I'll be watching- I just bought a 1946 Coupe- I had a 1939 coupe for 24 years or so- I lowered the front with dropped I-beam- I'm thinking along the lines you're going with the Sedan-
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I'll be watching- I just bought a 1946 Coupe- I had a 1939 coupe for 24 years or so- I lowered the front with dropped I-beam- I'm thinking along the lines you're going with the Sedan-
Jim,
Good to hear that the rear leaf spring set up may go in with little or no hassles. Dan, dad and I have a saying that "There are no true bolt ons" Perhaps this one may fool us!:)
There is a thread on the HAMB right now with a 41-48 sedan like mine getting a 302 swap in place of the flathead. He used chassis engineering mounts (tranny and engine) and it fits lengthwise. In a recent post though he said he would have moved the engine back a hair to get more radiator clearance so we shall see. He used a full serpentine belt set up off of a mid 80's Ford and it fit. His belt system is huge on the front of the engine so perhaps a v belt set up would give me a bit more clearance. He did have to mount his fan on the front of the radiator like as a "pusher". to get it in there. Not as efficient, but do able.
2bubbas- I am gaining alot of respect for these cars as I take mine apart. You need to get a build log going!
Don Jr.
Well, when Don started his T up with open headers ,to put it away for the night, it did kind of send cats heading for the hills. :LOL: Don and Dan laugh at me for worrying about some of the strays when they don't show up for a night or two, especially since I have named them all. :oQuote:
Originally Posted by NTFDAY
Don really made some great progress on his car and in getting his area organized and cleaned. Funny how Dans and Dons area are pretty clean, and then there is mine. :o
Don
Here is a shot of the rear spring set up I got from TCI. Looks good so far.
Pops has a storage too.......He just needs to move some stuff over there!
I think we have some "hot rod" cats on our hands over there as some of them don't care if our cars are running next to them or not!:D
You ARE moving right along.
I need to light a fire under my ass!!
RESG
We were talking about your coupe last night, Paul. That thing is just SO clean, even underneath.
Don
I'm trying to get the other twwo projects out of my way right now ... my boss' 1990 SS 454 pick up which we repowered with a Patriot detuned 496 (it only has 550 hp) + monster trans 700r4 ... I'm adding some finishing touches ... real guages & some geegags. Also getting my slamned to the ground '87 crewcab dually finished ... FI to carb, msd, msd pro billet dizzy, 50 gal aluminum bed mounted fuel tank (it'll need it!!), some updated front & rear seats.
Once these are out of the driveway I can THEN get back on the coupe. NO OTHER PROJECTS!!! Just the coupe.
Paul
Okay guys,here is the problem that is gonna make things arkward soon. Dan and Pops are gonna take their cars out of that shop soon so can I suggest that Don Jr you tell them to move closer to the door and then you can spread out in style at the back.;););)
It's already become a problem. I used to park my 23 and then later my 27 right in the doorway because I like to drive them almost daily, even if it is to just run an errand. Now Don's T is there and I have to move his out of the way first, then move my T out, then put his back. I'm getting too old to keep climbing over the sides like that. :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Whiplash23T
At least Don keeps his area so clean I don't have to move a lot of junk out of the way to do that. :)
Don
Don jr,,love the tudor..in fact that is one model[46-48]that my wife would love to get,,preferably a coupe,but I would settle for a tudor..That is a real nice car,,cant believe the condition of it..Is gunna be a kool car when you have finished..
It is a problem, Unfortunately now I cant drive dads 27 as it is too tight for me to fit in (I am big boned compared to pops). When he parked his 23 in my spot I could fit in it to drive it out of my way. I can push it out but trying to get it in is a hassle (too heavy to push in by myself) :mad::)Quote:
Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
. At least with my T in the doorway I anyone can move it. If pops puts his car there
a) I can't move it to get my car out
b) I can't move it to work in my area.
SO unfortunately for pops and Dan they will have to move my T to get their cars out. I have been moving Dads T for years to get my T out so no matter what a car is moving. Part of sharing a shop. I did offer to rent my own shop recently for space but we all decided to keep it as is for $$ reasons.
REGS-Seems like you are making lots of progress on a few cars and trucks so you are busy enough.
Lamin8r-Thanks, I like the coupes too. Very classic styling :) I like this one because it reminds me of dad too. He had a nice 47 when we were kids. Really cool car.:3dSMILE:
I think you guys are just spoiled :p. We have to move 2-3 cars up the driveway to pull the '35 out and work on it outside (even sometimes when it's a little cold :HMMM:). We have no room to work on it in the garage with two cars...we tried to move the GTO outside one day when it was cold so we could work in the garage and now it won't start. It might have finally said enough is enough only being started a couple times a year and not leaving the driveway in 20 years I think it is really starting to catch up to it.
Thanks for the tour of the shop and good luck tearing into that big old '46, Don! :cool:
Man Oh Man,
What a great, clean and well organized shop.:CRY::cool: My next shop will definitely be larger than what I have now and the machine tools will for sure have a room of there own.:3dSMILE:;) One thing I noticed thought is the lack of (except for a couple of calendars) wall art. The least you guys could do is hang some of your left over parts on the wall.:rolleyes::LOL:
Jack.
I don't know Jack, that collection of bolt cutters probably means something.......:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Jack F
That is too funny:LOL: Dad gave us that collection of "bolt" cutters and said to hide them a while until things "cooled off" whatever that meant????:LOL:
Perhaps you are right, having to move running hot rods around to get other running cars out of the shop may not be the biggest problem to worry about! Also we had to fight 60 degree temps last night to do it (brrrrrrr):)
No more complaining for me. As far as wall art I agree. I would like to add a few more calendars to the wall with Pamela Anderson on them and a few car parts would not hurt. :)
35fordcoupe-Time for a full rebuild of that GTO. A rebuilt 389 with Tri Power would get her up the driveway in style!:eek:
Thanks for the replies and the laugh about the bolt cutters. Don Jr
Don Jr,
I did miss the bolt cutters, nice catch Unc, and they are nice although too useful to be hanging on the wall as art.:rolleyes: Now then, a stuffed gator head or two would look nice too.:eek::):cool:
Jack.
This one is a 400/4 speed, Don. It's my dad's and while some TLC would be good for it, a full rebuild might be a little further down the road...
...unless I take it over! ;)
This is looking great, Don. Good idea on the SS 454 truck, too. Those were great looking trucks but the original big block was rated at something like 230 horses. Really lame for a big block; the new Camaro V6 beats that by 70HP!
Those are not bolt cutters..........they are toe nail trimmers! :eek: Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww! :D:D
Don
Glad to hear you don't have to use them for nose hair clippers...................:eek:
"Glad to hear you don't have to use them for nose hair clippers..................."
Good one Unc but how did you know, did you bug my place?:eek::HMMM::p
Jack.
OUCH! That hurts:LOL:
You'd have to have huge nostrils to use those:LOL::LOL: not to mention cable nasal hairs:HMMM::whacked::eek:
41 Ford Fordor Super deluxe. Barn find. OE banjo rear,enclosed shaft,
Vic Hubbard sbc swop, 12volts. Other then that all stock.Always hear
the storys.Well here's another.Runs like champ.Drove it home 125 miles.
In the Rain and the wipers worked.
Cool 41, Amazing condition to be sure :)
Very nice to see another project in the family. I've enjoyed all of the builds you folks have done. It's awesome that you three can work together so well. Perley
Ok, after going and getting my taxes dropped off at my accountant last night and realizing I owe Uncle Sam again :eek:
(my accountant claims that this is a good problem to have oweing money. He says it means im making money. Every thousand I hand the uncle makes me see a car part I could buy!!!!):mad: Oh well!
I needed a little pick me up and headed to the shop for a little 46 time. Thankfully pops was there too and we started tearing some of the remaining parts off of her. First we took out the seats which required a liberal dose of heat from the torches and lots of PB Blaster to break the bolts loose. It exposed a really solid floor pan that I am happy to have. Pops then got really froggy and started pulling bolts on the front end so we could remove the front clip.
After pulling the bolts that mounted the clip to the body and the one bolt that holds the front of the clip to the car (amazing that this one bolt really locates the whole front end):confused: dad and I pulled the front clip right off of the car and set her on the shop floor. Looks really good. A few patch panels needed in the dog legs and a few in the floor pans but I am super happy with the condition of this body. Dad and I found a cool 1960 penny and a 1934 nickle (indian head with a bison tail). So neat. Some pics for ya.
Ok,
Dad and I pulled the front seat which was horribly deteriorated. Once I got down to the burlap that cushions the spring it revealed a fertilizer bag on the drivers side and a wheat bag on the passenger side. At first I thought the seats may have been redone at one time, but then as pops and I looked at them they seem original. Has anyone else ever heard of Henry Ford using surplus sacks for seat material directly after the war?????:confused: Talk about cost reduction measures!!!
Last night was really fun. I rarely get to hang out with Don any more as his working and playing schedules keep him busy most days. So it was really a treat for me.:D I see Dan every day, but only get to see Don once a week or less, but we do talk on the phone just about every day.
I think those burlap bags were original to the car. Henry Ford was known to be shrewd and bought stuff that he could save a buck on. He probably found some supplier with a surplus of burlap bags and cut a deal. I do know that he had some of his suppliers put ship their stuff to him in wooden boxes that he specified the dimensions on, and that was so he could cut up the boxes and use them for wooden floors in some of his cars. Old Henry didn't waste ANYTHING!!! :LOL:
Don
You do know what Guano is don't you?
:eek::LOL:
I hope these were UNUSED bags! :eek::LOL:
Don
I second pops opinion! Hopefully they were "new" bags when they were put there!:LOL::LOL:
That was fun tearing her apart with pops. Great to hang out for sure:)
Don Jr.
That floor pan is amazing, considering you guys live in Florida, you'd think the pans would be long gone, I've seen worse on cars only 10 years old in the Keys!
The burlap sacks are pretty cool find too along with the vintage coins!
Thanks Stovens,
The license plate that was on the car was from South Dakota which explains a bit of the situation. From what I have heard the Dakotas are good for some decent tin.:)
Good point on the tin and it's origin, Don. The state does use salt now, but didn't until the late 70's so a lot of the vintage struff around here is still quite nice...and as you get further west and north in the state (and throughout N. Dakota) the condition improves!!!!
Anyway, great condition for a '46! Starting with one that nice saves a bunch of time and $$$$$!!!!
Dave,
Interesting info. Salt certainly tears a car apart. I do feel lucky to have a solid start to be sure. Thanks. Don :)
The areas that do have some rust are pretty easy ones where it will be easy to put new sections in. The guy we bought it from said it was in a warehouse from 1970 on, and the license plate was last dated 1964, so that kinda bears that out. SInce we have always lived in areas where cars were rust buckets after 10 years, to us this one is a really good start.
There is a thread on another forum where a guy is bringing back a 47 that most people would have taken to the crusher. I mean, not one panel was without large holes in it, and yet he is still forging ahead and doing a great job on it, and is actually converting a sedan into a coupe by grafting on the entire rear section.:eek: People on that forum keep making comments that he certainly has more ambition than they do, and I agree. I bet he ha put a thousand miles of weld into it already. Gotta give him credit.
Don
I had a keys cruiser that was like a fred flintstone car, where you could put your feet right thru the floor onto the pavement. It was only 15 years old, but new stuff rusts down there in 6 months or less. I've never lived in such a corosive environment as Big Pine Key. I had a beautifull paint job on a 84 Jeep cj7 there, within 6 months, I had to buff it with a mild compound to get the oxidation off and the shine back. I owned that Jeep for 3 more years in California, never needing any of the same here.
I think the dakotas and Arizona are good places for tin, because it's to cold or too hot for them!:LOL:
Stovens,
I think you are right. I have owned a few "Flintstone" mobiles myself. Dan and I had a VW beetle back in high school with nealy no floor pans in the back. As we were going to school our school books would shoot out the hole in the floor and onto the road!!!:eek: One day one of my moms plates from breakfast on the way to school shot out the floor hole!!! DONT TELL HER!!!:LOL::D
Don Jr.