55 E/G – New old ride – Page 14

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June 28, 2012 at 6:17 am #34622
tomblake
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Radiator brackets ready to be welded in place. The shelf for the MSD box complete except for welding it in. Fabricating more panels to cover the openings left when the door hinges were welded to the chassis. When the new door hinges were being installed the original hinge columns had to be removed.
Doesn’t sound like much but the time goes by way too fast doing these detailed items.
July 1, 2012 at 6:24 am #34650
tomblake
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The radiator is mounted and the hoses are installed. The door block off panels are welded in. All the floor panels except the driver panel are welded in. The rear bumper brackets are welded on.
I can see signs of things coming together but still thinking about only 41 days left to the race.

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July 2, 2012 at 6:04 am #34683
tomblake
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Getting the wires put together with the MSD box.
First battery installed and making the cables to connect it to see if all the other wires are doing there job. Will also be checking for smoke. 😆

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July 4, 2012 at 6:58 am #34713
tomblake
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Well we are still working and working around stuff we are working on. 🙄
Wiring coming along pretty well. Starting to add color to the places we are not working. Must be getting tired, starting to act silly.
Before we brought the 55 to the 4th race we wanted it race ready and orange. So far niether is done but still working on both, still have 38 days before the race.

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July 4, 2012 at 12:40 pm #34717
don-kauer
Tom, It’s OK to act silly 😀 😀 ……………All I can say is WOW…TH 55 looks awesome and every pic it gets better and better……….You’ve outdone yourself 🙂 ..Great job Tom……… 😆 …Don..
July 4, 2012 at 5:56 pm #34721
frank-j-majauskas
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What Don said ! Simply AWESOME !! She’s a piece of art ! I love it….

Frank…
July 4, 2012 at 6:27 pm #34722
dino
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ORANGE! Fifties Chevy Gasser…..Sound Familiar….. DOVER AUTHENTIC For Sure! Now we lookin like a race car !
July 5, 2012 at 2:10 am #34724
mikey
BILLY WILL BE HAPPY AS A CLAM!! REALLY LOOKIN’ GOOD. ……………..MIKEY 😆
July 5, 2012 at 5:27 am #34725
tomblake
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Wiring not complete yet but with battery power on the car the engine turns over, lights light up, the fuel pump runs and the water pump runs.
Getting closer and closer as time is running faster and faster.

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July 6, 2012 at 3:10 am #34726
don-kauer
You are so right Mikey 😀 If Casey had a 55 THIS would be the car… 😎 …..Pumpkin color and the Casey signature wheelwells….Although Tom’s are much neater 😆 😆 😆 ….Sorry Billy 🙁 ………………..Don…
July 6, 2012 at 4:19 pm #34732
dino
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Don…That car needs a “Smurk” sticker…See if ya can get one from John and send it down!
July 7, 2012 at 4:31 am #34740
tomblake
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Today was another good day on the 55 gasser. All the floor panels are welded in place and except for maybe a few more brackets all the welding is complete, thanks to Bobby, he has been a great help on this project. Since the welding was complete we put fuel in the tank for the first time, pump the lines clean, filled the carburetor, fix a small fuel leak and hit the starter. The engine fired right up and idled at 1000 rpm with 70 lbs oil pressure. The engine fired up like it had been running every day.
The engine didn’t know it was apart and repaired, it didn’t know we hung the distributor on the front like a Ford, it just seemed happy to be back alive again. And I am very happy to hear it making noise again myself. It didn’t take Mary but a minute to get out to the shop when she hear it fire up. You’d think it was a top fueler with the attention we were getting. 😀
July 7, 2012 at 11:01 am #34741
babycakes
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Congrats Tom!!! Good to hear your exhaust headers finally got some smoke and sound going! Right now your right on your game plan,and a ‘happy camper’ after hearing your 55 ;project’ running I’m sure! 😀 😀 😀 😀
July 7, 2012 at 11:23 am #34742
bossguy
Very Cool Tom, Got a sound clip on You Tube? Congrats!
July 7, 2012 at 2:55 pm #34745
mikey
Tom, very glad to hear that”It is alive!!”. 😀 Maybe before you leave for New York, we can get together at Lakeland for some “test and tune”. 😉 Mine is done enough to make a few passes. I sure wish I could make the trip up North, but it’s not gonna happen. Bummer. 😥 Hopefully, next year. ……………….Mikey 😆
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