Managed to get the dash fitted up yesterday and i'm 1/3 of the way through wiring, hopefully won't be long now.
Steve, DAMN! I've always thought that '40 ford dashes are one of the nicest around and yours' just reinforces that point,NICE! Nick.
Indeed Mike there are a few hours in this build, I know how many but i don't want to think about working it out at an hourly rate
As always Steve your work is top notch. Looking forward to seeing in person. Keep up the good work.................Pete
Awesome thread! Thanks for taking the time. Can't wait to see it all together. That might be the best looking Olds engine I've seen!
This is been one helluva build. Your attention to detail deserves either a detailer or builder of the year award. Totally Awesome. I really like the Arvin heater and the way you re-did it. Pure Class!
Wheres the Leprechaun (sp) hiding? Just kidding! Thats ALOT of green and a crapload of flake. Love the way that heater looks man, excellent detail on everything.
Well the car is really getting there now so time for some wiring. For those that are interested here's how i did it. First job was to get a decent battery, the one i've used is a Yuasa Elite part no 100T Its a Jaguar V8 battery and has a 680CCA and a 70 amp hor capacity, I've used these in quite a few cars and found them to be excellent. There is 2 in my 32, 2nd one is a backup due to the propshaft alternator,probably won't need it but you never know Next up was a wiring kit, I couldn't use the normal 9+3 as it stands a little high off the panel so i'm useing a mini blade fuse 12 circuit which is tiny and fits where i want it easily, I didn't want to put the fusebox under the dash as most people do as its difficult to get to and you just know if a fuse blows it will be in the dark and raining !!! I prefer to have them under the seat or behind as this one is. The fusebox was mounted and the wiring dummied up in place. All the wires were run into position and are held to the floor with rubber lined Adel clamps. We have a glimmer of life at last !!! This is a handy little box of tricks, its a Spal fan controller which has an upper and lower temp setting, upper is st at 200F and lower is set at 160F, Both settings are adjustable to your requirements, It also brings in your electric fan at 1/2 speed and gradually builds up to maximum speed as needed. I'm not a fan (get it ) of just having a switch as it relys on you remembering to turn it on Ignition is by Mallory Hyfire 6AL electronic which is switched by the points at the moment. Here's the gauge panel wired up on plugs & sockets. Next i came to the wiring that you see under the hood, Its always difficult to hide these so i decided to make a feature of them and ran them in cloth braided vintage style wire and then laced them together the old fashioned way. This is only from the firewall socket forward, I did consider doing the whole loom in it but its not cheap and its not seen anyway plus it would of took ages to lace together
langy ... Great build thread ... thanks for taking the time to post! Your attention to detail is simply awesome (and dig your use of 12 pt bolts) ... keep the pics coming!
Absolutely fantastic, but I wouldn't expect any less from a guy that hangs his tools on the wall and they stay there ....
Steve, I want you to do something for me, and for possibly millions of other rodders out there. I've been keeping up with this thread and the pics in it and I've learned as much, if not more, than some books that I spent good money for. I believe that if you took all the pics of this build and added a narrative you would have a text book for construction that would be valuable to a lot of us. Valuable enough that I would certainly buy one. It shows what kind of construction we are all capable of...if someone shows us the way. Doesn't matter if you're building a '55, or a bucket, this is the way to do it. Consider this. Mike
Mike i'm flattered that you think that, I do write a few tech articles for our UK Custom Car magazine but would never call myself good enough to put a book together, I just write it as if i was telling a mate, I'm not sure that it always comes across correctly, I was never one for paying attention at school as i preferred chatting to the girls
Nick It took 4 x 8hr evenings to wire it, to be honest it could of been a lot neater but it won't be on show so no point in spending anymore time on it.
If your body manufacturer is the same one I'm thinking of, I bought one as well. A friend of mine did the bulk of the build (English Nick Harrison). The doors took a bit of work but most of it was the quarter area behind the doors. At 6'1", the cockpit was a bit small for me. If I were to do it over again, I would remove the lip at the very back of the cockpit and moved the seat back. It's nice to see old world craftsmanship back at work in the UK!
I know Nick very well, hope he's doing good. To be honest i'm 6ft and have plenty of room, I'm sure its how you setup the seat, mine is pretty low and angled back a fair bit. My body wasn't a lot of money to be honest as i had a trade deal with him but when i recieved it i'm sure it had been taken out of the mould too soon as it was twisted pretty bad, also the 2 halves of the doors were bonded together out of line so didn't fit the holes at all, To be fair i've seen bodys from Rodline that were made before and after mine and they seem pretty good, maybe mine was a Friday body
Great build. The details are amazing. With the electric fan thing, why is there a upper temp setting?
The controller firstly brings the fan in at half speed and gradually increases until its at full speed therefore needing a low setting and a high setting, Hope this helps.
I'll tell Nick we have exchanged posts. He is doing very well. Built himself a beautiful home north of Toronto and just recently finished a Brookville roadster for his brother in England. His brother just received it in a container last week. Look for it.........it's black with a white Bop Top roof. Keep up with the excellent work and posts!
Beautiful HOT ROD!........thanks for all the pic's and info. Where did you get the stainless steel cones that you used for the headers? Thanks again.
Mine were rolled here in the U.K. but you can get them here in various sizes [http://www.coneeng.com/ QUOTE=a boner;3841314]Beautiful HOT ROD!........thanks for all the pic's and info. Where did you get the stainless steel cones that you used for the headers? Thanks again.[/QUOTE]
Freeking fantastic build. Who ever said there were no craftsmen left haven't met you. Keep posting. Detail is way out there.
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