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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

and more pictures

and two more

REALLY NICE!!

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?

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

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

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

Pete,

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

Hank

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

Beautiful car!

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?

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?

Very nice work.
Thanks for the photos.
Rich

Wow, Very nice, Thanks for sharing!! jw

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

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.

Pete, It is Stunning! Very impressive! Congrats.

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

So cool.

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

Do I see some Dennis Webb sheet metal?

That's pretty slick!

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

pete eastwood wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:05 pm

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Pete, could you explain your transmission/pedal setup?

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.

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 .

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

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!

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