Some Hot Body On Frame Action!!

well its been alittle while since my last post, i painted the body and installed the wood kit. its starting to come together now, i cant wait to dirve it!!!






all i can really say about this wood kit is that it really is a pain in the ass to install, but it was sooo worth the trouble.





luckily i found a couple of suckers to help me lift the body and set it on the frame





while i was pondering what to use as a body mount bushing i spied my hole-saw and an old tire, it was perfect. the sidewall was the best option as it is not as thick and i didnt have to worry about uneven tire wear.





i found that using a wood spade bit it was easier to cut the holes in the center because it just chewed away at the rubber instead of just grabbing it like a normal bit.





finally mounted up my friction shocks in the rear, i like the clean mechanical look of them, even though you cant really see them back there. still need to mount the fronts.





i made my headlight mounts using a pair of old ford connecting rods, not sure what they came out of, they were just the longest ones i could find.





i really like the way they turned out, still need to do some work to the headlight before i can paint them and mount em, i think thats what i will focus on tomorrow.





mounting the doors turned out to be a real nightmare, it took me the better part of the day to get them to line up and opem/close properly. i just had to roll it out side and gets some shots of it after i was done, the radiator and shell are just mocked up right now

 

Nice work. I love those headlight mounts- cool idea.

 

Great car, and I absolutly love the fact that you painted everything, no chrome hardly, no frills....just a hot rod, on a budget, but money spent on the right things, and its homemade. Well done...

Is your radiator mounted on valve springs? Nice

 

Those headlight mounts are a really cool idea that I've never seen before! How are ya gonna mount em on the frame?
Darren

 

I have the same body rubbers....Old tires are great!

Nice car. Cool motor....did you ever find a deck lid?

 

why didn't you paint it blue?

 

i headlights are indeed badass...

that car is just amazing...i don't even know what to say...

the wood looks great as well...and goes with the paint and overall uh..'thing' of it so well...

damn....

 

Yeah,
I was gonna say...do you think you could use some more blue on it?

Actually, I love it.

Those headlight mounts rule.


but I don't know about the lightning holes in the tires.

Just joking.

Thats actually a really cool trick too!

 

im not going to take credit for that, it was a mounting kit for a 32 radiator that i got from vintage ford. might have to do the valve spring thing on the next one though, it is a good idea

 

i just used the studs that were cast on the rods as the mounts, just had to drill a couple holes

 

Nice Hotrod...its smurfy!

 

HaHaHa

thanks

 

Looks killer! The headlights mounts do rule, great idea. Where did you get the wood kit from? It looks great! Deceptive, it looks like a breeze to install!!

 

Sweet car. Thanks for posting pics. Do you an overal view of your radiator mounts? They sure look like a good idea.

 

Damn I ve never seen so much red on a car...I personally like the color Blue!

 

I love to see clever improvisation as well as fabrication! You've done well, my friend! Nice coupe! Congratulations and Good Luck!

 

nice looking good

 

Very pretty. I would LOVE to see your car and Rolf's in the same photos. They have a very similar vibe. Nice job.

 

Is there any way you can post some pics of how the visor comes together at the corners? Good job. Did you use a Mac's wood kit?

 

Did they have a sale on that paint? Seriously, I love that shade of blue.

What is it called? Brand? Looks friggin' awesome!

 

papa smurf would get so much ass in that thing...

 

your progress looks good! keep on it!

those headlight mounts are a really good idea. i'm gonna have to use that one!

thanks,
ed

 

really was a good idea at the time, but over the years the ingenuity (and parts) were lost, here's the best pic I could find, though there is a much better one of the kit installed in the Sacramento Vintage Ford print catalog, page 191

 

can you post some pictures of the frame?

 

LOOOKS GOOOD its K00000L!
i can so see some OEM chrome wheels on it or blue wheels look good too!
--- did you use more tire sidewall rubbers to shim body around so the door gaps were nice & open & close nice?

 

curious which wood kit you used too

 

Coupe looks great! I also would like to know whose wood kit you used.

 

very nice..
love the headlight mounts and the anti-chrome look too!

what friction shocks did you use.. thinking about converting my front end to clean things up a bit???

 

Any close ups of the sub floor?

 

wow...

great job!