henry j gasser part 2 paint to finish

Nice !!! Cant wait to see it in action .

 

Make sure you tint that glass green.

Going to be a nice rig man.

 

id like to find some orange lexan but no luck, tint dont stick to lexan either.

 

well i hope to be in the A/G lane at ardmore reunion fri and sat. se ya there

 

looks great sam...was wondering what you've been up to

 

same here , how's 3w larry? jou know me gotta have a new race car , last two not fast enough... must be gettin old this ones kickin my butt..... come to the ardmore race in sep, i'll be there with it for the big reunion race, which has gotten pretty big. I will prolly be at your neck of the woods at tulsa for the nostalgia race in september. cant run with the tulsa gasser guys but can run that deal... see ya

 

Contact senior fried. He did the red 55 and I think he said it had lexan.
See you at Ardmore.

Tim

 

The tire and wheel combo goes great with the paint. Should be an awesome ride. Some white pin striping or white lettering would look great too. It'd have a nice contrast against the gold.

 

your car is just plain bad ass!! good luck with it and have a blast! as far as the orange tint lexan goes maybe research marine plastics?

 

Will Plexiglass work?Below is the link...
Transparent: Easily seen through. Our transparent cast acrylic (plexiglass) sheet is a brilliantly colored sheet that you can see through.
We only offer the highest quality translucent acrylic (plexiglass) sheet available.
*Our cast acrylic sheet is easier to fabricate and will not melt when cutting or fabricating.
*It polishes to a crystal clear clarity and is the superior brand for all types of projects.
*Cast acrylic sheet is 10 times stronger than glass and half the weight!
*Brilliant Translucent Colors: Red, Orange, Yellow, Blues, Green, Turquoise, Violet, Whites, Ivory and Black

http://www.delviesplastics.com/transparent_acrylic.htm

 

not bad...hahaha

 

man i dont know it wasnt there and then it was, bam!!!!!!!!! oh well more this weekend I'm on a roll....

 

That thing is the cat's ass. Can't wait to see what your able to run with it. Keep us posted.

Frank

 

Sam, as everyone else has commented, nice color! Every car you build just gets better and better. Every hour I spend on my build results in about what looks like 10 minutes work, but if I keep working it will be done some day. I still cant find the right copper or gold Im looking for, but its not like its ready to paint yet so oh well. Keep up the good work. What kind of times are you anticipating with the Henry J?

 

keep hammerin away at it............. im lookin for 1/8th mile 6.0's to run heads up with hooley and the other fast guys in the csga. about a 9.40 or so 1/4 i think, ill get it certified to 8.50 as always...

 

Looks great ! What a sweet job you have done ....

 

no disrespect to you xdrag48,but i tried working with acrylic and it is VERY brittle and does not like to be drilled (if need be) . polycarbanate seems the way to go if you can find the right color. i thought marine colors(from an earlier post) because i've seen some funky colored plastics on some tourney bass boats!

 

all i know is lexan, i have done about 20 race cars in lexan overr the yrs with no problems but never saw any in color , and have tried tint, it wont stay on for me at least ..

 

Hey Sam, I bought some lexan at lowes and tinted them with red, it has not lifted a bit, worked great on my red 55, If you need some orange tint pm me and i will get you the guys # he has all the colors and made here in the USA. It should work fine on the flat windows.

 

they dont realize us old guys cant sleep at night, so we nap in the afternoon

 

is it the film? send me the info to [email protected]

 

today we got the electrical disconnect plate made and mounted over the original gas filler hole, the trans cooler mountedm the willwood brake pedal and two m/s mounted and a new complete anti roll set up fabbed and welded on the rear end . glad I did it now. should help it launch and go straight wsith ease of adjusting.. tomorrow i intend to hang the mtr and trans in it so i can build the floor over it.. hell yea....................

 

can't wait to see.... its comin together fast...and Lookin good!

 

Love the car. Love the color. I would name it goldfinger, and have a cartoon painted of some old fart flippen the bird with a gold finger.you custom painters out there can picture this in your mind ,right?

 

Or you could name it flakey j.

 

still lookin for a name just not feelin one yet any ideas guys??

 

ALRIGHT!!! got the 509 and trans in it today. was a good day. gotta change oil pan to clear steering but , so far i like it.......... here ya go

 

you get it..............right on

 

that is one beutiful gasser you should be very proud

 

thank youy very much sir............. I am