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I finally got the inserts for the horns squared away:

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And inserts-





They have just the right amount of volume.



Yes a savvy eye may have noticed that the brake hoses are covered. What can I say? I'm insane.





Moved the frame outside to clean the garage and took some pics in the light:








I used a DA and a lot of Hand sanding just to get the car in bare metal:





The firewall on this car was screwed. Someone at some point just hacked a hole in it. When I was getting it ready for the wedding I didnt have time to deal with it so I left it open.





Closed up the gaping hole and patched some areas. The keyhole looking thing on the left is where the coil top pops through the firewall. Need to move that up top.





There we go. Also patched where the two bolt thingies were up there. Now about that gas neck...





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Yes I know it's with a Mig. I really want a Tig and I'm ready for that step but can't swing it quite yet.

Drilled the holes for the Gauges:



Been Collecting for a while, going to run Amp, Volt, Vac and Oil pres on the Firewall and Amp, Oil Pres, Water Temp, Vac, and Gas inside.



Just found these too, dude thought they were forklift gauges.



On the cowl there was this bullet hole:



About five minutes with a hammer and dolly and one little zap it was gone:



Night Shot:



I had this 53 Ford dash. Well I found a pair of 54 Vicky door panels. Figured it might just work:



Cut them down and sorta tacked em in:



You can see they sorta do but sorta dont line up. This is gonna be fun...



This is the other side and it's hard to tell but basically this picture is saying how much of a bitch this is gonna be



Some tweaking here and pulling there, and a little help from posterboard templates I got it all lined up





Now I have this night where I can't make alot of noise. Perfect time to polish a windshield frame. The little welds at the corners were a pain to get rid of.



And I need to make the swing out part work. I moved the studs down since the car is chopped and made these little brakets that screw to the frame. I have no idea how close to factory it is but it works for

me.



So now finally for the first time ever I have a swing out windshield. Pretty excited about that!



I'm hoping to get a little more done before the body goes back on this week.

I whipped up a little firewall cover



And then my friends came over and we dropped the body on this thing.

You've came a long ways on the car, and it all looks great!!!! Keep up the updates!

Whew! And what an update it was!! You've been busy and it shows, a lot of great work there. Thanks for the pics also.

And I only hope that you aren't out in the workshop toooo much and neglecting that lovely bride tooo much mate..... . I do appreciate the little extras you have invested in like the vinyl covers that really takes your car to another level, wow, outstanding, great ideas and they really suit the style of car you are building.

First time I'm looking in your build thread, dreddy. This thing is awesome! Now I'm looking forward to seeing more. Congratulations and good luck.

Out#@$%Standing! Looks fantastic. Wow you've been really busy! Keep up the posts. Really like the dash mods!

Thanks guys. Body is cinched down and gauges are in the firewall.

So I crammed for several weeks to get ready to drive my coupe to the Roundup. It was amazing.

Got the manifolds on and the car running:


My good buddies Bob, Mark and Jeff came over to help motivate me. At this point I was up for like 2 days straight..



I have this bottle of water that was blessed by OZZY. I use a little in every car I make. It never lets me down.



Slowly getting close to driving:



Took it out and around the block. Damn it feels good!



Shift knob



Drove to work:



Temporary interior



And for it's first official drive why not go 50 miles to eat some BBQ with one of my best friends? It'll cruise at 75 laser straight with almost the entire gas pedal in reserve. Way faster than I'm willing to try, and that's saying something, cause I'm nuts.



On our way back to Austin



Did a little cruising and met up with some pals at the Continental club



Next morning Getting ready to cruise to the show:



Where I promptly swapped plates with cooler ones.



My friend Matt took this pic




Won the Mad Fabricators pick! It was an incredible honor that my buddy Piero thought enough of the car to pick it as his favorite. What a great weekend!





Next Step: Shake it down for a few weeks then yank the body for some Paint and interior!

Fantastic metal work! I had a '29 roadster body with similar rust but just did not know such restoritive metal work was possible so I sold it and bought a 'glass body. I still had a challenge with the 'glass body but I have to say your work is amazing; expecially the later dash and the window sills.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Way to go Dreddybear! Congrats on the award too! Looks fantastic, glad your enjoying it! Great work with cool details. Thanks again for the great pics of all your hard work. It's good to have friends who help motivate us!

That's a great update! You've got some fantastic pictures there, and the car's coming together as a great period example. Stance is right, and it's got to be a ball to drive. Really like that picture from the driver's seat over the six bellmouth carb scoops!

Awesome work! Great pics!!!

Wow, you have awesome skills man! I love how your car has turned out. That dash is awesome! Great work and congrats on the award! That's awesome!

Little Video I took. Taking the body off next week..