Technical Show Us Your Fabricated Parts

Wow. Awesome work guys, very inspiring.

 

20 minutes!!! How? How did you get all that metal removed that quickly? This hacker sure would like to know. Your skills are amazing.

 

Here's the thread
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...old-knock-the-ugly-off.1098691/#post-12459852

Band saw for the big lugs, 4-1/2" grinder with a cut off wheel, then a flat wheel

 

Lots more of this in build thread, link in my signature

 

Willys rear suspension. Before, during, and after. The pieces of mitered square tube in various places on the chassis are mounts for my harness, seats, and whatever, all have a nut welded to the back side, saves from getting under the car. After 30 + years in construction I'm old, fat, and pretty busted up making me a huge advocate of NOT crawling under anything. Neat thread, some great ideas to steal! Have a nice Easter all.

John

 

Made my first set of headers when I did the car. Rebuilding the car and making another set now.

Could have bought the ‘32 style dash but made my own using 16 gauge and my swap meet bead roller.

Knocked out the steering box last week, cut the flange off the F1 box, made new flanges and welded them on.

Cliff

 

A picture of the seat being made and actually making a bomber bench seat today and another grill insert for the 1932 grill

 

Nice work on the seat!

I forgot about the air cleaners I made. Not a very good picture though.

 

I made a Trunk opening in my 33 Ford C400, then I had to make a Decklid and hinges to fill the hole

 

Roadster column, fuel motor con rod drop, end support.

 

Roadster firewall to frame legs.

 

Clutch pivot.


Oops
Levers are supposed to point down.

 

That whole car is cool as _uck

 

Ahhhh, I see! That's east enough. Lol. Thanks.

 

Made my steering wheel from a 40 Buick center and welded it to a hollow tubular hoop....will clean up welds before painting the rim.

 

37' Dodge pickup grill center. I didn't have the die-cast original so fab'd one from steel.


Mercury outboard motor gas tank converted to an air cleaner.


Plenum to convert a 3-Duece manifold to single 4.



Adapters to mate 302-351 Ford headers to a poly 318.

Previously shown plenum here with a different top to mount a Magnuson.

- EM

 

New grill insert I just finished

 

Adapted 33'-34' Ford hubcaps (made for wires) to regular steel wheels. The only problem with this picture is you can't see the adapters to make this happen. I ended up modifying the hubcap rings slightly as well as making adapters to fit between the wheel and hubcap. These mount with and are retained by an O-ring so there is no scratching of the wheel. This was about 15 to 20 years ago but are on my truck now.

- EM

 

Most of this car was fabbed from scratch. I started with 4 chalk marks on the floor. The only pieces that were bought were commercially available were the shocks and narrowed rack .The frame ,motor and trans mounts, drive shaft floors, firewall , headers . Accessory drive mounts,battery box.

 

EM
Looks great, I bet you've had many people asking about that over the years.
Not being up on all things early Ford; I'm guessing OEM 4 cyl cars/trucks.

 

Thanks Denny. It's kind of funny but a lot of people don't even notice them at all on my nondescript truck. You know I'm not an expert on early Fords either (know enough to be dangerous) but I think they came of the V-8 cars too as mine have the "V-8" script like the ones below for the flathead. I guess I should paint my script too but I'd probably go with black.

- EM

 

EM
I only say 4 cyl because in your photo the hubcap appears completely smooth (sans V8 logo).

 

Yep, Understood. It really doesn't show up I that picture.

- EM

 

Not a better looking car on the planet, in my opinion. Wouldn’t change a thing! I know this is just a pic, but it struck me! Bones

 

Nothing fancy, just a spacer to allow me to mount more modern gauges in a stock model A dash with out interference with the fuel tank.
Kinda proud of them as these are the first thing I have ever made on a lathe. Best part it is they are all the same size and there was no ruined material.

20180401_200153 by Chappy444 posted Apr 1, 2018 at 8:05 PM

 

Motor lift plate covers entire valley with like chains on the other end also. Glove box ,glove box door & hinges,
engine stand plate, press for reversing spring eyes. Forgot the rest..
The pic of the engine plate is Stumpys I think ( couldn't find mine)but it looks just like it.

 

1932 Ford (my AVATAR) Master cylinder mount using original pedals and no additional holes or welding on frame. Motor mount for Chevy II 4 cylinder going into same car with no welding and 2 additional holes in frame.

Charlie Stephens

 

couple of shock mounts made from some hex rod....

 

found a pic of the engine plate @ work on my 59 A-B for the 34 roadster. Notice the zerk improvement on the stand. Had to bush the shaft also.

 

couple of motor mounts for the flatty from 1/4" strap. Top studs will be welded in so that you can just drop the engine in place.
Bent cold in 20 ton press.