Lane Anderson posted:Every time I see this it makes me all tingly.
IaM-Ray posted:Lane Anderson posted:Every time I see this it makes me all tingly.
I know, Ray. I know. 
Must be Canadian humor, because all I see is what looks like a female elf asking a girl on a date. Kinda weird, ya know?
Sorry It reminded me of this humorous part of this movie Lane, it is a clip that he says how he gets all tingly and his tongue swells up. 
I was kind of expecting the Church Lady from SNL.
That's supposed to be a HE?
Is his name Pat?
Carey welded in some supports to keep the tank from sagging. He attached them to the front beam and added some forward bars to attach to the straps and also support the front of the tank. It turned out nicely!
Oh — and I got new brakes lines! 
Now I need a battery, a battery strap, and the front hood.
Getting there! I have no idea what’s next on the list.
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Holy Smoke!
How big is that tank?
@Gordon Nichols...it is 90L — just a touch bigger than the racing tanks used in the 356 GT cars!
2.5x what then rest of us fakey-do Clown Car aficionados get.
You'll be able to drive to SF and back without refueling!
@edsnova — True that I can drive for a while — the problem is, there’s no place to store anythingn on a long trip! Typical race car.
The more Carey and I go through this car, the most I understand why Chuck Beck did the things he did to his replica. The VW tank is readily available, smaller and allowed for some storage. The 3” longer chassis allowed for a dual circuit master cylinder (you can’t fit one in a regularly sized 550) and for a bit more cabin space. The cowl from a Speedster allowed for a safer glass windshield option.
Anyway — Carey tells me he’s going to do the following next:
1) Battery
2) Crank trigger wiring
3) Installation of the breather
4) Oil lines
Hoping to hear this thing fire up in the next 1-2 weeks!
Anand
Heh. You guys are doing a great job. Everything has a trade-off, eh?
Mike
I made mine that way...
arajani posted:@edsnova — True that I can drive for a while — the problem is, there’s no place to store anythingn on a long trip! Typical race car.
The more Carey and I go through this car, the most I understand why Chuck Beck did the things he did to his replica. The VW tank is readily available, smaller and allowed for some storage. The 3” longer chassis allowed for a dual circuit master cylinder (you can’t fit one in a regularly sized 550) and for a bit more cabin space. The cowl from a Speedster allowed for a safer glass windshield option.
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Anand
Also, isn't Chuck like 6'2" or something? I thought he was pretty tall, and stretched the car, in part, so he could drive it.
Kevin is at least 6’2”, but Chuck is not a big guy at all. In fact, if he’s 5’6” I’d be surprised, and he can’t be over 140 pounds. I’m very happy that he takes us larger folks into consideration when he’s designing cars.
Ah, good to know (I have met Carey and know he's tall).
Had my 6-1 neighbor sit in my car's driver's seat today. With the seat back all the way (or maybe only almost all the way?) he fits fine and his eyes are below the top of the windscreen.
It's a whole thing getting in there tho...
edsnova posted:Ah, good to know (I have met Carey and know he's tall).
Had my 6-1 neighbor sit in my car's driver's seat today. With the seat back all the way (or maybe only almost all the way?) he fits fine and his eyes are below the top of the windscreen.
It's a whole thing getting in there tho...
I bet. I found myself having to put my right knee under the steering wheel on my IM because if I put my foot under there first, my knee hit the steering wheel on the way over. After restarting my entrance a few times, I found that I could just press down the clutch to get enough room to swing my knee to the right side of the seat. I can imagine your car is even tighter...
I usually have to get in my Beck when the top is down, by placing my right foot on the right of the steering wheel and then putting my butt on the top of the seat, then sliding down the seat. That used to be ok but I just got my car back from Indiana and they placed the Suby ignition system(?) behind the drivers seat and that keeps the seat from going back to where it was before. ( redrilled the seat tracks when I first got the car.)
New member here. I just placed my order with Carey for a Spyder and got to take a look at Arajani's car. Was in the shop yesterday and it looks great. I live in Granger IN, just a bit north of Bremen, so I'm pretty close. The wait may kill me though.
Bald54 posted:New member here. I just placed my order with Carey for a Spyder and got to take a look at Arajani's car. Was in the shop yesterday and it looks great. I live in Granger IN, just a bit north of Bremen, so I'm pretty close. The wait may kill me though.
Hopefully they explained to you how highly modified, customized, and personalized Anand's car is and for that matter money-fied. A normal Beck Spyder is a lovely thing in its own right but you can't compare it to Anand's car. Welcome and start a new thread so we can follow your build process.
Welcome to the Madness. @SJackson!
"money-fied" interesting, most interesting.
IaM-Ray posted:"money-fied" interesting, most interesting.
money-fied = costs lots and lots of $$$$$
Yup, I got the full scoop on the car.
You're gonna like what you get from these guys.
@chines1 has been doing some amazing work on my Spyder! I just got these pictures. Feels like Christmas!
He refused to use the original battery strap, as it had clearly made contact with the previous battery (see photo!).
Instead, he made a spacer out of wood, and installed a new strap (and a new battery). He had a wooden spacer for the oil breather, too.
He also added new fittings to my oil tank, which we are now using for a breather.
Next up is the front hood, a Setrab oil cooler up front (where the original cars had one, behind that grille), and the engine wiring.
I'm hoping to hear that motor fire up this week.
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Outstanding!
Dude.
Stan Galat posted:Dude.
x2!
Stan has such a way with words. By the way, that red Speedster next to Anand’s car is mine coming back to life. I’m hoping some of Anand’s car’s cool-factor will rub off on it.
Nice. You need that wood block on the battery, as originally equipped.
@Lane Anderson...poor guy. My car has been driving him crazy. He can’t catch a break.
Almost there!
Add note to folder... no more photos for Anand.
Lane Anderson posted:
arajani posted:@Lane Anderson...poor guy. My car has been driving him crazy. He can’t catch a break.
Almost there!
chines1 posted:Add note to folder... no more photos for Anand.
You'll notice his eyes are closed. I think he's been sleeping in the shop he's been so busy.