The Roofus Special

[Flipper_1938]

very nice to see it off the table.. Progress indeed!

It felt good to look at it without standing on a ladder

Getting Dad to sit in it was the best though.

 

[Shea Laking]

I've been needing to roll it over and weld all of the bottom joints. I have to make myself do that before I get too much farther.

Well, I hope you've got a large spatula...

All kidding aside, it's gotta feel really good to have reached this point. CONGRATULATIONS!![cl[cl

Regards,
Shea

 

[GJunktionMike]

It takes on a whole new look on the floor [cl that is going to be sweet [P

 

[Flipper_1938]

It takes on a whole new look on the floor [cl that is going to be sweet [P

Being able to mock up front wheels and stuff the rear wheels to ride height was cool.

 

[Flipper_1938]

For those on the board that can draw...

Anybody want to take a stab at what this thing will look like when done?

Feel free to take any artistic liberty you want...tweak what you think needs tweaking.

 

[Flipper_1938]

This picture makes me want to lower Roofus even more and fill in the door cut-outs

 

[pistolpete]

I had actually got to thinking about your build over the weekend thinking I hadn't seen anything in a long time. Thanks for the update, it's looking great. It totally looks like a '59 Jag to me.

 

[cycledog]

flipper, good to see the progress on you build. I have been following your build with great interest.
I saw this at a recent goodguys show and thought about the Roofus. Keep up the great work.

 

[Flipper_1938]

From a guy on another forum....vintage jag parts blended in for a fenderless XK120 look.

 

[CORPO]

the photo shop looks nice..

 

[jfg455]

sexy![cl

 

[sawzall]

Damn...that looks good!

 

[bob w]

Woo Woo, that's nice!

 

[Shea Laking]

From a guy on another forum....vintage jag parts blended in for a fenderless XK120 look.

Looks like a done deal to me.

Regards,
Shea

 

[Flipper_1938]

It is fun to look at, but I don't think that is that path that I am taking. The windshield doesn't feel right.

 

[Flipper_1938]

So what do you guys think the ride height SHOULD be? Right now, it's like sitting in a go kart.

Should I raise it a couple of inches? or embrace the indy roadster vibe?

 

[rainman]

Flipper this thing needs to be driven, so I would suggest 3 to 5 inches,
very drivable!! Looking great by the way!![cl[cl

 

[Bonehead]

Yep, the roads around here are pretty hard to drive on, unless you have over 3.5 clearance.
5 is still pretty low, and looks good, but is high enough to be reasonable.

 

[jfg455]

I would shoot for 5" min. My oil pan and A arms in my daily are 3.75" and they hit everything! haven't cracked the pan yet but it has some nasty gouges in it! I have knocked both shocks off the rubber eye bushings as well. [S

As for the wind screen I would say a pair of Brooklyns would do it just right. or a Flipper version of a Brooklyn. [P

 

[Flipper_1938]

Brain fart.

I can't raise it too much without changing the rear frame. The rear frame goes under the axle. Raising it more than 3 or so inches is going to require a serious re-design.... or some taller wheels and tires.

I think I need to shoot for here fully assembled. The first ground trial, the rear settled two inches.