Post pics you guys. Pics of work happening are cool.

(imho)

Cut that FG! Glass-in some aluminum! Build! Build! Build!

I was thinking heat shield and/or air flow enhancement, not MC relocation. But probably best to see what happens before making new projects for Bill.

I think you’re in the neighborhood now.

Is the MC as tight on the valve cover as it looks here? My only concern would be maybe header heat and its effect on the brake fluid.

Looks pretty viable.

(EDIT: I wrote the whole post below before I looked up to find urhonor’s car is a front-engined vehicle. With a Chevette or Ford-based TDr none of what I wrote is relevant. Tow away, I say…but be careful; Roy’s still very right about the main issues with towing light.)

Sadly, reluctantly, I’m with Roy on this one. I say “sadly” because I,…[Read more]

Good luck & keep us posted.

So I had one other thought which is probably off-base but, just spit-ballin’: Is there any kind of residual pressure valve in your system that might (?) somehow create pressure inside the reservoir? I don’t even think it’s possible but I’m trying to see all the angles here.

If it’s leaking I guess it’s due for some R&R, but I’ve not heard of this particular issue before. Is the hose the right size? Did you try just putting a hose clamp? Does the hose have that outside braid like it’s supposed to? I guess you already know that not just any kind of hose is brake fluid safe.

If it’s not the little hose and you already…[Read more]

The whole piece weighs maybe 20 pounds and I’d be using less than half of it. So 10 pounds at the lowest point of the middle of the car.

I’m trying to remove the whole floor to wrap it in aluminum. I’ve drilled out a lot of the rivets but it’s been glued onto the frame tubes with what looks like Liquid Nails, so I’m going to have to slice that…[Read more]

Seems like overkill. And this is me talking.

Swept out the garage and took Spydy off the lift because my neighbor wants to use it.

Gonna be working up front, finishing the horn mounts, welding in the frame extensions (probably weld in the rear jack points too) and then the air box for the oil cooler.

After that: more aluminum! Floor, firewall, wheel wells, inner door panels—all that j…[Read more]

Done with the spare tire mount. Put the back wheels on the car. Dropped the whole rear section of the car on a bit of sharp metal.

Yeah pretty easy. I needed my wife’s expertise (and sewing machine) for the back corners; she installed some elastic gathers there and pie-sewed the edges.You can see what needs doing just by draping the curtain over the cockpit. I installed the snaps first and then had her sew.

Overkill: I also sacrificed a chamois cloth and had Karen sew strips…[Read more]

BOTH SHOULDERS?

Not all the same day I hope? And also hope you can spring for the bionic “forklift strength” upgrade.

Latest update (from Friday) on the Spyder build.

I made mine out of a Union Jack shower curtain. No zipper, and really light-weight but good for keeping the dew out overnight during spring shows, and keeping prying eyes (and spring showers) out if I need to park her somewhere for a few hours. Including the snaps and a snap installation kit I think I have $40 in the thing, and mine cost more than…[Read more]

Can’t tell from this angle, but would the fan you need fit behind the grill after you push the rad a half inch forward? And will the rad still fit inside the grill shell? I wonder if a shorter water pump might not be the easier solution….

Adding lightness…