1939 Chevrolet Sloper -DONE

[landman]

Somewhere along the way I took a '39 Chevy sloper body in trade for something. I had looked for a donor car and the only one I could find that was reasonably priced was the Rod version of the coupe. So tonight I thought I'd start looking at it.

It has a blown 427 and red "carpets".

Cut off the fenders on the sloper. I will use the kit's

And, as you have seen, I have started opening up the windows.

 

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[oldnslow]

Dude , that's rough , hope you can make a silk purse out this sow's ear . 

[Rider]

I'll be following this. Good luck.

[landman]

1 hour ago, oldnslow said:

Dude , that's rough , hope you can make a silk purse out this sow's ear . 

Robert, the casting is very thick in places , there are few blobs inside. It will definitely be challenging.

[Oldcarfan27]

Looks like an old "Maddog Models" job. Is it a poured, slush cast molding on the inside?

He might have only been a local caster. I just remember his stuff being very crude and rough. Very hard to build into anything worthwhile.

If this is like that and you can make it into something good, then I absolutely admire you. Best Wishes!

[landman]

Actually it isn't that bad. The real proof will be when I try to fit the interior in it. I haven't removed it from the coupe body yet.

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[Jantrix]

When I saw those interior pics I literally groaned out loud. That looks like a fine candidate for a curbside, IMHO. I will be following your decent into madness with this build.

Edited August 30, 2018 by Jantrix

[espo]

That casting looks rougher than a night in jail. My hats of to you if you pull this one off.  

[Mr. Metallic]

13 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

Looks like an old "Maddog Models" job. Is it a poured, slush cast molding on the inside?

He might have only been a local caster. I just remember his stuff being very crude and rough. Very hard to build into anything worthwhile.

If this is like that and you can make it into something good, then I absolutely admire you. Best Wishes!

He wasn't local. I remember seeing ads in the other magazine for him. He had cool sounding stuff in the ads, but thankfully at the time I was too young to buy it. Dodged that bullet 

Good luck with this build Pat. I'm confident you can make something cool out of it.

[landman]

Took the chassis apart. the front axle is broken, put it back together.

It has a blown 427. I was thinking of using a fuel injected small block. I have one but it is scheduled for the collection. I also have this unit which appears to be an early version. It is molded in yellow and appears somewhat large, perhaps 1/24? Any one recognize it?

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[Rider]

One step at a time Pat, this definitely is a challenge. That fire wall is a lump, but nothing a dremel bit can't take care of. Keep it going.  

[landman]

The "carpet"came  off but not without a fight. So I've enlisted the purple stuff for assistance.

Found some small block Chevy looking parts for the engine. I winder where that was from, the blue heads should give a clue.

And yes Lloyd (Rider), it is a challenge. You are looking at roughly 5 hours work here. I used to build an entire model in five hours when I was a kid.

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[Rider]

Whoa, but good progress none the less.

We all built models in about that time when we were kids. The simple good old days. If the Super Clean doesn't work Easy Off should do the trick. 

 

 

[landman]

Took it out to the garage, donned a mask and had at it with the rotary tool. It looks like a fair fit to the fender/floorpan assembly. Remains to see how the interior measures up.

Those red valve covers turned out to be yellow. Started fabricating the missing breather.

Edited October 28, 2020 by landman

[doggie427]

Good work Pat.The blue heads I think are from the AMT ‘33 Willys and are supposed to represent the Ford SOHC .

[landman]

31 minutes ago, doggie427 said:

Good work Pat.The blue heads I think are from the AMT ‘33 Willys and are supposed to represent the Ford SOHC .

 

Thank you Wayne.

[landman]

A bit of engine work.

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[landman]

Trying to fill scratches and divots. Added goodies to the FI.

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[Rider]

Getting there, keep up the good work Pat.

[landman]

FI unit is complete. I haven't decided whether I will leave the hood sides open (the easiest since I don't have them ) or if I will ask for a tracing from a member who has them.

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[landman]

Dolled up the chassis a bit.

Took templates for the windows.

After much sanding and filing, the body now falls into place.

 

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[landman]

It  will be a tight fit. Need to move the engine support crossmember back a bit.

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[landman]

Took the body and the interior to the garage and went at it with the rotary tool. The blobs behind the firewall interfered with the dash and a thick ridge just below the windows prevented the body to go in fully.

Managed to drop it on the cement floor. Luckily I found the windshield pillar. I'll have to make the others.

Edited October 28, 2020 by landman

[espo]

Bummer about the body. The engine is very impressive looking and I like the chassis.  

[landman]

Just now, espo said:

Bummer about the body. The engine is very impressive looking and I like the chassis.  

Don't worry, Dave, I'll fix it. It might even be better.