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Compare this to the way it used to be:
Posted on: 2009/5/26 11:10
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I also added a "tire" to one of the sidemounts to check clearance:
Posted on: 2009/5/26 11:18
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Then I noticed that the pedal room inside the cabin is a lot better than it used to be:
Posted on: 2009/5/26 11:19
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Here's the piece that I had to remove to lower the cowl:
Posted on: 2009/5/26 11:21
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I also have generous firewall to engine clearance (makes for a longer hood!):
Posted on: 2009/5/26 11:22
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And of course, I've taken all the wires and insulation out of the inside of the cowl, but I'm keeping the insulation to use as a pattern eventually. All this took me most of yesterday, with a lot of head scratching to get it all figured out. Also, I won't be using fenders, as they will really take away the looks of the vintage race car.
Posted on: 2009/5/26 11:25
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Did a little work on the Speedster today, mocking up the steering column and doing some cleaning on the cowl:
Posted on: 2009/5/27 20:36
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The wife asked if I wanted a pic of me in the "War Chariot", so here we go:
Posted on: 2009/5/27 20:37
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Meanwhile, right after this was taken, I got a call from Travis asking if I wanted to come over and check out the Packard Merlin, and of course I said heck yeah!
Posted on: 2009/5/27 20:38
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