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> Target roadworthiness date 10/10, Prgress to date and to completion...
hi ho silber
post Oct 16 2005, 07:06 AM
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Doug,
Your car is VERY NICE!!

The powder coat on the motor sheet metal will hold up great (mine has).

Where did you end up getting your carpet from?

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post Oct 20 2005, 09:16 AM
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I have been putting a tremendous amount of hours trying to get the car drivable for the event! I ran into some electrical trouble late last night that may put me too far behind to get it drivable for Saturday -but, I am still trying!!!

Dave - I got my carpet from GPR.

Here are a few more pics.

Windshield was installed last Friday. I decided to let the pro's do the installation instead of doing it myself using the black butyl tape.



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Doug Leggins
post Oct 20 2005, 09:17 AM
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Seat mounts - The black frames are powder coated. The tilt levers were re-plated. everything else was cleaned up pretty good.
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post Oct 20 2005, 09:18 AM
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oops -here's the pic


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post Oct 20 2005, 09:20 AM
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engine & tranny mounting hardware.


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post Oct 20 2005, 09:21 AM
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The engine and tranny are in!!!


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post Oct 20 2005, 09:23 AM
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Back to the garage for me for now.
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post Oct 20 2005, 09:40 AM
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Doug,

Beautiful workmanship. Your doing everything right & now your an official CW.

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post Oct 20 2005, 09:44 AM
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????????????




Will Doug have his car done in time for the FFC?

Will he win the coveted awards?

Will he be there in time?

Stay tuned to this channel........



Actually, he has quite a bit of help coming tomorrow. I will be there around 5-6. Several others will also be arriving.



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post Oct 20 2005, 10:13 AM
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Hey Doug,

That is one awesome job you've done! I can't imagine the car looked that good rolling out of the factory.

Great work!

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post Oct 20 2005, 03:35 PM
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I recruited one dedicated helper today. Next to me he is the biggest car lover in the family.


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post Oct 20 2005, 03:41 PM
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Where there's smoke, there's a new Bursch muffler burning off the paint!

The car is running...............................

I knew that there would be some initial smoke. But, OH MY! What a huge amount of smoke there was initially!! My wife was near certain that the car was on fire. Fortunately no fire, just initial burn in smoke!

Man I am sure glad that she made me push it out of the garage to start it up!

And back to the garage for me to see if I can get enough done to get the car roadworthy for the FFC.


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post Oct 20 2005, 03:58 PM
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what time(s) are you open for business tomorrow?
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post Oct 21 2005, 08:39 AM
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what time(s) are you open for business tomorrow?


I am going to the garage in a few minutes. I set up an appointment for front and rear alignment at 2:00PM today. I might get enough done to make it.
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post Oct 21 2005, 08:46 AM
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Tic - Toc - Tic - Toc





Not much time left!!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)


Wont be long before (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif)


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post Oct 21 2005, 10:31 AM
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You got the ugly wheels on.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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post Oct 21 2005, 11:44 AM
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See you soon..... getting ready to leave.


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post Apr 18 2006, 09:06 PM
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I missed the the 10/10 date and could not drive the car 2 miles down the road for the FFC gathering at the park (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) I did get in one four mile drive before winter set in and the salt went on the roads. Now the salt has been washed off of the roads and its driving time again!!! I had carb and electrical problems on the first drive but I have been working them out.

Nearly all of my electrical problems were/are related to the alternator not being grounded. During the rebuild I powder coated the alternator brackets and the blower housing. This coating is blocking the ground path -I got lucky discovering this issue. I have installed a temporary ground wire and the electrical system is now in pretty good shape.

I am still working through the carb issues. I drove the car againg tonight and the carbs were performing much better at the end of the drive. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mueba.gif) 4 drives now and a whopping 18 miles. Tonights drive was 9 miles. -Baby steps so far. I have some idle jets, main jets and air correctors due by the end of the week. This weekend could bring some significant driving time!!!! And then prep for a drive to the Blue Grass Classic in a few weeks!

Here's a few progress pics

ebrake parts prepped and ready for install


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post Apr 18 2006, 09:09 PM
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ebrake and seat rail installed. I need to rework the carpet a bit to get the wrinkle out.


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post Apr 18 2006, 09:12 PM
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I spent alot of hours repairing a backpad. The pad was in pretty good shape but had 3 of the 4 metal hooks pulled away from the fiber board and it had a few other cracks in the fiberboard.


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