Kurtiss' GT-R

[Andy H Smith]

Looks great buddy, I'm going to part with mine as it just sits there, it was fun whilst it was fun.

 

[Kurtiss H.]

Sneak peek. After 5 years she's almost done - only a few little tidbits left. The interior is done except for a panel to cover the electronics. I also need to install the door windows, make a few panel adjustments and clean and wax. I'll be taking it to Lake Havasu City for the "Run To The Sun" in a week. I'll post a video soon.

 

[Jim Miller]

What an amazing car!! And what a great accomplishment!! I hope to see it in person sometime.

 

[Joel K]

Beautiful work Kurtiss, your car looks terrific. Enjoy it!

 

[Kyle]

That looks great! House the room in there? I hear they’re quite a bit bigger than an SLC or gt40 for comfort.

 

[Michael Hampson]

Wow, Kurtiss! That looks incredible! Awesome job!!

 

[Brian]

That is a gorgeous color. Is it a OEM color from someone or a custom?

nevermind, answered my own question. I thought I remembered you saying before.

 

[Steven Lobel]

Looks so much better than Ford's version.

 

[Randy V]

Wow Kurtiss - that’s gorgeous!

 

[Rob Hurley]

Love it. Look what can be done with persistence and five years. Awesome.

 

[Kurtiss H.]

That looks great! House the room in there? I hear they’re quite a bit bigger than an SLC or gt40 for comfort.

Interior real estate is sparse be there is a lot more room compared to the GT40. Not sure about the SLC.

 

[Kurtiss H.]

I'm already thinking about what I should build next. I'll be at the SEMA show for four days supporting the California Four Wheel Drive Association but I'll have lots of time to checkout the vendors and shop tools. Should I build a Factory Five Daytona, Ultima RS, Superlite SLC, Valarra, Vaydor, CAV GT40, Superformance GT40, or another Jeep ???

 

[Kyle]

I have a 65 coupe on order, scheduled delivery end of December. The wait now is about 8 months. Should be a nice car, no transaxle to deal with, trunk space, interior room, and cheaper.

 

[Brian]

The Vaydor is still a thing?

Unless you're doing a tube chassis and everything right (which I should assume you will with this last piece) I wouldn't mess with hacking up and piecing back together the parts of an infinity. (going from memory of what was on madmechanics 8 years ago)

 

[Larry J Kishel]

Kurtiss I vote building a Ultima RS this way you will have a his and his’s

 

[Chris Kouba]

Kurtiss I vote building a Ultima RS this way you will have a his and his’s

^ yes please, and document in the Wings, Wheels, and Keels subforum (please, again).

 

[Kurtiss H.]

Thank you for the wonderful comments. I couldn't have built it without the help and support of the amazingly talented members of this forum.

The images above in post #342 were taken on a cloudy day. The sunshine really brings out the depth of the color.

 

[Chris Kouba]

The sunshine really brings out the depth of the color.

Good grief, you're not kidding. Looks like you need a life jacket to stand next to it in case you fall in!

 

[Kurtiss H.]

First Car Show! "Run To The Sun" car show in Lake Havasu City, AZ. The car was a big hit - lots of interest and I won Best of Class - #25 Race or Sports Car. The trophies are beautiful Kachina Dolls. Had a fun time and made lots of new friends.

 

[Kurtiss H.]

I commissioned Tuner Cartoons to do a drawing of my car. This is what they sent me - SO COOL!