Hot Rods 1934 3 Window Coupe Find --Build

Cars up on the lift for a good nut and bolt check. Playing around with license plate location check underneath

 

Taillights and buckets in today

 

Nice taillights

 

Rear pipes on, coming out the back

 

Stopped in to see how it's going; great work. The paint on your coupe looks exactly like the paint on the 34 Victoria in my garage. Whenever I start to work on it, plans are to keep it that way. Another project is on the go right now.

 

Headlights, inner fenders pieces under hoodsides on.

 

Looking so good! Love those head lights

 

Damn Dude! That's it right there!

 

Finned upper radiator hoses installed

 

Not going to get any better than that. Nice work all the way through.

-Abone.

 

Just some fantastic work.

 

It lives!

 

It gets no better than this! Awesome job!

 

First drive is always a feeling satisfaction laced with fear something will go terribly wrong. Congrats!

 

Starting on wiring next week

 

Made a roof insert this week

 

Hooked up all of the gauges this week and pulled the hood sides.

 

Some quickie aluminum door and kick panels, Merc door handles, ww2 aircraft safety latches, belts, and blanket.

 

Just checking in on the progress.

 

Such a cool Hotrod...your attention to vintage details really compliment the period ambience...is the Horn button a mix of repurposed odd bits or an actual rare aftermarket item?...

 

1950 OLDSMOBILE.

 

Out and about

 

She looks great out in the wild, one of the few cars I don't want to chop.

-Abone.

 

Cool flathead 6v to 12v generator conversion that my friend Matt showed me. Grab a rebuilt 1960 F-100 generator from Napa (pn 2137000-$126.00). Case is same size as an early flathead. Swap your flathead front cover, pulley, and guts into the new case. You can use the original back cover or the new one. I used the new one. 12 volts and now charging better. Took 10 mins

 

Rigged up a choke cable today. Vintage military parachute release handle and old original Edmunds choke cable braket. Made an underdash mounting bracket and cut a cable to size. Works nicely.

 

Jerry, another nice rod build. Thanks for sharing it with us.

 

You did a nice job on that, looks/sits great

 

Might want to get some black (ebony) penetrating stain for the floor board. The grain will show, but the color makes it look old and is very subtle looking.
Fantastic Hot Rod, Bud.

 

That car got soul!! I must say one of my favorite hotrods…