1930 Ford Roadster From the Subrails Up! by Flop

8 minute(s) of a 35 minute read

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 !

and here is my end result 

hopefully it gets riveted in today !!

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

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!

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

and the curved piece in place with the bracket riveted on 

the whole deal !!

into epoxy primer 

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

all one color !

stanchions gotta fit right ! kinda look sloppy here

with a little work 

gaps gaps gaps 

setting a few last rivets 

a single color and its starting to resemble a car!

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

also trimmed a little more to get a nicer fit 

:eek::eek: 

moving along now !

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

getting everything lined up 

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

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

curved panel with rumble stops installed

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

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

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

frames here!!

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

a few tiny messes 

and some screws 

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

cleaning day with the giant was today !!