " long As for the...
got thewheel tubs put together today,, what a fight that was,, need to be cut down to 16" wide,, they are 24 now,,
Good idea,, BUT Thats where the seats have to go.. that tubing you see there will be taken out, and moved back closer to the wheel tubs.. These...
That fat ass you see there belongs to your's truly.. ;) The primered van you see is the Thames before I shot some fresh primer on it,, And...
48 Thames had it for a while,, just recently found time to get busy on it,, The way I found it and the way is is today
Gonna be a small one for sure,,( maybe hold enough gas enough to start it);) I think it will have to go behind the R/E above the frame rails,...
I finally took some time from the honey -do- list and got a little done on the Anglia today I have been sweating the clearance problem with...
like this one? are both those yours? looks like the blue one is gathering a little dust? need to get it out and blow it off,, I'm getting antsy...
I saw that Thames at the NSRA nats in Louisville Ky a few years back,, probably the same time you were there,,,it was Hotter than the hinges of...
No Problem at all with posting the picture,, :D glad you did
A Kings ransom for sure,, I know that running gear for that Rats Glass 33 was a FORTUNE,, everything was polished, tranny, R/E Kugal F/E, I...
Good idea,, I did find a place in north portland that makes woven stainless belts for conveyers.. but they only sell in complete...
few more No room to mount the alt, in a normal fashion,, so I mounted it the only way I could find,, and thats backwards,, ,, its actually for a...
I could lie to ya and say thats the way I planned it ,,:rolleyes: but actually thats the way it turned out, which I also liked,, isn't much choice...
I still have some modifications to do on the rear panel below the doors,, plan on putting some wheelie bars under it so alot of that lower panel...
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