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‘32 Update: brake pedal return spring (article 25, archived)

A clean, simple return spring for the brake pedal, incorporating the brake light [...]

‘32 Update: Brake Lines (article 26, archived)

A unique method of running the front brake lines on a solid axle ‘32 [...]

‘32 Update: Wiring (article 28, archived)

Wiring
If there was one thing about this build that I underestimated, it was the wiring. I thought “meh, some go to the front, some to the rear, a few underneath. Should take about an hour.” OK, I’m exaggerating a little. I rarely give time frame estimates to anyone, because I’m usually [...]

Drive-By Shooting

I was driving along the other day, noticing the sunlight and the glory of the morning, when I saw some sort of electrical box attached to a telephone pole at the side of the road.  If you were me, you would have thought “hey that’s a great place to put my camera and take a [...]

‘32 Update: Transmission Cooler Lines (article 30)

Transmission Cooler Lines

The next addition to the a/c line clamp/ tranny cooler lines/ wire cover is making a tranny cooler return line.  Instead of using tube nuts and sleeves on the tranny end of the tubes, I got stainless -6AN fittings, cut them in half, counter bored them for 3/8″ line, and welded them on.  [...]

‘32 Update: window channel weatherstrip (article 52)

It’s always a treat trying to figure out which profile of weatherstripping to use.  Typically, the stuff you use for the window channel is “cat whiskers”, and is usually attached with screws or weatherstrip adhesive.  Since the garnish molding is a part of the door, it’s not easy to drive a screw through the inside [...]

Colyer ‘32 Pics

On the Sunday before Louisville, Paul and Dorothy took the ‘32 to a cruise night in Milton, ON (about 45 minutes away) for a break-in run.  If you haven’t been keeping track, the first drive was a day before.  As they were leaving the show, a man was snapping pictures like film was going out [...]

“Do You Think I’m Fat” CONTEST!

UPS is always at the NSRA Nationals weighing cars, so I thought I’d take the ‘32 over and see if it needs to go on a diet.  Before I spill the beans (and the twinkies, and the ho-hos), I thought it would be really fun to see how much you think it tips the scales.

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First Drive in the ‘32!

This is Producer Paul and Director Dorothy driving the ‘32 for the first time.  I was trying to get them to turn on the headlights (lights on for safety!) but I think he thought I wanted him to honk the horn.  Speaking of the horn, it could use some testosterone eh?

After a final once-over of [...]

‘32 Update: wiper blades, and some misc. (article 51)

To trim the blade for a chopped windshield, we had to set up the arm length and the blade length properly to get the maximum windshield “clearage”.

It will need to be marked at the outside and inside of the blade to make sure you’re not interfering with the windshield frame.

As an aside, I did a [...]