Projects The Coleman Coupe gets some R&R

Really looking great.

 

Mark,

Your really moving along. I like how the patches came out on the cross member.

Thanks again for letting me drop by. The coupe will be great, based on how your roadster turned out.

 

hahaha

 

Thanks Scott!

 

Mark,
Looking good. I enjoyed talking during the Lake Compounce swap meet. Your choice of an engine builder is tops.

 

Same here Bill, Have a great Thanksgiving! I hear nothing but good stuff about Jim. Thanks Mark

 

Well spent a little time back in the garage now that all the holiday company has left. Started setting up steering damper before taking front end apart.

 

Well I finally got the brakes figured out thanks to some fellow Hambers See that at http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=849319
I figured I would get outside today since it was 50 degrees in the sun. Got the motor clean of grease and paint. I don't think I will get to many chances to wash things out doors before Spring.

 

....cleaning that greasy old ford on the newly sealed driveway?

 

Lots of water

 

I must have missed something. Did that car belong to Neal East? I see it was mentioned above. How about a quick story or a link about it's history.

Frank

 

Correct! Check out post #243 http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=9328565#post9328565

 

Frank here is an article from a book when Neal East owned it. Not great scans. Sorry also would not let me load 2 other photos? Thanks for asking Mark

 

CT: Were you able to get the front wheels you were looking for.? Tim

 

If you are talking about the 40 Ford 3-1/2" wide Yes I did. Thanks Mark

 

Parts are piling up The wheel cylinders were not leaking but they were nasty. Something else to rebuild

 

I'm in love with this coupe.

 

possession is nine tenth's of the law.
you never said what shade red you wanted.

 

That's where I put them

 

Yesterday a fellow HAMBer came over to help me lug the rear out of the coupe And it was his birthday Anyway after dissecting the 32 we met up with 2 more HAMB guys for lunch (BBQ & Beer). Good Friends and HOT RODS doesn't get much better. Oh and Beer. Thanks Greg!

 

thanks for lunch, that BBQ is the best around, but it set my diet back a month

 

Got most of the brake parts done. Made some small frame repairs etc. Front end next.
Took the day off from the coupe after getting an invite to join some friends for a Garage/Shop visit (What a Shop) and lunch.

 

A few more pics. Thanks for the tour PC

 

Nice shop..... I'd love to have that 1/4 midget

 

You and me both!

 

Well if you're going to take a day off that would my choice too! Love the flathead stuff. Thanks for sharing.

 

Problem now is it's a day off from working on the Coupe It was worth it though What a collection!

 

Well got back in the garage today after eating enough Christmas cookies the past week to fill a T touring
Anyway attacked the rear spring cleaning up 40 plus years of you name it. It is getting there!

 

Mark, is that a 40 spring? How many leaves were in in it? Have the edges been ground to fit in the crossmember or is it my eyes. I'm wanting to put a buggy spring back in my coupe, so that's why so many questions. Thanks~Scott

 

Scott, The rear crossmember was changed to a 34 . There are 11 leafs.