If I had to guess, I'd say this car was a show car of sorts in the 1960's. Lots of chrome supports that idea... And then, in the 1970's, someone added the hacked up coil suspension rear as well as the SBC and 350TH...
This one is already sold... to a good guy too... I'll leave it up to him to spill the beans if he wants too...
Getting the brakes on... fitting the fender to figure out shock mount as well as ride height - the idea is for the front fenders to kind of melt over the front rolling stock.
Im so jealous, i want a shop to work out of. As it is its working out of the carport on the OT DD and out of the old mans 2 car when i can on the on topic. This is some great work on the car as well, enjoying the thread and looking forward to seeing the finished project.
Tardel seems like a crafty fella, is he going to do any creative grinding on the axle to make it look like Henry's? If so please show us the methods.
Wait... already sold? But it seems like its still "your" build. So, the buyer is just letting you guys build it with no input?
Neat trick when cast/forged part has been ground on: To blend in to the original rough finish use a pneumatic needle scaler (weld slag remover). Coarse (large wire) needles are available to mimic cast texture.
Not to question your choice on those upper shock mounts, but you might want to reconsider their integration with the fender braces. The steel front fenders on my 29 Coupe move around plenty on their own, especially at higher speeds. I would be leery of introducing any other vibrations into the brace/fender/headlight bar mix.
That's a great view! It's the first thing I see when I step out of the house,as it lives on the veranda.
This is the best headlight location, the higher mount was.. too high. Keeping them red? i actually kinda like them like that.
So, one of the biggest challenges with a survivor car like this is making everything jive from a visual standpoint without getting all stupid with fake patina. The chopped top was handled pretty well with paint, but I was worried about the headlights. We found some cherry 682's, but they were hastily painted red at some point. My thought was to leave them red figuring that they might actually look kind of cool, but Keith was having none of it. He got out the aircraft stripper, brushed it on, and then quickly scraped it off before it was able to penetrate the black paint that was immediately below the red. I'm absolutely shocked it worked: Once done, Keith used water and a finger nail to get the little bits off. He then buffed the whole thing out. The result is a headlight that perfectly matches the rest of the car: Silly, I know, but shit like this gets me all fired up... I'm falling in love with this little coupe.
Wow, just wow! I don't know Mr Tardel, I have only seen his work. I have always been in awe of his work. Then he shares this tidbit of skill and knowledge, and the awe-meter goes up another increment. Bloody 'ell this man is cool. Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing his builds. The quality of the presentation of the photos and video matches his work perfectly. Clearly brothers from a different mother! Cheers, Stewart.
Loving all these little tricks! Though that video would have been just as entertaining with my eyes shut haha
The Jalopy Journal
