As a teenage gearhead without any parental support in the late 1950s and 60s and I got my car passion fix by spending all the time I could at places where hot rod type work was happening. So, I picked up a lot of neat tricks from guys who had greasy hands. One trick that I learned was taking a 6 foot chrome exhaust tip with belled end on it and use it as a steering column cover an d thus have chrome steering column for about six dollars. ( also, bearings or bushings were slip fit at both ends)
We used to buy Massey Ferguson tractor mufflers for $11. they were a sort of glass pack design that came with a handy length of large diameter pipe. great for making duals on the absolute budget.
What a treasure you have Matt. So much better than buying one “off the shelf”. When you get done there will not be one square inch of the 34 that you have not massaged in one way or the other. Nothing like Iron Trap and morning coffee to start the day. 👍☮️
I worked in a battery store for over 5 years, I like your use of the welding cable. As for the terminals, ALWAYS use solid lead, (or brass, if you can find them), clamps, (NOT cast junk), and stainless steel wingnuts, and spray them with di-electric anti-corrosion grease, rubber or plastic clamp covers are also a good idea.
Morning, Matt, Always one more task pops up before the drive - real world , Hot Rod mag. ( 4/20). Has your shop pic on page 8. The article is about tools but you made the #1 car mag.,
Hey Matt, great to see another video, I remember the Cal Custom stuff very well, I remember going to Gratiot Auto Supply(1975-76) & looking at all of the neat stuff hanging on the wall that I couldn't afford, Cal Custom rocker covers, coil covers, plug wire looms etc......Ya know if I wore a white T shirt out in the shop it probably would be the last time I wore it(Lol)!! The Wife & I will save our white ITG "T" shirts to wear at a car show or maybe the Woodward Dream Cruise if it happens this year, we ordered black T shirts so I could at least wear mine to work...Anyway looking forward to seeing Andrew working on his car, maybe should start calling his car the forgotten T?? Be safe, stay healthy!!! Build on Dudes!!
Hi Matt ,when doing battery connecting ,ALWAYS ,DO POSTIVE FIRST ,WHEN DISCONNECTING negative ground first ,then power This way NO shorts ,no sparks , ! Put a rubber boot over + positive terminal ,not touching metal cover if bouncing on road !
How cool was that Matt sitting in those beautifully upholstered seats and firing the old '34 up from the dash? I'd say it's nearing resurrection for the forgotten Ford. As always, I can't wait for the next episode no matter what vehicle is being worked on. I hope you, yours and all the Iron Trappers are healthy and safe and cheers from an old retired coot living in Tennessee.❤️👍😷🍻✌️
Too cool !!! "Stay safe" .. .. doing burnouts, 180's .. .. & high speed runs on a cool .. as fast as it can be 265 !!! 😎😎😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🤗👍👍👍 Thanks as always !!!
Matt, you should seroiusly consider putting the Main inline fuse where the wire its on meets the battery for safety...If the wire insulation rubs through on grounded metal between the battery and fuse under dash the whole wire could melt and catch fire...Placing the fuse at the battery prevents that type of nightmare. Newer cars took this safety concern into account by placing a fusible link on the battery end of the line from the fuse panel.
Great video! It's good to see the blending of a little modern tech with the old to upgrade without losing the original patina (I hate that word). You need to teach Kate to shift while you drive so you don't have to take your arm off the back of her seat. I did that with my girlfriend in High School and she even got pretty good at speed shifting when we got into a little stoplight to stoplight action LOL. Keep at it, you're on the downhill slide.
You know I watched you the other day and thought that’s it I’m going to do something with my project So I walked down to the shed looked at it wobbled the front wheel That was as far as I got , I am a little disappointed in myself I’m sure I will find a bit more motivation soon 👍👍😍😍 Maybe I need to watch more u tube videos Boom your on 👍👍👍working on my favourite hot rod
Hi Mat. I'm binge watching your videos so you might not read this. I've worked with electrical systems in the past. One idea that might be useful is to use tools that are insulated. You can wrap the shaft of the tool with electrical tape or buy electrical rated hand tools. Could save you from a nasty shock or seriously amazing and unintended welding operation :-) Car is looking great.
Looking good Matt! Just hope we’ll have someplace to go to soon. I need a a Carlisle visit bad. The coil cover reminds me of a pair of old school exhaust tips I found at Carlisle for 5 bucks. I kept buying Pep Boy shit for 15 bucks a piece and they would be garbage in a year. Nice to find old school quality.
I have been a fan of the humble 265 since i bought a near new 56 belair when i was 17. But earlier this week i was browsing through so pretty old Hot rod mags where one of the articles featuring junior Stock class cars,all running 265's but putting down 12's!!!! . I still use 2nd hand welding cable for starter leads,even my Mercedes has it after i moved the battery to back. 😉
I have a 1957 Willys Jeep station wagon 4x4 with all original equipment in it ! I haven't started redoing the interior which in bad shape and the glass is not real good either ! The engine is a Super Hurricane flathead 6 with single barrel carb ! Still 6 volt system !
Great job, love this car and the whole history. One thing, just as a suggestion, on these cars with the battery under the floorboard, I like to put a battery cut off switch someplace handy. You never know, things happen. And the 2-0 cable is the way to go. No drop there.
Hey Matt, another great video 👍 I also used welding cable for my leads on my 47 coupe but had to put the battery in the boot due to a previous owner fitting a smooth firewall.... luckily I had just decommissioned a roll forming machine at work and was able to use the old vintage looking conduit to cover the cables... my cables were bright orange and didn’t really fit the look I’m going for...ha ha ha
Driving, yes finally driving. We love to watch you building your cars but the icing on the cake is seeking the car being driven once again under it's own power. If I remember correctly you have only driven the Bogota coup on your videos. More driving and enjoying the cars would be great. Love your videos
Seems like with the Covid stuff going around, you could call a couple of your buds, have them come over some night with their SO and personal snacks, each couple jumps in a car, you open the garage doors, set up a movie screen and everybody watches Rebel Without a Cause with their date. Drive-In night!!!!
Are you sure that's 2 gauge? It looks more like 2 - 0. Making battery cables on the large size is a really good idea. It minimizes voltage drop especially while cranking.
Woohoo she's nearly done guys love it I can see the finish line up ahead. Keep safe "you all" lol that's what you say over there isn't it? Jeremy Downunder
Pronounced "yall". Over here in Missouri, I've heard, "Youins" and "Yuns" and "Yall". "Yuns lookin' good tonight!" "Yall goin' to the fair?" "Why the hell would someone say 'You Inns'? It's `Yuns'."............. "Yall are crazy !"
@@jezza159 Thanks, weeun's got a sense of humor here. But we're not hillbillys or ridge runners. You know, them folk that have one leg longer than the other from being raised in the mountains. Like accents, dialects are a little different everywere. But one thing I have found, you can't judge someone's intelligence by the way they talk around family and friend. (for the most part) I hope You and Yourn have a great weekend down under. Hey by the way, how is the wildfire situation going. With the current unpleasantness, I haven't seen any coverage of how Yall are doin.
NOT a criticism, Matt, but I would have liked to see your approach to adding the clamp to the battery cable, as well as some of the small sub-assemblies you do in other vids, mainly to see how my methods stack up or to learn a better way. None the less, another grerat video.
I love your videos- enjoy watching the progress on your cars. However, I think that the fuse in line with the fuse holder is redundant- it is right in front of a bunch of fuses, so it is really not needed. Plus if it blows, it kills everything. Also, your primary wire running from the battery to the fuse block looks small. If you add the current draw of all the fused items together, you can size the wire to match. You may have done this already and are fine with what you have. It just looks small in the video but I am used to wiring more complicated cars that have a greater number of branches.
Old wiring is something not to mess with. New that sh!t... Never underestimate the importance of ground wiring. My experience is 98% of ALL electrical issues can be traced back to grounding problems... People don't even know...
I liked that little fuse block, works great for a hot rod. Wow that battery cable is ginormous. LOL I was wondering if you are going to put rubber grommets around the wires and cables going through the firewall as RDF said below?
So that car hasn't been driven in 50 years.. I was wondering.. exactly how close..to the day was it parked.. Is.. The date, to the first time you actually drive it. Just a crazy thought...
Hey Matt, it's coming along nicely and enjoying the evolution with you! One question about your Tshirts, are they US made so they are real mens sizes not the Asian Stuff which are always smaller?Sort of want to know so I don't get disapponted on the size when I buy one and send it to Australia. Cheers Vic
Loooooove this car! Thanks for the heads up on the fuse box, I’ll be getting one for my T bucket project. If you want something terrible to watch check out my T build on my channel lol
Tough to appreciate just how much effort goes into doing a "little wiring" - I bet you were in and out of the car 20 times just to get a couple of the wires run, and get the tools you needed, and get the shrink wrap, and set up the heat gun, and on and on. Sometimes the "simple" jobs are the ones that wear you out the most. Also sounded like you could use a couple of good old "Cherry Bomb" glass-packs!
It's a good thing the car's got suicide doors. You look terribly cramped inside of it and were the doors hung in the other direction you'd be forced to squirm in and out of it..
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As a teenage gearhead without any parental support in the late 1950s and 60s and I got my car passion fix by spending all the time I could at places where hot rod type work was happening. So, I picked up a lot of neat tricks from guys who had greasy hands.
One trick that I learned was taking a 6 foot chrome exhaust tip with belled end on it
and use it as a steering column cover an d thus have chrome steering column for about six dollars.
( also, bearings or bushings were slip fit at both ends)
We used to buy Massey Ferguson tractor mufflers for $11. they were a sort of glass pack design that came with a handy length of large diameter pipe. great for making duals on the absolute budget.
What a treasure you have Matt. So much better than buying one “off the shelf”. When you get done there will not be one square inch of the 34 that you have not massaged in one way or the other. Nothing like Iron Trap and morning coffee to start the day. 👍☮️
Thanks for watching!! We can’t wait to get it back on the road
I worked in a battery store for over 5 years, I like your use of the welding cable. As for the terminals, ALWAYS use solid lead, (or brass, if you can find them), clamps, (NOT cast junk), and stainless steel wingnuts, and spray them with di-electric anti-corrosion grease, rubber or plastic clamp covers are also a good idea.
Morning, Matt, Always one more task pops up before the drive - real world , Hot Rod mag. ( 4/20). Has your shop pic on page 8. The article is about tools but you made the #1 car mag.,
Matt, putting a manual choke especially using a stock 34 choke cable and factory knob would be the icing on the cake... good job
02:28 For safety use a chassis grommet on the firewall hole to protect your wiring harness.
Hey Matt, great to see another video, I remember the Cal Custom stuff very well, I remember going to Gratiot Auto Supply(1975-76) & looking at all of the neat stuff hanging on the wall that I couldn't afford, Cal Custom rocker covers, coil covers, plug wire looms etc......Ya know if I wore a white T shirt out in the shop it probably would be the last time I wore it(Lol)!! The Wife & I will save our white ITG "T" shirts to wear at a car show or maybe the Woodward Dream Cruise if it happens this year, we ordered black T shirts so I could at least wear mine to work...Anyway looking forward to seeing Andrew working on his car, maybe should start calling his car the forgotten T?? Be safe, stay healthy!!! Build on Dudes!!
Hi Matt ,when doing battery connecting ,ALWAYS ,DO POSTIVE FIRST ,WHEN DISCONNECTING negative ground first ,then power
This way NO shorts ,no sparks , ! Put a rubber boot over + positive terminal ,not touching metal cover if bouncing on road !
I have a set of jumper cables I made from welding cable back in the 60s before power packs existed.
Good choice, I always use 2 ga. welding cable from Tractor Supply. So easy to route. eBay has some good prices too, any length.
How cool was that Matt sitting in those beautifully upholstered seats and firing the old '34 up from the dash? I'd say it's nearing resurrection for the forgotten Ford. As always, I can't wait for the next episode no matter what vehicle is being worked on. I hope you, yours and all the Iron Trappers are healthy and safe and cheers from an old retired coot living in Tennessee.❤️👍😷🍻✌️
Too cool !!!
"Stay safe" .. .. doing burnouts, 180's .. .. & high speed runs on a cool .. as fast as it can be 265 !!! 😎😎😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🤗👍👍👍
Thanks as always !!!
Exciting man! When you turned her over, I swear she whispered, "glasspacks, please."
You know your winning at life when you have multiple early ford projects that are nicknamed "forgotten hot rod"👍
Matt, you should seroiusly consider putting the Main inline fuse where the wire its on meets the battery for safety...If the wire insulation rubs through on grounded metal between the battery and fuse under dash the whole wire could melt and catch fire...Placing the fuse at the battery prevents that type of nightmare. Newer cars took this safety concern into account by placing a fusible link on the battery end of the line from the fuse panel.
Great video! It's good to see the blending of a little modern tech with the old to upgrade without losing the original patina (I hate that word). You need to teach Kate to shift while you drive so you don't have to take your arm off the back of her seat. I did that with my girlfriend in High School and she even got pretty good at speed shifting when we got into a little stoplight to stoplight action LOL. Keep at it, you're on the downhill slide.
Thank you for the up date ! Take care , stay safe and healthy there !
Brilliant I can’t wait to see you do the rest of the wiring larrysullivan in London
Getting closer and closer! The cruise down to Dairy Queen is just around the corner. I just hope Dairy Queen is open. Be safe and stay healthy y'all!
Headers, Flowmaster exhaust, a Radiator, brakes, gas tank, let's go, I'm pumped lol, doing an amazing job.🖖👍👌
nice work Matt, simple clean and effective !
You know I watched you the other day and thought that’s it I’m going to do something with my project
So I walked down to the shed looked at it wobbled the front wheel
That was as far as I got , I am a little disappointed in myself
I’m sure I will find a bit more motivation soon 👍👍😍😍
Maybe I need to watch more u tube videos
Boom your on 👍👍👍working on my favourite hot rod
Not so forgotten now. Coming along very nicely
The wiring looks great .
With the mufflers . as long it don't sound like a bumble bee it sounds fine to me.
Hi Mat. I'm binge watching your videos so you might not read this. I've worked with electrical systems in the past. One idea that might be useful is to use tools that are insulated. You can wrap the shaft of the tool with electrical tape or buy electrical rated hand tools. Could save you from a nasty shock or seriously amazing and unintended welding operation :-) Car is looking great.
Great tip!
Nicely done Matt
Coming along nicely looking good
Nice fuse box and the wiring looks great, nice job Matt!
Little victories everyday!
Looking good Matt! Just hope we’ll have someplace to go to soon. I need a a Carlisle visit bad. The coil cover reminds me of a pair of old school exhaust tips I found at Carlisle for 5 bucks. I kept buying Pep Boy shit for 15 bucks a piece and they would be garbage in a year. Nice to find old school quality.
I remember that K-Marts in Texas had a lot of Cal Custom and EELCO parts in the automotive departments!
I have been a fan of the humble 265 since i bought a near new 56 belair when i was 17. But earlier this week i was browsing through so pretty old Hot rod mags where one of the articles featuring junior Stock class cars,all running 265's but putting down 12's!!!! .
I still use 2nd hand welding cable for starter leads,even my Mercedes has it after i moved the battery to back. 😉
I have a 1957 Willys Jeep station wagon 4x4 with all original equipment in it ! I haven't started redoing the interior which in bad shape and the glass is not real good either ! The engine is a Super Hurricane flathead 6 with single barrel carb ! Still 6 volt system !
One thing I think that would make that old car look even better is tinted windows
Sweet Car....and Sweet Shop..
Great job, love this car and the whole history. One thing, just as a suggestion, on these cars with the battery under the floorboard, I like to put a battery cut off switch someplace handy. You never know, things happen. And the 2-0 cable is the way to go. No drop there.
Lol. I just ordered one of those fuse blocks for my coupe.
Great Matt watching all you guys do. Been a long time since I was able to redo a vehicle. Keep on doing what you do.
Wow 89 cents for the chrome coil cover. Today they start at $5.99 and up! Nice work as usual Matt!
Hey Matt, another great video 👍
I also used welding cable for my leads on my 47 coupe but had to put the battery in the boot due to a previous owner fitting a smooth firewall.... luckily I had just decommissioned a roll forming machine at work and was able to use the old vintage looking conduit to cover the cables... my cables were bright orange and didn’t really fit the look I’m going for...ha ha ha
The dash looks grate 😀
Driving, yes finally driving. We love to watch you building your cars but the icing on the cake is seeking the car being driven once again under it's own power. If I remember correctly you have only driven the Bogota coup on your videos. More driving and enjoying the cars would be great. Love your videos
This summer we hope to have the Free-T, 39, and the 34 all on the road
Now, that makes life easier. Nice work Matt! 👍
New wires new life! Congrats
The '34 is looking good Matt!
Seems like with the Covid stuff going around, you could call a couple of your buds, have them come over some night with their SO and personal snacks, each couple jumps in a car, you open the garage doors, set up a movie screen and everybody watches Rebel Without a Cause with their date. Drive-In night!!!!
That’s not a bad idea!!!
another milestone! if you got one of those neat colonoscopy cameras to check the inside of the tank it might tell ya a lot.
Just ran that $0.89 in 1970s dollars figure into a today's-money price converter, and it comes to $6.07 in today's dollars.
Are you sure that's 2 gauge? It looks more like 2 - 0. Making battery cables on the large size is a really good idea. It minimizes voltage drop especially while cranking.
It maybe. It’s huge!!!
Sounds awesome!
Getting closer bro, regards to Kate an the kids. Terry
Love the videos and cars, keep it up! Always makes my day to see your videos!
Sweet! I can tell you are revving up to get it out and drive it.
We can’t wait!!!!
Good job.Now,let's go cruzin..
Awesome looking car ! It sounds Sweet too !
WHOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO!! ALMOST READY FOR A RIDE!!!!!
Nice work yet again
Good job ! 👍👍👍👍👍
Enjoyed
Nice effort, I was thinking a caddy air cleaner would be awesome in that engine bay!
Awesome
Excellent Work, Guys!
Woohoo she's nearly done guys love it I can see the finish line up ahead. Keep safe "you all" lol that's what you say over there isn't it? Jeremy Downunder
Pronounced "yall".
Over here in Missouri, I've heard, "Youins" and "Yuns" and "Yall".
"Yuns lookin' good tonight!"
"Yall goin' to the fair?"
"Why the hell would someone say 'You Inns'? It's `Yuns'."............. "Yall are crazy !"
@@jerrylong381 haha thanks Jerry I love it I thought it was yall like you said but stuck to my Aussie way not being sure. You take care Jerry Long
@@jezza159
Thanks, weeun's got a sense of humor here.
But we're not hillbillys or ridge runners. You know, them folk that have one leg longer than the other from being raised in the mountains.
Like accents, dialects are a little different everywere. But one thing I have found, you can't judge someone's intelligence by the way they talk around family and friend. (for the most part)
I hope You and Yourn have a great weekend down under.
Hey by the way, how is the wildfire situation going. With the current unpleasantness, I haven't seen any coverage of how Yall are doin.
Quality work Matt and another great video 😎👍
NOT a criticism, Matt, but I would have liked to see your approach to adding the clamp to the battery cable, as well as some of the small sub-assemblies you do in other vids, mainly to see how my methods stack up or to learn a better way. None the less, another grerat video.
Nice
Awesome stuff!
Nice job on the wiring I think it would perform better with a 4 barrel on it
9th ........love this car and story / history
With the lock down in your area, you are lucky to have hide out place, lol ,stay safe.
It is nice having the shop on the same property!!!
Maybe a one way valve in the fuel line would help the fuel pump
Great job and video 👍👍🇨🇱
Just SWEET!!!
I once made a nice glove box out of an old headliner...the padded cardboard type.
We have a really nice glovebox
I love your videos- enjoy watching the progress on your cars. However, I think that the fuse in line with the fuse holder is redundant- it is right in front of a bunch of fuses, so it is really not needed. Plus if it blows, it kills everything. Also, your primary wire running from the battery to the fuse block looks small. If you add the current draw of all the fused items together, you can size the wire to match. You may have done this already and are fine with what you have. It just looks small in the video but I am used to wiring more complicated cars that have a greater number of branches.
An in-line fuse is needed. Every car has one
Old wiring is something not to mess with. New that sh!t... Never underestimate the importance of ground wiring. My experience is 98% of ALL electrical issues can be traced back to grounding problems... People don't even know...
FAT cable is...GOOD!
Matt - Is the coupon code good on the scroll compressor? Guessing no... Thanks, Jeff
It is!! A few people have used it already!!
Looking GREAT Matt.
I too am looking forward to seeing her buffed out.
Good things going on in your shop!
How you guys doin with the 20 20 challenge?
Coming along nicely but I would get a nosebleed if I rode in it still setting a little to high. Great job.
We plan to lower it a little in the future!!
I liked that little fuse block, works great for a hot rod. Wow that battery cable is ginormous. LOL I was wondering if you are going to put rubber grommets around the wires and cables going through the firewall as RDF said below?
We will be adding them for sure!!
@@IronTrapGarage I almost said nothing because I was 99.9% sure you would. :)
Any thoughts on the white shag carpet? That is going to be sweet!
#STAYSAFE
So that car hasn't been driven in 50 years.. I was wondering.. exactly how close..to the day was it parked.. Is.. The date, to the first time you actually drive it. Just a crazy thought...
We don’t know when Larry decided to park it. All that information was lost when he passed. He was a very private man
Hey Matt, it's coming along nicely and enjoying the evolution with you! One question about your Tshirts, are they US made so they are real mens sizes not the Asian Stuff which are always smaller?Sort of want to know so I don't get disapponted on the size when I buy one and send it to Australia. Cheers Vic
Our shirts are printed on the brand alstyle. Sizing is a tad small so if you are on the edge of a size go larger
Nice job, where is the fuel tank in that car?
In the rear portion of the body. Basically under the rear seat
Hey what about the coolant systems on those?
We hope to get it together soon!!!
how r u handling brake and running lights and turn signals ?
We will show all of that soon!!
Did you get the new gas pedal put on?
Never mind... just re- watched the video and saw it when you showed the battery location.
Fine electrical wires in cars is normal. The cheap china wire is not quality copper they also measure size with the insulation not the wire itself.
👍😊👍
Loooooove this car! Thanks for the heads up on the fuse box, I’ll be getting one for my T bucket project. If you want something terrible to watch check out my T build on my channel lol
The little fuse boxes are great!! We will take a look at the build!!!
Tough to appreciate just how much effort goes into doing a "little wiring" - I bet you were in and out of the car 20 times just to get a couple of the wires run, and get the tools you needed, and get the shrink wrap, and set up the heat gun, and on and on. Sometimes the "simple" jobs are the ones that wear you out the most. Also sounded like you could use a couple of good old "Cherry Bomb" glass-packs!
Once you get into place to wire you remembered the one tool or supply you forgot to get!!!
You need to finish something as you have stuff all over and reflects bad on you. I know how it feels to get in and hit the key and go.
Radiator soon ??
One of the next steps!!
Nope I guess I'm wrong.
What about breaks
Gonna be one of the last things we tackle before it’s road ready. Needs new tires as well
Well it seemed to work but you've run out of fuel.
Fuel pump lost prime
Can we watch KATE wash the car to the BOB SEGER tune "her strut"😂😆😆😆😆😆 I'm 68yrs old, so leave me alone
Hahah well played!
@@IronTrapGarage 👍👍👍
It's a good thing the car's got suicide doors. You look terribly cramped inside of it and were the doors hung in the other direction you'd be forced to squirm in and out of it..
Matt's hardly cramped. There's tons of room in the car.