Another Build Thread - My '32

[J. Robinson]

I'm back, finally. I have been sidetracked a bit while I was building a new Electrathon car. For those who don't know, Electrathon America is an organization that promotes building and racing electric cars. I first got involved with it in 2002 when I was teaching Engineering Technology at the local high school. I retired in 2010, but I have stayed active in Electrathon. I sold my car back in September and just finished building a new one last week. I debuted it Saturday (2-16-19) at USF and won my class. I have attached a pic below.

OK, in between some of the construction steps on that new Electrathon car I was able to study on some of the parts and components for the Deuce. When I fit the brake pedal on the bracket under the body, it appeared to me that it was just wrong. That thing was going to come through the floor way too high inside and interfere with locating the bottom of the steering column. I finally found a picture of what I needed online with dimensions. The pedal I had was 4 inches too long/tall! My good friend, Mike, had another pedal left from a previous build that he gave me. It looks like the picture I found and, sure enough, the dimensions are correct (see comparison pic below). Problem solved.

I also started fooling with the dash a little. I bought my gauges a while back and found a really cool looking bezel for them. After determining which way I like the looks of the bezel, I used a measuring tape to center it, marked the holes, and started cutting them out with hole saws.

I will finalize the steering column location soon and complete the shaft connection. Then I will be able to take the car all apart and start finalizing the welding, painting and assembly.