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Projects Guernsey boys model A coupe build.

Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by Guernsey boy, Feb 1, 2011.

  1. blackout
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    Beautiful craftsmanship. Nice to see you did not let lack of shop space hold you back. Great work.
     
  2. 30 Buford
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    Incredible worksmanship , I'm in awe.
     
  3. Mart
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    Nice job on the wishbone mounts (all of it actually). - I'd be tempted to locally box the rail in that area so the bottom rail doesn't get overstressed. Had this happen once years ago - once bitten twice shy.
    Mart.
     
  4. xhotrodder
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    My feelings exactly.
     
  5. jammersspeed
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    from herman mn.

    wow!!! very nice !
     
  6. ironandsteele
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  7. way ahead of you dude, the point where the wishbone mount is to be welded to the rail intersects the diagonal part of the cross member :)
     
  8. 1927 Death Trap
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    DAMN!!! Very impressive!!
     
  9. JoJo O.
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    Can't help but love the fab work going on here!! Beautiful
     
  10. lorodz
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  11. pug man
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    WOW dude you do some great work!!!!! Very impressive for sure.....
     
  12. i've spent the majority of this weekend removing the firewall and cutting the sub floors out to mock up the body on the chassis with a 4'' channel and i couldn't be happier, i think it looks 1000 times more badass than it used to!

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    wont be needing this anymore!

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  13. Master of None
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    That sits just right......not too low and not too high....great work.
     
  14. drfreeze
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    Thats just Bitchin! make sure you take extra pics of the floor fabrication part because that where i'm at now and need some guidance
     
  15. Gotzy
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    Even though I could have happily lived with it as it was before there's no denying that it looks pretty bitchen now Neil!! It's hard to tell in the pictures but does the grille need lowering a bit now?

    I hear Stan is threatening to have the '55 out next year, what are the bookies saying over there ;-)
     
  16. Noland
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    your doing some awesome work, looks great with the channel
     
  17. unkledaddy
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    Out-freakin'-standing!!!!

    I wanna' be a sign writer!
     
  18. Racrdad
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    Looks great. Nice to see an unchopped coupe that looks sooooo good!
     
  19. you have a good eye! it's mocked up way lower than it was but it still needs to go down half an inch.

    as far as stans chevy, i hope it does get done! it's been long enough! it'll be classed as a barn find by the time it sees the light of day..
     
  20. Gotzy
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    Cool, have you considered an East Coast style grille like a '38 truck or E83 Fordson?

    Haaa barn find, you're so right there!
     
  21. SixFour
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    beautiful fabrication
     
  22. it just has to be a deuce grill for me steve, i absolutely love the look of them on a late A.

    i got guernsey sheet metal to bend me these bits of 2mm steel today (65''x3''x4'' for anyone wondering)

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    i needed to pie cut them and weld them up to allow for the small kink near the back of the sub rail

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    i've cut quite a large portion of each sub rail away and i'm replacing them with these parts so they bolt directly to the chassis rails (there will be a rubber gasket between) then i'll need to make some top hat shaped pieces to run across the width of the floor that the new floor boards will drop into. hope that makes sense..

    for anyone wondering, by putting these angle pieces so that the 4'' side bolts to the rail and the 3'' side is vertical, it equates to a 4 1/2 inch channel (allowing 1/8'' for the rubber strip).

    :)
     
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  23. edcodesign
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    Great work, eye, design/ fab. skills. Thanks for the treat!
     
  24. cheers to my mate lloyd for lending me his spot welder.

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  25. Rehpotsirhcj
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    Damn impressive.
     
  26. 30 Buford
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    Your Fabrication skills amaze me every time I check your thread. Keep up the great work.
     
  27. Nice work! Looks great!!
     
  28. bykerlad
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    from australia

    What i like about this build is the lack of store bought bits and easy, well thought out engineering,making an excellent job just look too easy.not bad for a pomey (lol )sorry err English gentleman
     
  29. jangleguy
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  30. Gotzy
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    Have to agree with you there but.....

    He's not a pomy, Guernsey folks are known as Donkeys eh Neil!
     

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