1929 Ford Coupe - Rusty to Solid

thanks 28A !

thanks Jtown!!

haha thanks person!!

well the repop curved inner panel come with this fabulous trunk latch installed..

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very happy Miles saved the one from the car.

finally got everything lined up and fitting as it should

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the new parts with the old latch installed. works great!!

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Flop said:
thanks 28A !

thanks Jtown!!

haha thanks person!!

well the repop curved inner panel come with this fabulous trunk latch installed..

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very happy Miles saved the one from the car.

finally got everything lined up and fitting as it should

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the new parts with the old latch installed. works great!!

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Glad I never opened the box and left it to you when I brought up all the parts.

That's shoddy work, not only welded instead of riveted, but twisted and bent too.

With every picture you post It just reaffirms I made the right choice to send it up to you.
 
Flop said:
THANKS Miles!!

heres the link 28A

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=610595&highlight=cadillac


shop organizing day car needed some sunlight

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Flop,

You're doing some great work here... thank you for sharing with us !

Is this Ford a 49-A "Special Coupe" ? (Mid' 28- mid-29, had sedan-decking all the way down the back to the belt-line)

( I'm curious because I don't see any curved tin roof panel above the doors...)

A buddy helped me do some body-work on my Special Coupe last summer, and we can both attest that the lower trunk panel & related areas are a supreme pain to work-on ! ;)


Please keep us posted !

:cool:

Special Coupe Frank
 
Special Coupe Frank said:
Flop,

You're doing some great work here... thank you for sharing with us !

Is this Ford a 49-A "Special Coupe" ? (Mid' 28- mid-29, had sedan-decking all the way down the back to the belt-line)

( I'm curious because I don't see any curved tin roof panel above the doors...)

A buddy helped me do some body-work on my Special Coupe last summer, and we can both attest that the lower trunk panel & related areas are a supreme pain to work-on ! ;)


Please keep us posted !

:cool:

Special Coupe Frank
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'29 Standard Coupe. Flop has the roof panels as well to repair.
 
Glad to see some nice work. The Tig seems to be the way to go these days. I work mostly with MIG and Oxy/acety.

Here's 30 Coupe I'm working on. I'm at 600 hours to this point for metal work, prep, paint, polishing and starting to assemble.

Remember aftermarket means "Almost" fits !!!!!

I hope you enjoy.

The Old TInbasher
 

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Tinbasher said:
Glad to see some nice work. The Tig seems to be the way to go these days. I work mostly with MIG and Oxy/acety.

Here's 30 Coupe I'm working on. I'm at 600 hours to this point for metal work, prep, paint, polishing and starting to assemble.

Remember aftermarket means "Almost" fits !!!!!

I hope you enjoy.

The Old TInbasher
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nice work on the coupe.. are the rear wheel well panels supossed to be painted body color?
 
thanks everybody! nice work tinbasher.

tig is the way to go in my opinion . the weld acts so much like the orig metal when you are getting it back into shape its amazing!


heres the quarter patch . again about an eighth inch short .

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I removed this out of mine last night. Yes, it is a major pain in the backside.

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did some more work on Miles coupe today

this piece in my opinion this rear panel below the decklid is the biggest pain to get out of an A


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Flop, you are amazing!!! I am new to the hobby and have never seen body work done before. Your pictures and narrative have been a real treat and informative. Then to see that video of you actually working your magic totally blew my mind. Thank you for posting all of this great information.

Marshall
 
wtshnn it an app on my iphone called time lapse

hey thanks marshall hope it helps out !

lots of folks out there chris !


heres the last major patch put in Mile's coupe

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all welded up and ground down but only half finished
 
hey thanks gunmetal!!

bunch of progress

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passenger side finished ! pinholes in door and the under side of the panel in front of the door repaired . wheel well a quarter patch a corner patch and cowl patch !

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thanks old car guy . gonna end up being around 100 hours

some decklid rot

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patch in!

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all tied together

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extra nail holes everywhere!!

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alll cleaned up . holes filled

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