Lookin' good, Alan!
Decided to shoot color today..... GM 2017 Silver Ice Metallic
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Yeah, boy. Movin' out!! Be done in no time.
WOW! Nice color. 
Outstanding. It's going to be beautiful. 
Looking even better!
Yeah, baby.
Nice!
Beautiful.
Wow! Looks great, Al. Going to look Super once trimmed out. What's your plan for wheels?
At least, you're going out with a bang.....
Wide five black and polished Fuchs style
Project #43 it's been frustrating but there is steady progress, the wheels were sent wrong, shorted 7 wrong parts etc.... The right wheels got here on Thursday new tires are mounted, 48m Webers are rebuilt, Raby DTM shroud motor is now match painted to the Artic Silver body color and ready to go back in. I'm half way through figuring out the wiring, new windshield base frame is pre-fitted, deck lid actuator installed, driving lights brackets are fabricated, located 3 chrome bezels to fit the all black VDO 2" oil & volts gauges on the UK eBay and fit them today, "Emory Outlaw" shifter knob arrived, CIP1 custom black seats are here too, Ray Dot spun aluminum mirrors are being painted to match this week. Waiting on misc. parts and need to find the right black carpet.... Pics in a week or two.
Alan...how many pounds pressure on the deck lid actuator, please. ?
It's a short electric actuator the rating is 250 lbs. it has a 2" cycle with a built in clutch shut off at both ends of travel. It needs to be installed w/o the motor in the car as you have to get under the deck lid when closed to be able to get the right positions for the mounting brackets.
THAT, my friend, is pretty slick.
Great job, Alan. For your last 'kick at the can', you are doing it in style. Love all the little outlaw touches you are doing, and good idea to paint the Raydyots body colour
That will be a real nice build for sure.
Alan can you post a video if you have one or a pict of the actuator in action. Thanks Ray
Deck lid actuator video
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That is really cool does the latch for the trunk operate as normal after this?
Alan I love that car and colour 
I guess that's how my car would've looked with that small nose on the rear end
JIMBO! Looks like we have a new competitor in Speedster Videos!
Now if we can just get him to include a music track........
IaM-Ray posted:That is really cool does the latch for the trunk operate as normal after this?
Alan, I too wonder how the engine compartment opens (fully) with the actuater?
Would that work for my front hood, as a lock?
(I already know how to open it really wide, really fast)
The actuator takes the place of the stock latch, the pin on the deck lid gets removed also the fiberglass block on the body that holds the latch. I make a bracket to mount the lower actuator pivot a few inches above the 2 x 2 steel bar then with the lid closed position the other pivot bracket , this needs to be exact so that the actuator stops just as the lid has light pressure on it in the closed position. When the lid is opened the 2" there is a "grenade pin" that gets pulled from the actuator piston bracket that allows the lid to be manually opened as normal. I also install another "Grenade pin" at the base bracket attaching a thin cable to that routing the cable out to the driver's side wheel well w/ a red handle on the end . This is an emergency release in case the actuator dies or allows access to the motor bay should there be a fire. These actuators are powerful with ratings of 250 lbs plus and assume a mis -aligned install will break the lid in half or worse.
Well Will would willfully wildly wiring wire to hold it down with a clip help if it opens... like on a trailer chain set up maybe
Very cool Alan, what does that actuator pump look like When the lid is open? Great start.
IaM-Ray posted:Well Will would willfully wildly wiring wire to hold it down with a clip help if it opens... like on a trailer chain set up maybe
Ray, I'm ahead of you.
When I get the car back, (it went to the body shop today) I'm going to rig a quick-lock safety-thingy which will allow the hood to open just far enough to get a hand in to un-latch it from the safety-thingy I devise.
Think screen door latch we all grew up with, only stronger.
Cool, indeed.
And speaking of cool, why not wire it to open when the oil hits 180 degrees?
Wow! Well done as usual Alan.
Pete
All you see is a couple of inches of the the black 3/4" piston. I thought of wiring it off a stat to open at 180 but after shut down it would stay open until it cooled or would need an override switch. I used a DTDP toggle switch that when switched from the up to down position it reverses polarity ...With that beast of a motor 180 is going to arrive quickly.
The actuator is made by " Windy Nation" which is at the base of Mout Fuji. Here's the "eBeg" link http://www.ebay.com/itm/281484...e=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Alan,
As always, looking good !
Can't wait to see it completed.
Will, do tell and show ..
I still think Alan should go for 50.
Maybe Alan you should keep this one it looks awesome...
Either that or go into making car videos. He could get away with a lot less inventory and space needed.
Wait - He's headed for West Virginia......Do they even HAVE Internet there?
West Virginia...Good friends, a great church, beautiful country and internet too, I'm going fishing, volunteer a couple of days a week, maybe get another Harley..that should fill out the weeks nicely.
* Our 4 BR remodeled home on a corner lot with a unique shop and plenty of parking for a boat or motor home will be up for sale around May, low taxes, great school system, quiet neighborhood, a community where you can still leave your doors unlocked.......Message me if interested.
Wherever you go Alan, you have to stay here.
Oh Hell Yeah!
Alan Merklin posted:... will be up for sale around May, low taxes, great school system, quiet neighborhood, a community where you can still leave your doors unlocked.......Message me if interested.
Clearly not in Illinois.
$200K home= $5k-ish property taxes. The schools vary wildly from district to district.