Quick (I hope) and dirty 32

[exesivefire]

Thanks everyone 

[geemoney]

oh yes!!!

love the cowl removal!

make me want to build somethin'

[JTalmage]

I love the work you're putting into it. totally dig it... but man, the cowl is killing me. It needs something. Like a diagonal cut from the front bottom up to the top back... it just looks odd without the top panel. I think a diagonal cut would make it less weird. just my opinion. but other than that I love it.

[exesivefire]

I love the work you're putting into it. totally dig it... but man, the cowl is killing me. It needs something. Like a diagonal cut from the front bottom up to the top back... it just looks odd without the top panel. I think a diagonal cut would make it less weird. just my opinion. but other than that I love it.

weird is good, I'm sure it's not everyone's taste. But I'm going for a little awkward here..

[JTalmage]

Hey then if thats what you're after, I think it works nicely then.

[exesivefire]

Well a series of good ideas lead to a little luck and a different front axle. 

Started by thinning out a set of wheel backs from a 32 kit

And here is where the luck came in, they worked out perfect.

Thinned the mounting flanges and found a set of disks. Epoxy some pins in and now I have fronts. 

That led to my next problem, the front axle I was using had to go. By pure dumb luck the new 29 roadster had a axle that would work perfect.

[exesivefire]

That led to me having to rework all that lovely fragile front end stuff and again I got lucky, also put some speed holes in that thing while I was at it.

and manifold is coming closer to something useable.

[Sixties Sam]

I like this! It's cool how you removed the cowl and set the engine back. Should be really nice when it's finished!

Sam

[Impalow]

Nice work as usual buddy... 16 more days..  yikes... who's idea was this again?  

[exesivefire]

Nice work as usual buddy... 16 more days..  yikes... who's idea was this again?  

I don't remember actually...

[62pyro]

Gets better each time I look.

[exesivefire]

Ok so I hated that manifold, it reminded me of sawhorses or something silly... And not in a good way.

so I cut it up and made a new one.

[squirrel886]

I can't wait to see this finished!

[RAT-T]

LOOKS GREAT ANDY

[bobthehobbyguy]

Nice work as usual.

[exesivefire]

Thanks guys, I'm having fun with this one. I am happy wit this version of the blower manifold. Looks even better now that I took some thickness off the front of the blower too. 

playing with induction ideas, I think it got a name "over the top"

then I started working on the rear, ended up making a bunch of scraps and decided to change gears. Played with the body a bit, and some iron paint.

 

Edited September 12, 2015 by exesivefire

[bobthehobbyguy]

Shaping up nicely. Keep up the good work.

[RAT-T]

THE IRON PAINT LOOKS COOL, DO YOU RUB THAT ON?

[exesivefire]

THE IRON PAINT LOOKS COOL, DO YOU RUB THAT ON?

used various methods, but mostly a dry brush or shop towel. 

[wayne swayze]

Still diggin' this a lot! Keep it up!

[exesivefire]

This works..

now I need to mount this back there 

[exesivefire]

Made decent progress today, trying to get all the major fab work done before I start moving onto detailing and paint. I started with mounting that rear axle. Smoothed it out (had to widen it a bit) made boxed link mounts and made a 4 link using aluminum tube and RB motion rod ends.

after that I needed a break from those tedious little links, so I whipped up a spun aluminum gas tank. Calculations shows it should hold about 11 gallons, should be more than enough to get to a couple car shows.

Now I have a rolling chassis.

also started messing with the body a bit more. couldn't resist a mock up.

 

[62pyro]

Looking good.

Good to see you getting some use out of the Sherlines.

 

[exesivefire]

Looking good.

Good to see you getting some use out of the Sherlines.

 

thanks Pat, learning little by little as I go 

[bobthehobbyguy]

Nice. Are you using the cutter for the brackets?