Projects garagefind/ survivor 40 coupe build. FIRED IT UP!

To think I thought five years ago it looked just fine in primer.


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Congratulations Joel!!!!! It looks great! hope you are having a good time> Wish I was there too.

 

It was pretty crowded and the traffic control was not good or sufficient, especially Saturday. I didn't see 1/4 of the cars. Still, I had a good time . I went through about 1/2 of the swap meet; there was some good stuff and a lot of projects. Prices seemed a little high to me. I did a LOT of walking but the new part venders were in good air conditioning. I took a few pix of some of the awards winners. There were too many people to get them all. The last 2 are the give away roadster. The other roadster had a Y block in it, but my favorite was the truck.

 

I used double sided tape 1" wide on the fenders and trimed/cut out holes with an art work scalpel.punched 3/8 holes at regular intervals and cut out wedge shapes into the hole to allow the fender welt to bend to the curvature of the fenders .I was very pleased with the result .had a buddy help me with it.

 

I guess it's time to close out the thread. I have some detailing to do, but otherwise I think I'm done with the build. I finally put the hood on the night before going to the Nats North in Kalamazoo. I took some pix Sunday.

Thanks to all who followed along and offered suggestions and ecouragement. The thread as a whole was instrumental in getting this project done. Well done HAMB.

 

Joel, You have done a truely outstanding job on the coupe, much hard work and attention to detail on all aspects of the construction. I am really impressed, Great Job!

 

Came out GREAT.

 

Beautiful job...you should be very proud of your craftsmanship and dedication!

 

Joel your coupe came out GREAT! It has been fun following your build. I look forward to watching you work on your pickup!

 

Nice job, enjoyed the journey.

 

Yes, a very nice coupe. I've enjoyed following this one.

 

Really a nice job on the car Enjoyed the build

 

Very nice Sir.Please leave a link to your PU build.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

I think this is the link Leo

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ictures-pictures.1069927/page-4#post-12252944

 

Thank you Sir.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

Thank you , I'm doing just that.

Thanks. this has been a long summer but it's starting to pay off.

Very kind, thanks.

Well, it's not as good as I hoped , but it's great to be driving it.

Thanks Sam. I have to work out some storage problems before I can get serious about the truck.

I also enjoyed doing the thread. Thanks.

Thanks, Mart. I'll be using info from some of your posts on my 41 pickup.

Thank you for following along.

Here is the current link. I may start a new thread later.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ictures-pictures.1069927/page-4#post-12252944

 

Awesome! You did that car right!

 

Looks really nice. Just enough of this, the right amount of that. And not too much of anything.
Good Going!

 

Thanks. I did what was in my head at 17/18 years old.


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I appreciate your comments. I’m working on a couple of things to add reliability.....an air dam above the grill and maybe a fan shroud.


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Wow, its out!! Looks great, alot of work, but i bet you're happy with it.

 

joel, i didnt see you at louisville, or the zoo, but im glad ya got to drive it in 19! 2020 will be fun for you! still havent started on mine, been messing with these dam old drag cars! i will catch up with ya!

 

Man , you did a great job on the 40. Stupid me had one about 3 weeks away from paint and sold it about 9 years ago. The guy I sold it to just has it sitting in old barn , done nothing but let the brand new coker wide whites dry rot and the sbc engine has not been touched or even turned over from what I understand . Tried to buy it back but no luck.

 

Thanks ,Darin. I've only sold 1 project, but I realized that I was never going to get to it at my current age..........Then I bought the '41 pickup.

 

Hey Joel, I noticed your 2 build threads as part of your signature. I just read through this thread from the first to the last post.

Great read! Fantastic job! Good work!

I'll save your truck build for another day or I might never get into the shop.

 

looks great .

 

Very cool 40 ! Glad another one is out there.

 

Another nice 40 saved and turned into a beautiful 40 again.

 

Hi Great build! Would it be possible to send some measurements of your chassis height off the ground? Front end horns and back end after the fuel tank. Plus any pics of the engine in place. Just setting mine up and having a guide would be fantastic.