Well Miles from the Ford Barn dropped off his coupe today !! Needs some subrail work patch panels.rust holes and probably a few other things im looking over!! The car has a ton of family history for him and i cant wait to get it solid again for him. this one looks a lot better in pictures then it does in person.
well just got back from a big vacation. wisconsin to work on a 40 merc convertible then to austin texas for the lonestar round up!! just got back today and decided to do some work!! man it feels good to work in my own shop again. gonna start on the cowl and work my way back . a little rot to start off with a patch panel for the most part that actually fit . i didnt use the beak in the front though it was crooked where the model orig was actually straight after a little tig welding and some hammer and grinding
thanks brady! well the cowl sheetmetal is pretty much done . next gonna do some subframe work patch tacked in a little rot left finished up drivers side finished up as well started messing with the sub rails
Does look good. I have to fix the lower part of my 28 coupe so I will be watching. I hope I can make mine look half as good as yours.
thanks peterson geis . take your time and you will be fine . you have access to the back if the subrails are out and that helps a tonnn!! well everything was going to smooth....something had to not fit right. repop subrails are the culprit! as you can see the pad where the subrail connector rivets to the inner connectors isnt even close . the orig connector had a step in this area to move it back the 3/8 of an inch so the pieces mated as you can see in the pictures. and the other side showing the same
Nice work, especially sideways like that. Hard to concentrate and control the welding when you are all cobbeled over, i tend to hurry up and then regret it later.
thanks everyone oj .im never in a hurry when it comes to stuff like this but when i do it goes to hell in hand basket! customline ..i use 18 gauge well got the front subframe connectors all ****oned up today.. had to have a slit put in them so they would sit flush onto the other piece like a stock one would after being widened and riveted together in place. not rivited in just holding it in place and both now its time to put it on the jig and make sure we are square before i go any further
Watching this thread with drool all over my keyboard. My poor 29 coupe is in rough shape but this gives me inspiration to "try" to bring it back to life!
thanks tmf .gotta head overseas again sometime soon !! give it a try baspinall!! thanks mr james!! hope your doing alright!! well started on the subrail patches because i picked up a frame off a friend of mine ... cut out the mess new patch welded and finished well then i ran out of argon for the tig so it turned into squirt gun sunday (mig) for the drivers side didnt get to finish it tonight just welded it in
well apparently there are no repops made of this connector from the door post to the cowl so i had to whip up 2 of em . heres the first side. they resemble the original but the og pieces have a shape pressed into them . i cant get the shape pressed into 16 gauge plus they are never to be seen again once the car goes back together and i started on the other side
Very nice work, I have a 29 coupe that I've started collecting parts for. This will be a lot of help to look at, as the last owner cut all the sub rails out to channel the car then he realized he was way in over his head. Is this car back to original or hot rod? Keep up the great work.
Nice work Flop!! I hope to make the Lonestar next year again maybe we can meet up again if you are going.
thanks cactus flatty its going back to o.g. down to the rivets and d shaped nuts . i kinda like it makes my ocd go wild hahah doubt i will make it next year k13 probably gonna head out west instead.
finished up the drivers side bracket this morning thats they dont repop then set the seat pan in transferred the rivet holes and got everything lined up there. the rivets arnt set just keeping the panel aligned . i didnt put the rear pan in because it will be much easier to work on the rear of the car with out that piece in. moving back ward to where the new subframe was once welded on . it needed some help in my opinion a few patches later and a little tig welding its looking a little better and the connection on the drivers side after got all the welds smoothed out
Great aligning and patchwork, Flop! Please show us the rivet details: tool, rivets, etc. A friend got a tool from Drake, I think...but it was for a specific size, about 3/16" shank.
thanks mike . the customer gave me the tools i think he got them from macs. its a big steel piece that fits on the rivet head . i heat the rivet red hot then peen it. if it doesnt grip i melt it in with the tig since 90 percent of the holes i am using had the previous rivets drilled out . hahah thanks texas speed this was a random hole cut here where there was a body mount had to patch it before i put the subframe in the subframe was cut to close to the brace so i couldnt clean up the weld nicely. so i cut out some of the new subframe so i could achieve that and the new connection
thanks captain!! did some more work on Miles coupe today put a patch in this riser .no sense on getting a repop when only 1 tiny section was rotted out got it all smoothed out this piece in my opinion this rear panel below the decklid is the biggest pain to get out of an A after i got it out had to redrill and tap all 8 screw holes in the rear subrail
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