History Grandpas el mirage roadster recreation p.r.c

Here is a piece of the steel/copper coated line. I scratched off the copper to give y'all some relief.
Copper lines are ok for the oil system though right????

 

"Hubba Hubba, vroom vroom!"


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I think it was the rigidity of the line going directly from the engine to the bracket on the firewall they were concerned about. As long as there is a flex line going from the engine to the hard line at the firewall bracket I believe they'll be happier. (All hard line would develop a leak soon and nobody wants that!)

 

Durex huh...up this way they don't filter gas... Whats in a name...I remember the Lancaster Bomber I worked on had Merlin engines with Maytag rocker covers...during wartime many companies moved from regular production to wartime assist production.
You might want to have a extinguisher mounted inconspicuously...myself included.

 

" '31 3 window ?

 

Yes sir that is correct, late '31 slant 3 window traditional hotrod


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Man, you come up with the neatest, weirdest shit I have ever seen. Love it ! Gary

 

Do you have a photo of it ? I'm lost when it comes to Model A body styles.

 

There you go again. I've been out in the forest way too freaking long, I guess.

 

You can't see me but I can see you.

 

Great thread - I've been following you along the way.
Question - when it comes to tie rods and drag links, when did the more modern "ball end" come about instead of the original ends like you have pictured on this page?

 

I belive picture number 1 "ball end" was used up to 1934. And the other picture number 2 started in 1935 on ford cars. Hope that helps ya out.

 

Might as well use ford metal on a ford huh???

 

That would be the Slinger Finger......and nice close tolerances on the aeriala...​

 

Headlights are almost done. I'm trying to do it like my grandpa did in 1947. So all I'm using is a torch to heat and bend and weld back together. And yes I hope it looks like 17 year old did it as that was his age when he did his.

 

My bet is that you will get it done & it will look great. Post a photo when the lights are mounted...

 

Well Dennis I didn't get it finished up but got a good jump on it. Gas welded and a little hammer welded to smooth it out a little bit. Even peaked the center bar like grandpas was. It's hard to hold it up to the car and take a picture so sorry for the cock eyed pictures.

 

Here you can see how I'm cutting off the headlight mounts and then hammer welding them back together to form one solid rod with too mounts for the frame. Then I will cut these and bend them to be the bottom mounts to the frame and I will weld the headlight bar to them.

 

Thanks for the quick answer and pics!

 

Huh, I didn't know Durex made fuel filters...


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This is going to look great...I like the peak in the bar....

 

It's a recreation of Henry fords prototype I don't wanna take over Paintslingers post I have the two original prototype pics on my build thread if you want to check that out!


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Really good work, love how your doing it how he would have! Can't wait to see this thing done excellent work man!!!


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That mirror works great !

 

I would really like to, but I'm not sure how to get to your build thread. Can you help me ? Thanks.

 

Should I run 32 cowl lights or model a cowl lights. Or say the hell with it and run one of each. Lol

 

Bruce I would run the 32 cowl lights and sell the model A lights.....Hell man it's a real deuce body so keep it a real deuce with deuce cowl lights.

 

Hell man, lights are just added weight. That don't make you any faster.


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Normally I keep my big fat mouth shut when it comes to apposing positions... except when it comes to cowl lights! I hate'm almost as much as a Don McLean song.
And you asked so


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Shine the lights. Keep it simple. Just my thought.


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