I got me 1935 Chevy Coupe

dcneric · Poncho Master!

I got me 1935 Chevy Coupe

Greaser · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Yup,...a wash and wax should do the trick......

.......might want to add some extra wax..... biggrin

rabbit64cs · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Looks like you saved it from a field of dreams!

Nice start, great body style..kinda partial to EM wink

Any story or more pics of the cars where your new coupe came from....looks to be lots to see.

jim_ss409 · Guru

dcneric wrote:
I'm sure a wash and wax will bring her back....................

Sure most of that will buff right out!!! LOL

Really though, It's not everyday that you find a 35 Chevy Coupe. Way to go!

57poncho · Uber Guru

Sweet! Are the other cars there for sale?

dcneric · Poncho Master!

I have made some progress on the coupe in the last few months and getting pretty close to having a roller.

I got this pile of parts in early December.

and this a couple weeks back

Tacked in the front cross member and then promptly cut an 1 1/2" out of the cross member and added the same to the spring hats/a-arm mount to effectively lower the front even more than just the 2" drop spindles.

Tacked in a triangulated 4 bar and set the desired ride height and I think it looks pretty good.

Also took 3 1/2" out of the roof to make sure the coupe was nothing but a hot rod.

hawkeye5766 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Looking GREAT, always nice when shiny new parts show up I think I see a carrier on the table? But no gears and looks like 57 housing ( think I see 57 written on it ). Is it a posi carrier, was thinking of putting one in my 57. Car has a great stance, keep pics coming!

rabbit64cs · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Looking real good!

that is a pile of work you've done.

deleted · Guru

.....now aren't you glad I found the car for you ? , man you are a better hotrodder than me. NICE work so far Eric. Glad to see you hard at it. I'll have to show Dave what you done to his car so far. You asked for comments, well here it is. Great choice on cars, it's not a Ford, very rare 3 window, odd choice for engine which I like....you didn't copy anyone or go with the norm. I see good engineering with the suspension and all. The top I would of left stock, or cut it maybe 2" if any, to me it looks a little low now......but it surely is going to have that " rod " look when done. Do you have a color picked yet ?

427carl · A Poncho Legend!

very nice I presume you had a American engine "in stock"

dcneric · Poncho Master!

In order:

Hawkeye5766 - That is a posi unit and I'm re-using the 3.56:1 gear set that was in the 57 Mercury 9" rear. It looked brand new on the inside so no worries on re-using the crown and pinion. New bearings and seals just for good measure.

Johnny Ringo - I am very happy about you sending me to Dave, can't thank you enough. My current intent is just to get it on the road but long term is a late 80's colour that was called midnight sapphire with flames. Not completely decided on fenders or not. It would give the car a completely different vibe and right now I'm shooting for a car that looks like it needs a ticket just for intent.

427carl - I've had a couple of Pontiac blocks kicking around since I built my 70 GTO 18 or so years back. I didn't want cookie cutter for the engine and the Pontiac mill was a natural.

Thanks for the kind words.

markus · Addicted!

very nice . I have a 31 5 window waiting for me in the barn. there is an auction on the 26 of april just on the north side of Saskatoon John & Berts
I believe they had a 33 34 ish 5 window coupe in their pile very tough but if you need some parts you might want to look at it. These guys sorta had a old school rod & antiqe shop there ,nice guys. there is a phone number 1-306-651-1449.

Mark

dcneric · Poncho Master!

markus wrote:
very nice . I have a 31 5 window waiting for me in the barn. there is an auction on the 26 of april just on the north side of Saskatoon John & Berts
I believe they had a 33 34 ish 5 window coupe in their pile very tough but if you need some parts you might want to look at it. These guys sorta had a old school rod & antiqe shop there ,nice guys. there is a phone number 1-306-651-1449.

Mark

Here's the link to the auction. Looks like I need to run back to Saskatoon on the 26th.

http://bodnarusauctioneering.com/auction/?auction=70YjwGS08CnbC7DVoiRiECp9P39Q4PSM

hawkeye5766 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Eric: Just wondering if that posi unit was YUKON , am looking to get one for the Canso with the stock 8.2 and don't know that much about them. have you used these before? Thx Jim

markus · Addicted!

If you watch the video where they have misc. cars and parts that 5 window is rite up front. It looks better there than what I remember.

They always do look better in pictures, and then you bring it home ...........

I might go to the auction too. I get back from Bolivia on the 24th. I live across the river from the sale.

Mark

dcneric · Poncho Master!

hawkeye5766 wrote:
Eric: Just wondering if that posi unit was YUKON , am looking to get one for the Canso with the stock 8.2 and don't know that much about them. have you used these before? Thx Jim

Actually it's a Summit Racing in house brand. The case looks very nice, machining is very clean, the material has no pock marks, really looks like billet. I haven't popped it open yet to look at the internals as I'm a little apprehensive about loosing a spring or shim as I tend to be clumsy at the most inopportune moment. Overall looks good. The interference fit for the bearings seemed spot on as it took some pressure from the press to put them on.