Projects **Malcolm Model A Roadster Build**

Finished welding and grinding the lower quarter and wheel-well patch panels last night....

 

Nick, This is going to be a cool car. I like the braces in the trunk area as well. Very racy looking. Patch panels are looking good. I need to do that next as well. Keep at her!

 

Worked on fitting the driver's side patch panels yesterday. I borrowed a buddy's shrinker/stretcher to help fit the lower quarter patch panel. VERY handy tool to have around!

A couple photos and heading back out there.... should have them welded in today and I'll move on to the trunk floor.

 

Thanks alot, Dale!

 

Looks great Nick.

 

Good to see you back at it!

 

Looking great!

 

Nice, Nick....lookin better all the time. While you're welding in quarter patches, Jimmy and I are welding in door bottoms on driver's side.

 

Hey Nick, as usual great work !!! Will it have color by W.O.W. ??? Maybe this year I will actually get to meet/talk to you ??? Are you still thinking that light sage greenish color ???

ScottV

 

Really coming along Nick...lookin great.....Kudos !

 

Thank you, all... I appreciate the kind words!

It won't be painted by the Omaha World of Wheels. When it does get painted, I changed my mind on the color and will be going with Washington Blue (early Ford dark blue color).
Not sure if the car will be there, but I hope to meet you finally!

 

Today's progress... driver's side lower quarter and wheel-well patch panels are welded in

 

Looking good, Nick...keep the progress pic's comin'.

 

Nick, you're doing a fine job there, looks very nice, I bet those sub rails were fun .

 

Looking good Nick keep it up

 

Good to see you working on the Roadster again. I had to get away from my project for awhile too.

 

Nick,
What grit did you use to clean that body up with?

 

Glad to see it's not a SBC,very nice!!

 

Hey Nick, it's taken me two cups of coffee and 5 advil to get through all 17 pages of your progress. This build is an inspiration to us all. Your narrative and pictures really help in understanding what you go through building one of these cars.
Keep it up, can't wait to see it done. Like all masterpieces, it takes time.

 

Thanks, guys! Still a ways to go, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel somehwere

Haha.. yeah, lots of cutting, welding, grinding on the subrails!

Kathy, I used one of these abrasive discs:
http://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Brite-SXCS-Coarse-Silicon-Carbide/dp/B002UXRNJQ/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_3

 

Looking good! ........

 

NICK!! I now own the "twin" to your roadster(Shawn's) I've enjoyed watching yours come together---now it will become the roadmap to finish mine Thanks so much for sharing your build with all us here

 

Malcom

LOOKIN’ GOOD.

You are the man. My hat’s off to you.

I hope my TR can meet your Model A roadster some day in the not too far distant future.

I promise to drive it up your way if I ever get the #@!%* thing to run right.

Keep up the good work.

trakrodstr
aka charlie

 

Lookin good. Nice metal work man. Still thinking that newer Ford light green color?

 

Great work, glad your back at it. Bob

 

Looking good - nice to have this thread back in action

 

Nick,happy to see you are back on course,,we all get bogged down every now and then and I know exactly how you feel when you need to walk away for a while.

The work you are doing looks great to me! HRP

 

Thank you, everyone... back at it today, making more progress.

Mike, that's great! Looks like you did a REALLY nice job on his Buick, too!

Charlie, I hope our Roadsters can end up in the same place at some point this year.. would be great to finally meet you!

Chris, I've decided to go with Ford Washington Blue instead... (an early Ford dark blue)

 

I actually love Wash blue !!! what color for the wheels ???

 

Working on the trunk floor today. I went to Hobby Lobby and picked up some cheap poster board to use for template material.

I'll use the fitted templates to transfer to 18 gauge sheet metal at a friend's shop, cut the pieces out, come back home to do some bead rolling, then back to his shop to use his brake (sp?) to make the bends.












Another thing I need to do is clean up the hacked old body panels you see in the photos....