Saving a 32 Ford Body

Gaps and panel alignment are as good or better than Henry did it.

 

I love what you're doing! Thanks for an interesting and informative thread. I've subscribed. I'm building an early A coupe out of a badly damaged and rusty Tudor.I couldn't afford a good coupe body, but its been a lot of fun! Keep up the good work. Len

 

Finishing up my patches on the qtrs.

 

Don't think I posted this earlier but I had some issues with one qtr and the cowl area around hinge opening. I made a flat panel with a hole and used a slide hammer on the qtr.

On the cowl a copper pin and slide hammer made to pull these.

 

Welding up the qtr in the next few pic's

I welded up the sill panel below the door and I either misaligned it or it moved after I set it. I pulled the door to weld the panel and then put the door back on and not happy with the gap.

I will be cutting it off a ordering a new panel.

 

Sold my 3 window project to a fellow from North Carolina a week ago , just to much to do on the 5 window for now.

Traded & Cash and finally got the Qtr window mouldings i was missing!!!

 

Sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do !!! Keep on keepin on man . Looks good !! Great cars are built from some pretty poor, humble beginnings ( Ask me how I know LOL! ). You are well on your way friend .

 

Great work...

 

Are you shitting me? Here I am in NC trying to sell a 3w!!! Hahaha!!!

Looking good. I need to go ahead and print the entire thread out to reference when I finally have the cash to start working on mine.

 

Sad to see the stuff go, but it'll help keep you focused on the 5 window. Keep up the good work Mike!! You planning on going to Dan's this fall?

 

Depending on the date, when is the meet?

 

Here the replacement of the door sill welded in incorrctly,You can see the sill be for I cut it back out, and in the other shots see it on the floor.

 

this is a shot of the cowl patch being welded up.

 

Incredible..........just incredible.

 

Mike,
Don't sweat it!....Five windows look better anyhow....LOL. Body is coming along well, Your post is good inspiration for everyone, Of what can be done with alot of old Body chunks and old tin, that is still out there waiting for someone with skills and the vision to make them great again.

 

Worked the welds on the qtr patch and seam. Also got the sill welded back in.

Posts have been ligh as i have been struggling with the 40 ford back plate conversion. Finally got that sorted out Sunday .

Will post on this Saturday...

 

Nice job I enjoy reading your progress.

Frenchy

 

You're doing a fantastic job. How about stepping back a few steps and giving us an overall shot? It's been a while.

 

Another Jim Sibley!

 

Mike,

In post #85 you said you got some Factory 32 quarter panel prints from "Kiwi Connection", can you elaborate? Was looking for some prints/drawing for 30 to 32 Tudor.

Thanks in advance

BillB

 

As requested here is a shot from a distance. It's first time outside as a 5 window!!

 

As you can see these were taken before I finished the qtr to it's current state.

 

Kiwi is out of California. The print is a half scale 32 ford raodster qtr. These are factory drawings, not something homemade.



Note that I did find some measurement errors when converting this to full scale. They are on the belt line curve and did not affect what I was after.Might be why the drawing exisits?


Also note that the right and left qtr on my car are not exactly the same either, guessing the clay model that was made had slight differences. Without patterns their is no way you can see these with the naked eye.

 

That really looks nice outside! I know it really doesn't matter but how many hours do you think you have into the body save? Bob

 

Well Bob, it's getting to the point now where it's literally 100's.

I've gotten really anal about this project. I don't plan on building another car at this point and want this thing to built as well as I am capable, no short cut's.

Also note that It's quite often been interrupted with work on a 78 datsun and 51 chevy pickup. Such as was the case yesterday.

I have attached and removed the qtr so many times I've lost count.

 

The only short cuts worth taking will be the ones you take driving it. Bob

 

One of the more challenging areas to repair was the upper panel between the front edge ofthe deck lid and belt line.

first picture shows the gutters inplace to get a feel for what I need to make.

This panel has 2 slight curves that matches the front edge and top of the decklid.

It als has bends that allow it to hold the gutter. Fun!

My brake is only 3ft long so I had to make this in 2 pieces and weld it the center together.

The entire part is made from 3 , the top and inner lip. see picture 3.

Thier are not any pictures of this but as decklid algnment took place this thing was cut back out 3 times.

 

Incredible!!!! Read the whole thread and its awesome!

 

Bringing memory's back cars looking good now what are you gonna do with all the free time !

 

Thanks heyitsnate!

Nailhead you had your work cut out for you as well!! post some more pictures of it finished!