Recent content by Wolfman

Took another bite of the “elephant” today…it’s been a big stumbling block in the unknowns of custom car building. Today I finished the final construction of the door hinges. To make things more difficult, I not only wanted them to be functional but easily adjustable as well as accommodate easy...

Any updates Joe? Always like to see another AP build progressing to help with ideas I’m wrestling with.

Joe I’m using Total Boat epoxy resin and combine it with the West 403 Silica to thicken as needed and a variety of fiberglass matting depending on the size and strength of the repair needed. Once shaped after curing, I’m using a light weight body filler that has fiberglass strands to get the...

You are exactly right Randy…Ford Super Duty trucks in particular are the most popular vehicle using this design and have an offset shim (hole within a round peg essentially) of varying sizes that also can be used to fine tune the camber alignment. Not a bad design but a pain to get a different...

Last few of 1016…hard to get as many as I did with the crowd of people around her.

Sorry some of these were turned upon uploading.

Just happened to be in McPherson KS last weekend at the McPherson College annual car show and got the awesome opportunity to see P1016 in person! What a treat to see it in the wild and on the grounds of one of the unique auto restoration degree programs in the US. Let me know if anyone wants...

Just registered and all the reservations completed last night…looking forward to seeing you all and the cars in attendance. Unfortunately, mine has a long way to go so will be taking lots of notes & pics!

Got the same ones for my build too but haven’t mounted them yet so thanks for the insight and feedback for my future installation! Devin

Sorry I should have also read it a little closer. For some reason the space above my already positioned turn signals was smaller than I hoped and found this set of glass lensed fog lights that look like they will work perfectly for me off Amazon...

Search for Lucas L488 lamps. I got my pair off of Ebay.

Well they may be true, but unfortunately that’s not what I had the opportunity to start with…just some pieces of splash molds taken off of an unknown car. For me it was better than nothing but requiring more work and an opportunity to “make” my own spider to match my clams, windshield & doors...

I knew from my windy west Texas experience that the doors need to be as robust as possible when the 35+mph winds catch them unexpectedly to avoid future damage. I may be “over engineering” many things for a mostly street “race car” but IMO I hate to go back and redo things that should have been...

Started working the door hinges using rod ends, bronze bushings, removable hinge pin, and steel reinforcement plates. Next will be tacking the adjustable mount plate. Also have started the refinement of the windshield mounting channel. I decided to source and use a 1/4” thick rubber as the...

More fiberglass work…be gentle, this is some of my first attempts at free form molding and layup. I know there are a few voids due to air pockets in the shaped expanding foam. It was ok to shape and found the grinder made quick work and a smooth surface and followed up with 80 grit sandpaper...