Thread: One Way To Build A Hot Rod Lincoln

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[QUOTE=Ken Thurm;
Don- Thanks, I read every page, he does really nice work! Did you see that J. Robinson and I did our frames differently but accomplishing the same thing?

I did see that, Ken. Very smart of both of you and a good way to get that look but with some room.

Don

Yes,we are all waiting with bated breath,,this is going to be AWESOME...Not gunna miss this one..

Like that Ken, looks very slick, especially like the wedge chop. look forward to the updates.

What a great idea. looking forward to seeing this truck come to life someday.

We finally got done with the frame rails. It turned into more of a project than I thought. The problems started when we went to make the bends in the top and bottom sections of the frame rail. There was no way of determining what angle to start the bend in relationship to the frame rail. If you look at the drawing again you can see nothing is straight so when you put the piece in the slip roller there is no reference. So starting last weekend and almost every night this week we were building alignment fixtures to hold everything in place so we had a correct reference to the rail.
When I designed this thing I wanted some references for all the pieces, so I had them put these notches in all the pieces so they would snap together. When I did the sedan front frame rail I had to build a welding fixture and clamp everything to it to hold it in place. This time these little tabs will do that for me. It's almost like a model kit.
So now I have to polish everything before I start welding it together.
One of the other problems were that I could only get a 4' X 10' sheet of stainless (it took 2 sheets)and the frame is 12' long. So I had to split the frame into two pieces in the length. I made it so there wouldn't be a continuous but weld anywhere. It is split on every piece in a different spot.
I'll be polishing for awhile
What you see in each photo are all the pieces for one frame rail. Inner outer and top and bottom.
Ken

Like this one. It is a beauty in progress.

Ken - I'm curious as to how you found the SS to bend and form. What grade is it? I haven't used much of it ever but I do recall the guys in the tin shop (GE large motors) didn't like using it to make fan blades and parts that needed to be bent and when I was foreman, those parts were always late.

Nice motor !!!

Originally Posted by mach1joe

Like this one. It is a beauty in progress.

Dave - It really didn't seem that much different. The material is 304.

Ken

That 5 window "A" is awesome but two questions.... I wonder how comfortable those bomber seats are??? And how will the driver see clearly with that LARGE steering wheel??? okay I understand that it matches the style of the car, but in my humble opinion,why build something that one can't drive safely and or comfortably.

Thanks Ken - I know that some grades of SS are really tough to work. 304 and 304L are about the easiest with the 316 and 316L a bunch tougher to use. I'll be watching the progress with lots of interest

Whiplash - I'm in the process of putting some upholstered bomber seats in my '31 and removing my nice Glide Engineering for a couple of reasons - to get me lower so my head is below the top of the windshield and my dunlap a bit further from the steering wheel and also so I can more easily get my US size 12 feet on the pedals

Started tacking the frame rails together today. This is going to take some time, it's a very slow process to keep everything straight. I have used SS before for some projects but never at this scale. I had to put these braces in every few inches as I tacked it to keep everything square.
In the last photo you can see the shape of the rail starting to show.
Ken

Whatever that energy source is that you have Ken, I need to get me some. You never stop! Frame is going to be really nice when done.

Don

Ken i feel your pain welding that up Looking good mate.

Don't know if the material suffix's are the same over where you are but here the 316L is the one to use as it resists weld rot.

Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

Started tacking the frame rails together today. This is going to take some time, it's a very slow process to keep everything straight. I have used SS before for some projects but never at this scale. I had to put these braces in every few inches as I tacked it to keep everything square.
In the last photo you can see the shape of the rail starting to show.
Ken

Don - I just really enjoy doing this stuff. I love the challenge of having something a little different. I got a little more done on it today, this is going to take forever. I have 2 full days in it and I only have half of one rail tacked together.

Steve - Thanks, You really have to go super slow!
I am using 304 and 308 rod.
Ken