Thread: One Way To Build A '32 Hyboy

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The indy style front end is my favorite, will the car handle really well with that front end? I can't believe you shoehorned all of that in that little space, very cool.

brickman-Thanks,I will be very disappointed if it doesn't, the weight distribution is going to be very good, the center of gravity is in a good place, and with the long A arms it should do very well. I used double adjustable shocks all around and have plenty of travel. If I spring it correctly I really don't see why it won't.
Ken

What are your plans for the headlights? Not that you need any pointers but I purchased a set of lights from Jesse Greening, in which the rim screws into the bucket...

FATNLO-The idea behind the headlights is to hide that ugly front cross member for the upper control arms. So I needed a very shallow bucket so it could be dropped down low enough to cover the cross member and not stick out past the grill shell. That's the look I'm trying to get, if you look at the rendering you will see my idea. I need a lot of pointers, send them my way.
Ken

Yeah Ken, you need more pointers like I need more hair tonic.

I think you have this car thing pretty figured out by now.

Don

Have you been doing anymore work on the roadster?

You must be reading my mind, I was just wondering where Ken has been lately. CHR calling Ken................


Don

Well, I have been working on it almost everyday. I'm plumbing it and trying to hide everything I can. Here are some photo's but it just doesn't look like much.
1-This is the electric motor to open the cowl vent, so I can service the remote reservoirs for the clutch master cylinder and brake, the radiator cap will be there and the fill for the dry sump tank. This will look like something by the end of the week end.
2-I didn't want to see any brake lines on my front end at all. So I ran the lines in the frame, then came out under the upper control arm mount. Screwed the hard line to the bottom of the control arm and re drilled the caliper for a banjo fitting and another short flex line. It all worked out, the only way you can see my brake line is if I run over you
3-This is a shot under the dash on the drivers side. All the brake line plumbing the residual valves the proportionating valve, computer, fuel pressure regulator, drive by wire throttle box.
4-This is the lower passenger side, this is the air conditioning, heater lines, and the rear empty hole is for the batt. cable.
Ken

Your car has more plumbing than the Space Shuttle! Must be a lot of work, not only running it, but hiding it too. Looks great though.

We were worried about you.........thought you might have taken up golf of something, since we haven't heard from you for a bit.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Your car has more plumbing than the Space Shuttle! Must be a lot of work, not only running it, but hiding it too. Looks great though.

We were worried about you.........thought you might have taken up golf of something, since we haven't heard from you for a bit.

Don

I missed being her, I had to go to work for a while to pay for my addiction
India, Taiwan , and China.
There is 65 ft. of tubing in the interior so far.
I don't have time to read all the post I have missed, which ones are the best?

My throw out bearing blew up in my roadster, so I had to pull the motor out. Waiting to get my clutch back and had the headers re coated under warranty. They turned this ugly Grey color. My garage looks like a junk yard.
Ken

Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

I don't have time to read all the post I have missed, which ones are the best?

Well, it's a tossup. It could be the one where we solved the worlds energy crisis, or the one where we cured Cancer. Aside from that, it's been cars, cars, cars.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Well, it's a tossup. It could be the one where we solved the worlds energy crisis, or the one where we cured Cancer. Aside from that, it's been cars, cars, cars.

Don

Wow! You guys have been busy, that's what I like about this place, no problem is too big for you guy's
Ken

Nice work Ken. I imagine with all the plumbing hidden under the car, that you must be down on your back upside down running all that stuff!
Sounds like you had a world travel trip for work!
This is a fun thread to watch. It's like watching an expert do things we beginners wouldn't dream of. Keep posting the shots!
PS if you garage is a junk yard, mine is the back forty!

Originally Posted by stovens

...PS if you garage is a junk yard, mine is the back forty!

If Ken's garage is a junkyard and yours is the back forty, then mine is the outhouse! Seems about that big sometimes...