Slant Six Roadster Build
Well I'm back from winter hibernation haha. I have been making progress on a lot of different updates during the winter but wanted to post after things were wrapped up. Ran new brake lines with better routing and everything works great with no leaks like they were before. I took out the hydraulic brake light switch (leaking) and added a pull switch to the brake pedal like you would find on the rear brake of an older motorcycle. I think I'm still going to try arcing the shoes to my drums at some point.
I did find a set of front runner wheels 15x5.5 w/ 5.5 bp and am in the process of cleaning them up so I can install the 5.60-15 tires. I wanted 5" wide or less rims but these were free and will work fine.
I made a new mount for the alternator. Thanks to @Badvert65 for the help. We only talked about it years ago haha and I finally got around to it. It used to be high and on the passenger side (red mark) now it's tucked in and low on the driver's side. Before you could see it sticking out past the grill.
Also replaced the timing chain because it had a lot of slop. Next I'm going to readjust the valve lash and reset the timing since it won't be jumping around now.
I built a new exhaust to replace the temporary "dog leg" that was on there. Made it similar to what I saw on some track roadsters in a 50s issue of Hot Rod Magazine. Sounds a lot better with a deeper note. I am going to paint it with aluminum colored exhaust paint and cure it on the car. The metal clang you hear is the heat control valve on the stock manifold.
Also about to make a cockpit cover for the passenger side. It will use boat snaps along the edge of the body as well as being snapped to a metal and wood rib that runs from the dash to the rear body lip. That will be held in place by 2 cleats. I will likely treat the canvas with linseed oil to darken it up and give it some water resistance to make it easier to wash after dirt track events.
A 4 point roll bar is still in the plans that will be bolt in so I can remove it for the street.
Looking forward to the event season and will be back out at drag tracks and dirt tracks starting in April
Well I'm back from winter hibernation haha. I have been making progress on a lot of different updates during the winter but wanted to post after things were wrapped up. Ran new brake lines with better routing and everything works great with no leaks like they were before. I took out the hydraulic brake light switch (leaking) and added a pull switch to the brake pedal like you would find on the rear brake of an older motorcycle. I think I'm still going to try arcing the shoes to my drums at some point.
I did find a set of front runner wheels 15x5.5 w/ 5.5 bp and am in the process of cleaning them up so I can install the 5.60-15 tires. I wanted 5" wide or less rims but these were free and will work fine.
I made a new mount for the alternator. Thanks to @Badvert65 for the help. We only talked about it years ago haha and I finally got around to it. It used to be high and on the passenger side (red mark) now it's tucked in and low on the driver's side. Before you could see it sticking out past the grill.
Also replaced the timing chain because it had a lot of slop. Next I'm going to readjust the valve lash and reset the timing since it won't be jumping around now.
I built a new exhaust to replace the temporary "dog leg" that was on there. Made it similar to what I saw on some track roadsters in a 50s issue of Hot Rod Magazine. Sounds a lot better with a deeper note. I am going to paint it with aluminum colored exhaust paint and cure it on the car. The metal clang you hear is the heat control valve on the stock manifold.
Also about to make a cockpit cover for the passenger side. It will use boat snaps along the edge of the body as well as being snapped to a metal and wood rib that runs from the dash to the rear body lip. That will be held in place by 2 cleats. I will likely treat the canvas with linseed oil to darken it up and give it some water resistance to make it easier to wash after dirt track events.
A 4 point roll bar is still in the plans that will be bolt in so I can remove it for the street.
Looking forward to the event season and will be back out at drag tracks and dirt tracks starting in April
