1956/2012 : A hot rod then / A hot rod again

thanks odins

well got a lot done on the cowl today . got the firewall spot welded in and got the cowl stripped and filled in some pin holes.got a few dents out as well

spot weld holes



stripped down found some pinholes and old lead.



welded up the pin holes and figured what the hell might as well fix up the old lead work and give the work i just did a light coat




all finished up for today

 

such a solid car!! welded up 1 pin hole!! a taste of lead to fix the lead thats probably been there since 1956 and im happy with it!!

 

well got the hinges on ! this will probably be the last work for a while since i am moving shops at the end of next week . Time to start packing!!

 

Good job Flop!!!

 

thanks chop top!!


had to put it all back together after the move .. soon its going from the frame to the body cart





onto the drivers door!!

a mess



cracks in the hinge areas





annnd some rot!

 

Jeffs roadster is all subframed up!!



cracks stripped

 

on the fence about using this panel under the decklid pinholes everywhere some rot i cut out . i think its gonna be easier (time wise) to re skin and use the orig inner structure. I already chased some pin holes around while trying to weld them up .



put a door on





next onto the triangle pieces onto the rear quarters





and how much the repops are off compared to orig ones

 

Will follow this one looks good

 

thanks dylan

early Monday morning work



once again removing the triangles



and how much this side is off



just realized there was a patch panel here as well . I dont know how i missed it .

 

Beautiful work there Flop........very nice!

 

thanks hotrd32


there is something missing .



filled in some blanks . gonna grind the welds tomorrow



epoxy primer on the inside of the new skin



tomorrow they get stuck together!

 

alot done today !

its like a new door!






and the new skin on !



now we are getting somewhere




also deskinned the panel under the decklid and got it in primer

 

Feb. 1956!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Must be mine, that's when I was born.

 

how bout your parents okie?! haha

found some goodies at canfield today .

an older repop panel for below the decklid . not anyway like the ones they sell now



i put Jeffs orig inners in it and i think this ones gonna fit like a glove!!



no weird twists or turns and an even gap on the bottom of the subrail im excited!1

 

I was planning to use the original structure in my repop panel as well???

 

you need the orig piece to get them to fit in my opinion chop top !


it was a rough week of this



but damn am i glad to be back to work !!

made the inner bracing today for the panel under the decklid



nows its looking like something !! ordered the new brackets that go behind the door pillar from brookville



a nice fit !!



and the door fits well

 

That's amazing work. And some amazing panel fit. I've seen done hotrods that didn't line up that nice. Should be sweet when it's all done and pretty.

 

thanks alot 37hotrod!!


well i put a door skin on the passenger side today as it would save about 6 hours of work total in the end betwen metal work and body work .

turns out jeff had a badly bent hinge as well if you notice the gap





notice the gap after a little work with a big pair of channel locks



i couldn't be happier with this roadster and the way its fitting together like a jig saw puzzle .

 

this roadster is solid!!!

2 pinholes and 3 stres cracks !!





a little mess from the old channel job



patch seems a little big!





nothing exciting here



got it filled in but forgot the after picture

before



a little after action



i love the way this car fits together

 

I've been tryin' to throw some patch panels on my ol' coupe. I cut one patch three times and it's still too short!!! You make it look easy!!!

 

Flop,the progress you have already accomplished is second to none,,excellent work. HRP

 

Subscribed ! I really like your work, It´s truly inspiring-

Sigge!

 

Looks good. Keep it coming. Getting me inspired to work on my A. Wish I was better at reconstructing old metal.

 

Thanks for taking the time to take pics and post, your threads show that many projects that may look like lost causes can be fixed with some hard work

 

haha maybe try lengthening it chop top !!

thanks HRP!!

thanks SIGGE!

hope it helps okie!!

thanks 117 ! takes a whole lot for something to be unfixable


a little arts and crafts here today . i wanted to make a patch panel for the passenger side quarter



heres what i can up with after a little work





fitted up !!



now i gotta fire up the tig



took the bracket off for that rivets to the subframe



now its getting there!!

 

WOW.... I feel like a Hack, again.

Outstanding work.

 

Looking good Flop!

 

Oops, double tap.

 

so cool!!! I love your work..... can I sweep your floors?

 

Subscribed! Can't wait to see this come together. Are you doing the whole build or just the fun parts?

Scotty