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Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:21 am

Front apron appears crooked, possibly high on the right side?

Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:41 pm

Major Woody wrote: Front apron appears crooked, possibly high on the right side?

He he, how do you figure that??????? It is not . Please show me how do you came to that conclusion?

Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:03 pm

veskovici wrote: Major Woody wrote: Front apron appears crooked, possibly high on the right side?

He he, how do you figure that??????? It is not . Please show me how do you came to that conclusion?

maybe because of this pic., check out the space between the lines. I'm sure it's because the fenders are'nt really bolted on. I like what you've done with that car since it was 1st posted here.

Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:15 pm

Ninamashr wrote: veskovici wrote: Major Woody wrote: Front apron appears crooked, possibly high on the right side?

He he, how do you figure that??????? It is not . Please show me how do you came to that conclusion?

maybe because of this pic., check out the space between the lines. I'm sure it's because the fenders are'nt really bolted on. I like what you've done with that car since it was 1st posted here.

well they aren't bolted and left one is OG and right is Brazilian if that matters, but anyway you see I haven't look all this things the way you guys did. I don't know why :D

Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:58 am

At first I couldn't understand what you guys are talking about but now I know

It is all about this:

Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:45 am

veskovici wrote: At first I couldn't understand what you guys are talking about but now I know

It is all about this:

WOW :shock: that's some pretty damn good photoshop for a 2yr old. :lol:

Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:29 am

Ninamashr wrote: veskovici wrote: At first I couldn't understand what you guys are talking about but now I know

It is all about this:

WOW :shock: that's some pretty damn good photoshop for a 2yr old. :lol:

Sorry but you invented that :D

Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:29 am

the only problem is that you have distortion from the lens of the camera and the angle of the shot.

If you want to do this to get close to accurate, Use as much (optical) zoom as you can and get as close to straight on facing the vehicle......

Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:34 am

TedzBug wrote: the only problem is that you have distortion from the lens of the camera and the angle of the shot.

If you want to do this to get close to accurate, Use as much (optical) zoom as you can and get as close to straight on facing the vehicle......

Thank you but this photoshop thing is ridiculous anyway . I am not interested in that.

Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:48 am

:D :D

Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:15 am

Great thread!! - Nice Oval!! :lol:

Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:18 pm

as I move on...

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Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:16 pm

Looks great.

Fri Jun 20, 2008 6:11 pm

Very nice!!

Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:20 pm

:lol: :lol:

Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:46 pm

cool thread. nice rafla cuzz 8)

Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:44 am

Engine as it looks at the moment. it is converted to 12 V by fitting 12 generator to generator post which was machined to accept wider generator body. It was done by previous owner.

Fri Nov 07, 2008 1:35 pm

As approaching to final stage just to revive this post

8)

Fri Nov 07, 2008 8:12 pm

RareAir wrote: Not too familiar with POR-15 epoxy, but it looks to have the consistency of plastic filler ala Bondo. If it does, it'll recrack soon enough.

I've always used PC-7 epoxy from www.eastwood.com The cconsistency is very thick, and will not fill in hairline cracks like the epoxy you used. Rather, you must take a file and/or cutting tool & create larger valley's & gaps then fill with the epoxy. It hardens like a rock & you must sand to shape it.
Sorry to respond to a reply made more than a year ago, but epoxy is actually stronger than the materials they would have made steering wheels out of back in the day (probably bakelite or vinyl resin, or some variation thereof), and in small quantities it doesn't require reinforcement like polyester resins do to be structurally strong. The epoxy putty that the different companies sell is thicker and much stronger than bondo, which is polyester with fillers added. So as long as the epoxy can stick to the plastic, the steering wheel will actually be stronger than it was originally and won't re-crack until the steering wheel plastic itself shrinks further.

Fri Nov 07, 2008 8:40 pm

veskovici wrote: As approaching to final stage just to revive this post

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Very nice!! I specifically remember the night (10 yrs ago now) that I finished the wiring, put in the battery and turned on the lights of my '57 that I had been working on for nearly 8 years. It was surreal. I just kept walking around and staring at the oval... it was as though it had finally come alive!!