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11-10-2013, 07:39 PM | #1 |
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My Speedster. It's Done!!!! (mostly)
As some of you may know, back in mid January i started building a boat tail speedster. Long story short, its pretty much done as of this past friday when i picked it up from the upholstery shop. Here is the basic run down of how i made it:
-Stock 28/29 front cowl section and gas tank that has been molded in, and the gas neck removed. -The subframe was 1X2 Steel Tubing -The skeleton was made from 1/2 electrical conduit since it is easily bent, but a pain to weld. But it was very strong once it was all welded together as a unit. -The back was made from two 1946/47 ford super deluxe hoods, one turned upside down. -The rest of the sheet metal was just 24 gauge paint grip. If i were to do it over again, i would have chosen thicker metal. 24 gauge proved to be tricky to weld to without blowing holes, but after a handful of holes you learn how to weld on it. Plus you have to tack the 24 gauge to the electrical conduit, which was just as hard to weld to. -the frame is a right hand drive frame that my boss had in the back that he allowed me to use, but which i still owe him money on -As far as the driveline is concerned, its all stock for the most part. no high speed gears, no overdrive, and the motor is a stock babbit motor that i put in there just to get the car drivable for now. Ive already started collecting era speed equipment, for a hot inserted motor once i get caught back up financially from this car. -Ive been switching between a single barrel holley and a weber carb, but i have an fs distributor in the car. -Both the frame and body were painted with Urethan Enamel from sherwin williams, the color on it now is Vermillion Red, the first paint job it was marshal red, but i didnt like the color. -Interior is Black vinyl, rolled and tucked. I built this car in 6 months while going to school and working, but after I got it done the first time for the Texas Tour the past June, i came back from the trip and took it al back apart and have pretty much re-done everything again. I repainted the car (twice), repainted motor and tranny, redid exhaust, and wired it completely differently. You live and learn, and always do it differently the second time. This was a fun project, but i am glad it is finally coming to an end. I got burned out on it for a while, as i pretty much did most of the work in about 3 weeks trying to get the car ready for texas tour. (usually about 18-21 hour days for 3 weeks strait) I think i put the body on the chassis the weekend before the tour, and i didnt even drive the car until we were at the tour. i had to finish it in the parking lot of the hotel. But that is part of the fun for me anyways. I Didnt use any tools, that most dont already have in their garage. Just the basic hand tools, and a miller mig welder for all the welding. I'm going to try to post pictures, we'll see how that works out. It never seems to want to work with my computer. Also, I built the body at my work. And once we had the body pretty well put together i took the chassis home to build the chassis at my house. So i could do the body during the day, and the chassis at night. I cant thank my boss David Anderton enough for helping me throughout the whole process. I probably could have done it without him, but it would have never turned out nearly as nice as it did with him helping me. He also helped furnish/lend me parts while building this. I thought i knew how to build it, but his knowledge surpassed mine greatly. I dont think very many people would give up their time, parts, shop space and money (working days) to help their employees on a personal project. I'm still in the process of trying to pay him back for what i owe, but i dont think ill ever be able to repay him for the knowledge he passed along during the build.
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11-10-2013, 07:42 PM | #2 |
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Pics! Pics!
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11-10-2013, 07:48 PM | #3 |
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i'm trying. Everytime i try to post a picture it wont let me. this time i'm missing a security token??? i don't even know what that means.
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If you are trying to upload check your file size. The upload window will show the limits.
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11-10-2013, 07:51 PM | #5 |
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Your pictures might be too big to upload.
Try this: Open your picture for editing. I use MicrosoftOffice Picture Manager. Click on "Edit Pictures" Click on "Resize" In the Predefined width x height box select "Web - Large" Click “ok” Then "Save As" in a different file for posting. If you just save it your original picture will be changed so be careful of that. Once made smaller you can’t go back bigger.
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http://s1317.photobucket.com/user/Lo...?sort=3&page=1
Here is the link to my photobucket album, maybe someone can transfer the pics over? please. Im not good with a computer.
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Logan just copy and paste the direct link of each pic in photobucket to the.yellow mountain icon on the ford barn
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Thank you mitch
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Hey-you have the steering wheel on the wrong side.
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11-10-2013, 08:52 PM | #19 |
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i bet ive heard that 100 times already lol the other day at a show i heard for the first time that the car was traveling in the wrong direction.... because the hoods were backwards, and the front didnt have a hood.
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Nice Job! Thanks for sharing. Keeps me motivated to complete mine.
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I think it is cool and has attitude! great build.
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11-11-2013, 11:00 AM | #23 |
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Man that's nice. I see your a member of the cross timbers model a club. Y'all ever get down to stephenville?
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11-11-2013, 11:41 AM | #24 |
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We use to quite a bit. Then the cross timbers club disbanded probably about 5 years ago, and then my grandp, Pat Douglass, passed away 2 years ago so after that we pretty much quit going all together. But we should probably get down there sometime soon to see some of the old club members that we use to do a lot with.
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I don't see many of the old model a's out driving around much any more. I think most of the interest is going away with all the older people. But there is a bunch of a stuff starting to pop up around here. I run into quite a bit of people that have a old car. Or have a bunch of parts. And really have not much of anyone around here to go to with it.
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NICE WORK!
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I know mr cooper. I go in his store some. I grew up more into early v8's. My grandfather was into a's and t's. Here recently I have been buying up some a stuff. I'm going next weekend to get a 29 roadster from a old guy by Comanchee. And a guy I go to church with hoarded away a ton of a's and parts when he was young. They are selling the property where they all are. And I am trying to make a deal on all but one. He has a old hot rod he built in 57 when he was in high school. And wants to keep it. I will let you know about the Ftworth thing. No one around my age around here is interested in cars.
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11-12-2013, 09:02 AM | #29 |
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There are a few younger people involved with the Fort Worth/Dallas clubs. I'm 20. But good luck on your new purchase. Post some pics when you get it.
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So what prompted you to use the Right hand drive steering?
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11-16-2013, 08:17 PM | #31 |
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It was just simply what was available to me. I would have used a left hand drive if I had access to one at a good price. But i think for the speedster it just kind of makes it that much more different when people see it. Theyre already wondering what it is, then they see the steering. But i will never build another car right hand drive again. It just complicates everything under the hood, and its not a car everyone can drive because of how the pedals are all located. It still confuses me every once in a while, and i've been driving it for around 6 six months now.
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