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Woohoo! Now The Fun Part Begins!

Posted on: Tuesday October 23, 2018

Miller-Ford Seat Upholstery

Posted on: Sunday October 21, 2018

"It's just a cycle kart...". The phrase uttered over and over as I struggled with vinyl, batting, backing material, foam cushions, and metal snaps. I'd rather do ANYTHING else. HUGE thanks to my wife Linda. She's the seamstress in the family, and without her help, I couldn't do it. It's not quite finished, as I decided to take it back out and remove some of the foam in the side panels to get it to lay better. But you can see it didn't turn out too bad. Actually, it's probably as good as...

Painting

Posted on: Tuesday October 2, 2018

I made a makeshift "spray booth" in my garage by hanging plastic sheets, and I actually got some paint laid tonight. The hood, engine compartment side panels, and the grill shell are done. It won't be long now. The white will be done this week, and as soon as I can tape on it, the blue will be sprayed. Then the final assembly, which literally will take about two hours. Really looking forward to this. The last big item will be the seat upholstery.

I Hate Body Work - Part 2

Posted on: Thursday September 27, 2018

Everything is as straight as it needs to be for a race car, and a cyclekart race car at that. I finally got the tail done to my satisfaction and put several coats of primer on it. The guide coat is on and it's ready to start blocking. Woohoo! I'll be painting soon. I decided on midnight blue for the back, bright white for the front and orange V-8 decals on the sides like my little picture shows. My race cars have always been blue/white/orange with the number 23. This will be the...