PROGRESS: The DeSorta MODIFIED gets a little further along!!

My days to work on cars are few and far between in the summer because of my work schedule, but I got to wrench a little today. Well, no wrenching really; more like cutting and welding. But anyway...

I'm pretty stoked on this one as it makes progress. Today I got about 3/4 of the way done with the floor, mocked up the master cylinder placement, and shortened the tie rod so it would roll. Since I last posted I got the front suspension done and got the rear ready to bolt in the Armstrong shocks to match the front.

Plus, this is the first time I've bolted on the valve cover and the Webers. I like it WAY better than the two 98s it was going to get.

The '32 driveshaft sitting by the car will be used nearly full-length for exhaust running just below the center of the driver's door and almost to the back tire, following the contour of the body.

The speedster tank will be out back of course.

The dash will house a center-placed 6" 1951 Stewart Warner all-in-one boat gauge. The full face is the tach with 4 small gauges within.

 

Kirk, that thing sucks. Better send it to me, I can handle the ridicule of driving that around............

 

Thats seriously wicked....

I've been thinkin of doing something similar with the buick I8 I have sitting here....speed parts for the mill are a bitch to find though...

 

looks great , be kinda cool to carry those ribs on the valve cover onto the top of the grill shell

 

Now thats FREAK'N cool.

It's gunna be a fun car when it's finished.

What's the grille shell from?

 

we did a little weld ing on my Amod this weekend had to change the front crossmember and pinch the rails in to set behind my grill

i like the webers and what are those shocks?

 

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Very cool.Love the 6 banger.

 

Hey Kirk, that's not the gauge you got from me is it??

 

Kicks ass Kirk. Nice.

 

In the tank? Sure is!

 

Very Very nice !

 

HAHAHA looks great!!!

 

Looks F'n bad ass KIRK. I would love to see that at Lone Star Roundup next spring...

 

KIRK!, you got an eye for details, love it...

 

Yep, whatcha got right there is a HOT ROD my friend !
nice ,very nice

 

Darn nice, attention to the detail from the start of the build. Very impressive.

 

That is Nice

 

The are Armstrong shocks. There were used on English cars like MGs and Austin Healeys from the early '50s through the, I think, the '80s.

 

that rad shell rocks! acctually the whole car is moving towards ruler status!

 

from the begining of the TD in '49 (and maybe a little earlier) to the death of the B in '81...those shocks were in constant use.

 

That cars ok, if you're into awsome cars I mean.

 

That looks like the same tank that I'm running.

You polished the cap, cool, I might do that now :0

BTW, the tank is galvanized, you can strip that grey primer off and leaved it necked if you want.

Rich

 

very nice!

 

Kirk,
Those Offy valve covers tend to hit the head bolts unless you use really thick gaskets or notch the flange. I have one on my 292.
Gemini EFI

 

Well done KIRK!
hell ya! dont know what else to say, looks very impressive!

Frickin top-notch!

 

Wow, I'm way impressed!!!

 

That' going to be rad when you're finished!

 

1918/1919 Grant 6. The more I research, the rarer it seems. They were only in business from 1913 to 1922.

We widened it 1.5" (.75 on each side of center) and built a whole new lower section, adding 4" to the height.