Hot Rods >>>1935 Ford Coupe: An Idiots Guide To Buiding A Hot Rod<<< PART 2!!!!

Looking good JJ...I would thrash with you if I was closer.

BTW...I vote pass. side top for regulator.

 

Nice job dude! This is looking great!
I added some pics to the Fenton thread. Let me know if you need dimensions.

-mikethegreek-

 

Coming along nicely! I love those 35's! Practice makes perfect on the panel welding.

Keep up the good work


ps...Congrats on your soon to be mini-gearhead, and that awesome stroller!

 

If you want a clean firewall put the regulator on the inside.
Mart.

 

J.J., I am very impressed, the donor firewall was another example of unabashed brotherly love by another cool H.A.M.B. member. The 35 is fmy fave coupe of the roundbodies, the grille is the ultimate flow for me. Great progress brother, you are cookin. Thanx for the updates! ~Sololobo~

 

Awesome!!! Thanks Andy!!! I had no idea it was part of the lock.

I should say so!!! But first you have a '52 Merc to do.

Noted on the regulator request. And thanks for the offer, I wished I lived closer to a lot of you fellers in CA.

I'll check 'em out but I think these stock ones scrubbed down are going to be the hot ticket.

Yeah I need a ton more practice. That's really the first sheet metal welding I have ever done with the exception of laying two tacks on a friends roof. I think I need a lot more work on panel fitting. It seems like I measure wrong or what not a lot. But being that was my first time I think it turned out pretty good. There was no warping really and the seams are very minimal.

I thought if that. Like inside passenger toe board? When I look back at all the old Hot Rod magazines nobody hid theirs so I am not sure I need to go that route but if it makes the whole engine bay a little more clean then I'll start playing around with it.

Thanks sololobo and everyone else for the kind words. I can't wait to see it on the ground with it's new shoes on.

 

Inside might make it more clean, but not necessarily more traditional or more period correct. Also more serviceable on the firewall - you want to troubleshoot your charging system having to go back and forth around the door? Is this a hot rod or a show car? Great to see the progress, hope to get by soon to check it out. uv

 

DAMN !! Killer thread - keep em coming !!

Rat

 

Do you mean Mjöllnir?

Looks great dude.

Keep at it!

 

Uncle Vic, that's pretty much what's been going on in my head. I really do not need to have everything stripped from the firewall because this IS a HOT ROD. So top or bottom?

NoSurf, I'm not sure about all that Norse mythology my man. I'm a comic guy so it was either Thor's Hammer or Gambit's Wild Card. What a loser I am.

 

Looks great...
put the regualtor on the pass side top... that's where my Dad had his when he ran a gen and older alt.

welds look good. I brazed my firewall and did not clean all the flux off and the filler won't stick to the flux...so you can see all the holes I filled...

Motor will look killer.

 

Good job and good progress, Jeffrey!!
I also vote for the Regulator on the top portion of the firewall...



Malcolm

 

Jeffy, you keep kicking ass! I vote for the regulator up top. Measure your regulator cover. I've got an old Cal Custom chrome GM regulator cover, looks brand new. If it fits, you're welcome to use it if you want.

 

Thanks Terd! Del keeps telling me to chrome the one I have but I'm not sure that a voltage regulator is one of my focal points ya know? That guy would chrome anything.

 

Nice!! We're simultaneously building '35 5 windows in two very different styles. I'll race you to the finish!

 

Well I am sure you'll b done way before I am. But I will race you once my coupe's done....maybe not, your T5 can beat up my '39 anyday!!! Your car is incredible Turkey Rollup. I am going back to review your thread again to get some ideas.

 

Does anybody know a good paint to buy for the accessories? I'm looking for a Satin Black that you find on Generators and such in restored cars. I painted my Generator with Krylon Semi Flat black and while I like the way it turned out I was wondering if there is something better. I might strip the generator and smooth out the casting on it so that it's truly satin.

 

http://www.eastwood.com/underhood-black-semi-gloss-aerosol-12-oz.html

 

I was just on that link as you were posting it. Might have to ahead and get the quart.

 

once again I have to say that chromed oem pieces are where its at!!!

if it has something stamped into it and you chrome it, instant sex appeal!!!

 

Kick ass dude. Keep forging ahead, free time dwindles when baby gets here.

Oh....and that's quite possibly the coolest stroller ever!!!

 

Why thank you Coby! You may just a get a first hand glimpse of that stroller next year at GNRS.....of course it'll probably have a vomit all over it by then.

 

thats awesome

 

JJ,
Awesome progress man! I have always liked this body style. The firewall came out killer, you should really be thrilled with that. Welding sheet metal is definitely one of those things that gets better & better every time you do it.

Sheet metal is not my strong point by a long shot. But you hit on one of the most important things-the fit of the parts before welding it up. It takes a bit more time, but once fit up nice it really welds up much nicer. Less time finish grinding after welding too.

One thing that helps welding thin to thick is starting your tack on the heavier piece, & letting the puddle wash onto the thinner piece, and let go of the trigger. Kinda one of those "feel" kind of things, but that helps a bit.

Again, great job man. Keep the updates coming

Dan

 

Wow, thanks dodgerodder! I am always peeking into your thread to get inspiration and ideas, so to say I look up to your stuff is an understatement. Hopefully I can carry everything I am learning with this car to my '32 Coupe eventually. I better get pretty comfortable with sheet metal because when I start it, that's where most of the attention is needed.

 

Nice work! Looks like a blast, except for the over spending. I've been the same boat though.

 

what ever you do DO NOT use plastikote paint. that stuff is junk. i painted my sbc with it and it looked like a 3 year old brush painted it. my dad painted his oil filter canistor on his 331 gloss black and it was really nice, painted ihs pully's and it was flat and looked like i dropped it in a dirt pile, i say stick with the krylon. anyway the car is looking rad, keep up the good work.

 

I'm going to head home today and scrub the paint off the generator and start smoothing it out with some rolocs to knock some of that Casting off in hopes to get a more slick satin look with the paint. I'll probably redo the sanding of the front axle while I'm at it also since I checked out Scootermcrad's and his is way more awesome-er.

Another thing that has been pacing in my head all day is the color of the motor. Originally since I bought the car I seen the motor in a dark maroon much like the Navarro roadster. That color I believe is '48 Ford Monsoon maroon. But after looking at it in person I noticed that it picks up a lot of magenta tones which can leave pink on the highlights. So then I started thinking about how nice black looks with polished aluminum etc. But even further I thought about how cool it is that Chevy painted only the 1956 265 engine red which goes with the car obviously and looks pretty awesome when coupled with polished stuff too. Still have a bunch of thinking to do there before I pick up paint but it'll definitely be one of those three colors.......oh wait gold. I mistakenly looked at Sloppy Seconds coupe again and the gold looks soooo nice. hahaha!!!

I should have my new steering wheel in any day now which I am super stoked. It's going to need to be adapted. I had a '52 Poncho wheel but then I sold it and said I wanted a '40 Ford wheel. Well a deal came up and I got the steering wheel that I dreamt about. I'll post a pic when I get it.

 

A sorta stock lookin' '56 Chevy engine that got swapped in to a Ford coupe in the late 50's - early 60's probably would not have some agonized-over custom paint on the block (let alone smoothed exhaust manifolds) as it would have been swapped in over a weekend (if lucky) so the owner could keep driving his HOT ROD, especially with his new found power that would stomp the flatties. And remember, texture adds interest to surfaces (think chirascuro). Too much smooth is too much Boyd. vic

 

I think it looks great. I vote to place the regulator on the driver's side top, just as was done on the later (39 deluxe and up) cars. Keep up posting the super pics
Jim