Projects Giant speedster project

I'll be #5. Leave the sides off, that engine is too pretty to hide!

 

Less is definitely more... leave the sides off.

 

?????????????????????lightning bolts on your jackleg jacketpatch...
no hood sides! i ain't coming to the company picnic april 1st

 

we need some more dripped blood go man go

 

You are AMAZING! What a tribute to the era and your skills, patience and intelligence. Thanks for sharing - all of it!

 

the other side

 

flare out over pipes roll in under ????

 

I'm for hood sides, just for the fact a little mystery as to what lurks beneath is always fun

 

Leather hood straps and lambs wool, mmmmmmm! There is a place that sells that stuff, Restoration Supply Company.

 

Jerry,

I think I agree with "Piston Farmer" on the sides. They could be very simple & have some aircraft like access doors with Dzus fasteners over the oil filler etc. so you do not need to fight the massive hood open for routine actions. The doors could add to the mystery of the engine. They would also break up the large flat area on the drivers hood side & legitimize the unavoidable ripples here & there.

I think no sides would look correct if you go with no fenders but this car looks of a much higher class than a fall fair dirt track racer.

If you do go sideless, at least drill the bottom edge of the hood for a hinge & bolt a reinforcement bar on so you will not have to repaint the hood if you change your mind later.

 

Must admit I like that concept.

 

i vote for leaving the sides off, everyone will want to see that engine.

 

I'll cast my vote for a hood with louvers large enough to see the goodies inside.

 

Jerry,

You've done an amazing job- don't stop now! Hood sides will set the car off beautifully, especially with what you've talked about doing, and will fit the period of car you're building!!!

 

oh while yer at it 52 buick hood latch system

 

Jerry,

I think some side would look good, but hiding the engine too much, would be worse than not covering enough of it. Either way I still like the straps and wool.

Are me meeting at the shop April 1?

 

Exhaust

I had my mind all made up. Now I have to think again. You know how I hate to think. So here are some different exhaust/hood treatments to contemplate. I think I'll cut out a hood side and play see how it looks. Tomorrow if I can find the time. The county told me I have to install a backflow preventer on the water line at the NAPA building. Someone tell me how germs can travel up a 70ft pipe against an 80lb/sqin pressure.

Jerry

 

New idea: the Seagrave Special & whole polished area on the passenger side of the motor looks like a winged logo of sorts. It's a nice shape. So can you repeat that, a bit larger, on the vertical hood tops, both sides? I attached a cropped pic of the polished area which may not be any good since I'm on the iPhone.

Mechanically & chrome-wise, I like the first pic best, the beige car,
for hood side treatment. But I don't hate any of the others. And motor visibility is good too, with strong mesh to keep the rocks of the bad roads of the era out of the motor compartment.

Edit: yeah pic sucks. Was supposed to be 3 times as wide, showing whole shiny area. Use imagination, look at earlier pics above.

 

ding ding ding
the merlin
have that flared panel be polished aluminum only bigger attached to the flat sides with rivets or carriage bolts that panel has embossed seagrave spec in or out
leave intake side open like i drewed

that should be simple enuf to start with a flat sheet slight brake
and a few curves on th ends .. a little blood ...

leave enuf pipes exposed to attach griillin food baskets

 

at speed let em wonder

 

Hood sides

I had time today to cut out a right side hood side. I kinda like the way it looks but it needs a hole. Might have time tomorrow to cut out the left side. Dead battery on the camera again. Put new ones in this evening.

Jerry

 

Amazing how long the car looks with the hood side on.

 

Watched chitty chitty bang bang again with the grandkids for a excuse

lots of louvered hoods ....

 

Jerry, just FYI last Sunday on Topgear UK there was a very good feature on 2 giant speedsters : German Messerschmitt (the 'Brutus') powered vs. British Merlin powered.
You might be interested.

It's readily available via certain methods over the internet (but of course i'm not condoning the use of these technologies to view such videos).

Adam.

 

I've see those two speedsters on youtube. Nice! I'll check out the show. Thanks.

Left hood side

I cut out the side on my 1910 pneumatic metal shear then put my pattern over it and marked out the holes. I'm going to cut out the holes, then shear the side in two and see if it fits. Then I'll play around with the design.

Jerry

 

Aha ! there you go. Brutus vs. Bentley.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP5L6mq8LsE

My bad : the Brutus isn't Messerschmitt powered after all.

 

thank you for the link..

jerry go mang go

 

I enjoyed that video! Thanks
Jerry

 

Thought you might !

Bet you really want to get yours done now so you can scare little kiddies when it fires up ...

 

Sorry guys, I've been working at the Napa Building trying to get a garage door moved, a wall built and a office upgraded. I'm taking the day off tomorrow and hope to have a few progress pictures.

Jerry