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Here's another daylight shot. (Sort of) Both of these pictures were taken during very early lighting, so it still isn't ideal. I had no idea photographine a metalflake body like this was so difficult to get right. I'm still not happe with the results, but

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Well, as the weather has turned drastically colder, I've turned my attention to things I can do inside. This doesn't really help me get closer to hearing the engine run. I still need to fashon a fuel line and finish a few wiring connections before that ha

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I finally got the top sewn. I found the fringe and thought it would match the car's color well, so I ran the idea past my girlfriend. Once I got the OK on the fringe, I threw it through the machine to stitch it up good.

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Here's a close up of the fringe trim along the sides. I CAN"T WAIT to take this buggy out for her maiden voyage. :)

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Oh what an Ebay story. I was looking to replace the bias ply tires on rusty rims. I saw a lot on eBay for Ansen Slot rims. I was outbid during the last three seconds. Oh well. I kept looking. I saw these for sale also on eBay. What luck, they were for sal

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Long story short, I got busy and spaced it... I mean I didn't even bid. Sure enough someone bid. He got the wheels (8) and tires (4) with center caps, lugs, etc. Why then am I showing this picture if someone else won the bid? It gets better! The person wh

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I hope he doesn't mind me showing it, but here is his deserter with the wheels/tires he won. As the series 1 Deserter has low wheel arches that kind of wrap around, it was likely he would have needed to do a little trimming to the fiberglass. I don't blam

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So, We end up emailing and after a few phone calls, not only is a friendship born, but he insisted I take the wheels/tires to check for fit prior to exchanging any money! As you'll see. they fit great.

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Heres my beautiful buggy with the new tires/wheels. These are Cragar wheels which are not made any more. They remind me of Ansen Slots, with a few more smaller holes. I do like the look.

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You can see some similaraties between the Ansen slot and the Cragar Mach 8.

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she looks like a hot rod from the back now. It gives the buggy a meaty look to it from the back.

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I'm not sure yet if I like the looks of the wider track from the front. I'll give it some time to see if it grows on me. If worst comes to worse, I'll shorten the beam when I install the beam adjusters.