Customs finishing off my pre-war cheveee project

been busy the last couple of days.took the inner wings to be blasted,nice job donnacha.then with all the rust gone they could be repaired/weld up a few cracks.gave them a coat of etch primer today to .keep surface rust at bay.the inner wings are still flexible ive plans to add some rubber mounts and some bracing to improve things.im not sure whats missing where the inner wings meet the rad surround.there are three mounting holes on the inner wings but no corresponding mountings on the rad surround .anyone know whats missing,see the pics

 

moving along on the inner wings


added a brace to the leading piece of the inner wing to add some strength.i had a cluster of small cracks near the front,there was a lot of welding to fix so I cut a circle out.drilled with a step drill and got a bushing made to suit.stuck that in with a very strong two-pac glue.wasnt sure how to deal with the junction of the inner wing and the rad surround.the plan now is to bolt on a rubber strip either side of the inner wing with a lite stainless plate.this will give a flexible junction.need two more lazer cut but next with square holes so I can use stainless coach bolts.none of this will be seen under the wings

 

trial fitted the wings before I do any more repairs.next week ill be working on the rears as well
I would like to do something with the mounting brackets as well.bubba has doing some rough welds on them

 

got a reinforcement cut for around the louvres but its not a great fit ,will get it right next time .reinforcement wont be seen keeping it on the wheel side of the inner wing

 

started on the rear fenders.more of the same really basically solid needs some welding lotsa dents bad repairs plenty fillers.will take time but should turn out fine

 

made a little progress.got two 7inch rims for the front.didnt try to match the rear rim colour,painted them all gloss black

 

I have the two inner wings nearly ready for paint on Monday.bolted on a brace around the louvers 2mm mild steel,will paint the lot black

 

ended up using 215/65 x 15 tyres.plain thread pattern does not look out of place.

 

I got two more stainless strips cut for inside the inner wings.this time with 3 square holes so I can use stainless coach bolts .stuck the coach bolts in with two pac adhesive.painted the inner wings, needs one final coat of gloss black to finish . .used gloss because I thought it would offer better protection against the weather,and will not be seen

 

Nicely done there - looking good - keep it up and soon you'll be like a mule eating briars - grinning from ear to ear !

 

thanx mike are you making any progress on your 38 .

 

Picked up my rebuilt 9 yesterday - put tires on it and rolled it in the shop - hoping to get the rear leafs and brackets and install next week end - feels good when you're doing something other than just looking at it !

 

that's a good start bubba

 

Nice work nunattax! Now grab a pint, sit back, relax and admire your work.... That's long enough, now get back to work!!!

 

sounds like a plan leakie

 

this week im trying to make progress on the rear wings.5 mountings on each fender to the bed.each was cracked or cracking.i reinforced each mounting point with 1.5 mm slotted washer welded to the inside of the fender trial fitted and fitting excellent.bolts lightly nipped up.must get it back to Don to use it as a guide to repair the other fender.talented guy and top welder.

 

hood and inner wings trial fitted.could do with a new top hood hinge and some small cracks welded up. also got some shims cut for under the inner wing mounting bracket and two brackets to hold the inner wings steady .next move is to strip the fillers and rust from the rear fender.shit job but someone has to do it

 

inner wing bracket ,rubber mounting and slotted washer .bracket 2mm stainless . Harley rubber mount .slotted washer

 

ordered a hood hinge from chevs of the 40s.painted version. jim carter had them on backorder,filling station expect them back in stock in 2-3 weeks.good to know that they are still available . #372828P,painted version

 

not much to report for this week.i had done some work to the floor.it was battered /out of shape and had a couple of cracks needing welding..i used inch x inch box split in half to stiffen up the floor.olso there was a circular hole hacked out of the floor ,right on the rib weakening it considerably.tidied the hole and made a circular cover.also made a cover over the rectangular hole.got the 1/2 x 1 inch u channel welded in riveted the covers on and had it blasted.painted and undersealed.big problem it never dried properly.

last week I started stripping the mess.scrope it washed it sanded it eventually got it all off and sanded it the best I could.didnt like the rivets so I replaced them with m5 countersunk nuts/bolts stainless.primed with etch primer.its dry nowready for the painter to finish.i had bought a lokarshifter boot.i thought the ring was a little small looking so I got another 2 lazer cut tapped the holes in one m5 and drilled the other to 6mm.bonded one to the underneath of the cover no fiddling there now with nuts and bolts.i used plenty of bolts on the covers to pull the floor straight.

I really liked the original handbrake.im keeping it and intend to have it working again have a lokar handbrake boot need to get a bracket laser cut to suit so I can fit the lot.

 

front half of floor primed . adapter to hold the column finished and in situ.ready for paint tomorrow

 

months ago I drilled the firewall to mount the gas pedal..didn't get the position right first time but I couldn't keep drilling until I got it right ,so I made up an adjustable plate (4mm thick ) for the firewall using the two holes to mount it.got it laser cut this week and tapped the holes to 1/4 unc so I could use somedomed slot head screws that came off the truck. holes are at 12.5mm centre to centre.if I can find a suitable return spring ill use one and amend the bracket.ive also included an adjustable stop .im thinking of changing the spoon sized pedal for a longer one of a similar design if the cab was a little longer positioning the pedal wouldn't be that critical

 

staying in the cab .took the dash out to mount the fuse box and paint up some bits.fix some potential leaks.i will have to modify the cowl vent lever to keep it working.after deciding where to put the fuse box I designed a plate to hold it.gave it a trial run today.mounted it with two Harley rubber mounts.will get it laser cut in 2mm stainless when the design is finalized.
I will fine tune this bracket before it gets cut

 

nice job buddy!

 

thanks leakie

 

dropped the fuse box bkt to be laser cut collected some pieces for the handbrake , one piece in 2mm one in 4mm.the 4mm piece felt heavy so I drilled some 3/8 holes in it .should have had them burnt out ,would have saved a lot os work. . countersunk some bolts and tapped out some threads.i had only one m5 countersunk bolt so off to the suppliers tomorrow for some more.be painting the lot satin black .

 

staying under dash cut down some 80x80 alloy and drilled it to make a duct to run the wiring in. left to right underdash from the fuse box.
smaller holes for tie wraps inside or out bigger holes to access wires.

 

fuse box mount in stainless.brake bkt painted.