Thread: More progress on the '34.

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New photos are at the bottom. This will be a Gibbon 3-window, channelled with a Fast Burn 385 + hot cam service kit + 700/R4 + 9" Ford (3.73) + 4-wheel disks on a Pete and Jakes chassis . . . at least if I ever get done with blocking the body.

I chose not to go the full-detail undercarriage. I didn't paint the motor, polish the transmission or color sand/buff the frame. I'm driving it, not showing it.

Except for a few details, the roller is done.

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Looking good, Henry. I like the front suspension, anxious to hear how the ride and handling is. My condolances on the Gibbon Body, did one of them once !!!! How was the door fit???

Looking good Henry! Will it be ready for the road by spring?

Pat

Dave,

Actually, the doors and trunk fit really well. The gaps are even and they close solid. The hood fit is quite different. The top fits just fine. The sides (sheet metal) are nasty. There's no clearance to get them on and off without scratching them or the frame. They remove with six screws each (4 on top, two on the bottom), and most of the holes were hand-drilled and are not square to the hood supports. Also, neither the original cowl lacing nor the SofSeal rubber lacing spaces the hood sides flush with the body. I suspect the thickness of the 'glass screwed up the fit. I may just run with no hood sides. Still thinking.

Pat,

Mebbe, mebbe not. I hope to have it running by summer. My main tasks left are painting, wiring and upholstery. I'll probably have it on the road before the upholstery is done. I intend to build a poly paint room in my garage for the final painting. Some 2x4 stud walls, sheath it with Visqueen. I've done that a couple of times before.

Either that, or I can hope that Chip and Courtney drop by and steal my car for a week . . .