Projects Rusty 47 Ford Reserection

Yet another reason to visit the hamb. Great stuff

 

Come on man your dragging your ass on the build . Excuses, Excuses, The outside work is for good days and on the rainy days ( and you know we've had a lot )you know where you should be . The coupe isnt going to finish itself man . Get on it !!!!!!!!!! Even I am finding a few hours here and there LOL . Later Andy

 

Just went throught this thread your fuckin crazy Steve!!!

 

Primers dry, go sand

 

holy s%$t nice work man you did about use 3 mile welding wire for this job hahaha very nice lot off fab work cheers

 

Lol You have known that for awhile Graverobber ! I figure about 60-70lbs of mig wire....so far ! I am still working on the shop (more wiring ,insulation ,vapor barrier ,makin a new bench and some shelving to clear up some space...and gotta set up my freebie furnace as well...getting closer to some car time !!

 

Good to hear you are getting your garage in shape for the winter, I will be looking forward to continue following your amazing work.

 

X2 on that! This project is one of my all time favorites.

 

It feels like a year since I was able to work on it ...but it was April lol ! I am trying to get all this stuff done so I could get it apart and blast the underside before it gets too cold....I am running out of time though...nothing like sand blasting in sub zero cold though !!

 

I hear ya, Steve.
Just think how nice it will be this winter in there...
Life has been in the way for me too. Too many people sick and too much to fix.
I haven't touched the T in a month.
But I did manage to get home a BMW straight 6, 5 speed trans and independent rear clip. NO idea what I'll do with it yet. Maybe someone will want to trade something of interest.
Next trip I make with the trailer I'll drop off that cowl. Probably next month.
How's the missus doing?

 

Maybe I will take some pics of the shop and post those for an update to the thread...could add a few of the cut up Lemans too I like the pic in yer avatar with the fenders on the T, way cool! The ol loadys doing good more or less back to normal try an gimme some notice if yer gonna drop by so I can try and be here!

 

Yes, updates of the shop would be good to see.
Glad Mrs. Koolkemp is doing better.
Thanks about the T. Those fenders are from the AA truck I might get to before I die. I hope to get 28-29 style ones for the T at some point.
Right now it looks like a Beverly Hillbillies thing but that's mock up.
I'll be sure to let you know when I drop by. I'm heading to Kentville this Wed. to bring my son for a follow-up but that will be an up and back quick trip.

 

Weathers cooling off this way just south of you. Hows that old girl coming along? Be nice to have some inspiration this way.

 

bttt Hows it coming?

 

Hey Steve,hope all is well.If you lived in socal you would have been done already.Nothin like working outside with natural sunlight ,eh.C'mon post up some pics to satisfy everyones appetite.

 

Great job so far. Had to subscribe.

 

Its already dark here before I get home from work ....but at least its been fairly mild and no damn snow yet ! I will finally have a few pics up after this weekend, the "new" winter beater is mobile, so its my turn for the 47 ....finally!! Cant believe I haven done any welding on it since April I have been getting some other stuff gathered up for it ...planning a long winter of work. Got all the garage insulated except the ceiling ,got all the vapor barrier done as well and some more lighting even. It should be easier to get more done cause I should actually be sorta warm this year !

 

If I lived in SoCal I would not have to fix something this rusty ...let alone wasting time building a winter car lol! I cant wait to be warm AND work on the car..I am hoping that I can get it warm enough to actually spread mud and lay down primer .

 

Glad you are back at it.
Heat in a garage?
Luxury!
Man.. easy to see you aren't from this area.
Kidding man.
We actually have a stove in my brother's garage this year. Maybe I'll get stuff done too.
How's the back?

 

Alriiiiight! Glad to hear you're gonna get going on it again. This had been one of my favorite builds. As for the weather, just move over here. The weather is always nice and there are plenty of rusty cars to work on! You'd be right at home!

 

I'm anxious to see more progress on your car as well. Glad you were able to get some insulation in your garage, definitely makes it easier to work when you can actually feel your fingers. haha

 

Haha and my wife could meet Dog The Bounty hunter too Not a bad idea !



Glad you are back at it.
Heat in a garage?
Luxury!
Man.. easy to see you aren't from this area.
Kidding man.
We actually have a stove in my brother's garage this year. Maybe I'll get stuff done too.
How's the back?
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Not too bad Joe as long as I take the pills to kill the nerve pain...its seems to be coming on a little quicker now so when I feel it starting I just go in and hit the heating pad...it will be a yr in Jan and still no appointment with the back specialist yet lol,(not that they will have anything worthwhile or intelligent to say) damn clowns !

 

That's about the time frame I usually hear about.
I took so many robaxicet and delaudid for my back before surgery that they do nothing for me if I take them now.
Good for you to stop when you feel the pain. Smart! Heat helps. The right stretching and exercise helps.
Hawaii... hmmm sounds good.
Dog the Bounty Hunter? Ya.. ok.

 

Holy Crap! 60 pages of amazing work! Wow.....

 

C'mon man. Need some update pics. I am all about the pics. I rarely read the posts. Love the build- lookin good.

 

Well heres a few long overdue pics...of the car and some of the other stuff I got done while you guys were patiently waiting !

Couple of pics of the death of the donor Lemans...I couldnt believe how rusty this thing was...too bad cause it was a really good runner !



After







I gave the shop its sorta makeover..there is even some drywall up since I took these pics!



The 47 waiting for some attention...

 

HOLY FRIJOLE!
You gutted that sucker!
"So, what's going to live in the newly emptied bay?", he asked with curiousity...

 

Heres a couple of pics of the front clip/rad support & front bumper mounts...these may yet get modified I got another small rad to try...new one for a V8 Monza...we will see it it will keep a stock 305 cool..





I will box in the front of the frame when I get the body off to do a bit of final welding on the frame and get it painted.

I did have to interrupt work on the car for a quick cruise to Flatheadfevers place ..it was too nice here this weekend and I hadnt had the Chevy out for a spin in quite a while..



The plan for this weekend was to swap the rear springs ..I bought some s10 leafs that had a couple of leafs removed for $20 ...I was tired of looking at the ass so high in the air so I figured this would be a good return to working on the car.Took me just about the whole day to get them changed, couldnt get any of the spring bolts out ,had to cut them all...then I removed the over engineered bumpstops that were over welded to the frame! (forgot to take pics of that fun) So this morning I pulled the front coils out and cut one loop off them . I was pretty pumped to see it on the ground...and not sitting like a 4x4 !



The back bumper will have the guards as well and the current plan is to use some motorcycle tail lights ,probably mounted to the guards and the license plate will be on the bumper as well. I also have a much nicer front bumper with half decent chrome on it .









Pretty stoked to see it outside again ! It still needs to come down a bit in the ass end ...2-3 inches I think. I got some lowering blocks around here some place when I find them I will install them ...but so far I am pleased with the stance at this point in mock-up Next up is prolly gonna be figuring out how to set up the 42 grille ..I got a few ideas ...suggestions welcome though!

 

The 51 Chevy ..its nice to have a car there that runs lol !I can just pull it out when the sparks are flyin'!

 

Good for the 51 to have a home.
I was half expecting some other project to start.

I'm not keen on ground scrapers but ya, drop her some more.
Looking good though!

What's that white stuff on the ground? You guys had bit of winter, didn't you?
It never lasted 1/2 day here.