Bread & Butter 27 Ford Project

Still have to clean up the holes in this picture but you get the idea.

Cleaned the bones and hacked off that front spring hanger.


I put one little weld on the bracket and ran out of wire
I'll stop by the store tonight and pick some up and hopefully get the front end on it's wheels soon. Some guys to lower the front end drill holes in the bones and run a hanger mount. I didn't have the cash to buy a set from Speedway so I just made these. I've seen it done like this before. I like the look.

Steve was not happy he ran out of wire at such an early time (10pm). Considering he doesn't leave the garage until almost daylight. I told him he needs a 24hr Lowe's. It's coming together wonderfully. It always amazes me to see the work my hubby can do.

That is SWEET. Was wondering what was going to happen with that cowl after you broke the 12 pack of Dr Pepper. Nice job on the tubes for the body. I look foward to how it shapes up. If you any help let me know. You have a way with sheet metal and fabing that I envy.

puddin head wrote:That is SWEET. Was wondering what was going to happen with that cowl after you broke the 12 pack of Dr Pepper. Nice job on the tubes for the body. I look foward to how it shapes up. If you any help let me know. You have a way with sheet metal and fabing that I envy.

I was more worried about my pop being shook up than the cowl but The Dr Peppers were all okay.

I've been working on the tub almost every day. Some days I get alot done and others it seems I sit more and look trying to get my back straight from bending over welding. I need a lift to get the low spots up to my level.
Vickers stopped down yesterday and hung out. He started cleaning my garage up from bordom so I handed him the grinder and told him if he's that bored make himself usefull. He worked on the brackets on the right side and got the frame rails smoothed out better. Cut some old sheet metal up and made alot of headway while I was woking on the bones and the front end stuff. It was cool that he came down and worked. A couple of hand on a car gets stuff done pretty fast. Riggs and Scott showed up through the day too. I know some people don't care for it but I'd rather hang out at my garage or someone elses garage and work, goof off or just hang out than do these cars shows some times.

The 4X8 sheet of 16 gauge was in my way so getting some of it on the body helped open up my entrance to the garage door again. I had to finish the tubing for the tub first and then start measuring for the skin.


Alot of measuring and triming to where you want everything. Then drag out a ton of clamps.

I clamped the top tube and started hammering the top lip over. Two body hammers one in each hand. It's not a brutal thing but a tap from one hammer to the other. using the curved head of the hammer to lay it down without crushing the tube. Clamp weld and move on to the next 3 inches and start over.


It's about 2 in the morning at this point. 2am + banging away at loose tin = trouble. I figured I would stop. I sat back and looked at the work so far while I drank a cold Dr Pepper and watch a little tv.

I was not tired and was wondering what the side would look like with the skin.

I tacked on the top strip and a few other things and stopped banging on the car at 5 am. Amy told me she thought someone was going to call the cops on me
These welds are not done but more to get the shape. It will be welded up later.

Looks great! The little lady would have fit if I spent those hours in the garage. She wants me to spend more time on the house. I've heard that for years for her and am tired of it. Go figure I'm doing tile floor in the bath room. I hope to break the old ball and chain sometime, but I don't think it will be soon. God I love that gal. She's put up with me for 37 years so I guess I'm a keeper. If your doing something that is not in the wee hours of the night let me know. Of course I haven't used a lot vacation so I can maybe burn some Midnight Oil to help out.

Looks like your makin some good progress.....

puddin head wrote:Looks great! The little lady would have fit if I spent those hours in the garage. She wants me to spend more time on the house.

I need to spend more time on the house but with an in home daycare I'm limited on doing work through the week so I hit the garage. Most nights the wife is asleep at 10 so she doesn't mind as long as I keep the noise down to a roar in the garage.

magicman_1968 wrote:Looks like your makin some good progress.....

A few hours here and there. It adds up. I'm rushing more than normal trying to beat the real cold weather that will be coming soon.
I spent a few hours today and got the back of the body all tacked on.

Another late night. I have the skin all the way around the tub now. It is spot welded on About every 2 inches. I will need to go over all the seams and weld them up tight but that's no biggie. A little time consuming because you have to jump around the body to keep the heat down. One spot will heat the metal up too much and cause it to warp.



With the skin all cut, shaped and tacked on I grabbed the mock up trans so I could cut the firewall.

Just to see what it looked like before I called it a night I tossed on a head and intake.

Man!!! Am I ever envious!!!