Projects Martin Ford´32 5 Window Build

Any size.....any time

 

Done with the frame, tomorrow the shop next to mine
goin to sandblast it and paint it.

 

Pretty incredible.....

 

the biggest thing i find wrong , is it is in YOUR garage & not in MINE ! ..... steve

 

If I one day manage to get the 32 done I already has another project to work with.
Its a 39 deluxe coupe and it has been mine for something like 18 years.
Sadly it has been broken down in pieces for the last 10 years and I can only blame myself.
Last thing I did was to give the frame some new axles, a rear kick up , boxing plates ,x-members and a new motor/trans. Only thing left to do with the chassie is the exhaust system.

 

wow, i love your 39 too

 

`39 deluxe coupe..best looking car ford ever made...and yours looks like a cherry example...anymore pics of it ?

 

There´s something familiar about that yellow coupe. Was it built in Sweden or at least has it been around over here ?
Anyways, I really enjoy this build, you really have an eye for estethics and a way of making things happen. I´ve seen your earlier projects so i have high expectations for this one.

 

Might have some pics somewere.

Yes, it is in Sweden

They sandblasted the frame today and it looked realy good, he said that they will do the epoxy-primer and topcoat tomorrow so i,ll get it back on monday

 

I totally agree...........and the 36 3 window is also on top of that list

 

This really really sucks.Just went 5 steps back.
Picked up the frame today.....and it looks like shit.
Got to grind it all and go to another painter.
Well....atleast it has a good primer.

 

Damn! Kinda looks like original paint maybe? Just trying to make you feel better. Progress looks great though and the work is incredible. Blown away.

 

Thanks Jeffrey
Think Henrys guys did the job alot better back then. Anyway I have start to grind the frame
now.

 

I was wondering how nice of a finish you would get with a quickie paint over the bare sandblasted frame. Did you expect it to be glass smooth? I'd guess a modified/welded frame would require some filler and blocksanding to be what we'd consider smooth. Not a job I could do in a couple days.

 

Yes, I expected it to be glass smooth. I spended loads of days working with the finish on the bare frame and then it was finest quality sand blasted.
If this guy who painted it was good it should not look like this .

 

Wrong, I expected it to be Semi Gloss Smooth

 

Ouch! That there is the true definition of "orange peel".

 

Some pics of how I did my new floor. Started with cutting out the few old pieces from the stock subrails.

 

bad luck with the frame bro but good on you for getting straight back on it! Enjoying the build. Thanks for sharing the pics. The 39 looks awesome aswell.

Andy.

 

Thanks Andy =).

Got the new Subrails, inner-fenders and rear floor from Brokeville.

 

And this is how I did up front.

 

Yesterday was a great day, I had the artist Ray Hill visiting my shop and he will help me out with a design for the coupé .
He was chocked that I´ve becomed 38 years old........thanks Ray

 

Alot of great details...its going to be a 'stunner' fo'real!

 

Martin,

fantastic build and sensational detail. Will continue to keep an eagle eye upon it for progress. Any more pics on the wheels? Your reborn coupe is turning in a craftsman masterpiece. I dig the detail in the engineering.
U mentioned injection earlier on, hilborn? supercharged ?

Thanks for sharing.

J168

 

Not sure how i've missed this in the past but found it now, great stuff.

 

Got a little stucked on the wheels, they needs to be machined in a mill and the guy who has one that is big enough needs to find time for my toys.
Also waiting for the front rims from Mike Curtis, and they also needs to be shipped so it can take some time =(

I have a "homemade" manifold with 3 vertical throttle bodys that will look a little like vintage 3 carb setup but it is a efi system. The thing is that im not done with it and I think its better to try gettníng the car together and start with a single carb intake.
Then I can have that efi system as a winter-project later on.

 

Got this neet picture today from a guy who has a gas-cap that I make.

 

OK FOLKS, I need reference pictures of the Rain Gutter Panel Below Deck Lid from a car with normal trunk.

Like this but mounted on a car.

 

Wow! Subscribed. Love to see builds like this. Such incredible detail and thought into everything you touch. The wheels are just over the top. Can't wait to see it all mocked up. I'm a 39 40 guy so of course I would also like to see more pics of that beautiful 39.

 

Wow!!!! Great work. Subscribed to this thread.