Technical Need pics of handmade trans tunnel covers

Yep, I'm at that point. Fabbing the floorboards now for the roadster. I'd like to see how everyone made their trans tunnel covers. Materials, process, etc. Thanks in advance!

 

D Russ had a Great Tech week thread on making tranny tunnels check out the link I also made one on my 37 Plymouth build thread below, but I recommend highly D Russ's thread Hobo Jim
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/tech-week-–-build-a-removable-trans-tunnel-with-virtually-no-tools.993327/

 

Here's the favorite of us 15 year old kids who got a floor shift conversion for Christmas in 1961 ...

 

I have a channelled '29 Chev roadster and I'm nearly 6'4", so I made a new floor dropped down between the rails.

 

Had a big chunk of left over log from when we built our house so I just used it as a form and used big ass mallet.. Beat, bang, hammer, cuss, beat, bang, hammer, cuss etc. etc. and about an hour later you end up with the.
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Here's mine-I made it out of 16 Gauge, and wanted it to be removable-

I did it the hard way-I took a piece of 9" heavy wall pipe, and used a rubber mallet to shape it-I used Rivnuts to hold it down-I also used flat strap to reinforce the outsides (and to mount it)-

I'm pretty sure that I could beat the Hulk in an arm wrestling match now (I thought my right arm might fall off)-

Doing it again, I think I would start with a slip roll and move on from there, or do an Ian Roussel and lay it on a bench with a piece of pipe to "cone" it-

 

A handy friend who is building a 1933 Ford 5 window made this trans cover from a flat piece of tin....

 

View attachment 3376239 Here's a pic of mine that I just fiinished, and a link to
the fab work:
http://www.clubhotrod.com/hot-rod-build-logs/55599-1931-model-coupe-8.html

 

Made this to somewhat replicate the stock floorboard; but clear the larger auto trans.

 

The dude before me butchered the floor pretty good.



As for the bellhousing part, I rolled a chunk of 18ga over my knee and trimmed to fit.



-Abone.

 

Looking sharp; we butchered up a decent original floor in a '33 last week, not as bad,; but your pictures provide some good ideas for this model 40.

 

Bttt

 

18 gauge, 3 pieces. the shaped piece on the end was old fashion tuck shrunk then planashed over a gas bottle cap

 

Nice stuff here

 

The floor in the 32 pickup. HRP

 

I'll fix that The old and the new, still in progress. Funny thing is people ask me where the traffic cone went.

 

My 2 cents, hand beat 10ga. beat over an oxy bottle

 

I didn't make this one but its hand made and simple.

 

My 28 sedan.

 

I re-re-re-made this one. It is now welded in and has a groovy aluminum plate that holds the boots.

The shifter/e-brake hole was and after-after thought as was the relief for the go pedal.

 

A few my friend Joe built.