SHOP UPDATE: Tin for sale 1938 Ford Deluxe Coupe

Here is a 38 Ford deluxe coupe body and frame. It has a very nice roof and rust free floor. The drivers side is very straight and rust free. The car laid on the passenger side so It has a little rust at the bottom. The body has pitting but no rust through. No pin holes. It has all the garnish moldings, a banjo steering wheel and a nice chrome windshield frame. It needs both doors and is missing the trunk lid. It also needs the rear pan below the trunk. This panel is re-produced through EMS. Frame has visible VIN number and both bumpers and brackets. what you see is what you get. Interested? call 406 684-5126

SHOP UPDATE: On light duty but back in the shop

 I cut and installed the E brake cables and hooked up the E brake. It took 2 hours to get the Ebrake levers freed up and working in the rear brakes but it works like a champ now.

 Her is the transmission tunnel I fabricated all welded and ground.

 Here it is installed for a test fit before we Dynamat the cab for noise reduction

 Today I installed the radiator support rods and brackets.

 Here is the new grill. I fabricated an upper mounting bracket and welded some frame tabs so we could lean the top back a little. I think it looks great.

SHOP UPDATE: Converting some old headlight buckets.

 So I picked up these old nickel headlight buckets and rings.

 I cut some rings out with my plasma cutter and fit the into the headlight bucket. I was able to crimp the edges so the rings stay in place. Then I notched them to align the headlight in the bucket.

 Here are the lights fully assembled. They turned out great.

 Here they are installed on the truck. They are Halogen sealed beams with integrated LED turn signals and park lights.

 We made some filler panels for the truck doors. Here I am gluing the anti-rattle material on the inside.

 Here are the panels installed in the doors with all the handles and hardware.

 The truck is wired, dash installed with new glove box and glove box lid. We finished up the mounting brackets for the seat sliders and installed the seat.

 I made some tubes and bench bled the master cylinder. I installed it and Sue and I bled the brakes.

 I finished up the radiator plumbing and Susi filled it with water.

I also made transmission cooler lines and filled the transmission.

Don's 35 Ford pickup project

My brother Don and my dad have been working hard on Don's 35 Ford project. They have all the rear suspension and air bags mocked up. It looks super clean and should function perfectly. Now on to the front and get it rolling

SHOP UPDATE: Todd's 42 Ford is getting really close

 Susi is changing out the four link bolts for bolts a touch longer.

 We mounted the electric fan on the radiator and prepped it for install

 Here is the radiator installed and ready for the hoses and fluid

 Did a little test fit with an unknown brand grill shell I come up with. We will see if Todd likes it before I start trimming it for fit.

 I had to change the selector shaft in the trans for the Lokar shifter. While we were inside I changed the trans filter. The trans is clean and the old fluid looked real good. It should be a good used trans.

 My wife had to take over for me and finish up installing the trans pan. She is definitely keeping me on light duty. It is so hard to not just dig in and work really hard.

 The glass setting tape showed up and we finished up the drivers door. Once it is up and running we will get it to Al's glass and he will finish the glass install.

 We finished installing the TV cable and all the brackets for the AOD. Next is to fabricate the linkage for the trans shifter and button it up.

 We installed and mounted the flexible dipstick and tube for the trans. Next is trans cooler lines. We are missing a couple brass fittings and we will start bending some tubing.

Just thought I would post one more shot of my favorite hot rod builder !!! We had a really productive couple of days together.

SHOP UPDATE: Moving really slowly but getting a few things done

 Last night Sue and I assembled the passenger door with the refurbished latch and regulator. We installed all new glass channel and runs and the new smoked tempered window. I ran out of glass setting tape so we couldn't work on the other door. We will get back on it in a couple of days.

I spent an hour this morning finishing the wiring on the engine and the taillights. The wiring is finished except the light switch and the headlights. I will be slowly working on them while I am recovering.

SHOP UPDATE: The coupe!!!!

My brother sent some photos of the 34 5 window. I haven't seen the car for while so I thought I better post a few pics. Looks like I will have to make a trip to Utah and see my dad and drive it around a bit.