Projects 1930 Oliver Roadster Build

I see you can add a bead to the foward body aka Zorro...I actually saw an old car with that factory or I'm dreaming?

You could also put a swoopy one that curves up behind the windshield post and wraps around down to the hood bead...

 

I actually did a quick draft of what I suggested as an option to the Z pattern bead and felt the Z works better...either way the windshield post may interfere with the bead pulled projected from the quarter panel...you could alter the quarter bead to drop it or reposition the windshield post...

 

I like the no-bead hood better, those hood sides definitely work better, and the hood top too unless you're going to add a body line to the cowl and doors. Not sure how to work out the length/size differences but based on those two pics the smooth hood top looks best to me.

 

Kind of diggin this... heres the alternative
If im being completely honest I think the alternative looks better but its gonna be dang hard to make it work. I guess worthwhile things are never easy though

 

28 chevy capitol roadster which is what the rear quarters are off of uses a similar z

 

I think this could be made to work...if the quarter line is higher I will just make the bottom of the Z swoop more. It ties all the body lines together

 

I need to get the booty on her... if i need to lower the quarter bead I can do that

 

Finished chopping the w/s today or at least I think so...removed the lower pivot and tacked the frame together. It may end up losing another inch but that wont be until its together and I can sit in it

 

Well.....booty is on! I might be biased but I absolutely dig the look of this thing definitely a few things I am going to rework, loads of work to go still but it is taking shape and so dang cool!
I even stuck the freebie seat in for fun....
Need to go buy some more steel for sub frame then I can cut and bead roll my floors!
Was a lot of trimming and tacking to get it all back together but the doors fit half decent and I really think its chuggin down the right path. Drivers side rear quarter needs cut off and moved 100%

 

So after getting the body in position 2 things happened...I gained 3-4" of engine space and I lost 3-4" of hood! So the model a hood is too short. On the plus side, the 29 chevy hood sides Don gave me fit EXACTLY right so I just have to figure out the top. I think they look decent
I also figured since the hood sides fit so well that I should make my radiator supports to tie it all in while I work on the hood top
I think I'm on the right track, using bits of this and that

 

Finished up radiator supports, not sure the angle is right so there may be another edit down the road but its solid enough to figure out the hood top situation/make one if necessary

 

Hey, Oliver;
Can you take a side shot? Or is it an optical illusion that the rad shell top looks higher than the cowl top?
As for the soon-to-be body lines, you might chalk-in a couple of "bullet-points", say maybe a coupe inches into the doors' rear edge, & also into the cowls' front edge. Might look ok, possibly as planned by mfgr. W/s rake looks good.
Marcus...

 

Optical illusion...here it is today with a big truck hood on it which is actually too big but might be what i end up using...i kind of dig it! as far as body lines go, I am going to figure out the hood first I think. Then work back seems like with how many changes i have had with the hood, thats the route to take

 

Okay...need some opinions! Blue chevy hood sides with this top...or run these hood sides??

 

Yes these hood sides are overhanging the cowl... they wont be in the end

 

Thanks Oliver. Figured you had set that already. That last pic looks good. While it's a bit more work, you *could* make each hood side fit correctly, painted the same, & swap them back n forth as desired...
Marcus...

 

I appreciate the feedback, small shop and its not easy to get far enough back to really see it sometimes! The body may even come up 1/4"-1/2" when i put real body mounts under it, just has pieces of tire right nowYeah i could...2 looks, the blue chevy sides already fit lengthwise. I just finished trimming the big truck hood to fit...

 

I think i have the body side trim line figured out, just have to angle it down from the back of the door ever so slightly. I think it works

 

I like the extra louvers on the big truck hood, personally. Either will look great in the end though.

 

Hey, Oliver;
Just for chuckles, maybe on the other side, chalk out a bullet(or rounded-tip)-shaped line instead of the Z. I'm thinking ~ 2->3" on the door rear edge(either almost to the doorhandle hole or just ~ 1" past it), & ~ 3->4" on the cowl(either only ~1" or ~ halfway of the cowl length.).

I tried that shape on a different cowl/hood/etc w/a earlier tub section. & it didn't look too bad, almost planned. Esp since the body-beads were different widths. But they were far enough apart that they looked similar, since they were only ~ 1/8->3/16" difference, & the bullet-point kinda fooled the eye(s). Don't think it's ever been done by the old mfgrs, but it does leave a kinda nice tie-in for not-same-mfgr body panel, sometimes. Yours is slightly different than mine, as mine were almost on the same level, but yours are quite different heights.
Just a thought.

Marcus...

 

Im curious, although not quite positive I'm following, do you have any pictures?? Thanks!

 

Was talking to Scott and he said he couldnt believe how much lower body was missing so today i cut and prepped a patch for the lower cowl... just to make her more presentable!
Thats before, here she is with the patch set in but not welded...
Then I cleaned it up a bit and sprayed some weld through primer on it! Will weld up later tonight or tomorrow

 

I dig the big truck hood too. Pretty sure its a 32ish REO hood

 

Patch was a little snug I think? Tacks dove on me, no biggie, I can hammer and dolly it back out, at least shes looking prettier

 

Stayed up late and also got some more sub frame in. Might start playing with floor pans tomorrow

 

PM sent.
Marcus...

 

Great build! Looking forward to more.

I like the truck hood with more louvers better.

 

Thanks! I am thoroughly enjoying it especially now, having the space for it

 

I dig marcus' idea, he sent me pics. Gonna have to give it all some thought. Worked on floors today, that gosh darn bead roller wouldnt roll straight hahaha no, operator error. Itll be alright though!

 

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