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Sertoma car show-- Houtz Classic Automotive made double a showing for 30 minutes before the rain sent the Roadster home. But the Roadster still got a trophy! I wasn't there to accept it, so my son had to do the honors--and took this picture while holding it up for the camera. |
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Off to the London Cobra Show cruise-in at Quaker Steak and Lube! |
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This was the Roadster's first "Public event!" |
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Dreaming -- and off to get the car inspected! |
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Final Assembly! It's painted, and the dashboard is finished. Next big step is to select the wheels and tires. |
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Check out the engine as we run some tests... and think about the paint job. |
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Rides in the "go kart" stage are given to the proud family. |
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The electrical system is ready... Time to try starting it up for the first time... (and after repairing a broken wire connector) It WORKS! |
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The electrical work was tedious and very involved. |
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Before and after getting the sidepipes powdercoated. |
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Dropping in the engine and tranny. |
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Time to drop in the engine and tranny. |
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Shortening the brake pedal and a picture of the "rolling chasis." |
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The axle & front spindle assemblies were cleaned and coated with epoxy paint. |
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With the help of some neighbors and friends, we stored the body on the buck until it was needed. |
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In preparation for the delivery of the body, a "buck" was built to save space in the garge, This would allow the body to be rolled in and out of the garge over the frame while the car was being assembled. |
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Once maching work on the block was done, it was time to add some high performance engine components. |
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After tearing it down, we took the block to be inspected, bored, decked and balanced. |
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The engine was solid but tired and needed some wrench time to get it into shape. |
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The engine and running gear were shipped to the office warehouse, then brought home in the truck and unloaded in our garage. |
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