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Sorry for being behind in my posting. Need to get 40 COOP up to snuff to drive it to the CCR. Snuff only means that it's 'nough to get it there...
Other than I referred to not being able to complete 53 COOP in time to make it to the CCR :(, I'm not sure. I have decided to take my 40 COOP,...
Hello again guys and gals... We all know that life is a journey.....and so is building a car. So I built the fan shroud as a departure from body...
I started my engineering education at General Motors Institute in Flint in 1962. I remember in a drafting class I had to develop the shape of a...
Along with the 10 lbs.in a 5 lb. sack, I theorize that engineering is painting yourself into a corner and then trying to figure a way to get out...
Brief, but apropos change of pace..... My wife does crossword puzzles and the like every day. Here's what she found in today's Washington Post:...
Almost ready to make pretty..... So now I thought I would mount it to the radiator and see if everything fits. NOT! The lower hose doesn't clear...
Gettin' closer..... Today, I made the upper corner transitions and tacked them and the other lower corner transition in place: [ATTACH]...
Continuing...... Fabber McGee's video was an inspiration for the laying out of the transitions, but I did it a little different. First, I built...
Put a sheet metal band around the plug and build it as I designed it (hopefully).... So, plug in hand, I began the fan (shrouded in secrecy):D I...
Very similar to what I did on 33 COOP. I made a smooth buck on which I planned to tig weld aluminum sheet. The plug was wood, and the first...
It's not that simple. The fan top is above the radiator tank, so there is a flat and steep-sloped part above the top of the core that has to be...
WOW! Thanks, Fabber. While I am probably going to use measurements right off the buck, It gives me an idea to lay pieces of flashing material,...
Taking another detour.... So when I was carefully mixing up a 500ml batch of Feather Fill, which required 10ml of MEK, I hastily and accidently...
So today I cleaned up under the lift and prepared to wet sand the rear fender, including a makeshift trough to guide the water out of the garage....
Time for a new experiment......The Old Guy's Paint-a-car. I have been thinking about this for a while and many of you probably will think I'm...
I did find that the 1/4" dia. rod was a little too wide for the hoop to allow some needed slop, so I ground a little off both sides of the...
OLD GUY MAKES DECISION: No way am I going to complete the car for the Custom Car Revival in Indianapolis in June of 2024!:( I realized that I no...
It does sit a little lower in the front because of the heavyhemi! I may have to add lowering blocks in the back :rolleyes:
I also was curious about the visibility, being that LEDs are very directional. That's why I was impressed that the stainless bars helped to...
I know it's not traditional, but the lights in the good ole days were not so good. All my cars now have LED taillights (don't like the tradition...
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I have progressed to the point of 90% completed the passenger side grille installation on the car. I painted the mounting "posts" and horizontal...
I tried to keep the "border" distance about equal all around the perimeter, so I had to shorten the top bar to make that happen. Here's a pic of...
After going nuts about my nuts, I decided to detour around the sanding of magic mud for a few days. Instead, I am focused on the custom grill...
Coming up on 59 years, have pity on the poor woman....;)
Thanks for the birthday wishes, guys! You know, this aging thing is REAL! Now for a story about aging that happened in the last few days with a...
Well, I've been a busy boy....make that a busy OLD MAN (Wednesday I become an OCTOGENARIAN)! Putting the hood back together has been a challenge,...
The Bonneville Boomer article in HRM issue of December, 1954, made me fall in love with '39-'40 Fords: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Then to actually meet...
OK, OK, OK....I'm back and accomplishing things on 53 COOP! The doors are back on and aligned, insides painted with POR-15, as are the hood, truck...
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