kisam, I just went through this whole thread. Fantastic read!! I can really appreciate the thoughtfulness that has gone into this car. History has always fascinated me, but the history on this car is fantastic. Glad to see that you are staying close to the original build style. Keep up the good work.
Time to finalize some things. First up were the split wishbones. In order to get the bung to look right, I needed to pie cut the ends. Got them all welded up and tacked in the bungs for one more check. I decided to put a string line on it to make sure I was were I needed to be. About the time I got down on all fours to check the string, "Big Sexy" (my favorite neighbor Lyle) came through the door. He was looking at me laughing and I said, "Hey go sit on the back spring so I can see what it does". I'm not sure what Big Sexy weighs but I don't call him Little Sexy for a reason! Lyle and I were laughing when I took the picture. It all looked good and he was good sport! Took a lunch brake and here came the UPS guy with the birthday present I bought myself. I was glad to get these, they weren't described very well on that auction site so I got a good deal. Time to make a driveshaft loop. I love playing with fire! Torch and a hammer netted me this. Weld it up. I will end up adding a gussets that will also serve for emergency brake cable routing. All done - how do you like the driveshaft? Time to finalize the rear crossmember. I cut a wedge out of 2x3 and welded everything in. Got the rear boxing plates welded in. Pulled the engine out again to start boxing the front end. I have lost track of how many times but I am getting closer. Always feel like I am going to forget something. Here I am in my dirty girl thinker pose!
Coming along! I plan to get a P-ayr dummy block whenever I get around to fooling with my Hemi, those things are heavy!
lookin good, the sooner you get some paint on it ,the sooner you can clean up, you've done a great job. lookin foward to it hittin the streets
Another small update. All I can say is that The Hot Rod Revolution was inspiring and I actually found some answers to things for Tuffy. Also got to see Batman and you all know how I love Batman! Ty posing - the guy must have said four times "Don't really hit me". Got the front boxing plates in. Man that is a lot of welding and grinding! Trying to keep the inside frame moisture free, so I made some plates to fit inside the engine mounts and angled them. I could not get to the back side to weld so I will have to use some JB Weld to get it sealed. Onto the rear shock mounts. I thought this would be a quick job and that I could find a pipe at the hardware store to adapt and thread. I ended up with bar stock and had to drill it out and tap. Took forever but it's done!
Kathy, I just read through both threads you have created and I am in awe of your vision, talent and seemingly endless parts supply! I mean really... in your first thread you grabbed the "other" 32 frame you had lying around??!!! LOL WOW!! You're doin a great job and I applaud your insight to keep true to the original build. It has such a great profile! Thanks Dave
No pressure, huh Nick?? If I remember correctly, those Round-Up deadlines are the things nightmares are made of!
Kay, I believe you have identified the heart of hot rodding. We applaud you wonderful folks who lived it "back in the day". Thanks so much for your contributions, us HAMBers really appreciate it. Kathy, you are doing a superb job of balancing the demands of heavy driving safety/comfort and the responsibility of keeping Ron's vision (albeit a snapshot vision) of Tuffy alive. Thanks for feeling responsible. Awesome build. Awesome story. Awesome hotrod. Awesome hotrod builder.
Wow! what alot of work you have done! it looks great! I recently found and purchased a 32 3 window survivior chanelled 9 in and chopped 4 in ....... needs some TLC but its a driver
I plan on being there too, I just have to keep telling myself, get it done, get it done, get it done. lol. Save me a parking space ok?
You should have come and used my lathe. I get home at about 2:45 every day, and I'm off every Monday for the rest of the year.
Thanks for the kind words. They keep me going - more than you know! Ha! Your way ahead of me. You better save the parking space and have a cold one waiting. I'll probably be wiring while I am driving! I thought it would be a quick job?? Anyway it's done! Next time Richard.
Started on the rear wheels. Turns out one of my retired neighbors has a small machine shop at his home - who knew? So for a little beer money, I got this. Ford in the front and Buicks in the back. You can see where this is going... I need another coat of primer, a warm day, and some paint to finish these up. My Porter Mufflers came in. I decided to let someone else run the exhaust and bell the ends for the scavenger pipe look. Everything was going great until I went to grab some lunch. When I came back, this is what I had. My Dad always told me - "If you want something done right, do it yourself"! Time premitting (Lonestar Roundup), I will redo it myself. Got the brake lines ran. Need to put the body back on to finalize so.... Pretty close to original build Which is causing a little problem here. I would really like for the pedals to be about 4 inches forward from this position. I am thinking, I will pie cut the back of the pedal to get there?? Started finalized back half of the floor. Started shaping the bottom half of the column drop that was a piece of aluminum left over from the Wilcap adapter plate Pie cut on the Hurst shifter which was in my knee. Rear deck lid is about an 1/8 too wide in this area. Any suggestions?? Bracing?? Who has drilled holes in new door pillars? I am concerned about getting this straight. I always feel like I am almost done, when I put the body on. He's starting to look like the Old Tuffy!
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