Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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I'm telling you John, I can't remember a rainstorm that hard. Looks like all of Florida got it from what you and Gastrick said. You are right about the power steering thing. This bracket goes into the same holes normally used to mount the p/s pump.

Brick, the bracket looks lighter in the picture than it really is. It is pretty close to my water pump and intake in color, and I think it will age darker as time goes on. But if not I may paint it. I debated on doing them the same engine color, but I didn't feel like mixing up paint and using the touch up gun for such a small job. If it starts looking really different, I may do that however.

Today Dan and I are going to push the cars outside to get a look at them from a distance. I've never been able to stand back and get a really good look at mine because of all the stuff cluttering up the garage. I'm anxious to see how it looks in the sunshine. (assuming we GET some sunshine today and no more rain )

Don

Got to roll the T out into the sunshine today for the first time. Well, what little sunshine there was, had to beat the raindrops, but finally got to stand back and look at it from afar. I'm pretty happy with it, and it really looks small outside the shop.

I just came home to grab a bite to eat, Dan is still there working on his, and we are going to pull the body off for hopefully the final time tonight when I go back. I just found out tonight Dan bought me a mini starter and two new front wheel cylinders (the ones I have had some surface rust in them, which I only discovered when I pulled out the bleeders after they were installed) He says he is repaying some of the parts I helped him out with when he was first building his '29. Now I have to find a way to sneak the money back to him......this gets so confusing sometimes.

Anyway, here are some pictures of it sitting outside.

Don

Oh, and I found an original steel grille shell on another forum today. We can cut it up and modify it to fit better than the Total Performance one I was going to use. They no longer make the steel ones......the dies got old and they don't want to spend the money to make new ones, so either original or fiberglass is all the choices you have anymore.

It's terrible, nothing is right, you should sell it to me right now. Really though you have outdone yourself, if you never did another thing it would still be great. Now comes the expensive part all the "little" stuff.

Also now I know mine doesn't sit just right, oh well winter work. Thank's alot.

Ron

Originally Posted by Ron B.

It's terrible, nothing is right, you should sell it to me right now.
Ron

DON'T LISTEN TO HIM! PICK ME! PICK ME! I'd give you...um....3k for it right now. Seriously though, it's awesome, a real credit to you.
Man, I'll bet you just can't wait to fire her up and have a wee blat around the block. When they're at that stage, they appear so tantalisingly close to finished that ya tend to get impatient.
Be-a-u-ti-ful!

Thanks fellas, you're right, I can almost smell the paint burning off the engine right now. We pulled the body back off tonight, and I started those dreaded little tasks that everybody hates. I got my kickdown linkage on, and also my chrome flywheel cover. I will never, ever buy another one of those $ 20 chrome flywheel covers that everybody sells at swap meets, and that are made in China or Taiwan. I spent a couple of hours grinding and bending it to just get it close to fitting. Luckily, you don't see hardly any of it, and I'm sure it will rust through the chrome pretty quickly, so I will just replace it when that happens.

Monday I am going to pick up my rear brake parts and order my brake lines and transmission lines. Guess I need to make a list of all the little parts that I'm going to need. I'm also debating about just giving the body to my buddy and let him do the final body work and paint it in his booth. He does top notch work, and doesn't delay getting the car back, like some body shops I have seen. Dan is pushing me to spray it the Fusion Orange rather than black, now that he saw it in the sunshine today. I have to admit I was entertaining the same thought. Have to think a little more on that one.

Don