Projects '29 Ford Roadster PU Project - in progress

well, thanks..

 

UPDATE



pattern for front motor mount - support gusset 4.8.09





cutting out pattern 4.8.09



tacked into place - 4.8.09



making pattern for gas tank supports - we left an inch on the bottom so we'd be able to get a wrench underneath it. 4.8.09



cutting out pattern



using bandsaw to cut out supports 4.8.09



gas tank supports 4.8.09

all for tonite...
Lau

 

Lauren, I PROMISE I'm gonna do some work meself this weekend!
You're doin' Fantastic work as always.

Nick.

 

hah.im trying, i don't get too much time to work...couple hours here and there...hopefully friday and sunday will be more productive

 

Lauren,A couple of hours here and there, is ALL lot more than some of us!

Nick.

 

UPDATE




cutting sheet metal for 1-1/2 inch mark - for gas tank mount (2 of them) 4.10.09



bending sheet metal around a shoe to bend the right angle of tank to fit snugly for top of mount. 4.10.09



all the pieces we made for the gas tank mount: 2 pieces sheet metal - 1 inch across (sides); 4 pieces sheet metal for sides of mount ; and 2 pieces sheet metal - 1 1/2 inch across (top) 4.10.09



mounts in progress.... 4.10.09



top and bottom view of gas tank mounts 4.10.09



tacking pieces into place 4.10.09



am i waiting for the mounts to cool down, or am i asleep? hmmmm



mounts ground down / pattern piece



custom gas tank on custom mounts - kinda hard to see.... 4.10.09



drilled holes on all sides to put bolts through later once bed is finished 4.10.09


And......



before shot of air-cleaner 4.10.09



carefully cutting the top of the air-cleaner not to knick the top 4.10.09



we took out the "muffler" that was inside the air-cleaner and chopped the hell out of it....4.10.09



kept the top part, air filter and bottom part 4.10.09



HOLY UFO BATMAN!!!!!


ok, that's all for tonite...
believe it or not, the mounts took awhile to bend, weld and make....i was over there for a good 4 hours.
ok, more updates Sunday.

lau

 

Lauren, I reckon you were asleep!
Those tank mounts are a work of Art, Bloody nice job on the Air-cleaner too.Great progress as always.

Nick.

 

thanks

 

Have been following this post for a while & i have to say your work ethic is phenomenal...
The truck is turning out great with lots of hand made parts.

Will the radiator support sneak under the air cleaner ( looks close from the photo ) or will you need an extension from the top of the carb to lift it out of the way?

You are really squeezing every moment from every day...
Keep it up
Spencer.

 

yup, i am working on it as much as i can. thank you for following along. yah, it's a very low budget project too

not sure about the radiator support...i'll get back to you tomorrow on that

lauren

 

Way to go! Couldn't add anything more positive than has already been said.

 

as for the radiator support, we'll tackle that when we get there...but we should be able to get around it...

 

Lauren great job if you ever get to Maple Valley stop by & visit my self & Fuzzy Bunny 425 433 0294 here most of the time Monday thru Fri 9 to 6 & I am around a lot of Saturdays Danny.

 

No wonder she can keep working. She does all her work sitting down

I have never seen so many pics of people working on their cars while seated. You seem to have a seat for all occasions.

Good work, BTW.

Pete

 

UPDATE



patterns and patch pieces for back cab panel - that i tacked into place 4.12.09





using the drill press 4.12.09



used band-saw to finish cutting out pieces.
this is the first attempt at making the headlight mount 4.12.09



first attempt at making headlight mounts 4.12.09



first mock-up....we positioned the headlights to where they were supposed to be with the grill shell on and I decided that i wanted them lower.....if you notice that in this picture, they're tacked on top of the frame
which meant more work haha. oh well.
so we re-adjusted the mounts and cut off the previous ones we made into two smaller triangle pieces - tacked them on the inside of the boxed frame to make them slightly lower - as seen below....




4.12.09



second view of mockup - lowered headlight mounts tacked onto inside of frame with new headlights 4.12.09





final mock up for today....4.12.09


night boys.
lauren


THANK YOU...
Jerry Chinn - 600 - 16inch tires in Portland
Mark Anderson - finding me great things in Portland - especially the headlights & for the help every chance you get.
Everyone who's been following along..

 

Very nice I'm impressed!!!

 

Lauren, GREAT as always!Really startin' to look like Hot Rod now, it's got it's face on!

Nick.

 

So...wheres the update? whats goin on, if your not on here you'd better be workin on the truck if you want to get it done by billetproof?.

 

Your FN cool. Love what you've done. Keep the updates coming.

 

really nice rod it is going to be really nice once you finish. Well, we all know that they are never really finished. GREAT fabricating. keep the updates coming.

 

good work x2

 

Thanks guys. putting in 7 or so hours tomorrow...expect some progress pix soon!!

Lau

 

UPDATE

went to Mt.Vernon on Saturday to a swap meet and small hotrod get together at Bruce's.
was a good day. woke up at 3:45am and got back around 9:30pm. was a full day, but so much fun!! thanks Bruce for having everyone over!!

onto update...



rear shocks using the end of '36 split wishbones for support 4.17.09



rear model T spring, split '36 wishbones & new shackles 4.17.09



we ground the front shackle down so that it'd fit perfectly 4.17.09






rear shock supports tacked into place 4.17.09





brackets for front body mounting - made out of scrap piece of metal 4.17.09


more to come tonite or tomaro...these are Friday's pictures. Sunday's pix soon...

Lauren

 

You are inspiring me to get out and work on my ..........naw ,the game is on!

 

UPDATE

one more update for today.
Bruce's / truck progress...













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bent metal for c-notching frame - rear 4.19.09



bending metal 4.19.09



used torch to c-notch the frame. ground down area so that the metal piece we bent would fit 4.19.09





tacked into place and now there's more axle clearance 4.19.09



outlining for new gauge panel 4.19.09



new gauge panel. Thanks Chuck!! 4.1.09


that's all for about a week, unfortunately.
but, much progress! lots of errands to run for the truck...

lauren

 

Lots more progress I see - even with the "C" notch you still have plenty of meat left on that chassis.

Nice score on those 36' rear radius rods - don't know about over there but they are getting hard to find over here.

By your photos it looks like it was a great day out....

Spencer.

 

Nice work. Very impressive build..........

 

that is why I come here is to see builds, nice going it's a lot of work!

 

Lauren, That dash panel is sure gonna look GOOD! Them body mounts look Great too!

Nick.

 

thanks guys!