[brut4s]

I'd love to build a 31. Is so cool!

[misterp266]

Originally Posted by 31 B'ville

Been a while since I posted any updates. For reasons unknown to myself, most of the pictures I try to post show up turned 90 or 180 degrees and I am unable to correct it.
I've made a lot of progress, but still a long way to go.

Looking really nice! I’d like to do a ‘35 Pontiac coupe. Post up more pics, if they come out upside down or sideways, I’ll turn them for you....

[31 B'ville]

Originally Posted by misterp266

Looking really nice! I’d like to do a ‘35 Pontiac coupe. Post up more pics, if they come out upside down or sideways, I’ll turn them for you....

Here are a few detail pics, fabricated steering column drop and 3-piece fan shroud, power brake booster mounted inside the firewall, and the interior with 1955 DeSoto gauges in the original dash, homemade "accessory" panels under the dash, '61 Pontiac ignition switch, 1955 Cadillac brake pedal, and 1959 Pontiac gas pedal.

[31 B'ville]

Modified original headlight bar and spreader bar made from a Model A brake bar, 1966 Austin-Healey seats, '58 Bel Air taillights.

[misterp266]

Turned as needed . . .

[misterp266]

Looking great!

[31 B'ville]

Thanks for your comments and for the help with the pictures! Hope you find your '35 coupe, they have a really cool art-deco style.

[mgarblik]

Engine sounded good in first video. Steady progress, year after year. I know very little about cars from this era and these custom builds. But I know what good craftsmanship looks like! That's going to be one special car when it's done.

[31 B'ville]

I found some '64 Cadillac dash AC vents at Spring Carlisle last year and my brother and I made the housings to place them in the car.

[31 B'ville]

I fabricated a housing for the wiper switch. the "wiper" bezel is from a '60s Bronco and the chrome arm is from a mid-'60s Pontiac convertible top switch.
Sorry, pics are sideways again.

[31 B'ville]

NOS Hollywood license plate light and '60s VW backup light.
Another sideways pic! This site is so frustrating !!

[31 B'ville]

New stainless gas tank arrived, but we had to do a few modifications to make it fit, including relocating the hole in the gas tank cover for the filler stub.
More twisted pics!!!!

[31 B'ville]

Some recent pics.

[1965gp]

Such a cool build

[misterp266]

It’s looking good! Don’t worry about the pics, just keep posting…..

[31 B'ville]

i designed and fabricated a battery cover and also installed
my gauges that were converted from 6 to 12 volt. Again with the twisted pictures!

[turbo69bird]

Speaking of spotts I was looking through some old racing stats form the 69 or 70 season and saw Jim spotts. Is he related ? Paul helped me out w some info and questions I had on a build I just did and I really appreciate it . Seemed like a really good guy, this was before I bought some parts from him. No pressure to buy anything just happily helped me out w info.

[turbo69bird]

Idk if you’re going to paint that it looks great either way. But if you wanted to you could wrap that car w vinyl. I used a blue Diamond from Avery on my airplane and it came out amazing! It’s like a bass boat or an old bumper car w crazy metal flake. .

https://youtu.be/rrn6PWyh5Kw?feature=shared

You’d never know it wasn’t paint. They have it in white, blue, red , silver you only see the Diamond sparkle in the sun.

[misterp266]

Dash looks great!