The Hypothetical deuce Lives!

go buy a rambler or something!

 

Some guys get it, and some guys don't...

 

And thats a good thing.

They are hard enough to find as it is...

 

Ain't that the truth...

Cool score for only being 20. You have an investment there & with sweat equity, you will have a goldmine someday...

 

too funny!!!
i just spit coffee all over the place....yup, some guys dont get it...

 

Guess what, if you're a car guy, they are all gold mines. Because if you aren't doing it for what makes your stuff hard, you're doing it for the wrong reason. I love rods, but if what I wanted was out of the realm of what I could forsee getting up and going in a reasonable amount of time and money, I'd get something later model/cheaper, and have something neat to play with in the meantime.
I'm with hotrod-40 and Dynaflash on this one. If you guys think its not a hot rod or traditional because its not a deuce, maybe you're taking yourselves to seriously.

Case in point; I've got an employee who is a first generation Dodge Charger nut. He can't afford one, although we're helping him look for a long term resto project. He's a good hand, I'm limited to some degree of what I can pay him, etc, etc. So to show how much I apprieciate him, I picked up a little Plymouth Arrow mini truck for him. Why? Because he does have a very nicely rebuilt Mopar 360 mill, which we stuffed into that truck with the fabulous assistance of one of my other employees. Now he's having an absolute blast messing with this insanely overpowered hot rod pickup. It hasn't diminished his desire or drive to find and restore a first gen Charger in the least. Non-traditional? Of course it is by the standards set by the HAMB, but it is as traditional as it can be, a very low buck, home brewed swap of an American V-8 into a small imported vehicle. Will he retire on what he can sell it for? No one in his right mind ever built a vehicle for that reason.

 

The 32 3/w reality is that's "all you get for 5 grand".

I think it's a decent deal-especially if you can do most of the work yourself!

Look at it this way; You'll be able to build the entire car for the price of a Brookville body.

Take it one panel at a time. The drivers side quarter looks to be the biggest challenge. Maybe replace the flat section up to the beltline with a new panel.

 

Ok, the guy is 20 years old, has his dream car, now he has to make the next step, fixing it. As I see it getting a dead straigt chassis and firewall are the next spendy items. You can't fix something that rough without a good foundation. Stripping that body down to the last rivet and blasting and repairing it is the way to go IMO.

 

My hats off to you. You really gotta wanna do it..

 

BINGO ... we have a winner here

A original frame or a new frame built to the original specs should be the next thing on the " got to have list " . A decent 32 original firewall also. Bolt the decent floor and subrails to the chassis ... BEFORE any metal work is attemped.

It is going to take some serious dedication and a decent amount ot CA$H but it is a do-able project.

When he gets finished ... he will have his dream 32 3W ...
I had to wait until I was 57 years old to get mine.

 

It looks like it may have been used as a feeding trough in the rhinocerus range at the local zoo at one time.

 

...& how much longer to drive it?

I hope to see it at Shades.

JH

 

Wish I'd been wise enough to buy a 32 when I was 20!! They were way cheaper then!! Go get'em Dan!!

 

Jim Sibley would have that on the road in a week. lol Good luck with that. Take your time and do it up right

 

Hey Fellas.
A lot of you might be wondering why I took on SUCH a project. A couple reasons. First. I love 32 3 windows, and i have always wanted a real one. Second, I recently moved to seattle and I have been super depressed lately. It kinda sucks. I am going to underwater welding school and being away from home sucks! I cant wait to get back! I have made some GREAT friends here. But home is home. I cant stand my room mates. I dont even like looking at them! I needed something to keep my mind out of the gutter. Granted I wont be able to work on it till october when im done school, it kinda puts my mind at ease. I know i shouldnt be talking about feelings here on the HAMB. But hey, i guess im a wimp who is homesick 24/7 trying to make his life better no matter what it takes! Sorry guys. Had to vent.

 

I gotta say, I admire your spirit, man.

 

Underwater welding?!?!??!

.....& you're worried about not being able to afford a Deuce?!?!?!??!

If you think you can fix that Deuce, you can do anything. Suck it up. Power through. Come out in October on top of the world.

Underwater welding school?!?! Shit, by this time next year you can sell your body & buy a new Brookville.

JH

 

give it hell you bought what you wanted , friends still look at me like im nuts cause i bought a 34 truck cab and 2 doors for $800 and it wouldnt hold water cause of all the holes in it , but i wanted one since high school , and 20 yrs later finally got one , post photos as you build it ,

 

I believe he knows Jim Sibley Muttley lol. If I remember his signature used to be "I know Jim Sibley" lol. Or at least someone up Norths signature used to be that. Glad to see ya got it meng. I lost a little sleep over mine before I got my Model A home.-Weeks

 

If you can extract the rust fragments from the dirt from an old junkyard and some of those rust fragments contain DNA from a 32 Ford, is the dirt valuable? If you could extract those fragments, melt them down, make flat sheet and reform them as a 32 Ford, would it qualify as "original"? Seriously, is there a point when you are basically "forming" a 32 out of a bunch of bent up sheet metal? I "get" the love of the 32 body, but there has got to be a point where you are just making new sheetmetal. Where does original become reproduction?

 

Hey, I have the original hatchet that George Washington used to cut down the cherry tree. Only the handle and the axe head have been replaced a few times over the years.

Stop giving this poor guy a hard time. He got what he wanted, and was in a position to afford it. He had the means and the motive and the opportunity. That's a very good thing, and I for one wish Acey the best in building this car.

 

Thanks. I've been trying to figure out a way to make that same type of point. Now wish him good luck and admire his ambition.

 

Not giving him a hard time. just trying to get into the mindset here. I do admire his ambition. Doesn't mean I understand it or agree with it. Big difference. I just don't understand the obsession with so called "original" sheet metal some here have. A good metal man can make anything from sheet metal. If/when this is done, it will have little in common with the car that it was in 32. Other than the molecules that make up the metal. What does it take to be a 32? Part of a cowl?

 

From the last look I had at it, perhaps fall?

Deuce Roadster doesn't have an air conditioned shop and this heat is tough on an old guy!

 

Sorry you "Don't Get It", real 1932 steel is something to be preserved whatever the cost is time and money wise. If you had an original Civil War uniform a family member wore wouldn't that have a ton of history over one your taylor made last week?

 

After reading your profile I don't understand your point at all !,... why did you bother with all the little dabs of paint and chassis marks if they were fake ?,..
"I did Corvettes and Muscle cars. Did them correct to the nth degree. Got to be all about the trophies and the shows. Paint dabs and chassis marks"
The fact is if your not a 1932 Ford guy, you'll never understand, just like I can't TOTALLY understand Corvette guys, AC Cobra guys, Tuner guys, VW guys,.... the list is endless,.... but for some reason, some people just love to hate 1932 Ford's and 1932 Ford guy's.

The one thing I do understand about the other guy's that put there heart and soul into a certain type of car that I personally don't like is, they are fellow gear heads and this is what they have a passion for,..... If someone found a 1968 Shelby GT-500 KR and it needed floors, quarters, frame stubs, interior,..... (you get the picture) "will it have little in common with the car that it was in 68. Other than the molecules that make up the metal. What does it take to be a 68 Shelby? Part of a cowl?" Even when you put on your fake little dab of paint or chassis mark.

I don't remember Dan asking anybody what they thought,.. He just got the car project he had dreamed about all his life and decided to share it with the guy's on the HAMB,..... and some of you with your "self inflected, infinite wisdom" decide to trash it,...... well lets hope you guys can be understanding and appreciate other peoples thoughts when they start ripping into you and what you build,.... cause you deserve it.

Dan,...... don't let these critics discourage you, You got a lot of guy's that are behind you on this and want to see you succeed,.... And like I said, if I can help in any way,... just let me know.

 

Nail on the head man. Like I said, some people get it, some people don't.

 

It doesnt matter if it is a damn 32. I know of a 31 that was way worse, it is on the road now.

My coupe looked a lot like that. No one thought any bit of was save able. It is on the road now, it is no beauty queen and I dont have any special skills or tools, just desire. I personally had alot more desire than money, I can imagine that desire is what drives this one too.

I tear my coupe apart regularly to improve it and get closer to my goal, as long I can get it back on the road for the next adventure.

 

These finds are really cool to me. I love to see the product that someone starts out with, and then the finish line. I saw a link around here with people taking beat up cars and turning them into gold. Amazing. I'm sure you can do the same with this car, and I look forward seeing it done. Please keep the progress posted.

 

I was actually telling Dynaflash to go buy a Rambler with HIS $5,000.