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Ninop69


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Like I said, I bought a cowl, doors and a rear section.  Made frame from scratch, and have to cut, piece, support, brace, weld, bolt, rivet and tie everything together.  It's a lot of work, but it keeps me busy and out of trouble!  Been busy around the house, not at work, too cold.  Life is getting in the way again!  This forum is helping in the motivation department !  Will post some more pics when I get a chance to get them off a memory stick that I can't find right now.  It's hard to get a decent phoyo in the garage, it's so tight in there I gotta go outside to change my mind!  I just keep telling myself " it's not tight, it's cozy"!



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Cool, cool, cool.   Great project.  Keep the pictures coming, Rhys.



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My wall of " inspiration " as Steve says!



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Fordy Acres Car Farm


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I was going to ask about the wall photos - can you get a close up of that white roadster, dead centre, under the '500 WHX' plate?

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That is your main inspiration correct? A nice shot of your hood with the writing would be cool too!winkwink



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looks good great work



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Ninop69


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This is kinda what I'm going for, maybe not as polished.  I like the old school mid fifties bare bones hot rods.  



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Great to see you've made it Nino! Yes ladies and gentlemen i've seen it in person and can say it will be quite the wild ride, and very traditional in style. Will be watching thus closely

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Agreed, looks great Nino!

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This is when I brought the bundle of joy home, more like just a bundle!  We unloaded it in the garage and i thought, "what the hell am I doing?"  Well here goes nothing!  Here are some pics of my old rod that I sold after a year because after building it, I got bored!  



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Great pics, thanks for posting.

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very nice. Thanks for the pics


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Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

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Very nice.

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Needs some vision to do what you do, great stuff!

Your old car looks cool, I like the flat black color and a bit of chrome combination.

I also got some new ideas from your build table/rack for my build, thanks, need to get some 2x4s to get the body of the frame...

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Thanks guys for the feedback, that"s why we're here, right? Thanks Hannu, and welcome to the forum, I see you are new here as am I. I just raised my build rack from a foot off the floor to just over three feet. I have a lot of fabricating to do, so I gotta go back and forth quite a bit. I'm only 5'5" so I just have to duck down a bit and I,m standing in the middle of the car working comfortably! It is also on large casters so I can roll it out of garage for spring cleaning,[ cant wait for spring] and for when I work just on the body. I'm not restoring the car, I'm building it the way I want to see it. Therefore there is no right or wrong way or piece, just as long as it is light but strong enough and more importantly cool, oh ya and safe! No plans or drawings just my vision. The only aspect I may get carried away with is serviceabilty, if there is such a word! I don't know why , but I just like the idea of building the rod so that I can disassemble it in an hour, if I had to! I'm funny that way! A smoothed, shaved, suicide doors, fenderless, hoodless, open lake pipes, low, "bent frame", skinny www tires on chromed reverse steelies, tall shifter, low sheen paint, no radio roadster, is what's going on in my head, if that helps? A few things I'm toying with are a removable "Carson" top, AND a removable hard top and bagged rearend. I have a roof off a 38 chev pick up that has a nice size rear window and is wide enough for my body, as if I don't have enough to do! Anyway, that's where I'm going with this!

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Thanks Nino! You don't need any drawings if there is so much going on in your head all the time



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I clicked on the wrong "reply" box, here are some more pics to help warm all the hot rodders during this nasty winter.  Some early mock up pics, a barbequed bacon bomb [really warms my heart], fabbing rear body structures and my "axle stand".  BTW the bottom diff is for sale.  That groundhog better have the right answer or I'll throw HIM on the BBQ!!



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Great work....looks familiar.....kinda.....sorta

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Car looks great ..but that bacon bomb looks amazing...whats in it?

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JohnnyBgood wrote:

Car looks great ..but that bacon bomb looks amazing...whats in it?

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It looks very similar to the "Roadkill Burger".

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HA HA HA ....very cool...toes are a little crispy eh....

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Found some early baby photos!



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Those "road kill burgers" look a lot more appetizing! As far as toes go, the only ones I'll eat are my wife's ! Thanks Steve for blowing up photos like that, that's cool and real nice of you ! "sniff, sniff", oh oh , I gotta get back to BBQ!!

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I went into the garage this morning and had an idea!new rod photos 030.jpg I'm gonna pull out my handy-dandy extend-a-table!  new rod photos 020.jpgnew rod photos 022.jpgnew rod photos 023.jpgIt's a wood frame that I made to slip in the end of my build rack to hold large sheets metal pieces to cut and work on.  It's tight in here so I gotta utilize any space that I can.  I cut a bunch of reinforcing/backer strips out of 16 ga.  I have to rebuild my doors.  They are woodless, frameless, flimsy pieces of sheet metal with a beltline!  I know it's not going to be easy, but I kinda have an idea of what to do to reinforce them, but if anyone has gone through this before or if there are any sheet metal masters out there with any ideas or tips , i'm all ears [and eyes].new rod photos 026.jpgnew rod photos 026.jpgnew rod photos 032.jpgnew rod photos 033.jpg    new rod photos 024.jpg



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That warm spell we had,( one day!) gave me a kick in the ass to do some cutting, grinding and welding!



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I changed my mind about going with suicide doors, they seem to fit a lot better in original position and besides its in keeping with the "traditional" look.  It's overwhelming sometimes when I stand back and realize just how much work there is to do, but at the same time it's THAT sensation that drives me forward (if that makes any sense to anyone)?  I got some advice from an experienced builder who told me to screw, bolt or tack weld the cowl where it's gotta be, and work my way back.  My wife tells me that I'm impatient and stubborn ( I don't have time to agree with her ), but this time I listened AND took/used that advice and it worked!  It's amazing how a few pieces fabbed up and put on the car, turns on the motivation! Sometimes it's hard to get started with this friggin cold!  Lately I've been cutting material and grinding and even runnning a few beads as soon as I get in, to kinda warm up the garage!  I don't know if it's the smell of burning steel or if  the beads actually warm me up but it works!   You gotta love that 16ga. sheet steel.  It's a little on the heavy side and tough to bend, but you cut, bend and weld a few pieces in the right configuration and man that **** is strong!  Well, I didn't get called into work AGAIN, F#@*&%^ COLD!  Gonna make my way to the garage and see if I can finish hanging my doors.  Stay warm guys, CHEERS!2014 iphone misc 220.jpg2014 iphone misc 231.jpg2014 iphone misc 260.jpg2014 iphone misc 286.jpg    



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Great job. Thanks for the build info. and pics.

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Great work Nino.....

BTW...there are NO SHORT CUTS to rebuilding doors!

When I did my 31 chev after taking ALL THE WOOD OUT......all I had left was a skin!

I think I had about 35-40 hours in each

Lots of cutting and fiddling and tacking and measuring and cutting and grinding and.....and....and......

The only difference is I use 18 ga... a lot easier to bend in the brake

You have it easy cutting the doors down....saved yourself a ton of work not having to make WINDOW TRACKS....lmao

but thats another story.....

Great work Nino.....show me MORE!

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Nino,

If you move your cross link....you dont have to move the Battery box....just sayin

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I'm moving the battery box from where you see it now, because if my calculations are right it will hit back/bottom of passenger seat, unless I make it a fixed or stationary seat. I am definitely making driver seat adjustable this time. This set up worked in my sedan, but since these early photos, I've set the engine back 5", changed doors to a narrower set and moved rearend forward 5". My wife wont let ME back there, so I don't think she'll like a battery post! I'm gonna hang it in front of axle tube on wide side (drivers side) of differential. Would have preffered passenger side to offset weight (driving solo most times), but I need those few inches to clear air bags! That's one of the neat things about a "scratch build", you can place or relocate components and MAKE it work! I really appreciate the input Cat, thanks again.

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I just found this on the interweb thingy and this is pretty well what I'm aiming for, right down to wheel/tire combo, headers and even the colour (maybe a bit more green in it).  I like that era hot rod, clean, not too flashy and driveable.  I like 'em low.2014 iphone misc 288.jpg2014 iphone misc 291.jpg2014 iphone misc 291.jpg2014 iphone misc 287.jpg  



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That's what I'm aiming for too, but with a shorter skirt !

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Very cool build.

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hemi43 wrote:

That's what I'm aiming for too, but with a shorter skirt !

Hey. You know how I feel about alternative lifestyles but Wow! Be careful Dan. Having that much surgery is always dangerous. wink



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janies dirty 37 wrote:
hemi43 wrote:

That's what I'm aiming for too, but with a shorter skirt !

Hey. You know how I feel about alternative lifestyles but Wow! Be careful Dan. Having that much surgery is always dangerous. wink

 Ha !! Good come back !! You never disappoint.  



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I prefer brunettes myself.

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Sorry, I prefer FEMALE brunettes myself.

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Ninop69 wrote:

Sorry, I prefer FEMALE brunettes myself.

 Thanks for that clarification ! LOLsmilesmile



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Yeah but would they prefer YOU !!!!!!

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Touche, cat

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I've been hacking away, quietly. 



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Nice meeting you today Nino, what a great work you do with this car!

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Thanks Hannu, it was nice meeting you too.  You and Pugsy did a great job on that floor section.  Pugsy's experience shined!!  He gave me the inspiration to push on.  I now have a new batch of ideas and direction to go on my project.  Thanks Pugsy! 



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More update pics.  Starting to measure distances for locations of seats, steering wheel, brake pedal, gas pedal, dash,windsheild frame etc.  Happy Victoria day! CHEERS!!2014 iphone misc 584.jpg2014 iphone misc 582.jpg2014 iphone misc 566.jpg2014 iphone misc 521.jpg



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There is some time well spent. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

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Thanks Janice, you're sweet.  I got some more work done this past weekend ( ya, I think summer is here).  I put engine /tranny in for dimensions for floor and dropped car down on a lower dolly.2014 iphone misc 632.jpg2014 iphone misc 648.jpg2014 iphone misc 651.jpg2014 iphone misc 649.jpg  Ya i'm getting ITCHY!!!2014 iphone misc 653.jpg



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Is it too late to put a small block Mopar in it ? Just askin' ...

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No, it's not too late but I'm at the "alright ,I want to get this DONE now" stage. If I had a mopar engine/ tranny I would probably use it. I'm not really partial or loyal to any make, I just want to build a rod the way I want it to look. I hope I didn't open a can of worms right now!!

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