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Beautiful!!
All the details make for an interesting story and offer a good class for us hamfisted shade tree types.
WTF! Interesting pile of parts.
Ya ain't running any water in that thing. Why not just mill a pair out of solid bar stock or cast a set of your own? Just saying you have the...
Add some blood thinners to the program and it gets messier quick. I have a first aid cabinet in the shop and "super glue" in the tool kit for fast...
Don't worry Carl, Jack will be there. We'll raise a glass to the both of you.
Diameter of the lens and height of the crown would help.
May not be correct, but I always ran ATF in the dashpots on SUs. Easy to find and seemed to work well.
He should get a "Grenade Award" for that one Carl. Impressive disassembly.
It's a hot rod...Rattle can black and bolt it together.:rolleyes:
I'd love to see more details of that "rotary engine".
That thing has to sound amazing.
Wow!
Hey David, you may not be "done", (they never are), but you have built a beautiful little hotrod here. Seems like our projects constantly get...
^^^^^ Air compressor conversion heads for a flathead V8? Do I get the award Carl.
The drivers used their ties to wipe their goggles.
Just fart quietly and make them wonder where it came from.
Taste like chicken.
For the true stoplight to stoplight experience, please do not prep the track.
Everything below the body looks Model-T.
It appears to be a taillight bracket fredvv44.
Happy Birthday. Celebrate every day they are all special.
That puts a big crack in the cosmic sphere. Damn Carl, we're losing too many of our compadres. Race in Peace to another old Hippie drag racer....
Sorry to say we're going to miss Eagle once again. Had far too much going on lately and totaled the truck last week. We're OK, but it's sort of...
Ouch, with a big "Oh Shit" on the side.
OK Dave, I know about a lifetime in loud environments. Hot rods and motorcycles from 1962, Machine shops from 1964 to 1989, Aircraft from 1986....
No project is ever truly done. The last 2% takes forever.
Have you considered sprint car style headers without the collectors and individual baffles? Tuck them in as close to the frame as they will fit.
Had a '64 Monza with a Powerglide and a '62 Spider with a four speed, loved them both. great looking long-roof.
From my days in vintage aircraft restoration, make parts out of card stock. Easy to cut with scissors and hold together with tape. Measure many...
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