Update on paint job

[Foster48x]

Nice work! When you get it all done post up some more pics.

Rick

[azygoustoyou]

Looking great ken! Do you have any pic's of what the underside of the back seat cover looks like? Or is it just flat?

[Ken]

I havent ran the motor yet, that will be a few weeks away. The valve covers or cam covers which ever is corect were glass bead blasted and that was all.
Mark said he put a distributor on a motor with this manifold and looking from the front there is plenty of room.
I will post a picture of the underside of the back cover, I dont know if anyone noticed but the door windows are also removed.
Ken

[Ken]

Here are a couple pictures of the progress on the Fiat, its going slow and I have not even begun on the interior other than placing the roll bar behind the seat. Tomorrow I will either start on making a new grill or finish up the roll bar.





Thanks for looking
Ken

[mdrburchette]

Wow, very nice. I especially like the color.

[Foster48x]

Great looking car Ken!

Rick

[azygoustoyou]

Looking very good Ken! Car looks pretty low. What springs did you put on it? And or did you cut them?

[Nick]

Very classy colour, I like it

[Ken]

More pictures,
this is the grill I am making, its just sitting in the car, haven’t made the mounts yet so its not sitting level.






Ken

[mPedro08]

In response to Brady Jones


I have been watching the pictures of your car as you post them, really looking good. I wanted to change the tail lights but I need to get this project finished so until another time they stay.
About the door handles, I converted the car to a roadster, no back seat and no windows, just a windshield, to open the door the handle is on the inside just where your hand rests when placed on the door. I retrowed the side lights and the mirrors to the earlier styles.

Ken,

Just noticed you are in Yelm, I'm just north of Seattle near Everett WA. I would sure love to see this car on the road or at one of the show/meets sometime..... VERY nice work so far!

[billstyer]

Oh! That is sweet! Got a little carried away with the paint job, didn't you? Is there anything you didn't paint or otherwise refinish?

[azygoustoyou]

More pictures,
this is the grill I am making, its just sitting in the car, haven’t made the mounts yet so its not sitting level.






Ken

Ken,
Did you try putting the vertical pieces on the back. I bet it would look better. It would give it a sleeker, smoother look. Don't get me wrong. It looks really cool. I was thinking of trying something like that. I just never got around to it. How did you cut the grooves on the supports?

[Ken]

The vertical pieces are all that holds the grill together, at least until its welded, I would have to build a jig or something to hold it together while its welded and I wouldn’t be able to test fit it until it was done.
I put the holes in the vertical tubes with an end mill.
Ken

[wachuko]

Ken,

Any more recent photos, updates?

[geno58]

WOW, Incredible, can't wait see it when it's finished.