1933 Chevy Cabriolet

[TFoch]

Got the grill and radiator on it (with the Eagle radiator cap).  Hope to get some more work done this weekend.

[themoose]

Tom

It sure didn't take you long to get back on it....Looking good.You'd better start checking the days off on that calendar I see hanging on the wall because it won't be too long before your ready to hit the road.

Moose

[EDNY]

Tom

Looks great...I have a couple of 33 radiator mascots and even picked up a painted one on eBay a couple years ago ($40). It was pitted so I gave it a light sanding and powder coated it silver...my intent is to powder coat it white to match the car once I have the car painted.

Ed

[TFoch]

This weekend I test fitted the front fenders.  I'm going to have my friend Ron from New England Rod Shop stop by and measure for the wheel backspacing.  Then I  can order the wheels.  I'm going with American Torq Thrust.  Can't wait to see the car with wheels on it!
Tom

[themoose]

Tom

Gotta just love a full fendered hot rod....nice

Moose

[TFoch]

Finally got it outside in the sun light last night.  Here's a couple of the pics.  Now back to work on it!

[EDNY]

Tom..really coming along. You do have some nice metal there!  Just wondering my 33 with stock width fenders and S10 rear axle uses a 15x8 wheel with 3" backspace...wondering what backspace you decided to go with.

Ed

[themoose]

Tom

It's starting to look like you might make a hot rod out of that thing yet.....Looks good.

Moose

[TFoch]

No pictures but got the Lokar Gas Pedal in.  I also got the windshield gasket installed from Steele Rubber.  It fit well but the holes were off.  I had to buy a leather punch kit to put the holes were they needed to be.

[ghost28]

You are smoking on that car. It looks really good, and I like your wheel choice...John

[TFoch]

I started to layout the dash and gauges.  I chose Autometer gauges, a speedometer, tach and a quad gauge set up.  This should look close to the original gauges.  When I ordered the Ron Francis wire harness, I listed the gauges I'd be using so it should plug and play.  I'll be using a piece of black walnut from a tree I have to cut down when we built my garage.  I'm doing the layout in 3D CAD and then we'll machine it like a piece of aluminum.  I'll keep you guys up to date.

[EDNY]

Can't wait to see what the black walnut will look like. I used one of those billet aluminum inserts.  How thick will the wood be? Will you need to counter sink the gauges?

The gauges look era...I intentionally am using different (new) gauge manufacturers with different colored faces...want the cluster to look like I put it together with odds and ends.

Ed

[themoose]

Tom

Looks like it'll be a winner! I like that quad gauge. Can't wait to see the finished product.

Moose

[chopper526]

Tom, just reading how you are going to fabricate the dash sounds awesome! I can't wait to see it.

[TFoch]

Came in early to work today and got a little CAD work done.  I start out with a 2D sketch of the perimeter shown in the first picture.  Then I add the holes  for the gauges shown in the second picture.  Then tell it what thickness I want and it creates a 3 dimension file shown in picture 3.  I'll print out a drawing of it and bring it home tonight to check the fit.