Thread: One Way To Build A '32 Hyboy

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Steve, Restorod, Toycollector- Thanks for your kind words.
Well I am motivated again, and will start posting what I have got done. While I was resting and taking time off from my roadster I started chopping my sedan. It cleared my head for the roadster, I think working on another project made me think about how close the roadster is to finishing, so I'm ready to finish it.
I have a lot of reading to do to catch up on things
Ken

I like the clean style of the interior, looks great.
BradC

Ken, I like the look, the first thing that popped into my mind was a '58-'62 Corvette. Who gets the honors of doing the stitching?

Mike

Looks great! Two tone really sets it off. And the bar between the gauges really stands out in the rendering. What's the oval logo between the seats going to be? It also looks like your going to have a nice sound system in there!

BradC-Thanks, I think if I would of changed it one more time Steve would of thrown it out

Mike52-I hadn't looked at it like that before but your right it has similarities. The guy that is going to do it has a small shop in Long Beach. I really like the quality of his work.

Steve-The emblem will be our club logo which is also in my horn button. I will show you a shot below.

I sent my cases out to get polished, they came out really nice. I have been working on adding on to the block plate to cove up some of the ugly part of the back of the block. If I keep the polished firewall all of this will be seen so it has to be nice looking in the reflection of the firewall. I'm making a dash on the back of the block to mount a fuel pressure and oil pressure Gage.
Ken

Steve, here is the logo that will go in the upholstery.

Ken that should work out very well. The polished parts are really going to be a nice finishing touch. Like the logo. I guess you'll be the official club car!

Very nice work Ken!

Ken,
You get things done faster than I but I see about a year's worth of work there to be ready for the GNRS next year. No need to hurry now. Just enjoy the build and detail it to perfection. The interior is an amazing design.

Tom

moter-thanks, it's coming together, I hope to drive it sat.

39Deluxe-You are probably right but I hope not.


I Had a set of my motor mounts made out of stainless, then polished them before I welded them together. I use stainless material whenever there are a lot of angels in the parts. I've found if you have them chromed there will be a lot of flashing in the corners and it doesn't look to good. This way the parts come out very clean, you do have to do a Little touch up after welding. the motor is all out back together and ready to start, here are a few shots. the rolled pan is also finished mounted. I have a little more sheet metal work to do on the body line where it meets the frame. that gap will be just like any other gap ON the car.
I was reading J.Robinson's post on his car and he hit the nail on the head, he was talking about doing all this work and at the end of the day didn't look like he got anything done. That's how I feel these days It looks funny without a upper radiator hose.
Ken

I hope I get to see your car in person someday. It's just amazing.

Tom

Tom,
When I'm done, you are welcome here any time, I'll take you to lunch in it.
Ken

Ken, I was wondering today about the progress of this car, you haven't posted anything in a while, thanks for the update, it's always nice to see what you've done next. Are you a little nervous about the first test drive, I would be, I don't think I could resist the urge to nail it a few times.........LOL Hope everything goes well this Saturday. Let us now.

Mike

Looking great and getting close!!! Hope to hear all about the fire up and test run next week!!!!

Two hours... it took me to read this entire thread... Absolutely the best thread I've ever seen... Ken, you clearly have a gift... I'm struggling to find words that can adequately express how impressive your concepts, ingenuity, execution, and fabrication skills are... I honestly feel privileged to have been able to experience through your willingness to share with the rest of us the level of detail for all to benefit from... Thank you for sharing!!!

I think Ben & Jerry should name an Ice Cream for you too... they should call it "Simply Perfection"



I decided to edit this message to explain the ice cream comment as I got a couple of emails asking me what the ??? So here it is... Ben & Jerry's for the month of January has renamed it butter pecan to "Yes Pecan!" ice cream in honor of Obama theme, 'Yes, We Can'