R.s.c. Build off car!!

[MercuryMac]

I've been watching your build all along, but quietly, LB, because there is a Model A coupe in my future too.
Wood is a cool floor material. It's a sound deadener and it's easy to attach things too later on. There is a downside, though, bends and compound curves are really tricky.
Anyhow, I vote with your Dad on this one.

 

[lowbudget50]

I've been watching your build all along, but quietly, LB, because there is a Model A coupe in my future too.
Wood is a cool floor material. It's a sound deadener and it's easy to attach things too later on. There is a downside, though, bends and compound curves are really tricky.
Anyhow, I vote with your Dad on this one.

Thanks mac!!

I agree with the wood. I will be using steel to connect the flat bottom to the fire wall. Much easier hahaha

 

[lowbudget50]

Overall I probably have about 5 miles on the car. It needs an alignment and a fan. But the original model a radiator seems to be keeping the car right at about 170 cruising down the road without one. It seems to me that it has a small leak inside the core at some point around where I had to patch the tank. So I will probably be taking it in and seeing if it can be fixed. Or I might get a wild hair and unsolder the top and resolder it on myself. I weighed the car it weighs 2340 with me in it and a half a tank of fuel. Puts it at a very good power to weight ratio

 

[bob w]

Gonna keep this one, I hope? Pretty darn cool.[cl

 

[earthman]

For any newbies to the board this is how to have fun with old cars.

 

[Torchie]

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[lowbudget50]

Gonna keep this one, I hope? Pretty darn cool.[cl

Thanks, yes this car wont be going anywhere!!

 

[lowbudget50]

For any newbies to the board this is how to have fun with old cars.

Yes it is!!!

 

[Old Iron]

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[joedoh]

2340lbs with a driver sounds like fun on a bun!

 

[lowbudget50]

In town cruising went well, big hit!!

 

[Dr Crankenstein]

Needs to be done by 2021 and in red lodge montana in July...

We want it done by next summer to work the bugs out of it!!!

Well ahead of schedule! Great job lb!

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[Torchie]

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[lowbudget50]

Well ahead of schedule! Great job lb!

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Thanks gents!!

Far from done. But drivable , so why not!!

 

[Skip]

Two thumbs up! Lookin' great! [cl [cl [cl

 

[kenny c]

 

[DozerII]

O Ya drive the tires off. [cl[cl

 

[lowbudget50]

Did some more fine tuning today, runs better every time!!

 

[lowbudget50]

Well the little Coupe went on its first Adventure this weekend. Drove 15 minutes down the freeway at 65 miles an hour to our local drag strip. Ran the car twice and then drove it home. In two runs we learned quite a bit about the car. 1 in needs lower gears and two it needs a real four speed not that goofy three speed with overdrive. Super sticky because they had a bunch of fast cars down there last weekend so we were actually able to launch the car at about 2000 RPMs and get it out of the hole. Once it hit past the 60-foot it spawn a little in first and then it's fun and 2nd. Once I shifted into third it really didn't pull that hard because it's Direct. Car was ultimately way slower than I had imagined it was going to be but all that's all in our gearing. So I promptly came home after the race and 45 minutes after starting I had a real Toploader 4 speed in it and we are putting a set of 373 isn't it tomorrow night. Then we're going back down next weekend. I'm going to put a little video together of the couple runs we did

 

[Torchie]

Nothing beats track time to sort out the bugs.[cl
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