more side window pics

night work on the drivers side - fabbing the sills

Drivers - rear template and acrylic stock. I found some cheap hardboard at Lowe's to use for templates. Its 3/16" thick and sturdy so I can track it up and down as I tack the window tracks in place inside the door. Its easy to fine tune the shape also with a rasp.

1st wet weather test

Just got to work in the hot rod, it was raining the whole way in and about 40 degrees. Mixed rain and snow thru Alger, but I was warm and mostly dry.
I still have a leak across the top of the windshield where the removable hardtop seals across the top of the windshield but only when going slow or parked, not on the freeway.
The acrylic side windows suck. They keep out the wind and the cold but they're just too flimsy.  I noticed on the freeway the top of each window actually pulls out, away from the car!?! Looks like I'll have to add another seal edge with weatherstripping across the top edge of each window. The doors drop down slightly right when they open so i should be able to have the windows push up into a seal when the door closes, whereas now the windows just rest against a seal on the inside of the door.
Hey, not bad though all in all! I did 75 down the freeway in the driving rain, I was warm, and I got there dry, I'll take it! Definitely have some ish to work on but its a win in my book.

passenger side windows

I got 2 of 4 windows installed mostly over this weekend and a little monday after work. The rear is just bolted into place, the front's in tracks and sliding up and down, i don't have the electric motor bolted in yet. I cut them out of acrylic cause its supposed to hold up better than plexiglass for UV damage. They still scratch super easy. Theyre pretty quiet on the freeway though.

I figured out some weather stripping around the top edges and the sides of the window are just riding on steel. The fit turned out pretty good I think. I need to to adjust the tracks a little but I'm down to just a small gap in one corner on each window. The plastic windows are cool on this car - nice and WT but they still look good.

mt biking pics

My buddy Miles took these photos of me last summer up at Galbraith. I guess it custom fabrication because I built this bike, Ginger (nickname from Tiffany because she says I spend so much time with it...) Miles has a website and shoots weddings, he's really good. He used lights and a very nice camera that he lugged into the woods. Check out his website: www.milesmckeephotography.smugmug.com

rad custom shifter

I got the hiem joints from Grainger, made in USA and cheap! This reverses the throw so it shifts like most tunnel setups - park all the way forward. I also sped up the leverage ratio to 1.5:1

Yes this is an old grip and clutch lever off my dirtbike. Squeeze the lever to release the lever to shift, so you can't knock it into reverse on the freeway.



front end sheetmetal work

I got the front wheel wells lowered down 3" and dropped the sheetmetal down 1" under the stock grill. Time to think about front bumpers. I'm pretty much set on a '37 Desoto bumper but I may make it myself... Also I finished up the shifter, will post pics soon.

I just put some rattle can red on the rims under the hub caps probably have to wire-wheel 'em and paint them nicely in the spring when the studded tires come off.