Features 33-34 Ford coupe bodies

The chassis for the Original Paint Coupe - see post 1186 - is almost ready for the body. It is coming together! Motor is a 1962 327 Chev backed by a turbo 350 trans and a 1957 Ford nine inch rear axle.

 

Well, I'm joining this thread. I've been trying to sell this project for over a year, you all have probably seen it in the classifieds. I not good at threads so I'll just post here as I progress,

 

Frame, floor, and cowl.

 

Almost a year to the day of getting mine.
Chassis is complete now. I could only use the outer rails

 

A little more progress

 

That is definitely enough of a car to sit in and make vroom vroom noises. The cowl and doors are niiiice. How's the rest of it?

-Abone.

 

Made a little more head way.

 

The front roof parts are from a sedan and they came with the cowl. The rear part of the roof will be made up of a combination or 34 and 36 pieces. Piecing the roof together and chopping it 5" will be the challenge.

 

I went to Missouri and drug this little car home. She is WAY better than the junk I usually drag home.







Came with a nice frame that had to lopped off to make the trip. Came with some stuff too. I like stuff.



And, there you go. She has two ahead of her, but she said she could wait.



-Abone.

 

Well, that sure is a nice body, but...I can't imagine cutting the frame off as the best option to get it all home

 

I went to a friend's today to louver my deck lid. For my first try I think it came out pretty good. Another piece of the puzzle.

 

I just found this on YouTube

 

That looks like an all day job!

 

Made some progress on the 33.

 

Even got one door top back on

 

Great Progress Wheeldag!

 

Follow up from post #1201 - body going on the chassis. Over to Dan's shop for wiring and then it comes back to my place for completion.

 

I've got a little more done. I used the front part of 35-36 pu door tops, reversed side for side to make the slanted part of the rear of the 34 door. I don't know how much it's chopped, just eyeballed it where I liked it. I'm using a fordor top for the top. More slicing and dicing to continue.

 

I'm loving all of these detail shots. I actually bought a rough 35/36 cab with doors just in case I would need those pieces, nice to see how they fit together.

 

This is awesome...deserves it's own build thread!

 

That is super bitchn' so far. You are definitely in the middle of the hard part, but I am confident you can get it handled.

Don't forget to start a build thread.

-Abone.

 

After working on the top today, I chopped the rear window 5" and lowered it about an inch. I think the door window will have to go down another inch. I've also considered doing the front post as shone in an old Hot Rod magazine article. Will see if I have any usable parts left after I get farther along.

 

The coupe I now call the Old Paint Special is back in my garage to install fenders, running boards, trunk lid, hood and a few other things. Working on the toe board and trans cover now -making progress.....

 

Looks good. What's the engine combo(cam etc)?

 

1962 327 with an RV cam, 350 turbo trans and 57 Ford nine inch rear on Chassis Engineering parallel leaf springs. The engine and trans were previously in another 34 Ford coupe owned by a friend.

 

Mounting fenders, running boards and hood on the Old Paint Special.

 

I have started a thread
3 window kit car (steel) Here are some progress pictures if you haven't seen it,

 

Nice job!