Projects Something from nothing. 29 roadster build

Yeah right! The new stuff looks out of place. It'll be alot less work to make the new stuff look old than the whole test of car to look new!

 

I did some horse trading this w/end and I got a much needed two pot intake. So here it is dressed up w/a couple 94s and two of Jere Sheehan's old school air cleaners. Jere sold a motor to a friend and he gave the air cleaners to Mike Bowling who passed them on to me. Prized possessions!

 

Looking good! Appreciate the horse trading Ron.

 

Man you almost have a Hot Rod there, and a cool one to boot.


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Last couple days I got the doors lined up better what a pain! They will need adjusting when I put the car back down

 

Scored some tires today. I still need 750-16s for the rear but these are neat. Two will go on the front of the roadster

 

Wow! I guess that turned out OK! Now you've got enough for that coupe you're doing next!!

 

I'm Enjoying this build a lot keep up the great work, iv got a similar one going on too with a 31A coupe/roadster not sure which direction I'm going yet but it used to be a sports coupe started doing the lower patch panels a few weeks ago
Charlie

 

What size?
I may be interested for set up on my build.

 

With the body mostly sorted out, next up is the motor. It had a burned valve and the lifter valley is caked w/sludge. I pulled a few valves and broke guides so I stopped. as of now I am going to clean the crap out of the lifter valley and intake ports then clean the pistons and install new rings. The rest of the rotating assembly looks great so it stays. Want to get this running soon so nights and weekends will be busy

 

That doesn't look fun


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That looks like a BLAST! I guess unless you are the one doing it....I too have had a hard time getting valves and guides out. Great project

 

I think you're right .. I haven't tore into my motor yet. I'm sure once I do I'll enjoy every bit of it.



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Took me a couple-and-a-half hours to get most of it out. Plenty of time to think about how I should have dropped it off at the machine shop.

 

Now that sounds like fun !


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Think about the end result, Grasshopper;

 

Hey wheeldog...I have a running 59ab you can use if you don't get that thing working..

 

I know that feeling. Mine was in a similar state and STILL needs more cleaning! The dollar store oven cleaner didn't really cut it for me. I'm going to use some purple degreaser on the next run through. I've still gotta get the old oil pump out and clean the bottom end too.... wanna help?

 

For cleaning the outside of old motors I have gone to the local carwash that has pressure washers. Boy, that was a mess but got the motor clean.

 

Thanx George - I am determined to get this going but if I run into trouble, I will call!

 

Hey Pat, I get good results with GUNK engine degreaser. Messy but it works

 

I was in the middle of doing that at a car wash and the attendant came out and said "What the "F" are you doing? Look at this mess!"
I told him I was washing my car "on the inside, go away".
Hot water and soap out of that little wand thingy worked pretty good!
(Since then I discovered steam cabinets. Mucho better)

 

Mike, are you the reason they all have signs now that say NO ENGINE WASHING !


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i guess him and me

it was a mess

 

Haha. We've all done it.


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Just remember dishwasher is not jet wash, or remove any parts before any women in you life sees them!

 

A friend of a friend had a matching avocado colored electric stove and dishwasher in the garage.

Dishwasher was for parts, stove, with add-on insulation box handled the powdercoat. And the one burner that still worked boiled smaller parts in a huge pot.






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After mucho hours cleaning, it looks pretty good. I need to blow it out some more and clean a bunch of parts. Check the cake-up on the cam cover.

 

Thanx to Ricky at Rayco Machine. He gave me 4 valve assemblies. He also hooked me up with a starter

 

That's looking great ! Huge difference from the previous pictures.


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