55 E/G – New old ride – Page 3

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February 9, 2012 at 6:39 am #33174
tomblake
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Mikey…..Yes and yes.
We plan to make the car a driver and suspending the fuel tank underneath would have been too close to the tailpipes. The exhaust is going to come out the back of this car and it will be quieter than the Mustang. Putting the fuel tank and batteries in the trunk created more problems. Those problems include not being able to use the fuel door on the outside of the car for a tank big enough to carry a good amount of fuel. So we compromised on the two smaller tanks. Both tanks will be tied together with a #12 flex line so it will act like one tank with the batteries in the middle.
February 9, 2012 at 6:46 am #33175
tomblake
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Made more progress on the interior and firewall panels today. Got a start on plumbing the front brake system also.

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February 9, 2012 at 2:42 pm #33179
babycakes
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Tom,starting to take shape….NICE!!!!
February 9, 2012 at 9:58 pm #33180
john-sachs-sr
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Real nice …………. 🙂
February 9, 2012 at 11:09 pm #33181
mikey
Coming along very nicely. ……………….Mikey 😆
February 12, 2012 at 4:58 pm #33189
dino
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You gonna “park’ the stang for this years race OR have the “kid’ enter it too…If this is ready?
February 12, 2012 at 7:06 pm #33192
tomblake
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Dino…..The trailer is only big enough for one car and it will bring the 55 Chevy, one way or another. It may not be complete but it will be running and I plan to race it at the 4th Dover race. Got to keep the father son race going at least one more year also.
It is hard to believe it’s the 4th race already, where does the time go?
February 14, 2012 at 7:33 am #33207
tomblake
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Hands are getting tired of cutting and trimming sheet metal but we are making some progress. Only a 179 days to the race.

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February 14, 2012 at 1:28 pm #33208
babycakes
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Tom,your doing an ‘excellent’ job on the ‘tin’ work……thanks for sharing the results!
February 15, 2012 at 2:17 am #33214
mikey
Tom, it’s really looking great. You can do my sheet metal work any time!! ……………….Mikey 😆
February 15, 2012 at 2:20 pm #33219
babycakes
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Tom,do you have the original side glass for the ’55’,or you taking the ‘lexan’ route?
February 15, 2012 at 2:44 pm #33220
tomblake
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Babycakes……Side glass, I have the complete doors with the roll up windows, hoping to install those windows in fiberglass doors, after fixing some of the broken mechanical pieces inside. The rear side windows were not in the car and that area, where the crank mechanism was, is covered so the best way to fill that window area is with Lexan. Yesterday we were at the Home Depot looking at Lexan and vinyl material just to see what was available. Looks like we were thinking about windows at the same time.
February 16, 2012 at 12:46 am #33227
tomblake
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Well now I can say every nut, bolt and washer in this car has been removed. Everything that is going back I can say “it is my fault if anything falls off”.
Got rear end out today. Cleaned and sanded it smooth for paint, almost looks like chrome.

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February 16, 2012 at 4:49 am #33230
mikey
Maybe you should just “clear coat” it!!!! Just kidding Tom, looking good. …………….Mikey 😆
February 16, 2012 at 12:44 pm #33231
babycakes
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Tom,have you picked a rear end ratio yet,your gonna run in the ’55’…..Pete ❓
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