Projects 1947 Ford Tudor build thread (A.K.A. seemed like a good idea at the time....)

Fantastic! That 302 sounds great. What a great cruiser. Congrats!
Don

 

good looking rig! i like digging through these other sedan builds and seeing what other guys are doing. gives me some much needed motivation to get back on my car.

 

fixed up the hinges, repaired a rivet, sandblasted and painted them in my favorite paint booth (my back yard)


and then put the hood back on


seems a shame to cover all that up

 

enough with engine updates!

moving to the interior. I drove it a bit without any soundproofing at all, and WOW 2800 rpm at freeway speeds was unbearable inside, so I ordered up some Fat Mat rattle trap sound deadener



well, that should do it.

From there I went on to the package shelf


Then onto the floor


Not too shabby for $20 worth of carpeting from Menards

 

The sound deadener looks really good. Nice installation. Carpeting looks factory. Keep up the good work. Don
P.S. Was that sound deadener already cut for your car or did you have to cut it to fit?

 

Thanks Mr Blue
It is not a pre-cut mat. It comes in a roll. Fat Mat Rattle Trap XXX, I got it on Amazon.com, they were the cheapest. Got a 100 foot package, and it comes with a roller, and knife. It is 80 mils thick, and really sticks.
I ended up not even using 50 sq foot of it, so it looks like I'll be doing the trunk, inside of the doors, the inner fenders, the....

Funny thing is, I have more money in the glue for the carpet, then I do in the carpet

 

Well it certainly came out great. Enjoy

 

Very very impressive job...and really awesome car too...
Thanks for posting this....
Cheers,

 

You've done almost exactly what I'd like to do to one of my favorite Fords. Nice job. Always thought one of these would make a great family hot rod.

 

Thanks for posting this in detail. I had an idea for S/Ws in there (my own '47) but the Autometers are excellent. Glad you showed this in detail.

 

Looking good!
Your paint booth looks like mine.

 

read through your whole thread and wow. what an inspiration! such a great build!

cant wait till i save up enough for a 42-48 ford... i want to do a somewhat similar build as yours...just a roller 302, t5 and ford 8.8 rear...

more updates!

 

great build thread. I've been perusing around the internet looking for ideas, and i'm kinda stuck on wheels. are you planning on leaving the one's you have on there now? or are you looking at something different?

I haven't really found anything i like for mine, so i'm trying to get as many ideas as possible.

 

Good Cheet Maing!! I like the whole build, where is the flattie now? Hopefully in a Model A roadster!

 

I like the ones that I have, 56 Oldsmobile. If I were to change it, it would be to a different set of wheels covers, like Moon ripple caps, or something.

 

Question on your guage cluster. What size and style of Autometer guages did you use? I haven't found any that look similar. A great, good looking solution that looks almost stock for a 46.
Thanks

 

What front clip are you using?