Robbie (Forum Supporter)
Robbie (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
8/2/21 8:45 a.m.

I was lifting my build table yesterday for effectively the same purpose...

gumby
gumby Dork
8/10/21 8:41 p.m.

Time to get to the bottom of things

RandolphCarter
RandolphCarter New Reader
8/10/21 10:32 p.m.
gumby said:

 

Your new trailer looks pretty sweet!

barefootskater (Shaun)
barefootskater (Shaun) PowerDork
8/10/21 11:14 p.m.

NoHome: has rotisserie 

Gumby: "hold my beer."

gumby
gumby Dork
8/11/21 5:38 p.m.
RandolphCarter said:

Your new trailer looks pretty sweet!

Considering that this aluminum was interior door skin, trash picked from behind an enclosed trailer dealer; I'll allow it.

gumby
gumby Dork
8/13/21 9:30 p.m.

Locked down the location of the first piece of floor, then made front section.

Drilled a few locators thru these panels and took them back off for now.

bobzilla
bobzilla MegaDork
8/14/21 9:49 a.m.

Impressive. 

gumby
gumby Dork
8/22/21 7:36 p.m.

Added a gazillion tabs to the chassis. Body mounts, seat belt anchors, panel tabs, etc.

 

Bob went dumpster diving after a Magnaflow box.

Pretty decent haul which should be quite useful

Mr_Asa
Mr_Asa PowerDork
8/22/21 8:20 p.m.

That is a nice haul!

barefootskater (Shaun)
barefootskater (Shaun) PowerDork
8/22/21 8:24 p.m.

I particularly like the "just dump it out behind the front wheel" exhaust approach. 

gumby
gumby Dork
8/24/21 8:41 p.m.

Feeling the heat of both Dan and Robbie's threads at the top of the forum.... I snuck 1.5hrs in the shop this evening and mounted the windshield. I need to do more during the week because this is 1.5hrs less that needs done on Friday, but it's tough while running taxi service for multiple extracurriculars every night.

No pic because I suck. 2mos till Challenge.

Shavarsh
Shavarsh Reader
8/25/21 12:30 a.m.

In reply to gumby :

yeeehaw! Keep it up

Mr_Asa
Mr_Asa PowerDork
8/25/21 1:04 a.m.
gumby said:

I need to do more during the week because this is 1.5hrs less that needs done on Friday, but it's tough while running taxi service for multiple extracurriculars every night.

Hours make days, days make months.
Keep on it!

03Panther
03Panther UltraDork
8/25/21 5:54 a.m.

I did not really plan to make it to the challenge this year... mostly for same reasons as last year. But if this does make it, I gots ta come see it!

p. s. need more pit crew?

Robbie (Forum Supporter)
Robbie (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
8/25/21 9:47 a.m.
gumby said:

Feeling the heat of both Dan and Robbie's threads at the top of the forum.... I snuck 1.5hrs in the shop this evening and mounted the windshield. I need to do more during the week because this is 1.5hrs less that needs done on Friday, but it's tough while running taxi service for multiple extracurriculars every night.

No pic because I suck. 2mos till Challenge.

always happy to help! I'm feeling the heat of your '2 months' comment...

nocones
nocones UberDork
8/25/21 11:31 a.m.
Robbie (Forum Supporter) said:
gumby said:

Feeling the heat of both Dan and Robbie's threads at the top of the forum.... I snuck 1.5hrs in the shop this evening and mounted the windshield. I need to do more during the week because this is 1.5hrs less that needs done on Friday, but it's tough while running taxi service for multiple extracurriculars every night.

No pic because I suck. 2mos till Challenge.

always happy to help! I'm feeling the heat of your '2 months' comment...

Only 2 of these builds seem likely to be "done".....

gumby
gumby Dork
8/27/21 5:49 p.m.

Windshield. There is still some residual tear-off residue, but getting better

Today, we turned a corner


 

Now entering the assembly phase.


*crosses fingers that I didn't forget too many tabs*

Mr_Asa
Mr_Asa PowerDork
8/27/21 5:52 p.m.

Oh damn!

How far do you think you are from a test drive?

slowbird
slowbird UltraDork
8/27/21 6:45 p.m.

Wait a minute, I missed where the windshield came from. Taken off a Grand-Am race car? The Powered By Ford banner looks very official.

gumby
gumby Dork
8/27/21 6:54 p.m.

In reply to slowbird :
You didn't miss it, you simply forgot about it because this build is taking so long!

slowbird said:

I like the authentic-looking Powered By Ford windshield banner. Where did you source that?

gumby (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to slowbird :

 

There may or may not be more parts from the same source which make their way to the Challenge laugh

 

In reply to Mr_Asa :
Hopefully less than 2 months!

slowbird
slowbird UltraDork
8/27/21 9:14 p.m.

In reply to gumby :

Ah-ha! lol

I knew that looked like a Daytona Prototype-era banner. Just couldn't figure out which one had a windshield that shape...naturally it's from one of the early ones, before they made the roof a bit smaller laugh

maschinenbau
maschinenbau UltraDork
8/28/21 10:57 a.m.

Ohhhhh yes! What are thinking for body color?

Stampie
Stampie MegaDork
8/28/21 12:25 p.m.

In reply to maschinenbau :

Whats wrong with faded metallic gold?

gumby
gumby Dork
8/28/21 12:28 p.m.

I dunno, I guess I'd call it light barf metallic.

Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter)
Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
8/28/21 12:49 p.m.

In reply to gumby :

"Champagne Vomit" sounds way more classy. 

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