Re: The "After Eight" Roadster
Posted by Ross On 2016/9/11 20:33:53
Not only is the bread done, but now the car is on its way back up instead of down.
The cowl has been carefully aligned and welded back together. The driver's door has been cut down and has been successfully hung along with its twin.
I took some pains to work out heat and ventilation details ahead of time instead of agonizing after the fact as with the Trevoux Replica. A small mod to the heater box makes it slip past the manifold, and the blower will be mounted on the side of the cowl. Ductwork will run over the top of the tire. That is why there is the odd cutout at the back of the inner fender in the next photo.
Of course the inner fender needs to be cut down and reattached to the outer. Placing the outer fender was as far as I got before I had to answer the siren call of cutting the grass. But you can begin to see the proportions of the car. Oddly enough, the beltline height is now only a fraction of an inch higher than a Studebaker Hawk.
You will note that the old airfilter is out of the question, indeed the Carter WGD is itself too high and I will be seeking a shorter replacement.
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The cowl has been carefully aligned and welded back together. The driver's door has been cut down and has been successfully hung along with its twin.
I took some pains to work out heat and ventilation details ahead of time instead of agonizing after the fact as with the Trevoux Replica. A small mod to the heater box makes it slip past the manifold, and the blower will be mounted on the side of the cowl. Ductwork will run over the top of the tire. That is why there is the odd cutout at the back of the inner fender in the next photo.
Of course the inner fender needs to be cut down and reattached to the outer. Placing the outer fender was as far as I got before I had to answer the siren call of cutting the grass. But you can begin to see the proportions of the car. Oddly enough, the beltline height is now only a fraction of an inch higher than a Studebaker Hawk.
You will note that the old airfilter is out of the question, indeed the Carter WGD is itself too high and I will be seeking a shorter replacement.
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