Projects 1926 Model T Roadster......1940ish build

I started building this T about A year and a half ago. Lots more work to do but here are some specs and pics:

1926 roadster body
TT truck frame contoured to match the body.
Rear part of the frame turns into the subframe of the turtle deck.
Flathead V8 engine
17" knockoff Dayton wire wheels in front.
18" bent spoke wheels in the back.
Whippet Radiator shell.

 

Looks very cool. Tell us more.

I'm looking at it more, and see that your rails line up with the body. I guess by saying you 'contoured the frame' you mean you widened it and pie cut it. I'd love to see pics of the frame alone and how you built it.

 

Mike.....I remember the build and was wondering what happened to it.

Good to see your back on it.... The hood kicks ass, love the wide center strip... Good eye.

 

Very cool, perfect direction

 

Looks good to me.

 

ya doing good

 

Can't wait for more

 

Thanks Pete! I stopped when I built the Gerber Special. I'm moving into a new, well new to me shop and progress will be slow for a while.

 

Thanks!! Here is a pic from this weekend....

 

And another of the rest of the louvers in the hood....all hand formed.

 

Nice work.

 

A few more pics when I was building the frame

 

And another, the frame kick up/c-notch turns in to the subframe for the turtle deck. One of my favorite parts of the car

 

Love the frame! Serious skills there. This is going to be good.

 

Thanks, here is another on the back section I added to the rear of the frame....made from 1/8 steel

 

A a few pics of the 3 piece louvered hood....

 

Really liking this one!

 

Looking good so far. Will be watching this

 

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Stance and proportions are are right on the money!

I'd like to see more about those hand formed louvers...

 

Love it man!

 

What a beauty. How you do those louvers?? You make your own hand punch??

 

Thanks! Here is the tool I made .

 

NICE!

 

Here are the 32ish frame horns I added to the TT truck frame

 

I started with a Model TT truck frame and yes pie cut and contoured to match the body. If I did it again I would use heat to bend/drink the metal to bend it.

 

Here is the bare frame....

 

Lots of good features on this one.

 

Thanks!! And a couple more pictures