A Hupmobile ???

[Flipper_1938]

Congrats on reaching roller status.

[05snopro440]

Originally Posted by bob w

Here it is folks. The rolling chassis, minus a few details. Turning my attention to the body. Today I mounted the rear tires to the rims with my trusty tire irons. Got a fair bit of welding to do. Then some grinding. Remember, the goal is to have a roadster that looks like it was built on an extreme budget by kids that didn't possess tools or experience. That's me. Fixed income, old primitive tools and entering my second childhood.

There's just something about a small block Chevy with orange valve covers and rams horn manifolds

[bob w]

Originally Posted by 05snopro440

There's just something about a small block Chevy with orange valve covers and rams horn manifolds

It's a 305 dressed out as a 283. If I had a pair of rebuilt 283 power pack heads that would have sealed the deal. I do have the heads but am too cheap to have them done.

If this roadster becomes a favorite, then I'll do it.

A bit under the weather today, but I did work on door latch mounting. Got a pair of Speedway T
Bucket door latches.

Also, the furnace broke last night so I was cutting firewood just in case it wasn't an easy fix. It was.

[05snopro440]

I have a set on my bench that I'm going to have redone and get the bigger 305 valves put in. They're for my 283 that is on the engine stand.

[bob w]

Had to tilt her to do some welding on the bottom. Squirt a little primer around. Body will go back on the chassis in a couple of days. Found another pic of what this thing should look like.

[Old Iron]

Makes it easy to get to.
Cool lookin rod

[bob w]

All the welding is done on the bottom. Speedway door latches installed. Time to put the body on the chassis. That's what I did. Lots of little assembly jobs and a bit of fabrication left. Thinking it needs a hood top.

Thanks for following along.

[Flipper_1938]

Looks good!

[soltz]

Originally Posted by bob w

Had to tilt her to do some welding on the bottom. Squirt a little primer around. Body will go back on the chassis in a couple of days. Found another pic of what this thing should look like.

I like the raccoon tail The look is great

[smallfoot]

I like that simple, straight forward look!