The Rodding Roundtable

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: Pep on December 26, 2006, 09:53:05 PM

I got it back from the trimmers, on time and in budget...Now that's a rare occurance in the rodding industry :wink:  and I couldn't be happier with the workmanship. Here are a couple of pics...and a link to my web page for more.
(http://pepsgarage.com/2006_12260012.JPG)
(http://pepsgarage.com/2006_12260003.JPG)
(http://pepsgarage.com/2006_12260004.JPG)
(http://pepsgarage.com/2006_12260014.JPG)

http://pepsgarage.com/December%202006.htm

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: Rayvyn on December 26, 2006, 10:14:32 PM

Sweet ride Pep.  Only you never moved that steering wheel to the other side where it belongs... :lol:  :b-d:

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: Pep on December 26, 2006, 10:44:11 PM

Being an Aussie built car mate...it's on the correct side :wink:

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: barnsey on December 26, 2006, 10:51:03 PM

looks great pep.
you going to crakk?
barnsey

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: Pep on December 26, 2006, 10:55:17 PM

Dunno yet mate.......I need to do a few things....I won't know until about a week before. Probably will be a spur of the moment thing I think.

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: Crosley.In.AZ on December 26, 2006, 10:56:51 PM

looks real good..... :!:

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: phat rat on December 26, 2006, 11:11:24 PM

very nice

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: 40 on December 26, 2006, 11:38:38 PM

NICE!! I really like the seats!

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: enjenjo on December 26, 2006, 11:46:51 PM

It's been a long haul, but you made it. I remember when you bought it. Nice job Pep.

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: btrc on December 27, 2006, 07:24:20 AM

Boy, that is really nice.  The interior is great.  Congrats Pep, you have something to be very proud of.

Bob

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: compact on December 27, 2006, 07:28:57 AM

very very nice pep 8)  8)  8)  :D  :D  :D

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: purplepickup on December 27, 2006, 11:53:34 AM

Wow :shock:   You done good!

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: rooster on December 27, 2006, 12:04:06 PM

Looks very good PeP! Now for some road time! :D

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: Pep on December 27, 2006, 05:39:13 PM

Thanks guys...it sure has been a long road...I wrote a closing page on my web site that looks back on the whole journey...I shudder now when I look at the first stages...especially when the body was stripped. If you want to read the page, here it is.
http://pepsgarage.com/views.htm

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: Brootal on January 01, 2007, 08:01:29 AM

I'll be around in a week or so for a Rod Ride(tm). :)

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: Pep on January 01, 2007, 05:15:52 PM

Most welcome.....I have to take it back to the trimmer some time this month so he can finish off a couple of things...like a cover for the convertible top and side curtain bag and couple of other things....We are planning on going to the Crakk run...so I am trying to have it finished by then. GIve me a call before you come to make sure its home.

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: 39deluxe on January 02, 2007, 01:31:28 AM

Nice trim work. It looks very comfy.

Tom

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: HOTROD47 on January 02, 2007, 10:02:37 AM

beautiful car!!!!!!   I LOVE 37 cab's.  If I ever sold my 47 the next car would be just like yours.

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: rumrumm on January 02, 2007, 02:07:26 PM

Very nice! Congrats!!

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: Pep on January 02, 2007, 05:23:19 PM

Quote from: "HOTROD47"beautiful car!!!!!!   I LOVE 37 cab's.  If I ever sold my 47 the next car would be just like yours.

Thanks for that...Actually, it's a roadster...absence of wind up windows...It is still a topic of debate over there, but going by my research, they made 1250 of them, but I don't know what proportion were club roadsters and business roadsters ( if that is what they are called ) I have seen pictures of both. Over here, we only had the club versions...how many?...the records were destroyed a while back in a fire at the Ford offices. I know of 5 that are still on the road (including mine), but I've heard mention of a few more, but I know some are later models with 37 sheet metal.

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: Bib_Overalls on January 02, 2007, 10:18:19 PM

Wish I known there were hot rodders in Oz when I spent my Viet Nam R&R there in 69.  I could have been hanging out with you guys.  But instead, I had to spend a whole week, day and night, with that wench I met in the bar at the Wentworth Hotel my first night in town.

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: Pep on January 02, 2007, 10:53:59 PM

I bet you had a better time with her than you would have with me and my mates :lol:

Here I am in '69.....with a wig on of course. Just under the age of being called up.
(http://pepsgarage.com/dodge69.JPG)

Title: Re: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: slocrow on January 03, 2007, 10:26:49 AM

Very nice PEP. I find the rear quarter windows an interesting concept....Frank

Title: The 37 is all but finished!
Post by: Pep on January 03, 2007, 05:40:49 PM

The rear window on the roadsters was in fact a removable item, similar to the side curtains. It was possible because the roadsters had a simplier hood iron set up, only haiving one anchor point as opposed to the two that the cabriolets had. It would have been no use to have the window in the cabriolets as the hood irons would have gone right across that area. I didn't want a removable window, but wanted something to differentiate that it was  roadster instead of  a garden variety cabriolet :wink: