Projects Project 29 Phaeton

Case clean & ready to be rebuilt....should I paint it or no?

also adding a TransGo TF-3 kit..."cause real Hot Rods have stick shifts"

...............just kidding, don't want that ugly kick down linkage hanging around.

 

New Clutches. Bands & Seals.
"Stick Shift" Valve Body.

I painted it....Just love that Hammered Color!!

Next I'll "Hammer" the 340 ... Bolt'em together with a 2700 converter and Throw it in!

Rear Brakes
...I Finally found some 11x3" Heavy Duty Police Taxi rear drums. (like finding Sasquatch)

 

Here they are...Big Buggers!

Hammered

Haven't found Shoes yet...Reused the old ones had tons of meat on them..
gave'um real good bath first! New Brake Cylinders...(same as new(er) mopars!)

Mounted all the brake hardware...remembered i bought Hand brake cables...
...holes on the wrong side!...remove everything!

switch the backing plates after taking off hubs...fun fun!

Motor Hammered!

Transmission adjusted & ready to go...read the TRANSGO instructions....forgot one plug in the Stick Shift Kit...!
Remove Valve Body...jadijada
POS Provided Plug didn't fit...got ruined...Threaded and made a screw plug. (reversible in the future)

Hoping to put motor and trans in tomorrow...

 

IF I was a professional mechanic ... I'd be fired by now...But I'M NOT!

My Buddy Gave me a "stock" oil pump...
(the Milodon pump didn't fit in stock oil pan...Needed the ground clearance!)
Tested it cleaned it up, bolted it on, clued all the gaskets on the pan...put it on...Bam. easy...
NOT! It's a rear sump truck Pump,
Had the wrong flex plate (big holes) for the converter...take it off another 340 sitting in a wooden cradle...
Chip wood out to get to the bolts...two hours of work done in one day!

Doesn't even look like a 340 anymore...?

My Qute Chief Mechanic...Always helps out!

 

Got the outer apipes tacked...

Now I can take them off and do the middle tubes and finish TIG on the welding table.

 

Bolted to the table...

 

Its really comming together now.
Its going to be super cool with alot of rare parts.

 

Your making great headway! At times I wish I'd made my '26 a tub. Keep up the activity and I'll check next time I'm in the area. I like!

 

One Down....Still need to weld inside of flange on both when done...
Leveled & Tacked the second one...B4 table jig..

My first set of "Salt Flat Headers" (learned a lot for the next set!

 

Done!

That's a M-TIG Weld (I MIG'ed it first to cover the gap and then I TIG'ed to make sure they don't leak)

Not Perfect but HomeMade...

Got these 1929 1930 Vintage Big Nash Cowl Lights on E-Bay cheap I think they'll go nicely with the Packard Head Lights!

 

That is the same welding method i used some years ago when i did a motorcycle gastank.

 

looks great......

 

It's a nice match...

Gauges

 

Drive Shaft...........
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Came back ... Hook (welding wire) Broke...%$%@&%$#@
Re-paint tomorrow)...Good Night!

 

SECOND TIME...

TOO SHORT?

NOPE...

SLAPSTICK BRACKET

NEW ADJUSTABLE SHIFT LINKAGE
SHORTEN & ANGLE TO FIT UNDER CONSOLE

BRONZE BUSHINGS FROM SHITTY MILL!

 

The tub is really looking good, Tommy. What a great home built hot rod. I especially like that injection.

 

Thanks for the Encouraging Words Guys!....

There's a bunch left to do but it's getting Closer! (The List is getting longer every-time I finish something.)
1st. order is to get it drive-able so I can get the Hawaii "Street Rod Registration" Going.
Required!
1. Wind Shield
2. Wind Shield Wiper
3. Seat Belts
4. Hydraulic Breaks - 99%
5. DOT Head Lights (I'll have to make a set of "safety check lights")
6. Hand Break
7. Horns

8. Blinkers
(Exhaust System is Not a requirement...! But I'm sure they can enforce Noise Regulations)

- Roll bar / Hoop / Gas Tank Mount
- Gas Tank / Fuel System
- Electrical System / Wiring w. 2ea. 6Volt Batteries (limited space)
- 37 Ford Tail Lights
- Seats
- And a bunch of other stuff on my list...but IT IS getting closer!

 

What sucks more than Not Being Able To Work On Your Old Hot Rod (NBATWOYOHR)...?

NBATWOYOHR - And having to work on your Wife's 2000 MISOBOTCHI MONTERA SPORT.
AND Installing it once just to find out that the stuff I got from E-Bay doesn't fit and is downright Dangerous!!
Ball Joints and Tie Rod Ends had the wrong taper...wouldn't torque and was binding...Lower Ball Joint (177ftp) had a stripped nut from the factory.....Wazn't made around here! (Got my 81 bucks back & YES I'M AN IDIOT FOR BYING THAT CRAP! Ordered 4 times more expensive Japanese stuff....Worked...

Just To find out the bearings are shot and one caliper is binding!

Booooooooooooooring!

 

How to Build a Boxed 32 frame in 2 minutes. (16days time laps)

BAM!

 

Goin' Legal...

I'm sure they'll be nice n' quiet...? Mufflers are not one of the 8 requirements for "street rod registration" in Hawaii.

 

Shifter almost done...Went Horizontal instead of "Mopar Vertical".


And it all fits under the tunnel now...No Need the Booth!

Just need to make a Bolt on bracket for the other side bronze bushing.

 

Other bushing holder...

Rev 2

Rev 3 - Works like a charm...

Next my Handbrake construction with a cool brake handle from Tim. Mahalo Man!

 

Did some "Dry Driving" last night...
"Speed King" Pedal:
I wrote it off earlier, looked at it s'more, removed my old home made bracket,
It's really tight...but I think it's gonna fit like a glove!

Maybe snake in a bicycle brake wire...?
Broom broom!

 

Adjusted my drawing to match the car...wheel base, bonez, pipes etc

Now back to some real work!

 

'm Back....sortof....
Lotso Green House Work...
Flu....
Gall Stone...ER....(gotsa eat better)!

Put "new" shoes on...If I keep 'um they'll be painted DOW-7 Gold.
Higher off the ground than i thought....but i like it...stance is still there!

Spacers make 'um stick out a little extra...no biggy!
I'll hammer paint the spacers later to blend in.

 

Next I'm going to try to make tight bends for the Roll Hoop / Tank Mount in my tube roller...

............We'll see how that goes

 

Great HOT ROD!!