1933 Chevy Cabriolet

[themoose]

ahh...The wonders of technology

[chopper526]

That is wild!

[EDNY]

Tom

Not to hijack your post....I'm still mixing up my gauges...O2 sensor gauge and tach on left...center cluster is being mixed up whenever I find another odd gauge.

Ed

[TFoch]

Ed,
No worries about hi-jacking  .  Looks cool the way you have it set up.  Justin (Senior31) asked me for the CAD file for my dash.  I'll be sending it to him but I figured I'll make a drawing with dimensions of the perimeter and post it in Moose's Tech Corner in case anyone wants to make one themselves.
Tom

[TFoch]

Finally got some time to work on the 33.  Fabricated a box for my compact battery.  Mounted it to the body frame work.  Cut out the floor for access to the battery.  Now I'll make a cover to go over it.

[themoose]

Tom

Looks like some nice heavy duty material. That should do the trick..... Nice work!

Moose

[TFoch]

Finished my battery box and ran my battery cables.  I bought the cable from McMaster Carr.  It's 1 gauge High Flexible battery cable.  They also call it welding cable.  I'll bring them to work so I can cut them and crimp the terminals on.  I work for Burndy, a connector manufacturer so we have all the proper connectors and tools to crimp them with.  I'll take some pictures of the crimps to show you this week.  My dad and I also used the bead roller to put a couple beads in to stiffen up the rear part of the floor.

[themoose]

Nice work Tom...Looking better every day. Spring?

Moose

[TFoch]

Nice work Tom...Looking better every day. Spring?

Moose

Thanks, spring is the plan.

[TFoch]

Like I said in Moose's Photoshop thread I took a picture of my 33 and wanted to see what it looked like in black and white.  My daughter loves to come out to the garage to see the progress and help me when she can.  The car means a lot to her and after my dad gets the first ride she is next.  The Friday before Christmas her boyfriend proposed and she accepted!  The first thing she said to me is I want to arrive at the wedding in the 33 Chevy.  That means I have to get my ass in gear to get the car on the road for the end of July.  My daughter and her fiance want to take pictures with the car but it will be in black satin primer so I suggested they change them to black and white.  I think it will look pretty cool.  Wish me luck!!!

[TFoch]

Spent some time out in the garage today and got the cowl vent working and the windshield installed.  The cowl vent was easy, just had to fabricate a bracket that used on of the windshield bolts and attach a spring.  The windshield was a different story.  I used a gasket from Steele Rubber which was 2 piece.  The gasket fit great and I used black RTV to join the 2 pieces together in the middle.  The problem came when I tried to put the glass in.  I mounted the windshield frame to the car and didn't realize the top of the frame got sucked in when I tightened it to the cowl.  I chipped the glass trying to force it into the frame.  Sometimes you have to step back and think about it a bit.  So today I went back and shimmed the frame so the uprights stayed the distance the were supposed to be.  The glass fit in perfect, lesson learned

[EDNY]

Tom...that vent info is going to really help..I may still wire in a solenoid if I can locate one that doesn't pop so hard in and out like door locks do.

Ed

[themoose]

Tom

Congratulations to both your daughter and you. I'll bet your gonna be burning the old midnight oil for awhile but it will all be well worth it.
Maybe we should set up a countdown clock just to keep you focused

Moose

[ghost28]

You are really moving on it now. I'll use you to light a fire under me. Thanks

[chopper526]

You are really moving on it now. I'll use you to light a fire under me. Thanks

Likewise, Tom, you are making me want to brave the ccccold!