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Originally posted by lt1s10
why?????

So I can put plates on it

Well this thread is where the action is but I just started another thread on the Bebops 29 roadster body that was delivered to me this morning. Mainly I included some pictures for the "as delivered" condition of the body, but I have already sprayed the interior 1" tubular framework with rattle-can Rustoleum and two days ago attached the running board brackets and front fender braces to the frame. I got a beautiful stainless dropped headlight bar from Speedway and then realized this rules out an external horn. Well I was never hung up on an "Ahooga" horn anyway so maybe I'll just get a "Beep Beep" horn and hang it on the firewall (later). Overall I am really pleased with the Bebops body so far and it came all in one piece ready to bolt on the frame with steel plates in the floor prealigned for the body holes in the Brookville frame. Now I have to bleed the brakes and hook up the parking brake cables which will be much easier to do before I put on the body. Supposedly "All I have to do" is jack up the body and roll the chassis under it and then bolt it down, but maybe the rear shock tower mounts will need a cut out on each side of the glass floor followed by some sort of fiberglass bubble over the shock mounts, but we shall see how it goes. Let's just note that I have wanted a Model A roadster (in any form) since 1955 and it always eluded me for financial reasons so to have one in my driveway is a big step for me (finally!).

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Hey Don, how about mounting a Bermuda Bell in the floor

That'll keep the kids guessing, huh BBBob????

Originally posted by pro70z28
So I can put plates on it

thats a good reason.

Tech1, Although there are two other ways out of my home site to major roads, a third option goes down the street past Dick Ivey's Model A restoration shop and then over a one lane bridge. I have nearly been smashed several times going over that one lane bridge even though I slow down and repeatedly "Sound my horn". I think a Bermuda bell would be far too faint for that situation. I would like to avoid that bridge altogether, but the lure of perhaps finding Dick Ivey with his garage door open is a temptation so the only horn for me is a LOUD horn! The question is whether Dick Ivey will be driving his '29 Model A Sport coupe, his red '53 Ford convert. or his recently acquired hi-po Mustang II convert. The "29 and the '53 both sport badges with "First in Class" at Hershey! What a guy, he doesn't even mind my vulgar chrome valve covers on a SBC 350 in a '29 frame, soon to be '29 roadster, he just likes cars, but obviously favors Fords!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Congrats on getting the body for your roadster Don!! Sounds like a nice piece.. Now you have lots more fun things to do!!

Originally posted by techinspector1
Hey Don, how about mounting a Bermuda Bell in the floor

That'll keep the kids guessing, huh BBBob????

Bermuda Bell is the neatest sound! Especially if you creap up behind someone in the parking lot then give it a kick. You get that instant "What the -----?" look as they jump out of their shorts.

With the narrow cowl on Don's car, and the booster/MC under the floor there probably isn't room enough to mount one. The originals had a large, melodious sound. I haven't heard any of the repops to know if they've duplicated that. I would guess too that a glass floor wouldn't provide the same resonance that a steel floor did. Be an interesting experiment.

Now, to deal with not having enough room to mount the mechanical one under the floor, I found this electrical one. At 90db it's fairly loud, but haven't heard it to know if it has the richness of tone and that trail off of the ring at the end. http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/P...+10201/c-10101

Perhaps a more practical application for you Don, given the conditions on the bridge you described, is this 130db freeway blaster. You could darn near make their ears bleed with this compact baby (or two). http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/P...+10201/c-10101

Take a look at the rest of Whitney's horn section, there are tons of choices.

I would really like to hear what one of those bermuda bells sounds like. I think I have an idea, maybe like a thai pedal taxi. I like that idea, and the caddy horns also. The louder the better.

Thats a great body Don, what a great score. It should be a great rod.

I finally got the carpet in and the new console bolted in. I have some mounting to do to install the shifter, I bought a z-gate, they seem to be alright, I like it better than the hurst that you have to pull the whole shift lever up and down. I hooked up the dash gauges, next the console stuff. I am looking forward to getting some tunes going in the car. The wife is recovering the rear seat so things are rolling along nicely .

Looking good, Brickman. Keep the updates coming. Some of us need the motivation!!!!

That looks really nice Brickman, thats going to be awesome when its done!!

Originally posted by Dave Severson
Some of us need the motivation!!!!

Guilty........... need more time.

Hey guys I'm new to the custom Hot Rod building. I've worked on Jeeps and other Off Road vehicles but this summer I started a hot rod project with a '40 chevy coupe. I hope to get more in to hot rod building as the years go on so any help that you experienced rodders have to share with a new guy would be much apreciated.

Jeremy

Welcome to CHR Jeremy .......... I had a 40 Chevy once. (Panel Truck).

Got Pics. ?

im 15 and building a 1934 ford truck with a barn fresh look i just had the frame rails put together im now buying parts for the front end im going to run a 4'in magnum dropped axel and in the rear ill be using a 8'in ford to give the lil truck power im going to put a 350/350 combo hopefully in a month or 2 i can start to work on it again i have plans to chop it 2 1/2 in ill update this with some pictures soon

i'll be getting some pics soon so i'll post them up. I need some help. most of the parts i'm getting for this project is a 1984 gmc jimmy that i had sitting around. I pulled the 350 4 bolt main and its transmission out. I'm having trouble finding out what transmission it is though. I thing it might be a 700 but i'm not sure it doesn't have the pan design of a 350 or 400. any web pages i could look at for tranny types would help.