I'm guna piss everyone off with this build

I'M ****ing pissed !!! , not because of your car. Just in general.

Not my cup of tea but it does not have to be. If you like it cool, if no one else does , cool.

 

I'm right there with ya!!

 

i like it,to bad it is an automatic,but other wise very cool!

 

Looking good, glad the ladder bars worked out good.

Keep rollin

Rusty

 

build it the way you want
and GO CUBS
tk

 

First, congrats. Keep doing your thing.

Second, I'd look at a drop axle and reversed spring eyes, front and rear. Easy and cheap changes. When time permits, more modern wheels/tires - like 1935 wires and bias ply bigs-n-littles. I love the 19" wheels, but mostly on speedsters.

 

Nice! Doing your thing.

 

Yup - that's what I wuz gonna say. The only part that pissed me off was that you were outside working on your rod in the sun, and I've still got damn snow on the ground.

Pete

 

Bare metal and full fendered? Your just a rebbel there aint ya?

4.3 should maker 'er fly, make sure you have plenty 'o brakes.


I'm only slightly miffed about the sunshine and apparent warmth.

 

hey man, whatever blows yer hair back!

 

really piss em' off, mount a rubber rat on top of the grillshell when your done. lol

 

The only thing I don't care for are the fenders. Other than that it looks cool.

 

car's lookin good. do your thing with it, but looooooooooooooooose the would be "cubs" hat.

 

Work with what ya got and enjoy the hell out of it. That's what hot rodding was supposed to be about wasn't it??

 

leave the fenders black with bare metal body. it will help with the old time look of original stance and the wires.

 

Hell yeah!
Keep up the good work!

 

cool. Good weather for it also, the wind here lately blows away the mess...

 

looks great man, i too would leave the fenders black... it would help its originallity... plus if those were bare metal too i think it would be too much...

 

You ought to punch some holes in the body while you are at it.

 

I Hate when people tell me to be pissed off!!!!....................... Na just kidding
Do your thing and fly the one finger salute to those who dont like it.

 

63dan,
I'm Keller with an A too... let me know if ya need a hand. I know i'm gunna need one, so I like to pay forward by offering before asking....

 

Not ******* me off, but I think it's pretty damn stupid to strip decent paint off to run bare metal... The 4.3 is fine, it'll move it down the road... what did you do for brakes?

 

The only thing that's ******* me off is that it's not mine.

 

Yep, that's what I think about when I'm working on my stuff - how much it's going to piss somebody off.......

 

Thank you for all of the interest.

The blue paint was not as good as the pictures suggest ... quite old with a lot of cracks and peeling.

Yes, I plan to run the black fenders (all 4) and running boards.

I am looking for front hubs/brakes - any suggestions?

I'm finding a small amount of swiss cheese in the normal spots. Not enough to do patch panels. How would you fill these holes?

Thanks,

 

hell, I have ramblers, who am I to say.. I join the chorus above.. part of the whole deal is to be happy with what you have, and how you built it..

 

fill the holes with lead? leave the holes for character?
not ******* me off..at all..i like it!

 

The really small holes (pencil lead sized ones or smaller) I would back up with a hunk of br*** and weld the hole closed, anything bigger and I would cut it out and make a patch (looks like you could drill each of the larger holes and clusters of holes out and make round patches to fit). Less shrinkage that way, less likely to warp anything. Of course you should take the wire cup to the inside too before you weld it, but the holes will probably get bigger then.

 

You lost me at bare metal. The MORE this is done, the LESS of these cars will survive for future generations. Me, I don't get it. If ya love cars, why remove the protective coat? When I get an old car, I try to stop the aging process, not speed it up. But, if you're having fun, go for it. It's your car, and noone elses

 

Gee wizz, then nobody would get pissed off. I think it would be neat to get a restoration-ready car and hot rod it with mostly bolt-ons, keeping the old paint. This is where I bite my tongue and not say, "I would have....."