Customs 35 Ford 3-window build

After doing the headlight I cleaned all the rust off of the car and took to the local indoor car show. I forgot to mention that I picked up a McCulloch Supercharger for the flathead. I also found some vintage wheel covers that cover the entire wheel. I am using a '42 Merc cap for the center. Anyone have any idea what company made these wheel covers? They were made specifically for '40 Ford wheels and have no snaps on the back.

 

Just simply beautiful!

 

Still waiting for pictures.

 

After the car show I cut the rear wheel wells out and built new sub rails in the rear. I then built all of the rear floor pieces and a battery box.

 

Good to see you back at it....beautiful work continues!


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Next I built a hidden compartment behind the seat. The battery and several other electrical components will be hidden here.

 

Great build..any updates?

 

Well he got married. Got the car running for the wedding.

 

great!

 

After finishing the floor I modified the original seat pan to clear the trans tunnel. The my buddy Tim and I built all of the wood panels. Next I took it up to ND to the upholstery shop I used to work at. There we made all of the foam. I designed and made all of the patterns for the material and then my buddy Mike sewed it all up. I think it turned out good.

 

very very Nice

 

I love the headlights! 36 lenses?

 

They are Packard headlights that I welded the front of a Ford bucket to so that I could use the 36 Ford Lenses

 

Awesome build, how'd I miss this! A picture is worth a thousand words, love it. I can't wait to see it finished!

 

Beautiful car and job fixing it! Your wheel trims look to be Calnevar, Not so easy to find anymore,I just installed a nos set on a friends plymouth. Johnny

 

Thanks Asphalt Demon. I only got 2 of them in a box that a customer traded me toward a bill. I had no idea what they were but I like that they cover the entire wheel

 

Here are some photos from the mad dash before my wedding last year. After mocking up as much as I could I tore the whole car down to a bare frame. I took the frame and chassis components to the powder coater. Next I assembled the chassis back into a roller. I then put the engine, transmission and exhaust back in.

 

I guess I’m way behind on posting the progress of this build. Here is the final result of the mad dash to get the car running for my wedding 3+ years ago. I got it running 9 days before the wedding. Stay tuned and I’ll post some of the progress since and some of the adventures.

 

I’ll say it’s been awhile! For Christ sakes you have been married for 10 years already!!

 

Long way from where you started!

Can't wait to see updates.

 

A month after the wedding we took the car to a show up in ND. Was able to take the old owner for a ride and get some after pics where it used to sit. We couldn’t get the car parked exactly where it used to be because a Buick was put in its place.

 

Just checking in. So great updates. I like taking the same photos of where the car was found and what it looks like after its back on the road. Keep the updates coming.

 

Here’s some pics from the first couple months it was on the road in the fall of ‘18.

 

Here’s some pics from the beginning of 2019. First with a ‘59 ElCamino I did extensive sheet metal work on for a customer. Third with Rusty Rocket’s dad’s ‘50. Fourth back at our local indoor show in my booth. Fifth at a show in Sioux Falls with an AMBR winner. And a couple of cruising pics.

 

That 36 looks so smooth driving down the road. That last shot nailed it.

 

It's called a 35 on this side of the pond.

 

What else do you do in your spare time besides building garages?

 

That’s actually the neighbors place you see over the top of the cars.

 

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

 

Doh! It was because I was only looking at the rear view! Silly me. It does look great.