Projects Giant speedster project

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Schools out and I've been watching kids all week--tomorrow too. Maybe I can sneak away on Saturday. Eat well!

Jerry

 

One more thing.

I've been thinking about contrasting colors for the hubcaps. Although I like gray, I don't think the lighter colors will be be very visible way down there on the wheels. So, I'm leaning toward something dark--black or red.

Jerry

 

Jerry,

How about trying some of your kids' water colors until you see what looks good? The rejects will wash right out.

 

Okay play for a few days ... It will give me more time to think what you should do next..

 

Lots-o-stuff

Finally got away to my shop. The hubcaps needed a washer between them and the discs because the aluminum is so soft it scratches when you tighten the caps. I had some plastic sheets around about the thickness of a convertible top rear window but harder. I tried using a hole saw to make a washer but the results were pretty bad so I had to do it the hard way. A stack of four sheets in the milling machine, a rotary table and about an hour is what it took. Next I finished some machine work on the hubcaps and polished them. Paint still to come. After that I started making some alignment tabs for the discs so they wouldn't slip to one side of the rim. Jon the machinist gave me some Delrin to work with. Because the pieces were small, making even smaller pieces out of them was difficult. I tried the band saw but again the results were bad. Then I remembered a miter saw I had under the bench. Holding the Delrin was a bit touchy especially since I like my fingers. More in the next post.

Jerry

 

More stuff

I made up a jig to hold the Delrin when it got too small to hold. Then I drilled and tapped it. I don't usually use the drill press to tap but being Delrin is soft and I set the speed to very slow, I saved a bunch of time. Next I positioned the Delrin on the disc, center punched it and drilled. I found some neat SS screws at the hardware store to hold the pieces in place. They're not really period but they were convenient. Two more discs to go and I can move on to bigger things. Hey, how'd I get two of the same picture in there?

Jerry

 

You're probably tired of reading but I thought you'd like to see the result.

Jerry

 

Never get tired of your posts!

 

Nice.

 

Huzzah!

 

you gonna be ready to put your Santa suit on and take the ole girl out for Christmas.. heh, just slap a few dear heads on the front.. no one will think twice she is coming along nice since the last time i checked in on your progress.. your attention to detail is gonna make this big girl be full of bling even the boys who like the little girls will give her a rodeo ride

chris.

 

what happened a few spiked acorn nuts and a few holes .. high temp plastic sheese its ok moving on now

 

Spiked acorn nuts?

The forces of evil.

The forces of evil conspired against me today in the form of a burglar who broke into the train station/bookstore--the same one where the ceiling fell in. Luckily he only got a few dollars from the cash register but he broke out some dry wall between the two units. The tenants were a little spooked. Anyway that took up most of my time but I did manage to start cleaning my shop. The place was so messy I couldn't find anything.

Jerry

 

i never like to hear of that kinda stuff happening to anyone dammit
keep the spiked acorn nuts for something else when your ready uhmmmmm

 

Clean up

Someone once told me a clean shop is where no one ever does any work. My shop was so messy no one could do any work. The biggest help was buying a bin rack from Don at MorganFab. This way I organized all the little boxes of specialty nuts and bolts. Now I need to come up with something to organize and store all my rattle cans. Maybe I can get some real work done tomorrow.

Jerry

 

rattle can storage .. lay cans on side in a tilted old milk crate write on the caps date and contents
clear tape or glue one "model fastener" to drawer fronts for ID

i think a open/clean workbench is a sign ...

 

Apron

I can only clean so long. The body is still top priority right now so I dragged out the apron and got to work. Seam around the front needed help as well as a lot of little digs. I really envy those guy that produce these flawless metal creations ready to paint. Maybe I'll get there in another 20 years.

Jerry

 

It's too bad the world is such a big place, I have a hankerin to pop over for a visit. Love the education I'm getting. Thanks for documenting your build so thourough and so well. Great job.

 

Come on down. I need a dedicated worker. Too cold up there anyway.

Jerry

 

Got that right. Just had 5 inches of fresh snow and it is about 20 degrees F.

 

Misc.

Had to do a little more work in the tee shirt spot and when I got back to the Seagrave I realized I machined three right side hubcaps and one left side hubcap. The machining is just a little clean up around the flats so it didn't take long to chuck a left cap into the mill and finish it up. Now the caps and covers are in place. Next brake lines and chassis stuff.

 

Gotta luv dem siped tyres

 

Check out this giant speedster.

http://danielsimon.com/hydra-schmidt-coupe/

Jerry

 

Uhmmm...Directional hubcaps??? Did I miss something?

 

You've never worked on British cars much have you?

 

I like the design elements in the body, but he lost me with those skirts and the tool box under the front fender. Looks like a last minute decision to go military. Like putting boxer shorts on a calender girl. IMO. I'm sorry, maybe you weren't asking for my opinion?

Doug.

 

LOL! I'm proud to say no, no I haven't! I do know that old Mopars used LH & RH lug nuts. Though directional hubcaps sound more like something you'd find on a Citroen.

 

I know from experience that if you put the wrong knock off on the wrong side it won't be long before your wheel is spinning on down the road without you. Triumph Spitfire 1969.

Jerry

 

It's a movie car from Captain America. It's meant to look military.

I just watched the movie over the weekend and I never noticed the car had dual rear wheels.

 

That explains it, but doesn't make it prettier LOL.

Doug.