Projects My Deuce Coupe Project

I had the colour picked out at the start too Steve, but four years of looking at other cars since, has muddied the initial vision. Ive now gone back to that....... What is it?.....You will have to wait and see, not long to go now.

 

More fine work from Lowsquire at Rancho Deluxe.

The Exhaust is nearing completion. It's a 2 inch stainless system, which will be blasted and painted black as the final finish.











The setup received some careful scrutineering at a recent function held at Rancho Deluxe..... I wouldn't have minded being a fly on the Headers to hear what was being said.

 

wow! That is very impressive! There just isn't much room in there to run the exhaust pipes.

 

4 years Jim, there not a mustang are they. Good to see it all coming together though, I did have a good goosie gander at Rancho the other day and I think when its all done you will be a happy camper. theres something about hot rods that is more visceral than later cars.

 

Those taillights are kool. The Art deco look is very nice. The build details are amazing Thanks for sharing. I like the head bolt / nut setup . Harley guys do the same thing on Shovelhead exhaust bolt setup.

 

Great build man. I didn't think there would be so much interest in a glass build. I'm going through some of the same steps myself at this time. If you don't mind I will post a couple of pics you might get a kick out of.

 

Sure has been a long journey Corey, but I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. It should be a special build when complete, but I intend to drive the pants off it. No Show Pony here.

Sure, go ahead. I'm interested to see what you got.

 

Good progress, looks good, surprised they used a slip joint on the muffler when they have flanges everywhere else

 

That is a great build

 

Love it!!

 

The work at Rancho is nearing completion. Here are some pics of the latest work finished.

The fan shroud made and fitted.



The front Cycle Guards are made and fitted. Unfortunately these things are mandatory for us Victorians.

 

Yeah Thommo, those Bolts Ben used don't look too secure.

 

Looking neat Oz, we have the same problems here with cycle fenders falling off
Just noticed you got a new name

 

Any progress Oz ???

 

Hey Steve..... Yes, things have been moving along. She is now fully plumbed (Exhaust, Fuel, Water and Brake lines are all done). I fired up the engine on the Chassis to test for leaks... All went well.
The body was then refitted onto the Chassis and final mockup was completed. Internally, all the garnish moulds and Bulkhead were fitted and stencils of the side and rear windows made.
I have now started the disassembly for paint. Quite a few bits are already at the Platers or Powdercoaters. I have the body booked in for Paint on the 18th Oct. That should be a 2-3 month process. I need to have it back for final assembly by January as she is booked for trimming in March.
Still a way to go till complete. It's been 5.5 years since I drew up plans and started collecting bits.


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Henry Ford loved a certain color.........definitely not a plate of white, ay ? Cool build man. Happy for you....it's getting close.

 

Thanks for the update Oz, sounds like its really moving on now at last, Look forward to seeing some pics.

 

I tried it Thommo. I had the body gapped beautifully and had it all sanded ready for Primer. Had a mate who was an ex painter look it over, wiped it with some Prepsol and showed me how rippled it was so told me don't think of going Gloss. I want a Gloss job, so am resigned to handing it over to a professional.


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I'm about to go through my fourth summer without this ride on the road, so time to get busy.

I had Lowsquire from Rancho Deluxe pay me a home visit to finish off the rear Cycle guards. I needed that done before she went off for paint. He had some custom made cycle guards made to suit the Tire diameter, complete with the centre bead to match the front guards. Very nice items.





They are only just placed on the tires in the pic below, so I could take a pic, so don't be too critical about the alignment.


So once the guards and a few other small items were completed, off it went to paint.







I got busy dismantling the Frame, so it too can go off to paint. Boxes of parts are separated for Plating, Powder Coating and Painting. Hopefully the next update will reveal the color.

 

A very exciting stage of the build.. I'm looking forward to the next instalment!

 

Looks great, can't wait to see it in paint. Very jealous, I'm few years behind where you're at.


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Hey Jimmy T, I don't want to be PIA, but scroll back and look at the pic where you're using the grinder. Then have a look at all the flammable and explosive stuff all around. I can't see a bucket of water or an extinguisher either.
I'm sure you'd hate to have a fire that quickly got out of hand and burnt the lot to the ground. You can bet your left one that the insurance assessor would be able to work how it happened and walk away without paying you. I know if that happened to me there'd be a lot of crowcalls & other epitaphs uttered loudly. Not to mention the pain of losing one cool looking deuce

 

We live a little dangerous down south rodl...... But seriously, those items were moved out of the way after the pic and I have plenty of Fire extinguishers around.... even two Period Correct Brass ones, you can see hanging on the wall in the last pic.

 

OK good onya m8

 

Whew for a minute there I thought one of the "MARIO BROTHERS" had invaded your garage and were fixing the car for you.

 

Starting to get some paint on the Chassis.... This is the Primer/Filler.
Now for a skim of filler on the pitted Right side Rail and some sanding, then off to the Booth for some final colour.





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