Thread: One Way To Build A Hot Rod Lincoln

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Hey Ken, I figured you and Steve would get a kick out of this stainless steel car

the family portrait.....

Steve, don't give Ken any more ideas or we will see the first 32 SS body ever made. Those Fords were made in my old home town, Pittsburgh. Allegeny Ludlum Steel and Ford teamed up to build them as an experiment. Most of them are still around, I've seen one of the 36's at the Heinz Museum many years ago. They didn't go as far as Ken or Steve though, they only built their frames and all out of regular steel............PIKERS!!

I heard that two of the 6 original 36's were wrecked, but the last 4 still survive with a ton of miles on them. The car makers wouldn't like that concept at all, they would HATE only selling you one car that would last forever.

Don

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

the family portrait.....

Bob where's the Delorean?

Is the Lincoln and the T bird really stainless?
I haven't seen the '36 in person, but have read a lot about it. what a prize that would be to own one.

I got my whishbones today and I ordered a extra set of beams, that I will make the ladder bars out of. He makes these in a replacment length for So Cal hairpins and a set that are 8" longer. The ends with the slot are cast, then welded in. The tooling he has is extremly nice.
Ken

Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

Is the Lincoln and the T bird really stainless?
I haven't seen the '36 in person, but have read a lot about it. what a prize that would be to own one.
Ken

Ken,
Those wishbones look fantastic!! Here's a link to a history of the three cars commissioned by Allegheny Ludlum Steel.
http://www.alleghenytechnologies.com...inlesscars.asp

Thanks Roger, I didn't know they even made the other stainless cars.

Cool story Roger, and nice catch Bob on the three different cars made in stainless.
Ken - those wish bones hooked to the axle and frame are stunning to look at. I think you need to fab some stainless body panels now!

Ken those bones look real nice, i'm now thinking about ditching mine and getting a pair

Steve - I think by the time I finish this thing I won't want to see a piece of stainless steel for the rest of my life


Steve - If I can help you with this let me know, if you get serious about getting a set.
Ken

Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

Steve - I think by the time I finish this thing I won't want to see a piece of stainless steel for the rest of my life


Steve - If I can help you with this let me know, if you get serious about getting a set.
Ken

Ken I hear you! If I ever get done with bondo and dents just on the pickup bed, I'll never attempt another project with a 63 year old truck body again

Those are beautiful, Ken. You are going to need sunglasses when you get this car out in the sun.

Smart move getting a set for the back, it will make the front and back really match well.

Don

Thanks Ken thats a very kind offer i may have to take you up on

Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

Steve - I think by the time I finish this thing I won't want to see a piece of stainless steel for the rest of my life


Steve - If I can help you with this let me know, if you get serious about getting a set.
Ken

Don - Thanks, somthing else I'm going to do different than I have done before is I am going to put lightning holes in the wishbones and ladder bars and weld in a filler piece to seal them up. Usually I just drill holes in them the size of available tubing. This time I'm going to lay them out on the computer and make them a perfect decending size down to zero. So then I will machine each size out of billet stainless and put a large radias on them and weld them in. I think that will give them a little more detail, we'll see.
Ken

Absolutely amazing Ken. I just got caught up on this thread but will be watching closely from now on.

Tom