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‘32 Update: trunk work (article 16, archived)

Trunk Work

The Bear body has some neat compartments in the trunk with access panels attached with machine screws [...]

‘32 Update: Gauges (article 17, archived)

We’re finding more and more ways that this Bear body is set apart from the rest. We’ve always been [...]

‘32 Update: gas tank (article 18, archived)

Since it’s pretty obvious what needs to be done to make the tank fit (try sliding it in. [...]

‘32 Update: air conditioning (article 19, archived)

We will be using a Vintage Air Gen II Compac system. It’s 9″ [...]

‘32 Update: suicide door locks (article 20, archived)

This is the kit we’ll be using to protect the occupants: it’s the Rocky Hinge manual kit. They also have one [...]

‘32 Update: headlight/shock mounts (article 21, archived)

We’ve liked this headlight/ shock mount combo from Pete & Jakes for a long time. We didn’t think about installing another bracket, because we like the curves and [...]

'32 Update: mirror installation (article 22, archived)

I’m using cowl mirrors from a ‘40 Ford made by Bob Drake, minus the cowl attachment piece. They’re quite swoopy and I think will match nicely with the door handles. [...]

‘32 Update: headlight wiring (article 23, archived)

Headlight Wiring

This is what I was making when I discovered that the tire was a great bending die for a large radius.

You can see a very slight bend on the horizontal section of tube.  Basically, I wanted to give it some shape so it wasn’t straight.

The little stainless piece [...]

'32 Update: booster or no booster (article 24, archived)

If you can’t decide whether to run power brakes or not, or if you just want to experiment like we did, just run braided lines to the master cylinder from the [...]

'32 Update: License Plate Lights

These stupid little lights in the spreader bar took FOREVER to decide how to make. Not that it took a long time to actually fabricate them – it took a long time to decide the cleanest/tidyest/smallest way to do it. Here’s what we came up [...]