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Introducing my Fuel Coupe-styled Tudor

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Just Gary, Sep 18, 2006.

  1. Dino 64
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    Oooh chrome !! Looks fantastic, they did a great job !
    So it should be a roller soon :)
     
  2. I finished the fuel tank & floor while waiting on the chrome axle.

    I cut & glued thin rubber pads (leftover bits of a '55 Chevy anti-squeak kit) to the tank's mounting tabs to reduce noise.
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    Floorboard tops & bottoms are satin black epoxy.
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    I ground down portions of the edges and stitch-welded them to the sub- and cross-rails.
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    Then repainted the weld beads and sealed remaining seams with black silicone.
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    It took almost one full 10.1 oz tube.
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    BTW, welding the floor *after* the body was painted was a hassle.

    But it was a conscious decision, because the body needed to be as light as possible when rolling it to my backyard "spraybooth". Not an excuse, just an explanation.

    Now to the front-end! :D
     
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  3. Tim
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  4. Dino 64
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    Go Gary go !! Heading for the finish line !! Look’s good ;)
     
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  5. Excellent!! Excited for you as you head for the finish line. Hope to see it in person....Don.
     
  6. the violator
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    What an awesome build, and an excellent color choice!!!!!!!!!
     
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  7. Thanks for the compliments, fellas. :)
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    Do other cars' bolt holes seem to move ever so slightly during the time between disassembly and reassembly?:confused::mad:;) 20240404_181737.jpg 20240404_181154.jpg 20240404_181340.jpg 20240404_181454.jpg
     
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  8. Dino 64
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    It’s got ‘the stance’ !! :)
     
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  10. fastcar1953
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    Looks great. Only question is the drag link looks like it is lying on hairpin.
     
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  11. Yeah- there's a 3/8" gap between them.

    A bunch of tasks still need to be done; alignment, cotter pins, yada yada yada. I might move the tie rod & drag link to on top of the spindles.
     
  12. Tim
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    Wowza!

    I was just talking about “the old ford dance” last week. I had a part that I had numbers by each hole. It fit together perfect but you had to put the bolts in in a specific order lol.

    take it off, look at it, go to put it back on and none of the holes match lol tale as old as time.
     
  13. 05snopro440
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    Sorry if this is a repeat of info posted, what size are those rear tires?

    That stance has me drooling. Looks awesome!
     
  14. So rad @Just Gary ! Can't wait to see it in person.
     
  15. Man, that looks great sitting on the chassis !
     
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  16. Absolutely stunning Gary.:) I to hope to see it in person. This is very exciting.;)
     
  17. wrenchbender
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    Wow that thing looks awesome but I have one question…… when are you installing the blower lol
     
  18. Jeff Norwell
    Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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    @Just Gary ... this Hotrod came out wonderful... checks every box.... so well done.
     
  19. WOW! Jeff gave his approval as well, you should be very proud Gary. Any updates?
     
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