Big Block Bantam

[dutch]

nailed!

 

[animal]

That should give you some protection, and looks great as well! I think that's the solution, right there.[cl[cl

 

[bob w]

Here's the bumper welded to the brackets and bolted in place. Have to make a slight adjustment to get the gap straight but it looks pretty good.

 

[Old Iron]

That looks like it belongs on that car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Burgerman]

Nice work Bob. Looks right at home.
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[old28]

Now Bob, that is the look you were shooting for and that will protect your tank. Very old school. [cl[cl

 

[Torchie]

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[Dr Crankenstein]

Your eye for detail, design and proportion is dead on the mark, build after build after build. [cl

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[bob w]

Your eye for detail, design and proportion is dead on the mark, build after build after build. [cl

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I consider myself to be a moderately skilled builder with a couple decent ideas. I believe that being on this great site causes me to raise my game a bit. There is a lot of motivation to be found here because of the high quality members who offer positive comments.

Thank you Dr. C.

 

[soltz]

All The Above

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[vht]

Simple and cool, looks awesome!

 

[Bamamav]

Again, first class! [cl[cl[cl

 

[old28]

HAPPY NEW YEARS to you & the family from the left coast

Keep up the great build on the Bantam & Roadster in the new year [cl

 

[bob w]

Thanks Tom
I hope you and Dixie have a great new year. I am doing this on my phone so it quite difficult with these arthritic fingers. 6 weeks of r and r then back at it.

 

[bob w]

Nothing much to show. Since getting back in mid-Feb. I've been into space management. Where to put all the snow? In the house we have been getting rid of 20 years accumulation of "stuff". Many trip to Goodwill and the dump. seems like we're getting ready to sell/move. Hmmm.

On the Bantam I welded the roll cage and added the rear braces. Still have the seat back and door bar to put in. Then I had to prep for a colonoscopy. Boy, that's a bunch of crap. It went well, no bad stuff. The next night was spent in ER with stomach pains. Received an IV with a pain killer and went home. Monday was the dermatologist visit where he froze a bunch of spots on my face, ears and forearms. The sun never shines in Minnesota so I don't know why I have so much trouble.

And my camera broke.

 

[Torchie]

Sounds like the lyrics to a bad country song bob.
If you do move I hopes it's some where warm.
Everyone around here is having the same problem with where to put the snow as well. It's supposed to get into the mid 50's tomorrow WITH rain. So now there flooding to contend with, which has already started today.
Feel better and keep on keeping on....
Torchie

 

[Old Iron]

Nice to see ya back at it.

 

[old28]

Well Bob, nice to see you are back home and working on your hot rods & preping for a possible move south to a wormer play ground. I think I can run a good second to you with the medical C**p. Heart Dr, Skin Dr, Been wearing a monitor for the last 14 days to help get my blood sugar back in line and if my wife Dixie did not have all the work she needs taking care of me, we got a 7 year old black Lab from the Lab Recue in Fresno, CA that has had two large hip surgeries (first a total failure, second one much better) just want to help him have a good life for a change. We had to put down are first one when she got incurable cancer.

Been raining for the last month and I think we might be through it, sure hope so as the burn areas can not take much more. I think we are heading for spring very soon. We have had more rain in last three weeks than in the last two years.

Better get a new camera, as I get older I like to read less and really like pictures. Take it easy in that snow moving, remember what it did to you last year.

 

[bob w]

I have reached the point on the Hupmobile roadster body I wanted. Time to put it away and finish what I started a couple years ago, namely, the Bantam.

Before I go much farther, I want to get it running. The 468 big block was built about 20 years ago and never run.

Today I finished wiring it in a temporary fashion. See how neat it is? I'll add fluids and then finish a few things on the engine. Maybe get it running in the next couple weeks.

If all goes okay I'll be able to finish the project with confidence.

 

[bob w]

I put fluids in it (and some leaked on the floor). Poured race gas in the carb, turned it over and got a backfire out of it. Checked the timing, by eye, turned the distributor quite a bit and tried it again. It's a sketchy battery and wasn't up to the task. Gotta get a new one.

While waiting for some financial recovery from Christmas to buy a battery, I did some other tasks. Painted the seat frames and finishing the driveshaft tunnel.

I'll be heading for Florida soon so more idle time on this build.