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- Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Finally got windows.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 537
Re: Finally got windows.
I suspect that water will come in thru the front. But it probably beats no curtains in a storm.
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Finally got windows.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 537
Re: Finally got windows.
You can only enter and exit on the passenger side. On the front seat the zipper follows the top bow outline. The zipper has pull tabs on both sides so it can be activated from both sides. The two side curtain fasteners are easily reached from the inside with the zipper unfastened. The rear IMG_8701....
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Finally got windows.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 537
Finally got windows.
Got the glass installed and had to replace the ising glass in the side curtains as they had deteriorated over time.
Need a little adjusting, but after being rolled up for 30 years they need to relax and stretch a little.- Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: That’s a carload!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 540
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: That’s a carload!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 540
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: That’s a carload!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 540
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: That’s a carload!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 540
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:08 am
- Forum: Classifieds - Parts
- Topic: Still looking for
- Replies: 4
- Views: 436
Re: Still looking for
Pete, email sent.
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:53 pm
- Forum: Classifieds - Parts
- Topic: Still looking for
- Replies: 4
- Views: 436
Still looking for
10-11 Torpedo gas tank.
No hump spool.
Radiator neck mount lic. plate bracket.
Thanks.
No hump spool.
Radiator neck mount lic. plate bracket.
Thanks.
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Those darn college kids!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 566
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Those darn college kids!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 566
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Those darn college kids!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 566
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Those darn college kids!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 566
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:56 am
- Forum: Classifieds - Parts
- Topic: License plates
- Replies: 2
- Views: 435
Re: License plates
Found the plates. Now need that 10-11 torpedo tank and a non hump spool. Thanks
Also anyone have a front license bracket that mounts around the radiator neck?
Also anyone have a front license bracket that mounts around the radiator neck?
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 5:07 pm
- Forum: Classifieds - Parts
- Topic: License plates
- Replies: 2
- Views: 435
License plates
Looking for a matched pair of 1911 Ohio license plates. Also 1910-11 Torpedo gas tank. Original or repo. Thanks
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: You tell me
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5135
Re: You tell me
Today I took these patterns down to my steel shop and they are going to plasma cut me some 3/16 plates so I can knock up the seat riser curves and the floorboard riser sweeps. I will also pickup a piece of pipe to shape the radius for the rear deck to seat riser. Little by little.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: You tell me
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5135
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: You tell me
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5135
Re: You tell me
I pie cut the bottom so it will sweep inward at the front and bend the end cap.
Next I test fit the panels on the skeleton.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: You tell me
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5135
Re: You tell me
Then I add 3/8” to the scribe lines.
I use an electric hand shear to cut out the part. Using the strips I knock the straight stretches up with the rawhide and then straighten the edge with a steel face hammer and dollie.- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: You tell me
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5135
Re: You tell me
Cut the blank for the side. IMG_8620.jpeg Since I don’t have a 8’ brake at home, I sandwich a 1” flange between two 3/16” strips and knock down with a rawhide hammer, checking to see it is approx. 7 degrees short of 90. IMG_8621.jpeg Then clamp it to the woodwork. IMG_8622.jpeg Next I scribe the edg...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: You tell me
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5135
Re: You tell me
So back to work. Got the wheels painted(with a brush.
Then got the tires mounted.
So time to skin the body. I start by routing the edges where I want the sheet metal level with the wood.- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Where did it go?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 683
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Where did it go?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 683
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Where did it go?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 683
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Where did it go?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 683
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Looking for Tut.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1209
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:07 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Looking for Tut.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1209
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Looking for Tut.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1209
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:05 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Looking for Tut.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1209
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Four for the road.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 291
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Four for the road.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 291
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Four for the road.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 291
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Four for the road.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 291
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Early morning in the shop.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 940
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Early morning in the shop.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 940
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Early morning in the shop.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 940
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Early morning in the shop.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 940
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Russ Potters Passing and Arrangements
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2234
Re: Russ Potters Passing and Arrangements
Many years ago in California, one hot day, I was at work with the roll ups open and I noticed a guy wandering around out front. I took a second look and thought” That looks like Russ”. So I walked over to the door and yelled “Hey Potter!”. He turned and walked towards me and I said “Are you lost?” k...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Are you ready to go?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 488
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Are you ready to go?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 488
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Are you ready to go?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 488
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:02 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Are you ready to go?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 488
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 6:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Bing! Bang! Boom!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1066
Re: Bing! Bang! Boom!
This is for Wayne. This is the back of the last photo.
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Old Photo-Pie wagon
- Replies: 1
- Views: 396
Re: Old Photo-Pie wagon
I took some of the saturation out of the excellent photo Herb posted. I love this picture. Thanks for posting Herb.
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Bing! Bang! Boom!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1066
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Bing! Bang! Boom!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1066
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Bing! Bang! Boom!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1066
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Bing! Bang! Boom!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1066
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Hang on buddy!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1324
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Hang on buddy!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1324
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Hang on buddy!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1324
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Hang on buddy!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1324
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:25 pm
- Forum: Classifieds - Parts
- Topic: FS late 1911 unrestored Hayes removable front doors
- Replies: 6
- Views: 644
Re: FS 1912 Model Year unrestored Hayes removable front doors
I believe they are for a 1911. I have seen lots of these on 1911’s but never on a 1912. Possibly on a very early 1912.
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Fix drive shaft ball play, shrink ring
- Replies: 2
- Views: 366
Re: Fix drive shaft ball play, shrink ring
Certainly an idea worth a try. Thanks.
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Can you weld the hogshead?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1090
Re: Can you weld the hogshead?
Really nice work.
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: All the old gang.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 684
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: All the old gang.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 684
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: All the old gang.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 684
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: All the old gang.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 684
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: What’s the story?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1139
Re: What’s the story?
My guess on the first photo is a 1911 Touring that went thru a tornado.
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: You tell me
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5135
Re: You tell me
I like the look it has. I ground off the nails that went thru and ground off the screw heads. Now I need to fill the heads and get them ready towards paint. I’m debating wether to try upholstery as I have never done that. We will see.
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: You tell me
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5135
Re: You tell me
This is what I use to anneal.
Ready to cut the angle.
Almost done.
What was leftover from 24ft. of moulding.- Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: You tell me
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5135
Re: You tell me
And fits pretty good. IMG_8205.jpeg IMG_8213.jpeg Then bent the up swings. I use the paper pattern I pulled for the skin as a template. I made a wood buck to bend them around as I could not find anything the right shape. You see where I have scribbled on the moulding with a sharpe. That is the area ...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: You tell me
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5135
Re: You tell me
Then I put the moulding around the bottom after I anneal the rear portion of the moulding. IMG_8212.jpeg And around the top. IMG_8214.jpeg Then form the front corners around a front wheel hub. IMG_8203.jpeg Takes around 4-5 times annealing to get it to form. It will buckle and you have to tap it fla...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: You tell me
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5135
Re: You tell me
I drill two holes at the center bottom and countersink them to better sink the nail heads. Then center the skin best I can and proceed to nail the skin on. IMG_8215.jpeg IMG_8216.jpeg The left side came out pretty good. IMG_8211.jpeg The right side not so good. My misalignment. IMG_8217.jpeg So I ha...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: You tell me
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5135
Re: You tell me
So here’s what I use to treat the sheetmetal, to seal the sheetmetal, to nail the skin to the frame and screw the moldings on.
Here’s the skins drying.- Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: What’s the story?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1139
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: What’s the story?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1139
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: What’s the story?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1139
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: What’s the story?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1139
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: I'm going screwy looking for screws.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 886
Re: I'm going screwy looking for screws.
McMaster-Carr got it going on. They are in L.A., but every time I called from Turlock (300mi.) they were delivered the next day. They are awesome.
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: First car
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1087
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: First car
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1087
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: First car
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1087
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: First car
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1087
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 2:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Lee Thevenet Speedster build Question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 339
Re: Lee Thevenet Speedster build Question
It appears to me that the general size for the Thevent deck was taken from the deck we produced. Overall size appears close, but actual construction is different. Where this deck is made from solid lumber, ours is two layers of plywood. This body ends at the front of the engine pan ears and with our...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:21 pm
- Forum: Classifieds - Parts
- Topic: Looking for
- Replies: 3
- Views: 931
Re: Looking for
Looks like a winner John! PM sent.
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 10:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Better get that fixed.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1729
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 10:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Better get that fixed.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1729
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Better get that fixed.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1729
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Better get that fixed.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1729
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: You tell me
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5135
Re: You tell me
Jim, all the floorboards are poplar. The deck and seat skeletons are ash. Here in Ohio, on Facebook marketplace there are quite a few people who process and sell rough cut lumber off their own land or others. So I’ve been buying 6/4, 5/4, and 4/4 rough material, so I can plane it to my needs. Ash is...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 7:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: You tell me
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5135
Re: You tell me
Clamped skin to the frame on one end and pulled it around and clamped as it made contact. Pretty happy with the trial fit. Material is 20 ga. cr.
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 6:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: You tell me
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5135
Re: You tell me
Seat frames done
Pulled patterns and transferred to sheet
Cut out skins adding 1/16” to allow for misalignment on my part,- Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Heading out
- Replies: 11
- Views: 565
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Heading out
- Replies: 11
- Views: 565
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Heading out
- Replies: 11
- Views: 565
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Heading out
- Replies: 11
- Views: 565
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:08 am
- Forum: Classifieds - Parts
- Topic: Looking for
- Replies: 3
- Views: 931
Looking for
Any one of these.
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Right off the showroom floor.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 732
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Right off the showroom floor.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 732
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Right off the showroom floor.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 732
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Right off the showroom floor.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 732
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:19 pm
- Forum: Classifieds - Parts
- Topic: Looking for speedo parts.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 367
Looking for speedo parts.
The arm mounted to the spindle arm. The S bracket. #1913 swivel. 60 wheel gear and 16 pinion gear.
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Home on the range
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1327
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Home on the range
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1327
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Home on the range
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1327
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Home on the range
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1327
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Leaving home.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 842
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:02 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Leaving home.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 842