Projects The "Red '34". 1934 Ford 5 window project.

I have been waiting to finally fix this drivers door. This was another patch on top of original metal all covered in Bondo, like an old roof with too many shingles.



All better.





The other side was way better, but still holey enough for a panel.



The passengers side has definitely been the easy side of this little car so far.



Alright, so that's it. The last of the structural metal work. Still some Bondo to uncover, but this is everything that makes the body solid and structurally sound.





Next up is most likely front suspension. See ya.

-Abone.

 

Looks great. Gives me hope!

 

Just went through the thread, great metal work and skill. This poor car deserves it after the PO abused it so very badly. Following along .

 

Great metal work!
I look forward to watching the chassis come together.
Thanks for the updates.

 

Losing the 4 Bar?

 

Yep, front and rear suspension is going in the give it away free pile.

-Abone.

 

Sweet. Same thing I need to do with my coupe. Will be watching along to see how you do yours.

 

Been following along intently. My project is very similar to yours, thank you for the insight and inspiration

 

great work!

 

Nice work on fixing all of the poor quality old repairs. Looking forward to watching the chassis improvements and also the drivetrain choice. For obvious reason I predict a Pontiac, or second bet on an older OHV V8 like Olds or Cadillac.

 

You're making it look easy!

Chris

 

Wow! What a save! You replaced all that metal and the body probably lost weight... hahaha.

Nice work, as always!

 

Are my eyes deceiving me or does that car have a '33 door on one side?

 

Nice work!

 

Good eye on the door deal. Yes, one door is '33, but it won't be when it is done. I have always liked the smokers window web in the door top.

-Abone.

 

I have been hoarding these straight spokes for a while just waiting for this little car to come along.



But, they weren't gonna go on this ugly axle.



Better do the 'ol FlamedAbone Angry Inch Crossmember Modification (tm)



Yea, I beam! Way better. By the way, this is the Tiawan forged axle that you might see from various vendors on the internet. This is the second one I have had and they are a very good quality forging and a very good axle overall and, if you look around, you can grab them for under 300 bucks. Not as good as Henry, but not horrible either.



This thing had an 8 inch on leaf springs when I got it and the rear end is way in the wrong spot, but fear not, it is not permanent.



Yea, a roller. Finally done with the structural metal work, so now it is all fun stuff until it gets to bodywork season.



See you next time, -Abone.

 

looking good!

 

That is an inspiring transformation. Do you have a pattern for the subrails, or do you just do one side till it looks right, and then mirror it on the other side?

 

You're doing a bang up job there man

 

Mint

 

How much Chop are we going with?

 

Don't know. It needs a bunch, probably 4, maybe 4 and a half just in case.

-Abone.

 

Looking good. What's the size of the rear tire?

Chris

 

Lookin real good, keep up the great workmanship. 4 1/2 chop is sweet with the A posts on a slight angle!

 

Are you doing a straight down chop again, or trying a slanted post on this one?

 

Gotta figure out where the radiator goes, 'cause next up, is stuffin an engine in this pile.



Some of you have seen this lump on the stand and have speculated on what it could be....



Might as well pull the Band-Aid all in one shot. Yep, its a godamm small block Chevvie. The last one of these with the Cad engine with the chrome carburetors kind of got out of hand, so this heap is going to be a bit more budged friendly.



And a T5 transmission. "dun been rebuilt some years back".



I forgot how tiny these things are, pretty much fell right in there.




Gotta get the steering box in the right spot.



And there it is, she fits right in there.



Stock rubber mounts on caveman bracketry.



And now, my journey to the Dark Side is complete...



The rear end is still sitting way too high, but I am not getting rid of the 8 inch until all my quick change stuff shows up.




Not sure what is next, maybe ladder bars, maybe pedals? Tune in next time to find out.

See ya, -Abone.

 

What type of throwout bearing?mech or hyd?

 

Fantastic build, very inspiring to me as I have a lot of those same body repairs in my future. Great thread,

 

Just a quick update, not much exciting except for something cool at the end.....

This? Not exciting. Just a US Military strength alternator mount to hide this sucker under the inner fender.



Super nice Boling Brothers pedal box.



Of course, I desecrated it right away, cut the master cyl ear off. Van Goghed that sucker.



Not to fear, that sucker still fits right in there.



Wilwood master and slave cylinder. Easy to mount, but I have no idea if it actually works yet. I'll let you know.



And now, the cool part. Matt at Iron Trap turned loose of one of his '34 grills. This side is and 8 out of 10.



And, this side is a 6.5 maybe 7 out of 10. Perfect for a decent driver. Not too nice, but not too shitty either. Thanks, Matt!!



Next week is...not sure. Probably something.

-Abone.

 

Did you have any issues with fuel pump interference, mounting the alternator there?