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31x14.5" rears/26x6" fronts. I grew up on those Dave Bell big 'n little cartoons and always wanted one! [ATTACH]
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[ATTACH] Car “toonist” Dan Hughes created this design for me. I always wanted my own shop shirt, and finishing my coupe gave me just the excuse....
Painted mine at home. 3-stage Pearl and metalflake. Probably not for the faint of heart! [ATTACH]
In front of the flight line of the 109th airlift wing at Stratton ANG Base. [ATTACH]
I built the 1:1 Hot Wheels I always wanted! [ATTACH]
You have the benefit of searching through thousands of examples of what’s been done (or not done) to these cars. It just takes admitting to...
I’m glad to see that all of the haters have simmered down. This is going to be one undeniably gorgeous car. IMO, a decent 3 or 4” off the top...
I really appreciate that. This was a looong project! I’m still working on getting the interior finished up but now I have all winter. A couple of...
That is definitely in the works! Coming soon.
One last post to bring you up to date. After a few shakedown runs, the first order of business was to bring the car back to Bernie’s. He had seen...
I appreciate that. What an agonizing choice! I initially liked all of the tangelo, sunset, and sunrise shades everyone was coming out with. But...
Yep! My oldest son, Josh. He was helping throughout. I think he’s already called dibs on the car when I’m gone.
Thanks to the pandemic, getting it to the upholstery shop is delayed until the fall. The seats and panels will be cream, with a darker shade of...
Getting there. One more trial fit of the lengthened side pipes before sending everything off the Jet Hot for coating. The sliding ragtop was going...
Final assembly. Sound deadener went down in every place I could stick it. Wiring came next. I used a universal kit from American Autowire. I made...
I took a break from car itself at this point to build the 454 that I had been collecting parts for. It’s a tried and true recipe with modest boost...
With the body mounted, the last of the bodywork was completed. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That’s really cool! I figured it was only a matter of time before someone from NY recognized the name or car. I remember the Norsemen shows too....
Work on the body progressed at the usual snail’s pace. In the meantime, I finally settled on a color. The paint system is from Urekem and the...
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So, back to fab we go. As luck would have it, my son’s high school upgraded their tech shop wing, including a shiny new slip roll. I sent him to...
Thanks. I think they’re a much needed “squaring up” of the tapered rear these fenderless cars have. I’ve seen the massive aftermarket wide fenders...
That shop gave me one very valuable piece of advice though. I told them that they could paint the chassis and body separately and I would mount...
With that, the rough fab work was done enough for everything to come back apart. I had done bodywork and paint before. But I was getting to the...
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