Thanks Southfork! Bellhousing, clutch and aluminum flywheel are Ross Racing, out of Ohio. His hamb username is Goatroper02. Great guy to deal with, and he's got whatever you could possibly need for an Olds.
Update! Rolled the car out into the daylight to get some profile shots. Since my last post I've managed to get the front end buttoned up. Made a headlight bar; mounted the ebay aluminum radiator (the price was just right!); sectioned the grill shell; cut out and re-did the front cross member because I botched the angle the first time around and I just hated the look of the adjustable perches. So glad I fixed that, as it looks so much cooler. Front shock mounts modified and mounted. Built a battery tray. Next up is fabbing up the rear shock mounts, then blowing the frame apart one last time for paint.
The headlight bar turned out great Marx! Glad you re-worked the front cross member too. Looks like you're ready for glass too. Get a hold of me sometime. Titus gave me the number for a local glass guy that he uses. - S
good to see you back at it, lookin good! I mean, '27 Roadster, early Olds with 4x2s, what's not to like?
Marx, I read this whole thread after coming across it this morning. Thoroughly enjoyed reading and 'watching' your great build and fabrication! Like many of the guys have commented, your inspiring '26 build is motivating (me, in particular, to get off my ass and move it out to the shop!) Great job, anxious for the next 'episode!' Also, your taillights look like they might be '51 Merc to me.
Thanks for the encouragement everybody! Progress has been painfully slow this past year so the positive feedback really fires up the blood. Since the build started (before firing up the first cut-off wheel) I've maintained a montage of photos printed out and pinned to the wall of the garage because I wanted the profile to really rule the entire build. For me the correct stance is 90% of any hot rod. So thanks for noticing that, and thanks for confirming that I 've been successful in keeping this build on track. The remaining 10% is all about how awesome those pipes are gonna sound...
Love them while you can, as you will only enjoy them for a little while. They will get progressively quieter, but then again so will everything else Hearing loss will just sneak up on you.
What a great side profile shot!!! That, my freinds, is how to centre a wheel in the wheel-arch. Could the reveal get any better matched with that rear tyre!!! 'Kin brilliant!!!
Yeah, I'm comfortable with 'em now. I kinda wish I'd inset them another 1/4" or so, but I can live with them. My concern about setting them in too far is it then getting into the realm of street rods.
your posting this is great incentive for me to get my "ass in gear" on my '27 roadster with an Olds 324 with Cragar 4x2 thanks!
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