Projects Rex Rods: Roots and a '29 Touring

Cool. Looking forward to this build.

 

Wow! Cool shop and great cars. Subscribed

 

Amazing work by the Master . His cars are all built clean, simple and fully functional . It sounds easy but its tough to stay on that path I bet .

 

Is it me, or is there a rebirth of interest in building Tubs, I've noticed a lot of them. Bob

 

This will be good.

 

Apples don't fall far from the tree,, and Keith's work shows his roots.
As one master retires, another moves into place
And like all masters, he makes it look sooo easy

 

Can I be the first to point out that T's are Tourings and A's are Phaetons I'm doing mine now too, banger for now but long term goal is a V8-60.
Not many Phaetons were built so its cool that so many survived to become hot rods.

 

Is it a US body or Australian body?

 

Lots of RHD Phaetons came from Argentina, I've had a few RHD chassis that had Phaetons on them.

 

It's Henry's fault he change the designation going from T's to A's. I had to sell my '27 touring body because I was too fat to get in it. I barely fit in the '29, the 30's had a bit more room.

Did all those Nomad's have 'vette motors?

 

Ha! 'Tourings vs. Phaetons'... moot point. My '27 tub would LOVE to be a 'Phaeton', I'm sure.
Pet peeve is not the calling one the other, it's more the popular misspelling of the term 'Phaeton'. It is mistakenly spelled 'pheaton'. Feetin'. Sounds like a Ron White quip.

I'm definitely subscribed to this one, Ryan and Rex grabbing a tub at a swap meet...Rex saying, "Ready to do it."
Man...Look at the 'bones...Kelseys with caps, dark blue...Tardel '32 cross member, '46 'bone, (unsplit, attached to '32 crossmember?) Dago axle, Running Board brackets?!?
Will this be a Phull Phendered Phaeton?

Basic hot rodding, 101. But the Tardels have done this with finesse... If you follow the traditional builds, this is the Recipe.

I'm looking for a '46-'48 wishbone. Otherwise my '27 tub is progressing as usual...(weather permitting) Been 108 around here.
'37 Kid Bob noticed a surge in tub madness. Yes, there has been renewed interest...
Where are all the rear tubs from the '27 Lakes and Track projects that use the Touring Bucket? Somebody's got 'em...

 

Looking forward to watching this build and I love the light blue '32 rolling chassis. That thing looks sweet, whats's the story on it? @Ryan

 

Fenders or no?

 

Ford spindles with stock steering arms bent to fit.
Oh yeah.

 

Absolutely love this.

 

Another classic build in the making.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

Not just you. There's absolutely been a resurgence in phaeton's being built as hotrods. Lots of them coming out of the woodwork in the past two years or so.

There's where mine came from. Argentina, then USA, then Canada. It's solid as hell, and wonderfully RHD. The trouble is sourcing RHD parts to keep it that way.

 

A practical question that maybe you or Keith could answer... When the body was removed from the frame, did Keith add any bracing? I imagine with the length, the body is pretty flexible, and I'd love not to muck mine up when I separate the body from the frame.

 

I worked on a stone stock original a few years ago, guy finally got around to restoring it after a 50 year wait. Thing was very solid, we never bothered to brace anything and the doors close fine after the trip to the blaster and all. Big pain is the under door sills, they got bent up coming off and going back on. If it had been my Tub I would have taken more time and done it differently. Bob

 

Thanks for sharing - will be watching for more

 

Some cool ideas in that A chassis. As mentioned, what's the story on that blue chassis with the 6x2's?

 

Do you have any closeups of that 38 pickup?

 

I like the tires and wheels... are the front 4.50/4.75-16" ???
I would change out the wishbone and tie rod for something earlier....

 

Is there anyway to modify the front seat back to get more leg room?

 

Will be watching. I've got a t that I want to do in a similar style.

 

Good to know, thanks! Mine seems very solid, but I figured it was worth asking before I eventually yank the body off.

Modifying a stock seat back, or swapping it out to a foam back? I think @PurdueSD used a foam seat back on his to gain some more leg room, but he, or his thread, could tell you better than I.

 

Awesome, looking forward to following along!

yes, my seat is moved back 4 inches I think. It's really straight forward. We ditched the stock springs and frame and starting over with structure and foam.

 

"Twenty years ago, before Keith Tardel was managing deep client waiting lists, he kept himself busy by building very traditional and very simple hot rods. They were typically built out of model-a’s, always powered by flathead Fords, and consistently had a look that drove me into my love for traditional hot rods."

I'll give that a big AMEN!
Looking forward to progress reports.........