Another Build Thread - My '32

[J. Robinson]

Drive shaft?? That was a few pages ago. Anyway, I don't think I've ever had a drive shaft that didn't have at least one weight somewhere.

OK, I've been doing several different things for the last month, so my time on the '32 has been pretty meager. In between other things I managed to make the brackets to hang the A/C condenser. I used some 1/16 x 1 aluminum strap. After bending two pieces to fit with about 3/4 inch clearance, I used a hole saw to "ventilate" them. After riveting the straps to the brackets on the radiator, I drilled them and hung the condenser in place. It all seemed to work out well and looks nice in the pictures, but... the grille shell won't fit! It hits the condenser at the top left (driver's side) corner and the horizontal supports in the grille insert also hit the driver's side of the condenser. I can't move it to the right because of the space needed for the lines. I can't pull the grille shell forward because then the hood wouldn't fit and I don't have room to move the radiator back.

So.., I ordered a different condenser. The new one is 2 inches narrower and 2 inches shorter in height. Hopefully that will allow me to move the condenser over and down just enough to solve the clearance issues. Hot rodding sure was a lot easier when I was young and didn't care about creature comforts...