Project is slowly moving towards the road. Ch***ie is close to finished. Only a few details left. Shimming and bolting the body to the frame is the next task. Obviously the grill is to be cut down. I don't like the look of chopped 32 grilles, so lowering it is. Soon she is filled up with liquids, and once the radiator is in place the first in car fire up is due. Will be fun. You don't see to many fancy breathtaking solutions here. Just an old fashion 40's Hot Rod, build by a non scilled dude with simple tools. Has had a lot of help from friends over here and the HAMB. So far it's been a 8 year learning process of Hot Rod roots. Klazurfer, my garage buddy, especially, har contributed a lot with ideas and comments. THANKS It's dusty, a lot of parts have old paint, some have "mouse dropping patina",the small ******s run all over the place. Some parts have been kicked around after restoration, The yellow wheels lived 1&1/2 years in the flower bed behind our house after beeing painted.... The rest of the finish is been taken care of by grinder dust and a moist atmosphere in the Hot Rod den. Anyways, here are som shots from the garage the other night. Paul
looks GREAT! but watch out Manny Betes is on your tail, that 4 banger might give you a run for your money! seems its almost ready for a boat to the USA in May!?? keep up the good work, your time machine is almost done!
Used 2 orig 32 Ford brake linkages and cut them down. All the levers are also hoarded from Ford brakes. A klazurfer idea, that works just perfect. Have to look in the mirror to see how the old guys did it right? US in 08 is a bit to early. I'll save up some fun-money and we'll see what happens in 09 -10. Let you know fer sure. Paul
Looks ok but id like to see a lil more billet and chrome and the paint isnt very shiny either.. Other than that id maybe go a 6 on a 1-10. Dave LOL its sweeeeeeeet
Thanks to all of you for the very nice comments. I made a decission some years ago that I wanted my car to be as close to my dreams as possible. I wanted to do one car with all the **** I love, instead of compromising to get finished earlier. One benefit you gain from doing a slow build is all the nice stuff that comes along during the process. It takes time to find the right parts when you live over here and don't have all the necessary dough from the start. When you aren't in a hurry it pays back. Not to forget the learning process. It's always something new to be learned when looking at old pics, searching eBay, talking to other Hot Rodders like you guys here on the HAMB etc. Paul
Sure hope soo, Magnus. Time will tell. I will No idea.....she'll have to earn it, once on the road. "Ms. Patience" ???
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