Thread: Un-streetrodding a 34 tudor

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That piece came out sweet. Is that with the 80 grit? I did a piece just playing around but I used a 1/2" dowel with lapping compound. Came out like your top pics. Maybe I need to re-visit the project..

Looks great! Nice job.

Before the mill days I remember using wall peg board for the one inch spacing and drill press

Originally Posted by 34_40

That piece came out sweet. Is that with the 80 grit? I did a piece just playing around but I used a 1/2" dowel with lapping compound. Came out like your top pics. Maybe I need to re-visit the project..

Yup 80 grit and a really hard rubber rod (.75).

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Before the mill days I remember using wall peg board for the one inch spacing and drill press

I may have to do the glove box door on the drill dress because my Y axis isn't long enough.

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Before the mill days I remember using wall peg board for the one inch spacing and drill press

And still a good way of doing it, although time consuming and tedious.

Well I think I found something I'm actually good at! The glove box door is all done. It took me about an hour to do the turning. This is gonna look great once the dash is painted and installed. My buddy saw the door it before it was turned and with a look of bewilderment asked if I made that. I said yeah from scratch why? Almost as if he thought I bought it. Wait till he see's it now that it is all done. I don't think anyone offers an engine turned (anything) for 33/34 fords. I know they do in the 32's. Hell you can get anything for a 32!

You are good at it! Really nice job, need to see the whole dash together now!

Rich

Great spacing and symmetry. Well done.

I love the looks of engine turning. Yours looks excellent, nice job!

Mick

Yep, you're definitely good at it! It looks awesome!

Thanks guys.
I had some extra time on my hands after work tonight so I thought I'd put the dash all together. Though it can't be seen in the pictures, the gauge panel looks like crap. The swirls are zig-zag pattern while mine are 50% overlap and the swirls were all galled up with deep scratches. I'll bet I took .020 off before I got rid of all the deep scratches and swirls. I started with 280 grit paper and worked my way to 1500 and then some polish and now I'm ready to turn the gauge panel. I'll get it all jigged up and ready tomorrow night and probably turn it on Thursday (jigged? Is that a word?). Spell check didn't kick it back to me so It must be...LOL Thank god for spell check.

That looks great!

Looks great! You have way more patience than I do.

That looks awesome! I aplaud your efforts too!