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The Illusion of Progress: A Hot Rod '34 Ford Coupe

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by general gow, Jun 15, 2011.

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  1. general gow
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    i'll be at great woods for sure. it would be good to run into you before that though. and i don't mean from behind, if that was what you were thinking. ;)
     
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  2. TexasSpeed
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    Looking awesome, Mark. Very nice!
     
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  3. general gow
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    Thanks Matt.
     
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  4. thunderbirdesq
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    boy that sure looks sharp Mark!
     
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  5. RAT "T"
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    Firewall looks great mark

    is there a show at great woods? There was talk years ago that they were going to take the summer nat's away from moscoffian
     
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  6. general gow
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    there's a swap meet at great woods. middle of may.

    thanks everybody. i'm just building a model right now. it's all so...fake.
     
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  7. flash
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    "every thing done is one less thing that needs to be done"

    Mark that is some serious Confucious shit right there.

    Words to live by.
     
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  8. Pete
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    Mark,

    The firewall looks great!
     
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  9. general gow
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    i could get deep tony. this project so far has been about everything except the car.
     
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  10. general gow
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    next...

    [​IMG]
     
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  11. JeffreyJames
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    Buzz Buzz Buzz, keep burning metal in man!!! Can I just say that for an artist like yourself with all the vision you have your build thread photos suck? :D:D:D C'mon man step it up and take some nice pics!!! Some of us are living vicariously through you.
     
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  12. bobbooth
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    looks like it was meant to be , good work...
     
    bobbooth, Apr 27, 2012
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  13. NoSurf
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    C'mon now- we are lucky to get what he's put up so far. Don't discourage him!!:)
     
    NoSurf, Apr 27, 2012
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  14. Tman
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    I so want to get back to sheetmetal and not the glasswork I am doing now.
     
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  15. daddy_o's_diner
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    That firewall rocks. Nice work, Mark.



    .
     
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  16. BAD PENNY
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    Great stuff Mark...keep plugging away man. You'll get there eventually. The journey is the best part right ??? Or is that when it's done and you're driving it ??? I dunno.
     
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    Ha HA, perv.
     
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  18. general gow
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    i know they're dreadful. and the awful thing is that they are taken with a really nice camera. i blame it on the white walls, fluorescent lights, and the auto setting.

    i'll push it outside for some better pics once i am done with the other side.

    i got all that in, and i just need to...what did andy kohler say?...grind til bitchin'.

    so yeah. crappy photos from the artist. but think about it. i make art with a press made in 1895. my photos are on par with 1895 quality.

     
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    No they're not:D
     
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  20. general gow
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    am i building a hot rod or playing newspaper photographer? sheesh.
     
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    I'm not sure. You're right though, you shouldn't have to worry about the quality of pics on my account. Just keep up with the work and I'll have my 2 year old draw what you describe as it'll probably give the same effect. Haha!! Just kidding dude.

    Can I make up for it by saying I like the firewall and how it's recessed?
     
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  22. general gow
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    thanks. i like it too. but sometimes you wonder if you like it simply because you're close to it. so, someone looking in from the outside liking it is a good thing.

    as for photo quality, the truth is that i get in such a groove it's a miracle i remember to take pics at all.
     
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  23. general gow
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    oh, the humanity. today i blew it up into a million little pieces. makes me wonder if it will ever find its way back together. and to make JJ even happier about the coverage, the camera battery died. so i have no photographic evidence of the carnage.
     
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  24. general gow
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    body off:

    [​IMG]

    and, it steers now. 53-56 f100 box, 57-60 pitman arm, and shim from tardel (i assume) via mel.

    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]

    the pitman arm is within a hair of the frame at the back, i might trim that corner to give a little more room for flex.

    [​IMG]

    and here is the next puzzle. how to locate rear radius rods and torque arm.

    [​IMG]
     
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  25. greaser
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    If I didn't know any better, I'd think that firewall was original to the car!
    Nice work!

    Dennis
     
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  26. general gow
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    thanks dennis! that was the goal.
     
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  27. Avgas
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    General, I'm envious, more power to you with your vision, good luck, Wayne
     
    Avgas, May 1, 2012
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  28. zman
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    it's looking tits.
     
    zman, May 1, 2012
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  29. NoSurf
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    I envision some kind of braced crossmember, or extend the bones forward?
     
    NoSurf, May 2, 2012
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  30. rrthiv
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    Nice build,all the hard work is worth it when you get to drive them down the road the first time...
     
    rrthiv, May 2, 2012
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