Thread: Does this qualify as a Hot Rod?

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It's the same thing over here on the east coast. The 3 H's prevail... hazy, hot and humid.. And we haven't seen the sun in probably 5 or 6 days. 8-(

So no work going on in my garage.

Last night got home from work and proceeded to open house up, for the nightly cool down. Went from 80 upstairs to 73 this morning, now back to shutting it down, and watering! Hot weather for sure but nice for the fourth of July. Would love to work on boxing in the frame, still waiting on back ordered panels!

I've read all of this thread now!!
WOW!!
I take my hat off to you Sir for sticking at it and building such a nice car.... Well done indeed !

Perry

Thanks Perry. I appreciate the kind words.

My new cowl is causing me grief. I had fitment issues between the hood, the quarter panels and the front of the doors before fabbing the cowl. With the extra thickness of the cowl, the hood doesn't come down as far at the windshield, so the gaps are even worse. If I can't figure out how to adjust the hood, I may scrap the cowl in it's current form.
And although I really like the look of those hood pins, they do nothing to keep the outer corners of the hood from banging around every time I hit pot hole... or drive over a crack in the pavement.
I think I can solve the side to side fitment issue, with some kind of alignment pins installed like this...

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Any one have any suggestions for pins? I saw a Velo Rossa on a consignment lot once that used regular threaded bolts to accomplish this. NOT pretty!!
As for the front to back issue, I'll try to raise the hoods front mounting point up in order level it out on top of the quarters.

Not sure what to do to lock down those corners.

Still playing with photoshop. Still waffling on color. But it keeps me from obsessing over the poor fitment issue of the bonnet. I'll need to deal with that soon.

My hotrod / muscle car friends like Candy Apple red...

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My Mopar buddies like Plumb Crazy...

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and my surfer dudes dig the Mellow Yellow Velo.

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red is classic!

True...I just want to stay away from the traditional Ferrari red.

For the alignment pins, how about good old chrome plated hood pins? I think they are about 1/2" diameter.. Should be tapered and rounded at the tip.... just thinkin' out loud!

Color choices... you're on your own there!! I pretty much like'em all! But I think guardsman blue with 2 white stripe down the center... or perhaps just off to one side! :-)

Originally Posted by 34_40

For the alignment pins, how about good old chrome plated hood pins?...

That's what I was thinking also. Thanks.

G m t a!..........

Wow I'm slow today I was thinking what the heck are GM TA's maybe tires or something! Great minds didn' think alike this time!

Originally Posted by 34_40

...I think guardsman blue with 2 white stripe down the center... or perhaps just off to one side! :-)

Something like this?

guardsmanBlue.jpg

I like it. Very Cobra-ish.

Try that same blue but with the above stripe pattern.

Originally Posted by Fauxre

Something like this?

I like it. Very Cobra-ish.

I like it also! Perhaps just for giggles.. Loose the big stripes on top and move them to a smaller stripe above the rockers..??

Originally Posted by stovens

Try that same blue but with the above stripe pattern.

Originally Posted by 34_40

I like it also! Perhaps just for giggles.. Loose the big stripes on top and move them to a smaller stripe above the rockers..??

Here ya go...

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My first car was a '66 Triumph TR4 I had painted exactly like the bottom VR. Color was called Electric Blue and the stripes were decals for a Mustang.