Landman

Tom, is that your shop or your living room?

Same feeling here. Please stay Bernie.

Nothing like you are doing. Just plastic kits thatI still have. Also I'd like to build a replica of a circa 1910 steam tug my grandfather worked on. Some time ago, several years in fact I was going to build a scale model of a jet engine. That's what I would have needed all those little bolts for. There would have been many bolted flanges on that project. I also feel that now I could probably modify existing model kits to give one that isn't produced.

Roger, where do you get all those tiny little fasteners? When I'm done with my car I'm thinking of going back to models.

James, Here's another one www.autowood.net .

I was informed by the platers that the grille is on its way back here. So I redid the ornament in a lighter yellow after looking at several photos. There is a good one in the current edition of Collectible Automobile.

Oh yes and he knows it too. Here's some of his work on my firewall and on a friend's car. My friend had attempted to weld a brace in the roof and ended up distorting it. You can't see that now. I'm not worried. That is why I selected a light color as opposed to the dark blue or red that my wife would have preferred. I'm more worried about it not wanting to start.

Here you go James. Factory Drawings

James, I induced you in error. That being the body number makes it the 3229th body made, not th2 2229th. Only the serial number started at 1000. Still looking for the special stuff.

Actually Flop, it was the painter who asked me not to level it. He said it will be easier for him to fill small depressions 1/16" or less than having bumps. He also aked me to keep it rough, sanding with 60 grit to give mor tooth for his filler.

You are absolutely right Roger. What I was doing here is filling my welds with All Metal to reduce the amount of plastic filler required. This sort of replaces the lead they used to fill seams. The actual finishing with filler, build-up primer and all the sanding will be done by the painter.

31569 is the 1931 Special Sedan. It was a fancier version of the sedan. I couldn't find what the difference was in the stuff I have. As far as T3229 my guess is that it was the 2229th car built at Tarrytown New York. I'll check on the VCCA site.

Many discs later it still looks like the surface of the moon but any divots that are left should be taken care of by the plastic filler.

Rob, I assume it'll look something like the photo below. Now THAT is woodworking!!!!! It'll rank right up there with Dubonet's Hispano Suiza.

More stripping of welds and application of All Metal to the valleys. Next comes the sanding. Sanding that stuff once it has cured is very similar to sanding concrete. A visit to the painter revealed a very busy young man. So I gave some of the stripped parts I hadn't taken over there a coat of rust converter. We are now looking at later in the summer.

Actually, it was POR15 that I forced into the lap, then after it cured, put the seam sealer on it.

Thanks Flop. If that roof thing had happened later, after my welding skills had crept up to rank amateur, I might have attempted a butt weld. I still may try to salvage the one fender that is original to the car.

James, there is also the following: Classic Wood Manufacturing, 1006 N. Raleigh St., Greensboro NC 336-691-1344, David J. Entler Restorations, R.D.2, Box 479C, Glen Rock PA 17327, 717-235-2112 I have purchased some wood from Entler and can vouch for the quality of his work.

Received, sorted out and stored a fairly big order. That is what $1000 looks like. Sanded down the weld valleys in my roof that I had filled with All Metal. You see, if I was Flop, none of this would be required.

No, they are amazingly straight for someting I did myself. Also they all are double thickness. They were tacked at 6" intervals, then in between and so on. The body was off when I put in the corner patch. See post #47 on page 3. It was mounted in place when I did the side panels above the doors . See post #51 on page 3.

Since I'm going to Toronto for the auction this weekend, I'll take my seat springs to Diamond Trim to get refurbished. www.diamondtrim.com Cleaned up the door rain troughs and the taillights for the painter. Finally started addressing the weld valleys I created when I transplanted the roof panels. Cleaned up the old primer & applied a coat of All Metal on the passenger side. Started cleaning up around the roof patch in the right rear.

The following odds & sods occured over the last week. The new hubcaps came in. They're very nice but don't have the black stripe the old ones had. Tried one on for the hell of it. It is a tedious masking job. Cleaned up & installed the special bolt for the cowl vent linkage. Still not working perfectly. :confused: Tried my homemade garnish moldings over the "glass" & rubber of the quarter windows. They stick out a bit. I wonder if it is too much or not enough for the upholstery panels. Refitted the windshield header on the passenger side. It didn't sit right. Better now. Went to order taillight buckets from the suppliers. Both out of stock. I guess I'll have to try & fix the old ones. Replaced a few sheet metal screws by rivets. Welded in a big hole on the driver's side. Had another run at starting the engine. No go. :mad:

Chris, I like your spreader in photo #4. Ingenious!

Congratulations Keizer. I'm envious. Mine has refused to start so far. Can't wait for the day.

I think you should stay exactly the way you are.