Nels’ Old school ford y

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The HB Viva went to a new home and have this new project arriving next week

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Hopefully turn it into something like this.

 

 

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I got the viva all ready to run through final compliance and a hot Rodder friend offered me a couple of old ford Ys at the same time and I’ve always wanted to build another hot rod so had to make a decision.

The vivas gone to a great home so made the sale a lot easier for me.

I need to learn how to chop a roof and am excited for the challenge.

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It’s been awhile since I built a hot rod.

my last one was a ford pop that was chopped 3 inches and channelled 4 inches running a 302 Cleveland.

i ran it in black primer for awhile and sold it to a guy in Aussie who painted and upholstered it.

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It’s at this point you need to take a deep breath.

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First job.

decided to change out rotting wood in the doors and make the hinge more adjustable to help line up swage lines.

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Made a buck for the chop on the window..and if your wondering why there is a curve at the rear I’ve decided to go all in and try build this into a coupe.

something like this.

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This other one turned up today with much needed parts that didn’t come with the first one.

the body is rooted but will tack it together for someone’s garden art or nostalgia stock car project.

first thing was to take the suspension to make it easier to move around.

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11 minutes ago, nels said:

 

 

 

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Time to cut out this repair panel.

apart from the suspension was one of the main reasons for purchasing the second car.

i still don’t understand why they cut out such huge holes for Cadillac tail lights.

 

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If anyone wants some garden art will be loading the car up on marketplace.

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Garden art got sold off.

time to fill those ugly holes

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