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Title: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: RoarsRods on April 12, 2020, 08:40:47 PM
Owned this complete driving and running Roadster for the last 8 years and was a total ground up restoration by my Dad and was finished in the early 90’s! Roadster came from California all apart and shipped here to Massachusetts in 1988! My Dad and I had built many cars together over the years! He was more into turn off the century stock and original cars! I myself got hooked more into hot rods, fast and loud! Liked the car as it was but did not like driving back country roads at 45 mph! Plus had to drive it kind of like shifting a truck transmission with no synchros in these early Chevrolet cars! So 14 months ago decided to again do a complete ground up full restoration/resto-mod custom build! Here’s a few pictures of before and different stages of record build! For the record 1934 GM Australia Holden Standard Sports Roadster was Qty. 31 production made over 85 years ago! Worldwide today estimate of 10 existing in various conditions known! Oh the recent winter pictures are the only first running and driving with only 1 miles distance and only up to 3 mph max! So yeah my 400 SBC is not even broken in!
RoarsRods
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: madmike3435 on April 12, 2020, 10:09:25 PM
beautiful resto mod..........or older terminology......resto rod.   Choice of body colour, future upholstery and top colour is going to bring this whole endeavor together.

Can hardly wait for the upholstery to be done and fini !!!!!

great car rory

mike................HAIRBALL
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: 62131 on April 13, 2020, 06:18:56 PM
very nice, like the stance
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Post by: EDNY on April 14, 2020, 06:42:34 AM
Beautiful car...but I like the shop also!
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Post by: chopper526 on April 14, 2020, 09:34:41 AM
Very nice, definitely like the color.
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Post by: sixball on April 14, 2020, 12:16:35 PM
The amazing part of this build for me is that it went from a beautiful  "restored" stock car to a beautiful street rod without butchering anything. I think the entire original rolling chassis was spared. There is much of the build on the HAMB. Top quality ingredients all the way.
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: RoarsRods on April 14, 2020, 03:55:52 PM
Thanks guys for all your positive comments! It feels great to get good recognition as these other sites like the O.C.D. VCCA Knitting Club and the Termites and Bowties have NO response for weeks on end!
Doing my best with my 34 Chevy Roadster build and my 34 Ford Sedan to have no date period for these builds!
Thanks Ed my garage is 30’x52’ with 12’ ceilings clear spanning the 30’ with no columns or steel! I did a strong back ceiling with purlins which gives me 14’ wide x 52’ long attic space with 6’ high collar ties for ease of walking! Very similar to old barns design!
Here’s a few pictures of my progress in my shop! Also I build and make all my jigs and rotisserie to work smart in my shop!

Thanks Sixball and yes.your correct! I still have the whole complete total restored 34 Chevy Standard running and drivetrain with many other parts that I did not use with my Roadster build and now up for sale! It could easily make a nice all wooden body Speedster!

RoarsRods
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: TFoch on April 14, 2020, 04:52:06 PM
Great looking roadster. You're not too far from me so maybe we'll see you at a show or cruise sometime.
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Post by: sixball on April 14, 2020, 06:32:16 PM
It fits here better than the other sites you mentioned. They have a narrower view but it's their view. We don't pick at each other here . It's almost like a Disney movie, "Thumper, What did your father tell you this morning?"
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Post by: 62131 on April 14, 2020, 06:54:43 PM
Shop is very nice too
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Post by: chopper526 on April 15, 2020, 09:43:12 AM
Very nice shop. Big! Great group of guys here, nonjudgmental.
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: RoarsRods on April 17, 2020, 09:14:47 PM
Here’s a few more build pictures of my 34 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster! I did a full trunk but still from the outside still has the T handle with the looks of a rumble seat mainly because with the rumble seat there’s barely another room for a small fold up chair and a small cooler! Am trying to post a video of me loading the Roadster for the trip to the upholstery shop! RoarsRods Thanks
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: RoarsRods on April 18, 2020, 01:11:25 PM
Bear with me with this .mov to .mpg conversion! Trying to post my Video of me loading my Roadster to go to the upholstery shop! RoarsRods
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Post by: ghost28 on April 18, 2020, 01:27:19 PM
Very nice and rare roadster.
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Post by: chopper526 on April 21, 2020, 05:16:21 PM
I couldn't get the video, but the audio sounds like a healthy engine ;)
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: RoarsRods on April 21, 2020, 10:33:25 PM
Thanks guys here’s my YouTube video of me loading up my Roadster and off to my upholstery shop! Link:
https://youtu.be/fHopbhvJRvo

Here’s my Blueprint motor! Has been dyno just under 500 ft/lbs with 496 HP!

https://blueprintengines.com/products/400-ci-stroker-crate-engine-small-block-gm-dressed-longblock-carburetor-bp4001ctc1

RoarsRods




Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: chopper526 on April 22, 2020, 05:22:53 PM
Looks nice and sounds mighty healthy.
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Post by: RoarsRods on May 13, 2020, 12:53:55 PM
Here’s my 34 Chevrolet Roadster Banjo tan steering wheel with a match for tan leather material throughout my Roadster! Plus my old Roadster door panel with new Holden Lion logo to be embroidered into both door panels and the inside trunk divider on the top!
Will do the logo embroidery in the brown carpet color!
Just trying to overall keep it clean and simple!
Plus some pictures of my new door panels design and yeah door pockets throughout mainly because I have no glove compartment and being a Roadster with the roof top down most of the time items can get easily blown out!
Oh plus will fit the “GMH “ logo into the logo Rock!
Been there done that with my other Convertable! RoarsRods
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: RoarsRods on June 19, 2020, 09:45:29 AM
Change of plans! The last 4 weeks have been working out several issues on my Roadster! The new 700R4 front seal had a small drip and replaced it with a new one plus the Classic Instruments odometer and speedometer was not working just to name a few! Yeah filling up with premium 93 octane gas and trying to be cool 😎 like Toms 33 Chevrolet Cabriolet! LoL Almost ready for all my new upholstery!
RoarsRods
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: TFoch on June 19, 2020, 12:18:11 PM
Great lookin' ride!
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Post by: 62131 on June 19, 2020, 05:19:28 PM
The breeze blowing you hair  I can feel now, nice ride
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: RoarsRods on June 22, 2020, 12:59:18 PM
Thanks guys for all your compliments! Oh with the wind blowing through my hair yeah that would be nice when I was a youngster! Now I just shave my head and call it a day! Plus save on shampoo and hair styling! LoL 😝
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: RoarsRods on July 02, 2020, 09:25:32 PM
Just got my sample Holden Lion Rock logo embroidered on my tan leather for my door panels and the rear trunk divider! I had it scanned from my 86 years old lower left side cowl tag! Here’s a few pictures! RoarsRods
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: RoarsRods on July 02, 2020, 09:53:56 PM
Just put 70 miles on my new 400 SBC motor Roadster build and ended up fractured the piston ring land and was possibly caused due to hydrolock from my Blueprint motor mturn key Holley 750 CFM vacuum secondary’s screws backing out which in turn caused my float to stay open and flooding out the motor and causing the hydrolock condition! Ordered a brand new piston from Blue Print motor company with the same exact parts and weight of the original build! No damage to the cylinder wall plus this all happened when it was just idling and my motor just started to to have steam coming out of the crank case filter which led to a big difference in cylinder compression test! So pulled the motor apart and still in my car which was the easiest way! Got my car all back together and now running great with about another 20 miles on it! You would figure that they would have used mechanical vacuum secondary’s being a race motor!  RoarsRods
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: madmike3435 on July 02, 2020, 10:05:56 PM
rory............2 diff systems..............VACUUM SECONDARIES are opened with vacuum, MECHANICAL secondaries are just that ,   move gas pedal X amount and they open all 4 barrels.   That sucking sound is money leaving your wallet at the pumps.

For fuel economy and street use , vacuum secondary's with the right springs are best.  For drag racing and all out competition use the mechanical dual pumper , but your not going to get fuel economy.

I have not had the rear bowl assembly off a holley carb in years...........is this the rear bowl area. ?

mike....................HAIRBALL
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: chopper526 on July 03, 2020, 06:14:27 PM
Just put 70 miles on my new 400 SBC motor Roadster build and ended up fractured the piston ring land and was possibly caused due to hydrolock from my Blueprint motor mturn key Holley 750 CFM vacuum secondary’s screws backing out which in turn caused my float to stay open and flooding out the motor and causing the hydrolock condition! Ordered a brand new piston from Blue Print motor company with the same exact parts and weight of the original build! No damage to the cylinder wall plus this all happened when it was just idling and my motor just started to to have steam coming out of the crank case filter which led to a big difference in cylinder compression test! So pulled the motor apart and still in my car which was the easiest way! Got my car all back together and now running great with about another 20 miles on it! You would figure that they would have used mechanical vacuum secondary’s being a race motor!  RoarsRods

God bless you man, you're taking it a lot better than I would. I'm glad there is no major damage.
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: RoarsRods on July 05, 2020, 08:35:35 AM
Thanks Chopper! It’s only a car yeah with tons of time/labor plus materials! Now again have for the 3rd time have Classic Instruments Gages speedometer not working! So now waiting for that to come back! Yeah got a video of me driving with the brand new piston with 10 miles on that new parts and now running nice!
Out doing some real world testing. After adjusting shock damping, brake bias, corner weight, steering assist and alignment settings, this car handles curves with confidence.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/p1NPUQJXHToLe2bR9

RoarsRods
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: chopper526 on July 06, 2020, 09:44:00 AM
Here he comes...…….there he goes!!!...…….. Sounds good.
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Post by: RoarsRods on July 23, 2020, 10:26:45 PM
Putting some more miles on my Roadster! Boy is it bloody hot here in Massachusetts! In the 90’s feeling like 100s with high dew point 90s! Back country roads with tree shade is the best with this kind of heat! Put it up on my lift just to check up if there’s any issues! Plus scared the living shi#! out of me when jumping on it! Still learning the power and for sure don’t want to crack it up! RoarsRods
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Post by: chopper526 on July 24, 2020, 10:11:16 AM
It's a great feeling, isn't it? You have a beautiful looking car there.
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Post by: sixball on July 24, 2020, 11:34:03 AM
Great to see you enjoying it. It is a beautiful and well built car.
 I'd like to find a green equivalent to your blue. It'll a while before I need it.
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Post by: TFoch on July 24, 2020, 12:43:34 PM
Very nice Chevy.  Well done!
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Post by: madmike3435 on July 24, 2020, 01:07:33 PM
Great to see you enjoying it. It is a beautiful and well built car.
 I'd like to find a green equivalent to your blue. It'll a while before I need it.

At one point I was going to paint SHAZZBOTT 35 chev roadster a green and collected a lot of pictures of what I called "THAT GREEN".  One I really liked was a 1941 ford NILES GREEN  a grey green that was used on a 34 ford roadster nsra giveaway car.

I spotted a dynamite green on a 2019-2020 AUDI that kinda knocked my sox off.

My fav is the two tone 32 chrysler

mike
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: sixball on July 25, 2020, 11:36:22 AM
Thanks Mike, The '32 Chrysler just exudes class! My Chevy was green that appears through the oxidation to have been medium to dark. I need to clean up a spot of what is left so I can see it better. I kinda' bogged down again. :(
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: RoarsRods on August 04, 2020, 10:49:50 AM
Thanks guys for all your compliments! Last Wednesday night was my first car local cruise! Got a lot of compliments with my dark blue paint! Got some pictures plus a stock and original 28 Chevrolet sedan which had a lot of attention! Plus seemed like almost no one was wearing a mask! I got there early to get a good spot and had left at 7 pm! Yeah got on my car a bit to show what my car has! Plus this Ford Mustang on my way back home was given me thumbs up! So yeah drag raced this guy and beat his ass by several cars! Still working out a few more issues with my car! Hey it’s a hot rod and always tweaking and improving it! Plus 1-1/2 hours at the Massachusetts inspection sticker station and dealing with there new registry’s motor vehicles computer system as the new system did not recognize my vehicle identification number! And finally got my inspection sticker! RoarsRods
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: sixball on August 04, 2020, 11:53:09 PM
Glad you are having fun with it. Take it easy on the Fords.  ::)
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Post by: chopper526 on August 05, 2020, 09:55:14 AM
Looks like a nice setting for a cruise/get together. I had a friend who would have loved that red shoebox.
Take it easy on the Fords?! I'll bring my Mustang up there and....and....ok, you'll probably beat me too ;)
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Post by: 62131 on August 05, 2020, 08:51:37 PM
Glad you had a good time with it sounds like fun
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Post by: RoarsRods on August 13, 2020, 07:48:46 PM
My 2nd local car cruise! About 250 cars showed up tonight! My friend Paul’s 33 Plymoth 5 window coupe and a bunch of other friends cars! Yeah first highway driving at 75 mph and still in the motor brake in period! Still in the learning stages with how my car reacts! RoarsRods
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Post by: chopper526 on August 13, 2020, 08:23:24 PM
Man, that's great. All car shows/cruises around here have been cancelled. Everybody is so afraid!
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Post by: 62131 on August 13, 2020, 09:44:13 PM
The NSRA in Louisville Ky was held last weekend, we elected not to attend, first one in 15 years :(
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Post by: RoarsRods on August 17, 2020, 02:34:52 PM
Thanks guys! We’re so lucky here In Massachusetts that our govener is doing a great job with the different phases and as of now we’re having a 1.4% virus rate as other states are 16% and higher rates! Hey we all have to just do our part to keep this virus low! Here’s a few pictures of my 34 Chevrolet Roadster  from last Wednesday car cruise night that someone had posted on the Wheels Of Time Cruises Facebook site! RoarsRods
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Post by: chopper526 on August 18, 2020, 09:26:31 AM
Stop it, you're making me jealous! ;D
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Post by: RoarsRods on August 24, 2020, 09:30:50 PM
All great fun car cruises came to a end today as someone complained to the Massachusetts govenor and now shutting down this local car cruise venue to next year! This is a 10 acre parking lot of a big dog track racing! Plus we all wore masks and kept our distance from each other! Now only 25 cars are allowed on this site! Here’s some pictures from last Thursday nights venue! Oh that Chevrolet bird was another early Chevrolet car! RoarsRods
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Post by: 62131 on August 25, 2020, 06:24:48 PM
There's always a sour Democrat in the crowd to ruin it for everyone
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Post by: chopper526 on August 25, 2020, 07:46:27 PM
There's always one! Still, looks like a good time, better than we have been having.
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Post by: RoarsRods on September 13, 2020, 01:53:49 PM
Hanging out here with the Mayflower Pilgrims at low tide! Plus trying to be cool cruising the scene along the ocean! RoarsRods
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Post by: sixball on September 13, 2020, 09:42:59 PM
Nice pictures, don't trade it for a boat.  :o
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Post by: TFoch on September 14, 2020, 06:37:29 AM
Nice pics. Glad you're enjoying your roadster.
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Post by: chopper526 on September 15, 2020, 10:29:20 AM
Great backdrop for your car. My son's up there now, beautiful time of year.
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Post by: RoarsRods on September 22, 2020, 10:33:36 AM
Just finishing up a truck seat! Will be doing the same French Seam with tan leather on my Roadster upholstery soon! I kind of like the cup holders in the seat! RoarsRods
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Post by: sixball on September 22, 2020, 10:45:38 PM
I really like that seam. I looks classy.
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Post by: EDNY on September 23, 2020, 06:56:24 AM
Stitching looks great..is that about 5-6 stitch per inch?
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Post by: chopper526 on September 23, 2020, 06:37:14 PM
That is beautiful looking work, you have to be proud.
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Post by: RoarsRods on September 24, 2020, 07:57:14 PM
Thanks all for your compliments! There’s no cutting corners now on my final Roadster build! As far as Ed’s question with the 5 to 6 stitches per inch I would say an estimate yes! The machine settings would be maxed out on 8! The closer the stitches the more able to rip and tear easily! Doing all brown thread same color as my brown square weave carpet! Here’s my sample Holden Lion logo embroidered on my tan leather sample! Plus sample #1944 tan cloth roof top material! As always need to have a backing material for stronger results! Also the embroidery design for the top of both door panels and the rear trunk divider panel was created from this picture of my lower drivers side Holden Lion with Rock logo! Plus would like all the Aussies to be proud of my Roadster build! Here’s a YouTube video for French Seem on leather!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFSn-EIgQoc

RoarsRods
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: chopper526 on September 25, 2020, 07:05:49 PM
This woman makes it look so easy, I guess you do too, RoarsRods! I got a little chuckle how the narrator pauses, just for a fraction of a second when he says " French...seam".
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Post by: 62131 on September 25, 2020, 07:26:04 PM
The French Seam just screams class, good choice
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Post by: RoarsRods on October 03, 2020, 06:44:09 PM
Two car cruises today on the Cape Cod Hyannis Port  beach! 60 miles one way with about an hour each way! Roadster runs awesome plus again filled my tank 13 gallons getti10 mpg! About 50 cars at both venues!
Plus tried to get a video of the Cape Cod Sagamore bridge built in 1933/1934 years of my Roadster!
Now Roadster in my back garage plus had to check all my tires pressure 30 lbs each with one was 28 lbs!
Now will need to do bug detail and dust it off for the next fine venue!
Oh was in the upper 60’s with sun all day!
RoarsRods
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: RoarsRods on October 15, 2020, 07:52:25 PM
Out all day today putting on some more miles! Just turned 500 miles today! Plus I weighed my Roadster at my friends trucking shop today with a full 15 gallons of gas! 1450 lbs with just the front and the whole car including me and some fire extinguisher supplies 3000 lbs total weight! I weigh 175 lbs plus estimate 20 lbs of supplies! For the most part my Roadster is pretty much balanced out front and rear! Pretty close of what my previous estimate was for total weight! But had figured that the front would have been a little bit heavier!
These pictures are at my friends Autobody Shop!
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Post by: chopper526 on October 16, 2020, 09:57:06 AM
So nice you're getting to enjoy the car. How is the interior coming along?
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Post by: 62131 on October 16, 2020, 07:09:33 PM
Taking drives this time of the year to see the different colors of the leaves changing is enjoyable 
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Post by: EDNY on October 16, 2020, 09:45:57 PM
Taking drives this time of the year to see the different colors of the leaves changing is enjoyable

I'm in phase two...been raking up leaves by the wheelbarrow ;D ;D
Title: Re: 1934 Chevrolet Australian Holden Roadster
Post by: RoarsRods on October 19, 2020, 08:04:09 PM
Yeah with the severe drought here in Massachusetts seems like some colors than they all fall off! Most of the trees are stressed out and they are in survival mode! Today started on my Roadster upholstery! I can hold my own with doing most Upholstey work but the Roadster Roof top is the most difficult to do so am having my friends upholstery shop giving me some help! Here’s a few pictures of Mikes friend Earls 35 Chevrolet Roadster with a new top and side curtains! Will do my Roadster top very similar to Earl’s Roadster Roof top with the original looks! I am doing almost all isinglass on the side curtains with about 2 inch material boarders! Mainly for visibility! RoarsRods
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Post by: RoarsRods on November 12, 2020, 01:02:54 PM
Here’s the updates on my 34 Chevrolet Roadster upholstery! Plus got the leather door panels and trunk divider out to the embroidery shop for my Holden Lion logo! Got panels all marked out for stitching, lower doors kick carpet and door pockets location! RoarsRods
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Post by: sixball on November 12, 2020, 10:58:43 PM
So clean and neat.  :)
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Post by: chopper526 on November 13, 2020, 01:52:41 PM
Looks like your buddy's shop does some top notch work. I can't wait to see how yours turns out, and the interior too. You're doing a great job there. Very cool.
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Post by: RoarsRods on November 30, 2020, 12:10:08 PM
Thanks guys for all of your compliments! Overall I’m going above and beyond with this build! 1934 Chevrolet Holden Roadster upholstery updates! Plus had to order from Australia 2 inside door handle panel escutcheon cast SST! All of this upholstery is all custom and even better than LeBaron Bonney reproduction! RoarsRods
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Post by: chopper526 on November 30, 2020, 07:29:49 PM
You definitely have some skills.
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Post by: 62131 on November 30, 2020, 07:41:00 PM
very nice the colors compliment each other good
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Post by: TFoch on November 30, 2020, 07:54:13 PM
Nice!
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Post by: RoarsRods on December 18, 2020, 04:36:44 PM
Thanks guys for all your compliments! Here’s a few recent pictures of my Roadster upholstery! Plus opened up a can of worms when the 90 degree roof top brackets were lose! So took off the canvas upholstery and then could see that the bow wood holes were opened up over time! Used the stock original roof top wood bow as a pattern and made the new one out of Walnut! Still in the hardwood family! Ash is what most people use! Now expoy the bolts in place then will clear coat seal the new piece! RoarsRods
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Post by: chopper526 on December 18, 2020, 05:46:15 PM
Funny what almost 90 years will do to a piece of wood ;D Looks like you did a really fine job with that walnut.
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Post by: sixball on December 18, 2020, 08:22:38 PM
Nice work.
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Post by: RoarsRods on March 31, 2021, 02:59:15 PM
My 34 Chevrolet Australia Holden Roadster just got back from help at my friends upholstery shop! I did all of the cream tan leather interior and brown square weave wool carpet but needed help with my new tan roof top! Now dealing with a few issues that my Roadster has! Hey don’t we all have issues? LMAO 🤣
RoarsRods
Here’s my YouTube link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OpSmn4-ug4

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Post by: sixball on March 31, 2021, 04:16:31 PM
Once again too new for me but beautifully and skillfully done. Great color choices.I'd like to see more of the top when you get it back out.
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Post by: 62131 on March 31, 2021, 05:54:32 PM
Very nice, tastefully done
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Post by: TFoch on March 31, 2021, 05:56:58 PM
Looks good!
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Post by: RoarsRods on June 28, 2021, 08:56:22 AM
Finally again got my 34 Chevrolet Roadster all issues all corrected! Yesterday gone to my first big car show and cruise! Over 900 cars showed up from 1911 to the present years! Was great just getting out and being with car people with no mask! A lot of walking around this big venue! Didn’t even care if I had got a trophy! But got Top Ten Best out of the Top 100 best! Plus I happen to drive by these two Lions and did a picture for all my Facebook hot rod sites Aussie Mates! Here’s a few pictures!
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Post by: sixball on June 28, 2021, 11:37:25 AM
Truly a beautiful car. It is one of those so all done most people can not see what went into it. I'm glad you found a new home for the original chassis you removed. Just for me that allows me to better enjoy your build.

Looks like a great gathering of many different types of car folks. It is good to see it coming back.
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Post by: EDNY on June 28, 2021, 12:05:50 PM
Congratulations!  You sure put a lot of work into it!
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Post by: chopper526 on June 29, 2021, 12:44:26 AM
Congratulations, your hard work paid off.  And amen, it's great being around other people without a mask.
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Post by: RoarsRods on July 27, 2021, 12:48:44 PM
Thanks guys for your compliments! Just found a cool 😎 recent video of that Medfield Car Show Venue with over 900 cars from vehicles dating 1911 to the present.

https://youtu.be/ATAlQtjWKJ8

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Post by: RoarsRods on September 26, 2021, 02:45:55 PM
Been putting on some more miles just over 700 miles. My second car show again got Best Top Ten out of the top best 100 cars of over 300 cars of all years and models to the present. Here’s a video of me cruising 75 mph on the open highways.
https://youtu.be/6UwaIhMQkgo
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Post by: chopper526 on September 26, 2021, 10:09:31 PM
Great job. Beautiful car.
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