Projects Screw It Im gonna go for it! 36 Ford coupe to be

This is how I spent my Sunday. After thanksgiving I will set the passenger side to match this vertical belt line. Sorry Car Builder... I felt like if I bought the piece it would be cheating. Next project: Deck Lid gutter.


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Im thinking you have had a hidden talent and this car will be bad ass when done!!!!

 

Keep at it! It is coming together, and you are to be commended for taking on the build. Can't wait to see that 3 window coupe that will result from all your hard work!

 

Did you ever think of going with a 37 ford style truck lid. If your going for a custom anyway. Lot of work but cool as hell.

 

Wow you are making some great progress!


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I hadn't spotted this thread before- making progress man! You have me thinking again about the '36 Dodge I have out back.

 

I drive it as much as I can in the summer. Thanks for the kind words.

 

wow.. looks damn good

 

great work,stay with it

 

Just stumbled across your build. As usual, when I find some build that's been here for a long time I'm always amazed I never saw it before! Pretty darn nice work for anyone, but especially so for a first timer!

 

Lowcoe,do Is it for sale?you still have the rear trunk area of the car?

 

So cool!

 

Thanks for all the words of encouragement. I think ol glass eye was referring to my ad I placed to sell the 39 deck lid. Even though Ive had no problem slicing and dicing a pretty nice 36 Tudor, I don't have the heart to make this perfect deck lid meet the same fate. I might play with the idea of doing a 37 type lid though. The Man gave advice to use an original lid. Said it would make my life much easier. I will admit access to the trunk seems like it will be a pain if I use the original.

 

Um remember when I said the 39 decklid was too nice to cut up.... I think I changed my mind. Tomorrow it gets modified to fit/flow.


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I've got to make some horozontal slices along each side to take out some of the concavity. Forgive me Henry.


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looks good,gettin this stuff figured out...

 

Make your own deck lid

 

Wha? Man, you don't like that 39? I'm crushed.


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Mr Man. Why do you not have a build thread? I feel like I'm being jipped!


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I like the '39 deck lid on there, but wouldn't it be easier at this point to make the body fit it, rather than making the deck lid fit the body? I'm sure you'll make work either way though, after what you've done so far!

Brian

 

Man, I'm sure he woulda let you he just woulda said "pay up sucker".
Flyin, because I lengthened the trunk area 8 inches the decklid needs to be flattened out to achieve the proper profile if I modified the body to fit the lid it would look like someone had rear ended the car.

 

Ok. So the hinges that I roughed out wouldn't let me open the deck lid. Much head scratching later I figured it out. The goal is a 36 profile. I made relief cuts in the lower half to flatten the deck lid out, I will add material in these areas. I think somewheres I have to remove a little material to get the proper hump. I don't want it to look like a 40. I want 36.


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O hell ya

 

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awesome man!

 

Not much progress today. I was working in the yard. I played with the decklid trying to get it looking like a 36. I will make it i open at the base of the curvature.


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Got the deck lid roughed out. Still missing a couple filler pieces on the topside. Then I'll flip it over and get the underside put back together. It's somewheres between a 36 and a 40.


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Comin along nice