Topic: 1930 model a roadster (Read 19231 times)

Cornfield Customs · « **on:** November 06, 2012, 05:42:56 PM »

finishing up a 1930 roadster for my uncle. he bought this form one of my customers that had lost interest in it. i did not build the car to this point, but will be finishing it. needs a little more metal work and chassis welding, then body, paint, and interior. hope to have it finished for him in march.

as it came in, mostly mocked up

some of the work that needs to be finished up.

the start of the new distributor recess in the firewall

after some shrinking, plannishing, and rolling. also got the head recess made for the passenger side and welded in

finishing up a 1930 roadster for my uncle. he bought this form one of my customers that had lost interest in it. i did not build the car to this point, but will be finishing it. needs a little more metal work and chassis welding, then body, paint, and interior. hope to have it finished for him in march.

as it came in, mostly mocked up

some of the work that needs to be finished up.

the start of the new distributor recess in the firewall

after some shrinking, plannishing, and rolling. also got the head recess made for the passenger side and welded in

pulled the motor and trans to aid in finishing the firewall work

hotwheels · « **Reply #1 on:** November 06, 2012, 05:45:57 PM »

Damn that is awesome.....

Greybeards Customs · « **Reply #2 on:** November 07, 2012, 06:36:02 AM »

is that a new body ?

lowboy · « **Reply #3 on:** November 07, 2012, 03:27:26 PM »

looking good

Cornfield Customs · « **Reply #4 on:** November 07, 2012, 06:22:11 PM »

yea it is a brand new brookville body

made a little more progress on this one for the week. i will try to get a little more done on this one before i switch to another car next week. finished up the firewall, and got the seat and other stuff out to get ready for more metal work

finished off the bottom of the distributor recess in the firewall, with a flange to meets up to the original flange for the floor. it looks funny in the first pic, my guess is from the flash

had to make a support bracket for the brake pedal and master cylinder

some welds on the bracket

installed

going to make some panels to separate the trunk compartment from the passenger compartment, it will also aid in attaching the upholstery

obama · « **Reply #5 on:** November 07, 2012, 06:57:11 PM »

That is a real purdy car.
Good work going into it too.

Greybeards Customs · « **Reply #6 on:** November 08, 2012, 06:50:29 AM »

That is a nice looking support bracket , I think you need to sharpen your welding skills a bit though , all those swirls look to orderly .

Dustin Arnett · « **Reply #7 on:** November 08, 2012, 04:26:34 PM »

Lookin good! Thanks for sharing

~Dustin

miraclepieco · « **Reply #8 on:** November 08, 2012, 06:07:14 PM »

Quote from: Greybeards Customs on November 08, 2012, 06:50:29 AM

I think you need to sharpen your welding skills a bit though , all those swirls look to orderly .

Yeah, those welds suck.

If you want, I can give you lessons in goober welding. I have a natural talent for it

Cornfield Customs · « **Reply #9 on:** November 28, 2012, 06:04:11 PM »

finished out the monthly budget on this car this week. worked on the spreader bar, head light stands, and fuel tank mounts.

the head light stands needed the ball socket cut loose and tilted forward to work right with the 32 headlights

welded in section of 1 7/8 tube for the front spreader bar

then made the gas tank stands, and hold down straps

Dustin Arnett · « **Reply #10 on:** November 28, 2012, 07:39:29 PM »

Awesome work!!!!

~Dustin

hotwheels · « **Reply #11 on:** November 29, 2012, 08:01:04 AM »

Hell yea mike, that looks awesome. Love those fuel tank straps.

hudsonhotrod · « **Reply #12 on:** November 29, 2012, 08:39:31 AM »

That's some GOOD work right there! Nice build!

Greybeards Customs · « **Reply #13 on:** November 29, 2012, 01:02:50 PM »

Nice work as always

Cornfield Customs · « **Reply #14 on:** January 23, 2013, 05:57:18 PM »

its been a while since i have been able to work on this car, but am slowly getting caught up on work at the shop. i have been busy getting all the metal work finished up so it can get epoxy primed and start the body work. the first major job was to get the panels made that go beside and behind the seat. these give the upholstery something to attach to, so needless to say no one will see these when the car is finished lol

a shot from inside the trunk

hotwheels · « **Reply #15 on:** January 23, 2013, 06:33:55 PM »

Very nice work mike........i love it.

Greybeards Customs · « **Reply #16 on:** January 23, 2013, 09:05:39 PM »

I have been wondering what you've been up to lately , more good looking work I would say .

Cornfield Customs · « **Reply #17 on:** January 27, 2013, 06:07:10 PM »

more progress on this one

doing some welding and grinding on the street rod styled tail lights that were in there. they will be replaced by some 50 Pontiac lights

laid out and drilled the hole for the deck lid handle

laid out the placement for the flip top gas cap

welded the transition peice that attaches to the 1/4 panel and rear panel

removed the trunk flooring to prime all the flanges that will be welded

getting welded up

then pulled the body off to do some reworking on the frame

going to redo these body mounts that were on the car when it came to the shop.

Greybeards Customs · « **Reply #18 on:** January 28, 2013, 06:43:09 AM »

Your sheetmetal work is awesome

hotwheels · « **Reply #19 on:** January 28, 2013, 06:47:21 AM »

I am so honored to have members on this site with such skills.........my goodness.

Dustin Arnett · « **Reply #20 on:** January 28, 2013, 02:16:01 PM »

Those mounts are pretty sexy... Are you sure you don't want to keep'm? Haha

~Dustin

Cornfield Customs · « **Reply #21 on:** January 29, 2013, 06:17:32 PM »

here is a little more on this one before i hit my monthly hour quota, i will finish out the month tomorrow.

the new and improved body mounts, much better than what the other guy had on there

got all the welding and grinding done on the street rod tail light removal

then flipped the body over to do all the finish welding, grinding and prepping before we epoxy prime the bottom.

the new tail light set up drilled and one bolted in, sorry for the upside down pic, and the Dykem layout dye on the rear panel

miraclepieco · « **Reply #22 on:** January 29, 2013, 11:33:31 PM »

Hey Mike, share with your RRN friends a few secrets about how to make welds look that good!

hotwheels · « **Reply #23 on:** January 30, 2013, 05:36:56 AM »

Damn brother, such skills...........

Cornfield Customs · « **Reply #24 on:** January 30, 2013, 06:39:49 AM »

there is really no secret to having good looking welds. other than just practice is to make sure you are stable, i like to lean on something or rest my arm on something. that way yo can have a more consistent bead. and oscillate back and forth an equal amount on both sides of the centerline of the weld. oh and make sure your welded is set properly

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