I guess that could be a concrete floor in your workspace, but it looks like dirt to me. I just want to say that lots of bitchin' Hot Rods have been built on dirt floors.
It is a pretty basic shed but it's a concrete floor. It flooded with these storms we've been having and dragged a heap of mud in. Sent from my SM-N910G using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Great find , i love storys like this. Gives me hope that they are still out there, good luck with the build. Subscribed.
Good doors in the classifieds misc ford and hot rod parts http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/index.php?threads/misc-ford-and-hot-rod-parts.944368/ Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Progress! Front end,rear end, spare blocks, gear boxes. Plenty of fodder and parts for the 32! Sent from my SM-N910G using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I just want to add about should it stay or should it go? How long have you wanted one? Could you buy another one with the money you will be getting? We brought home a ute and were offered stupid money, and if we would have sold it we would had money that would have disappeared along with the vehicle.
The 32 will stay with me. The reason for asking values and throwing around figures was that i knew i had a good deal but was unsure how good! With the rumble seat the roadster will make a great family rod, and even the idea of selling it would get me in trouble with my wife. I have wanted a 32 since i was in my early teens, so around twenty years. I always felt they were financially out of my grasp, and they were, up till now. I know it would be a very unlikely scenario for me to ever find another bare bones, dirt cheap, blank canvas, like this roadster ever again. The idea of finding one the same for even $15,000 would apeal to me. I am very keen to get into this project, unfortunately accumulating the parts is a patient waiting game. Thanks "typo41" for helping me put things into perspective! Sent from my SM-N910G using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
The name of the seat is rumble ,now say that 100 times so you don't forget it nice find by the way , money for this car maybe good however you will never get another one this complete it is the holy grail you have there
What diff are you running? That's not real good for 40mph. Sent from my SM-N910G using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I think all nations could agree on mother-in-law seat... Great car. I have a feeling you'll do it justice, that often happens with lower budget builds. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
No offense taken old boy however pommy cars have them dicky things American ones have rumble ,just me on my soap box again
I have a car-guy friend visiting here from Australia. The differences in US/OZ terms turn up on a daily basis.
Today i picked up some super nice headlights, original paint, glass and they are rust free with no dents at all. They cost $50 and i believe will allow me to run an indicator within the headlight. Very cool in my opinion. Sent from my SM-N910G using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
My last swap meet i puchased 1937-39 ford rear radius rods for $10 and sold them for $200. I also found suitable windshield stauchions for the 32 for $10 and found one 28-29 headlight mount to match the one i had for $2 and scored an early flatty distributor for $5 with caps (divers helmet). Good day out, with an outlay of $27 and got the parts i needed! this is how my project has and will continue to be funded. Keeping a float for parts has been the main challenge! But has worked so far! I also split some model A bones selling them for $150 and a 1937-41 axle i paid $100 for i sold for $400, sold an A cowel i found down the bush for $200 and model A front posts i got for $60 i sold for $250. TRADE UP! Sent from my SM-N910G using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
The original story with your unbelievable stroke of luck was awesome. The way you are going about this project is a really cool. It will be a challenge to get it all done with no budget by trading and all, but that is ultimately what will make it so fun and rewarding in the end! I also like the fact that even though this is a '32 your not treating it as hallowed ground. This was already one of my favorite threads, now after your intro I am twice as interested. Can't wait to keep up with your posts, good luck! Oi Oi Oi (I'm a furniture/cabinet maker too. Every penny I earn goes to pay our bills, so I get it!)
I really like your approach to this build. I took the same road with my 3 window build and it worked up to a point. There comes a time when you will run out of great buys with big returns and have to lay out some hard earned cash........Still I got my hot rod on the road for less $$$ outlay than most.
You're killing it! I grew up in the Hunter Valley amongst the vineyards and i still know them pretty well,I was home last two weekends visiting family/friends,went to the Broke country show whilst there. I raided a lot of the farms,vineyards as a kid for trucks(my first love) and parts(i learnt a lot from the old boys in the vintage bus and truck circles) and still know were a few are stashed in gullies and creeks amongst them,I couldn't help wonder about your car if it was that region of the country or not?What state are you in ,in Australia at least Johnny.
I have learned a bit from searching for parts from exactly that, searching gullies and dry creeks and old communal dumping points on the outskirts of town where some old cars are left to rust away. There are the obviouse parts and panels that i know just looking at them from afar but the earlier stuff from the teens and early 1920's can require some research which i find fun. It's easy to justify picking them up as they are being saved from rusting to nothing. It is much easier to sell something when you can identify it and it's a really good way to beat the heat driving around on a 40+ degree day in an air conditioned ute over the Christmas break! I have had reservations revealing where i bought the roadster. Not sure why just the idea that some how it could slip out of my grasp and be gone as easy as it came. It was inland further away from the salt near wagga. Sent from my SM-N910G using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
This ute load is from a couple of days out with my brother one christmas. Dvd player on in the back of the ute for the kids while we scanned areas looking for suitable hot rod parts, and anything we thought was cool! Sent from my SM-N910G using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Well done its a great project and getting better all the time it is the kind of project that will grow with you and although it maybe on the road it will never be finished and I mean that in a nice way they are the best kind of projects the ones you keep and have fun with.
A few things i have learnt while looking for parts are that alot of parts have been pushed into gullies and dry creeks with intentions of them being buried. So i look for low points close enough to town to be convenient for people to illegally dump cars in the day. Another thing i have realised is to take photos. Sometimes memories can be fuzzy and parts you've left behind can be much worse than you remember! Areas that were once high traffic and have now had alternative highways put in place can be amazing! Old dis-used service stations actually exist in Australia and have good amounts of bush around them that was used as there personal tip! I go equipped with what my brother and i laughingly refer to as a rusty gold kit. Cordless grinder, drill and drill bits, impact driver and sockets, shifter, small butane torch to heat threads in winter not summer(bush fires), cordless recipro saw, and bolt cutters for the stubborn bolts. Jimmy bar and flat head screw driver. That's about it, i hope that has inspired you to get out rescuing rusty shit! Sent from my SM-N910G using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
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