Projects I bought the worst hot rod project in the country. Model A ’28 homemade Coupe

OK, page 2. Now on we are in real-time.

Design of the rear corners. This phase I have planned for a long time. I don't have any top professional sheetmetal tools, such as English wheel or a shrinker-stretcher etc.

So the old school methods are used. Shape with a round rod and double-curved sheetmetal is hammered in between. It worked out well and it looks as it should.




Mika

 

Wow! Your determination is amazing! You are certainly kicking goals here.
Thanks for taking us on the journey & for coming back to the HAMB.

 

Found me a cool aluminum tank but I cannot fit it in. I tried everything and made even more room but no, it is too big. ☹️ So I sold it and it goes now into a Model A Roadster which has original frame so it should fit. Now I need a new tank again.

 

Amazing,and creative. If you want something bad enough you will find a way to do it.

 

Cool how guys can drag half of a cab out of the woods and then it into a complete hot rod!

 

Thank you for your comments. And thank you HAMB for making this a ’Featured thread’ on the main page. Cool!
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/featured

 

One step back and two forward. I must say I’m really happy how this corner turned out considering all welding and shaping!
It’s still rough and needs grinding but you can definitely see the Coupe look in there.

Mika

 

Keep up the good work guy. I too have built cool rods from nothing.

 

Looks like Frankenstein's monster with all that patchwork. GREAT JOB on making nothing into something! Following along.

 

Project looks great, I think you bought a 29 coupe from me years ago

 

My doors are so miserable that I don’t know if I should laugh or cry. I think if I just keep tinkering them every now and then, I will eventually have a pair of decent doors.

Tonight I fabricated the bottom section on the driver’s door and it turned out pretty well. Considering it was all long gone.

Mika

 

No, it has been somebody else.

 

Like a sapling growing from the earth, the change of seasons bring growth.
Although instead of rain and sun, you bring hot metal and muscle.

 

Today I welded and filled some holes, ground some rust and adjusted the door with grinder, welder, and a big hammer. Rust grinding is dirty job but very rewarding.

Mika

 

Nice save! I have the top of a '29 coupe door somewhere...if you can figure out shipping it's yours

 

...if that were my coupe, I wouldn't "finish" it too much,...let people know what went into saving this body...nice work.

 

I saw this hot rod pop up on a Facebook site...so glad I found it on here...
Amazing stuff happening here for sure...
I am following along
Thanks for sharing your journey
MikeC

 

Thank you! I appreciate. However, it might not be worth to pay expensive shipping/air freight for one door top. It is tempting, but maybe I just keep this train rolling and keep it going.

Edit. Could you check how much would it be to send it to Finland?

 

Yes! My thoughts exactly. I have realized that even sandblasting and body filler may destroy part of what this car actually is/was. I need to figure out how to do it. Definitely some ”patina” needs to be preserved in this car.

 

Glad you found it here!

 

This weekend we have a Kustom Kulture Show here in Helsinki. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw what one of the artists had painted! It is so close to my car! I even asked the price but of course the large paintings like this became quite expensive.

 

Such an excellent show by the way!

 

Grinding rust off and adjusting the door hinge with zip cut and welder.

 

It's guys like you who make me love hot rods. Good job, my friend.

 

Thank you!

Driver’s side is almost done. Of course lot of work still left but the major gaps are done. Especially if you compare what it was.

 

Love how jou use the parts that another would pass ,for us on this side of the ocean that's what we have to do.
great build !

 

Good work Mika! Nice to see you back!

 

i think i know a possible name for this ride... "black magic" because that's some black magic you pulled to use that rusty metal!
phenomenal work, I can only dream of having skills such as yours.

 

I will never complain about the state of my panels after seeing what you have to work with. You have literally created panels out of nothing. The roof panels in particular really stand out.

I can’t wait to see how you create the quarter panels.

 

Driver’s side quarter panel is pretty much done. Here’s a picture of it. However I hammered it quite heavily after this picture to get it aligned. So now it looks better. I realized that it was too much inside and needed to come outwards a bit. Note the ”dent” in the middle. I will post more about the other side which will be next.