Team Lone Star - All Thriller, No Filler

[barnsey]

Awesome thread guys, there are some very talented metal guys on this forum, its great to see the cars coming together.

Turns..........If you have a long post and think you might be timed out, before you hit the submit button just copy everything you have just written then hit submit, if you find that it has timed out then all you have to do is start the post again, right click and paste and you will not need to re write it all again.
barnsey

[Dave]

Or even simpler write your post in a Word program such as MS Word, Works or even Notepad, then copy all the text, hit reply in the thread and post it all in then enter. Great thread, keep up the great work!

[Theyeti]

Or even simpler write your post in a Word program such as MS Word, Works or even Notepad, then copy all the text, hit reply in the thread and post it all in then enter. Great thread, keep up the great work!

I do this when writing long posts (Well OK some times I do) but when I do its also really easy to spell check it as well

[35coupe]

Stuart,

That '36 ute will be a ripper.... great job on the tray... I take it the owner is going to show it and/or keep it mickey mouse?

Would hate to see even a scratch on the Ford script.

Cheers,

[compact]

my internet went down for 2 days and i come back to this...... brilliant stuff

hey stuart...not trying to ask for too much cos your being so great letting us see what you are doing....but if there is a chance id love to see more on the instal of the window kit and instal

also pm me a price on the kit... for a 4 door:)

thanks and please keep this thread going...its fantasic reading

[lone*star]

Brett,

Not sure if the owner intends to show this car, I think he just wants something to be proud of, he recently said that the original picture in his head included spray on "ChickenShit" in the cargo bed area, probably thought that was as good as it gets...I think the pivotal moment for the owner was the Ford logo or the aircraft detail in the rear support structure, I guess I just treat this car as if it was my own, and make the choices and balance cost against return on his behalf.
The last time he visited, he asked if there were any questions I needed to ask...No... I asked if he had any questions he needed to ask...No...It just works...there is some significance to the choice of year and body style...


Todays progress on the doors...The R/H skin and inner frame was removed, a temporary brace tacked to the lower frame and the door refitted to trial fit the skin and mark out the lines for tipping the edges . It is critical to have parallel and consistent door gaps, doubly hard on the curved front and lower edges





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The setting out for the door gaps is aided with this tool I made which allows me to "see" through the metal and scribe a line exactly parallel to the adjacent panel by running the scribe tool along the said panel, obviously the new panel is made slightly larger than necessary, which allows some positioning tolerance, and the extra material is trimmed off.





After hours of tweaking and trimming, the fold edges are tipped, using a combination of Jenny wheel, and a tipping wheel fitted th the English wheel, running into a Urethane lower anvil.

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When edges are tipped, usually the desired curvature is lost during the tipping process, and the edges are corrected for contour using the Shrinker/Stretcher



Continual trial fitting has the new skin mounted to the frame with Clecos, the blue substance is engineers die to highlight sctibe lines, poor light/ shadows make it difficult to cut acurately to a scribed line

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The lower door frame is a "Z"shaped piece that is curved in "X" axis and "Y" axis, it is cut with the curve in it and tipped in the English wheel

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[35coupe]

Brett,

Not sure if the owner intends to show this car, I think he just wants something to be proud of, he recently said that the original picture in his head included spray on "ChickenShit" in the cargo bed area, probably thought that was as good as it gets...I think the pivotal moment for the owner was the Ford logo or the aircraft detail in the rear support structure, I guess I just treat this car as if it was my own, and make the choices and balance cost against return on his behalf.
The last time he visited, he asked if there were any questions I needed to ask...No... I asked if he had any questions he needed to ask...No...It just works...there is some significance to the choice of year and body style

Certainly sounds like a great project for the both of you.... ....and no ChickenShit required

[woody28A]

Hey Stuart, couldn't you have just got some chicken shit from next door, and saved all the time and effort. Sorry, da debil made me say it.
Seriously, great pics, great post, great work.
P.S. Get "fireman steve" to smile in the foters!!

[lone*star]

Hey Stuart, couldn't you have just got some chicken shit from next door, and saved all the time and effort. Sorry, da debil made me say it.
Seriously, great pics, great post, great work.
P.S. Get "fireman steve" to smile in the foters!!

Tony, You should know the intensity of concentration required for this, we hardly can remember to breathe...we are certainly smiling on the inside.

Brett,

Not sure if the owner intends to show this car, I think he just wants something to be proud of, he recently said that the original picture in his head included spray on "ChickenShit" in the cargo bed area, probably thought that was as good as it gets...I think the pivotal moment for the owner was the Ford logo or the aircraft detail in the rear support structure, I guess I just treat this car as if it was my own, and make the choices and balance cost against return on his behalf.
The last time he visited, he asked if there were any questions I needed to ask...No... I asked if he had any questions he needed to ask...No...It just works...there is some significance to the choice of year and body style

Certainly sounds like a great project for the both of you.... ....and no ChickenShit required

Brett, This has been a rewarding project, it is a pleasure to work with the owner on this...

[lone*star]

Hey Stuart

I suggested that the 1936 Coupe Ute was a good place to start the thread.............what's next????

I am biased but how about your Model A hotrod??

What you started with was pretty far gone and it ended up at Motorex

Here is a build picture of the removal floor for M/C access etc



It would make a pretty lengthy post but certainly topical

Cheers Turns

Turns, I will get a sequence of photos to post, the folders are somewhat fragmented...Tomorrow perhaps...

[turns]

I will kick it off

Firstly, it should be said that Stuart's Model A peeled my eyelids back long before I met him.

It is easy to get lost in detail.........the louvered aluminium hood, the all metal interior, the stainless F & R push bars, the louvered valance panels, the removable floor or perhaps the helicopter latches on the tailgate and on it goes

Even then, the car is subtle.

Ironically, I am writing a build thread on it and I am yet to fully suss the car out as thoroughly as I would like

The car came from a farm near Yass NSW







The car started life as a tourer and was modified into a buck board ute during the war. I believe during the war commercial vehicles were granted a higher ammount of fuel rations. The strip down begins - firstly the tourer panels that were sold on











Once the car was stripped the chassis was loaded up on the table





The motor and cowl were postioned for mock up. Front suspension is four bar with a dropped beam axle



Radiator was trialled



Sneak peak at engine. Motor is Ford Windsor 302



Rear of the chassis was stepped - four inches I think





F & R suspension set up









K member, and rear cross member - note sway bar set up



Rear suspension and Ford 9 inch diff set up







The body is starting to be pieced together on the chassis



15 inch wires look cool









I think that's a good start for a school night

I hope you like

Cheers Turns

[turns]

BTW Stuart and Steve

The 36 coupe ute doors are pure filth - really nice job

[michael037]

Stuart
On page 1 there was a picture of the ute cab in black. It was mentioned that the cab had been grit blasted and a coat of epoxy put on. Do you treat the metal at all before the epoxy is applied, and if so what do you use and further, what brand and type of epoxy do you use. The reason for the questions is that we have recently done a basic basic paint course at tech and the teacher told us how to do it, and last night we were back in the panel shop, and this teacher disagreed and told us a totally different method. Your method obviously works, so that is why I am asking here.
Thanks
Michael

[Gojeep]

Another great update.

[42inter]

I probably don't need to say AWESOME!
keep it comming guys, it's greatly appreciated!

Many thanks, Scotty.