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Not sure how I missed this yesterday?? In any event - You Scored! It should be a fun build...

Originally Posted by 34_40

Not sure how I missed this yesterday?? In any event - You Scored! It should be a fun build...

Yeah, I missed it, too!!! Congrats, Roger!! Hope you have lots of Testors cement for your new AMT kit! It'll be fun even with the Chebbie motor!

Nice Project! I started just a quick read but got interested as it came up to date with fairly rapid progress! While we had only three moderate snow falls I have put my roadster in the garage and gone into hibernation until some real signs of Spring!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Rodger, I started looking at the first post and then I read the whole thread. It's going to be a beautiful car! Some of this is similar to my previous build of a 'glass '29 roadster. An obvious comment is to make sure you have fluid in the new 700R4. I left mine sit dry for over four years and the bands stuck so that I only had first and third gears which led to a whole new transmission! I also have a 3.55 (eight inch) rear with the 700R4 and get a bit of lugging at low speed in OD so that I have to manually downshift, so you may wish for a 3.7 rear gear. With a slightly built 350 it is nearly impossible to accelerate without chirping the shift to second (Monster 700R4) BUT running at 1900rpm in OD can lug a bit even in a light car. I was interested in your plastic gas tank if you intend to hang it in the stock position. As you may recall I invested in a 14 gauge stainless tank in the trunk and although I did install a seat belt the state trooper who titled my 'glass replica never batted an eye over that. However the local inspection monitored the ground clearance of my stainless front bumper (5" dropped I-beam) so I had to add two 1/2" plates above the buggy spring. However, your front suspension will be more difficult to adjust the height so your choice of the SoCal mounts is a good answer. If you decide to leave the outside tank on there for looks and/or put the real tank in the trunk you may recall that I added a 4" wide 1/4" steel plate across the rear square tubing and changed the 'glass body from a squishy side vibration to a solid rock and this protects the tank as well as the thicker 14 gauge stainless. It is like deja vu for me but you certainly do better work than I did. Hey I just looked at the strength grade of the stainless bolts I used and with fenders I just used nyloc nuts on the bottom where they are only seen at oil change time! Have fun with the wiring, I spent 18 months installing and debugging the wires! Don't forget the extra ground wires on the 'glass. Your work on the hood tabs is excellent but my Brookville A-frame came with tabs already installed and totally hidden under the fenders my wife required! I will be inerested in your radiator cooling system using full hood sides, I had to use a dual electric fan set up and an electric water pump which probably would not be necessary with open hood sides. The engine compartment really gets hot in the summer! Keep up the good work!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

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