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No photos today, but I will have a bunch tomorrow. Recently I have been pretty busy, but I managed to get a lot done on the car, and I think that right after the first of the year I will be ready for a startup. I have finalized the rear suspension with new radius rods, tube nuts and rod...

As many of you know the NY/NJ area was hit pretty badly by hurricane Sandy, many shore areas were seriously hammered, and we still have many homeless among us. Living here in NJ opens one up to many different characters and lifestyles, but one thing is for sure that when we want to do...

Chally: Listen to Scott..he knows these chassis inside and out. Also, a trick I use on trailer repairs with aluminum skins is to lay the old skin over the new one and be as accurate as you can lining them up. Use spray paint to mark through the holes onto the new sheet, get one corner...

Darrin: I prefer 15" wheels even though it is difficult to get rubber for them. I am using Avons 12.5 X 27 X 15 rears which actually measure at slightly over 26" tall. Front is 9.5 X 23.5 X 15 which actually measure about 22 3/4" tall. Wheels are 15 X 14 rear and 15 X 10 front. Everything...

Bill: Welcome to the forum. Now that you have decided to join the insanity, rest assured that you can be almost 100% sure of finding any answers and good advice from the members here. There is a wide range of knowledge and expertise available just for the asking. Good luck and post...

Darrin: Depending on what alloy you plan to use you can bend to a very tight radius without cracks. I would think that scoring the panel might cause a split, and ruin your job in the long run. If you are using alloy such as 6061 sheet you may need to go to a radius of 2 or 3 times the...

Yogi Berra: "I feel more like I do now than I did when I first got here" " If you are going nowhere any road will take you there" Mark Twain: "Suppose you were a member of congress...suppose you were an idiot...ahh but I repeat myself" "If don't read the papers you are...

Hey bill, good info as I have seen guys use tons of penetrants and still break stuff. That ATF/Acetone mix sounds interesting, I will have to mix it up and give it a try. It sounds like a good product to market, use your specs for breakout torque and get some cans labeled "Home Brew", I bet...

Update: Most folks in my area are getting power back, lots of trees blocking side roads yet and some hanging on wires so its slow going, gas can be a little tough to find and usually there is a 1/4 mile or more line. We as a group in western NJ actually did well compared to the people on...

Dave: Good advice from Bill and Clive, and make sure you make your brake wide enough for the panel sizes you need. Of course the wider it gets the more flex, and you will need thicker sections across the blades. Two important things I might add. Make sure you have provision to slide your...

Jim: My vent opening looks like that, the shallow opening measures 18.25" X 12", the deeper cutout measures approx 16.5" X 10.75" and is a little less than 1" deep, there is also 3/4" lip all around the bottom. This is an original rear decklid so copies may have had the pocket deleted...

First chance I have had to get online. New jersey got hit pretty hard down south and at the shore towns. We did pretty good in the western part, but no power, no internet, cell phone or landlines yet. The roads are pretty clear but not many traffic lights working so its an adventure driving...

Thanks Gents for all your concern and good wishes. I live in Jersey, although in the central west part, which seems to be generally calmer weather wise than the rest of the state.As Jim said the power is a big concern, haven't needed the generator yet, but lots of folks in the southern coastal...

Keith: Most houses here have 230 volt with a 200 amp service, the biggest motor that will start and run on that is 10 hp., most of the bigger sized compressors that most guys have in their garages are between 6 and 7 1/2 hp and they can really dim the lights when they start. I think you...

Thanks Dave, I will post the others as I get them completed. Bill: I did read with interest your postings on the porsche setup, and I may just delete that spring, but I added it to keep the release fork away from the throwout bearing, I doubt if that spring has more than 5 lbs. of pull...

Some progress: I have been working on getting the pulleys set up for the crank, water pump and alt.. I wanted to be as tight as possible to the motor and it looks like i am about as close as I can get. The water pump I am using is a Ford Motorsports unit with a 4 1/4" dimension from the timing...

Michael and Ian: I spoke to a friend of mine in the same business that Ian described and the specs were similar, 500 pcs min and about $3.50 each, as you said Ian I could not afford to have 500 pins laying around, and possible size differences that make the pins useless for others. I...

Dave, thanks for that dimension, it sounds close to mine but I am home right now so it will have to wait until manana. I need to measure for pulleys also so I will post that. Bill, you are spot on about the water pump/bulkhead/distributor issue, I currently have just, and I mean just...

Dave: I am somewhat in the same situation you are in respect to motor placement. I may need to go back approx 1/2". Also pulleys are an issue right now. How much room do you have in front of the motor?, and do you have an idea what water pump and damper pulley you can/will use? Just...