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thanks Sam. Those aren't just the bezels, I actually grafted fender sections in from a '56 Olds, and continued the peak down the top of the fender. Man, I really wish I had the pics on this comp... John, I've decided to leave the rear door alone. Your right, WAY more work than I want to tackle...

Wow, its been almost a year and a half since I posted in this thread. Time flys when your having fun I guess, or atleast thats what they tell me. I'm at the paint stage now, or almost to that point. Since my last post I got the head shaved, split the stock manifold, ran 2" duals with Porter...

haha, the old "stir the pot" thread More of a "ya know what really grinds my gears..." thread

Looks like it has its own designated hauler. I'd love to find a COE and make it to have the sole purpose of hauling a speedster.

I gotta see the rest of that car!!!

Here she be. I still need to make tranny mounts and put some gussets on the rear crossmember.

I finally got some time for myself tonight. I'm hoping to get this frame done. Heres my re-assembly of the front frame stub. Lined everything back up and bolted it togeather using the original rivet holes. Squared it and welded her solid. The first weld picture is of my first real life weld...

Nothing much to report. I now have all the parts to get the frame started built. I am disassembling the front are rear frame stubs that I have. That means using my 4 1/2 grinder w/cuttoff and cutting the heads off of all the rivets, then heating the rivets cherry red and punching them out. I'm...

Thanks snipe! I'll most likely be ordering the cast replacement parts, they are only $8. I found 3 19" wire wheels so far, and I know where the 4th can be found. The plan is to run some dirtbike tires. I really don't see this speedster being destined for highway driving. It is going to be more...

Shoot, I don't have that top block. I suppose I could make one from steel plate if I knew the thickness. I doubt its thicker than 1/2" Edit: that picture may be a little deceiving. Is there a top spacer above the cap, or is that just shown as a "cut-away" It looks like the nuts are not suppose...

I ran into a hiccup. I can't remember if there was some kind of spacer/block where the wishbone mounts to the trans. I set the ball in place on the trans, and put the cup up in place. Then I realized that the studs are WAY to long, and something must be missing. Advice anyone?:confused:

I just hope I can stay interested in it. Lately I haven't been following through with projects. I actually had all this stuff up for sale for a long time. No bites, so I'll build it. Beats having it all collect dust.

So I've had the idea kicking around in my head for almost a year now, I've got all the parts so I'm going for it. Gee, thanks Speedster photo thread:rolleyes: The plan is for a Model A based, aluminum bodies boat-tailed speedster. Let the karnage begin![;) I just mocked up the drivetrain a...

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Another yard meets a sad demise. The local gov't got involved and forced this guy to clean out the yard. All you've seen here got scrapped. Sorry for being the bearer of bad news.

Its official. The inaugural MVCC Fly-In show will take place on May 21st. The show is going to be ON the tarmac of the 2-mile runway of former Griffiss Air Force Base, in Rome NY. There will be several aircrafts on display, including military C-130, C-5, Chinook and other Helicopters. WITH A B52...

This truck was in Old School Rods a LOOOOONG time ago. I'll see if i still have the copy

OK I got one. New years weekend i hosted a Jeep outing. Some joker brought an '89 suburban with a diesel motor(ex-firetruck) Less than 5 minutes off the paved road he got stuck. I hooked my Jeeps 12K pound winch onto him and anchored my rear to a tree. Wouldn't ya know it..... the grade 2...

Hope that everything is well with y'all. Seasons Greetings

Lovin' the speedsters. My personal favorites are the boat-tail/ racer types. It just seems like somethings missing on the rest