Projects 33 chevy 3w....time for a cool change

Excellent! They'll be the crowning touch!

 

Great work. Way to stay focused.

Ryan.

 

thanks, and just to stay focused, despite having to mow a few acres tonight, i was put the windshield in.

 

Holly smokes! Last time I looked, you (only) had it 'jammed'. Now, it's totally jammin'! You must eat Wheaties every day.

 

Italian Stallion

 

... mow a few acres, throw together an heirloom car, post a few dozen HAMB identifying parts etc posts, crack three or fourteen HAMB jokes posts, as well as save the world or cook dinner. All in a days work. That beat's my week. You sir are an animal. How do you do it ?

 

He is related to me! I sleep for both of us!

 

put the vent windows together with the new rubber seals from steele. and painted the oil filter canister.

 

Cool shot, I see you let the cat out and the grass is cut! Really like this. If you mentioned it I must of missed it, but do you have a name for the cebby?

 

Now that is a great photo! I stopped by yesterday and the 33 is looking good. Brings back lots of memories.

 

Cool Change.......

 

I know you guys have a long history together...

This is such a great photo..Who knows how many of us have admired our handy work at a similar vantage point,,I also noticed the cat could care less. HRP

 

Now that's what I call a tall tail!!

 

thanks, i like how "alive" the inside looks on a dark night.

the cat is my shadow and has been involved with the whole project.

 

was able to get the door windows and doors back together;

 

also put the rear carpet and panels in;

 

today i started with putting the oil in the motor and priming the engine with a cut down distributor.
i had a leak at the oil filter and realized i had the wrong base for the filter. i had switched back from a spin on conversion but needed another piece. folkswaggon had given me a 283 and it was at his house, in the driveway, on a hand truck, so i went over and picked it up. it had the correct parts i needed.

 

once the leak was stopped it had good oil pressure;

 

then a few guys stopped by, big Steve, and Mark [ct1932ford], test the clutch parts while little Steve and bradley [BP32] look on;

 

dad, two days after shoulder replacement surgery, leads the installation of the motor. Big Steve, Mark, Bruce, Mike, and Lenny get the motor into place...........................makes me wonder.............................where were all these guys when i was sanding?

 

Glad I could help supply the necessary parts to get the engine in! Bummed that I couldn't be there to help install it...or to drink your beer.

 

burgers and dogs came off the grill, and the mob heads for the cooler, leaving a clear shot of their work;

 

thanks, needed the crank dowel pin also. wish you had showed up.
dozen guys, sporting '39 chevy, 70 buick convertible, shelby daytona, 32 ford coupe, '67 mustang gt convertible, '69 gto judge, custom yj............it looked like a car show.......

 

Too cool.

 

is that your handy work on the motor mounts or did your dad and uncle do that in the original build?looks cool plus functional

 

my dad and uncles handy work. they turned the original '55 front mounts then ,made the brackets off the frame. i did have one half of one of the brackets break, so i welded those uprights down to the front crossmember.

 

A few of my photos of the event! Motor is in. My work is done here Last photo just to prove I was there


Cool story about the Trans. Look closely at the photo! I will let Ted tell it.

 

did the final adjustment on the steering box and fixed the pitman arm;

 

i also bolted the engine down using the new mounts. i originally thought i could use the large washers under the mount but it set the motor too high. so i added to the brackets and shaped them to the rubber mounts. engine sits perfect now.

 

i also installed the headers. they have no relief for the side plugs in the head so i needed to grind the plugs flush. the headers snake perfectly through and around the frame, steering box, starter and clutch linkage.