28-29 hood shelves a PIA!

[pgerhardt]

I finished installing the passenger side front fender on my 29 tudor today. Boy installing the hood shelf was a P.I.A. ! A 4 layer metal sandwich (Shelf, Fender, Frame, and Splash shield) that all has to line up and be screwed together was NOT easy. I have no idea how they did that on a moving assembly line. Which I guess is the reason Ford dumped the idea in 1930. I agree!

[al's28/33]

Boy those colors look nice and shiny, hope none of the paint got scratched putting back together.

I scraped the hood corner on my newly painted headlight bucket of the '33 after some engine work and my eyes always zero on that.

Great job!!!!

[Vern]

That's exactly how I felt when putting them on my roadster a few years ago. And exactly how I did it, lots of drift pins and a few good friends tweaking things until they lined up. It is hard to imagine them being put on while the car went past on the line.

[pgerhardt]

Originally Posted by al's28/33

Boy those colors look nice and shiny, hope none of the paint got scratched putting back together.

I scraped the hood corner on my newly painted headlight bucket of the '33 after some engine work and my eyes always zero on that.

Great job!!!!

Funny how that works. You have an absolutely beautiful car, and all you see is the one flaw that no one else even notices!

Yes there will be a few touch ups that will be needed when I am done. At least lacquer is easy to blend, and I have some very good (but expensive at $100 per gallon) blending solvent for the black urethane enamel on the fenders.

[pgerhardt]

Another warm day = progress. I went through all the fender & running board bolts to double check that they were all tight and ready to go. Then I got the "ol' girl's" face back on including her jewelry (the fog lights I am going to use as signal lights). I'm getting closer to driving every day!

[Gunmetal blue2]

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I like the way you put the extra lights on. I was going to do that but thought they went on the bumper its self. Nice car looks real nice. Hope my truck will look that good some day.

[SeaSlugs]

ooh I love it! Someday I will be at your stage...did you remember to get a good ground for your headlight bar?

[pgerhardt]

Originally Posted by SeaSlugs

ooh I love it! Someday I will be at your stage...did you remember to get a good ground for your headlight bar?

I think so. I put a washer in the "cup" area that holds the headlights to keep them from being covered with enamel when I painted it. But I guess I'll find out when I wire the headlights up and give them a try!