Thread: Chronicle of Rebuilding and Rodding a 1935 Chevrolet Master Coach (long post)

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The following chronicle will be the documentation and working plan used by my son Brendan and I as we embark on the journey of turning an original 1935 Chevrolet Master Deluxe Coach into a hotrod and his first car. (I’m going to turn him into a car guy without him even knowing it). The car is nearly complete and original and nearly fully assembled. Until recently, it was driven by its previous owner. This plan will be in a constant rewriting stage as we progress through this project. The objective of this project is to take the car from its current state of old and worn out to a condition of being a new car with a modern suspension, drivetrain and interior amenities. The plan is to install a Chevy 350 engine, TH-350 tranny, a rear end capable of taking the power and torque, independent front suspension and four wheel disc brakes and A\C. Other amenities like power windows and such will be evaluated along the way.
I’m sure there will be countless trips to the junkyards as we search for components to update the car.
As first steps, I have joined the CHR forums at ClubHotrod.com and we will attend and join the Tucson Hot Rod Association at their next meeting. These steps will help to insure that we benefit from the expertise and countless hours of building already done by experienced builders. I would like to thank in advance everyone who is about to help us with this project, even if they don’t know it yet, and a special thank you to my Dad for inspiring me with a love for old cars. This is as far as I've been able to get on our plan for this car. Any comments, suggestions criticisms will be greatly appreciated. I hope I am placing this thread in the appropriate place. The plan consists mostly of disassembly and cleaning at this time because while we have a vision of the finished project, assembly of the car is a long way off.

Disassembly of the Interior and Coach
 Remove doors (suicide doors that need rebuilding)
 Remove seats, carpets and all interior upholstery.
 Remove old insulation and floorboard material.
 Remove knobs, gauges and switches from dash.
 Remove everything from the interior firewall.
 Clean rust and old adhesives from interior surfaces.
 Rebuild internal support structure of the coach with either wood or steel or a combination of the two prior to removing the coach from the frame ( I haven’t quite figured this step out yet).
 Remove coach from frame.

Disassembly of Drivetrain
 Remove engine and transmission.

Suspension
 Remove knuckle front end.
 Remove rear end.

PS I'll be adding some pictures soon.

TIA,
Steve

Here is a pic

I have two suggestions.

1. Take plenty of pictures throughout the disassembly process.
This will come handy when you start to put things back to gether and wonder where the 7734 and how the 7734 it went together.

2. Label as much as you can during the disassembly so when you put it back to gether you have the correct piece in the correct position.

Now, get out there and enjoy this project with your son.