Thought I would take a few minutes for an update.

Not much photo worthy stuff, but I've been busy.

I mounted the air compressor and valves and tried it out with temporary wiring. Works good. Not having an air tank doesn't seem to be a problem. The bags are so small, they air up pretty quick.

I also made up my mind to go with the 3x2 setup as I had originally intended(instead of a 2x4). The 2x4 would actually have been a little cheaper, but I felt the 3x2 probably has better "street manners". I found out that Hot Rod Carburetion is still in business. I used their parts on the set that is on my 46 and they have been virtually trouble free for 7 years. So, I called them about "recoloring" my carbs and getting some parts and wound up deciding to just let them build the new set for me. I built my last set, but used the best looking cores I had. I kind of feel bad, since I had told someone earlier(in another thread) that I would document the buildup on the carbs. I can still do something on what I've learned about trips if anyone wants the info.

While I was running the emergency brake cables I discovered the rear brakes were shot! The rearend was a freebe so I can't really complain. The price to completely rebuild the brakes was pretty high since I needed drums too, so I called a wrecking yard where I do business. Seems he was flush with S10's. I scored a complete 2000 S10 rear for less than the cost of new brakes(the brakes on the new rear are good). The new rearend also has better gears to boot(3.73 versus 2.73 in the old rear). The new gears should work well with the overdrive trans.

Of course, I couldn't just duplicate the old rearend installation. That just wouldn't be the "hot rod" way of doing it . I took the opportunity to "tweak" the rear suspension a little. That's where I'm at now. I should have some pics to post soon.

I took a couple of weeks vacation to try and finish most of the remaining fab work. Don't know if I'll get it all done as the rearend is taking a little longer than I thought , but I should be close.

Mike