Well I guess it's started

Sam_Fear said:

what kind of disc were you using? Diamond?

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NO, just the cheap 3"x 1/16 aluminum oxide [S

OK, It's a driver

And who do you think got to drive first [S, damn I'm a nice dad. [cl
Needs some tuning and maybe muffs and new rear tires, with no upholstery it's quit loud
After three trips around the block we headed down the road for a 20 mile round trip to the market and we made it back.[cl
and you can hardly notice the windshield cracks at all [S
Yes it's a driver but a long way from being close to done and only a little over a year in the back yard.
If your wondering about the funny old knobs, my late oldest brother had a little business making them and I decided to let him have a ride. [cl

http://youtu.be/21_aJUkmQu8

Comments?

I love your ride it's very different......KEEP THE KNOBS!!! They are very cool and I hope they mean a lot to you.

outrageous! That's a good thing

Awesome! I like the knobs and they have meaning behind them which just makes em better!

I missed the big smokey burn out somewhere..... [S

AWESOME!!!!!![cl

Glad to see it on the road, defiantly the sickest Elky I've seen, got me thinking about getting one [S (pulling this off may be a feat, the driveway and back yard is full ...)

Looks great! I think the knobs are awesome, and they're even better with a story behind them. Just be prepared for the uninformed to not get it and make stupid comments about them.

I must admit I wasn't sure about the shortened look when I first saw your build but now I think it looks awesome! Keep up the good work!

No you did'nt

Neverdone said:

I missed the big smokey burn out somewhere..... [S

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This is about all I got.
I sure need a posi, those one wheel burnouts a pathetic [S

CC think recycle

http://youtu.be/AQ1G_hipn1I

Congratulations on the first ride.
Love the "Hirohata" style knobs as I plan on using some like that on my custom.
Torchie.

Little Update

Couldn't get the miss out after the first run so, it gets an new HEI dist. and a spreadbore 4 wholer and well see how that does. Right after a visit to my grand kid for the weekend.
Also started a little of the finish work, heres before and after
sorry counldn't get the after to upload [S but it's pretty (IMO)
Have a great day, off to the park with the kids

Congratulations, Solts, on having a runner. I also like the knobs.

Dirtyrat said:

Looks like fun to me!
Chopping that top ought to be interesting, you have some spare windshields I imagine =)

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Was going back over the build, and DR we're only starting #4 next week but as I said I found a source to get them at $41.17 each [cl

That is a great price! I have 3x that in flat glass for the windshield already...

Dirtyrat said:

That is a great price! I have 3x that in flat glass for the windshield already...

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Well yah but, I have $232 invested and don't have a good windshield yet [S

Have you tried scoring it? I had the glass cut for mine, all they did was score it both sides and lightly pulled up and down to crack it, and used a broken tape measure tape to cut the laminate. Once cut they shaped the corners and smoothed the edges with a 80 sand disk made for glass. Maybe curved glass is different as mine is flat. But that's what I witnessed. They did all 4 of mine for 120$

RickyBobby said:

Have you tried scoring it? I had the glass cut for mine, all they did was score it both sides and lightly pulled up and down to crack it, and used a broken tape measure tape to cut the laminate. Once cut they shaped the corners and smoothed the edges with a 80 sand disk made for glass. Maybe curved glass is different as mine is flat. But that's what I witnessed. They did all 4 of mine for 120$

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RickyBob, that's how we did the least cracked one, and yes the pros make it look easy and yes flat is easier than curved. For some sick reason I like a challenge [S

Hahaha more of a man than me! Want nothing to do with cutting glass

RickyBobby said:

Hahaha more of a man than me! Want nothing to do with cutting glass

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me-careful careful careful careful almost got it SNAP.
(slaps forehead and throws useless shards in dumpster)

Problem i have I can't weld it back together, if someone invents a glass welder I'm all in