Thread: One way to build a '32 sedan

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Don - A while back I took it to the dyno shop and found I needed to make some changes in the air inlet to get it tuned properly. I haven't done that yet. I don't want to take it apart in case their is something else I need to change.


Dave - To bad you weren't able to get that upholstered, looks like a lot of work.
Ken

Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

Dave - To bad you weren't able to get that upholstered, looks like a lot of work.
Ken

It's in a storage room (we're moving South) and WILL eventually be upholstered. By the time I finished, and the photo posted, it was only about half done my guess is 40-50 hours or more of assembly time.

I had to stop at that storage facility this morning for another reason - I checked - there are no kinks or depressed or significantly raised metal in the bends. Possibly I was lucky, but it was just conventional welded seam cold rolled tubing Korean made (Posco Steel)purchased from Metal Supermarket.

Worked on my steering, all day. This stuff takes for ever But the lower part, I don't know what to call it, is almost done. All I have to do is the two idlers for the chain tensioner. Here are some shots of it.
The gear was way to wide so I had to take of about 3/8" then cut a key way in the shaft. This is the shaft I took out of the original box, and just shortened it so I wouldn't have to cut splines on it. Then put some snap ring grooves in it. Made a spacer to get everything in it's right spot then pressed the two bearings on and pressed it into the housing.
Ken

Here it is in the car.