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That's more talent than I will ever have. Lookin good.

Wow, I'm impressed with that pan, that looks great!

Thanks - it looks better in pics than in person, but I'm happy with it so far as my first foray into this kinda thing.

Looks good Cory. I like the smooth pan, good idea.

is this the post you were talking to me about Terry? Cory has been out to the shop several times now and he works at the same place as my wife.

that looks real good Cory, is the pan metal or glass? I'm gonna assume it's metal since you were talking about ballpeen hammer

Looks good brother. I like the look of the smooth pans, but aren't the ribs in the metal pan for strength?? I heard that somewhere. I think it was on the tv show trucks a couple years ago.

I'm sure the ribs are indeed there for strength, but remember this pan is 14 1/2 inches shorter than a bug. It seems plenty strong, and I'm going to have crossbeams at the point I mount the seats.

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he was telling me about this really sharp looking pan and asked me if I had seen the pics. so don't worry Cory it was nothing bad

That is some damn good work you have done Cory. I have always wanted a glass buggy. And I have seen a couple Billy has painted and stuff and it makes the itch for one worse.

Thanks - I'm looking forward to something fun to zip around town in. I thought a buggy might be a little easier project to cut my teeth on than an actual car.

Cory wrote:Scared to ask what you were saying about me

LowFatBug wrote:he was telling me about this really sharp looking pan and asked me if I had seen the pics. so don't worry Cory it was nothing bad

Nothing bad, it was all good.

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Ah, kelly's on Cragars... Man does that bring back some memories.

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Man, this a lot of meat.
But it's sweet looking! Can't wait to see it with the body on.

dark blue with magenta flames

LowFatBug wrote:dark blue with magenta flames

Thats a thought...

oh, forgot to tell you,,, when I popped that motor off I forgot about the exhaust and there was a little moisture in it,,,,,,,,,,,, needless to say it was kinda like that one episode of "I Love Lucy" where Ricky says "I doe no what happen Lucy, it jus sploaded!"!!! that rust colored wet $hit went everywhere!! all over the front of the motor,, all over me :clown: :clown:

Good thing I wasn't there - I probably wouldn't be invited back

Oh - and I'm starting to think purple.

What size are your tires?

Jerry

The rears are 15"x10.5" with N50's

The fronts are 14"x7" with F60's

did you get that motor set on yet?

Yep - put the motor on, and fired it up to prove to the Mrs. that it was running, then tore it down to clean and paint.

And remember you told me to be careful with the exhaust studs? They all turned really easy, even got the ones off the heat risers really easy. The last stud turned as easy as the rest, and broke right off. I've got about a quarter of an inch sticking out, so I'm going to grease it up good for a while and try my luck with a vise grip. If that doesn't work, I suppose I try an extractor?

no, do not use the vice grips, either put a nut on it and weld the nut to the stud or drill it and retap the hole.

My new exhaust should be arriving today. Are new studs easy to come by assuming I can get this broken stud rectified?

yes any hardware store will have them, the thread pitch is 8 x 1.25mm

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Looking good.

And it all still fits at this point. I don't have the carb on yet, I have a low profile air cleaner, but its going to be real tight if it fits at all

Tight is an understatement... May have to do duel carbs.

Thats a great job on the cleanup of the old motor! Its gives it a whole new perspective.
I'm thinking about painting the tin also but I need some pointers since I've never done it before.

I may have the same clearance issue on mine so I guess I'll watch and learn.

I've been trying to squeeze in some work time on my progress and managed to get a few things done tonight. Hope to have pics up this weekend.

Thanks

Its certainly been a learning experience, but with all the resources available on the net these days, I've been able to keep making progress. Been kinda slow lately, too many honeydoos

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I don't think you need to go much lower in the front, in fact if you put the snubbers in on the beam that will bring you down some and pull a few of the spring plates out of both beams and i will be where you need it to be.

I guess thats worth a shot. Have you got snubbers on hand?

What else would I need to replace if I pull it all apart?

May have to pull the beam and bring it out and have you walk me through it.

Looks good. Those are some big ole meats to turn.

Lookin' good

sweeeeet, i want to do a buggy next.