BB Bonneville Bugeye

[hotschue]

Hey Rob, Thanks for your interest, plan is to have cowl back finalized by end of the week, finishing up door skins today...installing Dzus fasteners and welding some seams.  Finally progress is starting to show its face!

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Weight of snow isn't nearly the issue that many folks think it is.  Four feet of snow weighs about what 4-8 inches of water would weigh -- not all that much.  The deck is pretty-well built.  As for what is on the rooftop -- well, again, roof trusses are engineered for local conditions, so I don't worry when there's only four or five feet of snow up top -- and that doesn't happen very often.

As for the old wive's tale about the snow needing shoveling when the temperatures get up to where the snow would melt -- wait a minute -- the snow is turning to water but the total amount of weight remains the same.  Yes -- a partial meltdown followed by more feet of snow might be a bother -- but we don't usually lose much of the snowfall 'til it's all about to go for spring -- usually by May.

[mkilger]

wow Nancy looks bummed out, what do you do when its like that outside?? its going to be 80 there today. looks like salt to me

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Mike, if you've got to ask -- you wouldn't understand.  Let's just say we manage to enjoy ourselves all year long.

[doug odom]

Yep Slim, I had to bite my computer mouse to keep from answering that one.  LOL

[fredvance]

Me too!!! 8-)

  Fred

[Cajun Kid]

wow Nancy looks bummed out, what do you do when its like that outside?? its going to be 80 there today. looks like salt to me

Mike,,, why do you think Jon's alias is Seldom "Seen" Slim





Charles

[bvillercr]

What thread is this again?  Left turn Clyde.

[hotschue]

Seems my Build Diary has taken a LEFT TURN will post some update to get it back on message!

[hotschue]

Couple of random pics..... high tech axle build....state of the art jig!....Nose cone BUCK doesn't look like much but there's about a weeks worth or work....soon as cowl back finished will get on finishing buck and work on mold.

[hotschue]

This is a better view of the front axle gig........Jegs Spl.

[Jonny Hotnuts]

Nose cone BUCK doesn't look like much but there's about a weeks worth or work

Dont sell yourself short, anyone that has made one of these know the effort it takes to put one together by hand.

Yours is looking great!

~JH

[Peter Jack]

It's cleaning up that damn foam. Especially the stuff you end up wearing.

Pete

[Rob]

Buy a pair of cheap paper overalls (coveralls?) or two. I'm guessing from a paint supplier or?? Bad in summer but fine in winter.

Cheers,
Rob

[hotschue]

Did you notice, I didn't grind on or sand the plug in my garage at home....