Projects Swedish 34 Ford Fordor

Continuing with the chassis welding it together adding boxing plates in front and rear of the X.
The front suspension is a SoCal Speedshop forged front axle, 48 Ford split wishbones and spindles.

 

I have made a new centersection and made brackets to attach the 36 Ford radius rods.
The rear spring is a shorted 48 Ford frontspring.
Have also done the brackets for the split wishbones

 

Put the body on the chassis to check where the rearend should be and test fit radiator grille and hood.

 

Removed the body and continued with the chassis, have made the enginemount an old Hurst front of engine mount. Installed the Brake booster and mastercylinder and support rods for the radius rods. Has also made a panhard bar and brake pedal, mounted the parking brake

 

Sweden and Ontario, Canada have a lot in common weather wise that for sure...What a recovery...amazing, patch panels or not and I think I know the Howell secret now......Glad that all worked out...

 

Nice job on the chop and roof fill. love four doors, no waiting to take a seat. Looking better every time I stop in.

 

Thanks Stogy and Charlie

 

Good for you leaving it a 4dr sedan!! To many are getting cut up and made into coupes. Very nice work!!

 

Do you have a link to the other thread with the chop you mentioned?
I have one to do.

 

Great build so far, subscribed

 

The thread was "1934 4DR SEDAN CHOP. FAMILY HOTROD"

 

Thank you

 

i love the build, with a sensible chop with practical mods looks to me like a car that will be used .excellent slightly envious.

 

Thank you

 

Reminds me of my '55 tbird build. Everything rusted. My friends laughed and said I was nuts! Maybe they are right. I'm 74.

 

Nicely done. As @Stogy said, Canadian cars seem to have a lot in common with Swedish cars. On a really nice Canadian car I count on replacing the bottom 6" of the car. On a rough Canadian car, the bottom 8-10 inches will require replacement.

 

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/1934-4dr-sedan-chop-family-hotrod.689445/

 

ure welcome looking forward to the finishing touches

 

I filled a lot of holes in the firewall then I modyfied it to make room for the Sbc, done some rust repair on the rear wheelwells. Made some profiles that holds up the Volvo roof then I parked my cars and went to Croatia for a holiday.

 

Looks really good! Cant wait to chop mine! I have a '58 Meteor station wagon roof for the insert. And a Thames grill.

-Shiny

 

Finally done the last rust repair around the cowl vent and got a Crysler Voyager seat from a friend.
Started with the exhaust system, Chinese stainless blockhuggers with headerflanges cut away and replaced with V-band clamps, I relly like them they dont leak and are easy to remove.
The steering box is a CCP Vega powersteering.

 

For steering column I have decided to use the right hand drive manual column that was in my Willys it has the look I want. Have also installed the Vintage Air compact evaporator, to make more room for it I have moved the dash just under 1" back and made some repair and fillied holes in the header panel.

 

Have made a batterybox behind the rear seat and made the seat. Raised and tilted the backrest for the Chrysler front seat and some rust repair on the inner fenders. And a hatch on the floor so I can check and fill the master cylinder.

 

Nice work, but are you really planning on ice driving?

 

Everyone in Sweden plans on ice driving at some point.

 

We have snow on the roads almost 6 months so to be a fulltime rodder you have to.

 

Testfitted the March sport track front drive system for clarence between the AC compressor and the Spal cooling fan, it is tight but it will work. Have bought a Limeworks Sprint car steering wheel and their outside mirrors and made the upper front shock mounts.

 

Decided where the AC vents would be the side ones under the dash and the middle where the ashtray was. Have made a shelf between the dash and steering column and been doing some work on the column.
And testfitted the gastank cover.

 

Have made a fan shroud for my Spal cooling fan and checked the steering u-joint angles, the lower is 30 degrees and the Borgeson joints can handle 35 degrees, it should be fine and the steering feels smooth.
Installed the heads and valvecovers to check that I can remove them its tight but it will work.

 

Test fitted the Tanks inc fuel tank had to widen the frame a little the mounting holes for the tank did not match. Sprayed epoxy primer on the chassis made a paint box of some plastic so I would not get paint all over my garage and put body sealer on the body. I have started to assemble my chassis for an inspection that I have to do to get a title.