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Hopefully that trip will be soon..

 

Yeah, I really need to get on with it. This project is going on the 5 year mark already?????

 

These are the cool steel bushings I stumbled upon. These will be recessed into the underside of the forward leg of the a-arms (a-arm "channeled" over the bolts, if you will). A threaded boss will be recessed under the trailing leg.


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Wow this takes me back...

When I was a Cub Scout I built a pinewood derby car based on one called the T-Bug, from Hot Rod magazine. It was basically a hopped up & chopped up Model-T with a Bugatti type boat tail like this car.

I didn't win, but I had the most unique car in the derby.

 

Just saw you put this on Facebook, glad I found it.


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No updates?

 

Hopefully I will get a chance to do something this weekend.

 

I really need to get off of my *** and do something on this....

 

Yes you do please


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Yeah, this has been a fun build to watch...keep going!

 

I agree with the last three comments!

 

And a vote from me

 

...Still sitting on my ***....

 

I was talking to some people at the Frog Follies HAMB Meet and Greet about this thing. Hard to believe it has been over two years since I did something meaningful to this thing.

 

Dude! Is the *** sitting about done?

 

That was me that asked about it. Good meeting you.

 

My first viewing of this thread. Awesome project, I'll be watching this one!

 

198,434 thread views......

 

We need an update.

 

We demand an update

 

It is still sitting on the table, but i really haven't done anything to it in a while. ...someday i will get inspired again.

 

I went to the Bunny Run in Jackson, TN this weekend and found a gas tank that looks like it will work for this thing. It is a plastic fuel cell with an aluminum sheet metal cover. I can't find anything like it online, but it looks like it will work for me.

When I got home, I posed it for pictures. looks like I have room to move it up and back if needed.

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AWESOME to see you back at it!!! Twelve thumbs up, dude.

 

Anybody have an idea what the goofy looking fuel cell was actually built for? I can't find another one like it online. 99% of everything I find is just a rectangle.

 

NO clue on the fuel cell, but I am waiting to see some updated pics of the boat-tail.
Godspeed
MrC.

 

I've seen boat tanks similar to that.

 

I have been checking in on this build every few months for the past 5 years! Time and time again I think back to it because it is rad as hell and it is a bit of a life goal of mine to build something similar!

 

I think I'm ready to jump on this in a big way when the heat dies down.

 

Stop teasing us and get busy. A lot of us are getting "older" and would like to live to see this thing done!