Projects 34 Ford 3 window coupe + 392 HEMI project in LIMA-PERU

Hi!

I live in Lima, PERU and I just joined the HAMB in order to exchange info and ideas on my newest project.

I have a 34 Ford hiboy 3 window coupe.

I plan on buillding a HOT ROD with it, with a 392 HEMI (which I already have) and a manual gearbox.

I plan on using mostly parts dated 1958 and older. So it has a real 50s hot rod look. I say mostly because it could prove difficult or hazardous to use parts of that vintage in parts like the brake and fuel system, etc. So yes, I want to achieve that look, but might upgrade on some areas.

I just started diss***embly and will begin on the metal work.

I was wondering which is the best source for sheetmetal and other parts for a 34 ford????

All parts sources are welcome so I can start doing a list of what I need and start shopping!!!!

Salvage yards that specialize in old Fords and 50's and older cars are also welcome!!!!

Thanks!!!

Domingo

 

Looks like a good start!

 

that is a nice 3 window, you can find a lot of parts listed here by fellow hambers , steves auto retoration also makes a lot of panels , etc , you wont find many in a junk yard , (i wish we could) but i dont know about over there but we have swap meets here and people have wish list or finders list , welcome to the hamb you will get a lot of valuble knowlege here ,,, nice car!

 

steves parts?? ill try and google him.

Are you sure there arent any specilaty or dedicated boneyards or used parts dealers? I am sure there must be some....at least I know there are a few for the muscle mopars (which is what I usually do)....they are not cheap, but they exist and they will usually have what you need.

I will look in the cl***ifieds here as well.

I got Bob Drakes Catalog, and even though he doesnt offer much for the 34 Ford, I did get a brand new grille from him..it is nice!

 

badd *** dude!!

 

Donnie Smart makes repair panels, 828-874-4609.

 

Wow In Lima Peru of all places

are you going to run it on Propane or natural gas?
most of the vehicles down there are not running on gasoline.

Sounds like an awesome project, not many Hot Rods down there
My Wife is from Lima, next time Im down might try to check out your build, and have a few Cristal's with ya.

te deseo lo mejor en tu proyecto

 

Steves Auto Restorations in oregon. ive done a door skin for a 5 window and it fit perfect. looks like you have a nice start, keep us posted with pics!

 

Cool car !


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Fun to watch and hear about cars outside of the states.
For a customer or personal?
Is there a good car scene down there?
Any links or pics to what's going on?

Thanks and good luck with the build.
TP

 

We had a great time in Peru. I never saw anything like your car though. You find there?

 

That's a great project to start with.

Any other Peru members or old Fords in Peru ?

My old 49 Mercury coupe (that i sold long ago) came from Chili

Hennie

 

Domingo do you think you can handle the metal work? J/K for those of you not in the mopar community Domingo has made a bunch of scoops and parts over he years, his people are awesome!

 

Thanks for all the replies....Ill be posting progress in this same thread, from start to finish!!!!!!

Hi there moparpóllack!!!!

dutch deuce and George G: Yes I found this car locally, it was just sitting on a field rotting away,.....

zibo: This is a personal project, Not much of a local scene going on....very few hot rods....I have a friend who has a 38 4 door ford and is currently working on a 28 A ford, I have another friend who's always building some kind of rod....maybe there's a couple more, but thats it.

von rigg: its gonna run on pump gas! sure, next time you are around here PM me and we can meet at my shop, I can show you around and have some Cristals (its not flake guys, in case you are wondering, its the peruvian beer brand name....LOL!!!)

 

Here are some pics.....

OFF TO THE BLASTERS!!!

We already s****ed all the crud off at the shop.....

 

Car is blasted.

It is real rusty and will take lots of patching and fabricating to bring it back.....but we can definetly do it, we've had worse than this!

 

more

 

A 34 3 window!!! You lucky sum-*****! Oh wait . . . didn't see it blasted???

Mac's Antique Auto Parts, NY

 

I blasted it to remove the 80 years crud and oil residue that had all over.....and then I just briushed on some phosphoric acid to keep it from flash rusting while we do all the metal work....its very humid here, and freshly blasted bare metal will last only a few hours before it starts to flash rust.....

 

Whats the story on it. It appears as if someone bobbed the front and rear fenders at some point. Very interesting.

 

No sotry other than I found it sitting on a field as seen on the first pics of this thread.....

Yes, it already had the original bobbed fenders.

The 392 I am putting in it, I found it in the s**** pile....

Some people's junk....other man's treasure.......right??????

 

That's a better story than most of us that just bought a car! Great project and good luck with the build. What kind of build style are you going for?

 

Yes, I do lots of scrounging and I sometimes come up empty handed (most of the time) but then some others I strike gold!!!!

I always take the backroads, stick my head in any open garages -LOL-, always look in the s**** piles and salvage yards, etc.

I am going to do a traditional build on this one....Dont want to use any modern parts on it....all fabbed parts and parts off old 50s or 60s cars at the most.

Dont want any Summit **** on it!!!!

OH BTW, this is my very first HOT ROD proyect. Never worked on one of these before, we usually just do Muscle Mopars with the guys here at the shop.

 

Awesome, that a rare 6x2 cross ram you also have there.

 

very cool project, good luck!

 

Good luck with your build, did Peru source LHD cars from the US or was it from Brazil ??
I have a 33 5W B model, that was ex Argentina, RHD with metric Speedo and a factory filled roof.

 

We have a few factory Sth, American RHD cars coming in down under, all seem to be ex-Canada as those countries were LHD up until WW2, after that they went LHD?

 

Sounds good to me, I'll keep this in mind next time Im down, always cool to find a fellow hot rodder in a different country, and 34's are one of my favorites, cant wait to watch how this one turns out, and how you go about it in Peru

 

WOW! I'm in love with a newbie? A Mopar Guy? Your BAD *** Homie!!!

 

Nice find! Will be watching to see how this project comes together, must be a lot tougher to get parts in Peru than it is here in North America. Good luck with the project!