Hot Rods Cody Walls Builds 32 Ford 3 window coupe “The Ardun Killer “ .

That's a lot of naked metal. Looks great, congrats on the magazine coverage.

 

Y'know, I kinda like the blue fade whitewall look. I wonder if there is a way to keep that. Well, maybe not on a deuce coupe - but on a full custom it speaks to me.

 

No harm in fogging with a removable dye and trying them on once its done...the eyes will know...

 

What size are those slicks they look nice and skinny and tall,16" wheels I'm guessing?

 

thank you

there 28.5 tall 8 wide 15s. From Towel
city tires ,
I wished someone made 6” or 7” wide pie cuts cheater slicks as they would be more correct

but this is the closest to what I could find that they fan back in the day that were brand new .

 

Proof that your work is insulting to skilled Bondo-men, everywhere. Ha !!

What the hell was that thickness anyway ?? Can't tell with the coloring or lack of.

Really don't even need to say. Wasn't up to standards.

.. .. & now it is !!

 

My 32 5w ran a flathead to several dirt track championships at the helm of two owners & lastly an inline 300 c.i. Ford inline... I also came up short searching for a narrow rear track tire, how wide is the rim on your rears ?

 

Looks like lead to me.

 

Hey, I resemble that remark!

Cody's work is amazing, and an inspiration, for sure.

 

Why do I get the feeling that this ‘32 is going make every other ‘32 look bland by comparison.


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Just went through whole thread ! And Wow great work and LOT´s of thought on those details.
Love your way of thinking and doing. You have been busy with your new power hammer on those floor details. Nice... Walden Kinmonts , for me it took over year wait after payment to get them , but worth it.
Like everybody has already said , this is going to be something else , something OUTSTANDING !

 

This was last June at their open house:

 

Naw man, looks great, sounds great for like ten seconds or so and then you deal with that noise. I've got 117 k miles on a six cylinder with headers, two thirty inch glasspacks (probably nothing left inside), 'X-pipe', tailpipes running out the back. When I do my 261 I'm definitely going for quieter.

 

Ride height............ 4” off the ground ,55”at the highest point .

Oh this thing is going to be totally practical

 

Ever heard of a scrub line?

 

The quarter panel lower bead line disappears behind the front of the rear slick and re-emerges behind the rear of the slick. Have you considered raising the bead line to follow the arc of the rear tire circumference? I would not even suggest this mod to someone with lesser abilities and machinery than you.

 

Enjoying your build, quite a craftsman! Thanks for sharing

 

I’ve thought about it . But after looking back a the little books most of the east cost channel jobs didn’t mess with the body line . They just left it what it was .
So I’m trying to pay homage to that.

Trust me , it’s hard at times being a perfectionist and having ocd and showing restraint .
Any other time I would have totally matched that body line .

 

I don’t smoke but I’ve always been told a pack a cigarettes is where you want to be for ride hight ....

 

I’m building the exhaust two ways , the headers for when I want it to be obnoxious, and the manifolds with a full exhaust for the long trips

 

Don't scrape your butt!

 

Restraint is highly underrated. I love watching people with skill and immense creativity who innately know when enough is enough.

Keep up the great work. This build is fun to follow.

 

I'm sure some guys think the 'scrub line' is where the lawn ends and the undergrowth starts...............

 

Great Mail day . I got my wheels back from Jon Wright Custom Chrome plating now the fun part , to true them up and rivet them back together . My carbs also showed up today (No I’m not running this ugly short stacks .) the carbs are rare and of the correct Era , they are Weber dcoe 42s. Off of a 57-62 Maserati 3500gt

 

The wheels look great and that jewelry for carberation. BITCHIN!!!

 

I like the artistic presentation and composition of your photography. Every picture tells a story. If you ever give up this hot rod nonsense you would make a good photographer.

 

Jon Wright does awesome work. They did a car for me several years back. Every piece was like a jewel.

 

That chrome looks awesome!