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

I never thought I would ever see it that clean -- looks good.

Here's hoping there are no new surprises, now that there's nothing left to hide old damage/repairs!

 

well after a few snags we are back in business on the roadster!!


before I get to primer i like the customer to really see whats going on



and the doors





panel under decklid



and the quarter!!



dash rail



i always try to get all the heavy hitting out of the way before primer . so the lip needed to be put back into place!







package tray and inner bracing for the panel under the decklid!



and some more quarter action!




cowl and decklid will be finished up tomorrow!

 

awesome work .

 

Clean. Love it!

 

thanks 48ford!

using my tricks josh!? haha glad to see you using em!!


a few more views of Jeffs roadster before it gets covered in Primer this week!!





and the cowl !

 

some epoxy primer on today !!!

its nice to see it an actual color ..well its still grey but atleast it has some shine!!!

 

Wow! That looks amazing. Very nice work.


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Not sure how I missed this. Nice work Flop! Subscribing to this build.

 

I really didn't want to have to cut that piece out of the old quarter. Thanks for posting what you did. Worked great!

 

Amazing work and talent. Looking forward to seeing how the rest of the build gos. Thanks for posting

 

thanks guys !! time to build a car again!!

 

well its been a while a small vacation and this guy have turned things upside down for a little bit !




it was a welcome break . I feel refreshed and even more excited about work !

starting to get the subframe back together

rivets in but now actually riveted !!



comparing repop stuff to orig roadster stuff to see what needs modified !

 

Glad to see you got a helper!

 

Incredible work (of course!)

What media does your blaster guy use? The finish needs little prep, or so it seems. Do you just go over it with a DA and 80g?

Keep the posts coming, your work is inspiring!!

 

Flop...Awesome Build! Great Work!!

I've been looking for good pictures of Subrails...Got plenty here! Mahalo!
(Can't afford the cost + bulky item shipping / handling costs to Hawaii.)

This really helps me make some!
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Fantastic skills. It looks like new metal.

 

yessir Jim!!

thanks hot rod!

he uses sand . i hit it with a da and then a quick go over by hand .


thanks 340! glad its going to help you!!

as always thanks Mr James D!!

alot of work to get these panels to fit out of the box and look the part

 

Good gosh, your work is inspiring. I wish I was back in Pittsburgh (grew up near the old airport) to meet you and check out your work in person.

 

thanks Haring !!

I am in the city myself . if you are ever back you are more then welcome to stop by the shop .


back of the rear seat riser



the whole shebang!!



really coming together now !

 

Fantastic metal work-you are a real craftsman-customer should be very proud of this ride.

 

thanks scrounger!!

got a little more done on the subframe!!





next to make the last panel look the part

 

You do in metal what most can't do with body filler. So awesome and incredible talent.

Watching your projects are awesome.

 

thanks drmrman!!

well something seems to be missing here!



how could they have forgotten these!!??



since i couldnt straighten the repop pieces break out i decided to make a new piece to weld it . i will put the breaks in it tomorrow and start welding!!




uhhhoh!!

 

well we put in the break and did some tig welding!!



tacked


and welded



still a few details left i want to put into the panel !

 

Well it wouldnt be complete with out the beads on the sides !. I needed to figure out a way to end the beads like ford did on the sides of this panel so I made a simple form out of wood !



and here is my end result



hopefully it gets riveted in today !!

 

A bunch of working making the repop parts look better but now we are getting somewhere!!

 

Amazing work!

Subframe and floor done?

 

thanks Jeff!!

Still have the last panel to put in . Missing the brackets the wood bolts to behind the seat . the ones on the rear pan for the rumble lid . and the bracket on the rear pan we were discussing yesterday . After doing some research a cast bracket attaches to the curved panel which attaches to the panel i just installed!

 

Is the cast bracket available or do you have a lead on an original one?

 

Great work as usual. Subscribed.