Now that it’s starting to cool off a little and the grass isn’t growing a few inches everyday. I can start playing around with my 32 roadster again. The fiberglass guy is coming out in a week to give me an estimate on installing the eyebrow for the windshield. Glad I got someone else to [...]
32 Ford Building
I started planning out the next steps on the roadster, seems that I will need to do them in somewhat of an order. Glass in the window eyebrow and install windshield Cut out the holes for the shifter Cut out the holes for the remote access door for the master cylinder Cut out the hole [...]
Continue reading about Well, need to create a body dolly for the 32 roadster
Well, I seem to be getting somewhere with the 32 Roadster, I’ve started installing a few of the items on the roadster.. i.e., tail lights, license plate, etc. Great idea on the license plate.. I’ve seen a few roadsters where they have just mounted the license plate directly to the back of the car without [...]
Well, I’ve fallen into the common practice of just walking by the 32 Ford now and not working on much. I did work on test fitting the Dick Rodwell windshield, check out the photo. And I have talked to a really good fiberglass guy to do the eyebrow for me. I’m not going to attempt [...]
Continue reading about The 32 Ford isn’t just sitting anymore!
I’m getting a few comments and email asking what’s going on with the roadster project. Well, just like most folks out there, other tasks or projects have taken priority right now. I’ll be back on the project within a few weeks, finishing off the plug wiring and trying to get the Rodwell windshield installed, so [...]
Continue reading about Not much work done on the roadster, lately.
There’s a few other tasks to finish off before I pull the body and start preparing the body for paint. One of the main tasks to finish off would be mounting the gas tank and cutting out the holes for the brake pedal and steering column and then rough mounting the Wanlass windshield to the [...]
Continue reading about Getting ready lift the body on the roadster.
Still working on the routing of the plug wires on my 32 Ford.. In the photo below, you can see how I’m bringing them up the back side of the engine. I’m using the plug wire brackets from 58-62 Corvettes, will be tweaking them a little to tuck them in tighter and not expose the [...]
Here’s a better photo of how the wires are tucked down and close to the engine of my 32 roadster.. This creates a really clean look with the engine.. Remember, I’m putting on the eight stack fuel ingestion system from Inglese, I want that system to be the focal point of the engine.. Not some [...]
Routing those spark plug wires is a daunting task. I prefer to keep the top of the engine clean and not show the plug wires at all. So first, I installed wire brackets that belong to my 60 Corvette. I’m pretty sure these little brackets cross over to other cars as well and show up [...]
Continue reading about Routing those spark plug wires on the roadster
Well, been working on and off between my 60 Corvette and the Ford Roadster.. The Corvette is getting more attention right now because I’m so close to getting back on the road.. In the past few weeks I have picked up a few additional parts for the roadster, including mini starter, distributor, plug wires and [...]