History Grandpas el mirage roadster recreation p.r.c

Danny is all over the Dennis Lacey thread. Dennis put one of'm on his pick up and covers installation. It's funny cause he doesn't get it right at first and gets a little upset and posts before getting a handle on it.

 

Thanks greaser, it's a fun build so I was just gonna do a pictures and history type thread but then I figured I should show what I'm doing as well. Hopefully some of the stuff I'm doing will help out somebody that's not sure how to do some of this stuff. Hopefully younger kids can look through all of are hamb threads and say hell I can do that. Get them inspired. Iv been working on cars since I was a little kid so for me this is like I'm finely hitting the peak if the mountain. Iv always wanted a true hotrod.

 

That's one cool hotrod I love the white walls.

 

So I'm now making a spacer/spring for the bottom of the rear spring. Since it's reversed eye and I only have 9 leafs the bolts and blocks won't tighten up the spring into the perch and I don't want to use those crappy blocks I bought that were made in china. I have a good set of originals so with the spacer I will be able to use all original parts. The spring I'm cutting up to make the spacer came off a ford so ha ha. I will bolt the spacer on the bottom of the spring pack. Almost done so by end of day I will post the money shot pics.

 

Almost done. After I get the spring pack tight I will clamp the hell out of it to put the bolt in it.

 

The modest beginnings start from a single blow of the horn man!!!!!

 

Bruce! You have a OG 32 ford Roadster! Pinch yourself man!

 

Found a bullet hole in the inside of the trunk lid and also found a bullet cleaning the inside of the lid out. I'm now wondering if there's some bondo'ed up holes all over the top of the lid. Hey Wyatt I pinched it till it turned blue.

 

Got lucky and the rumble bolts were on the car to attach the rumble lid and I also found the latch hiding up in side of the deck lid for the handle. Just need a 32 trunk handle now fellas.... Hint hint I need a trunk handle so go out in your stash grab one and sell it to me please pretty please. I don't want to have a cheap repo handle got to have a real 32 one.

 

It just keeps getting better and better. Latch works like a dream...

 

Here you go Wyatt...

 

Looks like I'm gonna have to bust ass on this body and get it in the ol lacquer gray primer. It's got to many colors on it. That's it for today time to clean up and din din...

 

Oh one more for y'all to lick your lips on.

 

Lick your lips on ? Sheez ....... yeh', probableeee'. <Burp>

 

Can't wait to see this in person...Starting our trip your way tomorrow.....

 

Right on Dennis have a good safe trip see you Friday. Take lots of pictures.

 

Well, you're well on your way to achieving your goal for Elmer.

I'm working in doing the same for "Doc". I'll just say that I'm extremely stoked for you!!!!!! Hopefully we'll have em side by side in the near future.

 

This thread got it all; style, era perfect, old photos, good story's, progress, memories and some damn nice pictures,.

 

Thanks Volvo. I'm trying to make it interesting. I just got to keep on keeping on life's a garden dig it!!! Im now wondering just how low his car was I wish I knew his tire size. I'm hoping next weekend in pomona he will start to remember even more when he is sitting it this car at the Lars. As he sits they looking at it I'm sure stuff will pop back up in his mind. It will also be the first time he has seen the body/car put together. That's gonna be fun to see his reaction..

 

Bruce, I am thinking this will be a great time when he sits in the roadster....I can just see the wheels spinning in his mind going back to the old days. You are so lucky to still have him around.....enjoy every bit of the time you spend with him as I am sure you do.
See ya Friday. (If I make it in the new ride) keeping my fingers crossed on this end as I am setting here waiting for Ken to arrive and then we will head off west.

 

Dennis the hotrod gods will guide you on your journey to the Wild West. Here's a couple more pictures in case you already forgot what she looks like.

 

Dig out a milk crate, cut it down several inches, steal a throw pillow from the living room, and give us a new mean mug shot. I know you been sitting it there.

 

Lol how'ed ya know. Iv already drove up the coast and back. That will be tomorrow. Just cleaning up my garage today now that I finely got it out of it. My stuff is a mess parts every where. Looking for tools I know I have. I'm gonna pull the seat out of my 27 chevy 3w coupe and see how it fits for now.

 

Just messing around but I love the looks with the hood.

 

Ugh daugh...


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