Sorry to hear about the shower problems Jack,but hey you gave it your best shot and scored the brownie points of Mrs Jack,so all is well..;) It will be good to get back into the coupé again.
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Sorry to hear about the shower problems Jack,but hey you gave it your best shot and scored the brownie points of Mrs Jack,so all is well..;) It will be good to get back into the coupé again.
I just hate it when home repair/improvement projects get in the way of car projects!! :mad:
Good to see you back on the Coupe. I need to get back on mine!
Nice to see you back on it Jack, keep going mate as there is light at the end of the tunnel :)
Thanks Guys,
Yes, it is good to get more time in the shop. Once both fenders are welded and welds ground down I will get to the metal bumping. Got Frank T Sargents book on metal bumping, wish I had that 40 years ago. Really good info there.
Here are a few more pics. Descriptions may not be in order as I can't figure out why the pics don't show in the order they were loaded. Shot of the pic frame is the front and back of a road map of the western states around 1927. They were wrapped around a set of old adjustable reamers I got off C/L. It's neat to see how few roads were there then. Few were paved and many were unimproved, read made for horse and buggy.:eek:;):) The one of the gas tank cover (is there a more technical term for this) showing the patches welded in. The whole thing will need some metal bumping to finish. With the help of Franks book it should turn out fine. The bike pic has a story (forgive me if this is a repeat). Bought it for my 11 y/o son, now 33 years old, to ride around our camping lot, he rode it around for a few years then took it apart to "fix" it. You guessed it, months turned into years and I finally sold it for $25 at a garage sale, parts, title and all. A few yeas ago my brother-in-law in San Jose, Ca. Emails that he bought a bike on Ebay that used to belong to us. He didn't really want it and only bid on it because the opening bid was low and he thought someone else would out bid him, not. He got it for $250. It was all put back together and the engine was rebuilt. When he went to Santa Cruz to pick it up the guy gave him the title and it still had our name on it. He about fainted. He gave back to my son and now it is back in my shop taking up valuable space.:CRY::HMMM::mad: What a trip that bike has taken. Sold in Wa. to a Wa. resident, sold to ? how many times, goes to Santa Cruz, San Jose and now back to my shop. End of story.
Jack.
That is the bike that won't go away, Jack! :LOL: It's trying to tell you something.
Looks like you've learned a lot about body work in the last 46 years. :) But the work you did then at least held up pretty well. I really like the history behind this car, so cool you have owned it so long and still have it. :)
Don
Strange but neat story about the 'zuki....................some things are meant to be.
Lookin' good, Jack! I have never heard of Frank T Sargent's book, Keys to Metal Bumping, so I checked for it on Amazon - two used copies listed, one for $99 and one for $100!!:eek: Think I'll pass on those two :LOL:
Roger,
I got mine new on Amazon for $19.?? It is a paperback reprint of the original with some updates from the 50s. I can well imagine the originals would go for a premium. I'm sure some more reprints will appear, hang in there.:)
Jack.
Thanks Don,
The fact that I didn't take any pics of the underside of the fenders before cutting them apart was not accidental. When first done I used whatever scrap I had to join the pieces together using my AC buzz box. There was metal from .060 to .125 thick lap welded in, It wasn't pretty. The bondo on top was as much as .1875 thick, looked good on top but what a mess underneath.:eek::rolleyes::LOL: Hoping to just need a skim coat when I'm done this time. It will be an effort but I have more time than money.:LOL:
Jack.
Jack,
I went back to Amazon again, and this time it listed the reprints, too, two at $19.95 and another listing for $14 plus shipping. I ordered one to learn a bit about working metal. Thanks for the tip.;)
Jack its going to just fine . You have the sheet metal knack now so just work at it when there is time .
Hi all,
It has been awhile so thought I would update. The shower has been done for about a month now and wow, what a relief to have that out of the way. One floor plate and all plywood under the pan needed to be replaced, thank god the joists under the pan were still good. Will post pics of the construction and finished product in another post.
I earlier posted some pics of the work on the passenger rear fender and was real proud of myself to that stage. I then bolted that fender to the body Then I started on the driver rear fender. In the process of getting the two halves lined up and clamped to scribe the patch panel I look a look at the passenger fender to see how they looked together and.....OH NO. Some where in my making final trims on the patch panel (while on the welding bench) I didn't notice the bottom half was moving out of position. The result can be see quite well after the fender is bolted to the coupe; although I didn't notice till compared to the other fender. So... I have a do-over.:o I didn't like the welding job anyway so the next try will hopefully look better.
The shot of the driver fender shows the two halves clamped to the patch panel with the dichem sprayed ready for scribing. In that shot you can see the lower edge of the fender with the proper angle to the floor. Tossed in a shot of the side of the road find Mazda hood sacrificing itself for the patch panels. While I was at it I made a die and punch to recreate the missing fender rib in the patches. Hoping for a better job this time.:rolleyes:;):)
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Oh well, probably not the first or the last re-do in the world of Hot Rodding! Good to see you back on the car again Jack!
Looks good, Jack. Keep chipping away, you'll be doing burnouts before you know it.
Jack how ya been had to stop in special to see this history and what you been up to . Haven't been on much but hope all is well there !
Hi Bobby,
Have done a little work on the drivers rear fender and made a S/S pin for the door hinges (made 1 too many of one length and 1 too few of the other length). Other than that work has been kind of slow on the 34. Mostly doing work around the house that was neglected during the bad weather this spring and summer. Am typing this right now from Middleton, Id. at daughter and SILs place where we are doing a little R&R. Hope to get back in the mood soon.
Jack.
Hey Jack how ya doing ? Someone on facebook just pulled out a 34 3 window to start on , I was trying to swap my 31 for it LOL . He said no way he had been wanting one since he was 7 years old .
Ah..... therein lies the problem, foriegn tin mated with american steel....:LOL::LOL:, sorry Jack just could`nt resist, anyways its coming along nicely, buy the way I`ve been asking around for a year about your plaque, can`t find a person that remembers it...still checking thou..Quote:
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Rich,
Not to worry, I expected someone to comment on the foreign metal.:LOL: I'm a use whatja got kind of guy:whacked:;), in fact, I have 2 pretty messed up front fenders sitting in a shed I could have used for patches but I am saving them to see if there is any way I can "save" them. They are probably too far gone but someday I will give it a try.
Bobby,
Sad to say but other chores have been keeping me busy around the house and yard. The wife retires in March and we will put the house up for sale as soon as neglected items around the house and yard are taken care of. Hopefully somewhere in there I will find some time to work on the coupe.:rolleyes::):)
Jack.
I know about the chores Jack they keep us busy else where . Selling of our house is what put heavy wraps on the mustang in 2000 , packed it up , moved in , more chores didn't get back to it till almost 9 years later . Now at least I give it a go a little more often .
Finishing it gets me back on the 31 and its almost like a snap together model now in the position its in . Well except for swapping out the 302 for the 401 nailhead .
Bobby,
Getting back on a project always feels good.:) I wanted to put a 401 Nailhead in a 35 more door I had years, many years, ago; never got around to it however and sold it with the 276 cu flathead I first built for it.
Jack.
Jack any updates done on the rod ??
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Hi Bobby,
Thanks for asking. In short, no. The last year or so has been consumed with fixing the daily drivers, they are paid for and don't want another car payment, some traveling, including Mom sitting, Mom turns 92 this year, and getting the house ready for sale for the move to Idaho. Speaking of the move, last week we came that close to signing on the dotted line for a new construction for a home on a 1/2 acre (room for a shop) but decided at the last minute to wait until we sell our home in Wa.
Having more time to think than actually work on the coupe I have decided to do away with the coil springs from the original rear suspension and go with coil overs. That will remove the bulky brackets needed for the coils and make more room for the filter and electric pump and exhaust. Wish I could add more news but until the move very little will get done on the 34.:o:(
Jack.
Thought I would give everyone an update, what the heck, it's only been a year+ since the last one.:rolleyes::LOL: First, the 34 is in about the same state as the last update.:mad: Second, the house is about a week from going on the market.:D. I injured my knee last October which really cut back on my ability to work on the outside work, I still have to favor it some even now. Had to put a new roof on the house, 22+year old shakes and one of the roofers workers side work between roofs. What a life saver.:) This kid finished a ditch I started to find a water main leak, then filled it back in after the fix.:D Replaced more fence posts and rebuilt more fence sections in 1 + weak than what I did in the previous3+ months.:D:D Then did landscape work to finish out the yard work. Thanks to his hard work outside the wife and I were able to concentrate on the inside work, much of which consisted of taking years of "must have" accumulation to the Goodwill. We also got a storage garage near where we will be building and have made 6 trips with stuff we didn't take to the Goodwill.:rolleyes::LOL: Will make another trip over next weekend. The house, I think, will be on the market when we get back.:rolleyes:;):)
That is enough for now, just didn't want people to think I had died in order to get out of having to do all this work. Can't wait to get to Idaho and into my new, larger shop, not to mention the new house.:D:D
Jack.
We all go through stages where "other work" interferes with a guy's Hot Rod time!!!! Thanks for keeping us updated Jack! When is the big move going to take place?
Hi Dave,
The move will start officially when the house closes.:) As mentioned above we have started to move stuff to Idaho storage already. While the house is being built we will be staying with daughter and SIL.:HMMM: We will see how long it takes before we will need to move to an appartment.;) I will see if the builder can finish the shop first, or at least get it weather tight, so I can start moving the machinery over. I will hope the new owner will agree to let the machinery stay in the shop for a few months till my new shop is ready.:rolleyes:
As a side note, wife's sister and BIL have decided to move up to Idaho early next year and are coming up next week to look for a house to buy. If they get one they will start to move things up right away. Who knows, maybe they will want us to house sit for them.:eek:;):D
Jack.
Moving is such a hassle!!! Hope things work out and the new digs get are getting built! How big is the new shop going to be?
I wish you luck on a fast sale and easy move to your new place when it's done!
40Ford Delux, thanks, me too.:)
Dave, the new shop will be 30X40 with a 11 or 12' ceiling.
Jack.
Wall height adds very little to the total cost of a building, especially if it's a metal pole barn type. I've kicked myself many times for not pushing mine to 12' or even 14' to allow plenty of room for a lift.Quote:
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Good point Roger, maybe I should look into 14'.:)
Jack
Cooler in the Summer and winter! :) My Uncle had a steel barn with a high ceiling on my Grandma's 60 acres of grape vineyards. Even in the 110 plus summers it was cooler in there than outside, must have been the high ceilings.
Hi all, I am finally starting to work on the 34. Actually I started a few months ago but didn't take any pics. The house was supposed to be turn key and basically was. We were having all the landscaping done too and that is where the problems started.:mad: The first landscaper got to about 3/4 done then skipped out leaving me to find another one. $3600 later the unfinished part was done.:) That turned out to be only faze 1 as it turns out as we could see that more needed to be done to have the yard as we wanted.:rolleyes:;) You know how this works; you look through some mags, see some other yards that are really nice and yours now doesn't look so nice. Soooo... I start to do the improvements myself to save some money.;) What I do is an improvement but is taking too long so in comes another landscaper. $10,000 later the yard is looking better.:):). To shorten this post a little we are still having more work done still doing some myself. Factor in two hunting seasons plus the scouting involved and it's a wonder I get anything done on the 34. I have added some pics on this post showing some of the work I have managed to sneak in. One is the outside of the shop and some of the inside. Two pics are of the rumble lid hinges I made. Another pic is of the first hinge collars that the hinge swivels on. When the rumble was closed the lid didn't fit right. I remade the collars to be eccentric so I could move the lid forward and backward, up and down. I didn't get a pic of the new collars before the lid and hinges were assembled. Except for the lathe and the mill most of the equipment is on casters so they can be moved out of the way when not being used, leaving room to move the 34 on and off the new two post. The shop itself still is not the way I want it but it works for now.;):) Will add more pics in another post as 5 seems to be the limit.
Jack
P.S.I don't know why the pics are so big but they are 2304X1536
Looks like a nice shop, I'll be jealous of your hoist when you get it running.
I had to look close at those hinges, to see if they had craftsman embossed. (I thought he maybe used wrenches for the hinges.)
Any progress is good progress Jack.
And color me jealous too, the shop is gonna be awesome when you're done with it.
looks good jack . i hope you have better luck with your lift than i did :( 3 years old and is scrap iron .
Jack, glad to see you working on it again...
Shine - what went wrong with the lift?
goes half way up and starts jumping. their solution was basically start replacing parts until it works.
there have only been 2 cars on it and i doubt it has cycled 50 times.
