Projects 33 chevy 3w....time for a cool change

Just tuning in... What a cool car, project, and history.

 

thanks, i wish i could make more time for it!

 

i ended up welding flat head 10-24 screws to the bottom, instead of making the little tabs. thanks Tfoch , Tom, for the suggestion. worked out well. the panels laid flat with out them and i don't think there will be much stress that would try to lift it off, so i think the 16 bolts should hold it.
i would have taken pictures but i forgot to take the camera up to the barn and did not feel like walking the 300 ft [each way] with temperature in the low teens tonight.

 

Glad it work out for you. 16 ought to do it

 

I just read you whole threat, took me most of last night, and some of this morning.

That is such a nice car! Pristine and era perfect!

So you are running a 307 with a strong cam, 3+OD and did you go 4.11 again?

That's such a beautiful rod, and I really like a true hot stovebolt.
The weather we got here, killed almost any old body at some point, and the wood in a bow tie, dident last long.
I'm so impressed with how nice your car is.

There is a guy I round here who has a 32 roadster, that I really like. And hope to have a hot stovebolt.

Love your work and keep at it!

 

thanks vovobrynk for the kind words.
i still have the worn 283 and 3 speed in it, but have changed the rear gears to 4.56.
i am making more time to get it done this winter.

 

just finished reading real nice car like all the work ,dont do a lot of posts but when i got to the running boards they look so nice . i had to ask where you got the mats? i was thinking about my car and how bad they look!!

 

i bought them from I&I as was suggested by Bob and Mike. i bought them at hershey so i could actually see what they looked like. just laying them on made the car look better.
love your coupe, by the way! hope to see it in person some day.

 

same here! thanks

 

what a cool history, so happy to see you are putting this rare coupe back in action. My forst car was a 33 Chevy master tu-door. Just love those lines, best wishes for your project.

My First Hot Rod 1956 001 by sololobo posted Jun 24, 2010 at 12:03 PM

My First Hot Rod 1956 001 by sololobo posted Jun 24, 2010 at 12:03 PM

My First Hot Rod 1956 001 by sololobo posted Jun 24, 2010 at 12:03 PM

 

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nice looking car! reminds me of mallomike's car. i like the spare.

 

here is a photo of the studs welded to the bottom of the "backer" plates.

 

i took the running boards off, i think for the first time since chevy bolted them down. i sent them out to be sandblasted.
since the doors had a little flex to them i decided to tighten them up. once i removed the bottom board i found the piece that was behind it needed to be replaced. the boards on both sides had a warp and the driver side had a couple splits, so i will remake the whole bottom.

 

This far lets get the body off!

 

i found a few coins that had fallen inside the door, between the wood and the outer sheet metal. a1927, 1942, 1952 pennies and a 1940 nickel.
the inside of the door has a tar paper like stuff that i think is original. when i peeled it off there is bare metal behind it. the tar paper seams to be embedded with wood shavings. strange stuff.

 

Original Chevy Stuff?

 

hah, first things first.
i decided to set up my planer to smooth out some rough sawn ash boards i had been saving. quite the pile of shavings ......my neighbors donkeys will love it.

 

Nice sign boards!

 

i think so.
in these pictures you can see the curveature of the bottom of the door and how the boards had separated and warped.

 

Nice work! Cool finding the coins in there. It's amazing after all these years it's held together pretty good. Just needs a little freshening up. Not too many termites in New England.

 

I don't think you could've came up with a better name, who'd a guessed.
Beautiful piece of property and great history to have on your Dads old car.

 

thanks, i could have just put a little glue and new screws and it would probably have held up. but i think the best way is to make new pieces. odd size lower board 5/8" thick.

i had not made the "change" connection....good call!
thanks,the property is slowly getting better, neglected, bank foreclosure, empty for a couple years.....keeps me busy.
my dad and i will be cruising this year!

 

You gotta pick up the pace,you are almost another year older! HRP

 

yeah, it has been OVER a year since i started..... lot of unexpected house projects..... all good.

 

spent sunday covering myself with dust. cut and routered out the face board, then cut and shaped the inner pieces on the band saw. the inner were pretty tricky as they had to be arched on two sides.
to demonstrate why ash is a good wood for this project i put a piece of 5/8" x 1" to the test by leaning my 190 lbs into it. the wood is flexible and hard so the tools have to be sharp.

 

i needed a break form working with wood so i decided to fix the passenger latch. the pin that rides in the slot, on the bar that the out side handle operates, was worn. it was allowing the rod to move to the side as tho it was in the locked position, so you couldn't get in. i drilled off the "peen" on the out side and drove the stud out. i then marked the head of it with an arrow pointing towards the flat spot. i then put it back in with the arrow toward the slot cut out. i then welded the "peen" back on. works perfectly now.

 

i fit the pieces into the doors. i am amazed at how accurate chevy was when they built the bodies. all the dimensions were identical from side to side. if i trimmed one side i needed to trim the other in the same place.
i also decided to add some steel along the front hinge post. i used 2" angle and trimmed it to fit inside the front door post and also the two horizontal cross boards. i cut and shaped the pieces and they will get screwed and bolted......overkill is good.
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You've been busy. Nice carpentry work!