Well have fun at the Nats!
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Well have fun at the Nats!
A few more pics of the hidden hinge install.
Close up of the hinge pockets
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I had to cut through the door sill to install the new hinge arms.
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The interior shot.
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Had to weld up the slots in the outside of the doors where the old hinge arms attached. I also welded up the door handle holes as all the doors will be elect. popped
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Very nice! You make it look so simple! :LOL:
Terp, you may already have it covered or may have another way, but my doors were aligned when I got the roller, and before I loosened the bolts on the hinges I drilled a couple of 1/16" alignment holes in each hinge, through the body and backing plate to ensure that I got it back to the same spot when the doors went back on, without any of the adjustment hassles and worries of chipping paint. Saved my butt when I had to pull the passenger door to fix a pinched wire for the windows a few weeks back....
Better late than never. I found that little tip some time ago and drilled my hinges large enough to get an alignment tool in there. Works great!Quote:
Originally Posted by rspears
SO--- It's been some time since I've posted and I've been pretty busy. Got the body done and sent it off the the paint shop. Got it back a few weeks ago and wife and I set it down on the chassis. Got a ways to go yet, but it's starting to look like a car again.
Oh Yeah, got the engine built and running as well.
Vid of engine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhLUxzRg3EM
Looks and sounds great. Nice work!
Ditto! Thanks for the update.
Thanks guys. Work continues.
Man, that paint job is amazing and as I thought the car looked cool before, you certainly taken it to a higher level. The engine sounds grunty too.
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Thanks. We contemplated quite a while on the colors before settling on the black and champagne. The car really pops in the sun.
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Nice to see you back on here! I have wondered how you and the car were doing. It sounds really nice, and the paint and body looks so nice! I really like all the shaved bits and those hidden hinges turned out awesome. One of, if not the nicest 4 door 39 Chevy around! Great work.
Thanks Ryan. It's been a lot of work, but well worth it. We've had several street rods, but this one, I wanted to be special. Starting on putting panels in the trunk area.Quote:
Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe
Looking at your thread brings back memories, had one of these fine automobiles in high school. Was there a reason for your tail light selection? I sure do love the tear drop tail lights that were OEM. Just my 1 cent worth. P.S. the thing that surprised me about this fine vehicle was the amount of room in the rear seating area, it is huge back there.
Yeah, a family of refugees could live in the back seat. However, cars of the 30's "wedge" really hard to the front. My frt seats, from a 2010 Cadallic STS, just barely fit, side by side.Quote:
Originally Posted by edward g. p.
Since the car is a four door I wanted to shave everything and get it as low as conciveable to increase the "cool" factor.
It's working for sure! :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by TerpnGator
Thanks Ryan. A friend of mine just bought a 40 Sedan. It's a little rough, but workable.Quote:
Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe
OK---Got the smooth running boards about done. Just need to skim and block em, then get em painted.;);)
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Sent to boards off to paint. Now to get started on getting the Ride Tech Air Ride controls installed.
Short video of air ride:
http://youtu.be/97VDz8HVhrU
Looks pretty cool, thanks for the video!
Looking very nice!
I'm surprised how quick it goes up and down, does it have a muffler system for the released air ? :o. You could always blame the person beside you for eating too many beans .:HMMM:. Seriously though, will you be able to drive the car in the lowered position ?
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The tank holds 150 psi and the ShockWaves hold about 60psi front and 45psi rear. No muffler for the exhaust, do you have your sound turned up? I thought it was pretty loud. I'm using their PRO RIDE DIGITAL system. I would like to find a way to release both front and rear together. Kinda like a WOW factor when both ends go down together. I really can't drive it when it's completely lowered, which I didn't show in the video. The lowered position shown in the video will be just about ride height for me. Completely lowered is for parking at the show.
Fabbed up and installed brackets for the Ride Tech, Air Pod air ride controls. Takes up more room than I thought it would.
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Beautiful job; you really took the old bow tie to another level.
That looks really nice.
