Termites and Bowties- Early Chevy Group

Shorty, those producing wood kits are dwindling and they are usually backlogged, so get your order in early as it will likely take a while. Two good ones are Autowood Restoration, www.autowood.net, and KC Wood Manufacturing, www.chevywood.com. If you're going to build a hot rod, which I assume you are since you're on the HAMB, you probably ought to consider using steel square tubing instead of wood.

What are your plans for that '34 Master? Sure wud like to see a few other pix of it now. You shud also do a build thread on the HAMB, with pix, as you progress with the build. Best wishes.

 

I would not recommend Autowood, KC Wood is a better choice.

 

Two questions:

1) does anyone know where I can find a pair of 31 Chevy 2 Door sedan doors?

2) Does anyone have a set of 31 2 door sedan doors then can measure for me? I need to know from fron to back, how long are the doors.

I have a nice set of 1930 doors that seem to fit dimensional but the reveal is different and the window opening is different as well. I thought I would use them as a place holder and ultimately modify them to fit if I cannot find 31 doors.

 

View attachment 4477631 View attachment 4477632 View attachment 4477633 Got my 400sbc and transmission all mounted! Plus new paint all buffed out! Oh Moon valve covers and Air filter with added gold accents! Plus all new Classic instruments gages to be mounted in the stock dash holes!

 

Beautiful paint!

 

Has anyone seen a metal luggage unit for the back of a 35

 

Flatmotor40 was looking for this same part for my 34 Chevy for over 2 years and seams to be looking for a needle in a haystack! You can also put your search in Ebay favorites! Good luck!

 

Here are some more detailed pictures of my 34 Chevrolet Roadster build!

 

Seen, as in seen one for sale or seen, as in get some dimensions to make one? You're likely to find some hen's teeth before you find one of those luggage racks for sale, but you never know. There are several shown in pix in this thread. For example, here's one on the back of a '34 Chevy Std phaeton and madmike3434 has one on the back of his coupe and one on the back of his phaeton. You might want to PM him for some dimensions. He might have some knowledge that he wud share of possible finds, too. I haven't seen him on this thread lately, so I'm hopeful he's doing alright.

 

When I bought this 35 the man had one he bought and had never been mounted for a dealer in south Ga.I'll try to take a pic in a day or so.Just wondered if they offered one.It is a big metal one with hinge on top.

 

The luggage rack pictured on the back of both of Mikes coupe and phaeton are the USA style rack, its different than the Canadian rack, which has straight bars rather than the gently curved shown. The racks shown fit both the 1934 master and 1934-1935 chevrolet standard series!
I have seen 2 sales of complete racks on ebay in the 2019 calender year on ebay . Warning you better find a complete one: rack , mounting bars, stainless trim, emblem. The individual parts are very hard to come by.

My friend had to have the stainless moldings made by Northfield forming in Ohio at a cost of $400 for the rack for his roadster.

Unfortunately I know people into 34-35 chevrolets who have them but are using them as garage wall art.

Here is a scan out of a 1935 chevrolet brochure!

I would never put that on the car its much too large and throws the balance of the visual appearance off to the point of hideous !!! Just a luggage rack is better choice.
H.B.

 

That is it in the pic.Thanks.Wow $37

 

Making progress! Got my 34 Chevy Roadster body, doors and grill shell mounted on EDPM rubber and now aligning all of these parts!

 

I'd have to agree with Roars on that. I'd never put that Deluxe Luggage Carrier on my 2dr sedan. Possibly on a 4dr, particularly if it was a restoration, but definitely not on my 2dr sedan hot rod. Yet, that appears to be what Flatmotor was looking for, so go for it!! Maybe you'll have better luck finding that style.

 

No ,I just got it with the car I bought and didn't know if it was a real piece for a Chevy not a Ford.

 

Ok, now I see where you're coming from. Yes, they're legit Chevy accessories.

 

Here's my old Ozzie rack that I sold to a restorer after I had it powder coated and polished the SS strip. I'm pretty sure that's it above in post# 3099

 

View attachment 4486171 View attachment 4486022 Lots more progress this week!
Wet sanding and buffing on fenders and trunk
Firewall sound and heat insulation
Custom stainless TV cable mount
Custom stainless TC lockup switch mount
Custom stainless fuel line heat shield
Battery mounted
Custom water pump pulley made
Brake bracket installed
Body shimmed/ doors fit
Heater, heater hoses/valve installed
Oil pressure sensor mounted with hardline
Carburetor fuel line made and installed, American Auto-wire fuse box mounted under the passenger side dashboard!
Trunk lid drain tubes installed
Matching stainless trans and engine dipsticks!

 

Getting a lot done on my 34 Chevy Holden Roadster in the last week. The wiring is about 75% complete as is the body and engine bay assembly.

Most of the dash wiring is bundled with temporary Velcro straps. You can see the programmable fan controller and the fuse/relay panel are mounted on their stainless mount. It'll look pretty clean once everything is terminated and tied up.

The brakes are finished and just need to be filled and bled.

I modified my side mirrors reshaped and polished and installed with a rubber gasket, nyloc nut and a stainless washer.

Made up cables for the starter, alternator, panel feed and battery that join at a 3/8" stainless stud below the right side cowl.

The Hobbs switch for torque converter lock-up and the heater control valve both need a manifold vacuum source so I made a stainless adapter fitting that matches the -3AN oil feed line that goes to oil pressure gauge sending unit.

All the interior trim was final polish! Rory

 

Here’s my swing brake mounted on firewall and 1x1 steel tubing! Rory

 

Here is my new Chevrolet Id tag mounted on my firewall!
Rory

 

the underdash insulation can be a pain in the ass , need a small body and hands to apply

 

hey mike
was wondering if u could help me out by giving me a few measurements off your 32 5 window frame there in the picture ,,, I need the measurement from outside to outside at the A-pillars and B-pillars at the floor pan level
the bottom edge of my 32 body is rusted away and I want to get replacement panels welded back in true

 

Yes you’re correct! Made a small hand tool with a small roller wheel!

 

Just to give you heads up Mike is not on this site!

 

More progress pictures. Will be testing some of the electrical system tomorrow and finishing filling and bleeding the brakes! Plus will be mounting a fire extinguisher possibly on the inside trunk wall!

 

Almost ready to fire it up for the first time! Pretty excited! Oh Will not put the front fenders on till after the startup! My 34 Chevy grill cleaned up nice with the buffing! I believe it’s SST material!

 

looking mighty fine

 

More progress! Oh just for the record have 15 inch front wheels with 16 inch rears! All is coming together pretty nice!

 

Testing out my turn signals! Plus my brand new 4 sided Holden windshield frame after a 4 months wait is being shipped from chrome shop tomorrow! Next into upholstery shop! 13 months so far with my total ground up build plus another few months with upholstery!