bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
After some serious calculations and engineering design I came up with these intricate headlight mounts.
1930 Dodge truck, not a Fargo
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soltz
The Rat Captain
Those look good, I might have to use some like that 
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
Shortened the radiator shell and winter front.
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
Whipped up some simple brackets to hold the radiator shell.
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
Simple gas pedal and bracket made from leftovers.
smallfoot
He's rockin' the "Nuttin Special"!
Wise use from the "I might need this some day" pile!
gene49
Well-known member
Is the rod diameter to the spoon larger then a 1/4" round stock?
I bent a 1/4" rod on a gas pedal once. It took a while to figure out why the motor kept loosing power. I kept thinking something in the tune up was going astray, until I noticed the gas pedal wasn't moving as far as it once did.
I bent a 1/4" rod on a gas pedal once. It took a while to figure out why the motor kept loosing power. I kept thinking something in the tune up was going astray, until I noticed the gas pedal wasn't moving as far as it once did.
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
Yes Gene, It's 3/8" rod. Should be enough for my light foot.
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
Thinking of doing part of the interior with naugawood.
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Bonehead
Skull Master
I like the idea.
Old Iron
Well-known member
Looks like good sound deadener too
gene49
Well-known member
How are you going to hold the wood to the sheet metal? Looks like maybe screw through the sheet metal?
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
Probably construction adhesive. Lots of it.
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
Currently bleaching the boards so the interior isn't so dark. Saturday we went back to the Viking mead hall and drank a little honey wine. I played the role and sat in the King's chair. Oh, the boards are a pretty good thermal insulator too.
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Nice Bob!
MercuryMac
Builder Junky!
I like that, Bob.
You're building --- a character.
You're building --- a character.
I too am a fan of that! I am attaching "bead-ply" (bead board looking plywood) with a dark-ish stain on it to the framing of the roof and walls of my '30. I've had the cardboard templates made for some time now.
Goig with 3/4" long leaf pine on the floors.gene49
Well-known member
The naugawood is cool looking, but given my ability of working with wood, I better stick to particle board with material glued to it and have it screwed to the bracing.
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
Thanks for the comments. I'm glad some of you also use wood for floors, etc.
After 3 or 4 bleach jobs the wood was still a bit dark. I mixed latex white paint 1 to 3 with water and white washed the boards, rubbing the paint well into the grain. I won't install the wood until final assembly.
This will probably be the radiator shell ornament. Picked it up in a second hand store.
After 3 or 4 bleach jobs the wood was still a bit dark. I mixed latex white paint 1 to 3 with water and white washed the boards, rubbing the paint well into the grain. I won't install the wood until final assembly.
This will probably be the radiator shell ornament. Picked it up in a second hand store.
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MercuryMac
Builder Junky!
Bob, I have used wood in two units that I built, one in the '70's and one about ten years ago. Both floors passed the test.
