Projects Swedish 34 Ford Fordor

Hi, looked ast this car the first time in 2013 at that I had just started my Willys project. A guy I worked with at that time showed it to, me his father owned it.They wanted to know what I thought it was worth. In 2015 I met him again and asked what happened to the car,and they still had it and it was for sale so I bought it

 

Nice car. Should make a good cruiser.

 

In 2017 I finally started to dis***emble the car and found rust, a lot.

 

My first idea was to remove the body from the ch***is but I soon realised it would fall apart.
I straightened the door hinges and reinstalled the doors the beltline was terrible, I had to lift the rear of the body with a jack and weld supporting bars everywhere inside the body. Then I started to replace floor , subrails and lower part of rear wheelwells.

 

That is a bit of a project. What you’ve done so far looks good.

 

When I did know how much rust it was on the car I ordered cowl patch panels, rockers, door bottoms and a gas tank cover from Howell sheetmetal, it took awhile but the shipped it and I think the quality is OK

 

Checking door alignment and doing more rust repair

 

Floors look great! I don’t envy all the rust repair. I am bogged down doing some of the same.

 

Tomastudor, looking good. I had a 57 Chev. once that I had to replace the same stuff, it's a lot of work.

Pat

 

Been there , keep at it.

 

Thank you guys for the support

 

"They wanted to know what I thought it was worth."
So did you tell them 500 euros?

 

Ha, a car with ***le is always worth money here in Sweden, I guessed about 4 to 8 tousands USD.
His father thought it was worth much more and I was not going to buy it att that time.2 years later I got a better price not a steal but I could afford it.

 

Looks great. I’m doing the same on a 32 Tudor right now. Replacing all the rust is a lot of work. But it’s extremely rewarding owing from rusted nasty metal to a repaired panel.


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Aaaand, that's how it is done! Nice job.

 

Continuing with the rust repair the rockers are almost done and starting with the doors.

 

Sometimes I think I'm fairly handy with making patch parts, but commercial patch panels can be a real blessing; especially when you are replacing the bottom 6 inches of thin air. This '34 looks better everyday. Again, good work!

 

Most of the rust repair is done I am sure more will show after media blasting. The drivers door had opened up at speed, it needed both rust repair and work around the hinges.

 

While the lower part of the body was in really bad shape the upper was good a little surface rust an very few dents. But that does not mean no work, it was badly designed just to high for my taste so I decided to chop it. Here is how I did it I found an old tread here on Hamb where a guy did it this way.
First I removed the rear lower corners on the side windows and then I chopped the pillars and rear corners 2".

 

Great job, I like it a lot

Hennie

 

Keep up the good work!

 

Thanks for your friendly comments, the chopping continous more pics

 

Getting the roof and doors done

 

Took a look at the grille I did not think it could look good after chroming but I have sent it to a chromeshop lets see what they can do. Tried a friends seat its from a 90s Chrysler Voyager a Dodge Caravan in USA, look good I will get one. Have also checked the ridehight, looks real different when it sits right.

 

Tom I'm confused, is the time date on your camera wrong or is the car finished now and you're posting old pictures? In any case you must be young because I look at those pictures and think about all the projects that I did and now I sit on my porch with a Martini. Keep up the good work.

Pat

 

You have done some amazing work. I really like the chop, give the Fordor a little sleeker appearance.

 

They are old pics the project was slowing down, maybe I am old or covid 19 I dont know so I started this tread just to remind me how much I have done and get me going again. And maybe someone would like it . And its not finished.

 

Finally I lifted the body from the ch***is, the rearend is a 59 Ford Galaxie and 36 radius rods for rear suspension. Have also done some welding on the underside of the body.
I have filled top with a roof from a Volvo 245 installed backwards.

 

Nice work.

 

Got the body and ch***is mediablasted found more rust on rear wheelwells and around the cowl vent, but I wont do anything to that for now I will focus on the frame. Starting to modify for a Sbc and 700 r4 transmission.