Streets,

Thanks for your reply. Well so far no pictures. All there is a is a Brookville frame, Magnum 4" drop front end with sping and disk brakes and as of yesterday the 8" Maverick rear with TCI brackets welded, sanded and painted black (according to Henry Ford). I still have to bolt in the Vega steering box and the cross-steering setup. Walking around the VW junkyard during the welding yesterday I noted how much smaller almost every part is; expecially the main drive spline. Still I am reminded that on quite a few occasions I was able to pull a VW engine by removing just four bolts and using a floor jack to lower the engine. Since there was almost no sheet metal on my 1600 cc Dune Buggy I only had to disconnect the electrical wires and fuel line to drop the engine! Well I guess I will have to buy a "cherry picker" to install the combined SBC350/TH350. I don't know yet if I will buy a Heritage or a Bebops body but both use the combined fenders and floor all in one piece and both fit the Brookville frame that I have with the rear arch behind the rear instead of over the rear. I don't see any sense buying the body until I get a rolling chassis. On my budget and taste from '50s memories, my goal can be seen on the Heritage body website showing plain steel wheels with baby moon caps and an Ididit steering column. For some reason steel wheels and baby moon caps on a '29 really "sends me"; maybe something in my brain from age 17 is still in there! I am willing to accept the razzing from this group because I have already learned a lot and I finally found a place to get expert answers. There are going to be a lot more questions, but maybe other readers can learn along with me. Back to the main issue, if the Magoo '29 reported 18 mpg with a 3.08 rear and a hi-po 327 should I not expect 18-19 mpg on the highway with a 9.1 CR 350 and a MTC-1 cam (similar to Edelbrock Performer-plus cam; NOT exactly a short duration cam!) with a 2.79 rear gear? Well there may a lot of compromises along the way to getting a roadster that runs, but let's not forget the main goal of having a roadster that runs! I will try to get this forum an end-of-summer picture of the chassis, but I doubt if I can get the body on this year? Maybe I will just buff the fiberglass and run it black for a while???

Best Wishes,
Don Shillady