Projects 1948 Chevrolet fleetmaster

LOL....the "child seat" brings back memories. I remember one we had for my younger brother that was made of canvas and hooked over the split front seat in dad's 52 2 door. People would go to jail for life if they sold those things now. She's lookin goooood!

 

How's the tech article on wood graining coming? I neeed that!

 

yea, whtbaron I guess back then it was just to keep you in place instead of safety. the one you are talking about I have as well, its going in my 59 again not for safety but somewhere to sit your kid in







and the woodgraining tech article I made it but came out too dark you can see what im doing but cant see the patterns im laying or how I blended and toned it. I have to redo it just haven't got around to doing it but I will it is going to be part of something im putting together so I need the video and info do***ented.

got this by ups today, came just in time now that the wiring is done one last thing to wire up. just need to figure out where im going to mount it and still keep my glove box. im thinking it swivel out from under the dash on a hinge mounted to the bottom of the original radio







its a really cool radio, did my research. doesn't play cds only ipod, iphone or usb. but its cool how it does it im wiring it up and mounting it tonight so ill post a video how it works. also mounting the speakers tonight I figured where im putting them. already have 2 speakers inside the original radio on the dash these two will be in the rear

 

had a very special moment with my car this week, downright spiritual. me and my car became one for a moment, while wiring, I completed the circuit. as in my body completed the circuit. it was magical

 

Rule number 1 when working on car electrics- disconnect your battery!
Unless you are trying to find a fault of course.
I made up an aluminum panel which mounts under the glovebox, using the original glovebox hinge screws, to mount my CD player. (47 fleetline)
There was already 2 speakers in the doors, plenty of room in the bottom front corners of the doors. I was originally going to mount the player in the glovebox, but they are not very deep, and when using a USB, you have no room to close the lid.

 

good idea roadster, im pretty good with making things out of metal and panels. the rear speakers I mounted, came out ok ill post a pic and video tonight. the radio in the glovebox will work for me, it also uses usb but its the way it works that's cool ill show a video tonight

 

can you see them?



cause theyre in there













its what I wanted, not to be seen but heard clearly and they do. mounting here, on hinges off my old radio





when im playing with it and when I want it hidden









but I realized it being set that back if youre sitting in p***enger seat or driver seat, in back seat or looking in from outside you cant see it you have to bend down to see it



but seen or not I don't have to hunch over it has a remote



sounds and works great =) ill post a video tomorrow how it works, too dark to film but im very happy with it

 

SCORED today =) was on facebook there is now groups you join where you buy and sell car parts and these popped up. I was racing someone from my area on the freeway for them I got there first! og supreme rims, 14x7 with the lug nut adapter holes (70s), came off a 73 monte carlo. I been wanting these for a long time, but only seen standard and 15s for sale and they wanted a lot but I got these for $100 bucks cash, and are reverse just like 100 spoke lowrider wheels. putting them on the 65, are perfect for the look im going for, og 70s

 

here is how the radio works, it opens up and instead of a cd slot it has a compartment tray to put a usb, ipod, or iphone and tucks it away inside and you control the ipod from the outside radio faceplate it does the whole playlist thing. I have a 32 gig ipod in it, way more music than I need but its all there everything I would want to hear without having to touch the ipod. because its from 2012 not 2014 its not that expensive, only 85 bucks shipped on ebay look up sony dsx s10x









32 gigs that's about 8000 songs so trust me all the music youd want to hear is right there and some. if you never want to change cds ever again get this thing and the display is nice too has a lot of features but isn't too complicated that you wont know how to work it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFNlMtg7DrY&feature=youtu.be

 

changed my locks finally, my doors lock with a key now. ended up getting new cylinders with gm keys they work perfect. only lock left is the trunk lock

old ones no good





like new















throw these away

 

swap out the cylinders, polish the locks and put in. now my doors lock finally

 

cleaned up wiring under dash, all wiring done last thing was do my fog lights

 

i got this im putting in this car, is from 1927 its a rear window accessory that when your car sways forward because you stepped on the brake that a weight mounted on the back of it sways forward as well pulling the arms up and letting the car behind you know you are stopping, its a cop that puts his hands up saying stop. but what im going to sleep on tonight is do I mount it as is with the patina or do I take my airbrush and touch it up alittle and make it look nicer, I don't know what to do. here is how it looks





and here is how it looks new in box









here is the patent for it the numbers are by the feet so this came up when I googled the numbers



im making it into a 12 volt operated accessory. this will pull the arms up when I step on the brake



I can airbrush it and look really nice, but does the patina give it a better look? I had one before I sold it 2 years ago and finally got ahold of this one. here it is in the video you can see what it does, I recorded it along with other toppers I had as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EMX6NBBtzY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQtgdb7-6mI

I put that Sinclair dino on my antenna already



but im sleeping on it, not sure if I should airbrush and make the cop look good or leave the patina. if I repaint it it will look good ill put the color and the lines and detail back in it and clearcoat it. but I know some things lose there essence when you remove the patina. ill have to figure it out by tomorrow afternoon what im going to do

 

I think it is a little too crusty.....if it were just slightly patina'd it would be cool but I think if you are going to go the patina route they should all match and your car is much nicer than that.

 

yea, you got a point. it would fit certain rat rods with this look but mine will look crusty like that. guess im airbrushing it thanks shadams =)

 

yea he was too crusty especially when I wiped it down to clean it with some cleaner some of the paint came off and looked worse



so I airbrushed him. dug out my airbushing equipment from the drawer



iwata eclipse airbrush worth every penny hasn't let me down yet. itll do a 1+ inch line and a hair line in the same stroke



did the fine line details with my calligraphy pen and ink





and here he is now, ready to mount and ride













I didn't clearcoat it to keep a patina type paint look to it. gave him a little smirk too but his face looks like he took a nose dive into some cocaine but I like it. redone, but still an original working piece now I just put the 12 volt mechanism on right now, wire it up and its ready to go will work when I step on brake pedal

 

Nice....jack of all trades....still has that oldschool look....

 

thanks shadams, was worried it was going to come out looking like an arts and crafts like those lawn decorations but it didn't. windows aren't clean but you get the idea you can see it. in the end you can see the other mechanical topper the wig wag that goes off when you step on the brake too theyre just both alittle slow because the battery on the car is low I haven't charged it. came out exactly how I wanted it both in looks and mechanically. im going to toy with more of those 12 volt pullers see what I can make
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB4eVR31mjg&feature=youtu.be

 

Looking good brother! Keep it up!

 

thanks cmarcus. car is pretty much done when it comes to any big or drastic changes, trying to keep the thread alive. once I get the timing/carb issue fixed Im going to revive it with photoshoots with some very nice looking girls I know

does anyone know what year has a window between 22 and 25 inches? I have an accessory I cant use the windows on my 48 are too small and the windows on my impalas are too big. I had a guy that was supposed to buy it today in OC but said his wife got mad he was going to spend money so he cant buy it now. he was going to put it on an early ford so I know it works for those, but don't know what to list it as for since I don't know the window sizes. it is made from Lincoln mcgrew machine co.




its an old company that made accessories for early chevys, lincolns, fords and some of their parts even became duesenberg original accessories. this accessory I have is this, was general for all cars but became a ford original accessory this is a page from Ford dealer and service field Vol. 29 No. 6 June 1928

its an early window shade, but an awning. I already ordered the correct type black leather looking material it uses since the guy didn't buy it and I figured restoring that id get more now, but I sewed up some fabric I had to show what it looks like put together

and has the original roller


this spring on the inside lets the bracket holders compress in and pushes it back out. no screws or clamps needed it squeezes into the window channels

25 inches fully extended

22 inches compressed

and the fringe it has on it is the original fringe It came with just the material was dry rotted I removed it.


fully extended

 

the spring roller works, if you close it up it rolls back the fabric tight. its cool but I cant use it so im going to let it go. anyone know what year cars itll fit? even back window it can be used as a rear window blind. smallest size compressed is 22 inches and widest fit is 25 inches

 

Great attention to detail real happy to have found this thread. Keep up the good work.

 

thanks judder man. currently working on my 59 im in the process of repainting it so ill tie up all the loose ends on this one in about a month. have some changes id like to do to it youll see =)

 

does anyone know how to adjust the shifter on a 48 chevy? I paid to get the ****** rebuilt and installed it again but when i try to shift it will barely go into reverse, itll go into neutral, first and third gear just fine but not in first. baisically the top two gears it wont go into the reverse and second but the two bottom gears it will the first and third. its a synchromesh 3 speed column shift transmission the original one. thanks guys

 

took it out to Hawaiian bbq place today, feels good driving it I drive it almost every day

still getting used to parking her, shes a fatty

 

Get the shifter issues all sorted out? Curious as to what the problem was...

 

not exactly, but got it to work. when I shift I have to pull back to put in reverse and first gear which is how its supposed to be, but to go into 2nd and 3rd I have to push forward as far back as I can and itll go into gear without grinding just fine. but I push pretty far back, more than its supposed to but it does the job so its just minor adjusting the neutral rod. now its just adjusting the timing to get it right, have a feeling I have a bad vacuum advance but ill know tomorrow I got a guy coming

 

had this laying around, decided to put it in today. its older than my car, but I like it so I threw it in there. It sounds really good, a real ahooga horn the way it supposed to sound not like a tin can




I was listening to the radio while I putting it in so I ran the battey down, so when I hit the ****on it sounds stupid cause the battery is weak but with the battery fully charged or car running it sounds really good