Projects the Jalapeno roadster build

Nice work. That is very impressive metal work. Did you build a buck for the nose??

 

yep I did. I built a buck for the turtle back also.

 

Very nice build. On the safety foam issue be careful . Alcohol, Methanol, and Ethanol fuels are not recommended with some safety foam. The water content in these fuels will cause the safety foam to deteriorate. You could create some issues especially if you are running Webers.

Can you post a picture of the nose buck?

 

I use to put the Black/Dark Grey ones in the tanks I did for JR, I believe he still use's them. The tank in his 33 was the first one we did this way, been on the road a while now. Cardwells in Auckland, usually advertise in PetrolHead.

Shrapnel

 

hey thanks Shrappy...hows things with you these days?

 

Yeah not bad. Little bits of car work going on , but mostly working full time in sheetmetal shop in Palmy North.

How you doing ? Got Plenty on ?

Ya Cars shaping up Sa-Weat

Shrapnel

 

got a bit on as always...too busy to work on track car at mo.!!...and tryin to get my 57 chev done

 

Very cool!!

 

Wow Fleet-master, I'm just blown away by that Trackster. I noticed the front clip of Shrapnels Model 40 in his avatar too. Are all you Kiwis IFS and metal-men extrordinaire? I've been around hot rods, race cars and back-yard mechanics, literally, since I was born and I've never known anyone that can do that level of work. I guess I'll have to find a better class of grease-junkie to hang around with!

Like Armand used to say " Beautiful Baby, Beautiful "

Eddie.

 

hey there W E Mack...thank you for the compliment!! theres a few guys here who can do high end work but even here we're in the minority. NZ industry has trained some real top notch professionals over the years , and not just in automotive trades.
Its kinda weird really cos theres a real tall poppy love/hate relationship towards our own folk who do well ...but generally ..we don't let that hold us back!! we try to punch as far above our weight as we can!!

 

sweet build!

 

did you ever build your windshield?

 

hi DTW ,not yet...tryin to concentrate on my 57 BA over past few months ,want to get it painted pretty soon..poor wee roadster is gettin used as a shelf!!

 

Looks great! I should have had you do my metalwork!

Jerry

 

Hey thanks yonahrr !! i been busier than a centipede in a toe countin contest lately so not much happenin on roadsterbut things are startin to settle down more now...so hopin to get back on it real soon. btw your speedsters are real cool!! PB

 

Thats one of the best looking shelves I've ever laid eyes on!!! Great build!!

 

Damn thats a nice looking car you are building there!

 

hey thanks for the cool comments guys!!

 

hey there guys n gals...been pretty busy doin life and workin on payin jobs mostly. but found time to finish welding the nose and doin some final metal finishing on the body...heres a couple pics

 

The roadsters looking great. With the warmer weather coming, theres more time to spend in the garage. Hope you got that old chevy ready for summer cruzin.

 

That looks awesome. I really like the independant front set up on it. Great metal work also. Very Impressive.

 

Build looks great, awesome metalwork and stance, though I would have gone with a straight axle, but opinions are like a..holes, everyones got one. You're right about the tall poppy syndrome in this country, in my shop we do high end paint on rods and classics (Cascade Autofinish - www.showpaint.co.nz), there's always someone looking for faults and trying to cut you down. Oh well, the knockers are usually the ones who do little themselves .Re your fuel tank issue, I guess you,ve already checked out Explosafe? a mate of mine builds boat tanks and is required to use this for govt. contracts, maybe worth a look and displacement is not an issue as the stuff is really just a giant steelo pad! Pete Osbourne does some cast posts for a cabriolet that are swept back and could be a good starting point, we used some on a 34 roadster as a starting point and worked OK. Keep up the good work.

 

Nice work. You make it look so easy.

 

hey thanks for the great comments guys! unfortunately nothing happening on it lately...had a wedding to plan and pay for...mine!!

 

Congrats!!

 

thanks Jimmy

 

Congrats on the wedding!!!!!

 

Im always late to the party......
Congrats on getting hitched. Now, back to work.

 

Congrats on the wedding. Hope it doesn't bring a halt to the hot rod build.

Frank

 

hey Jeff I've got one in you might be interested in...a 1928 British Bedford. Was a 3tonner ,cut down with Jag front and rear susp...and a HSV 300kw LS2 ? with Tremec 6speed...!! Gota skin the cab up for it.