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As always, thanks for the progress pics Mr.Spears. Your at the stage of the build that I always enjoy the most! And I think you do to...

Originally Posted by parkwood

It's all looking good Roger....... Is the body going to be black too...??

Thanks! No, the PO had already painted the chassis black so I've decided to keep it "old school", like the days when the fenders got pulled Friday night for racing the dry lakes over the weekend, then put back Sunday night to be respectable and not draw too much attention.....except I won't have fenders, won't try to be respectable, and it'll be vying for attention. I've settled on an oxblood/deep maroon interior color and had paint matched to that for the wheels. I've not picked the final color for the body yet, at least not to the point where I'll say it's gonna be "X"

Originally Posted by 34_40

As always, thanks for the progress pics Mr.Spears. Your at the stage of the build that I always enjoy the most! And I think you do to...

Mike, you have me pegged! The problem with this part is trying to engage the vision far enough down the road that the features can be incorporated in a sensible sequence I've ordered a windshield and top, figuring that in the Kansas sun a top is all but mandatory. Thanks to Don, Da34Guy, for providing me with the dimensions and location details for the two little brackets necessary to mount the top. I got them bent and in place a few days ago, while I was fretting with getting the barn cleaned out to paint. This is the first one, mounted temporarily before the bottom edge was smoothed out a bit. They can be left in place and painted body color to "disappear", or chromed. I think I'm leaning towards having them chromed, as I think that while chrome can get scratched paint will chip easier.

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