Progress on my sport coupe turned roadster

[OGNC]

Here are some photos. I am sooooo excited to get it on the road. I have channeled it, re-vamped the frame from the master cylinder back, molded in a set of roadster windshield pillars, patch panels, narrowed the s-10 seat, converted it to cross steering (Vega box), new floor, new firewall. Now I have to chop the grille shell and radiator, lower the headlights, install a new dash, install my steering column, wire everything... I better stop typing this list of stuff that needs to get done before I get depressed http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

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[traveling boot ho]

looks awesome sweetheart,,,
see you soon,,,

love,,,
miss ho

[PAPASMURF]

the winshield posts are sweet...good work on the rest of the car too

[Tony Bones]

Snazzy car. Great stance.

[Jojo]

Wow! Looks good. You may want to check the clearance or vertical line of the U-bolts on the rear spring to make sure they will clear your rear diff. Mine looks very similar to yours and I found out that when fully compressed those bolts will punch a hole clean through a dana44 cover. I was lucky the ring gear wasn't damaged, but learned my lesson. Thought I'd pass it on. Great work, get that bad boy on the road!
Cheers. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[AHotRod]

Looks Great!
Nice job!

AHotRod

[JohnnyB327]

id sure like to see the car when its finished

[Chopped50Ford]

looks bitchen way to go!!!

[Pist-n-Broke]

Good job! I love it, makes me jelous.
The Wizzard

[Flat Rod]

good job on the pillars

Oh yea...awsome car...keep up the good work

a testament to what one can do and dream up

[jub]

good looking car

[HOTRODPRIMER]

Looks great!,,,,,,,HRP

[OGNC]

The U-bolts miss the pumpkin by almost an inch... well it's more like a half-inch. But the thing is that they miss the rear end and that's all that really matters, right? I actually moved the rear crossmember back about two inches to ensure that it clears. Before the setup sucked and the U-bolts were installed upside-down. But all of thet got fixed when the frame was kicked up in the back (and everything was narrowed so that it would fit between the sub-rails. That way I could keep as much of the sub-rails as possible to keep the body solid).

[kustombuilder]

nice job Court. how many damn "toys" you got anyway? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[OGNC]

They're listed on my profile... well most of them are anyway.

[Jojo]

Good job. I wish I'd thought of that because my U-bolts are upside down now. Keep up the good work.

[choprods]

ALL RITE!-I LIKE..... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gifHow much is that rear kickup?

[OGNC]

Rear kick-up is 4-1/2 inches. The body has been channeled 4-inches and the rear springs are behind the axle with the perch mounted directly in the center of the rear axle housing (when measured vertically).

[SanDiegoJoe]

man-o-man that's cool.

[nor cal nic]

i'm collecting parts for one right now, a '29 sport coupe', have the body,deck lid, cowl,ladder bars, rails(32), flathead motor, patch panels, an old school bus seat, '61 chrysler steerin' wheel the oval kind,and an old microphone for a shift knob(i stole the idea from bob bleed) ... you've given me inspiration to keep goin,... nice job!
nic

[whitewallslick]

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I have channeled it

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Don't you mean 'body dropped' http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Just messin with ya, looks great. WWS

[OGNC]

Hey Nic, I have some left-overs (like the windshield frame and other random parts) if you need anything, just lemme know and I'll dig through my garage and let you know what I can come up with.

[flynj1]

Looks great keep up the good work

[SamIyam]

Looks most excellent and like a fun runner... but that grille shell, man-o-man... chop about 6" out of it so it sits about 2" lower than the cowl and you'll be golden. Unless it's a statement of sorts.

Looks like it will also have plenty of leg room... are those bodies a tad longer than the roadsters inside?

Sam.

[Killer]

hurry up so we can peel out.

What ya get a ticket for?!

[slamchop]

Any shots of the top of the doors and the rear section?Did you leave the doors the same length?...Got a sport coupe body im buildin next myself,lookin good. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[metalshapes]

Looks real nice.
The back half of my Roadster started out as a SportsCoupe as well...

[Jeem]

Man, Tito,
That looks a bunch different than the first pic I saw of it! Looking good, beat, hack and cut that shell and radiator down to submission and it'll be bad-ass.

Keep up the good work

[praisethelowered]

That looks fun.

[HELLMET]

mines commig soon look out>

[junk runner jr]

lookin good Court. See you in a few weeks at Indy.

[Boones]

Court, man great ride,, those sport coupes are great for the added room...

[OGNC]

Doors were cut off even with the top of the body line and a 1-inch box tubing frame was built for them. The top of the door was capped and the cap rolls over the edge of the box tubing. I am working some box tubing to go around the back of the cockpit (to make it look like a roadster body and I plan on building a top (canvas-covered tubing frame, sort of a m\non-folding convertable top). The rear door jambs have been cut down to match the narrow width of the doors, but the front of the jambs are still stock (and kinda horny looking IMHO).

Thanks for all of the kind words. I am going to Pomona Swapmeet to sell my leftovers in the morning and help finance the rest of the build-up. Wish me luck.