Technical 1931 Ford Roadster Assembly-Brookville

Amazingly bad to the bone! Thanks for posting.

 

Amazing work Flop! It's always a treat to see what you're up to!

 

Your so good with hard wood...

 

Is this the body that's $6,900 on their website?

 

Flop got skills.

 

Awsome work, a true metal artist.

 

Flop is done! And its all mine! next week im making the 16 hr drive from louisiana to pick this bad boy up. Flop did an amazing job making the body fit together like its supposed to. Well worth the money to have him do it. He is truly an artist with metal working. Cant wait to check it out in person.

 

Very good work, thanks for sharing!!

 

Fantastic work as usual! Looking forward to seeing you in Cleveland - should be some fun!

 

Thanks everyone . Guessing the 6900 is a body assembled by Brookville .



Decided to put a gas cap in



Minus a few nuts and bolts she is done


Can't wait
For
Cleveland Dale !!

Thanks again Lodaddyo

 

Looks fantastic - really nice work and much appreciate you sharing it with us. Now make sure you save me a 'spot' for next spring! Need to get my 34 coupe up on the 'Flop Chopping Block'! LOL Took the FlatCab out for a ride yesterday - just to have a bit of fun. Ran really well. She sill be ready for Cleveland . . .

 

Been real interesting to follow this assembly. I have been thinking of buying on unassembled and putting it together but after seeing this I may rethink that idea. Looks like a lot more to it than bolting it together.

--louis

 

Sounds good Dale .


Louis there are 170 plus holes to be drilled . Panels reworked everywhere etc etc

 

Only one thing Flop . . . I think you need a good hole saw! That gas-tank hole looked like "Jaws" from the old James Bond movie got a bit hungry on that cowl top!

 

Back down south on it's frame .

 

Flop
I did the same thing with a 28 body and as you are finding out their direct replacement parts are not direct replacement. Once assembled I honestly have around 200 hours making their stuff fit their stuff. Finished product is my Avatar.

 

Great work, I've got an original 28/29 that needs lots of attention, and seeing this helps!

 

Now . . . if we could just lower it about 1/2 the distance to the ground! LOL

 

I might lower it a little more. Not much though. Ive got a model t rear spring im gonna try out and reversed eye front spring. Also gonna run splash aprons, it will give the illusion of being lower

 

I was just kidding around . . . this car looks like a high-boy, so go with it! A couple inches lower might be cool, but it doesn't need much more than that. I know it is none of my damn business, but I do think some 'rubber rake' might look good. But Hey - you can always wear these tires out first!

 

Great work Flop! Thanks for sharing.
When you purchase an assembled body from Brookville, have they taken care of all these fit and gap setting issues, or do they still need to be addressed?

 

Always like following your work great detail. Roger

 

No one is ever disappointed when clicking on a flop thread...outstanding...thank you for sharing.

 

Yeah im going for the early 40's look . The tire sizes are 6.00 in the front and 7.50's in the rear. The front should drop a little more when i get the full weight of the engine in it. Thats just am empty mock up
Block.

 

Is that the Deluxe height windshield or is there more chop than the factory 2" ? It looks shorter? I like it.

 

Its a deluxe windshield cut down 3". The windshield measures 7" in the center