1930 Essex coach

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

1930 Essex coach

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

Well this is mine .... pokin' at it for 3 yrs now.

48poncho · HAMILTON, ONT

nice ride whats the engine

workin class · FINCH, ONT

I like it small budget builds they are my favorite. Any one should be able to build a cool car with lots of money. Its allot harder to build a cool car with no money.

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

Yes exactly, I'd rather see a guy do as much himself or with the help of some buddies as possible... not to farm out a build and bragg on how much money was spent to have the rod built by Joe Blow builder. So far I'm the only one on this build. My wife isn't even on board......maybe that's why I'm not driving it yet ?????

workin class · FINCH, ONT

I just cant justify a vintage body my 1967 Valiant cost $1000.00 its rust free from California. I stopped trying to chase any thing I know I will never finish.

Adslow65 · LINDSAY, ONT

Sweet project... and congrats on sticking with it and building it yourself!

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

It didn't start out as much...But the price was right in a round about way I got it for a paint job on a buddies truck? or race car? you know how it works....

sasquatch · NORTH BAY, ONT

Cool project, looking forward to seeing it cruising some day!!

(Is that a drill press or milling machine in the garage pic?) Old eyes aren't as good as they once were!! Lol.

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

yeah, kijiji find Drill press $100. notice all of the holes in the frame Pricless...................

meoracing · SAULT STE MARIE, ONT

Very cool ride!!

Sacotu · COBOURG, ONT

i'm liking it.

Rottnkid · CARLSBAD SPRINGS, ONT

That's awesome Dude

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

Not much.jpg

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

4 inches off.jpg

mask · GEORGETOWN, ONT

looks awesome...my cars as budget as it comes....i have to admit...help from friends and buddys who know what there doing..priceless!

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

I hear ya... soon enough I'll be calling in the favors. engine and mecanical work mostly. I just have a couple more things to mock up. Then tear it all down...........

stevorunner · SCARBOROUGH, ONT

I like this ride very much.
nice work good for you for digging in to the mettle yourself.
SBC you can do that stuff!

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

funny I just looked at your thead... I emailed Stony about a year ago back and forth about the car. cool dude. the metal work/body work and painting feels like home to me but suspension, inside the engine and wiring..... I'll pay or collect on favors for that... to bad all my buddies are crooks !!!!

stevorunner · SCARBOROUGH, ONT

its good to know you run with stand up guys! lol
do you know any car guys in Sudbury

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

Why are they out for a big hit too. naw I pretty much keep to myself.. this posting buisness is new but so far I haven't had to call in the muscle....

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

Anyone know where "my buddy" can get a Tommy gun ???

rodmaster · HAMILTON, ONT

Detroit is a good start for a Tommy Gun lol

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

I got bored Sat. so I roughed in some tail lights, and my track bar...

Sacotu · COBOURG, ONT

30-S6 wrote:
the metal work/body work and painting feels like home to me but suspension, inside the engine and wiring..... I'll pay or collect on favors for that...

my first project i farmed out because i hadn't done any of that stuff before and didn't want to screw up. well the shop went bust and i got raped. i'll try anything once and fine out its not that hard. i'm doing 2 engines right now and i've farmed out the machine work but i'm doing all the wrenching. as for wiring follow a schematic. both my jeep and 55 and a couple bikes were wired from scratch. i used to have no use for computer. i had a solar power calulator what else did i need. my boss told me get off the pot and piss computer are here. so i took a whole bunch of computer courses now i'm a computer weenie that still plays freecell.

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

It's been a few yrs since I was on here..... So I thought I would throw a couple of pictures of how my build is going.... Not done yet, but hopefully by summer of 2017.

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

I see the date is wrong on my pictures last 3 pictures should be Nov 27 2016.
So far I have built everything myself right here.
If only I had a dime for every day this sat with a tarp on it.

-- Edited by 30-S6 on Sunday 27th of November 2016 10:38:09 AM

-- Edited by 30-S6 on Sunday 27th of November 2016 10:39:26 AM

DJD · SCARBOROUGH, ONT

looks to me that your investment in keepin' it is most worthy sir ..

tarp time be damed at least you still have it

(I moved last year and hadda give up a couple of long , loooong term projects)

Jeff66 · COLDWATER, ONT

Looks fantastic! Glad to see another rod being built on a budget! I am doing the same, and really enjoying it! Best of luck.

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

Thanks, for the encouragement.

I've been pokin' at this thing for arround 6-7 yrs now, but I can honestly say I built this myself.

Chopped it 4"

Sectioned the quarters 3.5"

Stretched the hood 4"

Built my own frame with 7" kick ups

Built my own headers & exhaust

Channeled the back 5"

Fully bagged suspension

Haven't got to the interior yet. but I'm gonna do that too.

I have pictures of the build, but I won't pollute you with them. If you need ideas or want to see how I did mine... Just ask

NorthernRatRodder · SUDBURY, ONT

Are you Chris from North Bay?

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

Yes Sir,
I only know of two guys in Sudbury that might be the Northern rat rodder.
Just in-case you don't want your name mentioned.... You'd be the guy I sold the "Rollin sixes" door to. Or his Uncle.

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

The back of this thing just looks cool. I'm glad I listened to some advise from Oddball's Stony to chop it.

NorthernRatRodder · SUDBURY, ONT

30-S6 wrote:
Yes Sir,
I only know of two guys in Sudbury that might be the Northern rat rodder.
Just in-case you don't want your name mentioned.... You'd be the guy I sold the "Rollin sixes" door to. Or his Uncle.

Yup ... Rollin Sixes ... Greg ;)

The project sure has come a long way. Looks great.

Take a look at what I bought ... 1932 Buick posted in another topic!!!

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

Here is a few shots of the frame shortly after I painted it. brake lines, air ride, ladder bar s10 rear end, custom mustang II front ect...

-- Edited by 30-S6 on Thursday 8th of December 2016 08:16:52 PM

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

Still building...added the fenders and figuring out how I'll make the running boards.

I made the stands for the headlights too. and I didn't know where to mount the battery, So I put it in the tank on the front of the car.

Ground Pounder · Senior Member

Thats a sweet car Nice build.

kruzr · LASALLE, ONT

Nice car, nice work. I like the hood sides .
Looks like body was in good shape .
Good luck to you .

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

Thanks,
The hood sides were kinda something that wasn't planned... I couldn't use the original sides because of the headers and I also stretched the hood 4 inches. It looks fine without the side panels but one day I thought I would add something..... I have the metal break, bead roller, dimple dies... just added booze and this is what I ended up with.
I just want it to be mine and not some cookie cutter hot rod.

RacerRick · TORONTO, ONT

Nice. I have a rough 27ish Essex that I eventually will be turning into a gasser style pickup.

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

Still at it...... work all week and play around on the weekends.

Lately I've been installing a 20 circuit wiring harness from Speedway... I guess it's the same as the Painless wiring kit

even know all the wires are marked some stuff is confusing. almost done!

I hope.

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

Taking a break from the wiring.... This weekend I started the interior.

I had the seats recovered before and the price was a shocker, so I'm tackling the rest myself.

I was originally going to see about sewing some seams but I don't sew or want to. Spray contact cement and 1/4 hard board works for me.

I also made my center console out of sheet metal then glued the vinyl to it.

Well here's where I'm at

parklane · St THOMAS, ONT

That looks real good

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

One thing off the list... finished the interior this weekend still have a ton to do.... tackle something else next week.

-- Edited by 30-S6 on Sunday 26th of February 2017 10:06:03 PM

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

Maybe I'll finish the running boards and fenders next.

-- Edited by 30-S6 on Sunday 26th of February 2017 10:20:34 PM

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

It took a little longer than planned to finish the running boards..... With Motorama one weekend, sick for a week and work out of town another week.

figured out a way to fasten my hood down too. using some rubber seals and guitar parts.

The bottle is strictly there for a measurement guage .... I don't want people to get the wrong impression of me....

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

Another weekly post. here's what I got done this weekend.

-Cut arched shaped cedar for the roof and installed it.

-Finished wiring the lights,horn,fan ect... in the front.

-Finished the running board on the right side.

-Replaced an air line that I cut to one of the front bags.

-Filtered a bunch of beer through my body.

Ground Pounder · Senior Member

Least ur getting er done...
THis one was fun had a chance to work on with my friend it was a built from Essex coach
oddballkustoms.com/

www.bing.com/images/search

-- Edited by Ground Pounder on Sunday 2nd of April 2017 10:56:34 AM

30-S6 · NORTH BAY, ONT

Ground Pounder wrote:
Least ur getting er done...
THis one was fun had a chance to work on with my friend it was a built from Essex coach
oddballkustoms.com/

www.bing.com/images/search

-- Edited by Ground Pounder on Sunday 2nd of April 2017 10:56:34 AM

When I started on the car I contacted Stoney for opinions on chopping it... I'm glad I took his advice. I don't think I'd like it without the chop.

I'm also the guy who saw his company logo ripped off by a custom car builder in the states.

Why they wanted the top of a maple leaf in an amarican logo ??? perhaps they don't pay attention to detail, and not creative either.

flatduck · SUDBURY, ONT

looking pretty good compared to when I saw it at your place years ago