Projects '23 Ford Roadster build aka The Incredible Hulk

Thanks, Paul...Don't know how I missed that, remember jumping right into the steering box rebuild. Good idea, 'up tight, outa sight and in the groove!'

 

Ha! Thanks Mike

 

Fabbed and tacked in place battery box

 

Looks like it should work there,
it'll get a little strengthening and a hold down.
Need to devise some kind of mechanism for parking brake actuation, rods, levers and cables...
pretty tight in there..

 

Couple pieces of flat stock to stiffen it up and welded in.

 

how do you get the battery out? looks like it will hit the trans. it can't go up it will hit the floor.

 

That's funny

 

SHAFT

 

I was going to bug you for an update this morning but I refrained!

 

My attention was elsewhere..
I'll try to do better

 

This may be a stupid question but why a two piece driveshaft?

 

The yoke on the transmission is bolted to the output shaft, somethings gotta give.

 

I need my fix. How's it go @Paul?

 

Nothing to report, sorry to say.
I did buy a bunch of steel,
3/4" square tube and 18 gauge sheet for the floor and 20 gauge for the body.
Just a matter of making it happen.

 

WOW!!! what a great build. I love seeing these types of builds on the HAMB. Keep the updates coming.

 

Time to post a little update.

trimmed the bun panels for a butt weld to the front panels.
Clamped the two sections together and tacked them every inch or so.
First the driver side
Then the passenger side

 

clamp and bolt the body panels back together
scribe the overlap at cowl to cowl sides
trim the cowl sides
tack together

 

put the tacked and bolted together body on the welding table
level and square

 

add temporary bracing everywhere
roll the body over
prop it up level and clamp it to the table

 

make paper pattern of bottom of bun panel driver side
transfer to 20 gauge sheet metal
bend, pound, roll, shrink

 

continue shaping until the panel fits
clamp in place
scribe and trim body and panel
tack new panel in

 

that was the easy side
the passenger side will take multiple patches
first piece following the same process as the driver side
trim the ragged rusty edge
using same paper pattern cut another patch piece
shape to fit

 

that's where it's at right now.
hope to find time to get out there today
will keep you posted

 

New day
scribe body
trim patch panel and body
clean up edges
starting at rear, tack every inch or so working toward the front

 

take a picture or two of next area to patch
cover with paper.

that looks better already

 

paper slowly becomes steel
still some massaging needed before trim and tack
but it's getting close

 

I'm amazed at your skills! You make it look so easy. Did you sell your soul to get them or something? The build has been interesting to watch, and that's an understatement!

Lynn

 

Wow! When we get a update we really get a update! Thanks for taking the time to keep us informed on this great build.

 

@Paul...you are an amazing talent...Hamb Theater at its finest...thanks for sharing the journey...

 

trim and tack panel below door
mark and trim bottom edges
ran out of gas, gotta run to the welders supply place..
but here's some pix..