1936 chevy build

[willmceliece]

thanks brotha! he may change his mind when the back is done, the seat back will kind of flow into the tunnel and floor and give it a cool shape. i really apprecite the comments, keeps me going! im gonna try and be better about updates...well see, i like to build hotrods not take crappy pictures!

 

[wrecker55]

Very nice work Will, that's gonna be a bad ass ride !!

 

[willmceliece]

got some done on the 36, actually a fair amount but my computer took a crap again so i havnt been able to update. ill just throw a little caption in with the pics. im now more or less at the stage of making a bed and starting bodywork. i desperately need a 34-36 chevy grill though, so if any of you fellas have any leads please let me know!

coilovers and x members all done, cheapo coilovers from speedway. we'll see how long they last.

swapmeet find driveshaft hoop that i cut up and re arranged, it'll do.

 

[willmceliece]

mounted a fuel cell and made fish plates for all the joints on the frame.

swapmeet fing cal custom valve covers. there getting a nice bead blast tomorrow and some scotch brite pad work to give them a brushed look. this motor will have a tri power setup with 3 rochester 2gs, i should get them back this week.

flipped her over and welded the bottom of the floor pan and patched some rough spots on the lower cowl.

 

[willmceliece]

as of now, the frame is all back together and rolling, and the cab is getting some rust treatment. i found some stuff alot of the VW guys apparently use called master series. its like por 15 but its UV resistant. the whole inside of the cab will get a dose of that to seal it up.

 

[rockb1]

Wow that is coming along nice!

 

[ANNAMEL]

Will, truck looks great. I am starting one also.Getting parts together. I am in dublin ga. When i am in the area would like to see the truck sometime?
Buddy

 

[willmceliece]

ya man next time your around gimme a shout, what kinda project you got?

 

[Gastrick]

You really have done a lot of work. Nice update!

 

[ANNAMEL]

racecar to ratrod. 40 chevy truck. Coming to atl mon

 

[CORPO]

Man that is looking good, i wish i was as far as you are. Im really liking how u styled those fish plates on the outside of the frame adds a little style.

keep up the good work

 

[Thunder1]

Wow, all your efforts are really paying off. It looks great! I really like how you fabbed the floor of the cab too not to mention the plates. I think thats the first time I've ever seen that done to the welds on a frame. Smart idea! You can't make em strong enough IMO.

Thunder1

 

[willmceliece]

thanks guys, the plates are pretty comman thing to strengthen those weld joints. some guys do them inside the joints for a real clean look like don did on his t. i think i tend to overbuilt things like my suicide perch because i get this image of things breaking at 80 mph, so i add more gussets!

 

[CORPO]

Came across this and i remembered you were looking, dont know if you do ebay or not but heres a 34 grill which is the same as a 36

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1934...yZ140704QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[willmceliece]

hey thanks man! badass! now i sit and wait and try to throw a high bid in at the end. ive lost a few because i guess some people sit and wait and probably have a much faster computer than i do!

 

[CORPO]

haha i know how that goes .. good luck man....

 

[ninop69]

Great lookin' build man, keep it up!

 

[cnchotrods]

I've been watching this build for awhile and just realized I've not told you how cool it is in "person". It's a different twist on a build like ours so it's been really interesting to see how you've done things. I like the way you've put some high tech things on old sheet metal. Great fabrication skills too, Good luck and thanks for the pictures.

 

[willmceliece]

thanks alot man, its funny, i was looking at your build thread last night and thinking how badass your fab skills are and how i should have done my floor like yours. keep up the good work man and thanks again.-will

 

[willmceliece]

started some body work yesterday, got the firewall about 1/2 done and got my friction shocks tacked on, ive officially kicked into overdrive. expect progress.

ok fellas, i need some help! i feel like i have the strangest brake setup ever, tell me what yall think. up front: speedwas disk kit has gm metric calipers and a ford 11" rotor that you must install tapered inner bearings in. there on and seem to be fine but what about replacement? do i have to knock out the inner bearings every time and buy bronco or ranger rotors?

the rear is where it gets weird.. my axle was narrowed by the guy that i bought the cab from, and has different flanges on the ends. the flange bolt pattern is not square but more of a trapezoid. now to me they look like camaro backing plates, but the drums are 5 on 4.5" ford pattern. the are 11x2". what the heck are they and how can i make them work. thanks alot guys, heres a few pics and one of the backing plate.