Projects Giant speedster project

I thought we were down lower, in the 32k range somewhere.

The old saw:

99 things to fix on the car,
99 things to fix,
You pick one out, fix it all up,
102 things to fix on the car...

 

As you would expect from anyone afflicted with delusions of grandeur like me, I also have a tendency to exaggerate. Actually, I recounted. There's only 1,345.275 things to do.

Jerry

 

HOLY CRAP ..... I JUST REREAD THIS ENTIRE THREAD FROM THE BEGINNING....


NAW .... BUT I AM AMAZED A "GEORGIA BUTTON TUCKER" CAN COUNT THAT MANY NUMBERS

SO NICE TO HAVE A POCKET FOR YOUR FLIP PHONE...

OH YEAH ...IF YOU CALL ME YOUR PRETTY JUST ONE MORE TIME THE FONT SIZE WILL GET EVEN BIGGER ALL CAPS...

 

Hello Jerry,

Do you know where Seagrave stamped the vehicle id number on the frame? I cannot find it and need it badly.



karsten

 

I see your font size and raise you an Italics.

I am no upholsterer. I'll be glad when this part is over. I made up the "cap" for the end of the seat and glued the leather on it. Now you'd think it'd be easy to tap it into place but no, it was a real pain in the ace. Anyway, it fit pretty good but if you look close you'll see a staple peeking out--Damn! Later, after the speedster is world famous and fortunes are heaped upon me by mesmerized admirers, I'll get the seat professionally upholstered.

Jerry

 

I don't think there is a number on the frame. There should be an id plate on the passenger's side inside the cab on the firewall. If it's gone you will see the four screw holes about 3 inches apart. (convert to mm) Someone told me the ID number was also painted on the front of the axle and on the wood parts of the body. My body had no wood parts left. Hope this helps. Jerry

 

Karsten
Check the area on the frame near the right headlight bracket.
Blatant commercialism -- this Seagrave is still available!

 

You mean this Seagrave prespeedster is still available.

 

The Great Race stopped over in my town last weekend. There were some very cool and fairly large speedsters but none as giant as yours.


Not trying to hi jack, just thought these would be appropriate here. Bringing it back on topic, it would be awesome to see the Seagrave Special in the Great Race.

 

Jerry,
Yes it is!! It even comes with chalk marks to show where to take 7 feet out of the frame to have the same wheelbase as yours. Unfortunately a careful calculation of the numbers on my driver's license and the number of projects in my barn always comes out as a negative figure. It just does not leave time to build a giant speedster. ( The next one on the list to hopefully be finished is the 27 Essex boat tail.)
Jack

 

Just think of all the stickers they could put on the Seagrave Special if it was in the Great race.

 

you may have posted this a few years ago but what will your top speed be?

 

In the 2001 Great Race, Rodney Rucker ran a LaFrance chain drive speedster that would have been comparable. In Salina, KS, I came out to the Motel parking to see his car facing my '32 Plymouth. This picture, small as it is, gives an idea of the monstrous size of his car. At this point in the Great Race, he told me he had lost 12 pounds just from the heat and the hard work of driving that monster!

 

Top Speed.
According to my crude calculations based on a top engine RPM of about 1800, a tire diameter of 40 inches and a final drive ratio of 2.75, I should get what? 75 MPH? Someone do the math and help me. 1500RPM=62MPH? 1000RPM=41MPH? I tried to find a 2.5 rear end but they are rare. I'll be on vacation from July 6-12 so you guys have to post stuff about stuff like the great race and speedsters and anything else.

Jerry

 

Jerry,
According to http://www.4lo.com/4LoCalc.htm your speed will be;

1800 rpm 77 mph
1500 ---- 65
1000 ---- 43
600 ---- 25
If you plan on 77 mph perhaps the cooler could be converted into an underwear laundering device??

Jack

 

Now you see it, now you don't.

Getting ready for vacation and I just had time to stop in and fasten down the roll behind the seat. I also got rid of that pesky staple. It looks like there are three or four staples showing in the pic for some reason, but there's only one. 77 MPH in the speedster? Why that ain't nuthin!

Jerry

 

If 77 mph doesn't properly scare the white out of your underwear, you could always add a bottle of whiskey to the tank... "Thins out the mix. Good for an extra 50 rpms"

 

Ok, Jerry's gone for a bit. Time for recipes. HAMB friendly of course.

Yak steak, Ginger Honey peach sauce, Giant Speedster style.

Ingredients:

1 yak sirloin or steak
3 teaspoons butter
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/2 onion (sliced)
5 teaspoon honey

2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup water
1 lemon (thinly sliced)
1 teaspoon cornstarch
2 teaspoons water
1-2 peaches (peeled and sliced)

Directions:

1. Heat 2 teaspoons of butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat on a giant speedster exhaust. Stir in the garlic, and cook for a minute or two until the garlic softens and mellows. Season the yak with salt and pep per, and add to the skillet*. Cook until the yak has browned on both sides, about 10 minutes.

2. When the yak has browned, remove, and set aside. Melt the remaining 1 teaspoon butter in the skillet, and stir in the sliced onion. Cook and stir until the onion begins to soften, about 5 minutes, then stir in the honey, soy sauce, ginger, and 1 cup of water. Return the yak to the skillet, and bring to a boil over high heat (rev motor and enrich carb as needed to get more heat). Reduce heat to medium-low, spread the lemon slices overtop, cover with a lid, and simmer until the yak is tender, about 10-15 minutes.

3. Once the yak has cooked to your desired likeness, remove to a serving platter and keep warm in the warming box of a giant speedster. Dissolve the cornstarch in 2 teaspoons of water, and stir into the simmering sauce. Add the peaches, and cook until the sauce thickens and returns to a simmer. Pour sauce over the yak and serve.
*You can also grill the yak and when ready to serve top with the peach sauce.

 

Solar heated food box ...

 

MMMmMmm! Sounds delicious!

Ha! I'm lurking here from my balcony overlooking the Atlantic in Myrtle Beach where eight hundred thousand people are crowded so deep you can't even see the water. Never mind that. The sight is, is, is, ....... sorry I was distracted by a bevy of nubile bikini clad babes. I promise to send a picture.

Jerry

 

Damn! I'm here too! Right down below on the street - I'm the guy in the black T shirt.

 

You'll get tired of looking at all the bikinis after the speedster debuts. What a chick magnet that thing's gonna be.
You'll be able to start your own parade almost anywhere...
The luggage capacity exceeds the DeHavaland Beaver, falling just short of a DC-3.
Perfect for traveling with women.

Ummm..will this fine vehicle require the services of a riding mechanic to keep the bikin......errr....umm.....the bushings oiled???

 

THE PICTURE DID NOT LOAD TO MY COMMENT ABOVE I WILL TRY TO GET IT RIGHT.

 

Some speedster fans I met at the beach.

 

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.Looks like someones been "bird watching".hehehe.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

And don't forget your pit crew...

 

Vacations are nice but I'd rather be in my shop.

The voices in my head told me to work on the windscreen. It's the rear accessory windscreen for a touring car like in the last picture. I needed to widen it and shorten the wings. The shortened wings will provide the material to widen the windscreen. It took a lot of hammering and cajoling to get the ends out of the tubes. Good thing I'm a virtuoso of the air hammer. The air hammer is misunderstood tool. When used in the right hands it can be a delicate instrument. Too bad my hands are the wrong ones. Luckily, I got the screen apart. I trimmed back the wings, and this gave me a chance to use my favorite hot wrench--the Rego jeweler's torch. You can't buy these any more but I love mine. I prefer to use bailing wire for the rod. Some people say coat hanger is good. They are wrong! Coat hangers are like spring steel. They just curl up into nothing. Bailing wire is soft iron and welds perfectly. With the Rego you can weld sheet metal together with tiny beads and no distortion. I didn't try too hard to make a work of art on the windshield frame. I just had to stick the two pieces together because I needed to add 8 inches and individually I didn't have that much. More to come.

Jerry

 

so this will not be wrapped in leather? okay carry on!

 

Trying post the solar heated food device picture again

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