Features '29 Ford STEELBACK Build & The Chris Piscitelli Sketch

Let's start cutting! HRP

 

The saw should arrive any day now. Triger finger is getting itchy. Bob

 

So are the tops of the Tudor window frames matched to the roof line of your build...I'm surprised you don't exploit the unusual door tops...but I assume you like the 29 look door tops...

 

They will be, but I'll cross that bridge after the last door top is welded in place. There are a lot of things that need to be done to get other things done. All the door chopping is being done so the top hinge on the rear doors can be dropped. After the doors are done I think I'll adjust the cowl and work to the back.

 

Boy someone will no doubt be after the discards from the doors and Roof...not that there's anything wrong with that...

When I have a moment I will see if I can swap in some Sedan tops on the doors of the Inspiration I did...

 

...I added straight upper door frames and straightened the drip-rail to match...you can see the chop comparison with the longer rule being fit to the belt to top hinge is shown exceeding the height of the opening depicted in the Inspiration above...I'm of the opinion 1.5 to 2" lower to the 10" of your 1st thoughts...the splash aprons relieve the 32 frame mod in my opinion...thoughts?

Bob this project is really cool...what engine, hopped up banger over Flathead V8? I should go back and read eh...

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WOW! All I have to do is build it. That is exactly how it has looked in my mind. That is quite a gift to be able to take someone's thoughts and produce an image. My idea is to build something based on a '29-31 Bentley, so maybe the 354 HEMI would provide the right rumble. Bob

 

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...friday-art-show-7-2-21.1234426/#post-14115149

...another inspiration to stoke the reality a bit...with a visit to the Dry Lakes for Hotrod ambience...

I ran it in the Art Show as I feel a real connection to the Vintage Challenges we face in decisions and really like this unique mix of Hotrod/Custom...

Note the front fender is a inspiration to the Roadster and Chris's Sketch...miniature moon discs behind the A Bone Caps to create a larger cap...rear fender slightly Bobbed at back and front, same chop as before top opening around height of lowered window in rear door on original pic, splash aprons lengthened due to stylized front fender...straight pipes out the back...blowing smoke rings of course...

Mounting the front fenders could be fixed to Frame/Body or actually mounted as cycle to turn with wheels...

I did drop the body down a wee bit more as Chris's art had it low but I didn't want it too low...

The way that Roadster was done was sophisticated and somewhat Genius in execution...again it's just art and thoughts so Bob you are in control of how you make it happen...

Again it's a pleasure and a real cool project with oodles of Character...

Credit to All That Inspired This
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I'm starting with the left rear door. Last year I started on one corner but changed my mind, now I think I have a good plan working to the 10 inches glass opening. Flat top and the top chop are two things going on at the same time. I have a plan, just can't explain every step. Two vertical cuts on the top of the door saving that inner curve 9 to 12 and 12 to 3. Add the flat Tudor piece once I know where the cuts will go. Tack in place, then figure out where the side cuts will go. That top hinge is riveted in place, I'll cut some stock to slide inside and roseate welds will give the door some strength. That's my plan for 4th of July fireworks.

 

Three o:clock July 5, 2021 cuts 1 & 2, no worries.

 

Great day, made all the cuts, now I just need to weld them together. Upper corners need some fine tuning, glad I have some Tudor rear quarter window pieces.

 

That piece of scrap has been saved for over 6 months just to make the cut guide. Worked great gave me matching cuts on both sides, and 90 degrees to the outer surface.

 

Found this box of bits the day after I found out I needed them. Totally forgot I had them, they turned up while looking for something else . Think they came from Maine. Like installing shoe molding in an old house, mixing old with new there will be a lot of cutting and fitting before things can be welded, and the corners look right.
Bob

 

Removed the structural stuff from those Coupe corners, they will go in the "To Be Blasted" pile. There is more than enough material to cut out the needed bits, sending them this way gives the blaster something to hold on to.

 

...Here you go Bob...

Credit to All That Inspired This
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WOW! Thanks for the update, the '29 cowl looks great.

Bob

 

Cut that 7 inch long piece of stock to align all three pieces. The top hinge on the rear doors is the only one that gets moved, this should make for a better joint. Checking the fit of the mating surfaces is next. Reshot with the green screen material I got at a tag sale today, things do look better. Bob

 

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"I just can't stop destroying eye glasses, he better hide these 1930 Cadillac tail light side lenses he found today" Hank

 

NOT MINE, but I'm looking for two. Bob

 

Thanks to Mark & Ted I got a tip on these lights at a local machinery show yesterday. Hank ate a book I sold on eBay before I got a chance to wrap it.

 

Bob, Hank didn't do it ....just look at that face, you can see he's innocent. JW

 

...Subtlety Different...

Credit to All That Inspired This

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Problem is Bob can't see his face anymore, he Ate his Glasses...



Don't be to Hard on him Bob...I think he knows he better stick to bones from now on...

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oldest excuse in the book; "the dog ate it"

 

Thanks Stogy! Nice work using the Cadillac lens rims for Hank's glasses. The Hood update is nice too, gives me a better idea of how things might look. Bob

 

But it tasted SO good...can you get me bones that taste like magazines...

It might have been a rare old book too...

Man does he look sad...

Yes I had some fun with
The Steelback, Thee Knight of the Sedans...sporting Auburn Style Hood and side panels with louvered splash apron this Puppy Breathes in my best Wolfman Jack...

Are you thinking a Prewar Classic powerhouse what's going under the hood a V12...

This Hybrid could have been updated after the war with an Olds or Hemi just blister the hoodsides accordingly...the Days of Tommy Lee of Dry Lakes were period to this build...Bob!!! How's Hank doing? smiling again?......hope so, Refresh us on Period and Drivetrain of this Custom with power to spare....
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There is a 354 HEMI in the garage, it may go in the Steelback or the Roadster. A Model B Four Banger with an overhead is another option. That is years away at the pace I'm at.
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Sounds an admirable sequence, get the look, then choose powertrain as things evolve...

 

Funny how things some how fall together. Saturday I went to pick up a motorcycle frame at a local meet and the vendor had left for the day, but left it it with the vendor next door, along with two near perfect 28-29 front fenders. Saw him the next day at another meet, now I'm kicking myself, never saw them, hope he sold them before I got there. $150. was a give away price. The thread on "Tater" just came back to life, the car that has inspired me the copy the front fender modification.

 

Hershey was GREAT! Found a pair of 1930 Cadillac tail lights! Both rights without the plate light, guess I'll have a plate in the center. Got another front fender to work with.