model A coupe

no need to feel bad, my posts are not meant to do that lol.

you guys are more than capable to do what i do, it is only metal lol. thanks for the kind words

been a little bit since i updated this thread. been working on the other 1/4 panel this past week.

the old 1/4



removed



cleco'd in place ready to be trimmed



mostly welded up, and ground





starting on the wheel well



moved onto a few smaller things as well

mounted the heater



mounted the oil filter can





and the fuel block

started on repairing the driver side cowl area, needed a new lip formed and the lower patch panel installed that the owner already bought

had to make a new front edge for the cowl section, this is the panel all laid out ready to bed and roll



all the patch panels tacked in place



the driver side all welded and ground, there are still a couple small spots that need some attention



then started to fit the deck lid skin while i let the panels cool between welding

Nice job on turning this thing around.

Looks good, What size square tubing do you use on the floor framing?

1x1x.125

Thanks C.C.

Nice craftsman ship. I love the ole hot rodded model A's Where are you going to mount the master cylinder? Under the floor on drivers side? or did I miss it? I am at that stage now on my 28 closed cab build. I can't make up my mind of under the floor or firewall.

i am going to mount the master cylinder on the fire wall. i will post pics when i get that far.

the old section of the rear passenger quarter panel, it was a little beat up and had some rust. so i decided to replace the whole corner.

the old



the new all welded in, still needs a little metal work



did a little more tweaking on the trunk opening to get the deck lid fitting good

donsrods said:

I know what you mean. People like this were put on the Earth to make guys like me feel bad.


Super nice, very clean work, as always, Mike. Love the look.

Don

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Dude you are giving me hope that mine can come back after it rolled, thanks for the inspiration and You kick some Sheetmetal ass !!

^^^^ What he said! Looks like you are doing a fine job at repairing/fabbing panels for that coupe!

a shot of the deck lid first row of louvers started



all louvered up



found another hidden rust hole





patch panel all tacked in place



ready to put in the passenger side wheel well



all tacked in place

Nice work Mike!

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more progress on this one, had to modify the new stainless head light stands to work with the car











got both lights mocked up, mounted them low for a more aggressive look







brake/ clutch master cylinder mocked up

had to machine these support blocks/ spacers for the deck lid hinges. they help support the sheet metal on the body and are counter bored to allow the raised area around the thread boss on the hinges





new hinges on





a shot of the support braces installed

Deck lid looks sweet with all the louvers in it!! Where did you find those hinges? They look sweet!!

my buddy found the hinges at a swap meet for his coupe but decided not to use them. i wish i knew what they were off of

made more progress today. both doors need lower door skins, so i started on the passenger door today. i figured it would be best to put a full lower skin on up to the belt line. that way if you looked inside the door you could not see the weld seam.

started off by making a paper template, then transferring it to some sheet metal





old door skin removed, all the loose rust scale removed and some black primer sprayed on



i forgot to take pics of me making the skin itself. pretty much i used the english wheel to get some crown on the panel, then ran it through the bead roller to make the lower body line. used the brake to bend the edges up. i will snap some pics of the making of the skin tomorrow when i make the driver side.

new skin clamped up



inside edge like a factory skin





inside of the weld seam, cut out the inner bracing so i could get in to hammer and dolly the weld seam area



after some welding, grinding and hammering and dollying this is what i came out with

That looks great! What gauge sheet did you use?