Post by geezerman35 on May 4, 2008 20:12:49 GMT -5
Just to get a new post in this spot.
I'm still on our old computer so no new foto stuff available, but I'll get one on here ASAP.
Was at the Mall cruise-in Friday night and two of the guys had racing valve covers. One of the others had brought a ramp. They do this the first Friday of every month. One of my friends was one of the racers. He holds the trophy. He has skate board wheels (at $16 a pair) and new skateboard bearings (another $25) and an old Ford valve cover. As we were leaving, I asked him if he would like me to flame the cover for him. He was glad to let me do it.
When i got home, I'm thinkin maybe I could make one of these up the Geezerman way - no money. Couple of years ago, I picked up a couple of cheap RC jeeps. One was pretty broken, so, I started thinking how I could use those wheels for a Valve Cover Racer.
Isn't this a facinating story?
I spent all day today out in the carport and managed to get a base, and get the rear wheels cobbled on the board.
I'll get fotos as soon as I get my main 'puter up.
Y'all can wait breathlessly. I plan to paint mine kinda like the trophy winng paint job I did for my grandsons Pine Box Derby. He had wanted skulls for this year racer. Last year he wanted flames. He got the trophy for that also.
To get a picture in this thread for you, here is last years.
I'm still on our old computer so no new foto stuff available, but I'll get one on here ASAP.
Was at the Mall cruise-in Friday night and two of the guys had racing valve covers. One of the others had brought a ramp. They do this the first Friday of every month. One of my friends was one of the racers. He holds the trophy. He has skate board wheels (at $16 a pair) and new skateboard bearings (another $25) and an old Ford valve cover. As we were leaving, I asked him if he would like me to flame the cover for him. He was glad to let me do it.
When i got home, I'm thinkin maybe I could make one of these up the Geezerman way - no money. Couple of years ago, I picked up a couple of cheap RC jeeps. One was pretty broken, so, I started thinking how I could use those wheels for a Valve Cover Racer.
Isn't this a facinating story?
I spent all day today out in the carport and managed to get a base, and get the rear wheels cobbled on the board.
I'll get fotos as soon as I get my main 'puter up.
Y'all can wait breathlessly. I plan to paint mine kinda like the trophy winng paint job I did for my grandsons Pine Box Derby. He had wanted skulls for this year racer. Last year he wanted flames. He got the trophy for that also.
To get a picture in this thread for you, here is last years.
It's an interweb thing.....