Recycling a Challenge Car

Just sharing a few pictures of the new hood on the '09 challenge car.

Nice work as always

Sweet! What did you make it out of?

that looks nice, though i have a soft spot for the bare engine too. i'm digging the wheel covers, are they from the studebaker?

nice to see the new shop in good use!

That looks sensational.

From this angle in particular... Awesome .

Javelin wrote: Sweet! What did you make it out of?

Scrap metal sheet. Bent under a piece of roll bar tubing. The reinforcement is VW Bug hood structure narrowed 1 7/16". Two golfball sized scoops of bondo at the body line cut and a pint of New Holland Yellow tractor paint from Tractor Supply.

WilberM3 wrote: that looks nice, though i have a soft spot for the bare engine too.

I do too, but I wanted to get the wind out of the way.

WilberM3 wrote: i'm digging the wheel covers, are they from the studebaker?

No, the Stude is complete and will be getting new 296 cube engine soon. The 355 will be freshened with much better heads and be installed in another car. The coupe has a 260 cube experiment of sorts.

WilberM3 wrote: nice to see the new shop in good use!

And it's warm. I.ve not been warm in the winter except when going to other garages. Tried to work in the barn a few times and could not imagine how I used to work in the cold like that everyday. What a blessing the new shop has been.

The coupe is looking swoopy guys. I'm digging the new persona.

Looks like you're getting ready for Bonneville!

In reply to cwh:

Maxton

Fantastic. That car is inspiring.

I too am glad to see the new garage is already bearing fruit! Congrats!!!

very nice....also cool to see you not cutting up a left over challange car for once....and it really looks like you will have fun with this one....

Looks great guys. I think I like the look of the car even more with the hood.

Old and Hot... New Hottness, kinda redudant but it looks nice.