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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Heck, why would weight be a problem???? You have a son-in-law!!!!!

Yabutt he's never around when I need em'.

Nothing new and exciting around here.... On the 'maro, working out some of the challenges in placing 3 pedals in a footbox narrowed up by a bunch of engine setback....Plotting and planning the rest of the 4 bar mounts....Measuring things for a 8 point bar....fabbed up some trunk lid hinges, and lots of other little stuff.

On the pickup, fixing up the spot on the box where "somebody" crashed the welder into it!!!!!! Some days truly are one step forward and 3 steps back....

Dave hey how is the shop work coming on the big sedan with the new Hemi engine.

Originally Posted by bluestang67

Dave hey how is the shop work coming on the big sedan with the new Hemi engine.

The body guy is doing all that work and getting it put into primer, owner is working on smoothing the frame and getting it ready for paint...and I'm back home doing my cars.... I hope I can just stay here and do my own for now.....

Been messing around trying to work out some upper bars with adjustable height.... should work, the IC's come out decent, anyway

Looks like the Maro is coming along Dave. Tonight I cut a jig to align the top & bottom anvils. Next is to cut the frame tube & match it up to the flange on the back of the top wheel assembly.

Oh BTW: I ended up going with a 24" throat. I figured any more would be pushing it with an aluminum frame. I plan to add gussets as it is to try & minimize deflection. I've also got a second receiver (or something) planned to support the top of the frame off the wall corner. I hope that stiffens it up enough. We will know for sure soon.

Really looking nice, Pro. Going to be one heck of a nice wheel!!!!! Now you can make the 'maro shell out of aluminum, huh?????

looks good yep you going to want to keep the frame from waking when you rolling the metal looks great pro. i would worry abit on the frame from seeing the wheels i have seen alot of power works thru it

Dave. Wouldn't that be cool. But..... to answer your question..no I don't think I'll do*that..

Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

looks good yep you going to want to keep the frame from waking when you rolling the metal looks great pro. i would worry abit on the frame from seeing the wheels i have seen a lot of power works thru it

Yea Pat, I will have to do some creative triangulating. I know the guys building E Wheels are building them out of some heavy stuff. I'm hoping to make it sturdy enough to do what it's suppose to do but still light enough to get in and out of the receiver without using a cherry picker. lol

Originally Posted by pro70z28

Dave. Wouldn't that be cool. But..... to answer your question..no I don't think I'll do*that..

Awwww come on!!!! Give it a try!!! Them NHRA tech dudes don't carry magnets with them, do they????? Look at all the extra ballast you could pile into that right rear weight tube!!!!!

Dave I found a metal working forum a while back. There are some amazing projects going on there. Scratch built replicas & some just their own design. If I had their ability I might give it a try. As it is.....no.
I'll be happy if I can just get the firewall back together.

well i had deams of making body parts for the gto out of alum. hood for the big donovan like stock just bigger hood bump and other parts .did get the plans to build a big E wheel but buying all the steel for the rollers then the frame $$ hell i make hood out of glass if i get there. i beat on steel for many years always want to build my own stuff with a wheel .power hammer planisher . i beat steel with spoons dolys hammer s over wood . and steel for form. and shrinkers . for body parts just allways want to try the wheel

working on a 1949 3-passenger studebaker commander,great body for a 49,good interior,think of putting a 300 ford 6 with all the goodies and a 5-speed.also have a 62 studebaker lark with a 63 r-1 engine which i;m modifiding ,3-speed manual,going with 4-speed ford top loader.

I got the frame built. I knew when I decided to built an English Wheel light enough to easily mount to the wall receiver it would be a challenge. Deflection is not a good thing, so I am hoping to make up for the light frame with some triangulated bracing. Only time will tell if it works or becomes lawn art. I figure if it doesn't work I can always build a steel frame since the top & bottom anvil yokes are bolt ons.