Follow me along and help me get a 34 roadster ready for a wedding!!

OK, so if you guys saw my post about getting a new 34 roadster a few weeks ago probably saw mentioned were Jamie wants to drive away from our wedding in this car. Our wedding is Sept. 8th of this year, so I have time but this ol girl needs a ton of work!! My plan is to swap the engine/transmission, convert to juice brakes and get the stance right, clean it up best I can and go. My friend Logan is going to help me with some of the rust repair, and it will remain in primer and a highboy until I can really take my time with it and paint it/put the fenders and such on. I have a small budget to get this done, so a lot of it will be creative thinking

The car is half restored and what is there, is very nice! I got it running and driving right after I got it...and then tore it all apart. I sold the engine, transmission, exhaust, mechanical brakes and the tire/wheels. I am building a 59AB with a Merc crank, Winfield cam, Thickstun intake with two 97's and a couple nights ago got a nice fat bellied 39 trans from a buddy of mine.

Heres what I started with










And here is is now







Hamber Kidzinda34fordor had a set of wheels that I traded him out of, and I dressed with genie 41 caps and rings and will be wrapped with some 5.00/7.00 Firestones I bought from Jeffrey James to roll it down the road.





Heres the engine I am putting together. I was building it for my pickup, but decided to run it in the roadster and I have another nice 59AB to run in the 33 pickup. It's gonna get painted red.












The car is getting juice brakes, dropped axle and some spring work. I have a plated wishbone and a set of backing plates.









The dash was chromed long ago and then painted. The chrome is pretty crummy, but will work for now. I stripped it off today and set it in the car. It still needs some cleaning and polishing.











More to come...

 

I'm signed up for this one - the parking lot at the wedding will be like a car show from days gone by!! Good stuff Chris - and congratulations on all counts.

 

Congrats! Can't wait to see this done

 

With ya, Chris. This is big...getting a '34 Ford roadster ready for your wedding. Classic.

Memories being made before our eyes.

 

Sweet! Gona follow this build. Trying to puty 54 back together for my wedding too. Good thing is I got about 1 1/2yrs vs. a couple of months lol. Good luck!

 

great start to the build as always

 

Chris, if you need anything just ask I think I can help You do know a roadster is just good for two. So when your ready for little ones I have the pheaton trade

 

This will definitely be awesome. I love the chrome backing plates and wishbone.

 

Love to help you but your a little to far away for me. Good luck with the car and new wife to be.I would love to have a 34 Roadster to go with my coupe. After that it would go 34 Truck then 34 Victoria so on. Darrell

 

Congrats, Chris. Where are you guys getting married?

 

I can see the conflict now...

"Honey, I tried to buy my wedding dress today, but the store said the credit card was denied"

"Sorry dear, but I used that money to pay for the engine rebuild. We don't HAVE to get to get married in September, do we?"

 

Gonna be a really nice car,congrats man!

 

I'm down for helping anyway I possibly can. Let me know what else I can keep and eye out for brother!!! Glad that Wishbone is going to work out as well. That was a nice score.

That axle sure is dropped!!! Do you need that chromed? I might know a guy....

Please please PLEASE shoot that car in flat black primer. Not that I don't love flat black because the lords knows I do but I will just have a ton of ammo concerning you and rat rods for years to come!!! Can we do a Iron Cross with "Just Married" on the decklid? Maybe Spiderwebbed tail lights or cup holder?

 

Go for it, I'm cheering for you!

 

Great start! Looking forward to seeing it or the the PU in Chehalis come June!

 

just gets better

 

This will be good....

 

Get busy!

 

cool! looks like you have all the right stuff for your car-dig the stories and watching the progress!

 

I'm really looking forward to following along with your roadster project, Chris! Looks like you have a solid plan and some nice parts to go in/on it.

Be sure and take a good picture of the master cylinder kit installed and tell everyone how bitchin' is. LOL!

 

Great stuff Chris...and you know you better get 'er done for Jamie.... so you goin to the East vs West for your Honeymoon? .... LOL!

 

my mate here in oz had the same plans,i was still fitting the trim on the morning of the wedding but we made it just in time.hope it works out for you Chris.......Ken in oz

 

That will make for a beautiful wedding picture! Best wishes to you and Jamie!

 

Good luck your gonna have a fantastic time

 

In an early 1900's grange hall up North

 

What do you think it would cost to plate the axle? It's not pitted at all...

 

I will , I was really impressed with the one in my 33 pickup. ALMOST makes converting to hydraulic brakes fun

 

No, going on the honeymoon AFTER the flathead run

 

Great idea to use for the wedding! I had the same idea on my 33 3w... I didnt make it though. In fact i still have never finished the car, i just moved on to other cars. However my brother restored a 28 phaeton to use in his wedding. It adds a nice touch to the wedding.