Hot Rods 40 coupe progress, gettin ready for the body shop

Here's where I left off; http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=258632
Since then, got the trunk floor in with a little more help from Hiboy 32 (jeff) Just decided to use sheet metal in the trunk and also replaced the floor pans with stamped pieces from Paul Bradley out of No. Carolina (very nice pieces) the tunnel was good so left it in. The rockers, 1/4 piece's,rear pan and tool tray also got replaced all from EMS. Got the body back on the chassis, had 128 louvers punched in the hood and started mocking everything up. Bolted everything on the core motor to make sure everything is going to fit where it is supposed to. Roadburner1 (Davey) gave me a hand with the custom alt. mount some fab work on the brake and clutch pedal****embly and a cool little column drop. All the plumbing is complete front to back, driveshaft is in and exhaust including speedways new ramshorn manifolds and flowmaster mufflers. Still have to run the dump pipes. New walker radiator. a kick**** gauge panel from Karl Knecht @ Knecht equip Co. in Arlington Tx. holds the speedo,volt meter and water temp. a matching panel will hang under the dash and hold the oil pressure and fuel all by S.W. The tach is vintage, found it at the Pile-Up swap along with the white superior 500 wheel. The real motor is being built in Sioux City Ia. and should be ready by the middle of Feb. 283 sbc, bored 30 over nice little bump stick, double hump heads that have been milled, ported and flowed, roller rockers forged crank and pistons. I'll run either the 4x2 set-up in the pic's or a vintage low-rise 2x4 intake with 2 500 edlebrocks. The plan now is to take it to the body shop where he will pre-fit all the panels and gaps, then take the body back off the chassis so he can continue the body work and I can bring the chassis back home blow it all apart, paint everthing and re-assemble it for the last time. Then I'll take it back to the body shop where we'll put the completed shiney black body back on the chassis and Tom will re-assemeble all the body panels. I'll still have alot to do when I get it back ( wiring, interior, trim, glass etc.) but really want to be driving it this summer, maybe at the HAMB Drags. Heres a few pic's. Gary

 

Motor and dash pic's.

 

I like it ...... Keep up the good work...........Z.D.

 

nice car...i really like the engine too,,,

 

it's a shame to cover that engine up with a hood

 

My original thought was not to run a hood at all, but I thought I'd go ahead and get it louvered and painted and probably put it on for long roadtrips. With the car being black and the firewall a creamy white, should make the engine really pop. Gary

 

Looks Good

 

That's a really nice looking forty...keep us up to speed.

 

Could do it up like this

 

Ooh that will look great.

Nice work, Gary.

 

Hell yeah! This thing kills. I love '40s anyway though. Especially with no hood. I can't wait to see it with it's new paint and louvers. Nice job.

 

Damn Gary, you really have been humming right along. It's looking good. Too bad I don't live a little closer, then at least I could come and get in the way.

HellRaiser

 

Gary, I am glad to see all the progress. It looks to be really coming together. Looking good!

thanks for having us over last wed. night, was really cool to see that coupe all mocked up.

Jeff

 

Man this is gonna be another cool one. Cant wait to see it and rub on it in Mokan

Rusty

 

Good progress, Gary -- This one will turn out really nice!

Here's the machine shop -*****by, Ia:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sou...-95.641994&spn=0.008951,0.016479&z=16&iwloc=A

Brian does very good work.


The grey haired guy in this photo was asking about those rear fenders... haha








Malcolm

 

nice ride, it will look awesome in paint

 

Lookin' good !!

 

That would have been my 2nd choice.

 

Nice job on the car! What setup are the clutch and brake pedals? Hydraulic units?

 

I always wanted a black 40, so here is mine just to get you charged up a little. Yours is looking great. Keep us posted and if you need any photos, let me know. Just about done with mine. Working on the interior now. Hope to hit the streets this spring.

 

Lookin` good Gary!!!

I was out in the garage today working on mine...I still need to replace the floor, the entire back window and panel above the trunk lid. Install swing pedals...and on and on and on.

Hope to see yours at the drags at MoKan.

Tom T.

 

looking good...

 

Lookin great Gary. I sold it to the right guy for the job. Danny

 

Thanks Brandi, hope to be drivin it next time I see you

You wouldn't be in the way and with the Hellraiser your never far away.

Jeff thanks again for all your help and it's always fun gettin together with all the guys. This wednesday nite thing is working out pretty good.

Thanks Rusty, always look foward to your input. I got a lot of respect for you and your dad.

 

Very nice . Rusty was telling me about it yesterday . I love louvers but I also love 40's wiyh the hood off . It would be really a tuff decision because yours looks good both ways. It will be one of those cars you can only get a pict of it with the hood down when its driving.

 

Nice work Gary. Really like the louvered hood too.

 

awesome!

where did you get the swing pedal****embly?? the chevy master (?) looks good on the firewall..

 

Here is basicly what the pedal/mc****embly looks like. The swing pedals came from Summit part # TRD 4149 and the M/C I got at Oriellys part # 10-34404. You do have to swap the guts side to side on the M/C as documented in a few tech articles here on the HAMB and also a real nice article in Street Rodders last issue (March 09)
We added the hime joints and push rods and also made the bar across the front of the pedal****embly to make sure the pedal push rods will never come back to far. The clutch side is hard lined down to the frame where it meets a flex line about 1' long that completes it to the willwood slave cylinder mounted to the frame and clutch fork. Gary

 

looks great Gary. Might be the motivation I need to attend the Mokan HAMB drags. Too bad my stuff isn't so well done, but it would be fun to run you.

Will you put the coupe on a trailer and tow it with the Girlie Man Schleptline truck?"-)

 

Looks great! I really like the engine set up.