Just another A-Sedan Build….update

Very nice looking work. IS it powder coated or painted?

 

Nice progress, thats going to be a wicked looking car.

 

Man , I just LOVE this sedan.

Glad to see some progress. Looks good.....

 

I have posted these pictures on here before so I won't do too many,,,I never get time to work on it, Customers come first, so It has been leaning against the wall for a few years.....I started working on it in 2001!!! Nothing has happened to it for a while.

Anyway, here you are

 

I think it's time for you to re***ess your priorities...and don't worry, the Customers will understand!!
Right Dave??

Dirty31 - The frame and suspension parts are painted with Sims Rust-Shield. By itself the paint is a satin finish, but if you use the hardner, it bring's up the gloss depending on how much you use. I used it on a lot of the parts on my 33PU a couple of years ago and it's held up real good. I'm going to be using the same basic paint on the sedan body with some flatner in it an a different color.

 

well we just took almost a year off customer stuff to work on my dads some maybe next year??

Oh, The car is an early Buick (1916-1922) not exactly sure which year....similar to Z man's here on the Hamb, but I've cut the **** out of mine

Here are the stiches....narrowed it 8", shortened 5-1/2"

 

Looks great.. Could you show some details of your rear kickup and suspension? Looks really beefy and cool.. Also like to see how you run your radius rods having the kickup so high..Good luck... your getting there!

 

Here's one that shows it pretty well.

 

once those springs settle in you may need to cut more out of your wheel wells. From what I have experianced springs tend to settle a couple of inches....doesn't look like that would leave much room for travel..

Just a thought
HRD

 

HRD - With the full weight on the rear, there's still 3" of suspension travel up. That's more than enough from what I've found, but thanks.

 

how long did you have the full weight on the car....are you going to have a floor? was that in it? seats...gl***??? I'm not trying to bust yer balls, just giveing lagitament (sp) thought to your project... it looks great!!

The springs will settle but it takes time
HRD

 

No I didn't have gas, oil, or water in it, but everything else was there.
The nice thing is, coil overs and the suspension are adjustable. Have you ever used them, they are great for fine tuning the ride height.
If the body goes down far enough to contact the rear end, I will have all kinds of other problems to worry about. But again, thanks for your concern.

 

Does anybody here remember "The Orange Crate"...???

Was fearured on the cover of Hot Rod Magazine back in the 1960's...??? It was more of a show piece than a racer, although they ran it a lot out at Bakersfield in A/A.

Someone's got it up in Washington State...! They should paint it red and call it the "Apple Crate" now...!!!

Go see: http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/thehistoryof/51258/