Thread: My 26T Coupe build thread
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07-13-2012 01:39 PM #406
So Steve, do you have the equivalent of our "Ridler" competition in the UK, or do they call it The Langy? Another bit of fantastic detail on the rods. I'd love to hang out around your shop just to absorb ideas!Roger
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07-13-2012 02:06 PM #407
Thanks Roger, we have a thing called The Best in Britain but i'm not a fan of it myself, I know the judges and most have never built a Hotrod so what gives them the right to find stuff wrong on my cars, I don't really think they get what I do.
Thanks for the kind comments.
.Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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07-13-2012 02:36 PM #408
You do some good work and have a great eye for detail. wish I had that kinda talent.
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07-13-2012 07:50 PM #409
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07-14-2012 12:40 AM #410
Thanks guys, I'm just about sick & tired of this rain, it has rained everyday here for the last month, maybe longer, another of our summers down the drain !!!
.Last edited by roadster32; 07-14-2012 at 12:43 AM.
Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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07-14-2012 04:29 AM #411
My word Sir. You've got waaaayy too much time on your hands! Such craftsmanship. Wonderful work. perleyToo old to work, Too poor to quit.
My build thread. http://www.clubhotrod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39457
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07-14-2012 09:47 AM #412
Great way to keep the details on par with the rest of the build! Sorry to hear about the rain there! We have had unusually excellent summer weather here, which is making paint the exterior f the house a lot easier(but makes me sad the truck has to sit on the sideline while higher priorities get done. I think once I go out on medical leave for my knee surgery, I'll have a 6 week period to focus on the truck(hopefully)." "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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07-15-2012 06:36 AM #413
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07-15-2012 06:39 AM #414
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07-15-2012 06:41 AM #415
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07-15-2012 08:04 AM #416
Steve - we even see news stories on the English monsoons:
"This was the unusual plea published in an editorial in The Times of London on Saturday, a measure of Britons' growing frustration with months of miserable weather.
"Let us make our position crystal clear: We are against this weather," the venerable newspaper wrote in an unsigned opinion piece. "It must stop raining, and soon."
The U.K. is slogging through some of the wettest conditions in recent history. Nearly every day seems to bring showers, sprinkles, drizzles, or downpours. On Saturday alone, England's Environment Agency registered some 75 flood alerts and warnings across the country, including the west England county of Shropshire, where fire and rescue officials received an anguished phone call from a woman who found herself waist-deep in water overnight."
And here - haven't seen enough rain this year to keep my grass green - it's crusty brown in most places. Hot - 90'sF plus, humidity way up as well.Dave W
I am now gone from this forum for now - finally have pulled the plug
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11-16-2012 11:20 AM #417
Well with winter virtually upon us its time to get some more work done on this build, I have a customers body due shortly so Gomez my trusty helper came over today to help tidy up my lockup and make some room.
The T coupe body is incredibly heavy and needs 3 people to move it comfortably, this is mainly due to the floor, seat, firewall being made in 3/4" wood and oak in the A & B posts
I wanted to start afresh so decided all the wood except the B posts had to come out, I thought this was gonna be a pig of a job but as luck would have it the original builder made such a poor job of glassing it in it only took 3 hours to get it all out
A lot of the mat had not been fully saturated with resin and no surfaces had been keyed up either, I'm surprised it all stayed together really, The use of polyurethane expanding foam to fill the gaps wasn't ideal either !!!
Here are some pics and a video clip
A breif lesson on how not to fibreglass
.Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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11-16-2012 04:42 PM #418
Finally put a voice to the hand LOL .
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11-17-2012 09:55 AM #419
I get itchy just watching!" "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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11-17-2012 01:30 PM #420
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Wow, you have a very cool project going on here! It amazes me what people try to do with fiberglass and they shouldn't even be allowed to touch glue let a lone fiberglass. HahaRyan
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