Projects 1930 Oliver Roadster Build

Just a bit of " MOPAR " roadsters, to give you a bit of inspiration !
Your project is definitely going to be very cool, when completed.

 

Very cool!

 

Well i did pretty well today, got a full set of wide 5 wheels, a 36 ford rear and a model a front axle, full set of wide 5 hubcaps, some dented headlights that will probably just be temporary, a windshield frame, an aaaooga horn, a 39 trans and a handful of parts for my 33 5 window as well as some sub structure for the roadster and the cowl

 

That flipped dodge frame is wild!

 

Wrong cowl...headed to swap it out for the 28 chev capitol roadster cowl in a few min

 

Kind of thinking about doing something like this...not sure til i get all the parts in one place though

 

Mail lady was good to me today!

 

That's a great book. Be sure to look here on the HAMB for the few discrepancies that made it into print.

 

Well....after laying everything out, i now have the hood that matches as well... i am thinking of doing this. Keepimg the dodge tub but adding the chev bodyline to the cowl and doors so it matches the hood and rear quarters. I like the swoop on the dodge cowl where it meets the doors better than the chev cowl. The hood fits right on either cowl. Thoughts? Which design jumps out more, a or b? I recognize the images are crude haha work with me!

 

One more option

 

#1 for my vote

 

Got a cpl goodies for the roadster today!

 

Got some (i believe) ford guages in a ks distometer bezel i will be using on this today as well!

 

I should call this car the triple crest roadster, dodge bros tub with chevy skins on a ford frame

 

Your buddy sure has a lot of sh...tuff.

 

Another score for the roadster! 46 front and rear. Will use the juice brakes and spindles, possibly the rear

 

Oh yeah... seems like every part i need just presented itself to me...besides a drop axle

 

Thoughts on these? Splitting front bones, the angles would kind of make sense if i attatch the bones between the frame rails, just outside the tranny mounts....am i on the right track?

 

Or just use these and mount em outside the frame?

 

Early ford store package arrived! No im not running a front tank, yes i like the spreader bar look! Sue me

 

Picked up wheels and caps today also!

 

How many projects do you have going on.

 

.....ummmm 5ish...6? Goal for the 5 window and the roadster is to get the bodies set and bracing in then pull em and set em both aside while i finish my dads 53 and our local snap on dealers ot rock crawler...side note, hammered on the hood a bit, spacer bar and grill set in for looks and daydreaming

 

Did some extensive holding up of parts and measuring. For starters, thank god i have a 46 banjo because the booty on this custom is 46 inches right now and i have to widen it an inch or two still and inside to inside the backing plates the 46 banjo is 53" Now im left pondering spring tension....panhard bars....rear sway.... i want to leave the diff exposed (t or a spring) in case i can ever find someone kind enough to sell me a cheap quick change! A spring (1st pic) is eye to eye exactly where the 46 spring is...t is obviously longer

 

i wonder how all this stuff survives for as long as it does with no one scrapping it.

 

Little progress, used bead roller to step a line matching the body on the rear quarter, cut and tacked it in. Turned out decent, will still be wrapping the seat over the top so idk how much will be visible but it gives me more room

 

Old hot rod loving hoarders...but then they pass and it spreads out to other hoarders.

 

ive been using simple ford parts for mounting my bones just a chunk of angle with a tapered hole for steering arm ball