Projects Almost Funny - AWB Barracuda Funny Car Build

That was why so many old race cars were painted white, the waves, ripples, and divots don't show up in white as quickly as they do in darker colors. I can do pretty good body work, but I can't stand doing it very long. Usually it takes a few rounds of fill, sand, paint, use, then repeat, before it gets very smooth. Gene

 

funny. yes, los angeles. if i was in lousiana i'd probably think it was too dry in arizona, even this time of year. almost desert like...

 

Judging from his last two cars, I'd say red would be a good guess, with maybe red and white if he decides on a two tone.

 

All kinds of options over a white main coat if you decide to go further Lettering,stripes, big 60s/70s metalic prizm looking lettering (for lack of proper term) or etc.

 

yup, I bought a gallon of white this morning.

 

When is Drag Week?

 

second week in September.

seems really close!

 

Seems that way because it is!


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Why do you think my Henry J is white with those panels...lol

 

Wait, there's a Henry J in that picture?

 

well, it's white now. Definitely a race car, not a show car.

 

White and light?

 

Jim it looks good from here!

 

Did you clearly skip blocking and glaze coats Jim?


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Wow! I've been busy and haven't kept up on the progress - amazing. Your mindset about it being an old '60s race car and not a show car makes it (for me) one of the best builds on the HAMB ever. Just get 'er done and go racing, can't beat that philosophy.
Doing custom headers and exhaust systems for most of my life I always wanted to do a dual purpose zoomie/weedburner w/street hook-ups like what you're doing. It never fit the style of my own cars and no one ever came in asking for a system like that so I never did build one. I like your approach, can't wait to see it done.

 

Apparently I need to get my ass in gear on my project cuz I feel like a total slacker.

Looking great!

 

I blocked the parts where I added filler, then primed that again, then sanded the whole thing. I needed to spend another day or two or maybe a week on it, to get it to be straight and nice, but I didn't. it's liberating

 

Perfect!

 

Wow Jim! No dust settling on this project!

 

I gotta say, that, Jim, you're the Man!

BigMike

 

Obviously a man who understands "scope, schedule and budget".
You WILL execute on the plan. A lot of folks just don't understand how that happens.

 

Things you can rely on.....
1. Jim's threads are always the ones to watch
2. Swade 41 always has great Avatars.

 

Agree totally on the white paint Jim, light color like white , yellow or orange doesn't show waves and such like reds, blues and greens, etc. And when you get the lettering and decals, etc. on, stategic placement will also help. Learned this back in my dirt track racing days.

 

What I learned was it was a waste of time to block out a race car, because the first time you really got it to hook the rear tires and if you had the gonads to keep your foot in it the doors would twist, the quarters would buckle and the windshield would crack. But it was sure one hell of a ride.

 

I'm ok with ripples down the side

 

I wish I had a picture our first funny car Jim but I don't. It looks pretty much like your Chevy except it was injected, no blower. Nose was different, fiberglass one piece. You are building a time capsule. I am very impressed.

 

I wasn’t trying to act all primadonna with you Jim. I just think your progress is as fast as or more so than the car will be. I thought you must be bending the rule book to be beating all these other builds so badly.
Wyatt


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oh, I get it, no problem at all!

 

Isn't that how all the greats have been doing it since the dawn of racing?

 

spent some time playing with the fenders, again. The right side, I cut some seams apart, and moved things a little, and welded it back together, to get the line at the lower rear part to fit better. They got filler and a coat of primer, but they need more bodywork before I attempt to make molds and then fiberglass copies of them.

They weigh 25 lbs each in steel.