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Projects 30 Ford Coupe!! Quite the Mess

Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by Flop, Mar 4, 2012.

  1. oldoval
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    I am watching this for sure, amazing work.
     
  2. kiwicowboy
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    from linwood nc

    grate work flop.
     
  3. woodbutcher
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    :D:eek:Hi Flop.As usual,more great work and schooling on metal work from the HAMB masters.Thank you.
    Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
    Leo
     
  4. Flop
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    thanks chop top! they should help out later on!

    thanks old oval !

    thanks kiwi

    not a problem woodbutcher

    picked up this suuuuper solid underdecklid panel today at canfield as well . the solid ness cancels out the holes in my opinion!

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  5. subscribed.....just what I need......great work.......
     
  6. fordf1trucknut
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    I saw that panel out there... I bought a few parts from the guy that was selling it.
     
  7. Boxcar's 1928
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    Glad to have found your thread. Thank you sir!!
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    I've got a project like this in my future...and on my trailer actually. As for those reference measurements that was passed to you.... Hoping there's a brother out there that has something that'll breakout the subrail measurements for a 28-29 Roadster. No derailing here...back to this build.

    Having some A/c guys to crank out those crossmembers is just the right type of thinking to keep a project affordable for us little people! Thanks for that.




     
  8. Hey Flop,

    Do you mind checking to see what gauge metal the hat channel is for me? I'm trying to decide if I am going to make my own with the spare material I have.

    Thanks man,
    Brian
     
  9. chaddilac
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    Looking good Flop!!!!!
     
  10. Flop
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    thanks 2345 !

    i bought a bunch of stuff from him f1 !!

    boxcar im gonna say they are going to be pretty close . same frame .

    spdjnky the crossembers are 18 gauge

    thanks chad!!

    worked on the panel under the decklid today been a while since i messed with my own stuff

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  11. The37Kid
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    That back panel looks great! Hope to see you at Hershey, stop by I'm in the Chocolate field C4J41-42 Brookvillie on the other corner. Bob
     
  12. Flop
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    thanks!! ill stop by Bob . hopefully you have some good stuff as usual!!
     
  13. jason65
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    Your pics are helping me out a bunch. Thanks.
     
  14. Flop
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    no problem jason!

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    and some after action

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    progress !! now gotta wait till hershey to find some doors and hinges and maybe the inside of a decklid .
     
  15. Flop
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    hershey was good . some doors and hinges for me!!

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    insta progress

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  16. drmrman
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    so awesome. Wish I had this much metal fab knowledge. Im learning but, this stuff is awesome. Sweet coupe man.
     
  17. PonchoJohn
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  18. fordf1trucknut
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    Awesome find, those look like great doors and to still have the hinges is a great bonus!!!

    I didn't find anything for my coupe this year but found a bunch of stuff for my A pickup and my shoebox coupe.
     
  19. Flop
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    thanks guys!

    yessir f1nut! hinges are 375 bux!! got the doors for 600 you do the math!!:eek::eek:
     
  20. shane85
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    you rule. i need your skills on my coupe.
     
  21. draider
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    Great work Flop.
     
  22. Vin-tin
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    Flop, outstanding metal work...as usual.
    What exactly are the steps and procedures you take to achieve those results. Also, what are your tools of chioce. Are you doing all that with just a tig, hammer and dolly?
    I've been following your work on here for awhile now, but even more so now...
    just picked up a '31 coupe today. (in a million pieces).

    Keep the tech and the pictures coming.
     
  23. SO envious of the door hinges...... my coupe didn't come with any and I haven't found any yet..... repros are like $400-$600!!!!!! damn!!!
     
  24. Flop
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    thanks shane & deraider

    i use mainly a tig now a days i have 2 favorite hammers and a dolly a 5 inch electric sander a vixen file and a file with a bend that i have never seen anywhere else.

    congrats on the coupe vin tin

    i think a set is 375 from blue chip engineering . supposed to be really nice .

    for being really nice doors they still had a ton of work that needed to be done to them

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    i screwed up and used patches instead of making the cowl panels myself now im into this mess .

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    all in all the door came out awesome and i will have to cut the cowl out with a piece i make myself

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  25. HotRodHighley
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    Looks great Flop! Hoping to start my coupe soon. It is also in several pieces.
     
  26. hey Flop,

    Nice work! BlueChip Engineering is out of business as of Aug 1st this year,i bought out the rights to the hinges,kept the website www.modelahinges.com and looking to restock '30-'31's which we sold all out of.Full set all 12 pieces plus shipping to the lower 48 is $355..we are no longer gonna make the '29's too costly to make once we sell out of them that's it..
     
  27. Flop
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    thanks hot rod!

    primeisnotacrime thanks for the info. i was gonna buy your hinges but these doors came with them . but im sure i will have a need for some of your product in the future!

    well it was after 5 oclock ... time to work on my own stuff!!

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    pretty sure this was the first time the car was split since 1930

    really not that bad in my opinion .

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    holy shit it looks like a car and not a pile!!

    i can see some light and seeing it like this gives me a huge push in motivation!

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    doors out and low at the bottom due to no body side hinge !
     
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  28. joe little
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    Inspirational stuff, really enjoyed reading through this! you do some really nice work.

    joe
     
  29. Flop
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    thanks joe little!


    heres the next step . i took the template off of a beautiful quarter panel on a roadtser i am doing as well . the bead is thoroughly shot the whole way around and missing from the bottom .

    i want to try to make it all in one piece on the bead roller .

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  30. Flop
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    some sheetmetal . transfered the template to some 18 gauge then ran it through the bead roller to make the step .

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    all kinds of measurements

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    tipping wheel was simple to make

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    well it was about 4 hours of work and its alright .still needs a ton of work to be right but hell only cost me 40 bux and a free skate board wheel from the local skate shop. the tipping wheel was simple to make i took the harbor freight cutting device that comes with the bead roller and fit a giant washer over and ill be goddamned a tipping wheel made for free.
     
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