Thread: 27 T tudor Hot Rod build

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It may seem like I have been slacking because the lack of pics on this thread recently but I have been plugging away at the T. The frame is finally painted and ready for reassembly. Besides getting the frame ready for paint I have been hand polishing aluminum pieces, getting other parts ready for paint, and buying parts. Its been a busy last couple of weeks and I made a promise that the next time the frame would be seen on here it would be painted

Before

Primer


After/Paint. The pics a bit dark


Thomas

Frame looks real nice.

Looks like a rugged frame 68. Perley

Originally Posted by stovens

Frame looks real nice.

Originally Posted by oldrodder43

Looks like a rugged frame 68. Perley

Originally Posted by FMXhellraiser

Looking good! Keep us posted on further progress! I'd love to find a 4 door sedan around the late 20's to early 30's.

Thanks guys, it has been a lot of work, money, and tons of time getting the frame to this point. I have all the front suspension cleaned and painted and should get it assembled tomorrow. Next is to get busy cleaning the engine and tranny

Here are some updated chassis pics. Since I haven't posted any progress pics lately I felt now would be a good time, I didn't want anyone to think that I gave up on the hot rod
I have been very busy these last few weeks working on the chassis and drivetrain components. I still need to clean the rearend and paint it and get the rims blasted and painted.
Just this weekend I put the engine and tranny in, went to the last swap meet of the year and picked up an oil filler tube and cap/breather, vintage arvin heater, and air shocks for the rear. Then today I spent all afternoon in a junk yard yanking out a corvair steering column just so I could get the steering shaft.
Engine looks very yellow in the sun light

Engine looks red orange in the shadows

I have since put on the exhaust since these last pics




Thomas

Looking excellent, Thomas !!
Did you decide on front and rear Panhard bars? I couldn't see them in the photos....

Originally Posted by 26Tudor

Looking excellent, Thomas !!
Did you decide on front and rear Panhard bars? I couldn't see them in the photos....

Thanks Dave, it has taken a lot of hard work to get the frame to this condition.
Good eye there are no panhard bars on the car at this time. I figure I will add them on down the road when I get the car drivable.

How is your Tudor coming? Hopefully your shop cat has been helping you spin some wrenches. Always looking forward to seeing more pics of your car!

Originally Posted by oldrodder43

Wow 68, great looking job. Way to go. Perley

Thank you! It has been a fun build so far.
If you look at the front brakes it might look somewhat familiar to you. We must shop for our hot rod parts from the same catalog

Thomas

Wow 68, great looking job. Way to go. Perley

Looking good! Keep us posted on further progress! I'd love to find a 4 door sedan around the late 20's to early 30's.

Looks great, some excellent detail work!!!!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Looks great, some excellent detail work!!!!!

Thank you, I really appreciate that!

Thomas

Thank you for the pics Dave.
I can make them out just fine, which will come in handy in the future.
You sure have a great looking T!

Thomas

I had a late Xmas present yesterday..I was able to take the T under it's own power to the end of the driveway (about 50 feet) and back it back in the garage...It didn't want to run, then I discovered that I had used the wrong base gasket between the carb and manifold, and had a vacuum leak the size of a silver dollar...I'm surprised it ran at all..
Now, it idles, goes into gear, has brakes and steering, too bad it's raining like hell here or I would take it for a windowless, license plate-less, paint-less, interior-less cruise....

Originally Posted by 26Tudor

I had a late Xmas present yesterday..I was able to take the T under it's own power to the end of the driveway (about 50 feet) and back it back in the garage...It didn't want to run, then I discovered that I had used the wrong base gasket between the carb and manifold, and had a vacuum leak the size of a silver dollar...I'm surprised it ran at all..
Now, it idles, goes into gear, has brakes and steering, too bad it's raining like hell here or I would take it for a windowless, license plate-less, paint-less, interior-less cruise....

Happy New Year Dave, and all our best from down south.

A "50 foot" CRUISE, hey you got to start somewhere right, LOL?

Just remember "The Palmer Rule" that states that for every one "running" collector car there are fifty more sitting in someones driveway or garage "waiting for the day to do their "first "50 foot CRUISE".

My High Boy got painted this year and I'm still trying to find where I stashed all of the parts to put it back together, LOL.

Originally Posted by John Palmer

My High Boy got painted this year and I'm still trying to find where I stashed all of the parts to put it back together, LOL.

Thanks for the confession, John!!!! I thought I was the only one that misplaced parts, or worse yet put them away in a safe place where they won't get damaged!!!!!!!