MY OT 32 5W CHOPPED & BLOWN BLAST FROM THE PAST project..

some stuff will go away quick and easy...some might just hang around for a while.... thanks for posting..


my major goal now is to get seats back in it... pool party this weekend and wife wants all my stuff picked up and put away...

 

how long does it take to take billet mirrors off??????? took me a day and a half..... they put a whole tube of loc tite on each bolt... then put the window in and welded it.... allen heads... so no way to put a wrench... finally got them offgot the tail light and head lights to do.. gonna just buy some stands... got some 39 tail light... but probley gonna do pontiac... I think they look more drag car... got one rim yesterday,then 2 today... but still no tires from coker

 

starting to think that I'll paint this satin black...the paint is over 20yrs old..don't know history on the car so that part doesn't matter.... it's nice and shinney... not over crazy about the green pin stripe flames... and there a ton of chips on the edges....???? what say you???

 

might have a problem...got the cheater slicks.. 10.00 16's and the fronts.. 5.50 15's...the rims I chose... don't come in 5'' wide... which is what I usually use...but they had 6''... so I ordered 6's... I don't want the low rider look...anyone running 5.50's on a 6'' rim??? so now... I just found 15x4'' should I run the 6's or the 4's... the 4's might be too pizza cutter??? in my head.... I'm thinking the 4's will be the better choice, and the reason I went ahead bought them... what to do....lost in vegas...

 

got the 4's and mounted the 5.50's..... the rims are 15's... maybe should go 6.00 on the tire...???? we'll see when I put them on the car... sure look small, and short

 

@ALLDONE
Pic ,
How tall are 5.50s
I am thinking you would want
29-31 tall tire rear

 

thanks for the post, the 5.50's are 26 tall... the rear's ...8.20 15's are 30''tall and the cheater slicks 10.00- 16 are 30'' tall... i have 8.20's and 5.90's on my RPU's here's some pics....lol

 

@ALLDONE
Did not know you where working on a RPU , thought cheater for the 32 5w
Thats why said 29-31 tall tire

 

you were correct... the cheaters are for my 32's...with 10.00 tire you can run vintage drags...took pics of the tires, but the 5 window is at the shop so didn't put them on yet...here's the tires...also have 8.20's comming on 6'' wheels to run around on
...

 

and thanks for the feed back and posts... don't happen much here... the gob's in the bee hive here banned me and don't reply or give a like... I always though that that was the cool part about sharing what you do is the feed back... some times a guy just needs a reminder to keep on a path...I'm hoping this coupe turns out at least close to what I want and vision... Paint is so far back that there isn't even a burner....wifes 55 needs painted or she 's gonna buy another one...







I paid a guy to strip this... what a fuc'n mess... good thing the 55's have thick metal...

 

@ALLDONE
You have your hands into so many projects ,
Those Pie pan cheater ties Look good ,
& front Tires,
Waiting to see what 5w going to look like , with those later rims ? &
Fender's Vs Non

 

if I get time i'm going to get the coupe and put the wheels on....slapped about 100 dents out of the red 64 f100 this morning.... getting to where I can swing a hammer a little....wasn't that long ago that I had to use my left hand to move my right arm around...

 

soooo... right now I'm 10 days in... thought I did pretty good so far... got the interior about 90 %....tomorrow i will build the seat base 's and get the seats mounted....also I have a 40 ford steering wheel...next

 

cheater slicks are on... real happy with the way they tuck in...

 

they are 10.00 16's... I went with 16's because all my dragsters had 16's

 

and the fronts worked out good, usually I run 5.90's on 15's and 5.50's on 16's
so out of habit, i ordered 5.50's...look good to me...

 

found a new bummer...they pin striped the base and cleared over them....
no getting them off with out painting the whole car...that'll have to wait a week or so...LOL... been doing the body work on the 64 f100, and the 55 is next in line...hoping for paint next week...

 

Cool car . I like.the progress..your getting stuff done

 

@ALLDONE
Pin stripping does not Look to S Roddy.
May be if You have a C-70 cap.
( Auto Drag Wheel)
To me the C-70 caps look good on all most Every wheel you put them on
""Push in cap "",
Even On Weld , Weld Light's
To Me Weld F -Up by using dum squared off cap , looks like for
4x4 ,

Original Super Trick's
Nice looking push in cap also

& Just asking ,
Seats ,was previous owner
short or You short ?
Or seats to wide , To seat back , do not see the Package tray,
I have my Stock bench all way back ,
No package tray, added tracks to move like 1 inch off window , I still fell need 2 inch more back .

Weld V's with C70 cap
& Pro M/T 's C70
Look better then pic show , I think
& I added a few my custom
Bead Locks I photo shop ,
As in Printing wheel on paper then adding a cut out of Bead Ring to have custom made on E/T brand wheel
Do they look "Cheesy""

 

first off the seats... in the pics they are setting in the car on the floor with no base... I have the driver side all the way back and a temp base to see what angle and height...iwas 5-10 180 for most of my life...now 190 and maybe 5-9
never got fat till 60 something...


as for the wheeels... I have the knock off spinners, the tall americans and the short ...... wasn't done with the wheels yet... still waiting on 1 15x6 and the 8.20's from coker


as for the pin stripe.... it's green... named it the "GRINCH"

 

@ALLDONE
My 32 Sedan I call ,,,
My Junk
But Sedan The Easter Egg
Ford Apple Green body
Fenders , frame Dark green ,
Do not know if Dark Green a Ford color.
5w , Filthy 2

 

good progress today... sorta..

got the door window felts in, the new handles and cranks.. rounded up all the m/f top of moldings for the door..... made some seat bases...seats are all the way back...

 

got the headlights mounted... easy right...the holes in the stands are 1/2 and lights are 3/4... burned up all my unibits but I did get it done... usually I like the lites out to the v in the grille... but... I used 2 holes that were there, put them out about 1/2''

 

Oh,.. and got my 40 ford steering wheel on...

 

heres my sedan...

 

Before I post any more pics... a little about me.. I supposedly own a fab shop and have since the 80's... had a custom paint, and interior shop.. and now the "BEST MUFFLER SHOP" IN VEGAS...I don't even wanna try to make any one think I'm good at anything,... as it has already been post' that I don't know how to do anything... but through the years I've earned these titles....

"HACK"... RAPIEST ... BULL IN A CHINA SHOP... i LEARNED my fab skill@ 10 yr old on a dairy ranch working on tractors... swathers and harrow beds... hung drywall for years... wood framing... stacking roofs... I geared for get it done quicker...not say'n i'm making a silk purse out of this Pigs ass... but... it'll be a clean painted pigs ass.....

 

Soooo... here's my second attempt at paint match.... still not there...my goal is to preserve the 32 so who ever gets to blow it apart 20 yrs down the road will have a nice body to work with...they'll be able to sit in the garage drinking beer and say..."Who the fuc worked on this car"

 

So there you have it...
"HOW TO HACK A HOTROD IN 2 WEEKS"