[TFoch]

Wow looks great John!  Nice to see some progress.  It was dusty when I was there in July.
Tom

[ghost28]

Oh yeah I had to hit it with the air hose just to find the car. hehe.

[themoose]

One of the hardest jobs is to get the doors to fit right....Nice work!!

Moose

[ghost28]

One of the hardest jobs is to get the doors to fit right....Nice work!!

Moose

Thanks. The doors and trunk fit great now, but I am gonna make some adjustable hardware for future adjustment if needed.

[ghost28]

It's been awhile since I did anything on the roadster., but I am gathering parts to further the build. I have all the sheet steel for the flooring, the rear axle, and now I have aquired a front suspension off of craigs list. It came from a 40 ford truck hot rod, but it's actually for a coupe or sedan of the same year because of the drop in the axle. It should work fine under my little hotrod with a few modifications of course.

[TFoch]

The things you can find on Craigslist   Nice find!  Glad it's still moving forward.  You are going to change the color right?
Tom

[ghost28]

Sometimes I go back and reread my thread to see how far I have come with a project, and to light a fire under my butt, and that is just what I did. I forgot what the car looked like when I got it and where it is now. THIS HELPED. I have started on the front crossmember for mounting the 40 ford spring. I cut some steel with my plasma three pieces and then welded them together. they are ground down and the crossmember is tacked in place to hold the wheel base I want.  Maybe this weekend I can get the boxing plates cut and installed on the front of the frame. This will secure the crossmember in place and also make the front frame section a little more rigid. Then the bones will have to be split and bent so I can use them for adjustment of the axle front to back on each side.  A little progress is at least something....John

[TFoch]

John,
Glad to see some progress.  It's going to be a cool ride.
Tom

[ghost28]

John,
Glad to see some progress.  It's going to be a cool ride.
Tom

Thanks Tom it's starting to be fun again. I got the boxing plates cut for most of the front frame, I don't believe I need to box the whole frame because this frame is thick and heavy unlike the chevies or fords of the same year. I did get them installed and cleaned up for the most part it looks a lot better at the front with the new crossmember. Have a look.

[ghost28]

Well I split the bones and cut them so I could tweak them further out and under the frame. Some guys don't like doing it this way but I have never had a problem doing it. What I dont like is heating the spring perch area and bending it as much as I would of had to to achieve where I wanted the bones to end up.

[ghost28]

Thanks Ed. I went and shrunk all my pictures of the buick. They look a lot better when you don't have to scroll them side to side.

[cocobolo]

Thank you for doing that ghost...I set mine at 900 which still fits nicely on the page.

[ghost28]

I am getting a little work done on the flooring for the roadster. I cut all the sheet steel and burned some holes in it to puddle weld it to the lower floor structure, the hardest piece was the curved one in the trunk area since I dont have a brake, but it's done and tacked in place with all the rest. Once this is finished, I am gonna start on the rear fenders mounting them so I can see where I want to bob the rear of them. Have a look.

[TFoch]

Nice work John!  Floor looks great!

[logride]

Great looking project! That is a lot of work!