Thread: Project '49 Shoebox.

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Thats going to be sweet, I really think that is cool when they chop the top and chop the front wings too, it's a hell of alot of work but looks "Kewler than Murphys hat!!"

Ya that one in the pic is nice but there is one on the other side of it that still has the bone white paint and had a 428 BBF in it. Everything is still around there in various hiding places, the good ol boys arn't real friendly and cameras are for sure a no-no. I snuck that shot while we where pulling out.

Brick, they might think you are a Revenuer or something if you start bringing that camera out ! Probably what that BBF is for.

Brad, ok, you asked for it. Here are some pictures of the door we hung tonight........well, not actually hung, but propped up in place.

The shipping damage from UPS was a big old oil can dent, but when Dan tapped the backside of the door with his fist it popped right out like it was never there. No wonder, these doors are about twice as thick as today's cars. We stripped the window channels out, removed the hinges, and cut the top off of the door so we could slide it into place to see how it looked. It is going to be a piece of cake to make it fit well, not too much to do to it at all.

It sure made it much easier starting with tudor doors rather than having to put a 6 inch piece into the fordor doors to make them the same. He is also going to use tudor quarter panels so that there will only be a small area to fill in. We took some pictures, the first one shows the difference in length between the fordor doors and the tudor ones. There are also some minor differences between the latch mechanisms on the '49 and '50 doors, but we can graft the correct latches onto the doors when the time comes.

Here is what we got done tonight, not a ton of progress, but progress no less. To be honest, we aren't near the stage where we need the doors yet, but we just had to get one on to see how it was going to look as a tudor.

Don

That looks real nice Don. I like it. You guys don't mess around. A month ago this one wasn't even on the drawing board. There's nothing like a little unexpected side project huh?

Yeah Bill, and some day we may even have one THAT RUNS! It is actually coming along pretty quickly considering that we have only had it for a couple of weeks or so now. It might be tough for Dan to figure which one to drive to Turkey Run next year. We will have to get some advice on how to chose from someone else who has multiple cars........like you.

Did you see the parts I scored from Paul (ratty 46)? I got his flathead, tranny, banjo rear end, and front end assembly that he is not using in redoing his '46. I have been dragging this picture around with me for 50 years, swearing I would clone this car someday. Guess where the parts are going to go. I love the look of this T and am going to do it pretty much as you see it in this picture.

Don

Boy those projects are stacking up! Should be a cool one when done!