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Very Nice!! Would love to do one like that some day.

Originally Posted by 34_40

That's a really nice detail around the gas cap. Awesome piece of work! Thanks for sharing the pics too...

Thanks, i am pretty proud of it even if i do say so myself.... thanks again

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Pretty crafty way to make a right sized sanding disc apparatus...........

Thanks Bob, i really can't take to much credit for it... I followed a guy on the web a few years ago who built a '33 coupe and he did some pretty nice things that i just used... flipping the hole saw over and putting a sand disc on was one of them... don't know if many people saw it or not, it was call Project '33..

Originally Posted by rspears

You had me confused for a bit with the glass on the outside of the body, but I think I maybe I understand. You used the body as a form, laid a panel on the outside to get the contour and thickness you needed, then drilled a 1/4" locator hole through both. The new internal piece got a smaller hole for the neck, and flattened out some to give the mounting surface you needed, and then was glassed/glued inside the body after drilling the 4" hole in the body. Is that right? I really like the way it turned out, and I kind of wish I had done something like that for mine to eliminate opening the trunk to fuel up.

Sorry about messing with your mind Roger, but you pretty much nailed it on how i did it.. just put some good duct tape down and laid the glass over it then moved it under and glued it with corvette panel glue. and like you said i did it for two reasons, first i like the SS gas cap look and second the gas cap was in the trunk on my last Roadster and like you had to open the trunk to gas up...

Thanks Lynn, i've used that a few time and seems to work fine each time..

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

are you going to use straight cut quick change gears???or the helical cut??

Jerry i put the helical cut gears in... 3.54's Had a friend put the straight gears in his Model A sedan and his wife had to wear ear muffs so she could ride in it...

Originally Posted by WGS53

Very Nice!! Would love to do one like that some day.

Thanks, hang in there it'll come someday...

What a great classic style 'Hot Rod' ! You really nailed it, love the wheels!
What is the width on your front rims, and tire size? I'm looking to possibly
go to a smaller size in the front, and those look good with a nice tread
pattern.

Take care, Rich

Originally Posted by RichB

What a great classic style 'Hot Rod' ! You really nailed it, love the wheels!
What is the width on your front rims, and tire size? I'm looking to possibly
go to a smaller size in the front, and those look good with a nice tread
pattern.

Take care, Rich

Rich glad you like the look, it was the look i was hoping for when i started... the rim's are 6" wide and the tires are 145sr/15's made by Michelin.

The body at the door frame didn't completely cover the steel support and just didn't look finshed off so i added glass to the steel and tied it into the glass body and rolled it around so that the interior would cover it when installed.. looks a lot clearner now after the paint is on.

For heat and sound control i shot lizard skin all though out the car top to bottom... no pictures yet but i put hushmat on top of that..

The quality of the craftsmanship demonstrated in this build is just flat awesome. I am continually amazed at the talents and gifts demonstrated by many on this site in everything from Pat’s ability to build engines that could be at home in an art museum as they’re so detailed and beautiful to the paint we’ve seen from Hotrodpaint that absolutely defies the laws of nature in depth and beauty! The time and attention you are putting into this project can only come from someone who absolutely loves hotrods – there is no other explanation. The little things that won’t even be seen, yet you doing because it your creation and becomes a genuine expression of your vision for this car. What an encouragement to all who read this post. It’s a love story pure and simple as demonstrated in your ability to transform your ideas into fiberglass and steel.

Big or small, elaborate or simple, fast or “nice-and-easy”, we all have passion here and I for one really enjoy these threads as it’s what the hobby is all about.

Great Job Mr. Parkwood!!
Glenn

I had a few extra engine stands so i made some brackets and hung the doors on them, made working on them easy and you could spin them over and work on bottom while standing up.. picture of night shot just because i thought it was cool...

More great fab pics, keep them coming!

Thank's for the reply on the tires, those are available at Cokers? I'm
running 205 65 R15 Michilin's on the front (25 1/2" tall). I went with
these for the xtra engine weight I'm running, but really like the look
of the smaller tire (24 1/2" tall).

I wonder how many times Iv'e bought multiples of the same item till
I got it right! LOL

Take care, Rich

I used 195 65 15 vr rated tires on the front of Robins 33 for the speed rating and braking -----I thought that the narrower tires got scarry for hard braking------------------

And now I got a couple ideas for a few of those 20 engine stands around here!!!!!!!!!!!!