Thread: 27 T tudor Hot Rod build

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The latest progress was making the new rear subframe.
It is not finished but pretty close to it. Some repairs are
left and some boxing is yet to be done for strength.
I really need to finish the chassis first but I need to find
some C channel for my x member but have to drive to
Cincinnati to one of the various metal supply stores. To
keep from stalling further progress I will be joining the rest
of the body back together very soon until I get the C
channel.
Also here are some pics of what my engine should look like
when I get around to it. Not too sure if I like the caddy air
cleaner but it is an original and kind of adds a traditional
feel. I was thinking of using an early vette chrome air
cleaner with the louvers on it.

Nice going so far. Are you going to use a rear torque arm? I don't think the A rear radius rods will be up to V8 power. I go with the vette air cleaner. They repop the caddy air cleaner so that tells me they're overdone now.

Your repairs and welds look good. Keep up the nice work.

I'll let you know when I start the '26/7 roadster. May start a thread, but as you know keeping thread up takes time. Still need to get some turtle deck parts. Just missed out on some at Model T Haven in Ks. They have a lot of T parts used/new.

Earl

Originally Posted by OFT

Nice going so far. Are you going to use a rear torque arm? I don't think the A rear radius rods will be up to V8 power. I go with the vette air cleaner. They repop the caddy air cleaner so that tells me they're overdone now.

Your repairs and welds look good. Keep up the nice work.

I'll let you know when I start the '26/7 roadster. May start a thread, but as you know keeping thread up takes time. Still need to get some turtle deck parts. Just missed out on some at Model T Haven in Ks. They have a lot of T parts used/new.

Earl

Hey Earl,

Thanks for the comments.
I hadnt planned on adding torque arms but I always wondered if the model A radius rods would be strong enough. Kind of nice that I ended up using the chevelle rearend because I could just use the mounts that are on the center section already for torque arms. I hope that they would not bind in that location.

At one time I really wanted to use the caddy air cleaner but like you said they are over played. It seems like it would take away from the car than add anything at this point. I had that thing even before they started reproducing them; Ill just stash it away for some other day.

Good luck keeping up with a thread if you make one If you don't start a thread send some pics my way of your build. Those are cool little cars to make into a rod.
If you dont mind me asking what are your plans/build style youre shooting for?

Glad the dimensions from my Tudor were able to help out, Thomas...I'll be watching your build thread with interest and excitement...

Originally Posted by 26Tudor

Glad the dimensions from my Tudor were able to help out, Thomas...I'll be watching your build thread with interest and excitement...

Thanks again for the dimensions Dave. I'll be joining the body back together today if all goes as planned.

Well I worked a lot over saturday, sunday, and a little bit today to get my body back together. The body lines lined up great and the door gaps are set up pretty well.

There is one problem and that is the back panel drivers side sits half an inch higher than the passengers side from the ground. You can tell in the last pic that it is off. The drivers quarter panel does sit a quarter of an inch lower than the back panel. So I guess I need to un-bolt the T strip and get the quarter to sit higher.
Overall I am happy considering the body has been apart ,at the very least, for 20 years.

Thanks for the help with the dimensions Dave.

Considering that body has been apart, as you say, for more than 20 years, it doesn't look too bad at all. Some adjustments on that back panel (which unbolts) will have you lined up fairly easily.
I'm lucky that my Tudor was in such good shape, driver's side lower door skin, and that was pretty much it, subrails were solid, cowl was zero rust, just a real nice body to begin with..
if I can be of any more help, don't hesitate to shoot me an e-mail..

Dave

Nice progess for body being apart 20 years. Little tweaking on the bolts/panel fit will get you in range. Keep up the great progress!
Earl

Thanks Dave and Earl for the comments.
The task of joining the body together really made me wish I had just spent my money on my chevelle instead. That soon passed but I still took a four day break from working on it, I need to get busy again!

Any progress on the T Tudor? I'm watching the build, as it somewhat resembles mine....

There has been some progress on the T but not anything too noteworthy/picture worthy. I will try and get some updated pics posted when good progress is made.

How is your build going? I Hope it is going smoothly.

Originally Posted by 68Chevelle

There has been some progress on the T but not anything too noteworthy/picture worthy. I will try and get some updated pics posted when good progress is made.

How is your build going? I Hope it is going smoothly.

Well, it's.... stalled for the time being.

You see, I have this cat, and she is my daughter. She stays in the garage with me, doesn't seem to mind the compressor/air ratchets and guns, gets EVERYTHING that thinks it wants to inhabit my wife's backyard garden, just an all around great cat. My birthday present from this cat (7-22-09) was a $550.00 Vet bill.
And yes, I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
I'll get back on it once we recover from the vacation/anniversary bills incurred over July 4th, and the Vet bill from July 22nd.

If both of you can make some progress during the "catching up" time all the better. Not everything on a build will be earth shattering. There are always the 'I can not believe that took me _XXX_days to do" parts of any build up.

So, keep the head held high, think of what needs to be done with what is on hand (or is free) and head out to your project and keep up the good work.

Earl

Thanks Earl.
Its just too easy to get discouraged or burnt out on a project. When it starts to feel like work I quit working on it, that is what happened for a couple of weeks.

Thank You, sir. A lot of people think I'm loco for spending that kinda $$ on a cat... I personally (and obviously) disagree.
Yeah, there's still things I can do, that take more time, than money....