32 Vicky Update

Nick32Vic · July 20, 2005, 03:06:44 AM

We have 14 days until we leave for the nationals. Hopefully gonna take it for a test drive sometime early next week.

I didn't want to post these pics until i got the whitewalls on the front and set the car on the ground, but what the heck. Heres the pictures.

Oh ya, the motor runs, and it sounds really cool with the baffles in the headers.

Ill see everyone at the nationals!

Nick

Nick32Vic · July 20, 2005, 03:07:49 AM

2nd pic

Nick32Vic · July 20, 2005, 03:10:58 AM

sorry, i just figured out how to post multiple pics in one post. :oops:

Nick

enjenjo · July 20, 2005, 10:31:03 AM

Looks good. I look forward to seeing it there.

kb426 · July 20, 2005, 12:34:56 PM

Lookin' good. Nice to see a Ford.

Dirk35 · July 20, 2005, 01:09:46 PM

Looks Awesome!

Please tell me about the frame. I need one for my 34 ford Sedan and am thinking of aftermarket this time so I can save myself a lot of build time!

alchevy · July 20, 2005, 01:39:17 PM

Ok, I'm nowhere near being a Ford expert, so please tell me about that rear door on that car. Only seen similar ones on sedan deliverys, never seen one on a car like this one.

Nick32Vic · July 20, 2005, 05:08:25 PM

Dirk, Actually, we just had the American Stamping rails with the front and rear crossmembers in it. We built everything else.

Took alot of time to make it square and level. We made the boxing plates, just cut em with a plasma cutter. Then we also made the crossmember out of 1x2 rectangular tubing.

40chevy, We made the door in the back. Since we channeled the car it would be near impossible to get anything behind the seats. So we made a door to make the area behind the seats easily accesible.

We made door jambs out of wood, then glued them in from the inside. Then we got the hinges in place. When we thought everything was right, we cut out the door and it opened right up. Then we just glassed around the wood for the door jambs. It took alot of time and thought to make that door.

Nick

47wood · July 20, 2005, 10:15:10 PM

Nice to see so much hard work come together so nicely. Congrats Nick and thanks for sharing. Cal

Brootal · July 20, 2005, 11:37:24 PM

That's gonna be a great car when it's all done.

Well done guys, good luck getting it all done. If the motor's running, you're half way there.

alchevy · July 21, 2005, 12:22:36 AM

Quote from: "Nick32vic"We made the door in the back.Nick

It looks great! Just like it was supposed to be there. That's craftsmanship. I like to look for things like that at car shows that shows off best engineering talent.

40 · July 21, 2005, 01:09:46 AM

Look forward to seeing it in Louisville in a couple of weeks with your smiling mug behind the wheel!

BFS57 · July 22, 2005, 09:58:23 AM

Hello;
Super nice Victoria!, glad to see hard work is paying off! Keep it up! I have a Victoria as well. Love to cruise with the whole family!
Mine has a back seat! What can I say, I have too many butts in my family for me to have a roadster! (Thats what I really wanted).

Bruce