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Good to see you re-focusing on this ..... Let me know when the tube is up. I love stroker engines. They sound soooooo kewl.

Paul

Steve, yep, going to a car show gives us a little kick in the tail to get moving on our own stuff.

Paul, I have to admit, this isn't the quietest engine I have ever seen. Yesterday it was quiet but today after it had cooled down I fired it up again and there are definitely some mechanical sounds going on in there. Once it got up to a higher operating temp it did quiet down, but it looks like Scat and Keith Black might have been right about stroker noise when cold. I can see how that would be, the pistons are so short and hang about 30% out of the bore when all the way down, so they have to rock a little in the bore.

But oil pressure is great, it rpms like gangbusters, and the cam sounds nice and lumpy, even with capped up exhaust. I let it idle again today for another 20 minutes or so, and I guess if there were a problem I would have seen it by now. So I'm done worrying about it, just going to get the body done and start driving it.

Oh, by the way, Dan and I went to the local PPG store yesterday and he bought the etch primer and DP90 so we can start shooting his body. I think once he sees the body in some color other than the bare metal it has been for a long time it will push him to get it done faster.

Don

Good to hear on all counts. Keep us posted!

Pops car sounds great!

And yes I can still hear the sizzle of my head hitting the hot lakes header................ Or was the the sound of laughter from Dan and Dad when it happened...........The memory is a little fuzzy now

I'm down to the part of building a car that I hate the most.........BODYWORK! I hate sanding the worst, and today I attacked getting the Slick Sand primer that the fiberglass shop put on for me sanded smooth. Actually, Dan did most of the sanding.........thanks Pal. He gave up his day working on his car to sand mine for me, and that really helped a lot.

Now we have to fill a few little pin holes with spot putty and then lay on a couple coats of high build primer. Once that is sanded smooth I can figure out what I am going to top coat the body in and what color it will be. Right now suede is in the lead, maybe blue, but that will probably change a few times more.

Here are some shots of the body after we sanded it today.

Don

Hi Don, just court up with you after been absent reading others build threads. Your little '27 looks cool, I will suggest you go for a bright solid colour, something that will jump out at people and say, look at me, say something like a bright pink... Hey sanding is one of those good jobs.... The only time my X wife didn't mind my smooth skinned hands all over her body

Wow Don ; Looking good and I'm looking forward to following your progress.
I love watching these builds like this. I really enjoyed Robinsons builds as well.
Kurt

They color is always such a final decision! think we all oscillate on this one!
I thought your were seriously considering red there for a while. ( though I'm sure whatever you choose, your car will look great!
I'm envious of how far you are so far. Just the bed of my truck has me cringing! I think I'm going to have to build a frame support to put it on for bodywork, it will be alot easier than hefting it on and off the body of the truck!
Ask Dan if he wants a free trip out to cloudy Northern California, for sanding detail!Just kidding Dan!

Thanks guys. Yep Steve, red was on the table for a while but a couple of things are making me lean toward satin of some shade. Money is one. Since I am now unemployed for a while I can't lay out money like before to have this one professionally sprayed, so shiny is out. I also want to get this one running asap, especially since the engine and running gear are all done and ready to go.

Another reason is laziness. Building these things is becoming less fun as the years go on, and since I hate bodywork so much I don't want to expend tons of effort into making it good enough for shiny. I also like suede on some cars and maybe it would be best to let the motor be the focal point of this one.

Mainly it's just laziness though.

Don

Don,why not a red with a satin finish??There is a Willys coupe down here with a fairly bright red with satin finish,,looks kool,and different..A mile or two of pinstriping would set it off too..Are you running the same wheel/tire combo as in the earlier pix??
Hey,nothing wrong with satin finish,,less hassle come cleaning time at the local display,,just use a dry towel...

That's true, I never thought of that. Might be a good way to go.....thanks for the suggestion.

Don

I back Robin (Lamin8r) up on that Willys colour. it is awesome and so different from the normal flat colours one sees all the time, again you could keep some of your buddies on here happy and go matt pink with purple lines.

Yeah, Bob hasn't had anything to get his teeth into lately. He'd LOVE that color combo!

Don

Hey Don i only just found this, looking good buddy

Thanks Steve. I might be able to give you and Sue a ride in it when you visit in the fall. I actually see the finish line in sight.

This weekend we got all the little pinholes filled with spot putty, and finally got to shoot a few coats of high build primer on it. Dan was a great help, gave up lots of time from working on his own car to help me sand and spray......thanks Dan.

Now that the primer is on I found a couple more little spots that need a dab of spot putty, so after the primer sets up a day or so I'll fill those then begin blocking it again. That will hopefully be the final priming before top paint. Color is still up in the air, but I have a few ideas now that I can see the body getting a little straighter. Won't really know until I go into the paint store and lay down some money though.

Here is the body after last nights primer went on.

Don