New Member to say hello!

Rex Schimmer · January 31, 2006, 04:49:38 PM

I was intro to this form by Sum from Utah, he and I are friends from Bonneville. Anyway I am building a 28/29 roadster pickup in lakes style. I am using steel panels from Brookfield and a set of 32 rails. I have narrowed the grill 5 inches, and the cowel 3 inches, and pinched the frame to 18 inches in the front, cut the back off and built a special crossmember to mount a T spring. The rear end is a Hildabrand early V8 quick change, somewhat rare is that it is mag and not aluminum. I have modified the axle housings to use Coleman Racing full floating hubs and it has Wilwood disc brakes all around. Now don't kick me off the form for the next part but the engine is a Ford Zetec from a Focus. Four cylinder, 121 cu. inches, 4 valve, DOHC. I built a header and have TWM four port injectors, should make about 160hp but I don't think the car will weigh 1500 so it should be quick. The trans is a Borg Warner T5 from a 88 T Bird, so its got the good low gear. Aluminum bomber seats and the interior is aluminum paneled. I have either modified or built everything myself, hope to be on the road this summer and plan to drive it to B'ville in August. (I hope!) If I can figure out how to put pictures on the site I show some of the construction pics.[/img]

GPster · January 31, 2006, 04:58:40 PM

Welcome. Everything sounds cool but one thing. Bob K has a fixation about magnesium and fires at the wide spot at Bonneville. But now I've started to second guess myself. Maybe it's some other M metal. Like to see a picture. Sounds like a "Wedgie" GPster

Charlie Chops 1940 · January 31, 2006, 04:59:36 PM

Pictures! We demand pictures!

Resize them to 500 X 375 and you can post them direct from your computer. Here's one of mine.

Any friend of Sum's is jake with the rest of us. Welcome home.

Charlie

enjenjo · January 31, 2006, 05:13:09 PM

Welcome. I'm told the Ztec has a lot of potential

1FATGMC · January 31, 2006, 06:24:48 PM

Hey Rex, glad you decided to join up. You will like these guys and like I said you have meet some of them in Hooley's pits last year. Watch out for the ones that don't use their real names

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I had the above picture posted on one of my web pages and wanted the guys to see what you have been doing, but be sure to post more pictures as soon as you get a chance. Guys look at the workmanship that has gone into this car :!: :!: . Pretty impressive and after he is done with it he is going to build a lakester

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c ya, Sum

Three more pictures. I love the back!!

Rex Schimmer · January 31, 2006, 06:48:44 PM

Sum, thanks for posting some pics, I have resized some to the 500x375 and hope this works. Frame is back from powder coater and suspension parts are there now. Working on aluminum interior. Finally assembly to start soon.

Rex

GPster · January 31, 2006, 07:39:25 PM

Quote from: "Rex Schimmer"I have resized some to the 500x375 and hope this works. Rex

I'd like to see a picture from front to back looking down so we can see the effect of the narrowing you've done. Is the cab wide enough to hold two people (Sumner's thin)? One of the guys here was building one but he was not narrowing his. I think he was going to use two more cylinders to haul the extra weight around. GPster

Rex Schimmer · January 31, 2006, 08:07:58 PM

GPster,
I'll take a pic from above once I get the body back on the frame, but I have put the seats in and done a couple of "day dream" cruises and it is not bad. I lengthen the back of the body about 6 inches at the top so the length is pretty good and I didn't narrow the rear so it should take a couple of fair sized guys. I am about 6 ft and 250 and it feels like I have plenty of room. It has plenty of leg room. The pedals are going to be a little tight and since I made them I have made the clutch pedal pretty narrow and the brake pedal wider but I don't have the throttle pedal done yet. I am using a Tilton master cylinder set that I bought from a race car guy so I have a seperate master cylinder for both the front brakes and the rear brakes and an adjustable "bias bar" to adjust the brake balance. The clutch is also hydraulic but because there wasn't enough room for the pedals to mount in front, I cut the clutch master cylinder off the Tilton frame and welded it to the other side and then turned the whole thing upside down and mounted it below the drivers seat! My pedals are then connected by some links that I made out of some 3/4 tubing and Heim joints. The seats tilt forward and I can get at the master cylinders the battery and the electric fuel pump through a little hatch that Ihave made under the drivers seat. It actually turned out kind of neat.

Time and money, that's all it takes, and plenty of both!

Rex

parklane · January 31, 2006, 08:18:04 PM

Welcome Rex..............I'm sure you'll enjoy it here!

John

donsrods · January 31, 2006, 08:32:58 PM

Really nice workmanship on the car. It's nice to see all the work and thought you've put into all the bracketry and all. It's those little touches that car guys appreciate.

Welcome.

moparrodder · January 31, 2006, 08:43:34 PM

Hi Rex, and WELCOME!!!! Boy that sure is gonna be one sweet ride!!! I love them big ole eyes on the front

!! It looks like it's going together nicely, keep us posted!! Bill

purplepickup · January 31, 2006, 08:46:01 PM

Great little truck Rex

I'm looking forward to seeing it at Bonneville this year.

Welcome to the RRT.

Crosley.In.AZ · January 31, 2006, 08:50:10 PM

neat ride.

the little motors....... Z-tec from Ford and Eco-tec from GM look like a fun deal to me

Charlie Chops 1940 · January 31, 2006, 09:00:58 PM

Very, very nice Rex. Lotsa home made - like that sort of thing.

Charlie

Ohio Blue Tip · January 31, 2006, 09:11:34 PM

Nice ride Rex, any fried of Sum's is good with the Michigan bunch.
se ya at Bonniville.