Projects Re: How to un-chop a `32 Ford

Very nice work!

 

I will be using the top method on mine tudor as well, thanks for the play by play, nice job...

 

I dig the car.... but that seat frame is ART. Very nice

 

Last week was busy at the shop and not much time was spent on the `32, but here are a few pictures of Steve starting to upholster the first seat bottom.
The first step is to cover the springs with burlap. Then cover the burlap with padding. I bought a heavy duty sewing machine a while back, and now it`s time to learn to use it. That`s about all that was done last week, but I`ll have more pictures soon.

 

Since the last post, the headliner and some of the panels have been installed. First the wind-lace around the doors was installed by gluing and stapling.




In the next picture Don Fowler is helping to install the headliner. Starting at the back of the car and going forward.




After stapling the headliner to the wooden bows, it was glued and stapled to the sides of the car.




The trim panels were fitted to to make sure everything fit properly.


Here are some of the panels before they were installed.


We are learning as we go, so it is taking longer than it would if really knew what we were doing. I`ll have more soon.

 

Thank you for giving credit where credit is due,I have known Buster since the early 70's and his knowledge of all things Deuce is demonstrated in his work not just words. HRP

 

Here are a few more pictures of the trim panels in place.






Not all of the panels are permanently installed yet, but this gives you an idea of what it will look like.

 

I need to stop back by. Steve was hog ringing burlap last time I was there. It's coming along great....as I knew it would.

I'm loving that color on your Avanti, too.

 

Looks way more comfy inside than my cramped little Model A. Very impressed by the work in raising the roof back to a handsome height that suits the body style. Can' t wait to see more progress on this.

 

The quality and progress on the 2-door is beyond compare, it looks more like a very high quality '30s restoration than an old Ford sedan. Absolutely beautiful workmanship, looking forward to the finished results.

 

curious? where did you mount the battery?
thanks and great work

 

Excellent work and a great looking car; both exterior body and interior! Thanks for sharing the pics and process.

 

Interior is excellent, from the windlace install to the headliner and trim.
This is not 'easy work', the finish attests to that.
Dash and all the interior bracketry compliment the professional workmanship, Duesenberg quality.

 

The battery is mounted under the floor on the passengers side of the car.


You can see the battery box between the transmission and the frame rail.

 

Pictures do not do justice to the work that Jeff and Steve do but, if you are not close by, pictures will have to do. Check out some of their builds on their website and you will get a little flavor for what they do.

These guys are CRAFTSMEN of the highest order, as is Buster. They set the bar really high. One day, I hope to be able to do work half as good as theirs.

 

Absolutely beautiful. HRP

 

outstanding work, great eye for detail, and superb fit and finish. True craftsmen at work here.....

 

Very nice! Please check the wiring on the generator before turning on the switch.

If you have the time and photos, please show the top install again with as much detail as you have. I've replaced a few of those tops using chicken wire, coach wadding, and top material, all over a wooden frame. Never had one blow up, but I can see how it could happen. Using the plywood seems like a good idea to remedy that problem.

Thanks and again beautiful work.
Dave.

 

Sorry, but I don`t have anymore pictures of the top installation. I wish I`d taken more but at the time I didn`t realize how many people would be interested in how it was done. The wiring on the generator is correct, the red wire is a ground because we ran out of black at the time. It will be corrected before the car is finished, but thanks for pointing that out.
Jeff

 

Great thread. Thanks for taking the time to post it.

We've had great results with plywood top inserts on A coupes. We use 1/8" - 5 ply spruce (aircraft stuff), however, we found that we have to do it in pieces with a seam over each roof rib to get the compound curve. Yours look great!

Curious how you will permanently attach some of those small trim pieces around and above the windows?

 

The small trim pieces are attached like the factory did it with very small nails. They are nailed through the fabric and disappear once they are driven in.

 

Dave, After taking another look at the generator wiring and talking to Steve, I discovered that you were right. He had installed the wire on the wrong terminals. It`s now fixed. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Jeff

 

Nice work !
I recently did the interior panels and mounted the headliner in my coupe. It's ain't easy but still fun seeing big result

 

Any pics of the finished seat? Looks like What i want in my Tudor.

 

I see that you have wood grained the garnish moldings. Did you do that and if so may I ask what the base color you started with?

 

Flat out awesome.

 

The seat is still a work in progress. I`ll have pictures when we`re a little farther along.

We`re still looking for the color. I think it was an `70s import color.

 

Man, thats outstanding work! A lot of good info here. Love the use of the Corvette mount, re-pop corvette resto parts are way under-utilized on "period" hot rod builds in my opinion.

 

Well, I haven`t had much to post on the `32 lately. Steve has been making the exhaust system for the car while we debated about whether to buy an industrial grade sewing machine since we`ve never done any upholstery work before. I decided that since the `32s interior was coming along so well that I would replace the interior in my Avanti as well.
We now have ordered a new Consew heavy duty machine and it will be delivered Monday. You just can`t work without the proper tools.
I`ll post some pictures of the exhaust system as soon as I remember to bring my camera home from the shop.