Ralphs 30 Roadster on 32 Rails.

Great project!

 

I believe those panels in the deck lid area are spot welded in as well as bolted. When I took mine out I vaguely remember them bing spot welded.

 

Flop, My rumble hinge panels were bolted to the panel below the trunk, rivited to the subrail and the rain gutter support, and spot welded to the panel that attaches the rain gutter to the quarter panel. I took a chisel to the spots and ended up trashing the small pieces that attach the rain gutter as they were almost rusted away. I couldn't get at the back to take them off so I trimmed them back to the existing panels. Now I have to make new pieces and spot weld them back in from the front.

 

Just came across this build and I gotta say.. This is turning out nicely.

 

Hey Flop, my roadster had spot welds in it also

 

Just checked the factory original I have and it was a bolt in, no spots to the quarters. Bob

 

thanks everyone . spots welds rivets screws you name it ... it was holding it in place!!

but those triangular braces were spot welded to the body . i really dont know how they were installed from the factory . i couldnt get a wrench socket vice grips etc on the bolts holding them in .


and everyone thinks build cars is pretty welds and metal work ...

not when your crouched in the car grinding heads off of 80 year old screws to get panels out .




well got everything out of the back eventually going on the 32 rails tomorrow to set up the wheel base!!




the coupe is coming along chop top !

 

Selfishly hoping this one goes off without a hitch!

 

first time the body has been on the rails. gonna get the wheel base squared away then body is back off.also depends if Ralph likes the way the body fits the frame we may push the frame out to contour to the body .




















im hoping the same ray !!

 

got the banjo sitting under the frame yesterday to get some ideas /mock up going



wheel wells and big firestonesthe all important factor!!







dont forget to take the wood blocks out from under the body when you cant figure out why it isnt sitting on the frame right !!



started t******* the model A rear crossmember to get it in the 32 rails . the rails are 40 inches wide in the back. the crossmember was 42 and a half .

 

well the hot rod is moving right along. gonna be flathead powered. c4 and a banjo.. frame is getting contoured as well.shaping up to be a fun project thats for sure


getting the rear end tied up ..spring hangers on and the spring mounted.



some welds









spring on ! what a pain in the *** haha!!



model a crossmember sitting in the frame.

 

Killer work on a cool project as always. Look forward to seeing more as you go.

 

your welding is beautiful

 

thanks guys!

ralph wanted to us a model A rear crossmember . and i hate when people stick the wedge between the crossmember and the frame . heres my solution...cut the hell out of it





now i gotta fill in the blanks and we will have a crossmember that looks like it was made for a 32 frame!

 

I dont think ive ever seen a rear crossmember done that way. Should be slick

 

Thats why you are building my frame. A new approach to something that has been done a thousand times over. Your work is killer.

 

well got the crossmember welded up and tacked in the frame today !!

no wedge no weird gap.

 

This is going to be a fun build to follow looks real nice so far.

 

well got the crossmember fixed up nice today!!

i wanted something smooth yet i wanted it to still have an old timey look .this is what i came up with

 

Show off!!! Keep up the good work!!!

 

Wow, that came out swell.

 

Very nice. Any shots from behind showing the top and the back of the crossmember? I'd like to see what the finished product looks like after cutting the top of the sides to raise them to the frame rails..

 

thanks folks !

mr speed i will get your pics dont worry !!

got the engine sitting in the frame today . sitting about an inch to high but you can grab a general idea from this .i always want to put things in place before i set crossmembers for some reason . yeah you can measure a million times but it doesnt replace seeing the motor sitting in the car.

 

Looks great Flop! Very B***-esk. Slick as hell.

 

Looking good Flop. Since its coming out so good I'm gooing to let you keep those cowl lights you have grown to love so much for your coupe.

 

thanks k13!!

ive learned to love those lights ralph!!


now its time to fill in the blanks with some metal

 

what a difference a wheel makes!

 

shcweeett!!

 

started on some motor mounts today ! i want the motor to sit higher up then the usual 31 roadster with a flathead .

heres what i came up with .

well the orig template was too short . but i loved the shape so i cut it to give me the length i need



how it will sit ontop of the frame



and with the underside tacked in !!



there will be a riser ontop of the flat mount to push the biscuit up thus keeping the motor where it sits now . it will be tig welded and smoothed on top of the rails and rivited where the 4 circles are .