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Hi guys,
Have not been on here for ages. Just finished spraying my Deuce. Well I want to flatten it again before another top coat as there are a few runs. Satin Black as I drive it almost daily and leave it parked up so any keying is easily rectifiable. Being in England it gets driven in all weathers!! I used a HVLP and sprayed 50/50 cellulose Satin and anti bloom thinners. Will soon be fitting a Rootlieb hood and torq thrust 2's.
What dya think.
http://www.ahra.org.uk/images/deuceatunicol.jpg
Sa-Weet :) Keep us posted.
(thats the Dogs Bollocks)
Ditto!
:toocool:
Cheers.
I'll put some pics up when I get the hood and wheels.
Was well chuffed as the car got a piccy in the UK's Classic American Mag when I was at the USAF base in Mildenhall......that was when it was grey too he he.
Chuffed and piccy . . . . took the words right out of my mouth:LOL:Quote:
Originally posted by DeuceUK
. . . . . . Was well chuffed as the car got a piccy in the UK's . . . . . .
I say tomato you say tom 8 toe...:D
Chuffed= Pleased. Piccy= Photo.
Suppose you could also say. Two languages seperated by a common people?Quote:
Originally posted by techinspector1
"England and America are two countries separated by a common language."
George Bernard Shaw
:LOL:
DeuceUK, that's aone cool looking hot rod (prefer hot rod to streetrod!;) Sits great! I planned on doing the coupe I'm building in primer too but got talked out of it by my painter! ("Hey, by the time we get it ready for primer, get the primer on, all I have to do is change guns with the shiney paint and it's done!") So, now I've got the shiney paint on it! Here's a pic, if it works!
Bitchin' Ride!
Hey Topster,
Nice Goin ! Really lookin fine ! I was goin to ask what Chuffed was but Rockin Beat me to it, Dude UK, Nice ride ! Looks like a true " Hot Rod " love that Flat Primer , But like the " Shiney " Too , but can't have um both Ah ?
Cheers all. Yeptopsterguy your Deuce looks really bitchin. Nothing wrong with gloss. I did thinkabout house of kolor for mine but it was too expensive..maybe when i feel like a change?
Thanks guys! I gotta admit, I DO have a thing for deuces! I was going to do it as a highboy but we get hassled here (Victoria BC Canada) for no fenders, and I'd HATE to have a couple of beers one night and get pulled over for no fenders and he says, "Oh, by the way, bin drinkin???" BUSTED! SO, the fenders are being painted and they'll go on last! Anyway, about deuces, here's a pic of my roadster!
Topster, Looks AWESOME !Quote:
Originally posted by topsterguy
. . . . . . So, now I've got the shiney paint on it! Here's a pic, if it works!
Someone hasnt been posting build pictures.
Wow that looks fantastic. I want bumpers on mine but cant find any. Might have to make em up.
Have just found some bumpers and will be fitting them ASAP.
Thought you might like to see the Deuce on a dyno last Sunday. Drove through a blizzard to get there. Total white with snow windscreen except the wiper area.....fun fun fun!!
First one is with the kick down cable connected. This gave an at the wheels reading of: 239.1 HP @ 5109 rpm, Torque 259 ft lbs @ 4442 rpm
http://www.ahra.org.uk/images/kickdown.AVI 4.99MB and plays well on Windows Media Player.
Next one was when I disconnected the kick down cable ( keeps the box in 3rd gear for more accurate reading). This gave an at the wheels reading of 251.3 HP @ 5464 rpm, Torque 301 ft lbs @4035 rpm and a top speed of 118 mph.
http://www.ahra.org.uk/images/nokickdown.AVI
Here is my readout.
http://www.ahra.org.uk/images/dynodeuce.jpg
Deuce and Topster, youse guys got some fine rides. nutin beats a 32! Jack
Sweet Rides Deuce and Topster... Hey Topster I was watchin that garage makeover TV show the other night and they painted a refrigerator just like that.... was that your garage??
Cheers guys. You know I wanted those bumpers? Well I got them now plus Vintique headlights. Heres an update picture.
http://www.ahra.org.uk/images/deucefrontbumpers2.jpg
American Torq Thrust ll's on order. I'll put up the pictures of the finished ride in a couple of weeks.
Niiiiice.
Yep you can't beat em.
Great Dyno Post too.
So how's the weather out there in the UK ?
How do people react to your 32 on the street there ?
Two weeks ago it was snowing. Yesterday we got 20 C.
People react to the 32 in different ways. Some pedestrians stop and look with a smile, some take pictures as I drive by with their mobiles.
Late model modifieds usually drive around you in a 'stick two fingers up at ya' style. That is until I meet them at the lights.:D
Petrol stations, people usually have nice things to say. Once a guy asked me what it was before I spoilt it. I replied " A Vauxhall Nova". Which is not like an American Nova...it's a small hatchback which is cheap to insure. So all the youngest drivers buy them and max them up with big exhausts, neon washers, nos stickers etc etc.
An interesting thing happened when my club visited a roll cage factory. So did a contingent from USAF Mildenhall. We turned up in our rods and muscle cars and the Americans turned up in Mini's ( not the skirts lol. The car's). They have a mini club on base.