Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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Thanks Ken. No, I'm going to cut out the underside so I have access to the driveshaft. Probably will put two bolt in plates across the bottom of the hoops to act as a driveshaft retainer in case it ever fails. I am going to glass the tunnel over the trans and driveshaft solid to reinforce the body.


Got some more work done today, but forgot my camera. I got the floor bolted down in preparation to start the glassing, and changed out the rear Model A spring for a Model T spring to give it a little different look at the rear.

I'll remember the camera tomorrow.

Don

I thought I'd throw this in here. My Son Dan has never been happy with the windshield on his '29 sedan turned roadster pickup. At first it was straight up and down, but chopped. Then, in an effort to streamline it a little, he laid it back and tapered it a little.

A week or so ago while I was working on my T, he was at the shop taking measurements, and pondering the situation and I knew more cutting was going to happen. What he did was whack the whole windshield off , buy some '29 roadster stanctions, chop them 5 inches, and use a '32 frame that is also chopped 2 inches.

He still has some finish welding to do, but the major part of the swap is done, and now that I see it, I have to agree that it looks cleaner this way. The first picture is when it was straight, the second is after leaning it back, and the others are after the new windshield is on.

I've got to hide the sawzall, or he will never get this thing done.

Don

Yep! That's it, he has a good eye for this stuff. Looks like he is getting close, he must of had a good teacher.

I notice in all three configurations the same array of Klecos on the quarter/back panel joint. Something there he's still mulling?

Hank, the Town Sedans had the different cowl from all the other body styles.

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

I notice in all three configurations the same array of Klecos on the quarter/back panel joint. Something there he's still mulling?

No, he just hasn't worked back to that point yet to weld the seams up.

Bob is right, some '29's had the cowl you are used to seeing, and the Murrays had the one Dan has. I argued with him in the beginning that his was a '30, but then he proved to me that there were two distinctly different '29 cars.


Ken, as for the teacher thing......the teacher is now the student. Not sure when that happened exactly.


Don