[ QUOTE ] Is the Navarro exhaust heater a new repro piece? [/ QUOTE ] ...nnOOO!!... I found it under a dung heap at an old farm in Downtown LA. I offered the farmer 5 quid for it and he thought he robbed me. So I told him I made a mistake and only had 4 Farthings but he jumped at it anyway... Well, I gotta work on the story a little... Yeah, Barney is reproducing them from new molds (the old ones were trashed). He is not really up to finishing too many of them so this might even be rarer than the original ones. At least that's what I keep telling myself. Mine even has a nice groove scored in it (only cosmetic) where the mill got away from him a little! I almost asked him to sign it! Barney is completely deluded (been looking at ebay ) on the price of the dogbone too, but I wanted it to complete my intake so I paid what I had to. It was a once in a lifetime thing for me.
I'm planning a 32 frame for this. I gotta figure out if I want to tackle it with my trusty 120volt mig or do I want to have one built. I'm still up in the air.
Thats gonna be one cool roadster. I really like the color. The Navarro stuff is way cool too.. A guy offered me a set but then wouldn't give me a price. I think he likes the idea of showing his stuff off more anyway. Oh well. What are you gonna run for wheels?
Hey I know that body. Glad it found a good home instead of rotting away where it was. Have fun with it. Harell
[ QUOTE ] I'm planning a 32 frame for this. I gotta figure out if I want to tackle it with my trusty 120volt mig or do I want to have one built. I'm still up in the air. [/ QUOTE ] If it is a good 110v welder don't be scared it can do it. May take you alittle longer but it will definatley do it. Looks cool though, and keep us posted on your progress
Now Kilroy, give it some Soul. Achive the look. Very nice 'bone's' to begin your quest....a Hot Rod of real De-troit steel.
[ QUOTE ] I like the 35/36 dash. We just got one for a Model A we're workin on. Clark [/ QUOTE ] Thanks, I like it too. I didn't think I would at first but it almost seems to fit. Plus I really like the idea of a glove box. The cool part about it is that the curvature of the top of the dash seems to match perfectly with the curvature of the top of the tank. Right now it's just mounted with a couple of bolts but I will make it flow better once I have a solid fram under it. You can't really see it from the pics but it has some nice old striping on it too. It was originally a candy reddish color with white stripes but they're pretty faded now. It's a shame that I won't be able to keep the stripes but it just needs too much m***aging to get it to fit in the body.
[ QUOTE ] Now Kilroy, give it some Soul. Achive the look. Very nice 'bone's' to begin your quest....a Hot Rod of real De-troit steel. [/ QUOTE ] Well that's the dellima all over again isn't it... I can get a new 32 frame tigged and boxed with all the x-members for less than $2K. Also, I need a good solid foundation to mount the body on to straighten it out. So what do I do? Anybody in Cali got a complete 32 frame lying around that they want to make me a deal on?
If you decided to buy a frame, I suggest checking out Cl***ic Street Rod manufacting (CSRM), in Ontario. The dudes used to work for TCI but split a few years ago. now do their own thing and some side work for So Cal (doing their 32 frames). good quality but cheaper then others (no overhead hardly). They are doing my frame for me.
Thanks Boones... I'll keep that in mind. Do they have a website? [ QUOTE ] What are you gonna run for wheels? [/ QUOTE ] I have a set of ford wires and a set of '40 Ford wheels. It will start with the wires in Red and then we'll see... It should be fun, figuring it all out.
Hi Phil, looks like a fun project, your living your dream. I like the 36 dash, we put one in my wifes 32 tudor and it worked out really well. Squeak Bell in Bakersfield builds a really nice 32 frame, he can tailor it to your application(model A body, type of crossmembers etc..). I think he's a little more reasonable than the guys in Ontario too. I have one of Squeaks frames under my roadster and it worked out really well. In contrast, for my wifes Tudor we decided to use the really ****py original frame that it came with. Ended up using only the rails and had to replace front and rear frame horns and after boxing and installing crossmembers, we probably had more time and money into it than if we had of bought a frame from Squeak! Speaking from experience, I think you should go with a new frame. Especially if you don't have a jig to set it up in. It will also give you a straight, solid foundation to set up your body on. Just my opinion, Tom
it seems like last week we were talking about what you had in mind to build, but suprisingly much more time than that has transpired. I'm glad you took your time in looking though as it appears you will have a real nice car in the end. Also good to see that you have your priorities straight. Way kool Phil, good luck, Robert
Thanks guys... I am leaning toward the prefab frame. This body NEEEEEDS to have a solid foundation before I do anything to it. Funny story... After I brought the car home and got it in the Garage, my 3 year old daughter had to come see it. She loved it but the first thing she did was to grab hold of a stancion and give it a good shake! Much to her pleasant surprise, she was in fact able to shake it and the whole body along with it. She had a lot of fun doing that but unfortunately for me, her mom saw the whole thing and just glared at me with that "You brought home another total piece of ****!!!" look in her eye. I think I'd better get a good solid frame under there before it's too late!
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