Its been a long while since Ive posted much on the HAMB but now that my build is back in the garage for me to start doing what I can I'll be here more looking for advice to continue forward. I bought this body out of Bakersfield and had the frame built by Kewi Konnections some 10+ years ago. It sat for years while I tried to figure how to proceed. Having not done something this involved I sought some advice from a local hot rodder Sam Strube. A direction was planned out but it sat for a few more years due to lack of funds. Not having the skill set or shop space to handle the fabing and metal work that was needed I took it to Sams friend Steve Pattee of Pattee Enterprises in Modesto where it was torn down, dipped and the rebuild began. Now that its back in my garage I can start doing my part to finish the build. the pics show what it looked like from start to where I am now. ** side note: Steve is the one who brought back to life the '32 coupe of Shawn Rawlins' in the Rodders Journel issue #71. Even though my project was shelved while he worked on the '32 it was pretty kool to see how it arrived and how it looked when he finished. Here are some pic's to show my progress so far. Suggestions and comments are greatly appreciated.
Far out that's a lot of work in one short post!! meticulous work and well planned. Question , how hard was it to remove the lower side rear quarter panels from the sub frame and reattach them. Did you blast or dip the panels? We have a 29 Tudor and have so far only removed the rear panel. But some kind person had replaced a baked bean tin patch Over the rust with copious bondo and punched out all the "d" nuts in the sub rail. Dummy. Will probably have to use riv nuts or something.
On that Id have to ask Steve. As stated in the post fab n metal work is above my capabilities but I do know during the tear down it was not a quick fix. There was a lot of rot to deal with and he took his time to preserve as much of the original body as possible.
I saw that first photo with the small wheels and thought to myself, all he has to do is put a pivot point on the front axle, a couple of ropes out on the ends for steering, and someone to push him down the street. Haha, I crack myself up! Awesome build by the way!
Man! You need bigger wheels and tires! That 1st pic wasn't cuttin' it! But seriously, it's looking great. As you can tell I too got a big kick out of the 1st pic. Super job! Dave
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