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.

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.

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.

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.

That looks like a lot of cutting and welding. Will you bolt it to the bucket or weld it?

Emma seems like a good one to me. But this is really a personal matter. In my experience, the car suggests the name. I don’t remember thinking about naming Bridget.

Same thing with my mom’s old Nova when i was a kid. The car was called “Bess,” and that was that. My dad’s Nova, basically the same car, did not get a name. And my Nova–also the…[Read more]

Welcome🍻

Good to meet ya, rabien73. I’m Ed.

Good on ya, Greg.  And right, same thing happened when I had the tire guys slap on new tires and align it. Driving home I thought I was gonna die. Car wandered and rode so rough. Checked the tire pressure in the driveway: 36 all around.

Set them at like 16 and 24 and was instantly happy.

Allen: THANK YOU!

Got the front axle nuts today and went out to replace the busted one on Bridget. Can’t thank you enough.

Carlisle bump. Just a couple weeks left to get a discount on showfield pass.

http://www.carlisleevents.com/carlisle-events/carlisle-import-and-performance-nationals/default.aspx

Who’s in this year?

New guys: You can come without a car. Plenty of us (me included) will be happy to chauffeur you around, or even let you take the wheel.

Sign on…[Read more]

Allen: It’s all dupicolor stuff I bought at Advance Auto. The touch-up spray is an excellent match for this Ford Toreador Red. I also have some red scratch-filler primer.

The “adhesion promoter” is just that. On the rack with the rest of the paint. It’s mainly for painting vinyl or plastic trim pieces, chrome, aluminum, etc. You prep the part by…[Read more]