Before I retired, If I had a problem, I always tried to make it a supplier solution. I like to think that I am not the first person to run into any given problem and then go looking to see how others fixed it.
Have you discovered these?
Before I retired, If I had a problem, I always tried to make it a supplier solution. I like to think that I am not the first person to run into any given problem and then go looking to see how others fixed it.
Have you discovered these?
In reply to NOHOME :
*Countersunk* rivnuts? No, I was unaware. Those could be VERY useful. Is there a name or brand I should l look for?
(Edit: do you have a vendor of preference?)
I got the last of the three rivnuts installed on the driver's side, the trafficator welded back together, and a coat of rattle can paint on it. (Eight pictures at the click through)
It's time to put her back together and get ready for tonight's car show
So I got the trafficator painted and mounted, but there were some runs that will need to be sanded out and that means it will need a repaint.
... and we made it to the car show. Unfortunately, we didn't make it early enough to attend the Mardi Gras parade.
Just thought this was cool. A guy is making bullet style bumper parts from SodaStream bottles. Click through if you want to see more of his work
Meet Gigi, our new dog. She came from the Humane Society in Sebring, which is on the same road as the track entrance...the sounds of a Chin event were in the background while we were meeting the dog. 
She is supposed to be a coonhound-beagle mix, but I think she looks a lot more like a red tick coonhound than a beagle. Gigi is between three and four years old, and had been in the shelter since December.
I also fixed the paint where tarp straps had rubbed it off in a few spots as we towed the car down south last year so Greg Ira could get the carburetors working again. Most of the obvious problem places were in the brown line around the top of the body. I also needed to cover the white spray paint I had used to prevent corrosion where I had been welding to modify the passenger side door latch.
The new paint is now on and drying. There are a few spots in the tan body color that will eventually need to be redone as well. When I'm satisfied with all the paint, including the embellishments that I have planned, I will probably try some of that self leveling Eastwood clear coat to protect everything.
I had a chance this morning to visit with a college friend i havent seen in many years. Naturally, the two things to do were meet the Mrs. and check out the car.
The car sat for more than a year after developing an oil leak. About a month and a half ago I decided that it was doing no good sitting there, I might as well check the fluid levels and drive anyway. We've been to a few little local car shows since, and it is good to have her back on the road.
The latest? I've come back around to the idea that she'd be more fun to drive with a convertible top. I bought a roadster frame kit to that I'll try to modify into being phaeton-capable, but sewing up the fabric will be a challenge.
Saw these guys a couple months ago a Duncan Imports and thought of this thread.
johndej said:Saw these guys a couple months ago a Duncan Imports and thought of this thread.
Thank you! That's kind. I may need to plan a trip to Nashville someday; I've never actually seen in 1930s Datsun with my own eyes
I love that they have the semaphore turn signals that I'm trying to replicate
In reply to JoeyM :
This was at their Christiansburg location actually. Didn't get to their other site but there were three full warehouses plus an outdoor lot filled to the brim in VA.
Good news; I was wrong; the kit will not need to be widened to fit!
While the top tube of the kit's bow is only 39.5 inches long,
the curved side pieces add another 19 in, and that is wide enough to span the back of my car.
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Central Florida Street road association Christmas party
Central Florida Street road association Christmas party
Love the sweater :)
Can't wait to see the roof take shape.
PS. Any decisions made about fenders? The slim back fender style would look amazing.
Probably already thought of it, but could you begin with an MGA or MGB top frame and modify things to fit. Extend/widen but retain the hinge aspects of it to save some time and make use of someone elses expertise? I was down cellar looking at the top frame for my MGA and it seriously lends itself to easy modifications for sure. Just a thought . . .
MuSTANK said:Probably already thought of it, but could you begin with an MGA or MGB top frame and modify things to fit. Extend/widen but retain the hinge aspects of it to save some time
That's exactly what I'm trying to do, but starting with the with the speedway frame kit for roadsters
Piguin said:Love the sweater :)
Can't wait to see the roof take shape.
PS. Any decisions made about fenders? The slim back fender style would look amazing.
Yes, we're going to end up with fenders. I have a set from a 1928 shay that Wheels777 gave to me. They will need modification to fit, but we will make them work.
I agree that the slim rear fenders like an Austin 7 with the tapering running board is the way to go, just like the real car had
So I have been watching top construction videos on youtube. The folks I have seen building Bimini tops for boats did a lot of the initial frame work on a wooden mock up instead of doing it on the actual boat.
Some of the car folks are doing the same as they make convertible tops.
Seems like a reasonable idea, so I have been working on a similar mock up of my car at the door line, complete with a roll bar, dash, and windshield
Okay the next part of my wooden mock-up is a metal mounting tab that can be positioned closer or further from the roll bar with a simple clamp. This will let me play with different mounting locations along the side for the bottom of the frame
If possible, the two tabs should be within 16 in of the roll bar. Anything in back of that will be difficult because the body has started tapering/curving towards the back
JoeyM said:...a metal mounting tab
Attached to this mounting tab is the bottom piece of the frame kit, a piece that I will probably refer to here as " the base." One idea that I have for extending the height to clear the roll bar and windshield is to make this base piece longer. The stock piece is 8 in long. Here's a wooden mock-up that is 14 in long
So glad to see this back on the front page. I was recently wondering where you had been! Keep on keepin on
buzzboy said:So glad to see this back on the front page. I was recently wondering where you had been! Keep on keepin on
Thank you for the words of encouragement. I really appreciate it. Sometimes - especially when you don't know what you're supposed to be doing - car building can be depressing
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