Well we started school Wed. and just finished our first couple days. No work was completed on the T over summer as all the students were gone! Today we started on the headers (going to build some lakes style) found a piece of 3" exhaust tubing and split it down the middle. Took some hose clamps and started at the end tightening them down to get the taper we need to much our 1 3/4' coming out of the flanges. Things were going good till the radius started to get tighter and tube starting flattening and the clamps started slipping. Think we'll have to scrap that attempt. Think we'll try laying it out as a cone on some sheet metal and rolling it, see if that works for us. I'll get some pics up as soon as there is anything worth seeing, great to be back and look forward to sharing the progress with you guys!

started looking around at some options and founds these at Speedway http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Megaphones,1719.html dont think I can but the sheetmetal and have 'em rolled (we dont have a roller) for that price. Hate to buy parts we can make but sometimes you gotta give in when it makes sense. Anyone have another source for these that may be cheaper? Thanks-

I've been told to fill tubing with sand to keep it from flattening. Might be worth a try.

Ol'ford nutCentral Iowa

56 Vic w/292 & 4 spd.

found some that are actually a little more expensive but sound like the quality is very good, going to order those tomorrow or the next day, I'll update you guys when there is any progress!

Hey Dan:

I just had a thought.  Load up your shop students and take a school approved and paid field trip to Columbus this weekend and let them meet some of the nicest people in the car hobby and see some interesting drag racing.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

haha - would love to, awfully long trip though!

probably next on the agenda will be mounting a rad. and grill shell, might have to shorten the frame a touch to get it all looking good (hope not, but that is why we have it tacked right now)...

Update, we purchased a set of cones from www.lakeheaders.com/ and am very pleased with the quality and the service, a little bit more expensive than the Speedways but well worth it, I highly recommend Matt! Other than that not much progress, a couple students are intermittingly working on the headers when they have down time from their own projects - still need to get the engine together and fired.

Another question I would like some opinions on, the style of this build is definately "hot rod" and not "street rod" mounted the voltage reg. on the firewall and I think it kinda clutters it up. What do you guys think about putting it under the seat or firewall? I know it would far less convenient, but how often am I going to need to get at it?? Thanks-

on a seperate not here is a pic of some of the students putting Bendix brakes on a Super Bell dropped axle for another T (flatty powered) that is going together...

RE the volt regulator. Will you have room to mount it on the top or side of the frame rail? Or Maybe work a mount into the radiator support?


Lawrenceville, GA

PLEASE convert to a alternator and get rid of the voltage regulator.

Ol'ford nutCentral Iowa

56 Vic w/292 & 4 spd.