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Introducing my Fuel Coupe-styled Tudor

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Just Gary, Sep 18, 2006.

  1. Dino 64
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  2. Hey Gary, the little pieces of the moon pedal might make a nice key chain.;)
     
  3. Dino 64
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    Somebody has to keep an eye on him or he’ll drill holes in everything :eek::rolleyes::)
     
  4. brianf31
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  5. 1971BB427
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    I'm gonna steal this idea for my car! I've got a couple of these pedals, and my two cars need them done this way!
     
  6. deadbeat
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    lol "gender reassignment surgery"
     
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  7. Jeff Norwell
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    That is very nice work!!!!!
     
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  8. I'd poke my eye out!:p

    Thanks, fellas.:)
     
  9. Gary - Less is more! That pedal, like the rest of your build is off the charts.
     
  10. Dino 64
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    You’re doing a great job, glad to be part of it :D:D
     
  11. I attacked Virginia DMV's title/registration paperwork.

    No photos but here's a video: ;)
     
  12. You driving the sedan to breakfast Saturday?
     
  13. .......That's hilarious, Gary, and spot on.:D
     
  14. 26hotrod
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    Thanks for all the info you share. It will help a lot of us....................
     
  15. Bandit Billy
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    I had missed this thread until today and I have to say it is simply awesome! I appreciate the workmanship and details (and the lower carbon emissions from the hole drilling!).
     
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  17. Roothawg
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  18. This car demanded SW Deluxe instruments.

    My NOS speedo sidesteps their modern ones' unreliability. The others are new.
    The 0-90 ohm gas gauge matches the tank's sending unit.
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    To keep the holes perfectly round, I clamped plywood behind the dash. Then, after drilling pilot holes, I replaced the hole saw's center bit with a metal rod.
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    Basic switches. Bezels are 1.25" stainless steel fender washers.
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    Racecar spartan.:cool:
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  19. Tim
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  20. Nice Gary. Clean, simple and functional. Looks good.
     
  21. ol55
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    Always great to see your work. What is the metal rod in place of the drill bit for?
     
  22. Roothawg
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    You do good work for a Buckeye….
     
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  23. Hi Larry!
    If the drill bit is retained & your drill wobbles, the bit's flutes will wallow out the pilot hole slightly so its bigger & the hole saw cuts a bigger hole. :(

    The metal rod has no flutes, so it just spins harmlessly in the pilot hole, keeping the hole saw precisely where you want it.:)
     
  24. Rand Man
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    Lots of great details. Keep in keeping on. This will be finished before you know it.
     
  25. Not a lot to report, although DMV finally came through with a new title & VIN.:)

    @Dino 64 & some OT car buddies hoisted the body off the chassis...
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    ...and onto his body dolly.
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    Now to finish-weld some previously hard-to-reach frame brackets & block sand the body.

    Will close with a picture of my son's college physics test. :rolleyes:

    His professor appreciated his frictional analysis of a hoodless highboy on an inclined slope.
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  26. Dino 64
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    You’re coming around the the final curve :rolleyes::)
     
  27. Looking good. Hey Gary, get all those guys to help sand as well. LOL.:)
     
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  28. ol55
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    Making good progress! I assume the big “M” in the equation is for Mercury!
     
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  29. neilswheels
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    loving the progress, going to be a killer car.
    Just wondering how you're going to get the coil wire to the engine, will there be a plug on the firewall, or will you just run the cable thru a hole in the firewall ?
     
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  30. 19Eddy30
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    I do not know witch way Gary will route his coil wire, I run my coil under car on tail shaft , wire runs up spine of trans & bell , over 650hp No skip or miss. Coil is over 30 years old Yellow Accel square,
    MSD does make a pass threw tower for coil /etc.
     
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