Projects Something from nothing. 29 roadster build

Well, I pulled apart the car to get to the clutch. Sure enough the pressure plate was smoked. I had a spare so I slammed it in- hoping to wrap it up tomorrow. I like having weekdays off

 

dash looks scared to death!!

 

and...dash is something!!--cool...

 

Will it be ready for Rodtober’Fest?

 

Don't over rev flathead motors
One keeper backed out and one keeper is spun around. Cam looks good so fingers crossed. . . .

 

I might have missed this flipping through this build for the first time, but what is the color/paint? Always thought this kind of cardinal red looks great on a roadster.

 

@Tumblin' Dice the paint is tractor supply red

 

Yanking valves.

 

I was told to keep mine under 5k rpm. Even that sounds like a screaming flathead.

 

I believe I've never spun my stock 8 CM over 3500.

 

Putting it back together, I've learned my lesson. Got the head and intake back on.
Button the rest up later this week

 

11pm starter install. Took parts from 3 starters to make 1. Motor fired right up
Vacuum gauge steady and no noises, phew! Slept well after that

 

Nice work, love to see and hear that sometime.

 

Shakedown run up the street to NECCO show to support veterans. Ran pretty good but I need to tinker with it. Also brakes need to be looked at before I go out again, yikes

 

Had a friend over a couple nights trying to diagnosis regulators this week. Old unit charging too much, brand new unit not charging at all. Put old unit back in aftersome fiddling, now it's working properly (so far). I installed the headlights and made a bracket for the plate and light. Tomorrow I need to look at the brakes and tail lights installation

 

Going to Pines Speedway Reunion tomorrow?
Steve

 

@Chop50 yup, I was there

 

Saw your car, I was driving my stock Model A coupe. Un-restored brownish color.

 

Looking for one more of these Bad Larrys

 

I was contemplating dismantling the roadster for its drive train to put in the not-even-close- to- be- on- the - back - burner yet model40 3 window.
I looked back on this thread and I don't think I could take this car apart, it means too much to me

 

^^^^ me too...for some reason I can scroll on by a Bootswood 3W with chome everything thread...but shards of dirt and rust dust being welded together gets my interest! the doubters, naysayers and "it's a parts car!" people are either frothing at the mouth or rolling over in their graves that you didn't spend 100K but get to have all the fun!

 

Heading up to the Northeast Vintage Drags at Oxford,Maine at the end of this week. Pulled the car out of it's winter hibernation- a wee bit of battery charge and it fired right up. So far so good

 

Do you put a Stabil or equivalent additive in the tank before you park for the winter??...Just wondering out loud...

 

I used CAM2 and a wee bit of sta-bil, yes

 

Moved the roadstah up to the driveway

 

Lookin good Billie-Ray

 

feeling good Mortimer

 

Loaded up and heading to the NEVD in Maine. Going to be a good time this weekend

 

Pretty cool Wheeldog but I prefer your 57.

Pat