Thread: One way to build a '32 sedan

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Steve-I think they make about 300 hp, I think they just sound so much better with the blower.

Brad- thanks, I have a couple other little things I'm going to throw into it also

Don-I sure miss your post I agree with Dan, it's a subtle thing that just makes you take a second look. I hope mine turns out at least halve as good as Pinky's, that thing is really nice.
Ken

Well, now that I'm done with the roadster

I have some time to get back to the sedan. Hot rods and Custom stuff makes a really nice kicked up frame, but I wanted it a little different for the sedan. I kicked it 2" in the front, the shortened the height by an inch starting at the front cross member going forward. set the notch in the for the spring clearance at 10 degrees and drew some boxing plate. Set the drawings to our lazier cutting guy and had them cut out. He made 3 sets for me, one for the sedan one for the new '32 truck and one set in case I screw up!
Ken

Isn't it funny how pretty parts that are cut out of steel can be to us hot rodders? I look at those plates you had done and to me they are beautiful. I bet non car people would look at them and wonder what the attraction is.

Glad to see you are back on this one again.........I was worried you might have taken up another hobby or something.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Isn't it funny how pretty parts that are cut out of steel can be to us hot rodders? I look at those plates you had done and to me they are beautiful. I bet non car people would look at them and wonder what the attraction is.

Glad to see you are back on this one again.........I was worried you might have taken up another hobby or something.

Don

I had to go back to work, this economy stinks. I'm thinking to move to Florida!

That's exactly the way I see raw steel, I hate painting things sometimes.

Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

I had to go back to work, this economy stinks. I'm thinking to move to Florida!

The good Lord has finally answered my prayers, to live close to Ken Thurm, thank you, thank you, thank you.

Ken, after watching your work on the roadster, I can't wait to see what you have in store for the sedan.

Mike

I want to see what he does with the new truck project and the ardun engine!

Mike- You don't want to live to close to me, I make a lot of noise

Steve- It's coming

I bought a piece of 2X6X.120 wall rectangular tubing to build a chassis fixture. Cut it in halve and bolted it to my lay out table. I've decided to make a permanent frame fixture just for '32 frames. Every time I do this I wind up making a fixture so this one will fit all the different wheelbase configurations that I plan on building.
The sedan will have a 104" wheelbase, because I shortened the rear 1 1/2" and I always move the rear axle up half inch to center the wheel in the wheel well on hyboys. The truck will have 112" wheel base to make room for the 12 cylinder Ardun. I want to build a full fendered 3 window some day, that will be stock 106" and another hyboy 105 1/2". So all the dimensions that are on the tubing will be engraved on the mill so they don't go away.
Starting at the rear, this will be cut and raised up to be parallel to the main section of the frame rails. So after every thing is level, the back of the frame is at a 10.4 degree angle. So moving forward where the cut will be made there is a vertical line then go 5.2 degrees both directions. I chose this spot because when the frame is raised at that radius it moves the axle center line forward the 2" I need to shorten it.Where the cut is made it will only be cut down to the bottom of the vertical part of the frame then i will just raise it up until the pie shape is closed then weld it back together. So the rear section will never be completely separated. I will show you later how all this will be reinforced, not just a butt weld.
I called a shop that bends 2X3X.120 wall tubing and ordered the parts for the K member.
Back at it tomorrow.
Ken