Don’t stop there!

After all that work you need to finish it.

I have spoken…

Here’s the first color coat double-blocked with 600 grit. I kinda like this matte finish. All the kids are wrapping their cars to look kinda like this…

So what do you think, boys? Shoot two more coats and clear it? Or just scrub the whole car with a scotchbrite and call it a day?

Clutch chatter sometimes comes from the wrong Bowden tube. Make sure it dips about an inch, to an inch and a half. Another thing to check is the transmission mounts. If there’s some give in those, replace them. The last common possibility is the disc or pressure plate. If a little oil gets on it or something like that you can get chatter. But…[Read more]

It’s just a flat piece of glass. Any good glass shop, not necessarily a windshield specialist, should be able to cut a new one given a sample. They should know you will need laminated safety glass, but you might want to remind them. I’ve had a couple done this way.

Well, it’s paint day, boys.

Final primer-sealer coat this afternoon followed by the red stuff. Looks a lot better this time around but of course I got a nasty run on the scuttle and gouged out a wet spot with the sprayer. And a couple spots not yet quite covering.

So it goes.

Well, it’s paint day, boys.

Final primer-sealer coat this afternoon followed by the red stuff. Looks a lot better this time around but of course I got a nasty run on the scuttle and gouged out a wet spot with the sprayer. And a couple spots not yet quite covering.

So it goes.

More on the blog.

We’s racin’!

Cool Ed!

Glad you have a new project.

I spent the weekend cleaning my garage so I could get back to my Speedster project – now need to get something done.

Following Roy’s sage advice I have been working with No Paint. Just a sponge, a bucket and a sheet of 400.

Seems to be working.

I got the wheels bolted on snug (thanks) and shot some truck bed liner up under the fenders to cover the ‘glass work and (supposedly) prevent star cracking from rocks and such.

Following Roy’s sage advice I have been working with No Paint. Just a sponge, a bucket and a sheet of 400.

Seems to be working.

I got the wheels bolted on snug (thanks again, Allen) and shot some truck bed liner up under the fenders to cover the ‘glass work and (supposedly) prevent star cracking from rocks and such.

Following Roy’s sage advice I have been working with No Paint. Just a sponge, a bucket and a sheet of 400.

Seems to be working.

Definitely VA Beach this year in Bridget, Roy. And maybe in the Spyder in 2018. I had a German grandmother but the only word she ever taught me was “hundsbutza,” which she told me was dog poop and apparently that isn’t even true.

And great to hear about the Cooperization. I really want to drive that car at least round the block, if you’ll allow…[Read more]

Yes, the two square plates mount to the bottom of the seat back. The hinges slide into that tapered space allowing you to lift the seat back out.

Can’t see enough of the other piece to identify it.