Rob,
We are making progress daily! I try to do something on our list every day but most of the things are not something that I can photograph and put on the web site. I spent (wasted is a better word) about a month trying to work with Winters to get a new and wider rear axle made for the car, it had a Winters springcar/midget rear axle in it but I wanted the same thing just wider, well after several drawings and phone conversations and a month of time they came back with a price that our budget would not accept! So I redesigned the axle, bought a piece of 2-1/2 inch x 3/8 wall 4130 tubing and am having a friend of mine that has a large machine shop make it. Should be done in a couple of weeks, it does require new hubs and mounts for the sprocket and brake disc but I have the material on order and will machine myself. We have gotten the front axle widened and the basic axle is fabricated, had to wait a while for the spindle bosses and then they needed some machining but got that done and my son, and partner and driver, Duke has it all welded together and I will post pics as soon as we get the steering rack mounted and the locating brackest done. Duke's welds are like art work! I have some aluminum over at New Metal Customs to be rolled which will make new panels to go under and over the engine area. Next is to make a form buck for the new tail section, which I am planning to also have New Metal Customs make as they are exceptionally good and the price is right. Today I am making drawings of a new type of front axle locater/suspension rocker that Duke and I discussed yesterday and decided it would be a better design than our original. So we are plugging away at it and are still planning to make the August meet.
Progress pics are coming.
Rex