Projects Nineteen Fiddy Ford (aka Lilly)

Well this is where I'm at now, Gambino tail dragger kit installed. Its my first time doing something like this, so I feel like it turned out pretty good.

 

Up and down

 

Sloppy, Elite:
I'm about half way between you a mile on the Mo side of the line. I'll be watching and rooting for you. Love those shoeboxes!

 

Hey, thanks man!

 

Just some pictures with it on the ground. No real progress lately.

 

Got the frame painted today

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LOOKS GREAT!! I've been doing filler work all weekend We do this for FUN right!!!

 

Looks like i've missed your thread.That frame looks nice in fresh paint,keep it up!

 

That's what I keep telling myself! Lol

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Thanks man!

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Car looks slick ill gave to dig threw this thread! Was good meeting you the other night. We got slaughtered at trivia but it was fun haha.

See you and your overalls Saturday

 

Body is back on!

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Lookin good man. Can't wait to see it done.

 

wow! looks cool! nice work on the frame!

 

Git the rockers chopped out of it today, and then for fun I threw the door on and set the fender up next to the car. It's been so long since the last time it resembled a car

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One step closer!


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Man do I remember doing all of that work. I still have nightmares!!

 

You've done more in a few months than I've done in two years! What are you going to run up front? Dropped uprights and bags?



'27 T Roadster build: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=734383

 

I've certainly been making a lot of progress lately. After going to the hamb drags, it really made me kick it in to high gear. The front already has dropped uprights, but I'll be bagging it too. The guy who had the car before me cut the coils a bit too much and then made some goofy spacers to compensate for it. So I'll eventually get around to making it right. I had already bought all the sheet metal for the floors and body though, so I figured I'd go ahead and put all that stuff together before I attack the front suspension. One small step at a time I suppose!



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Man I have nightmares just thinking about everything I still need to do... Or would those be dreams? Lol

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And many more to go! Hopefully she's back on the road (or close to it) by this time next year.

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This thread actually inspired me to go out and work on my shoebox right this very moment. Thanks for the kick in the ***!

Today's agenda? Finish up my full-flow oil conversion hidden in the original oil bath container.

My '27 T Roadster build: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t= 734383

 

More stuff ordered today. Hopefully I will be able to continue work on the old girl really soon!

 

Question. I noticed on the rear end 4-bar links that the lower links are much shorter than the top links. Won't this cause a large change in the rear end pinion angle as the frame moves up and down. A true 4-bar would have equal length bars top and bottom which would ( provided the other two Vertical bars are equal length too ) allow the frame to move up and down while keeping the pinion angle fixed??? Am I missing something ?

 

That's funny because most of us here in Maine would pronounce the number 40 " Fottie " . Not because we talk baby talk...its because we have a tough time with the letter R. That's why we say PAAAK , not Park, and HAAAVAAD , not Harvard. I drive a Nineteen Fottie eight FOD .

 

Picked up a new to me 327 for the old girl! Hopefully will be able to show a little progress soon

 

With it being triangulated, It doesn't seem to have much change in pinion angle. I cycled the suspension up and down and it seems like it'll be ok. Hopefully I'm right lol

 

Well I got the engine and trans in with Butch's kit and a Chevy II oil pan. I did have to notch the crossmember to use that pan with that kit. But unfortunately the jamco kit that fits better... Well it's from jamco, and we don't need to get in to that. Overall I'm pretty happy with fitment. I'll get pics of the notch sometimes soon.

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lookin good, we've gotta keep at it and have both old fords ready for the road trip to salina