Introducing my Fuel Coupe-styled Tudor

I'm glad I wasn't inside that tiny room while you were painting it! Could you see?

 

Looks great !! More sanding ??? Let Roy do it

 

You got that right Dino, can't wait to see this in paint and being assembled.

 

It’s getting to the exciting phase

 

While impatiently waiting for my turn at Roy's paint booth, I blocked the edges of the door openings & raised beltlines to get nice consistent radii.


Then began assembling the chassis. It's fun- like a giant Lego set...


.... but with protective quilts & anti-seize.

 

Heck yeah man!

 

Just found this thread. Avoided it for years because I couldn't understand the title. How can a Tudor be a coupe? Love that color.

 

Gary ,,,
Your build just Pop's with detail !!
( knowing what you have to work with out of your Shop /Garage)
I Love the look , color combo of your "Mill "
I want a pair of those covers just to Hang on the Wall !!!
( Like I need more Go fast bling parts)

 

WOW Gary, now that it is being assembled , this is a sight to behold. Outstanding!

 

It’s almost a roller !!

 

The drag racing organizations came up with the Coupe designation to differentiate the other body styles than the Roadsters -- like 2- and 4-door sedans, coupes and, yes, even station wagons. The Roadsters usually had more entries that the "Coupes" and were usually faster than the "Coupes" and they all branched out to different levels like Gas Coupe, Altered Coupes, Competition Coupes and further designations concerning superchargers and fuel used.

 

Car is stunning Gary Problem is you've made it so bitchin the single 4bbl is out of place......Blower time!!!!

 

Some progress: @Dino 64 and I dropped off all the removable pieces (doors, cowl, grille shell, visor, headlights, garnishes, etc.) at Roy's paint shop.

No pictures, but bench racing with car guys is always time well spent.

 

Orange for a race car works for me:

 

Looking good. I haven't seen this thread in a minute.

 

Beautiful, love the contrast in chassis colors!

 

great progress, love hugger orange. Just curious, why did you black out the inside of the chassis?

 

Great question. Here's why:

1) So I don't feel compelled to keep the undercarriage show-car clean 24/7. This will be a nice driver.

2) Esthetics. When seen from behind, the bright highlights (rearend, bumper & springs) jump out and the darker distractions (crossmembers, frame brackets, etc.) disappear.

3) Tradition (plagiarism to be precise). Gary Kessler painted his roadster's inner rails black. "A common '60's practice", according to TRJ #34.

4) Cheaper, even with the extra masking. Easier to touch up too.

 

You need to bring the car to the roc and park it next to the Kessler roadster!

 

I like the black on the inside of the frame. Way more functional.

 

Great job so far. Needs a pair of M&H racemasters though. Hehe.

 

Makes sense. Ive been thinking for a long time about painting the chassis on my 40 orange, but not sure there's much point on a fully fendered car. I am going to have a few hugger orange 'highlights' and striping under there tho, and not worry about cleaning it once Im driving it..... I say that now, but..

Great build, been following for a while, my kind of hot rod.

 

Hey Gary, I enjoy seeing how you do things... and that paint, beautiful!

Shades of Tony Nancy's 22Jr...

Keep up the good work,

Sam

 

Gary does awesome work, Most would be surprised how conservative his shop is and Tools used,

 

My 700R4 dust cover holes were neither standard nor metric threads (Maybe sheetmetal screws? Or Whitworth? Or alien? )

Anyway, I drilled and tapped them for 1/4-20 x 3/4" machine screws.


Then dropped off the body...




...and picked up some small pieces.

 

Maybe they were pipe thread? Lol

orange pieces look fantastic!

 

That car is gonna look insane!
Uh, there's a coyote in your shop. Lol

 

Is that your co pilot? good locking pooch!
That race Hemi orange should be a real head turner.

 

Typically the flywheel cover are screws you did good tapping them to 1/4-20

 

I love the smell of urethane in the morning. You know that smell? It smells like... Victory."








A few deep thoughts now that everything is painted and back in the garage mahal:

1) Tackling all the body work myself took a *LOT* more time and perseverance than I'd assumed.
2) When prepping for paint, you have to *WANT* to find flaws.
3) It was worth the effort - Roy sprayed a beautiful finish and I'm thrilled with the results.