The Jalopy Journal
[ATTACH] Good evening , can someone give me this dimension from their coupe or roadster? Would appreciate it greatly .
More mock up today , staring to look in the right direction
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Out with the old crappy a pillar metal in with new 16gauge . A pillar is very stout now [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Was able to get some more work done in the last little bit hard to tell on the pictures as this is all inside the car tying the car all back...
Had a couple hours to kill this afternoon. Worked on the damaged left rear fender [ATTACH]
Yeah I’ve done lots of fabrication over the years LOL it’s a 3” wedged chop . Meaning that the cut in the front is the full 3 “ tapering off to 1”...
Hey there my welder is a Lincoln , just a 110 and I have an old arc welder to do the frame welding with . Hoping for a speedy recovery for you...
Thanks for the positive feedback . My wheel arch is just clecoed on just for inspiration . I have no reference info at this point . Maybe you...
Using a 1951 Chevrolet roof panel to fill in the opening in the roof of the coupe . Also starting to mock up the wheel openings of the coupe ....
Building my version of trying in the b pillar . So long as it holds secure and is solid who cares if it’s not how Ford built it .1/8” plate tied...
Tying in the pass side roof . Lots of fabrication and figuring to do to get this stuff correct
Had to ditch running leaf springs and opted for triangulated 4link . The new frame is tacked in at this point and is square to body . 112”...
Starting to build the rear frame section as the original was Swiss cheese . Front is still very solid
A few more mock ups
More dissecting
Starting to look like something now . You see it coming together?
Are you confused yet LOL
More progress
Cutting with drastic changes evident . Quite a difference in the door dimensions
A little mock up for visualization, grille is in need of some repair but not to bad
So Since my last post well over a year ago, there’s been a lot happening with this car. Here are some pictures picking up from where the thread...
So moving on I have got the A pillar spread figured out . Buttoned back up , and fixing more rust at same time . Run out of welding wire so...
So , the A pillar is somewhat pretty bad , we’ll , no it’s really bad LOL . Had to remove it from body along with outer skin . Lots of cutting ,...
So here’s some pictures and parts of my 35 conversion project .
Also the drive door was in serious need of help . I changed the hinge post completely as it had two good hinges . Bottom of door completely gone ....
New project thread . Last fall I purchased a 35 2 door humpback . And also the back half of a 35 four door sedan . This humpback will be...
Thanks, its a good feeling but still a lot of work, I am sure you know that . By chance do you take in the Atlantic Nationals ?
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