Termites and Bowties- Early Chevy Group

There are a lot of options. Early in my plan I thought of using Dzus Fasteners to attach all of the body panels on the '26.
https://www.andymccoyracecars.com/product-category/dzus-fasteners-quarter-turn-fastners/

 

may have to look into those, the poppers were just my first thought. I only have about a inch under my lowest louver so that kinda causes an issue for me.

 

I am going to try to use my stock latch but I picked up these just in case.

 

Are you going to use those at the bottom corners? I kind of like that idea as well; where’d you get those?

 

Yeah, bottom a little in from the corners. I'll have to figure spacing out with tail lights & license plate.
I found them on eBay while searching old car parts. They remind me of something from an old ice cream truck or Ice box before refrigeration. They would work nice with your hinges.

 

Those are killer! I was looking on ebay yesterday for some ice box hinges- found some but didn't want anything too overly big. I'll have to go on another binger again lol.

 

These are large but I don't think too big. I don't want the whole back junked up. I have some nice '47-'48 Kaiser tail lights I think I'll use instead of the '41-'48 Chevy re-pops. I planned to stay and much Chevy as I could but these are just too cool. Then there is a clean license pate mount to consider. I have a NOS one of the old aftermarket license plate lights that may work but there isn't enough body under the trunk lid for the plate not to hang down.

 

I don’t think they’re too big, I think they’ll look fine. I agree, I was kinda pissed at first that the guy added that streetrody apron on the rear but I think it’ll work for me to hang my plaque. I’m planning on staying Chevy as well and will French these in

 

May end up removing the teardrop portion bracket and mounting this in the space between the deck lid and the plate recessed area

 

i used 38 replica gm lights on my 38 chevy truck .look great but had to fit stop/tail bulb holder inside.cool piece with glass lens and led bulbs. be safe be seen.from jim carter truck parts

 

Snoop, Those are some nice things. I like the plate holder idea. One advantage of taking a half century to build a car is you have time to find some nice parts. I can't think of another advantage. I think the rolled rear pan can work well for you. It is a natural for some simple '50s nerf bars.

nunattax, I agree with being seen at night. Safety is good of it spoil the whole deal like what happed to all the little sports cars. How safe is a '26 Chevy roadster in a world if 18 wheelers any way? O'm workin on a set of '30 Chevy headlights with modern bulbs. Don't know if I'll like them or not.

 

I'm running these on my 31 2 Door sedan

 

That is surely a great looking, restored license plate and Chevrolet bracket - also a great score... Where were you lucky enough to find it (the bracket), or was it originally part of your '35?

Looks like my originally restored '31 New York antique plate was larger than yours...

 

That’s a good looking car, what’s that interior look like?

The bracket is a 41 Chevy, I want to say it’s a one year only bracket

 

I just removed the awful vinyl from the dashboard (look at the pic) and painted the original bench seat and the rest of the upholstery with a Red vinyl dye.

 

That looks good! Does that stuff hold up?

 

curious as well cause I was going to try and dye my blue seat

 

I've changed the color a few times, from Tan to Red, then to White, wanting to match my White '39 Ford Banjo steering wheel. I would suggest putting a towel on the seat while you drive and take it off when you get out of your hot rod, just to make sure.

Just remember, dyeing your seats is NOT a permanent solution, just for fun till you hire a professional interior shop. Go for it!

 

I finally got my seat narrower this weekend so I’m going to try and drop it off for interior. Speaking of banjos this old timer gave me this 37 Chevy for free. Rough- but I may try and restore it

 

In all of the years that I've enjoyed our hobby, focusing my passion for vintage hot rods, I've NEVER seen a Chevrolet Banjo steering wheel! The market seems to reproduce the early '39 Ford (the most popular by far), shrinking it to make a better fit for hotrodders. Of coarse, the original condition Banjos - Fords are mostly offered for sale. I almost want to think that it may be possible to remove that rim and replace it with another... So COOOOOOOOLLLL!

 

When I was building my first car at 14 a '38-'39 For coupe my brother gave me one of the first things I did was pull a pristine banjo wheel and replace it with a smaller Bell. I was always getting my fingers stick in the holes. Things you do? Stock steering wheels just weren't cool.

 

I’ve seen a few online always a bit spendy

 

Haha funny thing is when I see cars now without stock steering wheels I’m like ewww or at least something old you know

 

I'm trying to use the stock box, column, & wheel in my roadster.

 

What year roadster?

 

'26 My new goal is to get it together before it is 100 years old. If not by the time I'm 100 years old.

 

If the steering box is anything like the stock boxes in my '34 Chevy pickup or '36 Chevy pickup, steering will be heavy - lots of friction in those boxes.

 

What do these wheels look like? I feel
Like I have a early 30s wheel but it’s not much to it

 

The steering boxes is very good shape no slop at all. . I'm not worried about hard steering. The car is light with the Chevy II banger and the front tires are 4.00 x 19 motorcycle dirt track tires. I've been muscling my '53 pickup around since the '70s.

 

Man, these sellers are ripping people off... $3,500 for a Chevy Banjo steering wheel that STILL needs to be restored? You know what I paid for my '39 Ford Banjo steering wheel in 1996? Under $200! All I needed to restore was the lousy 2 cracks with a straight space about 1/16" all the way through, filled with Epoxy. Then sanded smooth and covered the rim with POR-15 White ceramic-hard protection. Done deal! Hope you will succeed with your restoration, gonna look killer in your '35!