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Wow looking great Stefan!!! I love all your updates... that tranny is freakin cool, I can't believe you just welded it all up!!! nice!!!

 

Thanks for keeping us warm inside viewing all of your progress. State side most guys would have gutted that car and thrown rust bucket away. Be interested with info on vent windows, as I need to make up some for my chopped '51 Ford coupe project. It is great that you are using the slow times at your shop, because hopefully business will get better and not have much time for your project. Economy for most over here not good either.

 

Thanks for your coments

I belelve that some is intresed in how i made the gearbox to the flathead



I made a fixture for the flathead bellhausing pattern and put the bmw box inside



I cut the bellhausing that were outside the flathead patten



I made a ring in 6mm aluminium with flathead bolt pattern



I welded a ring of 6mm alu plate rond the ringand made cuts in it





I put in the gearbox and bein to weld it togher with the new bellhausing
i cut out on peice in time and weld a that so wen i were ready the old bellhausing parts were laying inside





it comes more about the gearbox later

/Stefan

 

Wow, you ´ve got all of my respect for what you´re doing!
I dig how you figure out all the details, like the hardtop roof or the transmission. You just make it work without all that chinese 1-800 mailorder stuff! Great job, keep us updated!
Chris

 

Thanks for the coment

I belelve there will be some china crap on the car too but less than the most



the steering for the realse berining is replaced with a new to fit the chevy bering
BMW have a inner dia of 38 mm [1 1/2"] and chevy 35 mm like volvo and more



The box is made to use a flathead mini starter



her have marked the places for pivot point and cutout release arm



Her's the pivot point and the cut out is made



her's a test of the arm







The flathead flywheel is resurfaced and got the new bolt pattern for the chevy sunspring clutchplate

/Stefan

 

Nice work Stefan. It’s interesting to follow your progress. Keep it up.

 

Cool thread, great to see progress on a car many would have passed on due to existing shape.

 

Fan - fucking - tastic !!!

 

Stefan,

Once again I will chime with the bandwagon "well done", "I am amazed","I'm in awe". WOW!

One more question.

With the bell housing welded, are the internals of the transmission still serviceable for a rebuild later if needed?

Brant

 

wow thats a boatload of work....i look forward to seeing more on this car later

 

Good work Stefan! The only thing I would change is the rear quarter windows. I would radius the corner on the quarter window. It's a lot of work, but I think it would look much nicer. Good luck on your build.

 

Thanks for your coments

The intermals parts of the gearbox are still accesseble as before the rewelding of the bellhausing
i have hide nothing of screws, lids and like that.

I were out in the shop before non and worked little on the doors



I have begin to weld the drivers doors bottom

I think i must change the lower part of the door skin on the right door



I have repared to big holes in it but ther is more on it so it maybe better to change it


/Stefan

 

I were out in my shop today and it were dam cold

I worked on the drivers door and made the bottom ready exept for the drian holes




/Stefan

 

Looks great Stefan.

How much of the skin are you going to replace? Looks like the top half is savable, or is it hiding the rust underneath the old paint?

 

I don't know what to say Stefan, you definately have skills. What you did to the transmission is amazing.

Keep updating!

 

I will replace aprox. 6 to 8" of the lower part of the door skin on the left door

And today is 1 year since a put in the car in the shop.





and it was not so cold last year and no snow


/Stefan

 

I have begin on the right door



I shall change the lower part of the door skin

/Stefan

 

Nice build "S". Keep er' Going !!

 

Some great work here. That's impressive.

 

you trip me out! keep it up! i want to see this thing done.

 

Thanks for the coments

I have made the lower door skin part



I shall weld it next time i are in the shop

/Stefan

 

I have cut out the old lower part of the door skin



And begin to set up the new one



And now is it ready to weld

/Stefan

 

I have made the door skin repair ready



now is the bottom and the lower part of the dooe skin changed



/Stefan

 

great work man, im addicted to this thread!!!

 

keep it up...

 

Great work...................Rich

 

!!!!!damn!!!!!wow!!!!!skills

 

Thanks for your coments

I have begin to made a new cover to the gearbox



I have put in a new piece in the fire wall



I have made a profile that i have cut out a wedge in the middle from the rear end



The cover will cut down in the rear end and get a hole for the stick shift
It will screwed to the floor ao you can inspect the gear box with out take in it out of the car

/Stefan

 

I have the gear box hold up by a profile in right place



I have worked with floor for fitting a new cover to fit over the getrag box
I hve to support the edges with some profiles with little thicker sheet metal so i can do threads on it for the cover



After i have weld in the supports the floor were not so weak



next is to do the cover ready with hole for the stick.

/Stefan

 

I have made the cover over the bmw gearbox



It need some more grinding of the welds but one of my grinders stoped to work



I have begin to think of the r&p steering from a saab 900 i will use



I most begin to remove the old one first i shall test it with the original suppention
than shall we see how it fitts togther with my jamco ball joints converation set with granda spindels and discs

/Stefan