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NashGTI's latest activity
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Stuff my dog says; on second thought I'll just build a race car
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I just meant specifically in terms of no bumperette. There are so many pretty cars over the years actually trying to pick out "Best"...
Feb 13, 2023
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That's good, this is better
Feb 13, 2023
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No, the ends of the double tube frame stick further forward than most of the rest of the stuff and that's enough for me. Though really...
Feb 13, 2023
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On the basis that bumpers are ugly, I have no plans for bumpers.
Feb 13, 2023
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The nose piece is made, now I can get started on the actual grill. Or the other side exhaust piece. Or remaking the windshield frame in...
Feb 12, 2023
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"It is quite impressive to be built by someone who has never done anything like it before. May work as a mechanic but never built a car...
Feb 12, 2023
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No, planning on vertical bars for the front still
Feb 11, 2023
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Used some stainless today
Feb 11, 2023
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Hood ornament gets to "stay" as a grill shell mounted emblem. I'll make a new one out of stainless rather than the TIG rod one.
Feb 10, 2023
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More tiny progress, piece along the bottom to fill between the curve and the cross member Also my stainless steel finally got here so yay
Feb 9, 2023
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Added the lower face piece to the nose
Feb 7, 2023
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What the Heck Is It ?
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Yep, Treadle-Vac brake servo and master cylinder. Only this one is off a 1955 Packard Caribbean. The master cylinder is unlike any...
Feb 6, 2023
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Obviously this is a ....?
Feb 6, 2023
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There I fixed that for you 😁
Feb 6, 2023
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Picture dump from an 8 hour afternoon
Feb 5, 2023
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No race car things today, I made a far too fancy fan shroud for the shops F-100 instead. I've got a spacer for the fan to move it into...
Feb 4, 2023
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No more weather restrictions tonight so another piece made and tacked in place.
Feb 2, 2023
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Planning for a stainless grill insert, need to order the metal for this and the stainless mesh panels on the hood sides
Jan 30, 2023
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Jan 29, 2023
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Still drawing, I do like this one. But I still need to establish a side profile and I'm having difficulty deciding between compact and...
Jan 29, 2023
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Removed the radiator and welded up the seams in the front, then started looking at the grill surround trying to plan something.
Jan 28, 2023
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That's next for things is to weld some seams up in the front end then begin working on the nose. It seems that I'm having the...
Jan 23, 2023
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Was finally able to get the car outside again today and took the video and some actual whole car in frame pictures for the first time...
Jan 22, 2023
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Didn't do any more with the windscreen, maybe tomorrow. What I did do was fight a welder (eventually found a leaky regulator) and spend...
Jan 21, 2023
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And three, added slightly more rake to this one and I think it's what I'm going with.
Jan 21, 2023
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Windscreen version the second
Jan 21, 2023
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It is not much to my aggravation. Nothing has happened since I got the initial set of computer drawings, not even the first set of test...
Jan 20, 2023
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My plan is to do a three sided glass mount leaving the top side open. I haven't decided on a shape yet, obviously what I did there is...
Jan 19, 2023
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First windscreen mock up
Jan 18, 2023
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My boss and I talk about it occasionally, it's a tall order for him to have the car there. A customer came in a few days back and went...
Jan 15, 2023
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Love these Not so much this Not gonna redo it, just unhappy
Jan 15, 2023
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