The past couple of days I've been working on the left rear fender. It was previously cut apart so I could remove the lead (about 5 pounds) and grind out the brass. In a previous life someone used the method of dent everything low... braze it together and nd fill it with lead. I'm removing that and cutting out the thin and rotted metal.
I've made the new plate for the inside of the fender that bolts to the body frame. Then reshaped the inside arch. The outside arch is in place. It will need shaped a little before I cut, shape and tack in the middle sheet.

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I've been working like crazy on my project... doors are done... grill and radiator is done... fenders are getting closer... rear axle is going together and seat frames are ready to recover. Below are pictures of the seat frames under construction. I had to cut almost 2 inches out of the width of them. I had a pair of leather buckets in my stash with power adjusters... these will likely get attached to the base of the seat frames.

I'm collecting parts for the windshield... the wipers... and the top frame.

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I kept looking at the driver's door and didn't like the way I ended the body line in a point towards the front of the door. I bent a piece of 16 awg sheet metal and set it on the driver's door... I liked it so well I'm welding it on. I'll make another small piece that extends to the hinge point of the top frame.

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Getting more done each day... I'm able to spend a little time each day and it's adding up

Here's the link to the latest video update
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H8clZHa2yao

I'll be knocking out the rear fenders next

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Saturday morning I spent about 5 hours working on the doors. The right hand door is getting skinned and I am adding a body line to the top of the drivers door. More details on that later.

In the afternoon I spent a little time on my hood ornament... I've been shaping a goddess of speed casting I bought on eBay for the past few months with detail files... yesterday I cut the base of her down and cut a slot in my radiator cap and put them together. Now a little more shaping and some brazing then off to chrome.

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The grill and radiator assembly is nearly finished... next the hood goes on for fitting and adjusting. The original lower frame was badly pitted and nearly rusted away... now it has been replaced with 1/4" cold roll steel bar. The bolts that attaches the grill assembly to the frame have been purposefully left out to ensure that the hood gaps are near perfect. When I get a good fit the bolt locations will be marked then installed.
On the radiator the bottom hose connection has been changed. A new flanged hose connection has been made and attached to the engine block. The inline electric water pump is clamped to the frame in position. A couple of hours and the radiator plumbing will be wrapped up.

I'm hoping to get a lot done this weekend...

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Tonight I just finished the fabrication of the radiator and grill assembly! Tomorrow I hope to find time to check the hood fit with the cowl and grill.

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I'm getting thing's done in my backyard shop... driver's door skinned, headers finished and grill coming along fine

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Thanks cli55er... I'm going old school with a carburetor. I'm using a Webber 2 barrel with progressive barrels.

The manifold is done and the headers are taking shape nicely

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The intake manifold and headers are taking shape. This week may result in finished products. Polishing the stainless steel headers is a time consuming dirty job.

Below is a link to the video update.

https://youtu.be/EQp5A3AO2t0

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