32 Grille advantage.

[sethmark]

Well THATS convenient. 4 nuts and the grill pops right off.

[rapidray]

Sethmark, I had to slot those four holes to make my shroud to hood clearance right. I also tacked the nuts on the grille to shroud bracket making it easy to remove the grille. Ray

[sethmark]

Hoods are for neighbors.

[rapidray]

Now that's funny! Trust me if I build another it will not have one! It was a serious pain in the rear. Would have been done with the body and paint several weeks ago if I had deleted it (I honestly kicked it around). Cheers Ray

[sethmark]

I do wish I had a body guy. I’d like the car done.

[rapidray]

I thought prior to receiving the kit that I could be completely finished in three months. I only work on it 30hrs a week . I assumed that it was just a bolt together kit! Boy was I wrong! I now am hoping four months for completion but it will probably take a little longer. I tried to keep it simple as I just want to have fun. If I want all the bells and whistles I will just drive my pickup. When I talked to Tony at FFR he said some guys have been working on them for 10 years so I don't feel bad. Heck at my age I would not have time to enjoy it if I spent that much time on it. LOL Ray

[RBBJ 32 HOTROD]

I'm making it so my hood just pops right off, even though I'll probably run without it most of the time.

[sebournd]

I hope to finish mine next year. If I do it'll be 5 years building and I'll be 80 years old.

[NAZ]

I prefer the styling of the 33 grill but if I were to do this over again, I think I'd go with the 32 and have often contemplated doing just that even now that mine is together. My grill would make a good shop ornament.

The 32 grill standing straight up instead of the streamlined laid back look of the 33 is more efficient for cooling, provides more room between the suspension and radiator and would make it easier to have a one-piece lift off front end, which I'd really like to have so I could run full front fenders and still work on the engine AND I could run it in one of the index classes.

Then I could call my car a deuce coupe and play that Beach Boys song everyday. The 32 is the iconic American Hot Rod that I dreamed of as a kid growing up in the nifty fifties.

[j33ptj]

There is still hope for me then.... a while before I am 75,... although we probably will not be allowed to build petrol engine driven cars by then....

[NAZ]

I just read that General Motors is going to be phasing out internal combustion completely and by 2035 will no longer offer them in cars, SUVs, and light trucks. Other auto manufacturers will surely follow. This will significantly change our hobby. The future will be electrifying.

[j33ptj]

I just read that General Motors is going to be phasing out internal combustion completely and by 2035 will no longer offer them in cars, SUVs, and light trucks. Other auto manufacturers will surely follow. This will significantly change our hobby. The future will be electrifying.

Indeed, we will have to play the v8 sound over internal and external speakers!!!