Started the teardown, and now the build up.

[casper50]

Found a local guy that can do the machine work on my flatty.  I was hoping that I wouldn't have to take it to Anchorage.  Got the body mounted on the hoop rotisserie tonight.

 

 

[1940_dodge]

Found a local guy that can do the machine work on my flatty. I was hoping that I wouldn't have to take it to Anchorage. Got the body mounted on the hoop rotisserie tonight.

Man I wish I had my own rotisserie!

[casper50]

I made it.  The hoops are from huge wire spools.  The rest I made with metal that I bought.

 

modified these plans.

 

http://redwingsteelworksplans.com/free-rotisserie-plans/free-body-lift-and-roller-plans/

[Ulu]

I really like the rollover setup. I had to design several very heavy duty rollover trunions for welding Manlift boom hoist chassis, where were were dropping 500lb counterweights into a 3500 lb weldment.

 

They had hydraulics to raise the fixture, and to roll it over.

 

It'd be nice to have one of those now...

 

I'm thinking I might just weld a simple box jig onto my car so I can roll it in steps, but not all the way over. Just enough for comfortable welding on the bottom.

[jcmiller]

Thanks for posting a link to those plans.  Did you come up with the roller system at the bottom yourself?

[casper50]

yes.  Used some 1" square tubing and a couple of heavy duty castors.  Wanted to use some boat trailer rollers but couldn't find any around here.

[jcmiller]

That's a good idea.  Nice work.

[casper50]

The engine is back from the machine shop.  A new friend, a hot-rodder and machinist, did the machine work and helped me reassemble it.  Right before I took these photos I remembered that I forgot to put the rear freeze plug in.  So I now have to remove the transmission again. It will go back together much quicker this time since I now know that the tranny bolts and rear crankshaft holes are not equally spaced.  The engine is dark green not blue.  Camera flash washed it out.

[Jim Yergin]

Nice to see the progress. Thanks for the update.

Jim Yergin

[Niel Hoback]

That's so pretty it's a shame to put a hood on it!

[Bingster]

I just joined this thread. What are you using for primer and black topcoat?

[MarcDeSoto]

Caspar,  Great job!  i used to drive a 48 Dodge 3 window coupe back in the 1980s and loved it!  Love that side opening hood.  Are those red lines on the frame brake lines?  Are you going to weld in new rocker panels?  The originals looked roached.  Great body holder too!  You must be a professional mechanic. 

[casper50]

frame paint is professional grade rustoleum. Red lines are brake lines.  I was able to buy a pair of original rockers, body braces and 18" of floor from a junk yard in Colorado.  Then torched them out of a parts car for me.  That's the next project.  Made the rotisserie from plans off of the internet. 

[casper50]

Did the first start of my rebuilt engine last night.  Still have to adjust the valves and rebuild the carb and put a timing light to it.  Mine doesn't seem to be working at the moment.  Need to find another bsvd-3 so I can put my dual carb setup on.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXn8G3CFND0

Edited February 13, 2015 by casper50

[casper50]

Made new plug wires and did some little things on the engine.  Waiting on my rocker panels and floor replacement panels.

[Don Coatney]

Made new plug wires and did some little things on the engine.  Waiting on my rocker panels and floor replacement panels.

 

Looks good. You might want to check your alternator bracket to insure you have battery box clearance. I had to add a couple of lower off set pieces to re-position the alternator to clear the box.

 

 

 

[casper50]

thanks Don.  I think that the top bracket is a little long so I will most likely have to do the same.

[46Ply]

Just found this thread.  Love to see the progress you've made.  Thanks for the pictures and videos.

[Don Coatney]

Seeing that top bracket is why I ask. Originally I was going to use a similar bracket and that is when I discovered the clearance issue.

[casper50]

more progress made.  Prepping for soda blasting.  Removed the grease and undercoating from the bottom.

 

 

 

[pm547100]

I really like this thread. Fantastic job you are doing. I have a 47 nash coupe that needs lots of rust repair to the uni body on the drivers side. I can't find any one doing this as you are. Any one know of any thread to help me would be great. Like i said , i think you are doing a great job and i will be fallowing along as i like your car and the work you are doing.

 

pete

[casper50]

I received two packages in the mail yesterday.  The first one contained the new headers that Moose made and I had ceramic coated.  The second one contained my custom air cleaner.  The carb on the left is an extra.  The two that I've had powder coated will go on.  One is on the original intake that is mounted on the engine for running purposes at the moment.

Edited April 17, 2015 by casper50

[fstfish66]

interesting  powder coating a carb,,,cant imagine  what type  of masking is  involved,,

[casper50]

Take it apart into the 4 major pieces, tape bottoms and tops, used the old brass fitting with tape to keep the holes free of paint.  Not that hard.

[mm289]

Looking good Casper, dragging all the underseal and primer off the floor is a right PITA - must have taken a while! I'm doing it on one of my old VW vans with a scraper and it is evil - on my Dodge I have found a "needler" air tool works well for the wax as it is old and crusty - just when you hit a part of the frame which is old and crusty as well, you know about it as the needler punches lots of holes in it

 

Headers look good, was thinking about getting something similar made up over here as the chances of finding a split manifoild are zero

 

I have added some more pics to my build thread on the ongoing rocker repairs, looking forward to seeing how yours goes on when they arrive

 

Cheers,

 

Paul.