Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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Don---Congratulations. The car looks very good. This has been an interesting year for me, following your build posts. I am looking foreward to seeing it all together.---Brian

Don in a car with Ackerman? What's the world coming to?

Now I know how he lost all his hair, sitting to high the wind blew it away...LOL
He had to drive fast, because everyone was sure it was a pink car.
Brad

Geesh, and I thought my Ex was abusive !!!!

Got the body installed on the frame today, and boy was I nervous. Felt like Jimmy Shine when he warned the Apprentices not to scratch that $ 30,000.00 paint job. We padded the frame and every surrounding thing with towels, masking tape and cardboard, and Don and I lifted while Dan guided it home. Surprisingly, we didn't get a scratch on anything.

I knew this thing was going to be low, but I didn't think it would be this low.....but I love it. The body is about as high as the rear tires, and it has a slight rake to it. Overall I am really thrilled with the outcome. Certainly not a showcar, but I like it anyway.

Tomorrow we are going to spend the day trying to fire up Don's T, and during the week I am going to wire my car and try to test drive it by next weekend. Here are some shots of it tonight, tomorrow I will push it outside for a few better pictures.

Don

I still like it!




Especially since it's not pink................

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

I still like it!




Especially since it's not pink................

I like it more than Bob does

Don,
That thing is awesome! I'm sure you have probably answered this a hundred times but what color is the interior going to be?
Ken

Thanks Bob and Ken. I think the interior is going to be a color that resembles an old baseball glove, sort of distressed, but not beat up if you know what I mean. Aside from black, which I don't want because of how hot it gets, it is the only color I can think of that will go with the colors I now have.

It will also give it that "used" look that I want for the car, kind of like an old hot rod that has been around for a while.

Ken, how is the sedan coming?


Don

Don,
I think that will look great.
The sedan is coming along, I have the wheels ordered, I have got the clutch, a Mcleod dual disc street set up with there hydraulic through out bearing, and a Tremec 5 speed. I picked up some '40 ford bells for the quick change. The parts collecting is the easy part, the frame construction is a nightmare. Building the fixture is really time consuming. Even with the drawings done, there are so many pieces. I sent the drawings to our Lazar cutting guy to cut the front frame rails and the rear rails. I'm using the stock style center portion of the frame. It's going a lot slower than I would like,thanks for asking.
Ken

How many hours were you at it this week to get so much done? I'm highly impressed! The paint job turned out great, and the combo of polished headers and gas tank really set it off! That tank alone would be a budget buster for me right now. I'm still deciding whether to put the a new tank in the cab of my truck or rig up a under bed mounting job. After seeing that gas tank on your 3k project, I think an exposed tank in the bed may be the way to go. Nice job, send us a link to the video. Steve.

You guys are a bad influence!!! I sure would hate to break something and miss out driving it there another year. I do have a little trouble keeping my foot out of the firewall when testing them though. Those slicks might bite too well and take that little S10 rear axle out.

We got Don's T fired up today, geez, that little 306 Ford is wicked. It makes my T sound like a stocker, and the x303 cam idles like a drag car. Dan is downloading a video right now into YouTube, and as soon as it is done I'll post it.

BTW, that gas tank is not all that bad Steve. Speedway gets something like $ 135 if I remember correctly......and they come in various sizes.


Brick, yep and 8 circuit should be fine unless you are planning on adding things in the future, like A/C, cruise control, etc.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

BTW, that gas tank is not all that bad Steve. Speedway gets something like $ 135 if I remember correctly......and they come in various sizes.

Don

And as an added bonus Speedway starts it's annual free shipping deal on orders of $400 or more again tomorrow. Think it goes til January 12 like last year.

BTW Pops, with those rear tires, if you don't take out the diff, you might be doin' the wheelie of your life!!!

Ouch!!!!!!!!!! That thing is sharp
Brad

Don,

What are you going to use to wire her up?

looking great, glad you went with the gloos vs. the satin.

Don
The car is looking great!! Better than great actually!!

Glad to hear you're about ready for a test drive (you will post a video of course?).

I haven't posted anything lately, but I check on your progress nearly every day.

Hope your son's T goes as well.

Mike