Thread: My 15 week rat rod build or bust.....

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Ok back to it, I got the roof sound proof and insulated. Then I made the head linner. Yeah I know.....sound proof. Donny got the tail lights done, as well as the rear floor. So I will be covering them this weekend. Not with anything real fancy that is.............!

That wooden headliner looks pretty sweet. It's like driving your own ski lodge...only with more patina

Very nice indeed -

I got a yellow stripe put on the wheels to match the letter on the valve covers. Donny finished the floor up. And we got the door latches in too.

Oh man, I am learning the ups and so many downs of making panels and carpeting the floor. After the tar paper, and the insulation I installed indoor out door carpet. Using a 4x8 sheet of wood paneling to make the door cards and kick panels and the cluster panel. Donny made the cables for the door latches. Too me, for some reason.....I think that the door latch system is the coolest part of this car. There is no chance in hell that I would have ever been able to make the doors open and close like he did.

15 pics for you.....

I got two windows in this thing, I will put the last one in it Saturday.

looking pretty cool! keep em coming

Saturday came and went, we did not get to drive it. The oil is changed, the tranny is filled, we have gas, the inside is all together, the wiring was being finished when I left. Donny had a few things going on saturday, plus I had to stop him and ask 10,000 questions about everything I was doing. But he said not to worry. We did crank it over with the key! THere are a few little things like tabs to mount the grill shell, and tabs to mount the head light to the buckets, and Fab up some sort of air cleaner. That is really it. I am going to stop on my way to work and see what he got done. Funny thing....he goes so much faster when I am not there!!! LOL ! I asked him if he ever felt like a shop teacher....he just laughed.

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And yeah that is a sandwitch tooth pick for a spedo' nedo'

Looking good. You are going to owe Donny big time when this car is done. Unbelievable that he has devoted so much time and work to helping you. He must be a really good friend and nice guy.

Don

Yeah there is no question to what kind of guy he is, He is a ture hot rodder. Yeah he is mostly building this car for me, but he is also doing it to teach me, and to add one more to his list. On top of that, I think that he is having fun with this too, to build one that you dont have to send countless hours on finishing and painting. He would fit in as my 2nd dad.




We still did not drive it today, but we are even closer. I have to put a few finishing touches to it Monday and I do belive donny will take it on its 1st trip in the after noon.

Video on the burn out soon

Zach

Every once in a while a rodder like him comes along. When I was growing up most of the older guys couldn't be bothered, but one guy, John Holbrook, treated us like adults and would let us hang around his shop. He was a real craftsman and had a '32 roadster, a '34 pickup, a '35 Caddy, and a bunch more.

Sounds like Donny is cut from the same cloth.

Don

Sure sounds like it.

I DROVE IT TODAY!

Yes it moves under it's own power, there are a few last little things for Donny to handle tonight, palte braket in back, the grill mount and the aire cleaner needs a little work too. Check the fluids and the burn out will be so soon.....

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