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Offline racerjohnson

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« Reply #375 on: April 06, 2008 8:38 pm »
I like how the stance isn't front low/ass high like nearly every other '32 ever built. I second the comment about the well proportioned wheels. For me, the car is a breath of fresh air. The "less is more" quote ran through my head when i looked at it at the show. Well done.
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« Reply #376 on: April 07, 2008 6:47 am »
Yeah I checked this car out for quite a while today, absolutely stunning.  Nailed it!  Be proud man, great great work!
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« Reply #377 on: April 07, 2008 6:34 pm »
To Johnny Q. Public, this car is VERY understated. I didn't realize it until seeing it this weekend. However, the roadster blows away people in the know. Like Johnson said, it is a breath of fresh air. Thank you for beautifully representing what we stand for. The attention to detail, the proportions, everything resets the bar for everyone to reach for.
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« Reply #378 on: April 07, 2008 7:47 pm »
Indeed wowcars.....this car is not only a statement of the talent that Eyeball has, but also a statement that hot rods can be done with same if not more detail as the street rods.
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« Reply #379 on: April 08, 2008 1:36 am »
. . . now get  in the house and finish that project so you start back on the Merc!!   :D
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« Reply #380 on: April 08, 2008 3:54 pm »
With my point and shoot camera.
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« Reply #381 on: April 08, 2008 5:31 pm »
Front Page of TJJ...Congrats Eyeball
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« Reply #382 on: April 08, 2008 5:51 pm »
Quote from: "sixinarow"
Front Page of TJJ...Congrats Eyeball


HOLY SHIT!
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« Reply #383 on: April 08, 2008 6:31 pm »
Next......... TRJ!!!
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« Reply #384 on: April 08, 2008 6:41 pm »
Quote from: "Tom"
Next......... TRJ!!!


HAHAHAHA.....I wish.
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« Reply #385 on: April 08, 2008 9:41 pm »
i'd say: salt, peter vincent, hop up.  and congrats on the front page
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« Reply #386 on: April 09, 2008 5:06 pm »
well deserved.
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« Reply #387 on: April 09, 2008 5:37 pm »
That's sweet!  It'll happen Eyeball- you just wait and see!
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« Reply #388 on: April 09, 2008 11:44 pm »
Can you autograph something for me?  I want to say I knew you when you become famous.
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« Reply #389 on: October 20, 2008 10:13 pm »
One more update before I put it away for the winter. I have been fighting the top since before I painted the car. I bought the top iron off the Ford Barn for some jhole that said they were complete and had been hanging on a barn wall for 30+ years.....well the barn must have fallen down somewhere around the 1 year mark cuz they were pitted to hell and frozen AND he had removed a few of the rivets. So I got them to move and ordered top bows from Lebaron Bonney. The header bow fit fine, the rear bow was a little tight; I had to pull hard on it to spread it to get it on to the car. The second bow was the one that has been giving me so much trouble. It would not fit for shit. I even ordered another one from Lebaron Bonney thinking that they had just pulled the wrong one, but it was the same.

A few weeks ago at the Pileup the vendor next to us had a 30-31 roadster top (bows and cloth) I walked over and looked at it a few times and noticed the second bow sure looked like what I needed on my top. I picked it up for 90 bucks. (about the cost of 1 bow).

Well after all is said and done it on the car. I have 30-31 irons (which I paid 32 ford price for) 30-31 rear and second bow and a 32 header bow which I had to modify. The 30-31 irons put the bow farther forward than the 32 ones so I had to make a filler on the back side between the windscreen and the bow.

I chopped the rear leg of the irons 3" and took about 1.5" out of the rear bow. I also took 2" out of the forward leg of the irons to get it to line up with the laid back windscreen.

I was going to use the cloth I got with the top but the rear corner pieces just will not work with out being reworked.





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