way cool build, love it, jealous as all hell.
did notice in the one video that there seems to be a large run out in the right front wheel/tire combo.
or maybe it's a result of the camera offset.
olddave.
In reply to OldDave :
Bias ply tire on wheel near as I can tell. I haven't specifically checked it with a dial indicator but just spinning the rotor without the wheel it looks square, while you can clearly see the wobble when you spin the wheel.
This thing is AWESOME.
im super jealous of your fab skills.
This thing is gonna be awesome!
TurboFource said:This thing is gonna be awesome!
It's already awesome.
Man, this thing is so great. I find all the work really admirable, and this has been a dream of mine since I saw Ant Anstead build his in the same fashion. Before then, I never really *got* the desire, but now I am super in.
In reply to 1SlowVW :
This is true!
Thanks to everyone as always, comments and comments especially make keeping these threads updated worthwhile. Lots of welding and shaping left, but did the left side of the hood today.
Lots of tweaking, cutting, shrinking, stretching, filling, and cursing later I'm OK with the hood fitment. It isn't great but it isn't any worse than the rest (pictures hide a lot).
Very excited to see what you come up with for the grill.
buzzboy said:Very excited to see what you come up with for the grill.
Will be a while. Going to continue working my way back first. The grill feels daunting so it'll be saved until just before I work on the seat cover because the seat will definitely be last.
Beginning of the cowl panel
Framing the cockpit skin
Single seater only? Or just have provisions for a passenger when you'd like?
GIRTHQUAKE said:Single seater only? Or just have provisions for a passenger when you'd like?
Single seat only, the "passenger" side is only 13 inches wide so it wouldn't be wide enough even if that side wasn't going to be covered and the electronics in the floor.
Not the day I was hoping for. My plan was to drive the car, hopefully getting some video of the drive, and see if elbow room is going to be an issue driving. Ended up with almost no driving and even less video.
Long day shortened my go pro knock off kept deciding to turn off the remote which meant I wasn't triggering the camera. That didn't really matter though as the car started with not taking throttle and went downhill from there. My guess with not having taken it apart yet is that my bodged carburetor gasket has failed and blocked the jet. I can spray fuel directly into the throat and it will light and die, but I can't get anything through actual passages in the carb even draining the float bowl and filling from a bottle. The carb itself is actually a Holley model 1920 and according to what I found online the idle circuit and main circuit both flow through the jet.
I didn't want to spend any money on this Holley because I have no plans for it other than the garbage once the blower manifold is made. I don't have that yet though and still have things I want to do/check driving so now I'm stuck actually rebuilding that.
I did make some tiny black marks as the engine was cutting out though so viola, the first "burnout" of my full custom Kaiser Jeep powered race car.
Did a couple of the hood straps tonight. Cleaned the carb Monday and it was a piece of gasket in the jet like I had assumed. It runs and reva again but I haven't had the chance to drive it to make sure it's right.
I like the hood straps! And the rest of the car!
I recently learned trick from somone who has been restoring high end cars his entire life.
While many people will go on about the use of lead to replace body filler, one thing that it is undeniably good for is sorting panel gaps. Make a dam out of a piece of aluminum and pour in the lead after prepping the door metal. It is much easier to file to a perfect profile compared to welding in an edge and grinding and you have zero risk of warping a low crown panel such as a door-skin.
This is coming together great!
Was able to drive the car this morning and got a video on my second try which isn't as entertaining as the first one should have been had the camera not shut off after 20 seconds. The car is back to running slightly lean on throttle after messing with the carb Monday so I must've put the float lower, consequently the car doesn't run as well in this video as it did in the last. I've been contemplating messing with the carb again all afternoon today but haven't done it yet. It's funny how the video seems so much more tame than actually being in the car.
Driving the car elbow room to the left side wasn't an issue like I was worried it may be. When doing any serious turning left I find myself leaning into the turn and naturally tucking that left elbow in while doing so which meant it stayed inside that bar. Going through parking lots and having to shuffle on the steering wheel I did bump the elbow once, but that's not something I'm concerned with.
I worked with the left hood and got that contour fixed and closed the gap up a little. After that I was trying to weld seams up on the interior bits but was getting frustrated at the MIG acting up and I just didn't have the motivation to TIG all of it. I've got out of town plans here in a couple weeks and the forced hiatus from the car is probably going to be good for me to be honest. There are a couple gaps that need closeout panels left on the interior then I can go back to making body panels around the driver.
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