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Hey Don. I'll see you out there this weekend. I'm leaving tomorrow mid morning. It's an easy drive now from Salina. Wayno

I'm just moving here from around Pasadena but I love it here. When you come up stop by. I bought the old seminary. Wayno

It is my understanding that it is wonderful. Wayno

The Western contingent is supposed to stay over in my "new" home town of Salina, Utah tonight. I'll at least drive over in the '36 and gawk. Wayno

Sum, which way are you going to Bonneville?  I am in Salina now. Wayno

Wheat stubble does a pretty good job too.   :? When I lived in Idaho my neighbor had a propensity to let his fire get out of hand. Disk usually handled it. Wayno

I always tell people "If you're ever within 12,000 miles of Speedy Bills Museum by all means, GO." Wayno

Frank, I think CW Moss carries it. Most any early FORD joint should. Wayno

Norm, if you paint that car I will hurt you. Just like I told you at the Twilight Cruise just after you got it. I do however, approve of the Moons. Wayno

Are these the Glendale Sidewinders? If so, you're probably aware that they have a history. What with Xydias, Batchelor, Don Waite and Randy Shinn among others,   having been members.

I stop and think about it though, you're not in So-Cal so I'm probably way off.[/quote]

Same club. You don't have to be geographically "friendly" to join a club. It does help to be close to El Mirage when it's time for your duty but I suppose special dispensation is possible. As far as pitting with your club goes, I'm a "MILER" and I crew on some "Eliminators" cars. Wayno

Good point, Sum. In the design of my Tank I'm paying close attention to weight and weight bias. I want just enough on the *-end for bite but enough forward to stay ahead of the center of pressure. By the way, the move to Utah has begun. Richfield. Just got back from taking another load up yesterday. Wayno

Don't forget EZ-OFF Oven Cleaner. Works like a champ on styrene. Try it on an inconspicuous place first, of course. Wayno

Prior to installing the Lincoln hydraulics on the ELMOBILE I had "The Safety of Steel from Pedal to Wheel". Wayno

Dave, when I removed the original chicken wire from my '36, it was attached to the antenna. I guess it would have to be insulated from the rest of the car, huh. Wayno

OK. Here goes. I got my kit from Sacramento Vintage Ford. It did not include the rubber surround. It had the muslin, 1/4" foam padding, top material, 3M adhesive, and totally unusable tacks. I stapled roofing felt to the wood and then chicken wire. Use fused chicken wire rather than the twisted stuff. The twisted stuff will not lay flat. I just went from the front wood strip to the rear wood strip, full width. I couldn't find a way to attach the wire to the metal roof tack strip. I then glued the muslin to the tack strip starting at the front and rear center and then the sides doing some and letting it dry. Make it as tight as you can. Then came the foam. Pretty much the same thing. Glue it around the periphery, then bevel the edge with a sharp razor blade. I built a picture frame with 2X4s and 1X4s and stapled the top material to it. I then ran a liberal bead of adhesive around the perimeter of the foam and placed the top material on. Since this is a contact type adhesive, I immediately went around the whole edge pushing it down and repeated this step for about 15 minutes. I let it sit overnight. Next day, starting at the center rear I slit about 1 foot at the outside of the groove and started pushing in the rubber (Which I got off of eBay because it was back ordered forever). Getting it started was a bit of a *. I ended up (carefully) using a screwdriver with the tip "softened" a bit. I just kept trimming a foot or so ahead of myself and folding the material under and trapping it with the rubber. As I worked my way around I had to move the frame a bit to keep everything tight. It really worked out well. At the end I left the rubber a little long and pushed it in so there was no gap. Mine came out good. I used the wrinkly chicken wire so it's a little lumpy. I've started sliding poster board between the chicken wire and the muslin from the inside and it is smoothing out. Hope this helps. Wayno