back at the Coupe!

[moose]

WELL! After too long and many distractions I have finally been able to spend some time with the Coupe.

The chassis is roughed together only lacking detailing. smoothing welds plumbing brake lines etc. So it has been moved to the barn.

I have moved back to body work! The Body overall is solid BUT there are many areas that need to have corrections done due to my inexperience with metal work when I first took a saw to the body over 25 years ago.

There are also some areas that Mother Nature decided she wanted more than me so patching and metal finishing are the next phase I plan to tackle. I figure to start at the front and work my way down and back.
With that in mind i started to patch the windshield cowl filler piece

Here is how it now looks



some of the rot I removed



and how the patch is coming along.



It still needs a little welding and filing...

I am also filling the seams at the joint between the cowl sides and tank top...

[Digger]

Nice work man--Lookin good!

[Crosley.In.AZ]

looks good.... keep after it, spank it hard!

[kb426]

What is the roof panel from?

[moose]

What is the roof panel from?

What you are seeing in that picture is actually the dash! It is sitting on the roof for storage. The Rib/Beads are the center on a 1946 Chevy pick-up...

But to answer your question I used a section from a 1974 large Ford sedan to fill the insert. That was done in about 1981 when I first took a saw to the roof...

[enjenjo]

Looking good Moose.

[rumrumm]

Nice work, Moose!