Hot Rods Save of the day!!(single seater)

I bought an O.D. Green tarp awhile ago so i could use it as seat custion material. I had a gal sew up a cushion so now it really has an old aircraft vibe.

 

Had a present on the doorstep when I got home today from work. Rear tires. These should get some good bite.

 

Taking a poll here. Slash cut or straight on the exhaust pipe? Three of my buddies like the slash. I dig it either way but am leaning towards the slash.

 

My vote is for the slash cut.

 

slash...

 

X3......I mean X4 for slash...and those tires are really cool...

 

Definitely slash, it ads a little more character!


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slash it....then it looks like it is finished and not appearing as a forgotten item imho

 

Slash it is. I was leaning that way pretty hard anyways. It will be cut tonight after work.

 

Slash! I wish they made those knobbies in 17” still. I really want some for mine!

 

There so ugly there kool!!!
This is a junk yard dawg build so I figured a guy back in the day would have found a set of snow tires for cheap and got some good traction at the track.

 

Got a coat of paint on my front wheels after work this afternoon

 

All day long.

 

Making a bit of progress . All the wide five drums have new bearings and seals and are put on the axles. I had to move the track nose ahead about a half inch for radiator fan clearence and I have the manifold and exhaust pipe back on.

 

Aye yi yi.


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I did the same thing for seat cushions in my roadster.
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close to color choice...watcha thinking?

 

Yes and no. When I built my sedan I painted it Indian motorcycle Navajo blue. On this one I decided that I would keep with the Indian theme and paint it Indian red which is a dark red almost maroon. The wheels are Indian motorcycle Fallon brown. So that is the yes part the no part is I have been doing a lot of research on brush/roller painting Rustoleum. It sounds like quite a chore but with a lot of elbow grease,color sanding and time a guy can get a finish that would be perfect for this car. With the Rustoleum I don't think you can tint it so I would have to but several cans of color and mix to the desired color that looks like the Indian red. I did buy a half pint of rustoleum regal red and it was a nice deep red color so that might be the color. I will have to paint a panel and see if I like it.

 

Can't you spray Rustoleum? Saw a track T that was painted in a forest green using Rustoleum and it looked great. Was a western build not from the right coast. Given what paint cost today I think you are heading in the right direction.

 

Yes you can spray it but the brush method really intrigues me. We will see though. I think I will get it running and then tear it down and paint it.

 

There was a thread years ago on brush painting a A Roadster and it was the color of your wheels sorta and it looked fantastic...if I find it I will post the link.

 

There is quite a bit on you tube. Brushing,rolling, spraying, mixing, hardener no hardener. Shoot a guy could probably perform brain surgery after watching a you tube video!

 

I think this was the Hamber but a second Hotrod to the one I was thinking...

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/oh-no-not-another-paint-brush-model-a-roadster.700921/

 

Very kool thread! I,m 100% sure this is what's going to happen on my jalopy!

 

Built a hood top this afternoon. Lots of tweaking to do yet. I cut everything and then had by buddy brake the edges since my brake is a piece of shit.

 

Did some notching around the carb. This sucker really sticks outa the hood!!

 

...Mmmmm...mmmmm good...

Funny in a weird coincidence the drill press...Oh its actually the Mill Head kinda resembles the Carb and AirBreather

 

Made a stainless piece go around the carb and give the hood a bit of strength. Made it the same width as the grill insert so the two parts match each other.

 

Looks really good. Got any plans for a driveline?


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I have a buddy that works at a driveline shop building me one but the prick will not deliver it to me!