"one piece at a time"

-Barry

Thanks all for the positive feedback! I appreciate the comments/compliments. I've been fortunate to have a few great teachers along the way. And yes, I have a service come Swiffer the shop weekly. Ha! 

So body mounts.......body mounts.....

There were a total of 5 bolts holding this tub to the frame. The rear of the tub was, well, just hanging out there in mid air. So I added a total of 5 more mounting points. I added a mount to the driver side, under the seat area. Then I added two more mounts to the rear of the tub. The rest was just taking advantage of existing holes that lined up with frame mounts. So maybe overkill, but it will be plenty secure now. 

Also created a mount for the grill. I'm adding a sheetmetal nose, as the flip nose won't do flipping things due to clearance issues. So we hung the hood and the grill. Now I just need my fenders......which happen to be several states away in Massachusetts. Fail. 

This weekend will likely be spent blowing this thing back apart so I can blast and paint the frame. Then I can start final assembly. Doing brakes and exhaust from above is so much easier. 

And yes.....that's a hockey puck! Pretend you don't see that. 

The sheetmetal looks a little rough. But it's very straight and true! 

And just so you all can laugh at me and tell me "I told you so"..... this is the current state of the tub. It started with a simple investigation of the wiring harness. Shockingly (sarcasm) it was a mess. So i removed the whole harness, the dash and the column, because in my head that made sense. I pared down the harness and regrouped the sections. So while hacked up, it was fairly new and more than usable once we showed it a little love. 

I think the only person that believes me when I say "it's a quick refresh" is me.....HA. 

And finally for your amusement today - how NOT to build a steering column! 

Poop pipe + some PVC bushings + a closet flange = awesomeness!  Point given for creativity! 

Thanks Pope. If i can't find anyone open locally, I may take you up on that. 

And thanks Bob. Appreciate the compliment! 

Mrs. Nofender picked a paint color last night. So paint is on the way. Fortunately, I finally wired up my compressor and will be ready to spray. 

There is still some axle work to do. So i'll knock that out while the frame is away. 

You set the bar on here for sure....love all the fore thought...your abilities are second to none.....cant wait to see when you get it all up and running.

thanks for all the updates.

MikeC

Friend of mine picked up this near 100% original 1949 Chevy Sedan a few months back. He's had trouble pretty much since day one. He's had a few people look at it. He started throwing parts at it. But not being mechanical at all he was at wits end. 

We started talking about it. I went and checked it out and tested a few things. He agreed to attempt to drive it over the next weekend. Of course it broke down and it arrived on a flatbed. 

I got to thinking about all the talk on this page revolving around condensers and how even new they can be bad. So I took a condenser that I know to be good from the parts drawer and popped it in there. Boom! fixed! runs like a champ and no longer cuts out. 

My friend Terry thanks all of you for the knowledge here! 

I'll be keeping it for a few more days to make some adjustments and replace the water pump for him. It's a pretty sweet ride. Would not be upset if it were mine.