Projects One for Daddy-0, Model A Coupe Build

Thanks, yeah, it's my new wallpaper saver at work. Motivating!

 

I appreciate it. I dig it more everyday! Glad I never chopped it!

 

I was waiting, page by page, figured it was gonna happen...AND IT DIDN't !!!!!

It is so refreshing to see a coupe that isn't chopped !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dare to be Different....OUTSTANDING !!!!!!

 

Got the dash in and the door handles back on. Trying to knock out something each night. Tonight I stacked up some washers to space the body off the frame. the wood blocks weren't fitting right.

 

I love that color, Ive wanted to paint a high boy sedan that color for awhile

 

Lookin' good as is!

 

Well.... not much progress on the rod..... but I did build a pretty sweet deck! But it's been a sweet place to hang out with the fam!

 

Looks the build is off to a great start!!!

 

We also went to the beach and to see my dad...aka daddy-o....aka.....papaw! Jim you were askin for some more pics of my dad's hot rod, so here you go. He and a buddy put some interior in it and he swapped out the powerglide for a turbo 350. It's a pretty sweet ride, but has drums all the way around and doesn't stop so well....

 

My baby girl's first hot rod cover photo shoot! Keep um dreamin beautiful!

 

But I did put in my steering column, box and shaft. At least now I can pretend to drive it I also put in the shocks. Ordered the wrong ones, but the awesome guys at pete and jakes lit mr exchane them. Awesome!

 

Thanks for the pics, deck looks great. Little lady is a natural. Front end looks good...Jim

 

Thanks man! I get more stoked everytime I look at it!

 

Yeah.... it was so tempting!!! everybody at work and friends keep giving me a hard time about not chopping it. but my dad didn't want me to, and now I'm real glad I didn't. I figure I can always chop it..... it is a little harder to unchop it!

 

Thanks, I went from primer to flat black to a rattle can flat green, then the kid at ace hardware and I picked the color out. I love it!

 

As always jim, I appreciate it. You headed to any of the springfield events this year? Nsra or the big swap meet?

 

Mid-America nats (nsra) was in May, had a good time, lots of cars and trucks. Should be going to the swap meet, will see...Jim

 

We've got breaks and steering! Anybody want to come push me around? Anyway, got some break lines run and the fenders on the lh side on. Lookin sweet and getting excited.

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looking good...Jim

 

you do?? here's how it works, your pops doesn't look like he did when he was 20.. and neither will you! but it looks like he still likes to have fun like he's 20!

 

one more 5 star rating from me. man i hope one day il be able to do something like that for my dad.

 

Thanks a lot Jim! You headed to the swap meet in a couple of weeks? and the drags?

 

Man I just hope I'm having as much fun as he does at his age. It is kind of like Cheers everywhere we go with him. He flirts with all the bank tellers and cashier ladies and they all know him by name. He always asks my wife " if she is ready for that older man in her life yet?" It always embarr***es the heck out of me, but he and everybody always have a great time around him. I meet people all the time from his past, and they tell me stories about how he nailed his buddy's wooden leg to a roof one time "so he wouldn't slip off" Or how on the last day of his job at the railroad, he climbed way up in the rafters and wired his uniform up there to blow in the breeze. It stayed there for years and bird built nests in the pockets. I have never met someone from his past that ever had a bad thing to say about him, and didn't thank that he was there best friend. I know that he truly is my best friend.

Tomorrow is his birthday, 69 years old.... but yeah still thinks he is 20

 

Hey man I appreciate it!!! Man just spend as much time as you possibly can with him, and that will be the best gift he will ever get!

 

Glad to see progress and this thread back up top again

 

Ordered some gauges from jegs and am still running my old speedo for now. I made a gauge panel out of an old stamped sheet I think I pulled off my 1960's dishwasher. RTV'd it in place, hope it holds up!

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I just love a good build thread, inspiring and nicely done!

 

We us this Paulstra sound deadening material on the $50 million jets I work on.... hopefully it will work in the hot rod!

 

Can you tell us more about it, how's it applied, can it be purchased, and how much???...Jim

 

Yeah Jim, I think it is a french company, but I think they have american lines too. I don't know if you can just order the stuff or if you have to order tons of it. One of my bosses ended up with a stack of this stuff and gave me a couple of sheets. It is like a foam material with a self adhesive side and a rubber side. It's real good for sound and pretty good for temperature.... and a whole lot cheaper (free) than dynomat. I'll let you know how it turns out!

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