Projects 1933 dodge coupe "Baleful"

Im gonna take bets..... who thinks i can fix this?

 

Looks completely fixable to me. Just take your sawzall and cut away all that rusty metal and you should have a usable chair again!

 

Hahahah

 

I say if you think you can then I'm placing my bet on you.

 

Thanks! We shall see if tgeres enough to weld to

 

Dang, I've got a 33 that looks almost exactly the same....I gotta go check the garage!!!

Dave

 

Very cool!

 

E254 should be May 25 0f '54. In '54 the axle spline might be 29. later pieces went to 31 like you might find in '64. I would pull an axle and count the splines.

 

Thank you! Ill do that. Very very cool!

 

The mill...1950 olds according to paul, i scared up a 52 olds intake and carb though

 

What is the plan for that engine? ******?

 

YOU my friend have allot of repair and fabrication ahead of you, it's completely doable, been there.
Get it blasted and get it in metal prep protection, then get a couple of sheets of cold rolled 18 gauge, stock up on consumables and welding materials and enjoy the journey.
Congratulations on your new born !

 

Engine turns over so itll probably get run as is for now. Trans idk...lasalle would be ideal. Wasn't worth it before but may be worth it on this one, definitely want to run a standard. I have a 37 ford 3 speed and adapter for the olds but that just doesn't fit this build

 

Thank you! I have a line on a cowl that should solve a ton of issues up front, (thanks dave) also have an offer from scott to fix my rumble seat lid and do some trading on a drivers door. Beyond that i have floors, rockers, some trunk, roof fill, roof above the p*** door and pretty much the entire bottom 3 inches of the car to fix. It will definitely be a journey! Loads of solid steel there though!

 

If push comes to shove maybe a grille shell from a different make would work. My buddy, Sonny's old 32 plymouth with repro 32 ford parts up front

 

Absolutely, thats plan b....swap meet hunt for something thatll look good...i think dave has a cpl other grills from different rigs im gonna check out too

 

Check out the proshaper threads by Wray on Youtube where he makes flexible shape patterns on the "good" side so that you can replicate it on the really bad side. Then remake the "good " side also.

 

Cool! Will do! Thanks for the tip!

 

If You made a tube/rod inner grill structure or parameter per say, the sheet metal outer might not be as intimidating.

 

I was thinking about that...or making a wood buck with the basic lip and curve profile to form patches

 

Well...with a 1950 olds rocket and a 1954 olds rear diff. I think im gonna need an olds steering wheel. My fave is the 53/4 we sold an 60k original mile 53 olds a cpl yrs ago and i always loved that wheel. If anyone has one they want to sell gjve me a holler!

 

Theres the 53 we had in the background

 

Well....made an effort to purdy up the rubber and wheels on this thing buuuut 3 of em are stuck haha so ill sit and look at my 1 and smile while the pb soaks

 

The whitewalls look good on it.

 

Cool! Yeah i dig it with the whitewalls im painting it the factory maroon and black color i think...

 

For a while we had a 34 Dodge with the long wheelbase around the Omaha area. Black and silver. It was outrageous when seen in person. I wish I'd taken a photo of it. Had Western Bullets on it and it looked very cool.

 

Oliver here is the box we are using presently. circa 81-85 Jeep CJ Saginaw box, FWIW

 

Cool! I think dave has a factory box and column im gonna go with. Fits my build a little better, always good to have a backup plan!

 

Cool! I love these rigs

 

Anyone have any awesome tips on getting crusty wheels off? Ive tried heat, hammers, prybars, pb blaster soaks... im runnin outta ideas