1935 Miller-Ford Indy 500 Race Car - Woohoo! Now The Fun Part Begins! : The Cyclekart Club

Woohoo! Now The Fun Part Begins!

Rick Eggers — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Tuesday October 23, 2018 4:11 PM

Miller-Ford Seat Upholstery

Rick Eggers — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Sunday October 21, 2018 9:28 PM

"It's just a cycle kart...". The phrase uttered over and over as I struggled with vinyl, batting, backing material, foam cushions, and metal snaps. I'd rather do ANYTHING else. HUGE thanks to my wife Linda. She's the seamstress in the family, and without her help, I couldn't do it.
It's not quite finished, as I decided to take it back out and remove some of the foam in the side panels to get it to lay better.
But you can see it didn't turn out too bad. Actually, it's probably as good as some of the real Millers I've seen in photos. I'm sure their attitude was "It's just a race car..."
So that's it. It's all done but some tuning and tinkering. I still need to align the front wheels. Then maybe I'll just sit around and polish it for a while.

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Member Comments on Journal Entry: Miller-Ford Seat Upholstery ↵

2018-10-22 00:42:59 # 52491

Comment by Dennis Graham

That recliner looks comfy enough to take a nap in Rick. Kudos to the little woman, those rolls n' pleats look just peachy. I like that color also, it really works well with therest of the body paint.Now....sitting around and polishing is nice, but there comesa time to put down the Curry comb and give her a workout.She looks like shes just raring to run, ya'll need to get her outon the track and run the pants off n' her.dg

2018-10-22 06:57:58 # 52494

Comment by Rick Eggers

Thanks, Denny. That's the plan, as soon as I can convince some other people around here to build one.

2020-07-25 20:50:57 # 64913

Comment by Alan Geddes

What are the instruments ? I like the look.

2020-07-25 20:52:16 # 64915

Comment by Alan Geddes

I'm thinking of building two just to get some interest around me.

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Painting

Rick Eggers — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Tuesday October 2, 2018 10:17 PM

I made a makeshift "spray booth" in my garage by hanging plastic sheets, and I actually got some paint laid tonight. The hood, engine compartment side panels, and the grill shell are done. It won't be long now. The white will be done this week, and as soon as I can tape on it, the blue will be sprayed. Then the final assembly, which literally will take about two hours. Really looking forward to this. The last big item will be the seat upholstery.

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I Hate Body Work - Part 2

Rick Eggers — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Thursday September 27, 2018 3:01 PM

Everything is as straight as it needs to be for a race car, and a cyclekart race car at that.
I finally got the tail done to my satisfaction and put several coats of primer on it. The guide coat is on and it's ready to start blocking.
Woohoo! I'll be painting soon.
I decided on midnight blue for the back, bright white for the front and orange V-8 decals on the sides like my little picture shows.
My race cars have always been blue/white/orange with the number 23. This will be the same.

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Body Work. I Hate Body Work.

Rick Eggers — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Tuesday September 18, 2018 6:36 PM

It won't be as straight as a show car, but I want it to be respectable. I spent the last couple weeks, a day here and there, bondoing (is that a word?) and priming, sanding and doing it again. I have the hood, nose, engine compartment side panels and one side of the tail done. I'll be happy when it's all in primer, and ready for paint. I'm not in much of a hurry, because I should probably wait for the heat and humidity to subside a little before I attempt to paint it. Another month or so.

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The Complete Picture

Rick Eggers — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Sunday August 26, 2018 11:33 AM

I finally finished the fiberglass work, and that means all the parts and pieces are there. Now I have to think about prep and paint. The fiberglass turned out a little bumpy, so it's going to take some massaging before it's ready for paint.
I'm also working on a cool way to fasten the engine cover down, without any visible means on the outside of the car.. I'll post pics soon.