One Way To Build A '32 Hyboy

Dave-I'm having the time of my life, I just wish I wasn't so old.

Rickomatic-Thanks, I just wish it would go faster.

NTFDAY-Brickman-Thanks, being on this site and showing this to the world makes things come out a little better also :LOL: It's going in Street Rodder

Don-Thanks Don, let me tell you, you and your sons have nothing to hide. you guys have some very nice stuff. There are a lot of nice cars on this site, I wouldn't so this anywhere else. Still waiting for my photo's :rolleyes:
This is what people don't realize sometimes. Last month I went to India and to Thailand to check on some business. So I took the drawings of the hood release with me, just to see if it was marketable with the cost for tooling and manufacturing. The tooling was between $16,000 and $20,000. With machining polishing, chroming, and parts it would cost me about $160.00. Now with insurance, freight, amortizing the cost of tooling, and all the rest of the SGA associated with business, have a dealer price in there it would have to retail for about $500.00 to $550.00. You can buy Dan Finks for $325.00. I don't think I could sell enough to recover. Granted the cost could be dropped once the tooling was paid for.


39Deluxe-I have a room at work where extra parts are. Your right it just accumulates. That's why I do renderings now to help stop changing my mind.

This is the panel under my dash. It's not finished but I wanted to show this so you can see how easy it is to hide ugly parts. The air conditioning ducts will be in there and the final firewall will slip in behind this coming up from the floor. There will be 3 separate area's were their will be insulation installed in the firewall. The access heat from the dry sump tank and engine (no louvers in the hood) should be kept out so the air conditioner should keep the car cool in the summer heat. I hope :rolleyes:
Ken

Ken. sorry, I figured you downloaded some of the pictures I posted up here. I am emailing some right now. :) :)

Don

Thanks for the explanation on the latch system. Your enginuity is amazing.

With the proliferation of Rod Bods and Brookville bodies and Speedway Motors kit cars, Deuce roadsters are becoming almost commonplace. There are so many satin or flat black with red wheels and 350/350's here in Florida that I want to scream when I see one.:whacked: Your cars, though, are loaded with details and original ideas. I am really ejoying this build. Unfortunately, you are doing such a good job of hiding everything that most who see the finished product won't know what all you've done!:rolleyes:

Beautiful stuff; keep it coming!:D

Hey Don, can you imagine what would happen if Ken teamed up with your son, Dan?:LOL: :LOL:

Ken, one angle on the hood mechanism is to apply for the patent and then just license the patent to one or more of the Rod Bod companies and let them cope with the tooling costs.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Don-Thanks, I really like that rear 3/4 shot.

J. Robinson- Thanks for your comments, I always think if you can design something that looks so simple that when people don't notice, or, they just can't figure out how it works, then I have done a good job.

Don- That's a good idea, I'm having dinner with Jerry Kugel Thursday. I think I will run it by him and see what he thinks.
Ken

Ken, one angle on the hood mechanism is to apply for the patent and then just license the patent to one or more of the Rod Bod companies and let them cope with the tooling costs.


Don- That's a good idea, I'm having dinner with Jerry Kugel Thursday. I think I will run it by him and see what he thinks.
Ken


That's what I had in mind when I suggested the patent idea, I just explain my thoughts as well as Don did.
I thoroughly enjoy your passion for attention to detail and innovation.
We are blessed on this site to have so many of what I consider to be Master Craftsmen that are willing to share their accomplishments. :)

When we went to shoot my truck in the studio Friday I didn't want to drive it, we were expecting rain. I always wanted a car trailer but didn't have the space to store it so we threw this together, so I can stick it next to my garage when I'm not using it. What do you think?
I stoled Don's son's Nerf bar idea.
Ken

That trailer is really nifty. If you need one delivered from Vegas to Seattle around the first of June let me know...........:3dSMILE:

Nice job Ken, like it should surprise us! You may be on to something here! I'm sure there a few hundred people on this site alone with storage restrictions that would love something like what you built!

I like the trailor Idea too, how did it tow being single axle, did it bounce very much? How much tongue weight does it require?

what are the figures for that sweet trailer. Like how much does it weigh, what are the weight limits, how long, storage space required, exctera. I think it would be a big seller just on this site.

Haha, it DOES have a nerf bar!!!!!!! :cool: Now that is something only a hot rodder would have thought of. Great looking trailer Ken.

Don

Very nice trailer Ken!!! The perfect solution for guys with minimum storage space but still wanting a trailer!!!!!

Thank you you guys. But I lied, we didn't throw this together this is a new trailer for '08 for us. After I posted this I got thinking I shouldn't of posted it. I'm not here to sell trailers, my intentions were to let you guys see something new before it is released. Its still being tested and will be for the next couple of months. I just thought it looked cool in the photo with my truck.
O.K. so now my truck is a trailer queen :LOL:

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Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

I'm not here to sell trailers, my intentions were to let you guys see something new before it is released. Its still being tested and will be for the next couple of months.

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Okay, then I volunteer to test it, I promise not to buy it!:D