Hot Rods 1934 3 Window Coupe Find --Build

Great find Jerry. What kind of engine is planned?

 

Congrats on the 34 Jerry , you and Matt ought to join up . I always enjoy your builds . Here's a pic of my latest buy . The 36 Chevy 3 window Reading Fairgrounds modified which was Gerry Chamberlane's ride at Reading in 1970 .

 

great car wondering what did you shine the car with, i,am doing 33 sedan in the same shape.
people told me boiled linseed oil

 

Thats pretty amazing, just what you've been able to do to it by using some cleaning and buffing tricks. Looks great.

 

Everybody chops them. Dont be like everybody else

 

Worked over flathead!

 

Course cutting compound and then swirl remover using a buffer

 

It's staying stock height for now

 

Engine going together.
276" 59L block, Merc crank, Weber cam, Weiand FR heads, Weiand 2x2 intake, dual point crab dizzy, Strombergs, balanced rotating assembly, ported, undercut valves. Should be rowdy!

 

Found some original black wheels with cream pinstripes. Git my tired mounted this week

 

Today we pulled the body and broke down the chassis for frame work

 

Looking forward to this. I love all of your builds.

 

Can't wait to drop by for a peek!

 

Got the dash finished up today. Early Stewart Warner big and little gauges, 37 astray, and 49 shoebox knobs.

 

nice gauges!

 

We're rollin! Radiator back from getting a recore.

 

Had to go back to page one to see how this started. One of the nicest 3Window projects. Bob

 

That dash is rad!

 

Oh man Im so stoked for you! The DREAM car for sure and outstanding work!

 

Some old chrome Hartford friction shocks up front and some cool ribbed tube shocks in the rear.

 

Those are neat!

 

Great build so far. Keep the updates coming.

 

The door latch mechanisms were binding from a worn slider slot. I disassembled them and also noticed the pin on both was almost sheared in half from use. I made new pins and installed them and repaired the slider slots. Good as new!

 

Got the dash bodyworked and I sprayed it with some black lacquer. When the paint dried I added some patina with some rubbing compound applied with superfine steel wool and then rubbed clean with a course shop rag. Looks like old lacquer and matches the paint on the body now. Put my gauges in it this morning . Very happy without how came out. Lots of work in this

 

Nice trick on the dash. Fantastic work so far.

-Abone.

 

Nice Hotrod coming together...you have a way with the good ole days Jerry...restoring the vintage mechanicals is admirable too along with the use of numerous vintage rarities that look good on Hotrod and likely aided performance for the win back in 55...really enjoying the journey you're sharing with us...Seasons Greetings...

 

Hi. Great to catch up on this neat build. I had to do a very similar job on the slider pins on my 32 door latches. I look forward to more progress in the future. Mart.