Thread: At long last....................

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You've got yourself a winner there unc, it was well worth the wait. When will we see a vid of you and your bride tooling down that typical western Wa. back country road? I won't miss the rain now that I live in Idaho but there is nothing more beautiful than a western Wa. back road when the sun is out. That road looks like it could be near your house.

Jack.

That is an outstanding example of a '36 (Henry didn't do them that well!)-fantastic workmanship and execution-I am green with envy-

Thanks guys, always nice to get positive feedback.

Jack, as you well know our weather always reverts to it's norm. Kinda nuts for a roadster guy....................... Today stayed very nice until close to 4:00pm when the clouds moved in and the rain began..........if we are to believe the weather weenies we're in for a damp/cloudy month ahead from here on out. But I did make the most of the nice spring weather while it lasted. Got to Greg's place around 10:00am and we went for about a 20 minute spin through the back roads of Monroe near his house/shop. Two lane country roads in this part of the country can be very nice, especially with all the new spring growth popping out. The car performed very well. The ECU continues to "learn" which makes driving quality improve each time, the little suspension niggles have been worked out, and the ride is fantastic. When we built this chassis almost 17 years ago (yeah, this has taken way too long to come to fruition), it was based on one we'd put under a '39 Ford coupe for a buddy of mine. That car rode and handled fantastic, and so does this car, even without the extra rigidity of a solid roof. For a roadster it is almost eerily free of squeaks and rattles (so far anyway). And for you roadster folk, I am very pleased to say that wind buffeting is almost non-existent, even though there are no wind wing windows or side curtains. At least up to the 50+ mph I hit. Maybe at 70 on the highway it will show up, but for now, I'm just tickled. I was so excited to drive it I didn't take time to do more video stuff.......must be the geezer in me. If I don't completely space on it Jack, I'll try to do one for you the first time the brides takes a turn at the wheel in a couple weeks. Now that the mechanicals are sorted there are a few detail items to wrap up. The big ones are a complete final buff to bring up the shine some more, redo the ceramic coating on the passenger header (we had a vacuum leak on that side that fried the coating), and a few mods to the top frame.

Thanks Bob for the update. I'm sure we all can't wait to see more pics and the forthcoming video.


Jack.

I would be proud to have that car sitting in my driveway! Nice work!!

Very nice Bob just saw this thread

Weather and time have aligned..................puttin' miles on the new/old girl. As you would expect a few small niggles, but nothing that keeps from turnin' the wheels. This is me =

Very, very nice! Glad you're getting to get some miles on the clock! We've had four days in May without rain. This is me =

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So you are the guys who dribbles and drools with his celebratory beer because he can't get the smile off his face right?

Enjoy!

Very very nice Uncle Bob and although the wait must of been frustrating the finished project is outstanding.

Bob, are you satisfied with the fuel injection? Beautiful car! Enjoy

Originally Posted by Deuce4dad

Bob, are you satisfied with the fuel injection?

For the most part yes, but it still is going to take a little more tuning to be spot on. It starts great, has terrific throttle response, and the fuel economy is okay but not as good as I think it should be (though that wasn't really one of the initial expectations anyway). Yesterday it started doing a little bit of idle surge at start-up which went away with a quick blip of the throttle, so some command is off just a bit probably. I'm not much of a techie guy, so experimentation will be part of the game.

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Yesterday it started doing a little bit of idle surge at start-up which went away with a quick blip of the throttle, so some command is off just a bit probably. I'm not much of a techie guy, so experimentation will be part of the game.

Mine does that too, Bob, and I can hear the idle air controller "sipping" in time with the surge, but a throttle blip generally makes it go away immediately other than on a very cold day when it may have to warm up for a few minutes to settle into a clean idle.

Amazing car, love it!!

Rich