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It has been
awhile since I produced an update. There has been progress on a
couple of fronts. I am sitting here waiting from a call from the
painter to see If I will be running out to Indiana tomorrow. If I do
not leave tomorrow, I will not be able to leave for Indiana until
next Thursday. It will be very tight but on that trip I might be
picking up the dragster to bring home. |
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First up are the mechanical updates. |
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Here you see the front of the engine with out
the water pump. The engine plate bolts between the water pump and
the timing cover. This moves the water pump out so shims have to be
made so that the nipples of the water pump engage the timing cover. |
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Here the shims have been made, and below they
are being installed. On the last trip out the engine was brought
back here to Rochester for detailing. The valve covers need to be
stripped and redone, and breathers installed. |
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Arm rests have been installed to help getting
in and out of the dragster. |
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Fire nozzles have been installed in the
cockpit area. |
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The chrome work is back from the chromer. |
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Tires have been mounted on the rims. Note the
Hoosier tires from Indiana. |
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The Body and chassis has been shipped off to
Bewley's Garage, 220 Park Drive, Plainfield, Indiana, Carey Bewley
is doing the paint work and his e-mail is
careybewley@yahoo.com
and phone number is (317) 372-2244.
The entire body was sanded, then smoothed, guide coat applied and
then block sanded. |
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Now for the House of Kolor Epoxy Primer/Surfacer
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There have been several attempts at laying out
graphics and we are getting close. I hope to see the finial layout
this weekend. |
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Here we see the base coats for the candy green
to be applied later. The way the two different shades of green are
obtained is the under coats are different. |
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The candy green is going on, there will be
five total coats of the candy green. Once that is done the tape
covering the white strips is pulled and the pin striping and gold
leaf begins. Once that is done three coats of clear. |
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This is only some of the tape pulled to revile
some of the white strips. |
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Ok, it has made the trip home and is now in my
garage. It now needs to be wired, plumbed, and started. LOTS of work
to be done by February 01 for the show out in Indianapolis.
It will be awhile before it looks this
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