Jerry's 32 3 Window / Hemi Build

Wow dont know how I missed this thread ! Looking great!

 

Awesome.

 

It's really amazing some of the second rate work that you find on these old hot rods. I guess back then if you really screwed one up you just drove around, found another, and started all over again.............no big deal Would be nice to go back and fill an old barn with virgin origionals, hit the time machine ****on and zap yourself back to today and start building. Naw!! Half the fun is straightening out someone else's hack work.........right?

Frank

 

Exactly . Things were done a different way 60 years ago.



Going to take today off..tomorrow's project is louvering the decklid

 

awesome !!!

 

Keep it rolling dude....I am loving it.

 

Nothing to exciting right now...ripping apart the old brakes and redoing them with the old chrome backing plates..waiting on new springs and hardware.....cleaning up 70 years of dirt and grease off of the old spindles...etc..getting ready to do the kingpins. Axle is cleaned up ready for paint. Waiting on some parts from Backorder Bill. Just doing all of the not so fun dirt work right now that needs to get done.
Still working on the frame too

 

Spindles are cleaned, reamed and fitted with new kingpins..All my front suspension stuff is ready to be ***embled for mock up. Brake hardware finally came in...backing plates are cleaned and ready for the new break stuff. Hubs and drums are cleaned and painted. I'd like to have the front end completely put together by the end of this coming weekend.

All the extra **** welded onto the frame is now off. I'll post some pics this weekend.

 

O **** batman...i think i like it!!!

 

Parts ready to go






Buddy Palumbo came over tonight and we put the body on the cart. I did some more hammer and dolly work on the cowl sides before heading in for the night.

 

man, that buddy palumbo is everywhere! looking good jerry!

 

lookin' good jerry ,your movin' right along i'll be watchin for updates keep 'em coming !! did you have to rinse down some grinding dust with some honey ?

 

LOL !!

Mmmmm ... honey Jack definately is good for that !

 

Lookin' good!!! Keep it up...

 

Frame ready to be blasted..all the old brackets and stuff now off

 

Car is gonna be killer. Have you picked a color and wheel/tire combo ???

 

That body's kinda skimpy -- where are all the louvers gonna go?

 

Kick*** as usual, Jerry! Keep pluggin away!

 

I think dark maroon lacquer on the body...louvered decklid ....firestone bias ply blackwalls with the black 32 Packard wheel covers, stainless original ford baby moon hub caps modified to fit. Motor is painted black with the old aluminum Edmunds stuff... The dark maroon on the body should go good with the old original 1950's interior that's going back in it. Hopefully it will all come together..I can see it in my head!

Thanks..I'm trying

 

Go Jerry go.....Im still amazed how fast you put these cars together ,You must have elves hiding somewhere ,,,,

 

Got some more stuff done recently. Primered the axle and spindles and put the front end together. It will be ripped apart and painted black after the whole ch***is is mocked up. Gearsforguts came over and we ***embled the front brakes..need to get some front brake hoses tomorrow. All the springs and the adjuster kits they had on the shelf at auto zone. They are 50 Ford pick up brakes.

All the old chrome stuff looks pretty cool too and cleaned up real nice.







Going to use old Chrysler tail lights..cleaned them up tonight too. I traded an old caddy intake that I had on the shelf for these. I love em! What's with all the mopar parts....motor..steering wheel...dash insert..tail lights.....I know..I know..ha.




My boxing plates also showed up today from Wolfs Metal Fabrication...metalfaber here on the HAMB. What a quality product this guy is putting out..and was super fast with the shipping. Here's a link to his cl***ifed add selling these

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=630822



they have little nibs every foot or so to help with the fitting..cool idea. These are beefer then the last set I used that I got elsewhere..the metal quality on these seems to also be very good.

 

Liking this alot! I really like the tailights wanted a set for my 32 but there crazy money...

 

Degreased my 57 Olds rear housing and started getting it ready to weld on



This past week I also spent a bunch of time on the doors. There were a few small pinholes on the bottom of each skin. It wasn't worth reskinning the doors because they were so small so I welded them up. I should have the doors in primer by early next week..more pics soon. It's been slow the past couple weeks..but I'm kicking *** on it right now.

Happy Holidays everyone!

-Jerry

 

Looking good so far, Jerry!

 

looking real awesome. love the chrome grill. I always wanted one

 

Only 10 months to go Jerry. October 20th, 2012 is the date we have reserved for the 9th Jalopyrama

 

looks good jerry. always good to see progress. and we need to see a bigger shot of the new avatar! merry christmas, mike

 

looks great!

 

Jerry, think you should think about going into Rod building full time. Have a Merry Christmas, Hank

 

Very good progress! It's amazing what a bunch of elbow grease will do for some old parts. I'm lovin' the Olds rear and the '38 style bones thing. Super strong and sooooo traditional!