Projects PAINT UPDATE 1950 Bagged ford Shoebox build thread

Blake, this is probably the kit you bought: http://jimenezbroscustoms.com/defau...=2 LINK SUSPESION KITS&SubCat=None&SubCatID=0

In that description it says "We also sell a 2 piece to eliminate the big tunnel you see done on most lowered cars and you also keep your back seat which is another thing you see people eliminating with a 4 link kit."

That's the part I was telling you about. Cain Jimenez wrote here on the HAMB a little about that "two piece" being a two piece driveshaft connected bus carrier bearing. Hope that helps!

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THANKS

I NEVER READ THE SITE I JUST CALLED CAIN ON THE PHONE AND THEN SENT SOMEONE TO GRAB IT FOR ME SINCE IT'S ABOUT 45 mins away. He didn't mention on the phone. I'm going to shoot him a call in the am just to ask some questions. I appreciate the head up!

 

I know this car now. Glad my old rear is going to such a good guy. Hope it works out for you man


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Looks good! Is it legal to paint a license plate like that?

That color you picked is a long way from purple! Nice though. Great deal on the bumper.

So is that dropped spindles with Aerostar springs?

 

Great choice on the colour. Will look awesome and period correct. Looking forward to the pics!

 

I don't want to say its legal. But. The only way to tell is if you know the old plates only have 6 digits and mine has 7 and if you know that your prob a car guy And not going to give me a ticket. Also. I walked upto a cop with the plates and said what would my ticket be if you pulled me over and saw these were painted both cops said I wouldn't even care. I would run the plates and if the car was. Not stolen then that's all I care about.

I'm running jamco 3 inch lowering springs with the drop spindles.

I decide to keep a period correct color and when that dodge pulled up to our local meet up it was so classy in person and everyone including me kept talkin about how nice the color was. Also. It's lighter than a dark purple so you will not notice if the body work is not 100 percent.

 

I dig all of it!

 

It's gonna look great that color - though I kinda like the color it is now. Did you consider just re-doing the stock blue (Sheridan Blue or Bimini Blue metallic)?



I'm thinking about a color change myself! I was searching for a complementary color to paint the engine, and came across this. May have to go with this color:

 

Blake, the new stance looks GREAT! Stand back 50 feet and take another picture for us, would ya?

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I have thought about keeping it the darker blue but being out here in LA and having white interior it looks like a dodgers car so I want to change that and also keep a light color so the body work doesn't need to be 100 percent.... I fell in love with the laplatta blue in person.

I like the light purp color it's nice!

 

Ya I'll snap a few just putting in a new rebuilt tranny so when it's done I'll drive it out and snap a few!

 

Good point! Works if you're a Dodgers fan I guess...

 

Stumbled on the thread, WOW that is a slick ride! Subscribed for updates!

 

Looking good man !!! Love the stance, how does she ride ??

 

Blake ,
here's a few photos of the transmission rebuilding i did for you .
Nick

 

Thanks man! Excited to get it put in!

 

Haven't updated in a bit.....

I found the stainless piece I was missing on my splash pan for $49 in Compton that was for a 1949 so I cut it down to fit!


My cd player was just sitting in the glove box bouncing around so I dabbed up this so it looks much cleaner! I used wood.


Cleaned up the radio with new knobs, new plastic and thanks to HaMB member mr dickies new chrome


Added some new dash knobs and shifter knob


Engines cleaned up thanks to HAMB member 226 flattie. He painted engine, new starter, oil bath cleaner, tie rods, new clutch, pressure plate, machined flywheel, rebuilt tranny, rebuilt carb.

 

Mr dickies and i are installing airbag suspension as we speak. Im using Jimenez brothers trailing arm kit
I removed trunk floor
Installed maverick rear end (huge huge difference in highway speed wish I did sooner)
Pulled gas tank
Started install as of now one frames boxed and began tacking step notch. Hoping to be cruising by July 1

 

Few additional shots.... Plus a pic of the new car club plaque mr dickies and I started.

plaque



Cleaned heater up


My dog CA$H and the shoebox


Low as they go for now

 

more work on the jiminez brothers kit. welding in the stepnotch this is day 2

 

Dads, what is that color called on the shoebox in your post, is that the ultra violet? And, Blake, looking good so far and that EI vid made everything alot more clear to me as far as conversions go. Thanks.

 

It's a 1965 Corvair color called Evening Orchid. Ford/Lincoln had a similar color in 1969 called Medium Orchid.

 

Thanks, Dads, really pretty color and looks great on that car.

 

So I made quite a bit of progress on the rear jimenez brothers trailing arm set up.



cross member with trailing arms



leaf springs are coming out i just use them to support the weight of the car for right now





it goes 3 inches lower than this is thats possible



Here is a video

 

Looks great !! Saw it on IG

 

I "had" briefly a '49 Ford Mordoor but alas, looking at a '59 Ford 100 right now, should have it by the end of the month...just thought that was weird...lol.

 

Rolled her out of garage today! First time in a month!

 

No pics man...


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Took her out for a cruise.....


Video of me cruising through my neighborhood. Added new chrome bumpers and chrom trunk latch
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums...f6e3b75720b287dd2e6e2cff51f94_zpsc67d84d7.mp4