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7-4-2012
1930 Ford Roadster From the Subrails Up!
Compliments of Flop @ aaca.org
7-4-2012
This is really just a pile of parts that I need to turn back into a roadster . No big history on the body just evidence of a 6 and a half inch channel !! So I ran to Ohio to pick it up now the fun begins.
heres a few pics to get this thread started .plenty more to come once i get the wheels turning
firewalls out .
the replacement isnt pretty with a little work it will be ok
its looking like a ford factory more and more every day !
well the firewalls came back from the blaster nice and bare.
a few pictures of the messes
not horrible by any means
i had to use a ratchet strap to actually get the firewall back together .quite the stress crack
and heres it all finished up . next is to get the subrails in order!
no rust repair on this car . its amazingly solid
heres where we are at now .
an old torch cut
i wish i knew how many spot welds and rivets ive drilled in the past few months !
firewall sitting in place
and the new subrail connectors
everything is fitting well together for being a mismash of cowl and firewall and new connectors! nothing set in stone just yet just checking fit .
surprisingly the subrails are pretty damn close and should only need some minor tweaking to get them perfectly lined up !!
got a ton done on jeffs car today . I got all the places primed that will be covered by subrails . underside of the subrail connectors primed and the subframe put together for the first time with the exact measurements off of the other roadster i have in the shop right now.
had to fix a few little spots before i started on the subrails though
mesurments were
37 inches at the door pillar
31 1/16-1/8 " at the first subrail crossmember
35 7/16 " at the second crossmember
35 3/8 " at the third crossmember
Comments
Wow great build! Details and photos ????
Posted by Diggymart on 10/5/19 @ 1:52:44 PM
Wow great build! Details and photos ????
Posted by Diggymart on 10/5/19 @ 1:52:40 PM
Wow great build! Details and photos ????
Posted by Diggymart on 10/5/19 @ 1:52:45 PM