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It's nice to see the roadster getting some love! Do you plan on driving it this summer?

That should be an automatic "Yes! Of course!", but I've learned not to make bold promises.....

You can do it!!!!

Next question..... Do you have nay plans on going to the Rust revival in Wayland or Des Moines Good Guys?

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

Next question..... Do you have any plans on going to the Rust Revival in Wayland or Des Moines Good Guys?

I'm not familiar with the Rust Revival, or Wayland other than it's in the extreme NE corner of MO and looks like a little bitty place. Des Moines? I'm not wild about the big shows like Good Guys and NSRA so much any more. I'm not saying "No" to Des Moines, the venue is great, but I've not made plans to be there.

I've never made it to one but they have a huge turn out and I have a lot of friends that used to go every year. They all said it was one of their favorite shows. I'm not sure if I'll go or not yet.

Rust Revival – Blam! It's a Car Show!

Even I have a memento from the Rust Revival.............

Rust Revival looks like a smaller, less picky version of the KC Greaserama at the end of the summer. I can't get in it because of their strict "total old school/NO billet anywhere" rules.

You and me both Roger, I'm not crying about it trust me, I am building a somewhat nostalgia looking build but still won't attend those shows, as far as I am concerned if it wasn't built previous to 1965 its mearly the same a repro, no matter what they use in it. Ask any older builder if they knew about billet back then would they have used it?? Its hard for me to see the mid 70's small block in a rat rod and listen to them say its nostalgic...

Never really thought about it that way. I'll bet those nostalgic classics are made up from mostly Chinese parts. I suppose most billet is too but just sayin.

There are a lot of these builders that are trying to stay strictly OE stuff and it's expensive too. But, I'm sure they're are a lot of aftermarket look alike stuff too. The only time I went to Wayland, I was turned away because I didn't have spark plugs. And on the way home it ate a blower belt which made for an even better time.

This past week I've spent some time with the roadster project, trying to figure out what's been done, what needs to be done, what "stuff" I've got, and what "stuff" I need to buy/source/make to push this thing to being done. Looking back at this thread, I'm not sure that updating it is the right thing to do, but friend Jim Robinson says that his build thread helps keep him pushing to finish, and that's the only reason I'm posting today. We'll see how it goes.

This morning I turned a critical eye to my steering column mount, and decided that the column location on the firewall was just plain bad, creating a potential impediment to my #13 foot moving from throttle to brake, and not allowing the column to penetrate the firewall enough (too close to the engine) which was creating a pinch point with the steering wheel and entry/exit, so I cut a new hole in the firewall. Jim shared some details on his column mount, and I've abandoned my 5" column drop and ordered a Borgeson 7" drop to get the wheel down in a more comfortable location. Increasing the firewall penetration will move the steering wheel forward at least 3" which will be a big improvement on getting in & out. Before I'd approached it saying that the column tilt made things OK, but the right way is to ignore the tilt, find the right location with the column straight, and then use the tilt for fine tuning comfort. At least that's what I'm doing now, anyway. Summit Racing and Speedway Motors are happy that I'm back, and the Big Brown Trucks will be familiar with my driveway for a while.

Cheers.

Sometimes the biggest obstacle we fight is ourselves. Good on you for realizing the car needs to fit you...…………...not the other way round. Take comfort in knowing that just about everyone has fought themselves to learn that lesson. I think it's called "misery loves company".

Yup - what Uncle Bob said... It's gotta be comfortable to drive or you'll fond all kinds of excuses not to to so. When it fits right, it feels right and that's when we can cruise down the road enjoying the ride with, "...no particular place to go..."

So glad you're back at it Roger!

Best,
Glenn

Yeah, that's exactly why my 2001 Indian chief gathers more dust than miles. It hurts my back.

I'm guessing smaller shoes weren't an option.

Glad you're back on it Roger, I don't know how much time I spent on Rita messing around with the pedals and the steering column, but I'm pretty happy with where they are. If you're going to drive it, you might as well be comfortable.