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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Bushey, Watford, U.K.
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A few people have asked why i havn't posted my 32 project on here as they have trouble accessing Webshots sometimes, So here goes .
I've added updates before but this time will keep everything on the same thread. I won't bore you with too many details as there are more detailed pics here http://rides.webshots.com/album/551832694OXeiHX The car has a mechanical/rocket theme in it which started with the rocket engine, after watching the original 50's Flash Gordon film my mind started to get idea's Chassis is a homemade 32 frame using Speedway rails, tubular centre section & crossmembers, a lot of the original chassis stuff as been heavily modified as the engine/box has changed from a blown 283/TH350 chevy to a 394 Olds Rocket with dual hydromatic auto, This is a much bigger engine and needed a lot of chassis mods to fit. Body is a fibreglass Rodline 32 roadster and needed a fair bit of work but more about that later. Frontend is an I Beam setup with Aluminuim Superbell axle, Posies spring, Hairpins etc etc, Steering is Vega cross steer. Brakes are Rowdys Rodshop dummy Buicks with Willwood discs/4 pot calipers. Rearend is a narrowed 8" Ford with 3.50 gears and a LSD, Half shafts are Moser, Brakes are 11" Ford drums adapted to the 8" axle. Wheels/Tyres will be Chrome reverse rims & Firestone whitewall crossplys. This is the original artists impression i started with by my artist friend Tootall, A few minor things have changed along the way but mostly its according to plan. Colour is Green metalflake with an off white underfloor & firewall, Interior will be off white with green metalflake vinyl diamond tufted inserts. Folding top is going to be white on a homemade stainless steel folding frame with original style wood bows. ![]() ![]() Here's the chassis in its SBC configaration. ![]() Here we have a hidden disc inside a Buick style drum, The kit originated from Rowdy's in New Zealand and hides a Willwood Caliper/Disc setup inside, As usual with any of these kits it didn't fit straight on and required fettling and modification to work correctly. ![]() ![]() 1st job was to mount the grp body and add the steel framework to hang the door hinges/locks/strikers from so as not to stress any of the grp. Body, Grille shell & hood mounted ![]() Here's the 394 Olds dummied together ![]() Here's a pic of some of the steel frame ![]() While steeling the body out i got the idea that a 40 Ford dash would be nice so my buddy Tom in Virginia found one and I narrowed it to fit ![]() The body turned out to be a nightmare to fit doors too, I can only assume it was taken out of the mould too quick, The doors just didn't fit at all and had to be split into 2 pieces, The rear quarter panel on drivers side stuck out 1.5" further than it should have, It involved a fair bit of work to get it to all line up properly, More pics on link. Here's a door finally fitting ![]() Once i had both doors fitted on i moved onto the trunk lid, As per the doors it fitted where it touched !!! At this point i decided to cut the outer skin off and make a louvred panel to replace it. Here's the panel made. Now fitted ![]() I really wanted an original cowl vent but my body was plain, Luckily i had a friend with a steel 32 5W so once he had got his body in primer i pulled a mould from it and popped one out. ![]() ![]()
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Now i had the body panels sorted i moved onto the rolling frame, here's the motor/trans mocked up in place.
![]() The front motor mount is mounted on early Ford rubbers and is in the shape of a pair of rocket wings, Its made from 10mm Stainless steel so will be polished. I will add a few lightning holes later. ![]() Headers are homemade stainless lakes style which will connect to a polished stainless under car system just as soon as i get round to making it. ![]() Rearend is mounted by homemade stainless ladder bars/panhard rod and coilovers, All are fully adjustable. ![]() Here's how the car sits so far, I may drop the rear slightly but i do want a 60's look. ![]() Here's some pics of the exhaust system, for some reason i never took a pic of the complete system. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I was using original 32 stainless headlamps but have now changed to these, a bit more work as i need to sort out the rims to suit the 36 lenses and they are rare, My mate Keith is going to try to duplicate them in brass and i will get them chrome plated. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Both ltype of lights fitted for comparison.
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My next job was to paint the frame, first it was sand blasted and epoxy primed.
Then basecoated in green mettalic ![]() Then 2 coats of forest green flake were applied. ![]() Then 3 coats of lacquer were put on, Looks shiny now 8-) This was allowed to kick off overnight and next day keyed up with a grey scotchbrite ready for the next 3 coats of lacquer. This was allowed to harden over night and then flat & polished next day. ![]() _ ![]() Now i had a painted frame the nice part of fitting up started The autobox is currently being rebuilt so engine can't be put in yet, so first job was to install the stainless brake lines and fittings and front motor mount. ![]() Next up i fitted the exhaust system that i had already polished. ![]() ![]() Next up was the frontend assembly and steering box. ![]() ![]() Front brakes were next after recieving a good dose of green flake. Can't make my mind up what to do with the drums at present, I like the cast look but i think it don't go with the painted & polished bits, 3 different extures don't look right to me so will probably flake the drums and polish the fin tops. ![]() ![]() Got the rearend painted and now in place. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Well with the forum down i found time to paint the rear tailights & finish off painting the diff. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Well thats as far as it goes at the moment as i have to wait for the rebuild kit for the autobox to arrive from the states 8-( Once i have the rolling chassis finished i can wrap it in plastic and paint the body/panels, I have to do it this way as i use the same workshop for painting as where the car is 8-( Will add more as i find the time although i might not be in the order it was done.
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Alliance Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Great Britain!
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Nice work as always Steve, looking forward to seeing the grand unveiling.
Wheels day or is that too soon? P.
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: rainmouth, new zealand.
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wow, thats very nice. cant wait to see this finished.
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Grenade Inspector
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: austria/europe
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damn....thats a beauty!!!!! love that little things on headlights! very,very good...
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Mass
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Wow,man thats going to be sweet when its finished,hell,everything you have done to this point looks great,please keep us posted.
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I made this up and put a little flake on it then gave it to my mate Ian (bigbossman) who applied the letering to his usual high standard, script is the original Ford.
![]() Rear number plate surround made from 20mm x 6mm flat bar. ![]() Iron Cross brake pedal pad ![]() Dashboard pic ![]() Now ready for paint ![]() Hood side panel stainless steel spears ![]() Arvin heater ![]() Rocket fuel block to feed the 6 carbs ![]() These are my alternative headers i will be using from time to time. ![]() ![]() ![]() Stainless battery holder, there are 2 of these as i'm running a propshaft driven alternator, If after a few months on the road i find the 2nd battery is not needed i will cut the top off and gut it and use it to store some tools. ![]() Firewall mounted fuel pressure gauge. ![]() There will be a few that won't like this 8-) click on the pic to see. But i like my music so i'm fitting a decent stereo system that also plays DVD's on a small screen, Amp's will be mounted behind the seat. ![]() There is also another version here http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dfpiYTkbePU
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Grenade Inspector
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Wellington New Zealand
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Nice job there Steve, I like the profile shot, Maybe a little high in the rear, its an easy fix though. I look forward to seeing it finished. Keep up the good work.
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A few people asked why i'm running a prop alternator, the reason the alty runs off the prop is that i didn't like it up front, the engine looks nice and balanced with the 3 carbs either side and if i had added the alty it looked unbalanced so i decided to run it off the prop. It runs off a pulley that is fitted to the front slip yoke,
Most prop run altys that i have seen are usually fitted on the rear axle and run off a pulley mounted at the rear of the prop, Didn't like that system as it was ugly and the alty would be subjected to shocks. To eliminate any belt flex i have slightly longer ladder bars so that the joints share the same axis as the front UJ, This means that the slip yoke only moves about 3mm in & out even on full suspension travel, The belt can cope with this. The pulley is an aluminium SBC water pump pulley that i modified on the lathe. The alternator is a 100amp Toyota small job, This charges a 720amp truck battery which has a big reserve capacity so shouldn't be a problem, There is another of these batterys as well which is wired in on a solenoid should i need extra power to start at any time, I don't think it will be needed really so it may get the top cut off it and gut the inards and used for tool storage after a few months road testing. At the engine end i have added a small idler pulley for fan belt tensioning. Here's some pics to explain ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Here's the block being washed out again prior to being put back together 8-) All the block core plugs were knocked out and replaced. Front and rear gallery plugs were removed and carefully washed out with rifle brushes and degreaser. Crank was lubricated and installed in Clevite 77 bearings, The crank and associated parts have had a full balance job. The crank spins nicely pulling just 20ftlbs on the torque wrench. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() My mate Adam found a nice big bag to cover the engine whilst its being built up. ![]() Noticed this a while ago so thought i would sort it now rather than later, the problem was that the aftermarket Finned valley cover was 10% smaller than the original steel cover, i assume that when it was cast they didn't take into account of the shrikage that you get when casting, this was solved by cutting a piece of T6061 Ally sheet 4mm thick just slightly bigger than the cover, this was fastened to the underneath of the cover with countersunk 4mm set screws and now it fits just right with a decent size gasket surface. ![]()
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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Got the pistons/rods in at last.
First job was to gap the rings, Ring gap should be 3-4 thou per 1" of bore, The Olds has a 41/8" bore so i set the gaps at 16 thou. First a ring was inserted in the bore and pushed squarley down with a piston, Then the gap could be checked. ![]() ![]() ![]() To increase the ring gap i use a ring filing machine as here, go slowly as it can take off more than you need quite quickly. ![]() Once the rings are gapped the can be fitted to the pistons with ring pliers. ![]() The ring gaps should be in this position. ![]() Once the rings were fitted and the pistons were on the rods it was time to put them in the bores, First 2 pieces of rubber were put over the rod bolts to protect the crank journals, Then we broke out the ring compressor. We dunked the assembled piston into some oil and proceeded to install them. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The caps were then torqued in place in 20 ft/lb steps. ![]() ![]() When you have the pistons/rods installed a good rule of thumb is to put a torque wrench on the crank and see what it pulls when rotated, Anywhere between 50-60 ft/lbs is good, This one pulled 50 ft/lbs ![]() Next job was to install the cam, I used a degree wheel here to dial it in perfectly but have no pics as my hands were oily. Once the cam was in the timing dots were lined up and the timing wheels & chain were fitted. With the cover buttoned up i turned to fitting the oil pump, It all stopped at this point as i found they had sent me the 60-64 Oil pump and my engine is a 59 8-( ![]() Here's where i am at the moment until the new oil pump arrives 8-)
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Got my Headlamps sorted today ready for flaking, Buckets are GRP and my biggest problem was i wanted to use 36 Ford lenses as they are nicely rounded but the bezels are very rare, My mate Keith came to my rescue and made a mould off one kindly lborrowed from Andy on here (thanks Andy) and metal spun a pair up in brass, They were then chromed and i made up some adaptor rings for it to all bolt together, Reflectors are also 36 Ford fitted with some halogen bulbs Keith sells to fit the old ford fitting.
I think they came out real good, Well pleased. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Headlamps finally painted, Autobox now back and ready for paint so hopefully i should be able to drop the motor/trans in early next week. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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The Dual Hrydromatic auto is now back from rebuilding so gave it a splash of colour, Hope to get the engine/trans finally mounted in the next couple of days.
![]() ![]() Its in at last. 8-) ![]() Finished my propshaft alternator. ![]() And made up an adjustable idler pulley for the front. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The sump is now painted, I've been looking for a replacement as this one was in very poor condition but havn't found one yet so i welded some patch panels into it and hammered the dents out, It looks reasonable now but i will still change it if a better condition one comes along. The off white is the same colour as the firewall and the underneath of the body. ![]() The trans pan had a hard life in the past and was covered in small dents, a couple of hours with a hammer and dolly saw it in much better condition, primed it up and shot in a couple of coats of off white. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Got a bit more done tonight, gun finish so will need a little flat & polish tomorrow.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Had a few hours spare today so did a bit more today. The 40 Ford dash has been narrowed 1" in the centre, The chrome speaker grill has been narrowed also and also the ends where the ashtrays normally are was filled in (not much point in ashtrays in a roadster) then the ends were reshaped to match the narrower 32 scuttle. the gauges are VDO white faced which are fitted behind a custom made aluminium insert which was CNC'd and fitted with the original 40 ford chrome trim, the guages are then fitted from behind. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Grill shell fitted up, the badge was made from a pice of aluminium and shaped to fit in the spoon, It was lightly flaked and then my good mate Ian (bigbossman) weilded his magic brushes and put on my name in the style of the original ford script and a border line around the outside in a darker green. Thanks Ian. ![]() ![]() ![]() If i told you it took over 6.5 hours to fit the dash trim below would you believe me ??? ![]() ![]() Idler back from the chromers and finished. ![]() ![]() Bit more paintwork done. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() .
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![]() Trunklid painted. ![]() Here's a taster of the interior trim, Trimmer is coming this week for trail fitment, i can't wait !!! ![]() My 40 dash has the deluxe trim and glovebox so i really wanted an original 40 ford clock, I didn't realise how sort after they are and even half decent ones reach £200 on Ebay, There is a company in the U.S. doing a cheaper replacement that has a quartz movement but even these are £70 each so i decided to do my own. I bought a chrome front & a repro clock face from Bob Drake for £20 and picked up a quartz battery powered movement for £2 from Ebay. Here's the repro clock face with the quartz movement fitted, I had to cut all the hands down as the were originally 4" long. ![]() ![]() Here's the repro chrome front. ![]() ![]() Due to the spindle on the quartz movement being quite long and it wasn't possible to shorten it i had to make a spacer that fitted inside the chrome front piece, this was cut from a lump of 12mm ally plate. ![]() Here's all the bits fitted together, Don't look too bad does it ??? ![]() Here's the veiw from the rear, When its fitted to the glovebox i will make up a cover to hide it all away. ![]() Here its all fitted to the glovebox, I'm pretty pleased how it turned out. I might repaint the face white to match the other gauges. ![]()
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Got a surprise xmas visit from my trimmer last night who bought over some of the finished panels, this is one of the door cards finished and with the stainless finishers fitted.
![]() ![]() ![]() Wasn't very happy with my clock face so thought i would change it. I cut a new piece of sheet ally and based it in white then added the green flake iron cross by brush, Didn't think it would work but came out just right, Letraset sorted the text Before ![]() After ![]() ![]() Also made this up, I never like to see the sender & the oil pressure switch on a detailed engine so i had a fuel block i made up age's ago but never used so its bolted underneath on the frame and a -3 braided line runs from the oil takeoff to the block where the senders are mounted. ![]() ![]()
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The seat base was made up ages ago in 25mm box tube but the trimmer wanted to get on with the seat so i need to add an apron around the frame to hold the ignition switch, indicator arm, cigarette lighter socket and the heated seat switches.
![]() I cut a peice of 2mm ally sheet and basically just followed the shape of the base around, Its held by screws at the moment as somebody borrowed my rivet gun. Once it was secured to the base i marked around the perimeter and removed the excess. ![]() Now the trimmer can finish off the base and hopefully i will have a complete seat soon. ![]() Decided i didn't like the skull shifter nob i had so i had a rummage through my scrap stainless bin and made a jig and made a much better shift nob. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Well my cylinder heads finally came back from the machinist so now i can get a lot of the fiddly jobs finished like the throttle linkage and kick down assembly.
![]() When i got the 6x2 Wiend drag star intake the rear water crossover was missing so this was made up from stainless bends. ![]() ![]() The front water crossover/thermostat housing i have is a stock Wiend type but due to it coming from a smaller displacement Rocket motor it didn't fit the larger vee on my 394, this was solved by adding some spacers to the ends, These will be welded and polished as soon as i get a chance. ![]() This is the engine steady i made from some scrap stainless hex bar. ![]() Top hose is made from stainless steel bends and finished off with short lengths of rad hose and stainless clips. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Well instead of looking at the forum last night i had a go at the thottle linkage. I bought a kit from the states but to be honest its absolute garbage so i will use it to setup and remake in stainless while the carbs are stripped for paint. First job was to make up a mount for the cross bar to fit to, I found a bit of 12mm x 6mm stainless flat bar in the scrap bin that fitted the job just right and drilled and tapped the log intake for it to fit too. ![]() ![]() ![]() Next up i found a couple of rose joints in my box to mount the cross shaft, I also drilled the bar to make it not look so bulky, and gave it a quick polish. ![]() ![]() All seems to work quite well and not as heavy as i thought it would be, Off now to finish the other side and mount some return springs and make up the kickdown linkage.
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Getting closer to fire up, Throttle linkage/Fuel pipes all made and finished.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It all went a bit wrong this morning, Had to go to media blasters so thought i would see what the headers would look like vapour blasted, They looked really good until i run one of them over with my daily ![]() Bit the bullet and saved what i could and started to make another. Saved the front pipe and back pipe so used these on a new cone. They are a little tricky to make as the pipes have to have a 45 degree bend as they exit the head and the 2 centre pipes are siamesed so the pipes have to have the side cot out of them, this causes the tube to spring open so they have to be clamped slightly to make them round again before the straight bits are welded back on, if that makes sense 8-) ![]() New centre pipes ![]() ![]() ![]() Got to this stage and run out of TIG gas until monday The rear breather road draught tube was missing from the engine so the scrap bin was raided and the bit welded together and polished.
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Cracked on with repairing the header tonight and got everything ready for welding tomorrow evening.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Came up against a little problem that the plug wires were fairly close to the headers, solved it by making up some bars that would hold the wires tight to the block, I replaced the bottom header bolts with some longer studs so the bars bolt on here, The plug wirs are held in place by a couple of Adel clamps either side, looks neater as well. ![]() ![]() ![]() Well the replacement header is finish welded and ready for white paint. ![]() ![]() Had an hour spare today so thought i would paint the carb scoops white to match the firewall instead of the red, Now i'm not so sure, Carbs have yet to be painted green flake so maybe they will look ok then, If anybody has got any idea's i would be pleased to hear them ??? ![]()
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Had a couple of spare hours so thought i would get the kickdown linkage sorted, 8hrs later its sorted
Its amazing how long these simple little jobs actually take !!! Main problem was that i didn't want the throttle to be overly heavy and make driving a chore so i removed the carb springs from the corner carbs and decided to go with fairly long levers to lighten the action but this of course meant longer lever throws, another fly in the ointment was that the Hydromatic kickdown isn't a conventional type, its a type of shuttle valve that opens larger ports to let the box pressure increase with throttle opening and has a 2 stage return spring. It would of been a lot easier to make it cable operated but 94's work the opposite way round to most carbs so the throttle arm ended up pushing instead of pulling so therefore had to be operated by a long rod down to a bellcrank which then works the kickdown lever by another short rod. (I hope that makes sense )The levers were cut from 5mm stainless plate and are 75mm pivot to pivot, some thickwall stainless tube was cut and tapped for the 3/16 unf rose joints, to save a lot of cutting the levers were cut out of 5mm ply to start as some of the holes had to be played with. It all works really well now and has a fairly light throttle action. ![]() ![]() ![]() Managed to get another of those pesky little jobs done last night, I've never liked the look of the oil pressure senders, Even painting them they just don't blend in so i thought i would try a different approach and make a cover for it. I found a bit of thick wall stainless tube and bored it out to suit the diameter of the sender, The ribs were already in it as it was an offcut from something else. A capping disc for the end was one of the holesaw off cuts from my 26T chassis, Glad i never threw them away now !!! The hole was cut in the end and shaped to accept the terminal block on the end of the sender, The disc was then welded to the end of the tube. Plenty of weld was put on so i could linish a nice radius on the corner. ![]() The weld was then cleaned off on the linisher. ![]() Then it got a quick lick on the polisher. ![]() Painted in between the ribs and i reckon it looks just right now. Guess i will have to make one for the other oil switch now. ![]() .
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Bigbossman sent me a present today to keep the theme going, Its a pair of Rocket pants, I do love his sense of humour, We are all still laughing.
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Not had much time on my own car recently but managed to sort out my trans cooler, Its mounted under the car out of the way so i've added a scoop to funnel air through the matrix, Also fitted 2 electric fans that are switched on by a 215F switch mounted in the gearbox out cooler pipe.
The rest was made from offcuts from my stainless bin. The ally scoop will be painted off white to match the underside/firewall. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Maybe if we saw the carbs against the firewall. If I follow that is off white as well.
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Saw it in the flesh last Weds. The pictures don't do it justice.
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Thanks for the kind comments.
I know its not everyone's cup of tea but then again i'm doing it for me
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Yes Bill firewall is same colour as the sump etc, Hopefully put body on next week so we will see.
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Steve, Stunning work! I hope you're gonna be wearing those pants this year!
SO MUCH damn FLAKE, Bloody GREAT! ![]() So many great British cars due out this year, I think its' gonna be a GOOD Rod run season! Steve, your attention to detail is a bloody marvel! ![]() Nick.
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The brackets you made to mount those 37 Ford tail lights look awesome! I'm trying to figure something like that out to mount a set of mine on a 31 coupe. Any more info on those???
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James they are made from stainless bends and solid bar off cuts from my offcut bin plus of course lots of grinding and polishing
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Can't remember if i posted a pic of them mounted, they are on the rear frame horns either side of the tank.
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Coldwar, this might address the stability problem?
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your vision is beyond most that is for sure, if your aiming for 60's show rod with detail to the max you have acheived it. I could not build something to that quality ever, but I do enjoy watching someone who can. I'm too much a barebones basic kind of guy, but always marvel at those who can see the next level of detail. and it looks like you couldn't swing a cat in that shed.
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Love all the detail, great job!!!
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Your workmanship is top notch all the way. I guess there is one little problem though. Everytime I close my eye's I still see that green. Beautiful!
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What electric fan did you use to go in front of the radiator behind the grille?
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Man Those are some great pictures. You are very dedicated to be doing this from so far away. Cheers
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Fantastic build!!! I'm digging what you did for the kickdown... I'm trying to get that figured out right now on my hydro...I might be picking your brain on that if you don't mind...
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I think you have done marvels with the Mad Fab DVD's, keep em coming.
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Thanks for your input mate, This car won't be seeing a trailer unless it breaks down. I appreciate your concerns but i've got it covered.
I'm always happy to hear other builders thoughts, Nobody knows it all. Quote:
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cars looking great
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.....The paint....the details....I love it !....I'm really diggin' the alternator idea....You've got the big skills, and I like the style....fabulous !
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Hi Del its a 16" Spal thinline, hope this helps ya.
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I try to keep them up to scratch Robert LOL
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Wow!!! Incredible! I would be afraid to drive it with all the paint detail on the frame...
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What cam are you running? Have you checked the piston to valve clearance ? Just curious I am also building a 394 and I see you are running flat top pistons with no valve reliefs. Beautiful car outstandig craftsmenship.
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I've pm'd you the details AR.
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Go to the top of the class Rob
Not many people know what it is, I use it for making my coil lead look a little more interesting.
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How did I miss this. What attention to detail. It needs more flake though.
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What a frikkin' artist!!!!
One thing you have impressed me on is that the devil really is in the details. The real work comes in final assembly, not so much in initial fabrication. Now I have to rethink how much time to allow for final assembly. Thanks, Mike
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Mika i was there last year with my T Bucket, Would of been nice to take the 32 this year but it won't be finished in time i'm afraid.
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Kinda speachless here, and that rarely happens. I could go on and on about all of the details but most have already been covered. In the end it amounts to a very carefully crafted hot rod, built with skilled hands, that will not take a back seat to ANYTHING. Thanks for sharing and keep the progress pictures and text coming, we're waiting impatiently.
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Maybe next year, If it gets accepted ???
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The carbs look great. The whole build looks great. To offset your work on an American car, I started work on my Bugeye aka Frogeye sprite this week end.
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Ha ha ha Bill, Had one about 35 years ago, hope you fit in it ok
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Had a few problems painting the body, I had a terrible reaction on the first coat of flake
I let it dry and flatted it back and tried again but same reaction came back so decided to flat it back to primer and seal with a coat of Epoxy primer, A friend suggested changing to a different make of basecoat and it turned out fine ![]() This was the first time i had used a HVLP gun on a complete body so i was a bit concerned that i hadn't had enough practice as HVLP is a little different in application, Turned out to be ok but not the best gun finish in some places i've ever done, it certainly lays the paint on thick with very very little overspray, finish isn't a problem as its all gonna be colour sanded anyway. I had to paint it in my mate Edd Browns garage so made up a jig to hold the body on my small trailer for transporting it back and forth. The flake don't really show up in pics and these were taken before the sun came out, when the sun came out it really sparkled ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Started the laborious job of colour sanding today so will post some pics tomorrow of it sanded and polished..
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Steve, WOW! MMMM green 'n' Flakey I LOVE it!
Looks to have a lotta depth to paint, a mile deep Great. Nick.
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Nice job
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It ought to Nick its got 10 coats of 2k lacquer on it
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WOW GREEN FLAKE OVERLOAD!!!! i love it. Great work
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Just wondered how it would look at night, so nipped out and got a pic under the street lights, Its flakey !!!
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Here's a short video that shows it in daylight, still not a true representation though as its much more sparkly in the sun.
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Awesome Langy. That paint is outstanding man.
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This is the nice part of Rod building
Ordered the carpet yesterday so trimming in very soon.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Well first rodrun of the year Wheels day was a bit of a washout which was a shame, but good for me as i got home early and assembled my Arvin heater which i had restored earlier and had the various parts rechromed, also fitted the rear bulhead and the electrics that sit on it. The original core was pretty good considering it was 70 years old with only 1 pinhole which i managed to solder up, The fan has been replaced with a new 12v 6" Spal fan the front of the heater has 3 opening vents and the front also revolves to direct heat where you need it so i should be nice and cosy especially with the heated seats
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Steve, That heater is Bloody marvellous!
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Dude I hope you like Green !!! Keep up the OUTSTANDING work
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Managed to get the dash fitted up yesterday and i'm 1/3 of the way through wiring, hopefully won't be long now.
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Steve, DAMN! I've always thought that '40 ford dashes are one of the nicest around and yours' just reinforces that point,NICE!
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You read about hot rods that are worth six figures........Count up the hours
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Indeed Mike there are a few hours in this build, I know how many but i don't want to think about working it out at an hourly rate
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Awesome thread! Thanks for taking the time. Can't wait to see it all together. That might be the best looking Olds engine I've seen!
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This is been one helluva build. Your attention to detail deserves either a detailer or builder of the year award. Totally Awesome. I really like the Arvin heater and the way you re-did it. Pure Class!
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Wheres the Leprechaun (sp) hiding? Just kidding! Thats ALOT of green and a crapload of flake. Love the way that heater looks man, excellent detail on everything.
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Well the car is really getting there now so time for some wiring.
For those that are interested here's how i did it. First job was to get a decent battery, the one i've used is a Yuasa Elite part no 100T Its a Jaguar V8 battery and has a 680CCA and a 70 amp hor capacity, I've used these in quite a few cars and found them to be excellent. There is 2 in my 32, 2nd one is a backup due to the propshaft alternator,probably won't need it but you never know ![]() ![]() Next up was a wiring kit, I couldn't use the normal 9+3 as it stands a little high off the panel so i'm useing a mini blade fuse 12 circuit which is tiny and fits where i want it easily, I didn't want to put the fusebox under the dash as most people do as its difficult to get to and you just know if a fuse blows it will be in the dark and raining !!! I prefer to have them under the seat or behind as this one is. ![]() The fusebox was mounted and the wiring dummied up in place. ![]() All the wires were run into position and are held to the floor with rubber lined Adel clamps. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We have a glimmer of life at last !!! ![]() This is a handy little box of tricks, its a Spal fan controller which has an upper and lower temp setting, upper is st at 200F and lower is set at 160F, Both settings are adjustable to your requirements, It also brings in your electric fan at 1/2 speed and gradually builds up to maximum speed as needed. I'm not a fan (get it ) of just having a switch as it relys on you remembering to turn it on ![]() ![]() Ignition is by Mallory Hyfire 6AL electronic which is switched by the points at the moment. ![]() Here's the gauge panel wired up on plugs & sockets. ![]() ![]() Next i came to the wiring that you see under the hood, Its always difficult to hide these so i decided to make a feature of them and ran them in cloth braided vintage style wire and then laced them together the old fashioned way. This is only from the firewall socket forward, I did consider doing the whole loom in it but its not cheap and its not seen anyway plus it would of took ages to lace together ![]() ![]() ![]()
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langy ... Great build thread ... thanks for taking the time to post!
Your attention to detail is simply awesome (and dig your use of 12 pt bolts) ... keep the pics coming!
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Absolutely fantastic, but I wouldn't expect any less from a guy that hangs his tools on the wall and they stay there ....
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Bloody Hell Steve, your wiring is a thing of beauty!
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Steve, I want you to do something for me, and for possibly millions of other rodders out there.
I've been keeping up with this thread and the pics in it and I've learned as much, if not more, than some books that I spent good money for. I believe that if you took all the pics of this build and added a narrative you would have a text book for construction that would be valuable to a lot of us. Valuable enough that I would certainly buy one. It shows what kind of construction we are all capable of...if someone shows us the way. Doesn't matter if you're building a '55, or a bucket, this is the way to do it. Consider this. Mike
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Mike i'm flattered that you think that, I do write a few tech articles for our UK Custom Car magazine but would never call myself good enough to put a book together, I just write it as if i was telling a mate, I'm not sure that it always comes across correctly, I was never one for paying attention at school as i preferred chatting to the girls 8-)
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Nick It took 4 x 8hr evenings to wire it, to be honest it could of been a lot neater but it won't be on show so no point in spending anymore time on it.
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Steve, Your wiring looks neat enough to me, thats for sure!
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If your body manufacturer is the same one I'm thinking of, I bought one as well. A friend of mine did the bulk of the build (English Nick Harrison). The doors took a bit of work but most of it was the quarter area behind the doors.
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I know Nick very well, hope he's doing good.
To be honest i'm 6ft and have plenty of room, I'm sure its how you setup the seat, mine is pretty low and angled back a fair bit. My body wasn't a lot of money to be honest as i had a trade deal with him but when i recieved it i'm sure it had been taken out of the mould too soon as it was twisted pretty bad, also the 2 halves of the doors were bonded together out of line so didn't fit the holes at all, To be fair i've seen bodys from Rodline that were made before and after mine and they seem pretty good, maybe mine was a Friday body ![]() Quote:
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The controller firstly brings the fan in at half speed and gradually increases until its at full speed therefore needing a low setting and a high setting, Hope this helps.
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Beautiful HOT ROD!........thanks for all the pic's and info.
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Mine were rolled here in the U.K. but you can get them here in various sizes [http://www.coneeng.com/
QUOTE=a boner;3841314]Beautiful HOT ROD!........thanks for all the pic's and info. Where did you get the stainless steel cones that you used for the headers? Thanks again.[/QUOTE]
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Your not wrong there mate, Trouble is that looking at these bodys at a show your looking at the best they have, what you recieve is a lot different
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Good thread I especially liked the cam in the front of the car. My engine runs rough every one says its the wild cam I tried ordering a tame cam that had gone to cam school like people do for teaching there dogs but it was still to rough so I tried your idea and installed it in the front of my car the," full house Mouse" like you did and presto the motor is very smooth but for some reason I can't get it too start! Do you have any ideas what I did wrong ? Some guys here in Asia say I have been here to long and have gone Native maybe that's the reason! I think they are just poor sports.
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Car has progressed quite a lot over the last few days, Tom the trimmer has been busy on the seat and we had a seat test the other night.
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i've always loved prop alt drives, but is there a trick to getting the alt to "come in"? I thought the "standard" rpm that an internally regulated unit would self-energize, was at least 2,000, if not 2,500 rpm.
If that's the case, what speed do you need to be going to have your shaft rpm high enough to start charging? or do i have it all wrong? Love your work, it's top notch!!!
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I tested this particular alternator and it kicked in as soon as it started to revolve which was i guess about 500rpm, also this one doesn't use a warning light (although it has one) on startup but has a 12v feed to it.
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Panelled the trunk out over the weekend.
A friend from the HAMB donated a couple of rocket shaped trims to the project, originally they were fender skirt trims apparently. Didn't know where to use them so decided they would look cool on the trunk sides. ![]() ![]() ![]() License plate surround fitted ![]() Chromed and drilled trunk hinges. ![]() ![]() I'm a bit undecided whether to use this interior mirror or not ?
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Those that wern't keen on the front spreader bar definitly won't like the rear one
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Tim i don't know what you mean, Maybe i have Tourettes ???
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You have done the most beautiful work on a car that i have ever seen, the attention to detail is God like. When your done you should swing by the oakland roadster show in sunny california, US of A, Because i wana be graced by the presense of this car in person.
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steve lose the langys and rocket 32 off the plate,looks a bit naff to me,if you punch me on monday i will know you dont agree!!!!!bob
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Very impressive work and i love your creativity. Its easy to go over the top but your doing a fine job of keeping it tastefull. Love it. OH and thanks for taking the time to post all the pics and stuff.
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Hey Steve, killer build man! I have a question , what is the steering box you've used? I'm building a 324 Rocket powered model A and am not super happy with my current steering box set-up. Any help much appreciated. Rod.
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Rebuilt Vega Rod, I find them Ok if filled with grease rather than oil, a friend of mine in the U.S. rebuilt it for me and its very tight with little or no slop at all.
I'm considering a Mavel rack conversion at some point.
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Keep the pics coming Steve. I really like the effect of the white scoops, sump and firewall.
Looking forward to seeing the T progress too once you've got the 32 finished. No pressure though! ![]() Mark.
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Not much to show as its been mostly little bits and pieces but here's the hood locking mechanism and the lower hood sides. The sides are split because of the lakes headers, didn't want hood fastners showing from the outside so made up a hidden mechanism that is worked by cables connected to handles under either side of the dashboard.
Alignment pins on each side hold the hoodside aligned while the hooks are held by a strong spring which holds the sides down. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Great job!! Thanks for the update
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Bit more done tonight
Fuel tank all painted and fitted![]() Didn't want a normal filler cap so went with this one, made a flange up and welded to the tank neck, made up a gasket, had hell of a job getting green gasket paper, Only joking just ran a green permanent marker over it. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Special pic for Holmsey ![]()
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Really like the "Camtastic" rear bumper bar.
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I'm digging all the metal flake and green.
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Whole-E-Crap! I just got through looking at this build thread, and my hearts a beating like a little rabbit! Beautiful!!! Ruller!!!
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I'm a bit undecided on this panel, Not sure whether to diamond green pleat it or run the bottle green carpet up the inside of the firewall ???
I'm swaying towards trimming it at the moment, better decide quick
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Thanks to my mate Lawrence a decision has been made, Cheers Law
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Got my headers painted as its very close to startup, paint is Hycote VHT which i find is the best out there.
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I just went through this entire thread again, and I love it! I love the detail you have put into this car. While it's not a car I would build, I still LOVE it! Can't wait to see pics of this thing ripping down the road.
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LOL i don't know about that, i make lots of noise according to my neighbour
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Well i'm a bit behind with the updates as i've been devoting all the spare time to the build but heres a few pics.
Most of the trimming is now in place but Tom run out of white for the top of the seat back so we are waiting for it to arrive, hopefully it will arrive today as we ordered it a week ago ![]() This is the trunk side panels, Tom made a great job of them, He arrived without the rockets attached as he thought they didn't look quite right but i reassured him and i think they look great, well pleased. ![]() Here's the finished trunk, 2nd pic has the green trunk lights on. ![]() ![]() Here's the seat back that is missing the top bit of white ![]() ![]() ![]() The car is almost done at last. ![]() ![]() .
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Dam looking good almost like a real car. Be nice to hear that bad boy fire up.
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Awesome build! This '32 is way cool. Everybody has there own opinion, but how about lowering the rear a little more?
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mmmmmm flake. Beautiful car. Top notch craftsmanship.
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Might go a tad higher, don't remember many 60's cars being low ???
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Well the car didn't make our big show at Billing for a couple of reasons, 1 being that my Strange halfshafts eventually turned up but were 1" short
The other i won't go into here as it now don't matter.Got my Vintique Halogen headlight conversion in the post and seeing as i had been waiting for it started to fit it straightaway, Guess what it didn't fit The bulbs wouldn't even go through the supplied adaptors, the whole thing is a crock of *poo*, Anyways i made my own as i knew i should of done in the first place.I drilled the 36 Ford reflector which is brass and robbed and pair of headlights of the bulb holders and soldered them in, They now work a treat. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I was going to bring the car out without the hood/side panels but now decided against it as i think it looks better with them so spent the last few evenings getting them primed and masked up, The inside of the hood panels are painted the same white as the firewall so a fair bit of masking was called for ![]() ![]() Once masked off they were flaked and lacquered ![]() ![]() Need to flat and polish them tomorrow.
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If it inspires another hotrod on the road it makes it all worth the time in my book, thanks for the kind comments
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Well its getting there now, Seat almost finished, just a slight mod to the rear edge in that i'm going to continue the stainless around the back edge, then Tom will pull the cover to suit.
![]() ![]() Hood sides painted both sides now, this was a nightmare job to do as when masking off the louvres the tape kept lifting in the corners because of the double curvature and i got green blow through on the white , managed to sort it in the end though ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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You havn't got time to sit playing on the computer,get back in the workshop!Looking forward to see this car finished.Nice one,Steve.
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Waiting for paint to dry Mark
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Not much to update the thread with these days as its mostly finished but i've made a few mods to various bits, the ladder bars had the normal type of stiffeners and i never really liked them but couldn't think of anything at the time, recently it came to me in a flash
rocket shaped stiffeners, I drew up a shape and sent it to Paul for laser cutting, Paul suggested a 3D type of rocket, Paul sent me these bits which i spent a few hours polishing and assembled together, just need to TIG them by the wings in place tomorrow, I think they came out pretty cool ![]() ![]() . ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Dave i can't take all the credit as i originally was going to go with just plate rockets but Paul G suggested a 3D look and TIG them together leaving a polished naked weld, I was just going to start with the welder when i thought of the art deco look and rivets so changed my mind.
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I should do the same thing in the near future. --mika
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Funny how we are never happy with certain things, I originally was going to have some piping to finish off where the back of the seat touches the body but thought i would continue the stainless trim around instead, a couple of people asked a while ago how i made the trims, I remembered to take some pics thus time
![]() There are other ways of doing this i'm sure but this is just how i did it. I started off with some 304L 12mm x 6mm stainless flat bar, this will take a radius cold quite easily but any thicker and heat would be needed. ![]() Next i made a rough template in card and clamped the bar in the vice behind a large socket and started tweaking it slowly ![]() ![]() This piece was a little more fifficult to do as about 150mm from the end it curves down as well, Again it was tweaked slowly to form the curve, you will find as you bend one way the other will try and straighten out so you will need to go back and retweak. ![]() Once the desired shape was acheived i drilled 3.3mm holes where the holding studs were needed, the pillar drill was setup so to prevent braeaking through the other side, these were then tapped for 4mm stainless grub screws. ![]() Next i started to radius the edges, first i ground a 45 degree chamfer on the edges with a angle grinder fitted with a 40 grit flap disc, I found a worn disc to work best as with a new one it was possible to remove to much metal too fast. ![]() ![]() Next i added chamfers either side of the first so ending up with a hexagon shape, Then i started to blend & fettle to a smooth radius. ![]() ![]() ![]() All the sanding will alter the shape slightly but its quite easy to reshape later after polishing. Next job was polishing so i started with a 80grit on the polishing machine working down via 120, 180 to a final 320, this left a very smooth and shiny surface that just needed buffing with a sisal mop to remove the light scratches and was finally buffed with a cotton stitched mop to acheive a nice shine. ![]() Here it is refitted ![]() I've got a rivet theme going through the car so i then marked out the spacing and drilled 6mm holes for the rivets, the rivets are held from the rear by tiny tack welds, the whole thing was lightly repolished and fitted. The seat material now has to be restretched to fit snugly under the edge of the trim but i will leave that to Tom the trimmer as trimming isn't my forte ![]() ![]()
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Where did you get the stainless from? I need something similar, but only 10mm wide? Haven´t been able to find anything.
Loving all the interesting little details going into this car!
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My local stainless supplier 10mm is a standard size so shouldn't be a problem.
Got 6 metres of 10mm x 5mm here but i guess its a long way to come to get it 8-)
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Or is there some kind of reference number for this stuff that I could quote and find some a bit more locally? I just draw a blank googling for it.
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Just ask for 12mm x 6mm or whatever size you require ask for 304 or better still 316L.
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Super Craftsman Langey. Wish someday I could meet you. Best Regards. Perley
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nice, clean very creative.
thanks for sharing!!! Josh
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Well i'm on more or less the last job of making the folding hood frame, its being made from 20mm x 6mm stainless flat bar and will get a nice polish The ash bows came from LeBarron Bonney in the states, I found a guy in the UK that could make them but at £90 each
The one's from the states were £105 for all 3 ![]() ![]() I couldn't make my mind up about shape & profile of the roof until i saw my friend Rchards new roadster and my mind was made up 8-) ![]() First job was to route out the clearence for the hand wiper in the front bow. ![]() ![]() Next a trip to the local chandlers turned up the brackets to fit the windsheild posts. ![]() ![]() ![]() I had already put in the mountings in the body but needed some thumbwheels, the chandlers had a selection but all were big in diameter and looked clunky so I found some offcuts in my scrap bin and made some that looked better sizewise. Next job is to cut the stainless flat bar to size & shape and attempt to make it all hinge and fold flat ![]() .
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This is one of the most beautifully built cars I've ever seen. I would love to see it personally.
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i just ran on to this thread, this detail you do is awesome !!! i love watchn this buildup, keep it up man. thanks for sharin
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Thanks Mike, i'm pretty pleased how it came out, my seat back hinges forward for access to the electric dept and i wasn't really keen on having a california roll type, I think it looks better in the side veiw if you don't see a big lump of seat sticking up.
Not sure what RP your building but i built a 29A for the wife a few years ago and finished off the back of the cab like this HTH ![]() Quote:
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Got some good progress made last night, the main bow seemed to be too wide for some reason so I checked with a few roadster owners I know and it was actually 1" too wide, Everyone came back with the same measurement as I had between the body mounts so it had to be narrowed
![]() Now what i know about woodwork you could put on the back of a stamp so this is possibly not the correct way of doing this job ![]() I started off my making a dogleg cut and then trimmed it to fit back together, I then drilled to accept 4 stainless screws and copious amounts of wood glue, I also inserted a stainless pin for extra strength each end. Seems to be good and very strong ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As I had bought stock bows the legs of the main bow needed trimming to match my 2" chopped screen, I removed 2" from each leg but will trim to a suitable length later. ![]() The screen clamps I got from the chandlers got ditched as the thumbwheel came out at an angle and were difficult to use so I made up some that are more stock style, I reused the thumbwheels though. I thought this job would be easy but working from pics isn't as easy as I thought ![]() While i was there I dropped the header bow over the screen as much as possible to get a more chopped look. ![]() Next I needed to locate the main bow to get the required look so made up these side arms, I then positioned the bow until it looked at 60 degrees to the door top edge and was 1/2" higher than the header bow and secured with 2 screws either side temporarily. ![]() ![]() Folding hoods always look best if the rear vertical part of the roof reflects the angle of the screen so a bit of adjustment was made. ![]() ![]() HopefullyI will get the rest of the various arms made tonight, there's a lot of them
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Ha ha ha too many good guys already there mate, no money in building Hotrods Geoff or is there ???
Had an opportunity to go several times but never had the bottle to see it through, maybe if i had been younger ![]()
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Looking great Steve
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I know what he means, I do a lot of my work for classic racecar owners and never known any of them moan about the bill but hotrodders want everything for nothing
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Dale went from choppers to gardening & fitting upvc windows.
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Well after making 3 sets of top irons from photo's I finally have a set that actually fold
I would like to say a big thankyou to Jim Rutter who has now lent me his complete roof so i can suss out where i was going wrong with the folding action.Here's a few pics how & what i did if anyone fancys making one thereself ![]() Started off with this 20 x 5mm stainless flat bar, It won't take a sharp bend so it was sliced with a 1mm cutting wheel and then welded and ground smooth. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is Jims roof on my car for a visual ![]()
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Looking good, keep a pattern will need one of them for my next project!
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Dave i've got several patterns 8-(
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i just been out there and most shops are quiet,you need to sell stuff to make money
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This has by far got to be my favorite car..wow!!!!!
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Finally decided on the frame shape and its now all working nice.
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WOW! What a nice build. Definitely adding this to my list of favorites!
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how well does your charging system work with the alt. off the driveshaft?
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This install hasn't been tested properly yet but others i have done have worked fine.
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She's a stunner Steve. Congratulations.
Looking forward to having a close look some time soon.
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Smooth lil' ride!
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This thing is over the top...as it should be!!!! Love it!
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amazing.... especially consider it looks like it's being built in a 1.5 car garage. The amount of time invested must be huge. The attention to detail is second to none. Your work is magnificent!
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Damn! Steve, if I sent the greaseslapper over to you would you finish it !!??!! I'm sooo intimidated!!
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Mike this greaseslapper sounds interesting ???
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It's my avitar. I have an album on my personal space. I still haven't learned to post pictures yet.
If I get this P.O.S. on the road I'll be bloody lucky. I'm 61, at the rate I'm going, I'm running out of time......
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I see, I thought it might of been 5' 10" with blond hair & curves
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32ft x 15ft, its not the size but what you do with it
![]() Yep there is a few hours in the car but not as many as you would expect ![]() Thanks for the thumbs up ![]()
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Naw, mine's about 5' 6" with blonde hair & curves. She's the very least of my problems. She doesn't understand why I don't just pay someone to finish the car.
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Man, that is a lot of green flake! It's a pretty cool ride.
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Thanks guys, i'm pretty pleased with it myself
nearly finished too
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Maybe Dave. Toms coming tomorrow with the hood material
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Good god, what an intense green! Looks great man, good work!
I just picked up a 394 on the weekend, I don't think mine will be 6x2, but if your gonna dream, dream big!
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Intense, thats a very good word for the colour mate, Thanks.
Whats your 394 going in ???
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This really is going to be a fantastic Rod when done, and that doesn't look like it will be too long! Now just imagine your 32, Dave 33 Russ's 32 ( when it finally gets done!) and Pauls F100 panel all lined up in the Sunshine. Sunglasses? More like welding goggles!! You could always have a sneak preview on Sunday....... See you then, P.
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Paul it won't be at the drags on sunday but your welcome to call by for a cuppa after if you like. we are nearby
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Havn't had time to post any updates as i've been stripping the 6 carbs for paint
, was going to leave them raw as i couldn't decide what to do.Carbs have been completely stripped and each part masked off (not a job i would want to do often), all bolts replaced with stainless that i've polished Painted with just the green mettalic as i think they flake would buildup on them too much.Here's the first 3 fitted up ![]()
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Thanks, i'm pretty pleased with how they turned out
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Got my hood frame back on friday afternoon from the polisher, I did have a go at polishing it myself but after 3hrs and 2 small bits done
decided to let my mate do it , The stainless wasn't the best length i've ever had and was really grainy and took a lot of work to cut through the skin.Anyway he done an excellent job and only took 4 days. While the bits were away i varnished the wood bows but hated the colour, it just didn't look right with the natural wood colour and didn't look part of the car so i rubbed then down yet again and stained them green and then put on 3 coats of polyurethane yacht varnish, they seem to blend in better now ![]() Hopefully Tom will be over with the hood cover and header bow soon ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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The carbs are now all assembled and back in their home, It was a pain to do but worth it in the end
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I've got a few alterations i want to do as i'm not happy with a few bits but it won't be long, I will get a video done for you guys that can't see it in the flesh. Thanks for the positives its appreciated.
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wow what a true craftsman you are. the car is outstanding. i wanted to flake my frame as well what size did you use
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I'm not sure of flake size but over here in the UK its referred to as mini flake.
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Finally decided what to do with the drums, I kinda liked them with the cast finish but they would get grubby and be difficult to clean so decided to polish the tops of the fins and paint the rest, I'm pretty pleased with the look
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Wow!!!!!!!! That is one of the nicest cars I have ever laid eyes (through a computer or in person). You are a true craftsman and that is one sweet car!!! I looked at every picture and have just spent the last 2-1/2 hours of my life staring at the details of this car!!! If you ask me, thats time well spent!
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Great build! Alot of very helpful information.........I keep going through it and through it
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Thanks for the kind comments guys, Its virtually finished although i just want to change a few bits before using it.
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Finally decided what to do with the front drums, so here they are
still not 100% sure about them but if i need to i can change later.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I put both the engine and trans dipsticks on the firewall, made them out of some old Lokar dipstick parts and a bit of hose plucked from my scrap bin. Finished them off with a pair of NOS Cal Custom Dagger handles i got from Ebay .![]() Under car shot ![]() What i have so far I even let the T lady sit in it ![]()
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So THAT is what it looks like all together!
If you are home on Monday Steve I will drop by and have a proper look (if that is OK with you?) Need my valve covers polishing so will bring them with me as well. Really, really looks the part Steve. Fantastic. P.
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Just found this today and read all 15 pages. Totally freakin' kick ass. I've subscribed so I don't miss the video.
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WOW! The car is superb! And your metal work is second to none!! I'm gonna go out on a limb here, but its beginning to look like you're rather fond of Metalflake Green...I know...I could be wrong, but I'm seein' a pattern here.it's a neat rod in any case.
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This car is OUT OF CONTROL!!!!
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Thanks for the positives Bill, only green on this car Bill, next one is Copper flake, This is the colour
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Man-o-man, does that look great! I don't think that there is one place anywhere on your car without something exceptional to look at. I bet this will look amazing in the sun
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Thanks Dan, thats a kind comment coming from someone with such a keen eye, Hopefully sunshine pics to come as soon as the top material goes on.
Your car is also looking very swish i must say, Nearly there ???
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Amazing build and craftsmanship! The car looks great. Can't wait to see it completely finished and more of your builds in the future. Well done.
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Hey what are you sprayin all that flake with....?
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Do you mean the gun ??? If so I use a 1.8mm DeVillbiss JGA suction gun for the flake and a 1.6mm DeVillbiss GTI HVLP gun for the lacquer coats.
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Thanks, can't seem to capture the pop of the flake in the workshop but using flash i got this effort.
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I'm ready to see it outside... and to see/hear a video complete with a big smokey burnout now.
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It will Dan - earlier in the year I visited Steve and on that day the sun was shining through one of the garage windows and the reflection of the sun from part of the chassis dazzled me - and I have reactolite lenses in my glasses! In the flesh the car is Awesome.
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After months of deliberation I finally decided on the colour of my steering wheel
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The alternator is excited as soon as it starts turning as it has a permanent feed to it and a warning light feed, I've used this system before and it works fine.
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Ha Ha, and "It never rains in California"
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So what do you have to do to convert a stock style alternator, or is it a special type to start with?
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I'm not completely sure but the small high output Jap alternators have both a 12v feed and a warning light and seem to charge as soon as they start revolving. I was told to use this type for my application by an Alternator guru and they have worked fine for me in the past, Sorry can't help much more
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I remember some of the flaked rods we were around back in the day, and people couldn't help touching them to see if the surface really was that rough. They always had this look on their faces that they couldn't believe they were smooth.
Your car is one of the finest, best detailed builds to show up here on the HAMB. You have inspired all of us to do a little better.
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Mike i'm flattered by your comments, thankyou.
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I am amazed how I can sometimes miss a post like yours. Incredible detail with beautiful results!
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Wow, what a tremendous build/undertaking-you have many skills, and it shows! Color is green-no doubt about that, the accent white really makes it pop. The attention to detail is enviable, you are a craftsman. I hate to bring this up, but i don't care for the camshaft (but that's just my own taste), i would have gone with a solid chrome tube with some
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Man ,where did you find the time to build that fabulous rod. You are one great craftsman , you should be very proud with the results of your build.
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Thanks for the positive's, they are appreciated, Yes i'm really quite pleased with the end result and its very much like the original concept drawing apart from a few minor details, But i would like to think i can do better and hope my 26T Coupe surpasses this build.
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So many fresh ideas. I will strive to improve myself. Great job..
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Sorry you got me, what are chainer mixing bowls ???
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Steve, I'm really glad you posted this thread to show what an awesome build this is. I had the pleasure of meeting Steve a few years back on a trip to England and we spent a great day together, along with Brian, another mate of his who gave me a ride in his flattie powered 32 with 5-speed that I can remember vividly to this day! The caliber of Steve's work just seems to get better and better and you gotta know, his shop is SMALL! He gets it all done and with obvious fantastic results. Hell, his beautiful circular driveway is only enhanced by the "cruise-in" of his vehicles that are there 24/7!
As for the book idea Langy, I'd go for it. You have not taken one shortcut anywhere in this build, you built/fabbed more items that are a tribute to the hobby, and doing it in a country where parts are not so readily available, at a cost in time and money I can't even imagine. This is one special, signature build that everyone can aspire and relate to - just go for it! Now, when will the car be on tour for all of us here in the states to see?!?!?!? LOL - but I'm serious! It should be a contender for any/all shows here - hell, make a grand tour! All the best to you Steve and your lovely wife - congrats again on one great looking machine! Last edited by TomT; 10-27-2009 at 10:34 AM. |
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Steve, No insult intended just hate the big mixing bowl headlamps. [ personal taste ] spent a day at goodguys one summer every car seemed to have em. The ones you got up on there now look great.
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No offence taken mate, i just wondered what mixing bowls were, now i know i realise its an apt description
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Hey Tom you old devil, how the hell are you ??? For those that don't know Tom he is a great guy and helped me immensly over the years finding parts and sending over to the UK, We only met for 1 day in the UK and we certainly gelled just like hotrodders from all over the world would, He will remain a lifelong friend.
Thanks for the praise although i'm not quite sure its fully warranted as there are some really special builds here on the HAMB, I certainly feel honoured to be amongst them. I hope to come over and see you soon Tom. Quote:
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Ha - I don't know about helping you "immensely" but I'm always here to help you, no problems there. Now WHEN you come over you'd better bring the 32 for the grand tour!!
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Tom there was talk a while ago about a company sponsoring a few Rods to be shipped over to the US, I might just see if anybody is still interested. How cool would that be
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I love this build. And I'm not really a fan of metal flake or roadsters for that matter. But this is awesome beyond words. I wouldn't change a thing.
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Steve, that would be fantastic - please keep me posted on this and if it does come to pass, when and where they would be shown.
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I'm still not decided about the wheels
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I LOVE YOUR CAR !.......I'd like to see chrome wheels with spider caps, and NO paint on the wheels.....color matched wheels are a little to "cute" for me......kinda like wearing a white belt with white shoes.....or seeing an old couple wearing matching Hawaiian shirts.....
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What about some kidney beans? Would that be too over the top? Or full Moons like my car? both would be right with the time.
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Mike i'm sticking with what i have at the moment but i do have a set of 5x15 & 8x15 Ansen slots i may use from time to time with blackwalls.
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All chrome without center caps for me Steve. Though whenever someone gives me there opinion on how I should do my car I usually do the opposite or completely ignore them.
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Well still waiting for some decent weather to drive the 32 but finally organised a visit from Tootall today to stripe my car
![]() after a lot of umming and arring over colour choice we came up with these 2 main options, I wanted just 2 colours and 1 had to be white. Toots liked the lime green and i liked the dark green. ![]() First thing was to mark the design on the car with a Stabilo pencil and then the brushes came out ![]() ![]() ![]() Next up was my version of the olds rocket 88 trunk badge, first the 32 font was chosen and painted on in the dark green. ![]() Here Toots is laying on the white rocket outline. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Next the dark green was put on the front frame rails, around the trunklid handle and on the rear axle. ![]() ![]() ![]() Next the white outer stripe went on ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I can highly recommend Tootall as he is prepared to work with your wishes no matter how many times you change your mind or how strange your request might be ![]() Thanks Toots
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The striping looks great. Nothing over the top, just nice subtle touches.
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Looks great!
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Your car is fantastic, you are such a detailer. You must have gotten a volume discount on the flake it's bitchin.
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Krylon32 got it right. Bitchin is the word. Nothing else seems appropriate.
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Thanks guys i'm pretty pleased with it
I didn't want to go really mad with the striping as the car is a bit in ya face anyway, The look i wanted was that the striping wasn't obvious until you get up close, Thats where Toots comes in as he will do stuff even though he thinks it might not work ![]() I'm interested to know what others thought of the Lime Green ??? It looks yellow in the pics but is lime in colour, I know it would be very 60's but to me it was too loud.
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Lime looks Good to me. You need a contrast and it provides that..... Maybe post a full rear picture so we can appreciate the complete look and pass judgement.
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NICE BLOODY BUILD ! ! ! How's my English ???
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In English it would have been "bloody nice build"
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Ha ha ha, you guys crack me up
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Pleasure to work with you once again Steve. Looking forward to seeing the car out on the road in the sun (if we ever get any!)
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Damn, that is beautiful!
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Many thanks, it was a toss up between the Olds & a 401 Nailhead.
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Thats a fun little roadster.... enjoy it.
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Here's the rear pic
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Wow this car blows me away...Im a sucker for metalflake!!!!
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Too hard to tell. I think you need an out door shot away from the glare of the indoor lights & camera Flash........ in the sunlight...... do you guy's get sunlight in England???
Your ride looks Killa from the rear regardless...... love the Flake.
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Man, that thing is sooo detailed, love it.
p.s. you forgot to block the license in the pic before the last ![]() Rich
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Thanks for letting me know.
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Thought i would post a few finished pics seeing as you guys will never see it in the flesh
No sun i'm afraid, well it is england It was just going to the trimmers to have the top material put on here.![]() ![]()
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Pictures don,t do this paintjob justice , I.ve seen this with the sun on it ,ok it was only shining in through the workshop window but it looks fantastic.
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That's one cool build . Two questions:What did the cam come out of that you used for a rear bumper? that sucker must be 4 foot long When will you post a video of that bad-boy running?
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Its 2 cams welded together, Thanks for the positives, Video coming quite soon, The tyre sticker is no more
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Well the top is finally going on , various things have got in the way of the top but what counts is its nearly there, Steve Hudson had a gap in his diary this week so made a start on it.This is where the best laid plans went wrong I wanted to trailer it to Steves but my trailer was too big for his road so i drove 50 miles to borrow a smaller one, this is where it started to go wrong. I phoned my mate and asked him to measure the trailer width, his reply 76" great as my car is 70" wide. Got the trailer to the car and my mate Adam said it looks a bit of a tight fit Measured trailer to find it 67" wide, didn't realise my mate was dyxlecsic ![]() So off with the wheels and on with the front 4" wheels off the Fordson, still to wide, the sky is now looking very black with rain ![]() Last ditch was to remove the brake drums and it just rubbed the sides and fitted on Next problem is Steve lives on a hill and we now have no brakes ![]() ![]() Apologies for the naff pics, they are from an i fone as i forgot my digicam ![]() First Steve made paper templates and then cut it all out in some cheap vinyl so i could have a look and make any alterations, Steve is great to work with and don't mind altering stuff he also takes real care of your car when working on it by tapeing foam everywhere or maybe he has a foam fetish ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Next we spent a couple of hours trying Steves patience with lots of small mods to the shape ![]() Finally we got it how i wanted it to look ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Steve is now going to transfer the mockup in to White Everflex hood material
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Very nice. Are you pleased with the way it drives/handles? Good to see you put the steering wheel on the correct side!
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Just been round to Professor Hudson's to check its how i wanted the roof
Top job by Steve, Its exactly how i wanted it to look, Couldn't pick up the car as it was pissing down and Steve has a little clean up to do but can't wait to get it home Can ya tell i'm pleased with it ![]() Crap photo from an I Phone ![]() ![]()
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Are you also going to have a tonneau cover made?
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I'm thinking seriously about it Bill, You can never fully trust the british weather
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I'm over the moon with Steve's work, He has done everything exactly as i asked, i know i'm a fussy fucker but Steve never complained once and the bill was exactly as he quoted (something some other trimmers should take note of) I'm not going to mention the cost but will say it was very reasonable
and less than most.There is one little niggle that most people probably won't notice and i'm not going to point it out and Steve offered to do the whole job again at no extra cost but as he had been so good i will live with it.Here's some better pics, The flake don't show in the pics even in todays bright sunlight but it does in the video below ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Video
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I like that paint looks good you have a nice ride.
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Cool, I was wondering how this car came out. Nice attention to detail. I love all the rivited spears around the hood, head lights, etc. etc. etc.........
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You need to get your rocket an agent. There can't be another like it in the UK and I bet you would get some offers of movies or commercials with it.
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Thanks for the kind comments, they are appreciated.
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Thats a great walk around video Steve, BUT I was really hoping it was at least running since you had sound
![]() Kidding aside that car is a labor of Love,Awsome Tony
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Tony wll do another as soon as I get someone to hold the camcorder 8-)
hope to speak soon as I need some olds bits for another 394 I'm doing
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Nice ride man. That fuel block is one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Keep us updated!
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Thanks for the thumbs
![]() Its been a long involved project and there have been problems along the way but i'm pleased with the look it has, there have been a few critics of it here in the UK but i don't think they understand the 60's look i was trying to achieve, I get lots of people asking why the rear of the car is so high and when i tell them you can see they just don't get it, Thats rodding i guess At least it don't look like another belly button 32 ![]()
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Thankyou.
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Wow, this car has really come together. I just saw the whole thing at once and was completely hooked the whole way through. My hat is off to you sir, incredible work.
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Looks great,so why is there only half a hood?
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I was seeing what it looked like hoodless. Thanks
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Great to see it outside. The Paintjob looks Killa in the Sun. The Top also looks great.
Now you need to enjoy it with the warmer weather approaching. You deserve it, after the great effort you put in building it.
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Thanks it came out just as i wanted, I'm just changing the throttle linkage back to a progressive linkage as all 6 carbs working at once is too much, also still got a bit of carb tuning to do.
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Its a long boring story and not worth telling, Thanks for the positives.
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We MUST have SOUND video when you get her tuned up!! (I'm way overdue for a Rocket
Fix (Oh, did I mention there will be requests for both open and closed headers versions?)
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looking forward to having a look round this car steve. looks great, well done!
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