Saving a 32 Ford Body

How did that rear window wood fit??

 

Well after a couple months off...not necessarily by choice , I was back in the shop yesterday.

Did not take a lot of build pictures but I made a pair of tailight brackets.

I would really like some comments on the location, they wound up sticking out a little further than others mounted in similar fashion.

Thanks
Mike

 

Mike,
As much as I hate to say it, The tailights Do not fit the build in that location. Now ofcourse that is just my opinion, It is your car, So if you like them there that is all that matters. If this was a full fendered car they might be ok there, but not on a highboy IMO anyhow. I would try moving them forward and tucking them in tighter to the frame, Most guys would put the tailights in the rear panel, I commend you on trying something a little diffren't. Man you have really out done yourself with this project. I am blown away how good the left rear quarter come out.

 

Thanks Cowtown

Here's a shot of the left light moved per your suggestions

 

I like the new positioning a lot better.

Mart.

 

Good classic taillights, is it 37 chevy or so ?
I think it looks alot better when it is closer to the frame. the brackets are perfect but maybe you could cut them of at the light-side and make them shorter to get the closer.......just my 2 cent
Go Mike Go !!!!

 

That looks really good to me!...

 

Cut-down stock '32 brackets work really well IMHO, either in the stock location or under the floor .

 

Much better tucked in closer. Great project.

 

Seing this car makes me wish I would not have sold all my sets of fenders, I must be getting old As before I would never even think of owning a full fendered coupe....LOL

 

Thanks Guys

I like them much better closer as well, really appreciate the input

I may try to pull them a little more.

The full fendered look is certainly something I like as well, I have a set of fenders
Hanging in the garage!

 

Looking good!

 

Oh and the taillights are 37 Ford.

 

Started working on on the engine bay today. Bought a set of 63 Corvette knock off cast manifolds.

These have brackets cast into them and need to be cut off and the mounting holes welded shut. One has a tube in it as well, removed this also.

I will sand blast these once the weather warns up to help the ground parts on manifold look
more like the cast area.

Here 's a few pictures....

 

The enigine touchs the firewall on the right side, so I've cut the firewall to get it in place. I am still sorting this out as I would like to weld the floor in and have removeable trans cover.

 

My car was pretty rough, too, as well as once having a flat firewall welded in.

I trimmed it back to take a stock firewall, but did what you wanted; I have a welded-in toe board, welded to the lower firewall feet, and has a removable center trans cover.

There are two gaps on the outsides of the toeboard. I could not find out how those were sealed, so I made plates that are welded in. Now the setup is air tight and hopefully no fumes.

My car is apart for paint if you need pics of the insides.

 

Thanks F&J for posting pictures of yours on my question thread.

Mike

 

About a month ago my son found a late 80's Toyota Pickup being parted out on Craigslist. Pickup was located about an hour wast of Eau Claire , bought the seat and made a day trip out of picking it up with the wife.

Look like junk...going to give it a new life

 

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Here' what the seat looks like with the seat covers off. The top of the seat back matches the stock 32 seat dimmensions perfectly.

All other measurements are wider, 8 inches wider at the seat bottom.

 

So... after fixing the dryer earlier today .... I began cutting the seat up.

I started by cutting the headrests off the seat .

Then 8 inches out of the lower brace on the seat back. I also sliced the upper corners so I could bend in the lower potion of the seat back.

When I had everything square I made a sleeve to slip into the tube to retain the tubes original strength. Note the sharpie marker used to find center.

 

Besides taking cross measurements to make sure things were sqaured up I traced a pattern of the seat and compared side to side.

 

Now on to the seat bottom. Another 8 inches at the rear bar,.

I had to remove the u bend on the front bar The goal is to have the seat meet the stock 32Ford dimensions.

 

Here's the seat welded back together. I used pieces of the u bend to make up a straight piece.

 

And here's what it looks like on the car ...

Not final welded yet and I may add center spring in the seat bottom

It will need work to add stock looking side braces.

 

The Seat looks great

 

nice work on salvaging the old seat frame for your build, very resourceful. looks good sitting in the car and it seems to be in very solid condition

 

I thought you'd use the notch in the seat to make room for a long curved Hurst shifter.

 

Always glad to come across technical build threads like this. Thank you for documenting your progress so thoroughly. Subscribed.

 

get rid of the head rest and they look pretty neat