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Pictures of first attempt at hotrodding the 1929 Essex Coupe |
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Here we are lifting the body off the frame in preparation of starting to strip it down. I’d been looking for a suitable project to build my hotrod out of, but I couldn’t find anything I really liked. So I decided to do the nasty deed and build the coupe into something I could use on a daily basis. |
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We’ve got the frame rolled out from under the body. I don’t have much working room in my small shop so I built this lean-to to store the body in until we were ready to put it back on the frame. The snow is a rare event in south Arkansas. |
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The radiator in the picture is from a 1960 Ford Pickup 6 cylinder. By trimming the mounting flanges on each side it fit perfectly into the radiator shell and mounted to the original mounting frame. I had it recored with a 3 row ‘SuperCooler’. I’ve never had a cooling problem. I also had the filler neck relocated to access under the hood. |
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