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[ATTACH]I took these kidney bean 15x6 wheels as well as a pair of magnesium D spoke 15x9-1/2s on trade for a job recently. I’ll add a photo of the...
I need a tach drive for my Stewart Warner mechanical tach. I’m running a Vertex magneto. I’d like to find a 331-354 magneto base with integral...
Fingers crossed regarding attendance. Should be a great 125 mile trip (not sure exactly what a kilometer is ha ha).
That would be a resounding yes! Rolled my roadster back into the workspace for final sheet metal tuning. Turning the body over to my good friend...
I’ve got some new spring stock here somewhere in a box if you feel the need to “spring” from the spring splices.
Good photos Paul. This was Friday and I hadn’t even washed it yet from the trip down from Vancouver Island. Paint is a week old and I finished...
Nice car! Next tub I build will be a phaeton like yours. I am searching locally for an original.
Sorry I missed your question - a year ago! I wish I wouldn't have as your heim joint idea is a good one. So far the cables run through the "looms"...
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Good Photos 1Shot. I really like your interior. Is the tube shown the brace? Question - what did you do for door latches and rubber bumpers and...
Actually I think Matt's worried more about air pollution than you keeping up with traffic. My engine makes this car look like a Welderup...
I think the best projects are the ones built out of cast-offs. I've got enuf stuff to build a roadster pickup cab from a tub with a shortened...
You rode in it! Ha ha. Nothing to write home about but we'll get it figured out.
I need to make one more post. Something I learned about using side steer and stock suspension components, be careful how much castor you dial into...
I will post more photos as it progresses. I will be making a tonneau out of 18 oz. canvas, for the rear this weekend which will smarten it up a...
After more 3:00 am nights than I care to (or can) remember, we made it to Deuce Days at Victoria's inner harbour. Thrashed until 10:00 the night...
Mounted mirrors and finishing off the list. Need a glove box door[ATTACH]
Here's a photo of an in-the-process quarter panel cap. I could have done these in three pieces but I thought it would lose the "pillowed" look of...
Top 5" of doors were supposed to mimic the dash but kind of took on a life of their own. there was a gap that needed to be filled right behind the...
I wanted to make a bulkhead behind the front seat out of tubing but wanted something to snap a tonneau to. Kind of looks like a kitchen sink but...
Windshield posts are stock roadster with about a 4 inch chop and leaned way back. tough time grafting them in but worked ok. I'm very slow with...
Speaking of the bumper... this rear bumper was fabricated by a teenager in the late '50s in Victoria BC. It was installed on a '32 3 window coupe....
Car was hit pretty hard on the RH rear corner. The damage was obvious but it wasn't until much later that I found it was pushed in about 3/8"......
Stole a bodyman from work for a few Saturdays to smooth out the rear of this thing after I completed the metal work. Not long after mind you - I...
As you know, this tub started out as a sedan, and needed some TLC to get it to stand up straight. the original deal I made did not include metal...
Some prep work for the radiator. Earlier I posted a couple of photos of the bottom tank I made up. These pics show the 1/8" bottom plate that was...
Chassis at work to get half of the safety inspection completed. Apparently the second half couldn't be completed without the body on. Structural...
Lots of fun for sure. These types of cars are actually a lot of hard work! Who knew??
Just having a bit of HAMB upload troubles. Some ladies find that smell right up there with Obsession!! Don't complaint too soon.
[ATTACH] Fitting body to chassis - made body shims out of white ash per Matt's suggestion.
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