I agree. It looks great and you should only mess with it if you get complaints from your sweetie.
@Alan Merklin posted:You are probably the only one to notice the imperfections, it's better to let it be than to unintentionally make it worse .
Think of it as Patina. Probably painted better than any one that left the factory.
Here's the inner clam and spare tire compare/contrast.
I like your clamshell prop better. I'm pretty confident that Al does, too.
@Michael Pickett posted:I like your clamshell prop better. I'm pretty confident that Al does, too.
Good eye, Michael; it took your pointing it out for me to see it, and yeah, it's way cooler than the original!
Yours is truly bespoked to your specification, your looking for someone who can appreciate the nuances of such a build and they are out there.
Like @IaM-Ray said. You have an amazing eye for detail. Combined with your fabrication skills and patience, you've built a one in a million (or in our case, maybe a few thousand) auto that any discerning collector will appreciate. It is just a matter of finding the right match. Good luck!
And... did we say you did a lot of unbelievable research to find all those nuances.
Just reposting the latest blog update. Cold start after 4 month's rest, shakedown, and a little engine sound compare/contrast with a real one.
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Improved the Spyder's leg room last week.
Seems good after a short test drive.
@edsnova posted:Improved the Spyder's leg room last week. Seems good after a short test drive.
Huzzah! I'm wondering if that brake pedal arm is going to bend if an elephant wants a test drive. Amazing attention to detail, Ed!
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Neato. Did you make that?
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Give me a lever long enough, and a place to stand...
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@Michael Pickett posted:Neato. Did you make that?
I did look into making one but for the money Fibersteel made more sense.
And, for the record, I do not have the stones to actually jack the car with it. Yes, it should work, and it can obviously hold the car up, but the angle you start at with that little cup on the jack point does not inspire confidence.
For the picture I lifted the right side with a floor jack and then slipped the lever jack under the left side.
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@edsnova posted:....For the picture I lifted the right side with a floor jack and then slipped the lever jack under the left side...
Is there nothing I can believe in anymore?
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@Sacto Mitch posted:.
Is there nothing I can believe in anymore?
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Ed Garageshopped the pic.
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@Michael Pickett posted:.Ed Garageshopped the pic.
I don’t want the truth.
I can’t handle the truth.
Ed uses words like ‘barber pole vinyl’, ‘autopulse fuel pump’, Wendler badge. He uses these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something.
Deep down in places I don’t talk about at parties, I want Ed in that garage.
I need Ed in that garage.
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