Thread: Project "Left Overs"

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great news Don! so what is left?? It doesn't sound like too much now

Nice loppy cam sound! The rivets on the doors look great!

Originally Posted by stovens

Nice loppy cam sound! The rivets on the doors look great!

Sounds kool,Don..Looks as good..Lotsa detail in there,must have spent some hours doing the interior..

I had a rear mounted rad in one of my old cars Don, It held a lot of water , i ran 1.75" stainless tubes inside the model A rails before i boxed them, I used a Davies Craig electric water pump controlled by their controller in the middle of the frame, I removed the guts of the SBC pump so it was just a water transfer, Had scoops either side just behind the doors and a big rad with twin electric fans in the trunk, i then had a shroud that exited through the very rear of the trunk floor, It all worked well.

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

That's really interesting, Ken. So you had a rod with the radiator in the back? I never knew that. How did it work out overall? Was the airflow enough to cool it without the fans running constantly? Did you build some ducts or just rely on the air going under the car? How was the radiator oriented........laying flat or vertical?

Don

Thanks guys. For once I can say Dan really is at the finish line. Car's fuel system is done, electrical is 99% done, and the motor now starts and runs on the key. We found a packet with a diode that American Autowire supplies for people, like us, who are using a one wire starter. Once we installed it the car fired right up.

We also changed out the front spring to a heavier Posies version. We have 3 Posies springs in the shop, the one in the car was fairly light, another one is a little heavier, and the 3rd is their heavy duty version. We found the middle one to be just right, and it raised the front up 1.75 inches, just what we needed. We also adjusted up the back suspension 2 inches to match the front.

Dan did a little YouTube, it is a lot like the other one I posted, except now the car is painted and all the systems work from the dash.

http://www.youtube.com/user/dhdh71#p/a/u/1/JFWQ7rRnJPk


Don

Great stuff Don, You must be a very proud Dad

Beautiful. It looks like a Monogram or Revell kit from the '60s that somehow became real. Congratulations to Dan on a job VERY well done. The only thing is, that big torque-monster Olds engine will burn those skinny rear tires off about every other week. Don, you better put your slicks under lock & key or I know where they'll be shortly...

Steve, you're right, I guess my pride shows a little, huh? I've been really blessed with two Sons that I can't imagine what my life would have been like without. Seeing them is the high point of my day.

Jim, I've thought the same thing about hiding my slicks. Good thing he is running 16 inch wheels or my 15 inchers would be bolted on for a "test fit." He has an extra pair of 16 x 4.5 40 Ford wheels that he is considering having widened so he can run 16 x 8 inch slicks. The Billetproof Drags are in October and it would be fun to see him get to make a few passes with it.


Don

It's been a hoot watching Dan evolve his tastes and talent. It's probably added to the frustration of the build to keep changing (frame, body, etc.) things, but in the final analysis he's built a car at the leading edge of his peer group.

While many young guys his age pretend they "know" what real hot rods are/should be, he's built a car that melds the timeless and the practical. A well done blend of traditional notes from 60 years ago with finish, attention to detail, materials and styling/function elements (alternator, fan shroud, etc.).

A few years back we here were talking about the "rat rod" craze and how the young guys who embraced it were a mix of crappy to somewhat better builders. It was speculated that a few of them would take the hobby to heart and improve their cars as their skills grew. Danny is one of those, though he never intended to build a true piece of rat crap. I suspect Pop's influence and mentoring had a lot to do with that higher level of vision and achievement.

Though I have a couple flathead powered cars, I'm not in that "if it don't have a flathead, it ain't real" crowd. The constant criticism of the SBC (brand loyalty aside) over the past decade or so has bordered on hysterical. I notice now that some of the other young guys that share the leading edge with Dan are beginning to embrace the older SBC's (265, 283, 327) as they become aware that that engine IS part of the tradition of REAL hot rod history. Some of them are replaying in a way what happened in the mid '50s. Others, like Dan, are creating a combination of that era with little bits of later eras. The evolution continues. Good job Danny!

Thanks Bob for those very nice words. Like you, I look back on what he was doing 5 or 6 years ago, compared to now, and he has come a long way. I don't know how much of that is due to me, both he and Don have surpassed anything I am able to do........both in the car world and in their professional and personal lives. You always want your kids to be better than you and now I find myself going to them for advice and guidance. But every once in a while the old man still comes up with some solution that makes them get a surprised look on their faces. (Of course I have to take a nap afterwards)

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

......... (Of course I have to take a nap afterwards)

Don

You're wise to play to your strength...............................................

Wow is the right word, though Bob put it in a way that I just could echo, nicely said Bob, and true to the point. The combination of flat black, to the gloss, chrome and white is just stunning. I love the old pause as the key turns, and the starter slowly kicks in, reminds me of old Plymouth Satelite that would windup before take off so to speak. It just hints at the evil power that beast of an engine has!

I used a VW radiator, I think it was a Shiroco (sp?) anyway it was aluminum and very thin, maybe two cores. It had plastic tanks and very small inlet and outlets, the same size as a heater hose. I mounted it behind the rear end at about a thirty degree angle. I used it just like a heater core, using the heater inlets and outlets on the motor. I used a two hundred degree sensor on it which triggered a electric water pump. No fans on it, but I did have one on conventional radiator. I have a couple of idea's for your car if you are interested.
Ken

Thanks Steve. Ken, that sounds like a pretty good setup. Were the hoses to the radiator only heater hose size all the way back? If so, did that flow enough water without restrictions?

Don

Yes, but I had a conventional radiator also.