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Dirty Dug
10-09-2003, 09:57 AM
One of the guys who collects projects for me found this 5 window body in the weeds about three years ago. It had been channelled, cut on, patched back, and a 3"chop started. It was a piece of crap. He had it blasted and DP90ed and collected a pair of derelict doors and a couple of patch panels.........
Dirty Dug
10-09-2003, 10:01 AM
He ended up finding a much nicer body and begged me to take it off his hands. I'd already started a '32 chassis I was planning to put under a '31 coupe so stepping up to a '32 seemed like a good idea to me. This is basically what I started with. Notice the patches in the quarter panel. This thing obviously had gone in some circles.
Dirty Dug
10-09-2003, 10:08 AM
I was lucky enough to find rear quarter panels along with patch panels to put the body back together. I used Brookville roadster subrails and only had to modify the rockers to make them work on the coupe.
Dirty Dug
10-09-2003, 10:10 AM
Here's a shot of the almost complete chassis
29EHV8
10-09-2003, 10:26 AM
Dirty,looks kill.Lotsa work in it eh!Sittin theres its bitchin,wait till yer rippin round in it.........Shiny
Dirty Dug
10-09-2003, 10:41 AM
One more shot of the front.
Dirty Dug
10-09-2003, 10:55 AM
And one of the right side....
AHotRod
10-09-2003, 11:03 AM
DD,
What a labor of love, the car looks awesume!
hammeredabone
10-09-2003, 11:28 AM
Excellent work! It's good to see another one brought back.
Way to go, Dirty!
NealinCA
10-09-2003, 11:42 AM
Wow, nice work. The car is looking great.
I am building a 32 p/u now, but have always wanted a coupe. Doing what you did is the only way I think I will be able to own one. Someday.
Neal
Dragrace66
10-09-2003, 12:08 PM
Awesome, good work, 5W coupes are my favorite.
roadstar
10-09-2003, 12:23 PM
I'm impressed!
Dirty Dug
10-09-2003, 12:50 PM
The top was filled when I got it but it needed to be replaced. A friend parted out a '49 baby Lincoln and offered the top to me. When turn end for end it matches the top profile on the '32 perfectly.
FRITZ
10-09-2003, 01:07 PM
WOW, hell with a hammer, you gotta love it when ya just step back and look at her
Petejoe
10-09-2003, 01:14 PM
Great work and looking good. Now that's what I'm talking about! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Harrison
10-09-2003, 02:33 PM
All that work AND you are running 16 inch wheels.
I am impressed!
JH
34Fordtk
10-09-2003, 02:36 PM
Thats sweet man looks like you got the hard work done.
thats amazing, any more in progress pix of it?
I'm welling up here.
Mart.
Man, from trash to treasure! That thing is bad ass, looks like all that hard work paid off.
You made my day.
Making gold out of trash. You rule Daddy-O.
dondanno
10-09-2003, 09:41 PM
Wow Dawg that looks bitchin....Danny
nummnut
10-09-2003, 09:52 PM
nice work
Reggie
10-09-2003, 10:33 PM
Dirty Doug...you should retire your MIG after this! Amazing talents my friend!!
Dirty Dug
10-09-2003, 11:22 PM
Here's an interior shot showing the T-10 out of a falcon(linkage is as far forward as they come)and the '39 pedals. The center crossmember is a Chassis Engineering piece I found at a swap meet. I fabbed all the brackets to attach the Pete and Jakes ladder bars to it and the 8" rearend as well as the trans crossmember. I think if Henry Ford had lived long enough he would have endorsed P&J Ladder bars. The '39 pedals saved me major heartache,
VAPHEAD
10-09-2003, 11:42 PM
Dug,how do you make the windshield fit when the top is lower?! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
Dirty Dug
10-09-2003, 11:59 PM
It's interesting that you should ask. I was just getting to that. This is where I am now. Getting the top fit together. All this really is is the process of hanging three doors. But Oh that windshield.......
Dirty Dug
10-10-2003, 12:15 AM
This is where the spirit of hotrodding comes in. If you're lucky, you end up with friends all over the country. My buddy Eric moved to Denver for his job and ofcourse goes to every swap meet within 1000 miles of there. So he's at a S.M. and runs across a '32 closed car windshield. Only problem with it is the fact it's chopped 3" and it's chromed so its kinda hard to change... how 'bout $40 bucks? And Oh, do you need any new wood for that old heap?
coupeHEAD
10-10-2003, 12:53 AM
Doug, never saw the before pics. That is truly awesome. Now I'm really impressed! Talked to Eric tonight and he told me the story of finding the 32 and the windshield. What a guy. Great pics keep posting the progress, please.
Keith
Rustridden31
10-10-2003, 01:02 AM
That thing is killer! Keep up the nice work.
VAPHEAD
10-10-2003, 12:30 PM
BTTT
Can I go for a ride at Christmas time?
Jive-Bomber
10-10-2003, 12:41 PM
This is what the HAMB is supposed to be all about!
I would clear coat that body and run it as is!
Looks great.
Dirty Dug
10-11-2003, 09:14 PM
I can't take any Christmas pressure right now, Eric. You could stop by around that time and help me make pint dust. Hense the name---dirty dug
rodnkustom
10-11-2003, 09:26 PM
Hey Eric, you going to be back around christmas?! I should come and bug you if you are.
-peter
coupeHEAD
10-11-2003, 11:24 PM
Dug
Is that first picture of you when you were younger? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Good hangin out with you guys today at the swap. Did you sell that 32 louvered hood yet?
Dirty Dug
10-11-2003, 11:52 PM
I need to make something perfectly clear hare! That's not me in the first picture. If it were me, I'd be towering over the damb thing. It's channelled in that pic. and that's Carl, one of the guys who collects projects for me, just like you Keith.
Dug,
A while ago i posted pics of my future deuce 5 window project body and you responded saying how yours was built outta like 11 bodies..
i gotta tell ya man, i'm impressed! That looks great!
The length's you've takin to build yer car is an inspiration to say the least!
I can't wait to dig into mine now http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
nice job,
Rat...
Dirty Dug
10-13-2003, 05:01 PM
Well Pakrat, eleven bodies may have been an exageration. Let's see, I got the body top, three doors, a bad grill shell and some rusty patchpanels from Carl. F-head found for me the dash, both rear quarter panels, the top insert infill, and gave me the shifter stick, the shift knob and plenty advice. Lounging Larry gave me the gas tank for buying a house from him and VAPHEAD found the windshield. The firewall came from the father's day swap in LA in 2002 and the grillshell in 2003 along with the complete cowl vent assembly. Some of the patchpanels are new from Mac's while others were found at swaps. One of the rear quarters came from Connecticut, the other from Vancouver, Washington. I just found the steering wheel at a swap along with the dash tunnel. That's alot of different cars but I lost track after the shift knob. I sure do like the old cars. Glad you guys like mine. dirty dug
dondanno
10-13-2003, 05:03 PM
Saw the car in person looking good and as far as the first picture its pretty damm close. HA http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
heavydumper
10-13-2003, 05:31 PM
Doug
... And I thought your skills were limited to building roadsters. I would have never guessed that all that roadster knowledge could be applied to coupes... Yep... you sure were good lookin' when you were younger... kinda reminds me of somebody. Really Doug... that can't be the same car? Is there something you are not telling us? I seem to remember a stack of mirrors and a bag of smoke in your garage last time I paid a visit. Hmmm? Gotta admit it looks great... too bad it's a coupe! Har har... Let me know if I can beat some more bushes to help finish that formerly unroadworthy scow cum beautiful machine. Like the other guy wrote... trash into gold. Guess that makes you an alchemist... hows that for a hotrod moniker?
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