Projects Something from nothing. 29 roadster build

Saw it in person today, it's totally awesome!

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That's the bad side!hahaha thanx 66

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Got my number today and decided to wait until the sun was low to paint it up a little nod to the wife

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ITS a CHICK magnet !

 

In the pits got to stage the car but it overheated. Now me and the car need to cool down!

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Dang. Fine accomplishment regardless. Good luck!

 

Miracles do happen. The bearing in the left water pump let go, it was puking bad but I thought I could get one race in. . . NOPE!
Got towed from the staging lanes. Mike Bowling say "ask Eli English, he knows a lot of people here, he might know where you can get a pump." Eli says " left side? Yeah I have a new one right in the trunk of my coupe." WOW! Just unbelievable! Now I can race tmrw.

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Just like racing used to be racers helping each other! Before it go so cut throat.

 

would we expect less from an "ALTER BOY"... go Eli go !

 

So the list of characters who helped and supported me today. My wife, mother, uncle John, fordgasser1, onekoolkat, Mike Bowling, Eli, Cody, blind owl, Nick, Mikel50. Probably more too,
Anyway, I will be racing tmrw thanx to them.

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I apologize for the poor quality photos ...taking pictures of my camera display
the professor and his student


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the snappa and the little bugger

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Impressive story so far- now you just need to race!!! Hopefully you get a couple extra passes in today.


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A new day brought a new problem w/the car. Intermittent spark put me on the trailer. Heading home busted up a little. I am pretty tore up about it but I have to say I came a long way from just a few weeks ago. Almost doesn't count but I was very close.

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I applaud your efforts, Wheeldog. Too bad things didn't work out the way you had hoped.
But in reality, you won with all your accomplishments. Just in the fact that you attended the R.O.G. is something most of us have never experienced. And, being there with a lot of your Buds is the best reward anyone can have.

 

Ditto... not every ball player gets to the biggest game... but lots of em played very well...
look how far you got... you got in, you passed tech?, you got pictures of your "snappa" that the whole world can enjoy, you rubbed elbows with some of the legends, you got a year to run the bugs out of it and ...... look at the friends you made...
there on the sand and here on the hamb...
...... ....... ....... GO WD57 GO ! ..... .......

 

Thanx guys, I needed that

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I agree with what the others have said Ronnie..You built a car in a very short period of time,got entered for TROG and got on the beach..Most people will NEVER be able to say they did that much! You can get her ready for the next one! Great car bud!

 

You made it to the big show Ronnie !
You built a period correct hotrod in a short amount of time.
Sometimes you have to wave the white flag.

Your car looked right at home at TROG.
I've got lots of pics to prove it.

Congrats on you accomplishment.




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It's a win 100%. Everyone has issues with there car . You should be proud to make it on the beach . Well done


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Should read " MB, retired Mass DOT employee, looks on as Ron W works ( I forgot to pack a shovel).
I wore my old "Cam Snappers" shirt to support Ron, and because it was the 42'nd anniversary "T" given to me by Jere Sheehan ( club founder, 1952)
I have since gone rogue. My bad ( HaHa)
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Ronnie is my Hero- he did what he set out to do and although there were "bumps in the road" he made a great showing on his first swim in the shark tank. Way to go my friend!! ( and a big HUG for Maureen!!)
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Had second thoughts about going, but this weekend was a blast! I'm hoarse from talking so much!

 

I have 3 SD cards with pictures on them from Trog. Over 1200 pictures...here are a few. I'll be posting them up over the next few days.



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Few more


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Ronnie ...I saved this one for you buddy.






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Cool hot rod. You'll get em next year.

 

Yowza! Nice pics Mike. Thanx for posting

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love those black and whites...

 

Valiant effort there. I really enjoyed following along with this build. Next year......



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I don't mean to post more on here than Ronnie, but I think some background on this whole deal is appropriate. Ron and his brothers are ALL car nuts. The big thing was muscle cars and drag racing because that's the era they grew up in. Then Ronnie got his '57 Chevy and totally rebuilt it. It had sat behind a garage forever and was totally f#cked as far as rust. He's got it looking and running great now- 327 with trips, 4 spd ( and that guy can BANG some gears) paint and interior ALL done by him.
Then along comes myself and some others that were into the REAL old junk, and his eyes lit up like a Christmas tree. He started collecting parts and info , and set out to build himself a roadster. Not only that, this car would face a "trial by fire" and be entered in the ROG. Now Mr. Wheeler works a job where he travels a lot, and it's not unusual for him to put in 12 and 14 hour days ( sometimes staying overnight). He's married , has a house, and all the things that go along with that.
To say he was pushed to the limit trying to get this car finished is an understatement ( as with most entrants). But HE DID IT!
He rebuilt the flathead himself and had never done one before. He fixed body panels that were pretty gnarley. He designed and built his own frame and suspension. And on and on.

To me this was not an "attempt" or a " maybe next year" try at what he set out to do.
I know it was hard not to race the 2nd day, but he chose to pull the plug and not beat the car to death.
I think it was a total success- he wanted to build a car and race it at TROG and he DID.

I don't mean to sound like his head cheerleader, but I've known Ronnie for a while and respect him more than ever for this. "Plan your work and Work your plan".

GOOD JOB, BUDDY!!

 

Nice background MB...
Fourth of July weekend Ron will be making "chips and dips" grocery runs for anyone on his street that wants party refills ...
I know this because being on the road for 3 days before our 1984 rod run, I was offering to make beer/ice runs for anyone in our club... didn't want to get out of the darn thing !
.... Drive the wheels off it Ron...