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Fiberglass Front Clip
15/05/13 18:39 Filed in: Auto
For 43 years my 37 Chevy Coupe has been wearing a grill, radiator shell and hood from a 38 Chevy. This blog entry and later additions will document my efforts to convert it to a fiberglass front clip for the 37 Chev that it is.
Note that the following pic is not what I am installing. I actually bought all of this as parts: separate fenders, hood top, hood sides and radiator shell. Also bought a 37 grill that needs to be mounted. A lot more work to be done.
Note that the following pic is not what I am installing. I actually bought all of this as parts: separate fenders, hood top, hood sides and radiator shell. Also bought a 37 grill that needs to be mounted. A lot more work to be done.
Mecum Auction & New Wheels
21/06/10 12:21 Filed in: Auto
monday, 21 june 2010 12:21 |
Well, I didn't get the frame fixed in time to take the 37 Chevy to the |
Fiberglass Trunk Lid
07/10/12 13:16 Filed in: Auto
This article describes the fitting of a fiberglass trunk lid on a 1937 Chevy Coupe. The trunk lid was purchased from Superior Glassworks in Mulino, OR in August 2011. The described installation was completed in August 2012. See http://www.superiorglassworks.com/Trunk-Lid-for-1937-1938-Chevrolet-Coupe-p/3806.htm |
1937 Chevy Update
16/07/12 19:27 Filed in: Auto
Just noticed that it has been about a year since I posted about the old car. I did get the frame finished after my last status and got a newer grill and four fiberglass fenders mounted. I bought four new Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 tires for the new rims, but then found out that the 15 inch wheels did not fit under the front fenders. That pretty much finished out 2010. I didn't get a whole lot done in 2010. About the time the weather warmed up, I was hit by a couple of medical problems. It wasn't until later in the Fall that I bought a fiberglass trunk lid and found out I had some work to get it mounted. Turns out that it came in two parts: the outer shell and the inner ribbed section. Since I ordered the model that had a "frenched" license plate section in the outer shell, the inner section needed to be modified to clear the depressed license area. Also all of the mounting areas for hinges and latch needed to be drilled. There were 20 holes to drill with 10 into reinforcing plates that also needed to be tapped. I am still working on it and plan a separate posting to describe the separate steps involved with mounting it. In the meantime, here is what the car looks like. |
1937 Chevy Coupe
05/06/10 20:57 Filed in: Auto
I have owned a 1937 Chevy Master Deluxe Business Coupe for over 41 years. The following picture shows it back in October 1969 when I first found it near Rabbit Bay in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan while I was attending Michigan Technological University. The owner of the property where it was sitting gave it to me and I was able to get a "red" lost title in Michigan. Since then, it has been licensed in Iowa, Ohio, Illinois and Minnesota. |