It's My Thing #5

[giddyap 1,569]

Marketplace is killing me...I find a C-175 roller I must have! Upon inspection it has a 4 speed but the price is right. In order to stuff it in the back of my my Pathfinder, I drop the tranny and the 2 halves fit and I take it home. My plan is to make a round hood clone on a large frame but change direction after seeing it. Now with a stretched hood, two small Predators could fit but I'm unable to set the fan gear back without incorporating a chain set up, nix that idea. And a universal joint would not work. What I did next I highly recommend. I added a couple of flanges to the steering and now it is rock solid. It's better than building a strong tower. I highly recommend beefing up the steering. Next comes the drive train, body work or set it aside and find out why my K341AS will only start with a jump. 

[Pullstart 62,851]

That looks so good Jon!  Then again, I’m a sucker for a fat rear end!

 

 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,557]

Very cool!!! 

[Achto 27,571]

I'll be riding along on this build.  I like watching your crazy, creative talents.

Edited February 20, 2022 by Achto

[ebinmaine 67,484]

16 hours ago, Achto said:

I'll be riding along on this build.  I like watching your crazy, creative talents.

10-4. I'm in too. Same reason. 

[giddyap 1,569]

On 2/20/2022 at 6:52 PM, Achto said:

I like watching your crazy, creative talents.

 Dan you gave me a challenge so I'm making you famous with a unique cosmetic flair that shall forever be known as the Achto Accent. I believe it helps restore the original proportion of length to width lost in the stretch. If anything I hope it will have an impression on all who notice it. 

[kpinnc 12,023]

That is just sexy! 

 

Looks great!

[Achto 27,571]

8 hours ago, giddyap said:

 

I'm lovin' it!!! The little extra width really makes it pop! 

[ebinmaine 67,484]

3 hours ago, Achto said:

 

I'm lovin' it!!! The little extra width really makes it pop! 

 

 

 

Interesting how such a subtle change can make such a huge difference.

@Oldskool

[sjoemie himself 3,068]

Just stumbled across this thread. Cool Idea and awesome execution. I especially like the sheetmetal work you did. 

I'll be watching closely 

[ebinmaine 67,484]

17 minutes ago, sjoemie himself said:

Just stumbled across this thread. Cool Idea and awesome execution. I especially like the sheetmetal work you did. 

I'll be watching closely 

It would behoove you to go back and take a look at some of his other work. Does some cool stuff....

[sjoemie himself 3,068]

26 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

take a look at some of his other work

Just did. Agreed. Awesome stuff! 

[Oldskool 6,644]

5 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

 

 

 

Interesting how such a subtle change can make such a huge difference.

@Oldskool

You are so right. 

I call them "what ifs".

 

"What if" the factory built one like it.

 

Kinda like the wife's vertical shaft hydro, mock round hood I built her.

 

@giddyap  I'm really diggin your build.

I'm gonna sit tight and watch this one.

 

 

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,484]

4 minutes ago, Oldskool said:

really diggin your build

I figured you would Mike. That's why I dragged you in on it....

[Oldskool 6,644]

1 minute ago, ebinmaine said:

I figured you would Mike. That's why I dragged you in on it....

Thanks for the heads up.

Kinda makes me think I could fit 2 engines on The Other Parts Pile build 🤔

[Handy Don 12,217]

55 minutes ago, Oldskool said:

Kinda makes me think I could fit 2 engines on The Other Parts Pile build 🤔

Sure, and as I recall you have two!

[Oldskool 6,644]

2 hours ago, Handy Don said:

Sure, and as I recall you have two!

Yes. Yes I do. Good recollecting

[Pullstart 62,851]

4 hours ago, Oldskool said:

Kinda like the wife's vertical shaft hydro, mock round hood I built her.

Not to take from Jon’s thread, do you have a build on that one somewhere?

[Oldskool 6,644]

23 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

Not to take from Jon’s thread, do you have a build on that one somewhere?

https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/89064-johnny-cah-round-hood/

 

[giddyap 1,569]

On 3/1/2022 at 1:03 PM, sjoemie himself said:

I especially like the sheetmetal work you did. 

 

The sheet metal I used for the hood extension was the jacket from the outside of a home hot water tank. For the tower I had to buy a piece. Before these pictures I made a paper template and transferred it to the metal. Tape, instead of a marking pen was used for the cutting line. Now that it is made and a good fit, I better make precise holes.

[Pullstart 62,851]

What year is the toolbox and fenders from?  Most of the ones (maybe all) I have don’t have the weld nuts on them.

[giddyap 1,569]

19 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

What year is the toolbox and fenders from?

 

I bought mine from a local horse trader but two I see on google images are from a 704 and 653. 

[giddyap 1,569]

A picture is worth a thousand words but seeing is believing.  The belly is full of patches held together with rivets or fiberglass. The steering wheel should come Tuesday and a 6" pulley on Wednesday. The only huddle is a gas tank that doesn't leak 

[ebinmaine 67,484]

Very nice!

 

Do you have a favorite light coat filler?

What grit paper/scuff pad do you get up/down to?

 

 

@JCM

 

[giddyap 1,569]

Thanks Eric   I plan on giving it a second coat Wed evening after a 600 wet sand and then Sat a final 1500 wet sand. IDNK fillers, your suggestion?

 

Finally after too many hours of fighting with a major paint manufacturer this is the finished hood. I won't disclose the brand name but I will say 3 different lot numbers of the same color name were all different tints. I sent a complaint and after 10 days accepted a refund check over a color match. The paint manager at my local Ace store suggested their brand and is now my favorite