Big Tub Rises, Sort Of

[jbwelda]

some progress pics, its getting down to being done soon!

aluminum firewall in raw form:

and firewall in place:

now just has to be trimmed a bit with black, and given a final

simichrome polish

heres a shot of the front wheel/tire with fender mocked up on it.:

note headlamp bucket peeking out from behind tire, they are actually on and complete

but this photo was taken earlier

scratchbuild 6 volt battery and bungi cord to hold it down, battery cables to ground

and starter solenoid had not been installed at this point. note dimensions were from an

Interstate big 6V tractor battery...then i couldnt find a suitable Interstate decal so i

made do with some diehards. you gotta be flexible sometimes.

i told you i would take you for a ride; i didnt tell you it would be comfortable!

unfortunately the only place i could find to gracefully place the battery makes the

passengers comfort a bit problematic. oh well he should build his own car anyhow

and in the case its a female she can sit on my lap.

now that the firewall is fitted i can clean up the body, polish the exterior,

mount the dashboard and build a windscreen, and this thing will be done or

close. sure has gotten involved from what began as a "quickie" restore!

[Smart-Resins]

Looking good there.Like he polka dotted plumbing!

[jbwelda]

the polka dotting plumbing must be the bungi cord...

thanks for the compliment and the comments!

[Smart-Resins]

By the way. I do love that color!! Very nice and clean looking paint job!