**UPDATE #2** Barn Find Coupe -Dirty style

Well it has been a pretty productive month working on 31MOFO's Coupe at the Dirty Compound. June was kinda messed up or should I say slow with a family reunion, vacation, and then the Hot Rod Reunion kinda blew away June. Got back hard at it on the Coupe this month and I have gotten alot done. I ahve been wiorking 10-12 hours a day at work coming home eating, giving my wife and kiddos a hug, and getting back to work in the 110 degree shop but what the heck the Car is starting to look more and more like a Hot Rod. Got the steering done, headlight/Shock mounts made, body pulled back off and welded underneath, put body back on, some firewall holes patched, gast tank installed, fuel lines ran down frame rails, battery cable ran, Headlights installed. tailights mounted, Original 32 dash installed with SW gauges, column support made at firewall, as well as the clutch linkage finished and pedals bend etc, Still lots to do. This is gonna be Mokan bound for sure. It really is fun when you can work on cars much less help design and built it like you want too.

Goals for the week include making the front windshield swing out again, patching some of the old 50's chopp and getting it wired, headers mounted, generator back from the chrome shope, fuel lines finished for tri-power, bleed some brakes, install some hoses, get decklid skin louvered and with some help from above maybe we will fire this baby up. May have left some stuff out but hey what the heck you gotta have a goal for the week. Heres some pics,

 

VERY nice

 

Another shot moving the body, It is hard doing stuff by yourself sometimes.

 

Bad Ass...

 

Looks great. Thanks for the pics!!

 

I see why it's 110 in the shop.......no insulation. I hope your drinking plenty of water and maybe got a fan running. Oh yeah the car looks good!!!!

 

Wow fast responses, Thanks alot everyone. Yeah this car is really the first customer car besides some motor mounts, helping friends and stuff like that. It was really going good and at decent pace till this last month. THe Hamb Drags have snuck up on us and now it is crunch time. Oh well I am used to Countdowns. I have really had alot of fun working on the car and Robert (A31Mofo) has really bean patient and understanding of my full time job and family. I just really appreciate him and my pops for giving me the opportunity to work on it.

 

Yes I got 2 fans running and a third one for back up if needed. If i get to comfortable I wont work. I gotta be sweating to be productive.

 

KILLER hot rod! that's what it's all about!

tell me about the wheels/tires, and are they 5 on 5.5?

thanks

 

1935-36 wires 5x5 1/2 bolt pattern. Running wheel spacers on front and rear to clear drums and hubs

 

Damn i'm slow! Man thats gonna be nice.

 

Wow great lookin car!


FONZI

 

Hell yes...that's nice. Classic!

 

You nailed it.

 

Dude, you shoulda called me to help with that body. I don't care if it was late, you shouldn't hafta be doing that stuff by yourself!

Looks way, cool, tho. Wish it was mine!

Didja do anything to fix the pedal pivot?

 

I see from the pictures that your little helper is hard at work also

 

Such a killer stance.. love the tire combo also.. perfect.

 

Looks good Mr. Dirty! If you could learn to do this in your sleep, you would be twice as productive! Keep us posted!

 

Looks killer, man. I gotta get by your shop someday. PM me directions, when ya come up for air. Like to see the progress on this one.......
Looks like we may be makin' MoKan ourselves...................
Later -

 

are those Kelsey rims or stockers? I cant ever tell the difference.

 

Their stockers 35-36

Yes Slide I could use some help sometimes. I think I have wore out the help from the pops and the late nites with my Sister. Oh well it has got to get done. And yes I extended the putside of the pedals with some pipe that extends back to the crossmember. Should fix it up fine but will not know 100% till we get to shifting

Chandler, yes she (McKinley)helped me push it out to take some pics. She is the prettiest Dirty Mechanic I have ever seen.

BigKen, you are welcome to the shop/ garage anytime yall want to. Hit the mapquest 1013 Oakhollow Ln Combine TX 75159 or just call. You were about 10 minutes away from that park in Seagoville.

 

That looks great! Where'd you get the gas tank?

 

Sachse Rod Shop, it is a TANKS brand 18 gallon. For the road trips

 

looking good up there.that car has the profile nailed.i really dig the black wires.i'm working on a 32 pu for myself.it will have 17" wires on the front and 18"wires on the rear,also painted black.

i need to get up there and see your progress first hand.

-danny

 

I was wonderin' what happened to you guys!...looks real nice...

 

Dirty - Looks good, nothing beats an Abone on deuce rails!Greg

 

lookin good Rusty!

 

I have head my head down and working since the Hot Rod Reunion? Thanks everyone for the positive feedback. This really is gonna be a cool car. Too bad I dont own. I will get to do the maiden voyage though

 

wow nice job, the chop was done a long time ago you said, do you know how much it is chopped? looks perfect high boy on duce rails with that amount of chop. Ill be lookin for it at the HAMB drags cant wait.