T race car

Post by **pete eastwood** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:59 pm

I posted pictures of my race car on the " Speedster " thread,
I was asked to post more pictures so here they are , hope you enjoy them

Post by **pete eastwood** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:05 pm

and more pictures

Post by **pete eastwood** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:08 pm

and two more

Les Schubert · Post by **Les Schubert** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:28 pm

REALLY NICE!!

Kevin Pharis · Post by **Kevin Pharis** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:35 pm

That thing is sumthin else Pete!

I guess I’ll start with a few questions...;
What is the wheelbase?
What frame rails?
What front axle?

Post by **pete eastwood** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:41 pm

Hi Kevin ,
Wheel base is 96"
Frame is an Essex
Front axle is Essex

scott hills · Post by **scott hills** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 12:57 am

pretty much all things he builds dose not matter if they are on 2 wheels or 4 (sometimes his 4 wheeled cars are on 2) are always awsome

Post by **Chris Instness** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:05 am

Outstanding build in both design and craftsmanship! Very nice job Pete.

Post by **Henry K. Lee** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 6:43 am

Pete,

You win the best old man eye candy award, aka.., "Car Porn". Just Outstanding and Thanks for posting.

Hank

Atomic Amish · Post by **Atomic Amish** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 8:13 am

Thank you for all of the detail shots. They are very helpful for seeing things I've only seen in book drawings.

Beautiful car!

Post by **Original Smith** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:43 am

I've been watching your progress for years Pete. I'm glad to see it as it is now. Keep on going, I know it will be on the road in my lifetime?

Chris Barker · Post by **Chris Barker** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:52 am

Really nice work. Good to see everything, including the driver, really low
Will you explain the controls.
I'm guessing that -
the right pedal is the throttle
the outboard lever on the right is the rear brakes
there is no transmission brake
the horizontal lever just left of centre is for reverse
the left pedal might be low/high
the lever just right of centre could be Ruckstell

Marks out of 6?

Post by **Rich Eagle** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 12:10 pm

Very nice work.
Thanks for the photos.
Rich

John Warren · Post by **John Warren** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 12:11 pm

Wow, Very nice, Thanks for sharing!! jw

Post by **pete eastwood** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 12:56 pm

Chris Barker
You get an A+ for getting them all correct !

Post by **modeltspaz** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:14 pm

Pete,
Really beautiful work, as always. It seems that craftsmen like yourself are getting harder and harder to find. Maybe someday our buddy over in Monrovia will get that Essex racer finished up. We can only hope.

By the way, cool looking front engine dragster you have there too.

Mike.

Post by **Quickm007** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:44 pm

Pete, It is Stunning! Very impressive! Congrats.

Post by **Jerry VanOoteghem** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:45 pm

I would just like to go on record today to say that "I would like to have that".

Post by **RustyFords** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:47 pm

So cool.

This is exactly how I'd want a speedster to look if I ever had one.

Post by **big2bird** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 6:58 am

Do I see some Dennis Webb sheet metal?

Post by **MWalker** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:53 am

That's pretty slick!

Sean B · Post by **Sean B** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:18 am

What a great looking car. Thanks for sharing the detailed pictures

Sean B · Post by **Sean B** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:24 am

pete eastwood wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:05 pm
and more pictures

Pete, could you explain your transmission/pedal setup?

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Post by **Craig Leach** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 12:02 pm

Looks like he reversed the low/clutch pedel using the brake shaft as a pivot and converted the reverse to hand operated. Very inovative.
Super nice car! My hats off to you.

Post by **pete eastwood** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 2:01 pm

SeanB,
Craig Leach pretty much explained the controls.
The right pedal is the throttle
the left pedal ; down for low , up for high , in between for neutral . I'm still working on a simple mechanism to hold & maintain neutral .
horizontal lever , lift for reverse
vertical lever is for the Ruckstell.
Brakes are handled with the out side / right side hand lever to the rear axle brakes .
All those pieces are constructed from highly modified various model T & model A parts .

big2bird
The body panels ;
Bill Gathings formed the tail panels to the buck that I built .
I fitted the tail panels and am in the process of welding them up .
The rest of the body ; cowl , belly pan etc. I did myself .

Post by **big2bird** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 3:19 pm

Very nice work Pete. You are quite talented.
The car has very nice lines.

Post by **SurfCityGene** » Fri Dec 11, 2020 12:42 am

Thanks for Posting, Like everyone has said that is one sweet thing!! It really shows what all those years around the rod shops can do to a guy! Great Job and I can't wait till we can see it on the road!

Post by **Liberty Garage** » Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:42 am

Beautiful Pete. Now get it on the road!!!
steve

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