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Neat looking speedo panel, is it aluminum or steel? Looks like it would be quite easy to fab up!!!!

Thanks for that info Jack. Good thing I'm unemployed, huh? That is a good point, and I'll discuss it with my insurance agent to be sure I'm not left out if I were to drive it to work some day.

Dave: I think it is cast aluminum. I felt that I could fab one up from steel too, but for the finish welding I would have to get my Kid involved to do it neatly, and I just don't want to take any of the few days he gets to the shop away from his project. The clock is ticking for him too, and I want to see him devote every second he can to getting his running.

If I can just send this guy a template and get the finished product back all done, it will allow me to be doing other stuff while I am waiting. His website shows his '32, so being a hot rodder himself should insure me getting back a pretty nice piece. Sounded like he knew his stuff on the phone.

Don

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Just to clarify because you used the words "stated the value" as this is close to insurance policy terminology. There are two ways policies are written to define how a loss payout will be made value wise. "Stated value" is what most daily driver policies are based on. That means that the initial value of the vehicle is stated as such and so amount and then is subject to depreciation as time passes.

Collector cars, so far, don't usually depreciate so should be written on an "Agreed Value" policy (not all companies are willing to do this, but Hagerty and Grundy, along with others, will). With "Agreed Value", if you pay for $10k of value, you get paid $10k for a total loss, not some lesser, depreciated amount.

Bob,
Not to beat this insurance thing to death, but your comment on stated value and agreed value is a very good point. I looked up my policy sure enough I did put it as agreed value. If I remember correctly that's how the premium was established. I had $64,000 in receipts so my premium is $965 a year if anyone is interested in what they charge, with a 0 deductible. Rate code is "C" classic/modified.
Ken

Don have you consider going with a saddle shoe look, black with white inserts on the seats. That way you would have a cool spot to sit, instead of a black heat furnance.
Brad

I thought of that too, but there is going to be such a small area to roll and pleat that it almost won't be worth it. I'm also not sure how the third color (white) would look throw in the mix.

Maybe I can have the upholstery guy mock up some white vinyl in there to get some idea though.

Don

Good thing I'm unemployed, huh?

Don,

I've been unemployed. It's overrated.

• Pro: I had plenty of time to work on my projects.
• Con: I had no money to work on my projects.

On the good side, I've only been unemployed once, for six months, since 1967.

You're right Jack, not working is overrated. I sort of took this past six months as a trial to see if I wanted to retire. I can do it as I am 62 now. I found out I really don't like not going to work every day. Sure, I have time to do my stuff, but I also have lost my "purpose" in life. I've worked since I was 18, and for the most part loved all of my jobs. Now I kind of roll out of bed late, goof around all day, and then go to bed late. I feel useless to some degree, so I am going to start shaking the bushes to find another job pretty soon.

As for the T, well now when I step down on the gas pedal, the carb opens up. I got my Lokar stuff yesterday, and today I installed the throttle portion, and when the body is back off I'll do the kickdown to the tranny. Like everything else, the Lokar bracket kit didn't quite line up with the carb arm, so I had to tweak it a little so that both cables have a straight shot instead of pulling on an angle. But the pedal works smoothly, and the carb goes to full open when I stomp it.

UPS left a note on the door that my alternator bracket came, but I wasn't home, so it will be here tomorrow. My goal is to get the body back off and wrap up the little things so that I can fire the engine. It would be a bummer if there were some internal problem and I waited till the end to find that out.

Here is where the linkage ended up. I bought a 36 inch Lokar kit, and ended up using about 6 inches of it. But it clears the intake and valve covers fine.

Don

That little vortec should sound very sweet Don.

Don,

I approached the throttle linkage from a different angle (pun intended). My carb is a Speed Demon. The lower cable is the throttle. The upper is the TV cable for my 700/R4.

Although the upward angle looks odd, it's pretty much a straight pull from idle to WOT.

Nice looking engine you have there, by the way.

Thanks guys. Oh, now I see how it works Jack, actually looks pretty good that way though.

Don

No offense but it looks like it would hang up, maybe I am just overly cautous.

Originally Posted by brickman

No offense but it looks like it would hang up, maybe I am just overly cautous.

It doesn't. Smooth as glass.

Hey Don, I just bought some fabric for my track-roadster's interior (I know it's a long way off, but I got a deal... ). It is a lightweight, yet very durable vinyl that looks like distressed leather. This stuff looks like an old brown leather bomber jacket circa World War II. They also had another distressed leather-look fabric that was more the color of a basketball or football. Sounds weird, but it was really cool looking. When I saw it I immediately thought about how it would compliment the orange on your car. Just a suggestion; maybe the right shade of brown would look good if you are wanting to avoid black...

My Son has made that same suggestion. He says there is a vinyl out there that looks like an old baseball glove, sort of distressed, but not in a beat up way. What do they call the stuff you are talking about? I mentioned that to the upholstery guy, and he didn't seem to know anything about it.

Don

Hmmm... my wife found this stuff in an upholstery fabric store in Rockledge, FL last Monday. I don't remember seeing a brand name on the fabric tag. The receipt says "Sierra". Could be the brand or could just be the style... The color is "Port". The guy said he never knows when he might get more of it, so I better jump on it while it was there. He had just got four new different bolts (rolls). Here is a scan of the four swatches the wife brought home. This would show up better if I could post it full size... I bought ten yards of the stuff on the left. I think the 3rd from left would look good with your orange accents...

The name of the store is Medlin's Upholstery Fabrics and the phone # is 321-632-6773 if you want to talk to them or put your upholstery guy in touch with them.