Thread: Project 29 rpu is underway!!

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Strange you should ask Steve. I haven't done anything major, but I have been pecking away at little stuff that needed to be done. For one thing I had Wheel Vintiques make me some rear wheels for it a while back, and I took them to the powder coater last week. They called Friday and said they were ready, so I picked them up and today I had the Coker L78 x 15 tires mounted on them. The red powder coating is slightly off from the red I painted previously on the front wheels, but since I am running hubcaps it is barely noticeable........besides, this car is meant to be a little rough around the edges.

I found some new old stock Dietz headlights on Ebay that I bought because I wanted a smaller light than I am running on my other cars. They were never previously mounted and only have some shelf rash, so all I have to do is paint them again.........and that will be marginal because I want the body work on this one a little on the crude side. I got the headlights mounted too, then snapped on all four of my 56 Olds hubcaps and sat in my pondering chair for a while. I like it! I also raised the front of my engine up a little to level the carbs, and that looks better too I think.

Next step is to take some more parts like the front end to the powder coater and also to have Dan finish the little bit of welding I have left on the frame, then it can also be powder coated. I haven't sat in the car making motor noises yet because I suspect Dan and Don are just looking for any reason to commit me and I don't want to give them any ammunition.

Here are some shots of my new wheels and tires and headlights. For all practical purposes it is now officially a roller.

Don