Hot Rods Save of the day!!(single seater)

Got this kool old stewart warner amp gauge today for a local ole hotroder (for free) I know its obsolete but im going to use it!

 

Front looks good to me with the bars and headlights. I think the small size makes them work really well where you placed them.

 

Thanks, I think it will work. Still not to keen on the lights but at least they are small.

 

Rusty will they safety a vehicle with a single beam light or are you swapping those out to Hi/Lows?...I actually like the Light Bulbs in them now they look old.

 

South Dakota doesn't have a safety check. If I title this as an old car (which will happen) then that is what it had as original equipment.
I have a friend who's dad restores teens and twenties era cars, he has a few titles that he is willing to sell so I guess the car will be what ever a title says it's going to be.

 

I like what you have going on with the Nerf bars. Any thought of tying the shock mounts and Nerf bars into one assembly? a short little piece between the 2 would make it look a little more thought out, may even consider eliminating the rear mounting bolt on the shock mount. Just a thought!

 

those Farmall lights are nice and tidy. Very clean look. One small problem, the lenses for the Farmall lights are designed to illuminate about 15-20 feet in front of your, you will not have a lot of illumination very far in front of you. Automotive lights are designed to create beams of light, so you can see where you are GOING. Implementation lights are designed to help you see where you ARE!

 

I think you did a great job on thinking out the placement of the lights along with the nerf bar. It looks great and nothing looks out of place or commands my attention.

Hell, the whole car is like that!!!! Great job!
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Not sure if you have this figured out already but on my Minneapolis Moline U tractor backhoe I used sealed beam headlight bulbs from I think a 59 Ford or something that had the smaller size twin headlamps. It lights the night. I think those would fit in the Farmall housings also. Stand out job on this car by the way! You've given me many ideas.

 

I don't really plan on driving this thing at night so the lights are mainly there so mr. Po po doesn't hassle me. I can get sealed beams thru Steiner tractor but I'm really digging the original lenses.

 

I was wondering how many turns lock to lock you ended up with running that Mercury box? Also how long is your pitman arm and how long is your steer arm from the center of the kingpin?

 

Fair enough...its nice there is a fair assessment of compliance on safety as a mechanic said to me no matter what you do to an old car they are pretty vulnerable and never will be a 2019 vette
So being fair and not anal is something you hope will be a part of the process.

My Headlights are less than stellar performers. I limit my night driving for that reason...Oh and I have no wipers.

 

Oh so many questions! I can get you measurement tomorrow, the pitman arm is a forty ford and the steering arm I bought at a swap meet but I am sure it's the big solid steel unit from speedway. I was thinking it might be a bit slow but it isn't to bad.
I will fill you in tomorrow.

 

Great thanks. I reread thru your build thread today and it got me inspired.

 

Oh Kool! Lots of crap to read! It's sure been a design as I go build.

 

So heres your info , the box is 3 1/4 turns lock to lock.

 

Super! Thank you!

 

Got my nerf done today since we are having a spring South Dakota blizzard and I didnt venture out to work.

 

Nerf looks good!

 

Got a few more things done today nothing huge but a few steps closer one was getting the amp gauge hole drilled in the dash. while I was sitting in the drivers seat taking the pic I noticed how pointy the hood is looking down it.

 

Woot woot big progress today! One piece of brakeline bent!

 

What? You haven’t got paint on this yet?
Quality build, you going to bring it to the HAMB drags this year?
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I don't think this thing would be much of a straight line car. I would like to make it down to the drags sometime.

 

Don't count it out, I think that car is capable of giving a flathead Ford a run for the money. It might take a little time to get there, but there are good possibilities with that Plymouth 6 and a light weight car.

 

Woot woot two lines bent! Im on a roll now. Man if anyone else is a scrounger like i am grab every little piece of old cars before scrapping. I got all the original line clamps off about three late fortys ford frames. Throw them in a citric acid bath, give them a wire wheel and the are good as new.

 

The other day i got all my hood hold down brackets on. I just did a quick pop rivit on the stainless corner brackets. Once i paint it i will put real rivets in it.

 

See, that's what I'm talking about with your work. My hood looks like a peg-legged pirate stomped it out. Good job.

 

Oh mines a bit ruff. You know what though both of our builds don't require top notch workmanship. I'm totally happy with a few bumps and wiggles.

 

Got a few more lines bent. All the front lines fell in place but once I reached the master my bends went to hell. They are not the nicest looking but they will be hidden for the most part.

 

So I have all my lines bent just have to throw a flair on one end. I had bought a six foot length to do the rear of rhe car. When I bent my last line from the left over of the other rear lines it was the exact length! No cut involved, told myself I should go buy a lottery ticket but I think I just used up my good luck!