Projects 27 roadster build photo journal

yeah its tight but I did give it a 1/4 of an inch gap
It took all day to tack up one side.

 

HA HA. I didn't order a kit but I did order enough bends to do both sides...to my original plan.

As soon as I started mocking mine up, the plan changed and I only had half as many bends as I needed.



It's looking great.

Pete

 

I love this car. Those velocity stacks fucking rule I want some haha...

 

Great looking car.

 

Here is a little side project for this car.
I have a T5 with an electronic speedo drive so I made a electronic speedo from an old clock case, the guts from a Nissan speedo from the pull-a-part and some fake dial graphics I made in photoshop.
If you really want to know how much of a geek i am, i built a microprocessor controlled adapter that lets me adjust pulses from the T5 +or- 100% in 1% increments so that I can calibrate the thing (with a GPS based speedometer in my I-phone of course)

 

Oh and here is a picture of my daughter and my project

 

That's fucking Boss Hoss!!! Great ingenuity and definitely should havea tech thread on it.

 

BloodyJack. Great build. I had a 53 merc flattie back in '67 on my '41 ford coupe. It was supposed to be bronze block ? Had aluminum heads, wiend 3/4 cam wolverine pistons and 3 stomburgs. with mallory dual ing. Wish I had it now,

 

Getting closer
Intake is done
Exhaust is done
Radiator just needs top hoses
Ignition is done
and my T5 to torque tube adapter is on its way from Crazy daddyo

 

bloodyjack,

What is that radiator shell from?

 

Its a 27 whippet that I stretched about 3.5 inches to fit a 60,s mustang radiator.
Here is a picture before I stretched it. I also had to make the bottom edge because it had been cut off

 

The car is coming along nicely. I love the stance and overall feel.

 

Well said dear boy, well said!

Nick.

 

Keep up the good work man. Looks fabulous. Going to be one killer T.

 

Nice work- could you post a pic of it straight on (I like the look of it)?

 

My neighbor gave me a free sheet of stainless steel so i tried my hand at engine turning and made a dash for my fake speedometer. Engine turning with a drill press and cutting stainless with a hack saw is tedious!

 

love the gauges !!

 

That speedo looks great. I second the emotion for the tech. I will be up against the same problem (eventually).

 

I agree!!!!WTF bloodyjack! stop making us look bad!!

 

The missing link arrived in the post from a fellow Hamber.
This adapter bolts to the T5 were the transfer case use to go and
now I can hook up my Torque tube rear end. Thanks Dan great work

 

you rock man.. a 26/27 T roadster is my dream rod and you are kickin ass on this thing

 

looks like a great project! i hope you keep it nice and clean. i just got my torque tube adapter too, i can't say enough how pleased i am with dan's work!

 

So I went for a Gyro for lunch and checked out a little shop that sold antiques and found this NOS still in the box for 12 bucks.
I had already decided to trash the 60s red hose for more traditional fuel lines this weekend.

 

Great score Man!

Nick.

 

lookin good, I never get tired of 27s

 

A "gyro" by the way is a donner kebab
bloody septics change everything

 

Aren't "Donner Kebabs" cannablism?

http://www.answers.com/topic/donner-party

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Very cool.

 

That is really turning out great. Looking forward to seeing the car in person. Keep after it.

 

nice job on your rod