How To Build a Hotrod (Episode 7) Rear Crossmember Cover

[@douglasbarnhart3324]

Thanks Mike looks nice see ya on the next video.😁😁

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Thanks Doug !

[@punkinsgarageandpaint8299]

Thwts coming together more and more!

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Yes sir.

[@mr1pearl]

Some nice fabrication there sir 👍

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@dougscriver7726]

Awesome

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Thanks Doug 👍🏼

[@billettinger2171]

Well that looked easy thanks for the know how

[@ThisOldHotrod]

It’s all kinda easy ! 😁

[@hotdogbri]

Nice Job old man keep at it..

[@johnjackett3138]

Coming along nicely

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Great vid!! 👍👍

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Thanks TP ! 😎👍🏼

[@StreetMachine18]

nice build

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Thanks 👍🏼

[@donlandenberg8126]

You're doing a great job. Thanks for taking us along.

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@xozindustries7451]

Looks real good considering from where you started from

[@stanleyfanning5316]

Awesome video. Cover looks good.

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Thank you 👍🏼👍🏼

[@rickn1453]

You just sold me on my need for a shrunken/stretcher!

[@galenwalker165]

This is looking awesome great job saving another model a

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Thank you. Feels good now that it’s coming together.

[@johnkranz4004]

Very nice job Mike looking good

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Thanks John !

[@DroooooopDead]

Loving the build

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@michaelshellenberger5201]

H.A.M.B. 2.0, This is what the hamb use to be, daily updates on project builds. Haven’t been on it for years… enjoying the build.

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Same here. It’s been a while. My thread on the 29 Sedan is I believe 28 pages long. I posted so much info almost daily. Good times.

[@black88coupe]

Nice job!

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Thanks !!

[@62_C10]

Snazzy looking piece Mike

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Only the best 😁👍🏼

[@jeremyswanson2708]

I just picked up a 28 Tudor and I'll be copying your floor design most likely. Enjoying this series!

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Excellent 👍🏼

[@rustysparks8645]

Great build series. Enjoying your methods and thoughts as you simplify the daunting task of taking on a hot rod build, especially using the 'shaky' body you've got as a starting point. Hope you get many more subs along the journey. many thanks. 👍👍

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Thanks so much. I’m glad you’re enjoying it. “Build it and they will come” as they say. 😎👍🏼

[@richcaseaxon]

Thanks for the continued content. Really enjoying it.

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Thanks so much.

[@danielgraf8294]

You break it down into tasks almost anyone can do. Thank you.

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Thanks so much. I try to make sure I’m explaining things. I’m glad it’s coming off as such. Happy some people can learn as they’re watching. I’ve learned a lot on KZbin. I’m happy to pass on some knowledge. Mike

[@Joe.Doucette]

Another evening out in the shop later than you thought? Tsk tsk. You gonna be in trouble. ;) Coming along nicely.

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Hahha nope. Alli has been supportive (for the most part). She knows why I’m building the car. She’s happy I got the fire back and I’m in the shop. She knows I’m happy in the garage.

[@Joe.Doucette]

That's great. :) Please tell her we (well at least me but I'm sure everyone else does too) think she is cool.

[@kurtludwig6962]

Yes I’m enjoying this build and I like real world problems of less than perfect old car

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Thank you 🙏🏼 😎👍🏼

[@jerrypalmer1370]

I watch your video and others to keep me motivated. I have a 31 coupe. I probably paid too much for it. But it has zero rust

[@ThisOldHotrod]

I’d happily pay more to start with something with zero rust.

[@mikekrisan6044]

@ BAD CHAD. This shrinker strecher design is peryy cool.

[@ThisOldHotrod]

My home made contraption with early ford parts. 😎👍🏼

[@richardlees778]

Hope you are having a great day, Mike . Nice job, it's looking good.

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@randiegadberry5448]

Those of us who don’t have a shrinker/ stretcher will have to weld the inside edges and grind it smooth. Great video!

[@g.o.b.2558]

I have found them as cheap as $150 for the set, definitely worth it if you think about the time you're going to have into that piece welding and grinding.

[@ThisOldHotrod]

It’s one of the first tools I bought. Definitely worth the investment when you know you’ll be doing sheetmetal. But there are certainly options.

[@davidhyson9910]

S-Box! Love it. Can't believe that floor is knocked out. Thanks for that approach on the "channel" as I'm sure I'd still be looking at it. On to the drive train!

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Yes sir … pretty soon !

[@kenpecora7526]

Looks great. What ga. metal are using on the floor?

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Everything is 18ga.

[@chasnelson5753]

Looking good! Will you finish weld or seam seal ? 🤠🤗

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Kinda depends if the car sells or not. If it doesn’t I’ll keep welding. It’ll get seam sealed also. But I’d like to move it along and let the next person decide what they want to do. They may chose to remove the floor or change something. So I’m hesitating on finish welding anything.

[@stevenbranch7362]

Mike I am so happy that you decided to make that rear spring hump cover it was very simple and I am sure that everyone out here looking in could understand how you were going to make it all fit. Nice work my friend. Steven

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Thanks so much Steven. It’s pretty cool by me doing these projects I’m able to show people the process and they may take something away from it and apply it in their build. Very rewarding. 🙏🏼👍🏼

[@jongolliher3806]

I really liked how you made the rear crossmember cover Mike! Oh, the value of a shrinker & stretcher for a nice finished appearance with those 1/4 inch tabs! The build is coming along great! The only thing I think should be different would be a T bucket tub lakes roadster then I would be lining up to buy it! haha A rough roller would be great for an old timer like me to start with. I think you had a great idea building it that way for folks like me to finish. Thanks for the fun video and all the best to you and Allie!

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Maybe I’ll build one of those in an upcoming series. You never know 😎👍🏼

[@jongolliher3806]

I would appreciate your consideration Mike but would understand either way. Thanks

[@jongolliher3806]

@@ThisOldHotrod Thanks for your consideration, Mike. let me know as the time gets closer. I'm thinking just a full width tub on an A frame and roller like you are doing now. I'd pefer a 26/27 tub but anything really. Thanks again for listening!

[@nboldrini]

Love your build! Great talk at the end . By the way, what is the purpose of the 2 large dimples and rivet on the upper sides of model A cowls. I subscribe to channels that build Model A's and T's and no one ever deletes them and I keep wondering why.

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Thank you 🙏🏼. I think you’re talking about the radiator stay rod mounts. They’re used to hood the radiator upright. A rod connects the radiator to the firewall.

[@nboldrini]

@@ThisOldHotrod The dimples are on the sides of the cowl about 4 inches down from the top. The radiator rods are on the top. The dimples are an inch or more deep and appear to have no obvious function. The 28-29 ford does not have these, only the 30-31..

[@ThisOldHotrod]

That’s the spot where the sides of the hood meet the top of the hood. They indent there for the hinge areas. There’s really no reason to delete them. It would be a lot of extra work for nothing. Unless you were trying to smooth the firewall. I’m sure it’s been done, like everything else. Just not typical I suppose.

[@nboldrini]

@@ThisOldHotrod Thanks, that sounds like a good explanation. When I was a kid just about everyone in my family owned model A's. I guess I never looked under the hood. One of my fondest memories is the view standing on the seat peering out through the windshield along the top of the hood with the chrome headlights sticking up on both sides and the shiny chrome brackets with the knobs that held the windshield. Thank you!

[@ThisOldHotrod]

That’s great. 🙏🏼

[@kleinbergers33]

Very cool now I need to transfer your info to a 4-door 29 I has a lota of wood. And the wood is , miserable and rotton...

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Ehhhh not good. That’s a whole other world Good luck

[@davidpark9727]

Most Hotrods end up with a name, how about "The Oxidation Coupe"

[@ThisOldHotrod]

It’s a sedan. Haha. Not a coupe.

[@johnjackett3138]

@@ThisOldHotrod S-Box...Hahaha

[@ThisOldHotrod]

@@johnjackett3138 perfect 👍🏼

[@bobhalstead1879]

Why dont you use your pattern to tell if you are close.easier than going back and forth to car.

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Guess I could have. But I just checked it on the car. Suppose that would have been easier. 👍🏼

[@mikekrisan6044]

don't know how 2 share on youtube to help you. i have a flip phone, so no go there.

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Haha. It’s all good.

[@INFIDEL82AA]

😆Today, on This Old Shit-Box... Bob Villa would be proud! Progress making it's way. This has to be the best series, on KZbin, that I've enjoyed watching. It's a really cool build, I enjoy your after-work talks, and I just like your style. You seem like a really cool guy, and I would love to have you as a neighbor. I appreciate what you've done. Very helpful, and laid-back.

[@ThisOldHotrod]

Hahha I wish I could say that on every video 😂 haha. Thank you so much. I really appreciate that. Thanks for the kind words. This Old Shitbox Mike