Progress on speedster body

[dumb person]

Thanks for explaining. So what hoops are required to jump through to get those mod's road legal?

[wensum]

Originally Posted by dumb person

Thanks for explaining. So what hoops are required to jump through to get those mod's road legal?

I guess it differs from country to country?
Here in New Zealand there are two ways to get a car like this legal, one is through the hot rod club where everything modified has to pass certain tests, or through the Vintage Car Club, where if you can prove it was previously a NZ registered car and if the VCC issue a VIC (Vehicle Identity Card) it may be simpler to get it registered.
I've yet to meet that hurdle but I do have a VIC card for the car
Keith

[ctvpa]

With all that work, I will join the others and say "Why paint it"

[coatings03]

Absolutely perfect speedster. I'm building one as we'll could you suggest how to start using your shape.

Jim m.
Seal beach, ca

[wensum]

Originally Posted by coatings03

Absolutely perfect speedster. I'm building one as we'll could you suggest how to start using your shape.

Jim m.
Seal beach, ca

Jim,
Although I always intended to paint the exterior as I'm not a fan of wooden cars, as it happens my plug wasn't as accurate as I'd hoped,
and it's required quite a bit of filling and fairing to get it true enough for a glossy paint job.
This has proven very labour intensive using the West system and microballoon fillers.
You can see all the woodwork in the interior where the West system is transparent and glossy
I really should have looked up a boat builder to learn how to loft up the frames for the mold/plug
I'm happy to send you a copy of the drawings, but remember the chassis is 4" longer than standard.
It is a replica chassis, laser cut and absolutely accurate to the original but was cut with 4" added rear of the steering box which has also been swung down a bit.
The original cross members were used front and rear, but the F150 gearbox required a new centre cross member.
Good luck
Keith