Rapid Rabbit #112 Build Thread

What are you using for a solution in the water, washing soda?

 

The product I'm using for the solution is "hth spa pH increaser", it is primarily sodium carbonate...I got it in the swimming pool supplies dept. at Wal Mart. The bucket I got for free at a truck show, and the battery charger I'm using is an old Craftsman unit, (6 or 12 volt) that I bought in '61 or '62...think I got my money out of that one.

 

No progress on the Rabbit today, it's off delivering eggs.

 

Hope they all arrived uncracked!

 

Still waiting for my egg....

 

Here you go...sorry for the delay.

 

WOW ... that was Egg-citing !

 

When I get the new slantie engine in my car I hope it doesn't lay an egg!

 

Just found your thread... toooo cool! Hope you run it at the Antique Nationals! Can you get it done in a month??

 

I'm hoping to have it done by the end of the year, nearly four years into it now...I'm old, slow and on a tight budget, but making progress. Just not fast progress.

 

Well it's looking great! Keep up the amazing work! Looks like it's going to scream down the track!

 

Thanks for the kind words, this build has been the most fun I've had with a car since the mid '60s.

Back to the basics hotrodding with lots of doodles on scratch paper and chalk marks on the garage floor engineering!

 

No Sir, that'll more than likely be Tom screaming as it goes down the track !!!

 

Laughing is more like it!

 

Thats the only thing I can do when I go down the track!!!

 

Maniacally.

 

One more trip to Eagle Field...a couple of passes in Old6rodder's Barn Job and back to our build. Bending tube and started on the cage and seat mount...slowly, but surely it's coming together. I'll just let the pictures do the talking this time.

 

Slightly more together today...Old6rodder came over for some bench racing and had to try out the seat now that it's mounted properly.



Got the body back in place and it feels right.




Controls all fit the seat location nicely.



Got the turtledeck fitted and in place.



Must say things are looking more like it should.

 

I like the way the "Willy" shot came out.

Turtle looks great in place.

Good time today.

 

Hey Tom, who is that depraved luntatic trying to steal your ride ???

 

Hey...I've known that "depraved lunatic" for over 51 years...he's earned the right just by hanging in here all that time.

 

I was wondering because he looked confused ... Like he was sitting backwards in the car and didn't reconize that "thing" in front of him !!!

 

Hey Tom, that mile wide smile says it all.

 

Getting more of the cage tubing in place over the last few days.

 

Great progress this week...got the rest of the cage bent up and tacked in place.

First picture...front quarter shot:



Second picture...rear quarter shot:



Third picture...side shot:



Last picture...gotta sit in it and dream:

 

Did ya make the vroom-vroom noise Tom ???!!!???

 

You bet your bippy I did!!

 

Awesome Tom!!!!! Keep it up and you'll make Eagle in Oct!

 

Nice work, looks great

 

Nuthin' more fun than building an old style drag car. Looks like you are having all kinds of fun. Nobody's gonna walk by your racer without stopping for a long, appreciative gander.