Hey there ... my apologies if a "dumb" question ... but post #38, the top pic/green bar, is that a sway bar mounted to the spring perch areas ? If so ... what are the details on that ? I know you drove a bit before exploding for detailing ... as well, aircraft guys have a dead set list of performance versus safety needs ... so this guy is anxious and excited. I don't think it's your drag link ....
That's the spring spreader I used to reinstall the front spring. The reason I posted that picture was to show the brackets needed when using it on a spring with reversed eyes.
interesting spring spreader! I use a bit more rudimentary setup to do mine... I put the axle and wishbone in the frame, then the spring in the crossmember and connect one shackle... then I put a board in between the bottom of the spring and the axle on both ends. I take a good stout piece of rope doubled up and wrap it around the bottom of my floor jack and up over the front crossmember.... then I jack up the bottom of the axle. it spreads the spring with nothing more than a jack and rope... this trick works on regular springs too. one of these days I really should just make a couple of special ends for my port-o-power speaking of which I haven't seen it in years???
Today I stopped over to a friends house and as I was going in I walked by his Ford crew cab truck and I noticed the nice new paint job when I asked him who shot the truck he told me the local Macco Paint shop I really thought he was kidding me and then when I realized he was not fooling around I asked him how much and he told me $450.00 dollars door jams and under the hood. I said to him you supplied the paint and he said no they supplied the Ford Red for his truck. I walked around the truck a few times and I could not find even one spot that did not look beautiful. After seeing his truck I would take my truck there in a heartbeat for paint. I guess some shops really do nice work after all. I know they certainly have the booth and guns to produce nice work if they want to. Jimbo
Body work continues. I also got ready to mount my original exhaust. It was some mild steel that had been bent and scabbed together by the local muffler shop and attached by cinching down a couple of U bolts. Functional, but no finesse. Instead of that, I bought a bunch of mandrel stainless bends, tubing and attach fittings. Almost through turning that pile into an exhaust system.
The plane is mine, it's a keeper. 2 passes of paint down. So far so good, but it's warming up quick. Slow drying single stage likes what it likes.
So I know there's still a lot of work to do, but I think I'll just relax, grab a cup of coffee and savor the moment. It's pretty cool to see in person the thing that's been rattling around in your head for so long. Makes me feel like this guy.
I didn't know any better at the time and used the knockoff from Speedway. Clutch fingers dragged and I ended up having to turn down the casting internally. One of many lessons learned along the way.
Why don't the floorboards fit anymore? Oh yeah, I changed the rear sub rails and pie cut the firewall. Oh well, I wanted to make new ones anyway. At least the seat still fits. Had to put it in for a minute to check out the color and try it on for size.
You're reading my mind on the wheels. Still undecided on the color for the top though and looking for suggestions.
Beautiful roadster. Thanks for the great thread. Just my opinion a medium tan would be a fine top color! TEB
Sorry it took so long for me to find this thread, what a nice looking Roadster. As everyone has said, great color combination, reminds me of factory colors on a 1902 Rambler. Really enjoy your attention to details. Bob
you sir have great taste you knew exactly where you were going with this build and stuck to it. good enough was not an option my hat is off to you. Tom
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