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  1. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    Lanterns modified Sans paint, all that remains is to weld on the 1/4" rod to the bracket ends. Oh yeah, and there is still the surprise for the inside of the lanterns...😈 Does the top 'ball' look familiar? And what do you suppose the bottom extended tube is from? I'll reveal the answer in my...
  2. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    Red does seem to be the obvious color. I'll be putting my touch on it though, to give it some contrast of its own. It's raining here and I don't dance in the rain. But I do a mean 'jig' inside. What you have before you is the beginning of two brackets to hold my recently acquired side lamps...
  3. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    Took time off from updating. With our mornings in the 17-20 degree range, I wait until late morning ...10-11ish to get started. I work for about 2-4 hours on a good day.,. I have started using some 1/8th oak panels I was gifted. A top for the instrument panel, sans cutouts, and an insert for...
  4. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    The closer I see my vision materialize the more I believe it will happen....this year.
  5. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    You may be asking...why does he keep posting the same pics? Yes, they are very similar, but those who follow the minor changes will notice those changes. Today's batch is a result of having to reinstall the body on the frame....solo I might add. A different rigging method and careful swing and...
  6. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    Incomplete? Or facing the wrong way?
  7. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    Thanks for the idea fechter, it saved me time and money. Letting the pictures tell the story Both motors are reinstalled, chains snugged up, and ready to receive power. I will be relocating the hydraulic fluid cups to a more accessible spot. TBD A teaser shot. Seat bottom and back moved...
  8. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    Hello from sunny California...NOT Thanks for your reply amberwolf It's story time. Grab a cup of Joe, sit back, and let me take you on a short journey of woe—gloom, a broom, and rid of a foe. This early morn, we awaken to a little storm. It's wet, cloudy, and dark with gloom, yet I let that...
  9. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    That's a thoughtful suggestion. Today I took a step backward and ground down/apart the seat/back supports. Why? you ask. Well, the answer my friend lies at the bottom under all the other brainy minutia. I sat in the mock-up and decided I wasn't going to have room for my posterior and the...
  10. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    My brain fog keeps me from using the correct terminology in many life endeavors. Thanks for enlightening me on the subject. It's been discharged down once since I bought it. so I'll find a use and work it for a while. I have a DC to AC 3000-watt inverter, so I can hook it up to a 1500-watt...
  11. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    That's a good idea. I will deconstruct that bad boy and see what's at the 'heart' of the problem. Pics of progress will follow. Thanks for the idea. Thanks for joining in Hillhater. It has been a long while since we swapped messages, so here is a reminder of the battery I'm using. I got it...
  12. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    Morning fechter Thanks for the advice. What happened to the original motor? I'm not really sure, but during one of the test runs, the chain came off the right motor. This happened while making a left turn. I finished the test with just the left motor. Now, the motor shaft will only turn about...
  13. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    The second seat has been squared and braces welded on. I still need to add support tabs at the base of the seat back and weld on attachment tabs mid-way up the back. Seat bottoms come from kitchen chairs minus padding. A power question for anyone who wants to join in the fun. With (one)...
  14. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    That was beautiful. Very therapeutic, watching the 'paint flowing' on to the canvas.
  15. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    No pics today but things went well until noonish, then the winds came. I did get the bottom and back seat supports welded on. One seat frame squared and plywood brackets welded on. Tomorrow more of the same and seat attaching tabs cut, drilled, bent and welded on.
  16. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    Much of my time is spent in mental minutia. That is, dreaming, determining, designing, deciding, with the least amount of time devoted to actual fabrication. I've been pondering numerous seating configurations and upholstery. I've come full circle back to my two kitchen chairs. Today I...
  17. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    Morning Marty Nope, can't sing, nor dance either for that matter. The poetry comes on a whim now and then. The pinstriping is an easy matter. I am not a professional painter so others may have other methods. This method has worked for me. Think of striping tape as masking tape. Step one -...
  18. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    Santa visited and left some goodies, and ate all his cookies. With a loud, Ho, Ho, Ho, he left in his bright red sleigh, now it is time for me to play with [my] big red..' sleigh'. Down it has come, from its lofty perch, with crafty thoughts for a human's perch. Time is ticking away, for a...
  19. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    Nice to hear from your fetchter. I still recall how much help you have given me. No self-respecting hot rod would be without ...drink holders...right?
  20. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    Each day we get closer and closer to the brass ring...so to speak. Today's progress. The usual details are yet to be completed, but the light burns brighter.
  21. Just_Ed

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    Change of plan As you can see, the plan to enclose the top of the curved pieces didn't happen. Completing the reforming of the dashboard seemed like the thing that needed to satisfy my desire for today. Before After The plan is to use real oak wood for the top of the dash. From left to...
  22. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    Final major 'planned' body modification. The dashboard. It's slow going. Weather permitting (too hot, too cold, too windy), or I'm just too weary. I get in about 2-4 hours a day, which may be a lot for some, but for me, I yearn for the energy I used to have. Today though another milestone...
  23. Just_Ed

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    No, REALLY! :unsure:, I do know where they all go. I have modified the electrical system by separating the 12 volts from the 48 volts. Most of the amp draw on the 48-volt battery will be needed for the motors, so there is little left for anything else, such as lights and sound system, which will...
  24. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    If the train stays on track I hope to be out of the way when it arrives. Phoenix is next door, so if you find you are coming my way, stop by for a chat and see (and hear) the StreetRunner live.
  25. Just_Ed

    C Cab Hot Rod Power Advice

    Hi folks. I'm just checking in to see what's what. The StreetRunner is progressing quite quickly. The frame and front suspension are painted and lubed tight, the brake lines/system is in, sans brake bleeding and the rewiring is nearly to a point where it can be tucked away until the body goes...
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