Well while Kiwi has some exciting fun, I’m JustA here tinkering away making incremental progress!🤫

The top is close to done, but still some very tedious work to do for the expanded metal body! Very tuff stuff to polish!

Edited July 22, 20205 yr by Last Indian

Well this is the first look at the Indian with the new front cover/splitter/emblem! Not finished quite yet, but getting close. A couple more weeks. Really weird to have it on the ground after 10+ months in the air! It’s usually on the ground by late May! Took it out around the block to see what the new NACA duct setup and tranny cooler we’re like! It was well worth the work, that’s all I can say! Been a strange year! Still have the inserts for the front cover to finish, as well as the plenum cover and still need to install the interior racing foot pad!  

 

Fantastic work.  Could stare at it for hours.

2 hours ago, JUSTA6 said:

Fantastic work.  Could stare at it for hours.

You will! Beats doing any work around the house!

Last Indian.....

 fantastic work

Edited August 19, 20205 yr by 64 kiwi boni

Great work Last Indian. Gorgeous as always!

Got the foot rest pad in. Now I can rest my foot when Smokey’s not chasing me like Kiwi!!

 

Edited August 20, 20205 yr by Last Indian

Your work never disappoints bro, just amazing!!!

Plenum cover/cooler is done. The real purpose of this upgrade was two fold. One I wanted to take more advantage of the F.1 hood for cold air induction on the plenum now that the new ram air NACA duct was added to the front cover. This cover sits as high as is possible, without hitting the hood when closed, to get it in to the air stream of the F.1 hood scoops. This air is now diverted into the  open area of the cover. Than flows over the plenum and is extracted out through the top and back of the plenum cover/cooler. This reduces plenum air temp more than before creating a denser charge!

The other was  too have deeper finned top, a little more bold! So to speak.

Edited August 26, 20205 yr by Last Indian

Would take a mighty big hand to wear that jewlery.

9 hours ago, Last Indian said:

Plenum cover/cooler is done. The real purpose of this upgrade was two fold. One I wanted to take more advantage of the F.1 hood for cold air induction on the plenum now that the new ram air NACA duct was added to the front cover. This cover sits as high as is possible, without hitting the hood when closed, to get it in to the air stream of the F.1 hood scoops. This air is now diverted into the  open area of the cover. Than flows over the plenum and is extracted out through the top and back of the plenum cover/cooler. This reduces plenum air temp more than before creating a denser charge!

The other was  too have deeper finned top, a little more bold! So to speak.

last indian..... 

 

Super impressed with, not only your Craftsmanship, but also your mentality around getting cold air into your engine to maximize your bang for buck !   

 And clearly your a very patient man.

 and geees it looks wayyyy cool to !

Looks awesome bro!

With Indian nearly finish; well at least for this year, here’s a walk around!
https://1drv.ms/v/s!ApYhZl8sk2DFxnPBFtiYyskJKHth2000
                                          &

Engine bay! 
https://1drv.ms/v/s!ApYhZl8sk2DFxnL-3IIP3X0SDJJZ

just wow!

 that strut brace...

just fantastic mate.

as a past show judge, i would be dishing out max points for your custom work

last Indian, tell me what you do to preserve the shine on your aluminum?🙄 

 the other thing that gets me is that blue... now you shot that vid in your garage, whats it like out in the sun?

it kind of looks like a blue that would pop in the light!

Edited September 1, 20205 yr by 64 kiwi boni

On 9/1/2020 at 1:48 AM, 64 kiwi boni said:

last Indian, tell me what you do to preserve the shine on your aluminum?🙄 

 the other thing that gets me is that blue... now you shot that vid in your garage, whats it like out in the sun?

it kind of looks like a blue that would pop in the light!

Sorry Kiwi, I missed this! Well for the finish on the aluminum I do a couple things. First let’s assume that the aluminum is well polished to start! You know buffed, no scratches, mirror finish! We all know aluminum even in that polished state oxidizes. To keep the finish bright and mirror like I use only a terry cloth material with Happich Simichrome.

This is the only aluminum polish I’ve ever used! Yes I have tried others & to be blunt they just plain failed! 

 

The blue on the Indian is a pretty paint & an interesting one! I love a black car! I’ve almost exclusively owned black cars, but when I saw the blue on this car I knew that was for me! It’s a metallic paint, but it is also a flip-flop paint! So depending on the light, the type of light, sunlight, florescent, incandescent. It can appear blue, electric blue, purple, iridescent purple among other variations!

Edited November 9, 20205 yr by Last Indian

End of fall!😠! Last couple pictures of the Indian completed!

 

 

yes mate, i certainly like that Blue👍 and thanks for the tip on the polish, i will hunt some down........

 

 

 

wow, its pricey here!!

https://industrialtooling.co.nz/products/simichrome-polish-tubes-50gm

Edited November 9, 20205 yr by 64 kiwi boni

last indian, your blue reminds me of the kindig 67 from sema!!

 

Wow she looks mean Indian! In beautiful good way!

13 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

last indian, your blue reminds me of the kindig 67 from sema!!

 

Very cool! Beautiful car! Yes it looks like they are similar in color!

i painted my 2nd 56 chevy in a similar blue, it was called liberty blue mica, 

1 minute ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

i painted my 2nd 56 chevy in a similar blue, it was called liberty blue mica, 

i didn't like the factory Indian ivory white so i went straight hi opacity  white, which is white tint with no add ins

This is the one car i regret selling, it took me years to build as the kids where young, we had no money, i was working weekends and nights to generate money to feed my petrolhead addiction.

 And once it was finished, a guy walked up to me one day and offered me lots of cash and i ..... being a total dumb arse said yes😞...

 yeah i know what your thinking its justA four door, but this was a new zealand new car, shipped from canada and assembled in Petone nz and first sold to a potato farmer in Hunterville, just 2 hours away from me.

when i sold her, she sported a 454 big block with turbo 400 and a carmaro diff

she was my first ground up rebuild and i was dam proud to show her off, run her down the drag strip and .... well back then, we used to do lots of skids😋

Back then it was a base coat grey, perl  blue then clear top coat with a sit load of colour sanding 

think it was 11 coats all up... in my shed.. not a bake oven😜

 truely got pisted off with the bugs wanting to sit on my progress too!!!😡

On 11/12/2020 at 11:49 PM, 64 kiwi boni said:

This is the one car i regret selling, it took me years to build as the kids where young, we had no money, i was working weekends and nights to generate money to feed my petrolhead addiction.

 And once it was finished, a guy walked up to me one day and offered me lots of cash and i ..... being a total dumb arse said yes😞...

 yeah i know what your thinking its justA four door, but this was a new zealand new car, shipped from canada and assembled in Petone nz and first sold to a potato farmer in Hunterville, just 2 hours away from me.

when i sold her, she sported a 454 big block with turbo 400 and a carmaro diff

she was my first ground up rebuild and i was dam proud to show her off, run her down the drag strip and .... well back then, we used to do lots of skids😋

Back then it was a base coat grey, perl  blue then clear top coat with a sit load of colour sanding 

think it was 11 coats all up... in my shed.. not a bake oven😜

 truely got pisted off with the bugs wanting to sit on my progress too!!!😡

Nothing wrong with a 4 door! Some of the best sleepers are 4 doors! Beware the 4 door that looks mean! It just might be!