Hot Rods 1934 3 Window Coupe Find --Build

Man that episode of that massive haul might be my favorite ITG episode of all time. That was truly an "epic" haul and that term is beat to death these days but that is the true definition.

 

Chassis just about finished

 

Fitted the body on the finished chassis today. I think it sits nice

 

F-1 steering box installed today. The stock flange was trimmed off, box was fitted to framerail, and new mounting flange welded on.

Column drop is a 36 Ford that was lengthened.

 

Great work going on here.

 

Wow what a score, Im subscribed here now.
Looking forward to whats to come with this build. Goodluck

 

Wow what a great car..Killer HotRod with a lot soul!!

 

What a lovely car!

 

Original 34 tranny cover reworked to fit the 5 speed. 39 swan shifter spliced in.

 

Nice.....makes me wish I'd done my chassis more traditional.

 

Some more progress. Rear frame horns bobbed and tucked into the tail pan. Block off caps for the exhaust dump tubes were made from model A piston tops. The wing nuts are British bicycle hub fasteners.

I found the gas tank at Hershey this past year and it tucks nicely into the trunk area. Floor cover made for the model a Spring in the rear.

Firewall was fixed up where it was previously cut and smashed down for a battery.

 

Tailpan bead had lots of bumps and bruises. Looked like someone tap danced on it. Inner structure temporarily removed and dents knocked out. Por 15 then inner reinstalled. Much better!

 

You know it's not too late to get one of those small block Chevvie crate motors to put in there...


You are doing an outstanding job.
-Abone.

 

Pulled the body off the frame. The frame and suspension now have a fresh coat of black . Everything reassembled and brake lines ran

 

Engine, tranny, exhaust, shocks, installed!

 

I'm diggin it.

 

Body going back on

 

Body on!

 

Perfect patina…please don’t destroy it. If you are hardcore enough to run a Flathead, you are hardcore enough not to F-up the original paint!
This is what is called a HOT ROD!

 

The original 34 paint is staying on.

 

Yep…perfect patina! Take note of the brownish colored primer NOT the BRIGHT ORANGE stuff that is so widely used today!

 

Got the windshield frame in today with new glass, got the hood back on, in a couple of other little things

 

I love it!

 

The decklid on the 34 came off today for some tweaks to get it fitting better. Cool original Ford black still on the underside too. Driver side door hinges got some adjustments to fix a door sag. Body lines fitting up nicely now. You can see how much the body line was off in my last post above

 

Driver door adjustment before/after

 

Amazing find and project, congrats!

 

Playing with license plate locations

 

Just checking in on the progress of this super awesome build. Really cool.

 

Man... The body...the paint. The plan.

Knee deep in Envy, here in Atwater!

 

Wow, a great car & story beginning to end!