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Projects Aussie 32 frame / Model A coupe build.

Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by Wardog, Feb 7, 2019.

  1. Wardog
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    @Aaron D. Thanks.
    As good as it looks naked, it’s not much good to me like that.
     
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  2. 55zephyr
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    Looks so good unchopped.
    Good luck and stay safe, Ron.
     
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  3. v8paul
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    Great thread, enjoyed reading through. Great car, very nicely done ! :)
     
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  4. Wardog
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  5. Just checking in the progress looks awesome.
     
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  6. rpu28
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    Question, Wardog: How is your coil mount fixed to the engine block?
     
  7. Wardog
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    It’s a 90 degree angle bracket that picks up a head stud. I’m actually about to move it to the rear of the other head. I’ll get a photo for you.
     
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  8. panheadguy
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    Great looking hot rod, and you are doing an amazing job. You used the Steadfast sub rails I see. Do those rails sit right on the chassis in the rear with perhaps some welting between? Or are they spaced up to allow a wood block between the rails and frame?
     
  9. Wardog
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    Thanks. The sub rails sit directly on the frame rails. For welting I stole some hessian my wife uses to tie young trees to their stakes. I put some double sided tape between the rails and the hessian to keep in place during assembly. 5E0787DC-1745-4EA1-9878-EA4C65D6289D.jpeg 8F1FAAF1-4647-45E0-BF07-8D0C1FC76677.jpeg
     

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  10. Wardog
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    CB17D5D6-C210-4E42-888D-D8570ED52722.jpeg A08729A3-0989-4CA1-B9C5-F48210C16B15.jpeg DDA1F99A-CD41-42C2-B72E-7E7B09788350.jpeg @rpu28 I moved my coil today and took some photos for you. The chrome coil bracket has a piece of stainless tube in it as a crush tube. Then it’s just a 1/8” stainless 90 degree bracket to the head stud.
     
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  11. Looks great, very nice work
     
  12. Wardog
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  13. Wardog
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    In the week leading up to Christmas a few parts arrived. One thing I wanted was my radiator. My mate Norm was really busy but squeezed me in and finished this up on December 23rd for me. My son and I picked it up on Christmas Eve. I extended the original radiator braces from the firewall to meet the radiator. Now to mount the grille shell.
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  14. Wardog
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    Last weekend I made my own version of 32 taillight brackets. These tuck the lights up nice and close to the body. Today I assembled and mounted them.
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  15. 1-SHOT
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    Nice
     
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  16. Wardog
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    The head lights and front indicators are mounted. Again I tried to tuck everything in nice and close.
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    When I bought the head lights they came with these cast iron mounts. I’m pretty sure they are the top half of some bumper mounts for fog lights. Anyway they were perfect.
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    This is one of my favourite views of the car. It’s the first time it’s looked so right with all the lights mounted up.
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  18. Wardog
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  19. doubleduece
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    Great info on a nice build
     
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  20. Mikko_
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    Looking good, I like that you kept it unchopped.
     
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  21. sloppy jalopies
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    Yup... the hot set up... even with "her" driving ! RHD.
    I see you modified the frame with bobbed '32 rear horns... looks great...
    And very familiar, but i used model A front frame horns turned upside down... [cheaper]...
    .go wd go !
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  22. Wardog
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    Thanks man. Nice coupe.
     
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  23. Wardog
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    I had some parts turn up in the mail. First thing to do was sort out the radiators hoses. I bought some 8BA lower hoses and some 39 top hoses hoping they would work.
    I pushed the radiator back about 1 1/4” and shortened the lower hoses to suit. I cut the centre out of the top hoses and added some 1 1/2” stainless tube . This helped get the extra length needed. My son and I machined a die and flared the ends then polished them up.
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  24. waxhead
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    Looks good, nice work.
     
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  25. Coming along nicely, nice work
     
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  26. Wardog
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    With the radiator position sorted I made a couple of permanent clamps on the top radiator tubes. Then painted everything. The fan needed painting again as I shortened the blades a bit for clearance.
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  27. Wardog
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    I painted my grille shell in the body colour. Then that afternoon I gave my son some 40 grit paper and he “aged” it a bit for me.
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  28. HUGHES AUTOMOTIVE
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    Can you share how you made your hose clamps?
     
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  29. Wardog
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  30. Don Martin
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    That was one heck of a build. Beautiful workmanship.
     
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