Projects "Fly'nBrian" '34 Roadsterproject.

So did I but it was soooo last year!

 

So, today I went to "Muffler Man" and bought two sticks of 10', 2" aluminized exhaust tubing, and had them bend a 90 at one end. I also took home two steel pack "resonators", a handful of clamps, hangers and some rolled tip chrome exhaust tips, and set to making the exhaust.
It's supper simple, no bends, nothing fancy, just straight back under the frame. I hung the pipes first without the mufflers on, and decided they were a needless accessory. The little 283 sounds sweet through the long pipes, a little cackle at WOT, but mellow otherwise. So, the mufflers are going back.
In other news, I got it titled here in Michigan with no sweat, and it's insured, so I'm waiting on getting the pair of '34 Michigan plates I ordered to show up and it'll be a legal beagle!

 

You're gonna make that t-bird jealous if you keep spending your time on the roadster and the wagon.

 

"ordered to show up and it'll be a legal beagle! "

Don't you mean "Legal Eagle"?!?! That thing I'd gonna FLY!!!!

 

A monster moment in any build!

 

Hopefully once all is government approved you'll have roadster weather! Joe

 

Saw it at cobo, looked great

 

Lookin good sounding good! Let's ride! Joe

 

Idle speed sounds a little fast.

 

It won't idle any slower. The idle stops are backed completely off, don't even touch the linkage, and the butterfly's are completely closed (on both carbs). The engine idled that fast in the car it came out of (a restored '65 Malibu SS) when it had a different carb set up, a Holley 650, when I bought it. I dunno...

 

Sound good

 

Brian,

Really sweet ride. I just showed my wife the video of you taking your wife for a ride. She is looking forward to ours being on the road. Vern still says we're a couple months out. Looks like I might not be in a big hurry - or I need to talk you into coming out when it's ready. I just got home from the local hospital - I fractured my right femur and I have a steel plate from my knee to my hip with 11 screws and a row of staples. 6 weeks before I can put any weight on it. oh well, I guess I can sit and look at in the garage.

 

Uh oh! How'd you do that? Wheelchair for all that time, or can you be up on crutches? Sorry to hear about that, I hope your recovery goes smoothly, and you get your car by the time you can ambulate!

 

Nicely done. Gary

 

Brian,

One of those freak things. I was leaving a restaurant here in Yountville and thought I could take a shortcut under an awning on their covered patio. I didn't get far enough under and my head hit the metal stiffener in the bottom of the canvas - I reacted by pulling back and turning to the right while my right foot stayed planted firmly on the ground. I guess I put enough of a torsional load on the knee and femur and it just snapped apart - a nice 7" spiral fracture.
I'm home and can get around with either crutches or a walker. 6 weeks of healing and then I can put weight on it. I have full range of motion in the ankle, the knee is still too swollen to see - but it should be fine. The timing might just work out perfectly.
Regards,
g

 

Ouch.

 

Update on the idle speed: Yes, it WAS a little fast. My wife, on the way to our first cruise night last night, said, "It sounds like a vacuum leak". She was right. A MASSIVE vacuum leak (it's too embarrassing to explain what it turned out to be), and I thought the hissing noise was air sucking through the crummy air cleaners! My wife: I think I'll keep her. ;-)

 

Don’t underestimate the joy of heading to the garage just to stare at it. Good luck with your healing and if your have pt in your future do what they say

 

Yes you better keep her! But don't it suck when wives are right! Joe

 

Awesome build, I'd love to see another video of it with the corrected idle though....

 

Here ya go!

 

Sounds better!

 

Bandoola,
Do you own the cool Red Model 40 Roadster that’s at Vern’s getting a work over???
If so, That’s such a great build!!!!!! I’m jealous!!!!
I just saw it twice last week getting a polish job from Mike.

 

And now, here's something I think you'll REALLY like...

 

Now it needs a warning sticker. WARNING TOO QUIET WHEN IDLING. It's a safety thing

 

Sounds much better now your ready to roll! Joe

 

I do. Thanks. Spencer sent me a couple pictures with the fenders and the running boards on for a test fit. I'll post them in the thread I started.

 

Brian, fenders and running boards mounted for a test fit. I'll post some pictures in my thread. Your car sounds awesome.

 

flynbrian48 :
Sounds super,hope yo can afford all the tires you'll be shredding HA HA .
Watch out I'm catchin up. Got the 24 stud in & test fire started right up.