charlie libby

got a little sanding and buffing done . did some rivets as well.working on carbs and fuel lines.anyboby got a good place to buy smaller braided hose , like .045 and .060? would appreciate the help. thank you

no air just sweat. ok till about 2:00 . hi bryan thanks for your comments. working on final parts and assembly ,got brakelines on the rear. got the pedals installed. made pullies and balancer for the engine. i have been sanding and polishing the paint. the main body is sanded to 12,00 and is ready polishing. waiting for real screws and fake allen bolts.

hi andrew nice to hear from. hey noel ,i think you will like my next project. i am trying to design a small english wheel mostly for finish work after hammering a shape. i want to build a body the same as the 1 to 1 car that i did . francis so happy to hear from you, glad all is well.here are a few more pictures of paint and i am in the process of doing finish work and finding things i forgot or missed. the paint looks pretty good after sanding and polishing the clear coat. i have striped the nose to refinish because the sides were not looking as good as the rest of the parts. i have painted the frame argent silver but i have not taken pictures.

glad to see an update francis i was start to worry about you. looks really nice

got a little behind on updates.working alot on the hydreds of details,also on the paint. the top above the body line is as you can see bright red,a silver stripe at the body line and dark navy blue below the line.i am waiting for the red to make sure the tape wont affect it.later this week will be 7 days,that should be enough. made the drive shaft and electric radiator fan and shroud. i think the red came out well,a little wet sanding after all the colors are on and 3 coats of clear. i have the carb linkage all most done thanks to RB motions hiem joints. thanks for looking and thank you for your nice comments.

Awesome work.very nice.

first time attaching the carbs to the manifold all the holes lined up . working on the radiator and water pump. got a good start on the brake clutch and gas pedal. i have to order some rod ends from RB to finish the carb linkage. i am almost ready to start the final finish of each part check the fit and paint or anodize them. i guess i do it different . i make my parts make sure they fit and then finish them for paint. might be backwards .but it works for me. more later,charlie

finishing the adjustable steering column support . just need to wire the distributor. getting started on the carb linkage on the bottom side to help with my new hood configuration. hi francis here is a picture of a diesel powered hot rod i built a few years ago for a customer in charleston ,sc. has a turbo 4 cyl diesel from a bread delivery truck. still cant find the hood pictures .one drive is new to me and am having some technical problems. found them

decided to build a new hood an d hood sides but the pictures don't come up. this is the aluminum top and soon to be windshield. i like the new hood and sides better . as soon as i can i will get the pictures up

You know where i live. Call me

i forgot, the aluminum solder is workin well

impressed as always. such nice clean work. i love the doors and hinges. if i send you my address can you send me a big box of your patience. obviously you have tons of it.

NICE WORK andrew !looks incredible ! your machining capabilities are moving upward on every part. beautiful !

first time back. i have still been working on my project. i think i have my computer back to normal. we will find out, if i can include pictures. it worked ! ok, this is the center steer box. i have used it on several 1 to 1 cars. very common in sprint cars. the 2 brass pcs. are the mounts for it. just got started on the radiator. i have been working on the rear floor pans. not quite done yet.glad this is working again. i know nothing about computers. if they don't do what they are suppose to do i am lost

Hi andrew,wow looking amazing.very close to the finish line. Very well done.your machine work is awesome.

Sorry i have not been here lately. Having computer problems and i dont know anything about computers. Trying to find some help.

After a little more practice i might try some thicker parts like engine or suspension parts

Hi andrew, it calls for about 580 i guess thats less than silver solder

i know how that is ,i am from maine. your project is really looking incredable. always a pleasure to look at

condolences tim .i lost my mom the week before her 90 birthday last year, its hard. getting back in the shop will help.

hi bob ,great to hear from you. tim ,not polite to laugh at other peoples work. just kiddin. nice to hear from you how are you doing. any progress on your neck ? this getting old thing is tough. daniel, i have finally got the aluminum solder and tried it on .025 aluminum.that is what i want to use to do an aluminum body. i am very happy with th results.it solder very nice. it is realy strong. i filed and hammered the solder to the .o25 ,same as the material and it was just as strong as the the base metal.as you can see i bent and rolled the material on the solder and it was as strong and as flexable as the the rest of it.great stuff . cant wait to finish the 32 and start on some practice body parts. i have spent many hours tig welding and gas welding aluminum . i think when you solder this you should be sure not to cool the material after solder in any way. dont even let air from a fan blow on it. if you let it cool on its own it will anneal the material and it will be softer and more flexible. i hope this will help you .i rolled the piece and then flattened it out with no problem. also i have been working on the front suspension, its coming along well. hope i have enough room for a radiator.

nice to here from you ian i have been following your current build . hello jim thanks for looking and commenting. pictures of the shocks almost finished,a little detail and anodizing. continuing on the hood. so many engine parts in the way. but its getting closer. leaving the weber out there in the open.this is more work than a 1 to 1 car.

hi francisnice to hear from you ,cant wait till you start machining aswell. always fun to see. andrew i think maybe a window on the bottom of the bell housing. dave , you tube for the anodizing, great source. thanks for your kind comments bill. rattlecan dan, i ordered some soldering wire for aluminum and should be making an attemt next week . i will post pictures nomatter how bad they look. started and finished the rear shocks. they are better i think than the last ones. felt like playing with sheet metal today so i started on the hood. not sure what the final hood will look like just going with the flow. alot of things in the way. happy st. patricks day

Looking great francis.i have never cut open doors. Cant wait to see your hinges.

Looking awesome.great fab work. Keep up the great work