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  • August 10, 2022 at 01:51 #73700
    Quentin Hall
    Participant

    I just find it incredible that Tony has this much talent.
    To look at him you would be forgiven for thinking he had no skillset at all.

    August 10, 2022 at 04:52 #73701
    Tony
    Participant
    Quentin Hall wrote:

    To look at him you would be forgiven for thinking he had no skillset at all.

    Having only one finger on my right hand other than the thumb doesn’t help.

    August 14, 2022 at 13:38 #73727
    Tony
    Participant

    It has a chin now.

    IMG_3501[1]

    August 15, 2022 at 10:19 #73728
    Rik Hoving
    Keymaster

    Spectacular!

    That must be so satisfying to remove the tape from the grille… step back… and stare at that for a good amount of time… So gorgeous!

    Enjoy the beauty of Customizing

    August 16, 2022 at 08:12 #73733
    Mild Mitch
    Participant

    YES! what Rik said. Looks great Tony. And must be so satisfying to see this stage finally come together.

    MM

    August 16, 2022 at 15:27 #73734
    Tony
    Participant

    Thanks fellas.

    In the mean time I have also made the return flange on the nose of the hood as well as bracketry in the hood and behind the grille for the latch. The hood now latches shut!

    (Which of course means I now have to run a release cable somewhere.)

    • This reply was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by Tony.
    August 17, 2022 at 07:31 #73740
    Quentin Hall
    Participant

    Slow down…. You’ll be finished in 3 years…. And I’ll still be finishing my other door!!!!

    September 18, 2022 at 13:48 #73923
    Tony
    Participant

    I suppose you’re all wondering “what has he been doing?”

    Well, wondering or not, I have been doing some things.

    With the grille basically dealt with and the hood fitment looking okay so far, it was time to make it actually latch, so I did this: I put a flange on the inside of the hood nose and made a bracket to hold a latch.

    IMG_3503[1]

    And behind the grille I made a mount for a reciever for the latch. This flat plate will eventually be extended to meet the extremities of the radiator core.

    IMG_3504[1]

    But progress was interrupted by this:

    IMG_3516[1]

    Afters 25 years of faithful service, my roadster’s radiator developed a leak (no not the mess in the pic!) so I bit the bullet and took the front apart and took the radiator to an old local shop and I’m pleased to say they did a really good job of taking it apart, cleaning it, re soldering the whole top plate, re assembling it and handing it back to me with a fresh black paint job. All for under $200 AUD. And it is all back together and working well.

     

     

    • This reply was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by Tony.
    September 18, 2022 at 14:40 #73924
    Tony
    Participant

    More radiator work? Of course, September is radiator month…

    September 20, 2022 at 17:12 #73931
    Larry Pointer
    Participant

    Thanks for sharing the hood latching approach, Tony.  Really fine work there.

    September 21, 2022 at 13:49 #73936
    Tony
    Participant

    Time to put the radiator in. The real one. Up until now I’ve been mocking with an original of questionable useability, but I broke out the new Walker and installed it and made an interesting discovery:

    rad rods 1

    The support rods that fit with the stock radiator are now way too short!
    The solution came in the form of stainless steel bolts. Off with the head and thread and weld in the rest.

    rad rods 2

    Although not polished yet, it worked out okay. You can also see how I finished off the latch plate to flare up to the radiator core.

    rad and hood mount

    • This reply was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by Tony.
    September 21, 2022 at 15:08 #73939
    Larry Pointer
    Participant

    An excellent baffle to help air flow through the radiator, with that addition to the latch plate, isn’t it Tony.  Those late 30s cars with narrow grille openings always presented over-heating issues.  Electric fans also have been an effective cooling option.  Your grille is a sculptural marvel.  Just sets off the front of that beautiful custom.

    October 15, 2022 at 14:43 #74036
    Tony
    Participant

    I thought I should post something. I have been doing things, but nothing major. Little things. Detail things that have to be done. But I haven’t been taking many photos.

    One task was making and fitting the mountings for the seats. Form the cut-out for the bumper bracket in the repaired right fender.  Then I thought I should make inner fenders. I’ve made all the brackets but the panels themselves are still cardboard.

    IMG_3570[1]

    I have been playing with the front bumper also. I’ve pretty much decided that I’ll go with over riders. I tried without for a cleaner look but it was just too flat and horizontal. Now I need to make brackets to suit.

    bumper trial 1

    bumper trial 2

    • This reply was modified 1 year, 6 months ago by Tony.
    October 15, 2022 at 20:04 #74037
    Mild Mitch
    Participant

    Man your car is looking so GOOD Tony!

     

    October 16, 2022 at 23:47 #74039
    Larry Pointer
    Participant

    Tony, thanks for sharing the creation of the shield panels behind the tire space in the front fenders.  Living on a gravel road, the odd sharp stone thrown up by the tire can hit a fresh painted fender and leave little  pimples with star-splits in the paint.  Aggressive tread is a perfect set-up for that little discovery, catching small angled stones with sharp edges, and Ouch!!!

    Just saying… Thanks again

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