Projects the '27 Roadster saga

this looks great Paul...

 

spent a couple days getting the turtle deck to fit a little better

 

filled dash will get '38 Chevy truck gauges, gas pedal and under dash E brake mocked for fit, stock seat riser out, new tube steel seat riser in to tie the reenforced sides together and carry the school bus seat

 

Really, really cool.....I'm so envious ....

 

Love it Paul!

 

gauges broke my budget a bit
but they were a lot less than the mid '30s Buick, Auburn, REO, Packard and other really cool gauges I'd been lusting after.

 

Those guages are beautiful...

 

Paul,

I love this thread! It makes me want to build the 27 roadster that my dad had back in the day. However, I have to get my AV8 30 Coupe done first!

Great work - keep the updates coming!!!

RGG

 

i dig the warped looking numbers very stylized.. man iv been planing on building a bobtail T.. but the roadster looks sweet.. one thing ill be using glass. most hate on glass but it is what it is.. keep up the great work.
chris.

 

Paul, Your '27 is sure coming along great. You are using just the right mix of parts. Going to be one neat Hot Rod.

Dave

 

Absolutely amazing! Beautiful! Great job!!

 

Looking good Paul !!! can't wait for more follow up pictures. The attention to detail is awesome.. cheers Rob

 

Looks great. I have a chunk of the dash bump out the gauges mount to. You can have it for the ride if you like.

 

pm sent

 

gauges came Monday, panel came today- thanks T Hudson!

this is what they look like together
and the shot of the dash is close to how they will be layed out
using scanned images of the gauges taped to the uncut dash

 

No Prob. Are you going flush mount or bump it out?

 

Paul, That is going to be one neat looking Hot Rod dash ! Just perfect ! Looking forward to seeing the completed dash.

Dave

 

yesterday I welded the section of Chevy dash in the stock T dash,

I also modified the bottom of the dash to have an upward curve thinking it might add something to the overall look

as soon as I bolted it back in the car I could see it would never do

so I welded the removed section back in,
returning the line of the bottom of the dash to it's stock configuration

 

I dig this one. Does the bus seat lower the seating height any? I'm collecting pieces for my 26/27 and have been thinking about seat position. Most of these I see look like guys are sitting *on* them, not in.

 

I rember when mine was in that mock up stage 25 years ago. They are fun to build and even more fun to drive.
Good Roads
Brian

 

it's not so much what you use but how you use it.

 

Car is looking great nice work gives me some incentive to start on my next project. Where did you get your fuel tank this is the style I want to use on my 28.

Thanks
Frenchy

 

Thanks for taking the extra time for the photos and writing the text.

 

Man what a sanitary little hot rod. Love it, especially the mill. A neat simple little roadster, i really need to get back on my 27 project, it was damn near about the same lines as yours. Killer...Glad its back on top..


TH

 

Hey Paul...
your builds are a true inspiration to me. what size tubing /square stock did you use in the trunk floor / passenger floor area? I assume you use 20ga for the sheeting of both.
thanks
levi

 

thanks man,
1/2" in the passenger area and perimeter of trunk, to get the sheet to flush with the subrails, 3/4" for the rest of the trunk floor,
and yes 20 gauge sheet throughout

 

aint much but, tail lights and license mounted

 

Is that a Cal Custom license plate light?