Projects BENNETTS ‘Midnight Special’ speedster

Yeah gas door is staying, might not be period correct but I like that I was able to utilize it. It’s no early fuel cap but I’m tryoing to compliment what’s been done with a few added touches

 

Today I managed to get the whole quarter welded in, hammered and planished. And started on the lowered body to frame bits with rivets. Took me three try’s but I think she’s a winner

 

Better every time I look. Go, mam, go!

 

Yep, that's a winner alright!

 

High Fives Jorda...you're knocking it outta' the park...the photography is right up there too...

 

Sitting here with my jaw on the floor.....

 

Coolness Squared.

 

Hahah thanks man! Lots to go!

 

One the table. Having to finish the other side. Maybe a blister or bubble on the side? About where my hips would be

 

Other side lower frame and rivets complete, time for fuel tank mock up, and filler neck. Steering and maybe a roll bar hoop. Nice and tight one.

 

This thing gets better every time I look!

 

40 days to go!

 

Added some 20x20mm square tubing around the edge to finish it off and add structure. I didn’t have my bender so it was the old ration way of many pie cuts and welding, let’s of bending but happy with how it turned out.

 

So many cuts! So much grinding! Looks professional now it's done! Are your hands still tingling from the grinder?

 

Rear radious arms made abd installed. I used front model a wish bones and made my own rear section and piece that welds to the axle.
Yes I’m aware of binding, but it’s in line with the pivot of the drive shaft, it doesn’t have much travel anyways, I’ll roll the dice and see how it functions. They are not perfectly parallel sloping about 3 degrees but I’m alright with that for now.

 

Even though its probably not the intent, I realise in part this build is advertising for your shop but Im still blown away by the amazing level of craftsmanship going into this build, particularly for its intended use of thrashing it around some red dirt. Kudos mate!

 

Very nice work mate, as per usual

 

Thanks mate! Much appreciated, yup definitely going to beat up on it, but I like to see stuff finshed! The way I see it in my head.. it’s going that way

 

Starting to sort out the structure for the steering box that may lead into a roll cage but not sure yet, more today coming

 

Steering coming along nicely, pitman arm and drag link tomorrow.

 

I’m not digging the windshield.
My single seater is more of a late forties early fifties sprint car, I built a small rock guard in front of the steering wheel(I cut it down several inches after this photo was taken.)I don’t think you need anything IMO.

 

Are you two channelling each other! Those look so much alike. Really nice. And more ideas... I'll never finish the Whatever project if I keep going back and forth on some parts and designs.

 

I'd say go for it, that would be killer!

 

Looks like something that might be able to wait until after your deadline. You've still got 73 million things to do before race day.

 

Yeah I totally agree, just something simple, after this race I will probably add different wheels and change it up a fair bit

 

73.5 million hahaha

 

Made a seat, seat frame and seat pan that looks like a pigs nose! Another few items off the list
This will get Upolstery at some point.

 

Looking good. Any pics/info on the engine?

 

Simple, effective and just in case the torque tube should ever rotate up, it looks beefy enough to protect the family jewels!

 

So I managed to alter some right hand drive and left hand drive steering arms to lower them and have them under to wishbones. Now I’m not sure how well this will work but fingers crossed it does. I made a pitman arm the has some details to the body and frame, tomorrow I will finish the drag link and shorten the steering column, I want to turn the wheel tomorrow and watch those tires turn!