Projects Cederholm build - Was 1930 Coupe, now 1929 Tudor

Cool.

Are you going to run fenders?

 

I have a 3" of model T frame, T rear crossmember, spring and a pair of shackle to housing mounts...
got anything to trade ?

 

Thanks for the offer but I have all those parts.

 

Yes, full fenders and stock hight. Maybe I'll chop it a little in the future but not in the current plan. I like the look of the car now.

~ Carl

 

I thought that might be what you are using. I used it for a few years in my work. I miss it. Do you know if you can buy an old version of it for home use or do you have to buy it annually on line?

 

Good question, I doubt you could buy it from Adobe but I bet someone has an older disk for sale. I have an other copy at home and the most recent cloud version at work.

 

Another small update as part of my electrical adventures. I'm moving to 12v but an alternator isn't going to do. Hunting around eBay I found a rebuild Ford generator from the early 60's. The seller mentioned that his shop has been rebuilding auto electrics in New England for a long time, so I reached out and asked if he had any old, but working voltage regulators to go with the gen. ...and boy did he! A NOS Autolite complete with box, instructions and wire tags. SCORE!!! This kind of stuff makes me happy.

A little time on the lathe removing the unused mounting ears on the gen and I'm in business.

 

I didn't ready need a heater, certainly not at this stage of the game, but scrolling thought the HAMB cl***ified one caught my eye. A VERY crusty run-of-the-mill looking one, but one that had something of interest to me. A made in Brooklyn NY tag. Most likely made down the street from me. Great transaction with a nice fellow HAMB'r and the rusty pile was soon on my bench. After a good soak in white vinegar I was pleased with my purchase and stared to do some work. I know I was going to use a modern 12v computer fan, and with that a rheostat. I picked up a chicken-head knob, made a buck to recess a place to put it and reformed the face. I'm pleased.

Some pics for your amu*****t.
~ Carl

 

Dang! You made that heater rad! Keep us posted on converting it with that computer fan.


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buddy of mine has been using computer fans in his hotrod heaters, cheap, 12v, quiet and don't use much juice...

 

Man that heater box looks fantastic! Really great job man

 

A heater that is cool.. Great job looks awesome...

 

Nice work on the heater Carl!!

 

The rust pitting covered in paint looks like some of the paint types they used back in the day looks GOOD.

 

Carl, amazing work on that heater! I hardly recognized it. Beautiful build in general as well!

 

It's rattle-can hammertone (sp?). Gives a nice textured effect on stuff like this.

 

Keep coming back to look at your hammer form work. Looks fantastic.

did you have any issues with it tearing? That’s a pretty drastic dip to hammer in.

 

Hi Tim, thanks!

1st, let me state that I'm a complete hack when it comes to metal forming. Everything is trial and error. What I did was make the buck out of some s**** MDF type stuff, hardwood would have been better but I didn't have any on hand. Then I grabbed a piece of sheetmetal about the same thickness as the heater and "pressed" it with my HF press. It worked so I did it again with the real part. I used a hammer to clean up the pressing a little and some body filler to put a sharper edge on it and I was good. No tearing, no drama, who woulda thought?!?!

~ Carl

 

Cool! I see way more mdf forms than hardwood, so you more or less stamped it and then used a hammer like a coarking tool to crisp it up.

What did you use on the press side for a “male” half of the die?

 

Just a 1/2" think piece of steel plate I had lying around. Turned it to size in the lathe. It did not have tapered sided to match the female form. ...I did not know that about MDF.

 

Love this. Ruling!

 

Keep up the good work, I like where this is headed.

Also like the looks of your garage there...it's unique!

 

Minor updates - rear brakes.

With a collection of old and new parts and the fabrication of a e-brake holder on the driver’s side I think I’m off to the races.

Not sure if I mentioned it before, and I’m to lazy to go back and look, but the spring mounts and spaces were made my Matt at The Old Yankee Speed Shop in New England. Top quality produces, good people - I’m proud to run their products.

http://www.oldyankeespeed.com/about.html

- Carl











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Really like what's going on here. Car looks great as is but I enjoy seeing the transformation. I put together a coupe for my wife that reminds me of what you are driving, I also have one that is in the works that will be much like what you are building. I will be checking in on this thread as it progresses. Keep up the good work!
BTW I like seeing the MGB in the back of some of your photos. I've had one since I was 16 and it still hangs out with the Hot Rods.

My Wife's Coupe. Before and after. Banger power with V8 trans. She loves it!

 

Thank you! Good looking A you have there, I like the colors.

That MG was a nut and bolt restoration with mild modifications. It was a non-running hulk of a car, but a project that kept my mind busy while my father was sick and p***ed away. Being the first full-on car project it gave me the confidence and built up some skills for future projects like this coupe. I do still like British cars and had a lot of fun supercharging a 1969 MGB GT. Ended up selling it to make space, but it sure was fun.

~ Carl

 

My MG is a '69 GT also, bought it 40 years ago next Aug. Probably never get rid of it. The one I supercharged was a '73 TR6, that was a lot of fun but I sold it to build my '27 T roadster. A very fun car in it's own right. Cars weather they are British, hot rods or just old road boats have always been a disease/hobby for me. Hope I never find a cure.
Sorry for the O/T stuff, I'll stop now. Cheers!

 

Okay, another winter project.

For the 8BA transplant, I'll need gauges! And with the new steering setup with turn signals I also would like turn indicator lamps, new light switch etc. ...in other words a real dash board. Now wanting to keep my stock gas tank presets some issues and there is something I like about the model a "pod" so I looked around and came up with an idea. It's a panel thats held in place with the stock dash cover, I'm sure it has a real name. The plan is to have an electric water gauge with toggle switch for left/right, an oil pressure gauge and an ampmeter. The panel will also house an oversized gl*** panel light, that I've been dying to use somewhere, for a high-beam lamp, turn signal lamps and a headlight switch. I picked up the ampmeter and oil pressure gauge from an old hot rodder and they lack backlighting so the plan is to recess the new panel and have small lamps hidden that shine down on the gauges. Let's see how that works out. For the rest of the set up, the stock ignition switch will be moved to where the model A ampmeter is, and a push-****on start switch will go where there the stock ignition key was. A tac will be added to the column. The panel is still a WIP, when done it will be painted black and I might make a matching blank one on the p***enger's side to balance the aesthetic.

...maybe some photos will help.

 

LOVE IT! ...if I had an airplane hanger I wouldn't sell a thing either.

Here are some OT pics for you.

1969 MGB GT
1972 MGB

 

Beautiful work!

 

Ha Ha
My "beautiful work" comment was for your instrument panel but now that I have looked over your MGB photos the same goes for those cars. Beautiful work!

You sure do have to do a lot of patching, I guess we are pretty spoiled with CA cars.