1930 Ford Roadster From the Subrails Up! by Flop

By diyauto
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8 minute(s) of a 35 minute read

8-7-2013


Well it wouldnt be complete with out the beads on the sides !. I needed to figure out a way to end the beads like ford did on the sides of this panel so I made a simple form out of wood !

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and here is my end result 

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hopefully it gets riveted in today !!

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A bunch of working making the repop parts look better but now we are getting somewhere!! 

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well the subframe is pretty much finished up ...minus a few brackets ... thats next !!:)

well i got ahold of a nice henry bracket that rivets to the curved panel and bolts through the spare tire holder!

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sometimes you have to use some odd pieces to align the panels !!

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and the curved piece in place with the bracket riveted on 

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the whole deal !!

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into epoxy primer 

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the curved panel isnt bolted down thats why the lip is in the air 

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all one color !

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stanchions gotta fit right ! kinda look sloppy here

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with a little work 

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gaps gaps gaps 

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setting a few last rivets 

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a single color and its starting to resemble a car!

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so i did a little tapping to get a better fit of the corner...she was thin ! 

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also trimmed a little more to get a nicer fit 

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:eek::eek: 

moving along now !

well it took a little battling but it fit in its hole relatively well.

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getting everything lined up 

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they are not the ovals ford had in them but they served their purpose. well at least the top and bottom holes 

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dash rail . had a pretty big dent so that came back off 

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curved panel with rumble stops installed

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package tray sitting in place . also borrowed some door handles to set the holes and d nuts!

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also faced the bolts to remove marking so they look more original . 

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does anyone know why Henry used some square nuts and some regular nuts ? or some square nuts been replaced?

frames here!!

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frame is within an 1/8th o an inch of square and no noticeable sag !

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a few tiny messes 

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and some screws 

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first time on a frame and completely together is 40 plus years !!

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cleaning day with the giant was today !!

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Comments

Wow great build! Details and photos ????

Posted by Diggymart on 10/5/19 @ 1:52:45 PM

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