I really dig what you did with that AA frame. I'm keeping this one in mind next time I stumble upon an AA. The stance looks great too. iPhone - TJJ app
Travis, The Rod is looking sweet. You have such a clean build style. I probably ought to have you do the frame for the "Heinz Special". But the point is that I need to build this one. Will need someone to do the welding though . . . . . Hint , Hint , Hint . . . . . Dave
Thanks guys for all your interest! I'm pressed for time but I appreciate all the comments, it really motivates. ************************************* Okay so where was I. Again this was tuesday. Now the rearend. the torque tube was a little long. A little cutting and welding... A friend Spinner came by and helped out fitting the radius rods. Meanwhile I figured out the front end. I made some 1/2" plate with the proper tie rod hole, and used them to place the split wishbones. They came out better than I expected. To end the night, I did some cut n paste on the headlights. Just mocked up, a little high? TP
Yeah I have a mission! See ya at the big 3? XXXXXXXXXXX Okay so yesterday, Wednesday. I was a little burnt. My plan was to make the body more presentable. Made a patch for this weird hole. Than started hammering this really beat rear panel. It actually was worse than this but the picture was blurry. This was a farm vehicle or something, they had made the panel hinge like a truck! Spinner came by after his work and threw in a couple hours, taking over this panel and knocking out a bunch of dents. Meanwhile I tried to fix some of the swiss cheese. A couple hours and the rearend was way better. Spinner bailed but it was the momentum I needed. A 1935 steering box/column was the perfect donor. I made a mounting plate out of 1/4" steel scrap. Than the column had to be cut down a bit. Yeah this may seem sketchy. I used a 7/16" insert, than pinned it with some 1/4" . It should be strong. Most importantly, the shaft was centered in the now shortened column. I made some filler plates to attach the steering mount... and it was good to go. the steering arm could use a little bend up a bit, there's plenty of clearance. It's a tight fit with that big wheel. Still need to do the column support. It's cool to have some steering. there's just barely enough room for some exhaust. so this is how I left it last night. I've got 24 hours left to the BIG 3 swap! There's alot left to do, however it's great to be this far along. I was expecting to have more of a basketcase. I'll update more tonight! TP
I was thinking the same thing. They are just tacked on right now, I've got a couple hours to figure them out! ++++ Okay remember this car was made to sell, so here's the link to the classified ad on here. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=674097 Heres some of the real chocolate and cheese (album name)... <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PLYNN0cFtOM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> TP TP
Travis, You make such productive progress with each and every day. I don't even think I could make a ball park estimate of how much time you have in the "Chocolate and Cheese Roadster" ! Looking forward to the next post before you head out to the swap meet. Gonna be some buyers out there for this roadster. Hope you are able to find a buyer. PM me if you get a chance. Dave
At this pace you're going, this is going to be a fully driving hot rod before then! And with paint to boot. I'm pretty sure someone's going to walk up to you and swear up and down, left and right that this is a survivor he saw from back in the day. iPhone - TJJ app
Glad you guys are enjoying this! I'm actually having alot of fun. Cactus - heck yeah! %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Okay I lagged a bit today and got a late start. First thing was to try to make it a roller and get some rear wheels on it. I had some 6.00's on the wide fives, and the 750's on the wires. My ancient homebuilt hub pulling tool wouldn't hack it. I didn't want to waste too much time, so I just swapped the 750's to the wide five rim. The bummer was I wouldn't be able to swap out the backing plates. For the first time the hot rod was a true roller. I could have quit there but why? It was only 230! I removed the body, and spent some time scouring/grinding/sanding the frame. Than got some rattlecan and painted it black. Yeah it's a half-ass job but what the hell. There were a couple reasons to pull the body off. The main one was the floor was hitting the torque tube. Using a section of the cut out torque tube, I made some quick mini-tunnels. Later on I would find out it was worth the effort. While the frame was open, I figured it was the opportune time to make the clutch pivot. This is the 40 style so it needs the floating pivot arm. There was a broken one in my stash. not anymore! Using a secret method the pivoter was attached. I'd have to weld the actual arm on when the pedals were located. TP
These pedals were kicked around the shop for years. Some kinda ford. They're neat cause they have a roller bearing in the clutch. I rounded the edges and cut off the random bracketry. I'm a scrapper and always save the holesaw remnants. Great for spacers. The pedals fit perfect. They will probably need to be bent rearward a bit, but at least there's shoe clearance even like this. If you look closely, the brake pushrod goes through the firewall. I'm not too keen on a firewall mounted master cylinder(s), maybe cause it's a nice round firewall, or maybe cause it's whitish and it stands out. (i've got duals on my RPU that I do like though) It would be trick to make a bellcrank inside, and have the cowl vent be the access panel for the MC. Hmm. With the body back on the frame, The old stringer was welded in and the body finally bolted on. There was also some extensions needed for the forward bolt pads... your gonna have to imagine those. I found out the Big 3 swap entry is before 1pm or after 4pm, which basically gives me an early day to power some more stuff out, and a good reason to not work too late. Even then I can't believe how much has been done in less than 2 weeks. Looking at this shot, if someone doesn't buy it, I can't be too bummed! TP
holy smoke, you are motoring through. on one hand, i look forward to seeing where someone else goes with it. on the other hand, i'd love to see what YOU would do to finish it off...
Holy smokes man, that is cool. I wish I had resources like that! I have to wait three days for all of my parts
This is so cool...I'm stunned at your progress and creativity. Man...I wish I had some of both...or the dough to just buy this from you!! VERY SLICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wouldn't be either!! It's not every day a guy can piece together a killer T roadster with left over stuff from the backyard. iPhone - TJJ app
What an awesome build, it has turned out perfect, it is a shame you are selling. Front sweeps were used on a few lake modifieds but they used the rear kick up of a Chevy, Dodge or Essex frame by turning the frame front to back.
this is a great build , because your using stuff kicking around the shop , and you make it look so easy , and its making a neat lil car
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