Thread: '37 Oze build

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sure sorry to hear you are having so many poor quality problems from the Oze rod you bought. I bought the 37 slamback from the original Oze in Canada back about 6 years ago and it was the best quality frame and body construction I have ever seen. Was a joy to build. My grille was top quality and totally different from what you have and frame too. You can find photos of my build at my personal web site at daytonagary dot com I am in Daytona Beach, fl now but grew up in Hamilton, Oh until age 32 where the new Oze rods are made. Looks like Taylor Street Rods which now owns and makes the Oze bodies sure ran the product down hill. The body on mine was so nicely fit I used no bondo getting it show car straight. Had to do some work getting the dash to meet the doors properly inside but outside fit and finish was 100%!!! Just a little spot putty here and there. I built mine as a driver and put lots of miles on it before selling it. Ran down the interstate 80 mph all day long and the ride was nice plus handled around town like a dream too with the Aldan coil over shocks they used. Now building a 32 3 window coupe I bought from N&N Fiberglass in Arkansas and it too is as good as the Oze car I bought, both body and frame in quality. Ran my front fenders just a couple inches off the ground all the time but I had smaller rear tires so I could drop the whole car with the coil over shocks. With your big rear tires you won't be able to get down near as low and they are causing that big rake downhill where mine ran pretty level.

Gary, what size wheels and tires were on that Oze car? It sure has a nice stance!

I know rears were 18" x 10" wheels as that is biggest I would ever use on a rod and fronts I believe were 16". Don't remember tire sizes but were mid size side profile tires as I don't like the real small with only a couple inches of rubber showing.

Thanks, I have the same taste as you. I don't want the rubber band look and I also don't want a donk look.

Actually, you can patent a shape....if it is different. IF the OZE grille is a copy of a Ford grille, it cannot be patented but IF it is unique, it can be. These are called design patents. I am doing one now for our hot rod turn signal product...design shape only, not function. Of course, if they have a patent, they must know the number....almost all patents are hanging on the wall of their assignee. From the pictures, OZE should be responsible for the shoddy workmanship (assuming they didnt put "one junk grille" on their shipper)

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too late now with that big hole in the floor but next time look at the floor mount lokar shifter instead of the trans mount. only a small slot needed to pass shifter arm through floor needed with that shifter. Plus no vibrations from engine/trans passed to the shifter too with the floor mount. Used one on my 37 Oze car and just installed one in my new 32 Ford I am building now. Much cleaner and easier installation that way.

the windshield gasket you need if it is the same windshield and same opening as original Oze is the Steele rubber products number 70-2860-52. comes in 15 foot roll for $29.60 when I bought it a couple years ago. used same gasket on my 32 I am building now and also on my 48 International truck I built a couple years ago. Looks great with only a 1/2 inch of rubber exposed on outside of car. Some use a GM part number but that has close to an inch of rubber and doesn't have the high quality look of the Steele rubber gasket.

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Dave

On a build that I did 5 or 6 years ago using customer requested Lokar tranny mount shifter, be cause of same type of issues you mention and the different/extreme geometry of the arms/rods----I mounted an pivot point on the upper tube of the crossmember ar the trans rear and ran a rod back to it and then another forward to the trans arm---the shifter and trans were then exactly matched for detend positions------it was on a 4l80 trans-------

Since then-on GM stuff I've been getting shifters from a late model Corvette salvage company and mounting them to the floorboard/console and using a cable to the trans-all detents perfect and wiring for neutral start switch oem.

the floor mount shifter does have a short arm coming off the shifter. On each installation I just have to cut a slot in the floor about a half inch wide and couple inches long for that arm to get below the floor with and I am done. 4 holes to mount the shifter to the floor is also all that is needed. Never had a problem getting the shifter rod then bent to connect the trans to the shifter arm in any installation I have done.

The windshield gasket is a one time, urethane glue in piece.

this is a photo to show what little is needed for work on the floor to install the shifter if it is a floor mount versus trans mount.

was just reviewing the photos of how bad your grille fits the front fenders at the bottom. It definitely is not the quality grille that Oze of Canada was building for these Oze cars. But I would not spend a bunch of money and aggravation on a new grille to fit the fenders. I would use duraglass body filler and reshape the front fenders where they meet up with the grille to match the grille's shape. A few dollars for a can of duraglass and a couple hours work and it could look like it is suppose to look where the fenders meet up with the grille. When bodywork and paint is finished no one would ever know the extra work had to be done and the fit would be perfect.