My 26T Coupe build thread

[Itoldyouso]

You've heard of "Computer wrist", I bet you now have "Drill press wrist". Funny how a bunch of holes in something make it look so cool.......I like it.

Don

[Whiplash23T]

Now I believe that you enjoy polishing things so why not chrome those backing plates. I had my Mk3 Zephyer brake calipers chromed on my bucket plus almost every other part including the leaf springs on the front end and man ,do I curse myself at clean up time after each run out..Oh the joys of hot rodding,I wouldn't want it anyway else..

[techinspector1]

If you have them chromed, have them baked afterward to remove free hydrogen atoms. Read up on hydrogen embrittlement. These are brakes you're dealing with.
http://www.finishing.com/1600-1799/1747.shtml

[stovens]

Good info to know Richard!

[roadster32]

Yep thanks, I know all about hydrogen embrittlement.

If you have them chromed, have them baked afterward to remove free hydrogen atoms. Read up on hydrogen embrittlement. These are brakes you're dealing with.
http://www.finishing.com/1600-1799/1747.shtml

[roadster32]

Surprisingly enough Don it didn't take long to drill really, I would guess at about an hour, marking out however took a little longer
I've thought overnight and reckon i will flake them as the paint will add a little contrast to all the shiny bits and also the polished rivets will be a highlight. thanks for the positives.

You've heard of "Computer wrist", I bet you now have "Drill press wrist". Funny how a bunch of holes in something make it look so cool.......I like it.

Don

[roadster32]

I used a 5/8" UNF stainless jam nut to hold the pivot in place but wasn't completely happy with it then i remembered i had some 5/8" stainless castle nuts, i think it looks much better now. I'm using them all over as i think they look old car if you know what i mean.

[Itoldyouso]

I'm like you Steve, I like the contrasts between painted and chromed parts. I have seen cars with too much chrome, if that makes sense. I much prefer seeing painted parts with touches of chrome or stainless. I saw a 32 coupe on another forum recently where the guy must have had a job as a night watchman in a chrome factory.........everything was chromed, and it was just a big blur to look at, no definition.

Don

[roadster32]

I agree Don, I have virtually all my frontend in chrome or stainless so need a little colour otherwise you won't see the wood for the tree's

I'm like you Steve, I like the contrasts between painted and chromed parts. I have seen cars with too much chrome, if that makes sense. I much prefer seeing painted parts with touches of chrome or stainless. I saw a 32 coupe on another forum recently where the guy must have had a job as a night watchman in a chrome factory.........everything was chromed, and it was just a big blur to look at, no definition.

Don

[Whiplash23T]

Come on be honest, you just don't want that bright English sun glare reflecting of those backing plates . Now ,I have been doing some reseach and as you may know, I have,or thought I had , decided on the colour of my bucket but now I would like to know,what colour is that Bucket that you build? You know, it has a chopped '32 griile,caddy aircleaner,sits prefectly on the road with those chrome steelies and white walls and is painted Itoldyouso (Don) pink. I love the colour but how would it look with the heavy flake as after seeing your '32 ,thats the finish I want..

[roadster32]

It was a special mix i did at our local paint factors Whip, i just mixed it up till it looked like a mettalic bubblegum.
I have some Pink flake which is absolutely awesome, Sue had me repaint our kitchen doors as she wanted something unusual so i did them in gloss black with pink flake insert panels. Its an amazing colour, If your serious about flake i can send you some samples.
i was originally going to use it on my 26T but thought i would go different with the copper flake.

Come on be honest, you just don't want that bright English sun glare reflecting of those backing plates . Now ,I have been doing some reseach and as you may know, I have,or thought I had , decided on the colour of my bucket but now I would like to know,what colour is that Bucket that you build? You know, it has a chopped '32 griile,caddy aircleaner,sits prefectly on the road with those chrome steelies and white walls and is painted Itoldyouso (Don) pink. I love the colour but how would it look with the heavy flake as after seeing your '32 ,thats the finish I want..

[roadster32]

Well not much progress but its getting there, here is the suicide mount all finished and polished.
Perch is welded in at 10 degrees, 7 is the castor angle and the other 3 degrees is the cars rake.







I got one side of this joint perfect but *floop*ed the other up so decided to polish out the weld completely.







Here's some polished holes just for Brizey






The joining of the 2 halves is imminent so the joining plates were cut, they have been sized to snugly slide inside the box section and are secured by a bolt to pull everything together nicely and inline (this will be done on the jig) the bolt goes in the centre hole and the other 2 holes are for rosette welds then the bolts are removed and again rosette welded, then the joint is welded and polished out.







Polishing has vastly improved timewise due to my latest buy Its a 4HP 3 phase Pro polisher 2800 rpm that i'm running off a single phase to 3 phase digital convertor, its an amazing bit of kit that i reckon saves me 50% polishing time as its impossible to slow down and you can really lean on stuff.






My rad supplier in the states made me up a chopped radiator in ally, Looks like the grille shell needs a bit out of it










I will be losing the brackets from the sides as the rad will be mounted on some custom stainless brackets with the original Fords springs and bolts, in stainless of course
I will be welding some 10mm ally with tapped holes to the rad sides to take 2 bolts to hold the rad brackets.







Rad brackets (yet to be polished)





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[Itoldyouso]

Steve, that is one SERIOUS polisher. I could really hurt myself on that one. Bet it really has sped up your work time a lot.

Rest of the stuff you are doing is just as nice as the first batch........simply stunning.

Don

[Jack F]

Jeemaneeze 32,

After looking at this build project I'm going to delete my build project and sell it for scrap. What a hell of a build.

Jack.

[roadster32]

Sure is Don, it warrents a bit of respect !!!

Cheers for the positives.

Steve, that is one SERIOUS polisher. I could really hurt myself on that one. Bet it really has sped up your work time a lot.

Rest of the stuff you are doing is just as nice as the first batch........simply stunning.

Don