1949 Chevrolet 3100 - V8 Prototype

[ZAPPER68]

Great thread...thanks for including us in your project. Please keep the photos and narrative coming.

[resto4u]

What angle did you set the pinion before burning in the perches? If you got that right, you should not have any vibration issues. Roger

[A12pilot]

I set the pinion angle at 2 degrees before welding up the perches. The trans tilts down 2, so both offset each other. I know there's some axle wrap under hard acceleration, but we're not talking 700 HP here and I doubt it would be out even a degree at best. I'll be getting her running next month (I hope) so I'll see what happens then. If it's too bad, I'll sell for scarp, buy a beer, and take up another hobby like joining the &quot;name that rash&quot; club, or possibly enroll in an online debate forum. Where was I? Oh yeah, the progress! It continues with: sand, sand, sand....block, block, block...sand, sand, sand, sand...block, sand, sand...... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img]

Thinking I have it all straight, go home, crack beverage, and think, &quot;Man, sure is nice that I don't have to pay anyone to do this! Think of all that money I'll save! Man, I could buy another car! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]&quot; Then, come back out tomorrow and wonder what the heck I did all day yesterday, because it sure doesn't seem like I sanded anything and there's more waves in the body than on the Blatic. Wonder to self, &quot;Self, why do you think you can do this? Why not hire someone? Why not sell everything and get into that rash finding club you previously mentioned?&quot; So....sand...sand..sand....block..block...block... .itch, itch, itch...




So now after the final round of sanding, I'm down to 320 dry. Next week is 400 wet, a wash, and then a final once over for any whompties I may have missed. Paint next week!!!! Man, I'm all itchy....glad there's a club meeting tonight!

Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

[A12pilot]

Funny thing about block sanding. Just when you think it's smooth, some other something pops up somewhere else you hadn't noticed before and that makes you doubt the rest of the body! Enough is enough. I'm pretty sure I could sand on this until sometime in 2019. So into the boof it goes...

[A12pilot]

...and after a few large brushe strokes, a sponge, and some sort of roller I found on the floor, I ended up with this!




You can't even see the brush marks! So exciting....So now it's time to mount the cab onto the chassis. Always a fun time. So how do you do that? Just like the assembly line did...

[A12pilot]

..you wheel it over to your friend's shop who has a two post lift, crack a few beers, start joking about, &quot;Hey, you know, it sure would stink if this thing would fall..ha..ha....is that leaning to one side??? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]






With the beers safely stored in the belly, the cab mounting went really easy. Especially the second time!
[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] And here's a few shots in the sun. That's the original factory color Mariner Blue. Top speed so far has been just a little over 2 mph. So up next is to paint the interior and start mounting up gauges and stuff. A month break from bodywork while I get it wired up and running! Stay tuned...more to come as I get into Wiring 101. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

[Lynn]

Very cool. Look forward to doing this with the Studebaker one day, about 3 or 4 projects down the line. For now, I am content to drive it in as is condition.

[earntaz]

Dave -- what paint system did you use? Thanks - TAZ

[A12pilot]

I use PPG paints, and this was single stage shot with a 1.5 tip out of my DeVilbiss. It calls for a 4:1:1, but I didn't use the reducer and it flowed nice. Shot the bed that way along with the wheels and very happy with the results. Booth is a pseudo - cross ventilation and it worked well keeping dust out and overspray hanging around was minimal. Sweat drips, on the other hand....:-(. I still need to hit this with some 1500-3000 and a light buff, but still happy with it.

Cheers

[m22mike]

Damn Dave you do nice work. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Mike