Projects New Project - The 3B Speed Shop 34 Coupe

The rake is about where I want it.

 

I had to set the grill out front and take a look.

 

Rich, I lake a few others totally missed this thread, but Man, you have done a incredible job!

My hat is off to you, keep at it my friend. HRP

 

@the-rodster, I like the way you make a dream a reality...or maybe its a vision...whatever it is its really ticking all the boxes...thanks for sharing the extensive and impressive journey...

 

Nice work on the rear spring deal. It is hard to get that right the first time. The profile shot is rad,****s and gnarly, by the way.

-Abone.

 

you da man!! going to shades?

 

That is perfection! Keep up the good work.

 

On the fence, you?

 

Did the build stop?

 

I know they had some storm damage from this past Friday.

 

Bump

 

Dang, I haven't posted updates for six months.

I've been working on it everyday, but it doesn't show it.

Next was the front suspension, and it took forever to get the way I wanted it.

First, flip the main leaf.

 

Then position in front crossmember.

 

I played with the number of springs and the spring arch to get it where I wanted, and welded the perches though the bones.

 

Next up, the grill.

I won't lie, I spent 2 weeks on this, it was a pain.

The starting point.

 

Bars cut out, shell cut in half.

 

I narrowed the top piece three inches, just enough to eliminate the fill hole.

 

Next, I narrowed the bottom shell three inches.

 

The top piece looks pretty good, width wise.

 

Then I needed to figure out how much of a chop the grill would get, it needed a lot.

I settled on 4 inches.

 

After taking four inches out of the middle, I knew this was not going to work unless I bolted it all down to a to the workbench, and added a strip down the middle to keep the bars aligned.

 

Now I just need to get this mess to fit back in the whole.

 

I worked in sections, starting at the bottom, carefully cutting to size and tig welding.

 

Everything tacked, time to finish weld.