Check your Safety Certification requirements...You may need a light to accompany that plate...We do up my way...If you do that may affect your location of the plate bracket. There are vintage repop trailer lights that go with that setup and a few others that have the look as well off other vehicles.
Cover for a heater box, open the doors to direct the heat. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I’m working on the door latch system. This was already started when I got the car. But I found out it’s a contradictory system. It’s got bearclaw latches with a handle ment for the original latch. So I fabricated a tight square with a tab. I used the spring latch from a break resivoure cover to attach the door handle to the release latch. The inside handle was already set up. The door looks like carnage, good thing the door panel covers everything. The system works well. I just gotta attach a return spring to the outside door handle. Right now I have to return it by hand. But it doesn’t sag. The car also came with power windows which I’m finishing setting up, that also came with the surprise that it’s one inch short from reaching the top. And that’s with max adjustment. So more fabs. All this while I wait on the gas cap.
The glass was an inch away from the top. I had no room for adjustment so I made some extended brackets. Windows work perfect with no gap.
Got some brackets tacked in place to hold the tank level and a bit of the floor. I’ll do the final weld after I verify location of filler.
The filler is a little tricky. If I don’t put it in line with the tank neck, I’m going to have some tight bends. But the places were it is in line aren’t flat. I’m hoping the rubber mounting pad will take up some voids between the curve of the body and filler neck. I gotta decide the location of the neck. On top is a hose with no bend or side with a 90deg bend. Nice thing about the side is that it’s flat.
I taped off what I did not want to sand...scribed a line with a sharpie... with a new flapper disc I put a contour into the base of the filler neck to better match the coupe's quarter... .sorry, no bigger pic...
Just thought of a 1/4"- 1/2" deep tunnel for the filler... Angle won't matter, put it where you want... someone did that with a bigger filler in the tulip panel, here on the hamb, should have done that on my coupe... errrrr!
At first I thought of modifying the panel, actually leaving up to the painter. But I’m considering what you did to the filler
I tried different hoses but my angle would make a bend/crease that looked ugly. So I found this hose from bob drake that fits 2-2.5 inches opening and doesn’t crease. Saved me from cutting my tank and welding in a 2inch pipe. The opening on the filler is 2” and the tank is 2.5”.
Ok fellas this is my final post on my coupe. I finished some details before it goes to paint may-June. When I get it back I’ll drop the motor in and wire it. I’ll need help getting the hemi started since I’ve only worked on Chevy motors. I think the trunk Latches are a cool feature. I made some door sills to finish the carpet. I added a boot/plate to the break pedal and I scored a 15” bel air steering wheel at the swap meet.
In the meantime I’m working on converting my gasser to a traditional kustom, starting with replacing the quarter panel. I’ll start a thread in a different category.
Final post till you paint and final assy right?...It would be nice to see it through and then a few with a nice background once out on the road......Good job Omar
yes your right stogy. ill post pics while finally assembly, plus ill need help/advice with putting the final touches on my motor. and much thanks stogy
Got my coupe back today and the first thing I did was drop in the hemi! I’m going to start with a drive line, fuel pump (maybe electric), shifter then tranny lines.
Is the roadster in the background another future build?...nice job on the coupe!....( glad to see another build without a rodent engine!
Yes I got it shortly after my coupe went to paint. I’ve been working on cleaning the body and some welding. I added new metal and a Duvall windshield. I plan on a Z’d rear 32 chassis with spring behind axle. And thanks on the coupe comment.
Hey fellas been doing the last 10% of the build. It’s these little details that take patience. I’m installing the door panels. It’s a bit of a challenge because I don’t want to show screws. So I’m using these plastic snaps that I used In my years of building c3corvette. These are factory along with a metal tab that I might use. I’ll be screwing the tabs into the door and panel then they will snap together and stay...in Theory hahaha. I also have to make a hole for the power window button.
I just got my headlights back. Now for the conduit that is exposed from lights to shell. I’m not crazy of the plastic I’m using and I really don’t like the chrome plastic speedway/summit sells. I’m thinking steel braided line? Or cloth but can’t find a size to fit 3 wires in. In have 1/2and 1/4 But it’s too big or too small