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

thanks lucky!

wheel well finished up !!!

 

Unreal work, Flop - just amazing ....

 

thanks tom!

well messed with the floor a bit since i ran out of argon sunday morning




also put rivets in where they are supposed to be on the repop panel to give it a little more in the looks dept







and the passenger side just about finished up

 

drivers wheel well done !

still needs sanded out though







soon to the sand blaster!! then primer!! then a little surprise!!

 

well there is nothing else to do thanksgiving morning ... how bout some welding?

once again shaved top mounting tab and hole





the patch .

cant get away with a straight piece you have to shrink it a little to get the curve





and all welded up / didnt finish it off yet due to having to work on the area below!

 

Great to see the bodywork photo's Flop,thanks

 

Nothing to say, other then GREAT work Dude!

 

Nice Flop, I am looking your shop background over like a thief, nice finned flattie heads and some nice tailights, hubcaps, and bumper guards lined up like little friends waiting there turn. Cool man. ~sololobo~

 

thanks ridgy!

glad i take your words away flatty!!

thanks sololobo. just my personal collection over the years .

getting rid of the warped and brazed in snap holes. this should be easy right?



nooooo !! that edge that was covered in primer was full of lead and brass



pre post surgery haha welds are pitted from the brass



and should be all tied together this afternoon!

 

I always enjoy seeing your updates. VERY nice work, Mr. Flop!!



Malcolm or...
Nick

 

great work.great eye detail.

 

Sunscribed! makes me think there is hope for the pile in the yard!

Cheers!

 

Great work and a great insight into just how much work can be required, even on the little details.

 

Beautiful metal finishing...some of the best I've seen in a long time! Most guys never get the hang if it. They just finish it to 80 grit and skim it with filler.

Your a great welder but you might be the best grinder I've ever seen!

Thanks for posting...fun to watch.

 

Flop, This is very kool to watch it come together. Great metal work man.

 

Wow. This makes me want to learn to TIG weld.

 

speakin of coupsters......i have a 34 coupster,and bein from the pac nw id like to turn it back into a 3w coupe that it started its life as.....with a bit of top chop.....any ideas where i could find a top???? been checkin the classifieds no luck.....any ideas?????thanks!! dale

 

thanks Nick!!

thanks koolkat!

lazlo there is usually always hope!!

thanks rem!

flthd31 you would be surprised ... i finish in 80 grit !! i appreciate the kind words !! glad you enjoy.

thanks 383

thanks mr james D! tig helps out alot .

dale you are probably going to have to find a sedan roof and get to work !!





now we are getting somewhere !!





a little welding!





and the new gap . it will need a little clean up but i think it will turn out nice !



top tab reveal tomorrow !!

 

top reveal is done and the tab is through! All major sheetmetal work in finished to the blaster next week !

 

Don't let them blast the "Feb 1956"!

 

no way Alchemy!!! will be covered and the blaster given fair warning!

she came a long way




heres the look we are going for . everything will be in 40s style . only new parts on the car is the subframe and pacthes . Car is probably gonna be painted in a Kewanee Green in lacquer!

 

i like the way this one fits!



brassss

 

...or any one of 5 other colors...I seem to change my mind daily! I'm pretty settled on lacquer though. Paint it the way they would have back in the 1930's/40's and then let it age naturally over time, is what I say.

Can't believe we're at the stage of talking paint colors though, Tom. It's amazing what you've been able to do with that pile of parts you picked up from me not all that long ago.

-Jeff

 

Not only is the "Feb 1956" staying right where it is -- we're going to add "Dec 2012" to the same location on the driver's side.

A little something for the future restorers / hotrodders to uncover.

 

Now, this is the type of thread that keeps me liking the HAMB. Very nice work.

 

Beautiful work!

 

Ain't that the truth??? It's lookin' great from this angle Flop!!!

 

thanks!! glad you are enjoying it Jeff! back to the way i got it now ...

thanks Chili!!

thanks jleather and choptop!

 

well I was super excited to get the subframe and floor together today on Jeffs roadster.... guess who ran out of rivets?!?!

 

thats a whole lotta ford !



the roadster is back in a pile!!



clean clean clean metal



and we couldn't erase history!!