1929 Ford Coupe - Rusty to Solid

[dumb person]

Still reading, still think your skills are great.

[Flop]

thanks 28A !

thanks Jtown!!

haha thanks person!!

well the repop curved inner panel come with this fabulous trunk latch installed..



very happy Miles saved the one from the car.

finally got everything lined up and fitting as it should





the new parts with the old latch installed. works great!!

[thebanjoman]

Originally Posted by Flop

thanks 28A !

thanks Jtown!!

haha thanks person!!

well the repop curved inner panel come with this fabulous trunk latch installed..



very happy Miles saved the one from the car.

finally got everything lined up and fitting as it should





the new parts with the old latch installed. works great!!

Glad I never opened the box and left it to you when I brought up all the parts.

That's shoddy work, not only welded instead of riveted, but twisted and bent too.

With every picture you post It just reaffirms I made the right choice to send it up to you.

[Special Coupe Frank]

Originally Posted by Flop

THANKS Miles!!

heres the link 28A

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...light=cadillac


shop organizing day car needed some sunlight

Flop,

You're doing some great work here... thank you for sharing with us !

Is this Ford a 49-A "Special Coupe" ? (Mid' 28- mid-29, had sedan-decking all the way down the back to the belt-line)

( I'm curious because I don't see any curved tin roof panel above the doors...)

A buddy helped me do some body-work on my Special Coupe last summer, and we can both attest that the lower trunk panel & related areas are a supreme pain to work-on !


Please keep us posted !



Special Coupe Frank

[700rpm]

I love to see this kind of dedication and good work. Another one saved.

[thebanjoman]

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Originally Posted by Special Coupe Frank

Flop,

You're doing some great work here... thank you for sharing with us !

Is this Ford a 49-A "Special Coupe" ? (Mid' 28- mid-29, had sedan-decking all the way down the back to the belt-line)

( I'm curious because I don't see any curved tin roof panel above the doors...)

A buddy helped me do some body-work on my Special Coupe last summer, and we can both attest that the lower trunk panel & related areas are a supreme pain to work-on !


Please keep us posted !



Special Coupe Frank

'29 Standard Coupe. Flop has the roof panels as well to repair.

[Tinbasher]

Glad to see some nice work. The Tig seems to be the way to go these days. I work mostly with MIG and Oxy/acety.

Here's 30 Coupe I'm working on. I'm at 600 hours to this point for metal work, prep, paint, polishing and starting to assemble.

Remember aftermarket means "Almost" fits !!!!!

I hope you enjoy.

The Old TInbasher

[Mitch//pa]

Originally Posted by Tinbasher

Glad to see some nice work. The Tig seems to be the way to go these days. I work mostly with MIG and Oxy/acety.

Here's 30 Coupe I'm working on. I'm at 600 hours to this point for metal work, prep, paint, polishing and starting to assemble.

Remember aftermarket means "Almost" fits !!!!!

I hope you enjoy.

The Old TInbasher

nice work on the coupe.. are the rear wheel well panels supossed to be painted body color?

[Flop]

thanks everybody! nice work tinbasher.

tig is the way to go in my opinion . the weld acts so much like the orig metal when you are getting it back into shape its amazing!


heres the quarter patch . again about an eighth inch short .

[28ACoupe]

I removed this out of mine last night. Yes, it is a major pain in the backside.

Originally Posted by Flop

did some more work on Miles coupe today

this piece in my opinion this rear panel below the decklid is the biggest pain to get out of an A

[Curt Campbell]

Thank you so much for the pics. They are great!

[Flop]

hey thanks Curt!!

heres a youtube time lapse video i made today working on Miles wheels well today ! 2 hours worth of work put into 45 seconds


http://youtu.be/oLZUIGYAXI0

[WTSHNN]

Originally Posted by Flop

heres a youtube time lapse video i made today working on Miles wheels well today !

What software did you use for the time lapse? Real cool.
-Tim

[MBI Houston]

Flop, you are amazing!!! I am new to the hobby and have never seen body work done before. Your pictures and narrative have been a real treat and informative. Then to see that video of you actually working your magic totally blew my mind. Thank you for posting all of this great information.

Marshall

[Chris Haynes]

I sure wish I could find someone with your talent in California to work on my body. ;-(

[Flop]

wtshnn it an app on my iphone called time lapse

hey thanks marshall hope it helps out !

lots of folks out there chris !


heres the last major patch put in Mile's coupe



all welded up and ground down but only half finished

[gunmetal blue]

Looks great, hope mine will look close to that. Keep up the good work.

[Flop]

hey thanks gunmetal!!

bunch of progress



passenger side finished ! pinholes in door and the under side of the panel in front of the door repaired . wheel well a quarter patch a corner patch and cowl patch !

[old car guy]

Flop you are a craftsman about how many hours do you have in this project to now.

[Flop]

thanks old car guy . gonna end up being around 100 hours

some decklid rot



patch in!



all tied together



extra nail holes everywhere!!





alll cleaned up . holes filled