Yogis Build Article


	HotRod HotLine Southtown Streetrods Build Article October 2003


		Yogi Snider of Southtown Streetrods e-mailed us to let us know he was building a really cool ‘37 Ford Coast to Coast car and that the customer had come from our web site so we were excited when he offered to send us pictures of the build-up. We know you will enjoy seeing how the “Pros” do it ! We will be adding to the article as Yogi progresses so keep checking back.



			It looks as though the body arrived from Coast to Coast in very nice condition. When building a fiberglass car it’s really a big help if the quality of the body is nice to start with so that there isn’t too much finish work to do.

The body package, all of the mold flashing has been removed and the rear fenders installed.

The front end parts and the metal nose piece inner structure has been installed. These parts are only clamped as the mounting location will be determined by the fit of the front end assembly. At that time the frame will be drilled and tapped for permanent attachment.

Shot of the fit of the rear fenders.

Front end with the Coast to Coast polished stainless grill and Vintique headlights installed.

If you look closely, you can see that I have ran a DA sander along the door edges to get a feel for the match of the doors to the body.

Pic of the hood after installation, if you look at the rear of the hood you can see the work that has been done to get it to transition to the door correctly.

Putting all the pieces of the puzzle together right at the beginning is necessary because it tells you how things are lining up, and gives you some idea of what steps will have to be taken to get everything properly aligned as the car is put together.

The new Haggen flush mount 9” tear drop tail lights, I really like these units!

The dash installed, the builder must cut and fit it into the body. Also required is the building and installation of the dash mounting brackets.

The dash with the gauges and dash panel installed. The gauges are the new Wings Series by Stewart Warner the dash panel is a new unit made by Genuine Hot Rod Parts. These parts are FIRST class stuff!

The SSBC disc brake set up on the Ford 9” rear end.

The rear axle assembly back under the car after it had the shock 4 bar mounts welded on it was also sandblasted, disassembly checked and fitted with new bearings seals and gaskets.

Shots of the refinement of the fit of the dash and the “A” pillar covers.

Shots of the refinement of the fit of the dash and the “A” pillar covers.

Shot of the 0 to COOL radiator installed.

Shot of the headlight fit refinement.

A shot of some body work to get everything fitting well.

Shows the VISION mirror installed..... nice units.

Shows the Lambert Flush mount 3rd brake light installed.

Many people don’t realize that when you build a car with a fiberglass body there is always a certain amount of work that needs to be done to the body in order to make it smooth and to make everything fit so that it looks good when painted. That’s why some bodies are better than others... the amount of finish work required can really add to the cost of your rod and can make a big difference in not only how it looks when finished but in how it rides and holds together.

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