Projects My First Custom - Shoebox Project

Actually, it fits like crap....

 

Oh well, nothing a few "adjustments" won't fix.



I needed to come up with a coolant can, and I wanted to match the brass on the radiator, so this is what I came up with.

I think that I paid 20 bucks on Ebay.

Anybody know what it fits?

 

I fabbed up a bracket, and mounted it in the stock battery location.




I dig it.

 

It's time to start thinking about insurance, so I pulled it outside this weekend to take some pics for the insurance company.....

 

Looks great. I love the bare metal look and made the huge mistake on doing it once it's like I was fighting rust instead of working on cars. Dig the over flow tank idea.


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It's out of an MGB ... I've seen a ton of 'em

 

Looking good!

 

Any updates?

 

I was just thinking the same thing the other day. I would like to see how it's coming along.

 

I haven't touched the car all summer.

Summer is for drinking beer, going to the lake, and car shows.

But, I will be starting back pretty soon.

 

I did manage to drag it down to GoodGuys Nashville back in the spring....

 

Lookin sweet!


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"Summer is for drinking beer, going to the lake, and car shows"

What he said..........

 

.........and getting out the scuff pads and WD40 to keep her looking good!

 

Rich...lookin at your 49...it's amazing how close the chops are. As well as the cars being down to bare metal. This wasn't planned just good taste I guess


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I drove it to it's first show this past weekend. ( I trailered it to Nashville GG because it wasn't registered)

And look what I got !!!!!

 

A special thanks to the Relentless car club.

 

wow so impressed just blown away by your patience, speed and quality of your build, car looks stunning!! love the chevy overrider, what year? and how much trimming was involved to fit the ford bumper?
thanks

 

49, pretty much fits without any modifications.

 

wow again really appricated and motivated my your progress. thanks

 

I've been driving the car a bunch, and I just don't trust that stock hood latch.

I've seen too many shoeboxes with the rear of the hood crinkled from flying up.

So, I came up with a cheap/simple safety measure.

I bought some of those 10 dollar hood pins, and drilled the front of the hood for one.



Then drilled a small hole in the upper grille panel to accept the pin.




Now, I can reach under the grill, install the pin, and rest easy doing 100 mph on the interstate. :0

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I got this from Brockman yesterday.

17 inch Mellowtone steel packs and pencil tips.

I have an appointment at the muffler shop at 8 am in the morning.

I can't wait.

 

great idea on the hood pin, yep happend to me 10 years ago on the drive home

 

Congrats on the award!
I had something like that pin in my mind too.I am going to replace the OEM hood latch with something more secure latch,but i guess its good to have pin there too.

 

Looks good lots of work but it will be very nice I love it seen lots in worst shape Rog

 

I had planned on adjusting the air shocks as needed when driving, but it's kinda a pain. I ran across an onboard air compressor for air shocks for 140 bucks, so I figured that I would try it....

 

I mounted the compressor to the bottom of the package tray.

 

I kept wondering where to mount the air gauge, and finally thought, I don't really need it.

With the shocks deflated, I have about an inch of rear travel, and I like the way the car sits. I don't like to drive it
that low in the rear, so I hit the inflate switch for about thirty seconds, and it levels the car out.

Works great!

I also ditched the plastic switch that came with the kit, and used a metal one.....

 

I started rebuilding the heater, flush the core, 12 volt motor, etc..

I polished and painted the heater emblem, does that make me anal?