Yeah, most of those comparisons are going to be like,"Well it's a pretty nice roadster, but it don't measure up to the one that Cory built." Not all good hits are home runs, but this one is.
Thanks a lot. Luckily, the rear suspension can be completely bottomed out and not have any rubbing issues with the tires. btw, your coupe....the best looking '39-40 coupe I've seen.
Photos do trick you sometimes... the screen doesn't look so heavy now in this set. It's all in the perspective, I guess. Have you decided what colour the interior is going to get trimmed in? Cheers, Eddie
I finally got around to making a mount for the fuel gauge (instead of looking in the tank every so often). I had welded a couple of threaded bungs to the backside of the dash before it went to paint, to the left of the column just for the fuel gauge. I made a bracket to mount to the dash, that allows the gauge cup to rotate upward 120 deg so the gauge can be behind the dash, out of sight, when not in use so the dash doesn't looked cluttered. I made a detent at each position so the gauge has a positive hold at each position. The wiring was already ran, so it was just a matter of painting it and installing it: On it's way up out of sight behind the dash:
I really like the way its sitting. To me a fenderless car should sit just barely to low to have fenders .but not any lower .fender well even or just slightly higher that the top of the tire.
Your car is PREFECT! Like the fuel gauge idea, i'm thinking the same for AC outlets for my 40PU. Thanks....cw.
Looks fantastic! In the early pictures the rear wheels looked very tight to the body but they look great now - did you space them out a bit or is it an optical illusion?
What is probably even more impressive than the quality of the build is the trick ideas you have come up with to solve the little things to keep it so clean.
In the real early photos, the rearend was just about 1" narrower. I had to change the axle flange offset to work with the Lincoln brakes, so I had some new axles made. Each wheel is spaced out less than 1/2" from the early photos. The last photos of the car fully mocked up, before paint, did have the current offset.
I've spent the last hour looking at this build from start to finish and I'm in absolute awe. Most incredible build I've seen and the outcome shows every attention to detail you put into it. I'm hoping to start my 32 build within the next year and your car and your work are a complete inspiration for us young guys obsessed with the hobby and lifestyle. Thanks again and congratulations.
The weather has cooled off here quite a bit, so the car has been in the garage. It's probably for the better, so I can get some things finished that I've been putting off. My dad finished the bows and header for the top for me a few weeks ago. When we came through KC on the way to and from Austin, I picked them up. This week, I blasted the irons, and shot them in a semi-gloss black. Then, this morning, I assembled the top again, put it on the car, and started another masking tape top. I laid out two different side window options. I'm not 100% what I'll go with, but I'm leaning towards the first style:
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