street legal jalopy/vintage fenderless oval race car 1940lSH MOPAR tribute to DAD

[skull]

unintended

the law of unintended consequences got me, the wheels that are designed for circle track cars have to have longer wheel studs. the stock one do not let the stud stick thru far enough. l am afraid of snapping them off and the race track will not let out there with out the studs sticking thru a little bit. the front has 5/8 X 3 inch and stick out a lot.

in the pics of the rear wheels it shows how shallow they are VS the front wheel.

l found some from summit that are 3'' long, l ordered them and they will be here next week.

ya fix one thing and two pop up,--- gotta love working on hot rods

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[DJ3100]

the law of unintended consequences got me, the wheels that are designed for circle track cars have to have longer wheel studs. the stock one do not let the stud stick thru far enough. l am afraid of snapping them off and the race track will not let out there with out the studs sticking thru a little bit. the front has 5/8 X 3 inch and stick out a lot.

in the pics of the rear wheels it shows how shallow they are VS the front wheel.

l found some from summit that are 3'' long, l ordered them and they will be here next week.

ya fix one thing and two pop up,--- gotta love working on hot rods

Later

Wheels seem to give me more grief than any other feature. On the current project the center bores on the stock stock wheels are too small for the hubs and the axles. I have a set of wheels that didn't clear the calipers on the 3100, the Cragar SS wheels on the 3100 had welds that interfered with the rear brake drums. At any rate, a new set of studs is probably one of the cheaper, easier fixes.

 

[skull]

radiator

got the radiator back in, top hose went in pretty easy with a little "customizing" to the length and l had to put in a spring that helps hold the shape.

the bottom one is going to be a little more of a challenge, tight space to work in and a funny angle.

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[skull]

new stuff

the seven will be painted by the man who did the 3OlSH lettering.

Gotcha drew up a half dozen for me, l liked the looks of this one with the rings and tear-drop style best so l had him put it on a sheet by it's self, l decided were putting this one on the car.

the center will be a solid color with the rings a different color to offset the center & make it pop.

when l asked him what colors, he said just wait and see, but l guarantee you'll like it. after the 3OlSH and the mail box, l guess l will trust his judgement

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[skull]

fuel tank mods

the big hole in the fuel cell makes it hard to fill up at a standard pump with the collar you have to push back to get fuel flow.

in 0regon with there you can't pump you're own gas laws makes it a pain to fill the tank. when l picked up the car outside Portland l stopped to gas up the truck and the race car both at the same time. l was going to fill it so l didn't have to try and dump gas in it at home, several stations refused to put in fuel because of the way the pump head had to be manipulated to flow.

so today l fixed that issue by trimming a standard neck and adapted it to the inside of the big fill hole. l made it so the regular fuel cell cap fits and from the outside the tank looks un-modified.

old inner-tube made great gaskets for this.

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[skull]

neck l started with out of a old truck gas tank.

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[Skip]

the law of unintended consequences got me, the wheels that are designed for circle track cars have to have longer wheel studs. the stock one do not let the stud stick thru far enough. l am afraid of snapping them off and the race track will not let out there with out the studs sticking thru a little bit. the front has 5/8 X 3 inch and stick out a lot.

in the pics of the rear wheels it shows how shallow they are VS the front wheel.

l found some from summit that are 3'' long, l ordered them and they will be here next week.

ya fix one thing and two pop up,--- gotta love working on hot rods

Later

You will be much happier with wheels that don't fall off of the car.

 

[skull]

studs

You will be much happier with wheels that don't fall off of the car.

the studs showed up so they'll be on the car soon


l hope that fix's the tire/wheel fall off problem

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[Skip]

the studs showed up so they'll be on the car soon


l hope that fix's the tire/wheel fall off problem

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I want to get some just because they look cool with old school mags. That calls for the open ended lug nuts, too. Major bucks.

 

[skull]

I want to get some just because they look cool with old school mags. That calls for the open ended lug nuts, too. Major bucks.

speedway and summit: prices aren't too bad.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mor-46160?seid=srese1&gclid=CPOTgYHd6cECFVKPfgodiJ0Aiw

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Singl...16-Inch-RH-Fine-Thread-Single-Taper,6927.html

they also have different sizes,

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[DJ3100]

Good solution on the fuel cell.

 

[Skip]

[clDon't know how I missed the fuel cell filler neck re-bop. That is a great idea. I just might have to borrow it. Funny how little things like that make a difference.

For the record, here in Oregon if your tank filler hole is inside the car, or bed, they can not pump your gas. They have to turn the job over to you. Good reason to keep it inside.

 

[Bamamav]

That's crazy! In AL, I doubt you could even find anybody that still pumps gas for you.

Good job on the fuel fill Skull. You'll be driving in no time! [cl

 

[skull]

ballin'

0K people, this is scary so hold on, the right front bottom ball joint was so loose and worn out it was hanging a 1/2 inch out of the bottom A-arm and when l took the nut off it fell out

driver side ain't much better.

again, don't the organizing race tracks that host racing vehicles tech these things? when l raced l was vigilant with maintaining parts and safety checks all the time on every car we raced over the years.

these problems l found on this car are the reason l go over every thing with a careful eye and fix it when l get/buy/aquire anyones vehicle.

l got new bottom ball joints for both sides & top A arms had new ones with them.

one nice thing, the drag link, tie rod ends and steering arm in great shape.

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[skull]

lower

wow, at parts geek l can get 2 new lower a arms for 81 bucks apiece with new bushings, ball joints and only 9 bucks to ship.

that is really cheap, l am gonna get these, good price and everything l need and clean so l don't have to[cl

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[Yankee Transplant]

That's crazy! In AL, I doubt you could even find anybody that still pumps gas for you.

Good job on the fuel fill Skull. You'll be driving in no time! [cl

we have one place that still does it ,, we had two till last year ,, one retired and no one took over his station ,, the women love it ,, and the men that work in the offices or just going some place and dont want the gas smell on there hands go there , I think hes only about 2 cents hire than the rest ..
And skull you just give me a lot more gas tanks to choose from Now that you have shown me that trick ,, thanks

 

[Skip]

That's crazy! In AL, I doubt you could even find anybody that still pumps gas for you.

Good job on the fuel fill Skull. You'll be driving in no time! [cl

Out here in Oregon, only people with gas tanks inside their rig get to pump their own gas. The normal cars get it pumped by an attendant. Often a pimple-faced kid that doesn't know what a real car is. Oh well, keeps them employed, I guess. It did take some getting used to when I first moved here.


I just realized I said this twice in one thread.

 

[AZRodDave]

I just realized I said this twice in one thread.

I doubt anyone would have noticed until you brought it up.

 

[skull]

darn it all

some times the best laid plans fizzle

the axles are so hard l can't drill them in the rearend, it needs cutting oil streamed to it to keep from burning up drill bits.

so, new plan, put the ones in that are out of the old rearend and already done.

l figured if l had to pull them out to drill l might as well use the ones already made up and done, just plug and play.


l like the ford/mopar idea where you don't take the rear cover off. GM's are a pain.

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[skull]

drive shaft

drive shaft is done...cute little thing, about 35 inches long.

new u-joints and balanced.

the U-Joint in centralia does a great job and reasonable prices.

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