[sixball]

I used an angle grinder and a drill with flapper wheels to make some wide whites out of skinny whites. What a mess!

[Kiwijeff]

Tom, there's a few Caddy about. We have 3 or 4 that I know of in my small town.
Today I spent the morning weed wracking my wreaker Buddy's yard. Its a little perk job I do every few months, and I have no bookings at the studio this week. Got a little sunburnt, even with using sunscreen. Just nice to be outdoors.
Have a first aid course on Saturday, so only got a couple more free days.
Threw the Hudson tire in the drum and burned it last night after dark. Hope the neighbors had their windows closed. 

[EDNY]

Jeff

My friends living in Canada are originally from Whangarei,  North of the North Island. (about 170 kilometers North of Auckland)

Anywhere near you?

Ed

[Kiwijeff]

Ed, I'm in the South Island, your friends are from the North Island.
I have a sister living in Canada, soon to be spending a few months here on holiday.

[Kiwijeff]

Found this pick on the net.
Don't shoot me for posting a Ford pic, but its just like my vision for this phantom build.
I may cut windscreen surround off and make Roadster screen yet, haven't decided, but I like how this Ford came out, crept for the color.

[vette59jdwl]

Kiwigeff::: Mike Lynch has been mentioning that he is contemplation putting a DUVAL windshield on his 35 roadster  Now that is sure to be different. vette59jdwl

[madmike3434]

I think the stock chev windshield frame as pictured makes a lot of sense for kiwi.  Whole lot less expense and hassles and doesn't look bad even if looking at the UGH ford picture.

A duval windshield runs around $1800.00 and they are all for fords.  Speedy Bill from speedway motors in lincoln Nebraska sells the duvalls and he gets them from the place that makes them here in Canada.......british Columbia actually............surprise surprise

The one I have is from the original duval FORD 1935-36 windshield molds and it comes in 5 pieces and requires lots of mods to make it fit my 35 chevy.  Easier to do when it comes as pieces.  The BC one is already welded up to ONLY fit 30-31.....1932............1933-1934.................., 1935-1936 ford cowls.

mike

[chopper526]

I stumbled onto this thread while I was looking up duvall, it might be helpful to someone........

http://www.clubhotrod.com/shop-talk/27195-how-build-duvall-style-roadster-windshield.html

[Kiwijeff]

Well its been some time since I last looked in.
Figured I better update this thread.
There's been a lot of changes around me, in the last year, not so much with me, but in others around me, that's affected some of my life.
One is that work has been slow, and I decided to thin the herd a little, so I put the Chev up for sale.

A guy from the North Island has brought it, and plans on carrying on with my idea, or doing a roadster.
He owns a 34 and 35 Chev, not sure of body style, I should ask.

So I've been piecing it together over last few weeks for transporting.
Almost done, so here's a pic of it I took an hour ago.

[TFoch]

Jeff,
Sorry to hear the Chevy had to go to a new home.  At least it sounds like someone who'll take good care of it.  Tell him part of the deal is he has to sign up on the Rusty Bowtie and give us progress reports
Tom

[EDNY]

Jeff..sure hope that you'll still be sticking around here

[themoose]

Jeff, I always reading your posts from "Down Under". ....Keep um coming!!!

Moose

[chopper526]

Sorry to hear about the Chevy, Jeff, but I know you have to be up to something, the weather is too nice down there!

[sixball]

If we are lucky we are the caretakers of these cars for a while and can get them to someone else who will car for them. Some of us do beautiful work on them. Some of us just gather scattered pieces to pass on to the skillful but it's always sad to pass on a dream. I hope things get better and Hudson is safe.

[Kiwijeff]

Thanks guys, I do plan in sticking around, and I also hope to own another 30s Chev again, but something possibly already finished.

The new owner is a Chevy man, who not only owns two 30s Chevs, has collected many parts, and makes his own glass fenders and running boards.
I plan on asking him to update me with his progress on my old one, and have already told him of this site.

If it stops raining today, I plan on getting the 35 squared away. Just have to stack panels and boxes of parts on the back, and tie it all down with a cover.

My buddy who will haul it to the inter Island ferry, is a die hard Ford guy, so I'm sure there will be a good dose of car humour going on.

The Hudson needs new back tires, so the $ from the 35 sale will take care of that.
I need tires for a new warrant, as I can't use it until its legal, and as were having such a great Summer, I'm really missing using it.
I have snuck it out a few times, but don't tell anyone, haha.

I did buy myself a 93 V8 Land Rover last year, and I'm loving that. I drive it on the beach, and use it for towing a trailer, running the kid about, and most everything else.
It goes anywhere, is great on fuel, and has windows too! Unlike the Hudson.