Thread: '37 Dodge sedan

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Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5

Just think, when your all done with this side, you'll only be half way It'll be nice when it's done though. It looks like your welder was a bit hot in a few spots or was the metal that thin ? Your daughter has an uh oh face if I've ever seen one what a doll, your so blessed!

Yeah, I had to crank the welder up to get it to actually weld into the rod. It would weld perfectly well to the roof, but it wouldn't penetrate into the round stock until I turned up the heat, it just built a little nugget of weld on top that would snap free with very little torque applied. I'll go back later and fill the few pin holes with the welder turned down. It sucks, but it had to be done.

That face is her "Seriously, you're taking a picture of this?" Lol. Light of my life, for sure, but also a serious test of my patience.

I've often thought of a tig welder for these things, but I haven't pulled the trigger on one yet. Still not sure if it's worth it to me.

Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5

I've often thought of a tig welder for these things, but I haven't pulled the trigger on one yet. Still not sure if it's worth it to me.

I'm in the same boat. It would remedy the infrequent problems that do happen, but they're so infrequent that I can't really justify spending the money. One day, maybe, but not any time soon. Sure would be nice, though............

Well, it's been a busy week at work, but I finally managed to get off at a reasonable hour yesterday and was able to get some time in the shop last night. Was actually able to be fairly productive, too.

Had to replace the wire roll in my welder first, but once that was done I was able to get the passenger side drip rail fully welded and ground down. I found that I don't get the pin holes, even with the welder cranked up, if I keep the ground clamp within about 6" of the area I'm welding, so that was a welcome discovery. I'm really diggin the look, should clean up well with very little filler.

IMG_20180427_192452453 by Ryan Mazingo, on Flickr

IMG_20180427_192458731_BURST001 by Ryan Mazingo, on Flickr

I decided I like the passenger side so much that I may as well do the driver's side too.

IMG_20180427_192709524 by Ryan Mazingo, on Flickr

I also got one of the driver's side doors stripped, too, but that picture doesn't want to load for some reason.

The new drip rails left a bit of a gap at the tops of the doors, which wasn't very pleasing to the eye. So, I decided to cut off the door tops and put some extra material in there to fill out the door frames better.

The gap in question

IMG_20180428_124754835 by Ryan Mazingo, on Flickr

Scribe a line to follow when cutting (don't use sharpie, the line will disappear from the heat of cutting)

IMG_20180428_130201333 by Ryan Mazingo, on Flickr

Just a little off the top, file the edges smooth and clean all soon to be welded surfaces.

IMG_20180428_130738743 by Ryan Mazingo, on Flickr

I tacked some straps in place on the back of the door to use for alignment purposes, they'll be removed later.

IMG_20180428_141033733 by Ryan Mazingo, on Flickr

Fuzzy picture, but it gives a good idea of how much cleaner this area will look when I'm done.

IMG_20180428_140943757 by Ryan Mazingo, on Flickr

It's all these little details that your paying attention that makes a big difference in the end build. I can't wait to see this thing finished.

That drip rail is looking great! I'd love to do something like that to the drip rail on my 37 Ford...of course, doing ANYTHING to my 37 Ford would be a step in the right direction!! Shut up, Mike(34_40)!!!

Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5

It's all these little details that your paying attention that makes a big difference in the end build. I can't wait to see this thing finished.

There's a big difference in doing too little and doing too much: I'm hoping to find the balance. I try to fix all the simple things that annoy me and alter others just enough to not have the same car as everyone else. Hopefully it turns out like the picture in my head. Wait till you see what I have in mind for the grill!

Originally Posted by randyr

That drip rail is looking great! I'd love to do something like that to the drip rail on my 37 Ford...of course, doing ANYTHING to my 37 Ford would be a step in the right direction!! Shut up, Mike(34_40)!!!

It's not going to finish itself. That's what I'm constantly telling myself. There's a million excuses to not be working on it, and I've used them all. I find that building a car is a lot like a marriage: you're either willing to work on it, or you've already given up and just haven't had the heart to say it out loud yet. Lol.

Haven't been on in a while. With summer time here, and my daughter finally being old enough to somewhat re-establish the lives we had before she joined us, the family and I have been doing a lot of camping, hiking and fishing. That, and its just been too dang hot in my shop to get anything accomplished. I mustered up some motivation and decided to get up early this morning and get something done on the sedan, before the sun made it past the evergreens onto the shop.

Decided it was time to tie up the loose ends and finished the passenger side rocker and rear wheel well arch. I started by making the bottom cap. Took some figuring, and I was a bit rusty, but I got it worked out.

IMG_20180728_105705317 by Ryan Mazingo, on Flickr

IMG_20180728_105700275 by Ryan Mazingo, on Flickr

Didn't end up using much of it, but I made it not knowing how much I wanted to replace. Some of my previous work I had been questioning, but I decided it was better than I had remembered and left it.

IMG_20180728_115517289_LL by Ryan Mazingo, on Flickr

Got her all welded in and finished out the rocker once it was in. I didn't bother filling the inner wheel well, since I know already I'm going to have to do some operating in there after I narrow the rear frame rails; that's a whole other basket of worms I'll be covering later.

IMG_20180728_131757966_LL by Ryan Mazingo, on Flickr

Originally Posted by randyr

.of course, doing ANYTHING to my 37 Ford would be a step in the right direction!! Shut up, Mike(34_40)!!!

I've waited 4 months to reply!! And now I've got nothing!! Sigh....

Originally Posted by PNW Rodder

Haven't been on in a while. With summer time here, and my daughter finally being old enough to somewhat re-establish the lives we had before she joined us, the family and I have been doing a lot of camping, hiking and fishing. That, and its just been too dang hot in my shop to get anything accomplished. I mustered up some motivation and decided to get up early this morning and get something done on the sedan, before the sun made it past the evergreens onto the shop.
Got her all welded in and finished out the rocker once it was in. I didn't bother filling the inner wheel well, since I know already I'm going to have to do some operating in there after I narrow the rear frame rails; that's a whole other basket of worms I'll be covering later.

Nice to hear you've been getting some family time, good for you!
My S.i.L. is over here from Oregon for a couple weeks telling us of how hot and dry it is there. And I'm watching the news right now showing all the fires across the country. What a mess. Scary.

Good to see you post tho'. and with pictures too!! LOL.. Thanks for sharing them, maybe R2 will find some inspiration in them? As well as myself!! LOL..

Another build thrad I missed. Great work and project!

Very nice work there! Narrowing the rails eh? I thought about doing that on my 40 but I didn't want to lose anymore interior/trunk room.

Unfortunately, it looks like I won't have a choice, unless I run the original axle (no chance) or get something so wide that the tires are going to hang out of the fenders like it's 1973.

I haven't measured, but there only seems to be about 8 inches from the frame rail to the outside edge of the wheel arch in the rear fender. I don't really like the idea of loosing trunk space, but with the humpback there's a little more room to play with, without giving up all my storage.