Projects BENNETTS ‘Midnight Special’ speedster

Awesome build! The videos are great too!

 

Just dropped a new one:

 

I just happened across your videos the other day and subscribed. I figured you had to be here on the HAMB.

 

Let's see the 34 Hudson, please.

Do you play drums?



Can you sneak or link another picture or three of the C-cab trike?

 

Yeah man, it’s such a cool build, been speaking to him a fair bit lately- might even be getting a set of fenders from him which would make the story even better!

 

Well I’m still scratching my head but started sectioning the grill- more tomorrow

 

Not a whole lot to update on the race car, did how ever get a trailer gater that followed us home!

 

Dave's got quite the driveway hey

 

Terrifying

 

Well partly done lots to go!

 

SWEET! Damn that looks good!

 

I like it!

 

Going to try and pack the grill into my surfboard bag and finish it at home!

 

Jorda...awesome things happening...I'm looking at the center strip meeting the lower strip...top is wider...I follow the wide bar to the top of the grill and see how it transitions and am thinking you could mirror that to the bottom...is that how you were thinking? It would look better than a taper by section in my opinion...and I do note a taper in the center rib from top to bottom...if you look at other areas on the grille that pattern repeats both top an bottom...




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Yup definitely on the same page! Was thinking round bar or flat bar, not sure yet. It did however make it in one piece back to Canada which is exciting!

 

Back home and will continue to get this front grille nose to shape!

 

I'll bet its trickier getting those bars to line up in reality as it certainly was a challenge in Photoshop...

 

Photoshop doesn’t have hammers and cutoff wheels. Does it have cleckos?

 

No but I certainly experience the misalignment Jorda is going to have to deal with...I blended and primed some welds too...I spent 40 years around those clecos...I have some pretty cool ones...an incredible temporary holding device...

I try to keep it real in proportion doing these inspirations I call them...

Being around Mechanical stuff most of my working life and of course you fellas with similar passions helps...grills are pretty delicate...

 

Thanks for continuing to share your process (and progress)! These videos are great - I've heard of "reverse-eyeing" a spring but never seen it done, so now I know at least one way to git it dun.

 

That grille shell video (and the work product) is nothing short of amazing.

Thank you for sharing your work.

 

Thanks Raaf!

 

Not much done but I did finally get to look at the fuel coupe. Took a bit to get my limbs inside but man oh man this thing is all sorts of amazing.

 

Neat view!

 

I was thinking the same thing. They add originality to the look of the frame, but might not add to the structural integrity?

 

Wow, didn't know this happened in Eastern Oregon. I've been there to visit a few times. need to put this on my bucket list as I'm only hours away!

 

Pretty iconic moment that would be...a bit of a Holy Grail really...

 

Yup they are fake, just giving it ‘the look’

 

Definitely a holy grail