Thread: Back from the upholstery shop.

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I saw these earlier this morning, he sounds real happy with it. He's got good taste.

I'm re-thinking the color on the wheel stripes now that I've seen these. I think the maroon would still be an nice accent, but Wimbledon white might work too. Might be worth a test in vinyl stripe first to see if the white pops too much.

Yeah, I saw your birthday greeting to Dan, thanks Bob. He is going to have some striping done on the body when the car is running, and we have discussed the wheel thing. I know that the striper has to know how to do them perfectly round or they come out wobbly when the car is going down the road. I guess in the old days they had some jig that applied the stripe as the wheel was spun?

He is going to send his rear wheels off to have them reversed to give him some clearance for the top of the bed where it flairs out. The car is so darned low that the tires are close to the top of the bed when it bounces. We are also going to have to build a new front spring as the one in the car settled further than anticipated. Not sure if it was the heat from the powder coating or just the fact Dan built this thing like a Sherman tank. We need to get it up another 1.5 to 2 inches to ride right.

Don

Looks real great Don, I actually really like the trim on the seats, Where did Dan get the bomber seats from ???

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

..... we have discussed the wheel thing.

Enough with the discussion. If Billy F. can run with the idea, so can Danny.

Bob, Billy has more money than us. We talked more about it today and Dan says he has seen threads where guys use a swiveling bar stool to turn the wheel while the stripe is applied. Our luck we'll get a striper with the shakes.

Steve, there is a guy in Georgia (I think) who does aluminum work. I forget his name but Dan knows and I'll find out for you. He does top notch work and will custom make parts to your design.

Don