My 29...
Here's a little something to follow my progress while I build a 1929 Chevy
Coupe. This will be a nice step by step guide for any rookie getting into
hotrodding. My father might be a master fabricator, but he kept myself and
my brother away from autobody while we were growing up so we could focus on
better career. Even though we stayed away from cars as a job, we always
loved it as a hobby yet never had the chance to do much. Now that I live a
few states away from the family, I seemed to fallen into an opportunity.
This project will be restoring the rust bucket below into a full blown Chevy
hotrod all built by hand in my garage with a budget of ZERO. Since space
is an issue, I'll be getting rid of the rust, covering the sheetmetal in a rust
preventer, and then chopping the body up to store while I start working on the
frame. My father has a lot of the parts I need up north, but we'll just
have to wait until we can get them down here. until then, i have alot of
work to do......
This 1st section is filled with pictures of the car just like I got it...
take a look at all the work that has to be done!!!
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front end
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original dash and hood
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original tag
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rusted rear Q panels
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rolling rust bucket
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hood sitting on frame
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inside rust
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rear view of the rust
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PILE OF RUST!!
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rusted cowl
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rusted roof with some old body work done.
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rusty doors
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tag on firewall
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visor side view
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The 2nd section will start documenting the progress i'm making. the
SLOW progress.... Its tough to get things done with limited tools and
knowledge. Good thing I have my father on the other end of the phone!.
HELP!
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Shiny cowl!
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felt like 2 broken arms after i was done sanding this
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oooooh, shiny!!
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lots of grooves
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all the detail killed my poor fingers.
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looks nice compared to before. =)
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side view of cowl
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different flash on sanded cowl
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different flash on side of cowl
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top of sanded cowl
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sanded rear Q panel
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rear of sanded Q panel
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passenger Q panel all sanded
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After I sanded the rust off of the body parts shown above, I had to cover it
in a rust preventer that daddio bought for me while he was down visiting.
Good thing he got it cuz its 80 bucks a quart!! Shhhh, dont tell momma!
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fron passenger side of cowl covered with the rust preventer
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top of cowl covered and rwady to be stored
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drivers side of cowl ready for storage
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another cowl pic
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rear Q panel ready for storage
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rear drivers side Q panel
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rear Drivers side Q panel pt.2
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Some time has passed.. My lady and I have our 1st daughter now so she
is where most of my time is happily spent. The hotrod will take a back
burner while I collecta few more parts and try to get a few more tools
*cough welder cough* but until then, I'll keep chipping away as best I can.
The dream is alive so there will always be some sort of progress..
Me working away while its getting dark. Im sure the neighbors are
loving me... Here's a small video..
sanding the roof
We have to fast forward a few months. I can not find a few of the pics
that I wanted to post. Hopefully the turn up somewhere...I finished sanding the
roof area and coated it to protect it. I then had the whole body ready to
be stored. Time to chop! My father was here for 24 hours before he
went on a cruise with my momma. Of course he had time to get me a few
items I needed and mapped out some chop lines for me to follow. We only
had a small amount of time so I wanted to make sure we spent it hanging out with
family instead of working on the car. Deep down we all know what I really
wanted to do, but family 1st!!
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chopped rear end sitting sideways on the frame
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heres the roof laying on top of the cowl both waiting for proper storage.
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I think Im gonna try and get rid of my mustang2 front end for a solid dropped
I-beam. Im gonna keep this car fenderless. I think it will look more
bad ass. Ive been looking at a lot of cars over the years and thats the
look im gonna go with for now. Im trying to work a deal right now for an
87 Corvette rear end. Hope the guy helps me out. I would love to
have that kind of equipment moving me around...
Had my father here for the weekend and its time to make some room for another
project while I collect parts for the 29. Now its a pile of parts!
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front view of the upside down rails
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front view of the upside down rails
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upside down 1929 chevy frame rails
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the 'pile'
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