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[ricardo_rocha]

I have to mark this!

[Unkl Ian]

Definitely no flat panels anywhere.
Some might look flat at first glace, but the should not actually be flat.

[evil clown]

Flipper,

Your speedster looks awsome, keep up the good work!

Have you decided upon a direction for your wind screen yet? I have a pair of large wind wings that I've had sitting around for over 35 years. I've never been able to figure out what car they fit. I always thought they would be perfect for a speedster like you're building. If you want them, you can have them for the cost of shipping and maybe a speedster ride someday! If you send me an email address via PM, I can send you a couple of pictures to see if they interest you.

Let me know. Thanks

[stealthcruiser]

Originally Posted by evil clown

Flipper,

Your speedster looks awsome, keep up the good work!

Have you decided upon a direction for your wind screen yet? I have a pair of large wind wings that I've had sitting around for over 35 years. I've never been able to figure out what car they fit. I always thought they would be perfect for a speedster like you're building. If you want them, you can have them for the cost of shipping and maybe a speedster ride someday! If you send me an email address via PM, I can send you a couple of pictures to see if they interest you.

Let me know. Thanks

That RULES!!!!!!!!!!

[Flipper]

Originally Posted by evil clown

Flipper,

Your speedster looks awsome, keep up the good work!

Have you decided upon a direction for your wind screen yet? I have a pair of large wind wings that I've had sitting around for over 35 years. I've never been able to figure out what car they fit. I always thought they would be perfect for a speedster like you're building. If you want them, you can have them for the cost of shipping and maybe a speedster ride someday! If you send me an email address via PM, I can send you a couple of pictures to see if they interest you.

Let me know. Thanks

Thanks for the offer.

I am flip-flopping on my ideas for a windshield. Three top choices are Brooklands style screens, 32 ford-ish windshield, and a short Duvall style windshield.

I will probably mock up all three (or ten by the time I get to that point) and pick what feels right.

[Flipper]

Here are a couple more pics that show the overall shape of the body a little better. Just adding a steering wheel makes it look more like a car to me.





I gotta spend a day cleaning up, the shop looks BAD in pics.

[evil clown]

It took me a awhile to actually find the Wind Wings, but I did. I emailed pictures to you. Let me know if you can use them.

Good luck with your build, it's looking great!

[Flipper]

All of the sudden, I think rounded cowl and hood tops may be the way to go thanks to Surf Monkey's coverage of Goodwood.

I don't know exactly what this car is, but I love it.

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Killer build you have going here keep up the great work...

[Flipper]

Picked up a pair of 16x4 space saver spares at pull-a-part on Saturday.

The plan is to cut the centers out and convert the outers to be used for use with the wire wheels. I will be converting my 15x5.5 wheels to 16x4.

Going to play with forming the dimples for the spoke nipples using a press. Not sure if I will need to add heat or form it cold.

If it works, these will be the front wheels. I want skinny 18's for the rear wheels.

[Flipper]

This car from the 2009 Miller meet picture thread might just change the direction of the build. I can't decide if I like the track nose or this nose better.

Also thinking about adding something that looks like real frame rails that would be welded to the spaceframe.

[cm325]

Good job man, Once you get concrete on your shape , she'll come together quickly.

You comin up to the streetrod nats this weekend. I'll be there early tomorrow hopin to score some cool crap from the Swap meet.
By the way were do you find all the vintage tin to cut up. Around my parts there is nothing to get and the few that do reside in the yards are too nice to scrounge.

[Flipper]

Originally Posted by cm325

Good job man, Once you get concrete on your shape , she'll come together quickly.

You comin up to the streetrod nats this weekend. I'll be there early tomorrow hopin to score some cool crap from the Swap meet.
By the way were do you find all the vintage tin to cut up. Around my parts there is nothing to get and the few that do reside in the yards are too nice to scrounge.

The caddy was free. A friend wanted it out of his yard. I saved it for about 5 years before I cut it up.

The jag roof came from a parts car that we bought for the suspension (for next AD truck).


Yep, I'll be there in the 49 flatbed. Say hi if you see me.

[bulldog21]

you french townfyler and cm325 nrrd to get these cars together in one place man these cars are crazy !!!

[SDhotrod]

Awesome build thread! I really like the way you use existing body parts to fit what you need. Nice work.

[Flipper]

Originally Posted by bulldog21

you french townfyler and cm325 nrrd to get these cars together in one place man these cars are crazy !!!

I'd be happy just getting it off of the workbench. Hopefully I will get a chance to work on it this weekend.

[Flipper]

I came to the realization that I need to work out some of the function details before I get too much farther with the form. I need to figure out the mechanics of the front half of the car.
I slid the back end of the car back a couple of feet so that I would have room on the table for the motor. I ended up making a saw horse out of a suzuki samurai roll bar.

[Flipper]

Turns out the XK transmission won't work with the bellhousing that I have, front bearing retainer and seal are way different. I pissed away a good bit of time trying to figure out if I could swap input shafts....I finally accepted defeat and decided to use the OD trans. Spent a couple hours getting it clean.

Good news is that I found a new clutch and pressure plate when I pulled the trans.

Bad news is that the engine needs to move rearward a couple of inches to make everything fit in a 100" wheelbase.

Break out the sawsall!





I laid the stock jag front suspension on the table to see what 100" looked like. Don't worry, only spindles, hubs and brakes will be used.

[chaddilac]

wow this is cool!!!

[Flipper]

Right now there is a tube that goes under the sump in the oil pan, I am going to re-arrange the framework so that I have a hole for the sump/belhousing to fit in and lower the motor a little more. That jag motor is a tall son of a bitch for a little car.