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

Only a T coupe or Tudor can survive a 8" inch chop, maybe Chuck Norris, but it would be sacrilege to chop that beautiful car!!

 

Think Again!

 

made some more saw dust. started with the front header piece. kinda tricky it had lots of angle cuts that had to be made on a curve. a couple of rabbets that had to be made on a curve. because of the arch i started with a thick chunk of ash.

 

That looks good!

 

i also cut the slats and made a new slat support board. the support board had a curve but was not a square....tricky little piece.

 

thanks, the arch was right.....and it actually fit

 

Real nice work! True craftsmanship. I really enjoy watching this "Cool Change"
Tom

 

thanks Tom.
had time this evening to cut a couple pieces and glue some together. i needed to remake the end of one of the pieces of wood that makes up the board just above the windshield. interesting that they made it this way; they cut a tenon in the end and then cut a piece, with the grain running perpendicular, to "cap" the end. did they do this for strength? or was it so they could use a narrower board across the top and use the end "cap" as an extension.

 

this piece is from the passenger side rear corner of the roof opening. the slot is supposed to be a hole with a T-nut embedded into it. the wood rotted and the screw was loose and could not be tightened. the arched rabbet appears to have been cut by pushing the piece into a spinning saw blade. i would love to see how all this was done at the factory

 

glued the ends.....once dry i will sand the new piece to size.

 

picked up a little trinket from a friend should look perfect;

 

Look at that skin I can tell He's a relative. Midnight Joe would be proud

 

a reminder of my bachelor days......sigh.......

 

Always thought that meant Painfully Youthful Ted best I could do on short notice!

 

i am going to sand it off, can't really change it to pot
more CARpentry, made a couple filler pieces and scarfed them in. glued and bolted the pieces i made last night. and attached the slat support.

 

the band saw, edge sander and table saw were 145 paces from the car, 150 paces by the end of the day. those two little pieces wore me out. good thing about working with wood is the scraps keep you warm.

 

my hats off to you sir . I passed on a chevy coupe one time for a nice price, but the top wood was bad and my wood working skills***** you sir are doing a great job with every thing. tom

 

thanks you. the structure repairs are almost done, then i will change the motor and paint it.
i am anxious to drive it!

 

Car is looking great Ted. Must be nice and warm in there, no caps on the headlights. Bob

 

Don't sand it especially on non cleared metallic paint, use Easy Off oven cleaner it'll wipe right off without damaging the finish. Let it soak till you see it soften the lettering then wipe and rinse with water.

 

pot Painfully Old Ted? I hope that is what you meant.

 

Oh yeah and don't get any oven cleaner on your hands, they look like they hurt enough already.

 

Well, just burned 2 hours instead of doing my work. Best 2 hours of the day for sure. I'm late to the party but I'm damn glad I caught up. Love the history, to see you and your dad turning wrenches, cutting wood and just having a great time. Lost my dad when I was 15, he had bought me a 32 ford that we were going to build, you're lucky man. So impressed with the whole journey and I will be following. Thanks for sharing.

 

i am going to strip the whole car down to bare metal, when i had it painted [1983] we used lacquer with enamel clear. ohh and a week of wet sanding will get my hands back in shape

 

thanks and thanks for following. i have been doing this last batch of work alone, dad had shoulder surgery.
[@ GWHITE] he was trying out for the 2016 olympic shot put team and over did it . [not really,]

 

Don't underestimate us old guy!

 

I heard that this guy was a BIG fan of your car- named a song after it

 

nailed the top sheet metal down. i replaced some of the nails and added a few for good measure. i also welded the top back up where i had to open it up to expose the frozen t-nuts.

 

one of the front header pieces above the windshield had a slight twist to it, and a crack at the mounting bolt so i decided to make a new piece. i will finish the end piece tomorrow like i did for the other side.

 

You're really making some great progress! You're on a mission!
Tom