Last Hemi Model A Coupe update for now....Made it to the Lonestar Roundup!

Holy fucking shit, that is unbelievably cool.

Damn.

 

Stainless that I chucked up in the drill press and turned the lettering off of.

FLT-BLK did a tech post on here a while back after watching me do it. You can probably find it if you do a search.

I got the idea from my hero, Big Ric. He does his bolts in a lathe though.

 

Bad Ass....Brian!!! I'll be expecting the "It's a Boy" Cigar!!!

 

Awsome!!!

 

What year did you use for the X-member in the middle? BBD1

 

Hello Bass, Your 32 frame looks great. What year and make of car did you get your X-member in the middle of your frame? It looks very well done and very strong looking. BBD1

 

I hope you guys aren't getting tired of seeing this car yet.

Anyway, I got the motor back in the chassis last night and rolled the car outside today to snap a few pics. The weight of the motor put the stance closer to where it needed to be. I painted the motor House of Kolor Candy Red over Pagan Gold...it shines pretty good in the sun.



I started mocking up the '32 header panel above the windshield. I think it's going to end up looking good....but I have a lot of work ahead of me to get it to fit well. I also mounted the headlight stands to the frame and tacked in the cross bar.



Gonna need some patch panels in the doors and quarters...this body was no prize to begin with. (Yes I know the door handle is upside down on this side...I need to order the right one.)





I will be making the cowl fit the deuce frame instead of vice versa. Most people think the rails need to be pinched to fit the cowl..I think the cowl need to be spread to fit the deuce frame.

1" Lug nuts are influenced by Bonneville rule requirements.



I got lucky and a 6 cyl Mustang fan I bought at the last swap meet fit perfectly. Just had to redrill the bolt pattern to fit the Hemi water pump.

The motor is pretty much all assembled now except for the intake and valley pan. I wanted to leave them loose until I set the valves so I could pour some more assembly lube on the cam before firing the motor. Also need to make a remote thermostat housing and build a generator bracket among other things.

I think I'll be able to fire it by Friday...wish me luck!



Thanks for looking...

-Brian.

 

as always, very nice.

 

Looks good as usual. Enjoyed hanging out for awhile tonight.Can't wait to hear it run.

 

I really like the windshield.
LUCK !

I better get back in the garage.....

 

I can't wait to see that thing. If you catch me pissin on your tire, I've claimed it as mine.

 

No...I just started on it yesterday. The header needs more work than it looks like in the pictures, but I'm off to a good start on it.

Thanks guys!

 

Lookin' damn good.

RRR

 

Holy shit Bass. It's only March, but i vote this the best build of the year here on the HAMB.

 

Looks great! This car is full of neat touches everywere, the windshield is just one of them. Glad to see that it's not gonna get lake-style headers, excellent work!

 

Damn that looks incredible................Love the motor color, love the chrome rims, etc etc. Awesome car man, great work

 

bitchin.

 

Lookin' good Bass. That's going to be one killer coupe when it's done. The '32 header and grille sure are going to throw a few people.

It's going to be one of those cars where you know something's different but you can't put your finger on it because it looks so right.

PS. Will never get sick of looking at pics of that car.

 

Bass,

Nice package!

Are those wheels from Wheel Vintique? Been looking at some just like them - any comments on them?

 

Answered my own question from you post #4!

"Dale, they were pretty decent wheels to start with. The front pair was on an old '40 Ford hot rod that was built in the late '50s. The rear pair I got at a swap meet, and they had the original black paint (and some mud grips) on them when I got them. They had never been chromed before though.

I collected about 12 early Ford disc wheels over the past few years, and I think 6 of them turned out to be straight and true. That's the one big piece of advice I can give...make sure they are straight before chroming them!!

To get the wheels perfect, you would have to have the centers and rims chromed seperately and then riveted or welded back together. I chose not to do that and my wheels do have a small area between the rim and center that didn't get fully plated. I kind of expected it, so it was no big deal. I'll just have to keep them waxed and polished to prevent them from rusting in the crease.

To prep the wheels, all I did was blast them with really fine sand in the blasting cabinet, then hand sand them with 180 grit paper. The chrome guy then picked them up, dipped them, and polished them before plating them. He said he had a really hard time getting them to plate where the wheel and center meet, but I still think he did a good job."

THANKS

 

F@cking intense!

 

This is is a prime example of why I don't understand why 32's bring so much more money than the 28-31's. Brian the car looks spot on.

 

Okay enough showboatin Lets here it Fire up. Excellent work as always. Keep her head down and let her eat it is Roundup time

 

What he said !!!

 

oh, it's not enough that you build a really kickass car, but you gotta also take a whole bunch of great pictures and then walk us through the build up step by step so that we can learn a few tricks from you???



jerk!

 

Bitchin, Bitchin and oh yeah just Bitchin!

 

This is the first Model A without a visor I've ever liked. This is a beautiful car.

But you're right, I am sick of seeing it... not in my garage.

 

I hate to keep saying the same thing over and over... but damn Brian, that is bitchin. BTW, I am hoping for my first fire on Friday as well. Good luck with yours. I've got a bit more of a drive than you do though!

 

Again, great work Bass! Maybe you can do a little video or something when you fire it up and post it on the HAMB. There's only a few thousand of us who wouldn't mind seeing it.