Introducing my Fuel Coupe-styled Tudor

Love that profile pic, you nailed the stance

 

Stance looks pretty right-on to me!

 

Man, it looks great !

 

Daggone, thats just right!

 

Wowza! Does this mean a new avatar pic? Just Bad!

 

Man, that is AWESOME!

 

Man that nails it!

 

The car looks killer Gary, and that's a good lookin' small block Chevy! Where'd you pick up the valve covers – they look like they're for a hemi maybe? How did you attach them? Are the Chevy covers hidden underneath?

 

Very nice!

 

Hey Phil, I think Dave was just jabbing him!?

 

Doh !

 

Lookin great Gary. She is wicked.

 

Sweet

 

Thanks for all the compliments, guys. They're really appreciated....

…. even yours, Dave.

 

Heh,Heh,Heh!

 

I hope you know I'm just joking. The car really does look awesome, hemi and all! And you've nailed the stance – I wouldn't mess with it. What are your wheel and tire sizes? What's the rear bolt pattern?

 

Of course!

Fronts are 145R-15 on 15x3.5" Fenton Gyros.
Rears are huge 315-70-17(definitely not traditional, but 70 series sidewalls & highway treads make 'em look ok) on 17x9" ET-3 Classic 5s with max available backspacing (to make 'em look deep, like a front-engine dragster ).

Bolt pattern is 5x5.5". It's an '81 F-150 rearend. I'd already ordered the wheels based on the stock pattern, only to learn the axles were bent & needed replacing.

Rear gear is 4.30:1, but with these tires & 0.7 OD, the engine will turn ~2100 rpm @70 mph; about the same as yours, as I recall.

 

That will be a great combo for the road, Gary.

I asked about the rear bolt pattern because I know of a perfect wheel/tire combo for sale that you could throw on for shows and/or that occasional drag strip pass. Would you be interested in a pair of 15x10 magnesium Americans with real Goodyear Blue Streak slicks? I tried them on my car for fun:



How about a sweet high rise Edelbrock 6x2 with Holley 94s for that hemi?

 

Go for it !!!! ^^^^

 

Dave, I'm really lusting after that wheel/tire combo, but can easily imagine a pleasant dinner time conversation morphing into this:

 

I totally understand Gary. Just remember, your son is going to need a graduation gift very soon.

 

Badass

 

Come man, it’s only money

 

Thanks for this posting. The car is super tough and cool. You will never know how many people you have encouraged in their build......

 

Thanks for the props, @26hotrod.

I’m just a guy who's not smart enough to know what I can't do… ...and have been encouraged/inspired by others; @Bass, @flamedabone, @Rolf, @hot rod pro, @Littleman, @D-Russ, @AHotRod, @HelmuthBrothers, @squirrel, and dozens more. Locally, hanging around @oj and @Dino 64 keeps the fire burning.

Right now, I’m making headers inspired by fender exits, but scaled down to a Model A cowl.
The car wanted under-frame zoomies like the Mooneyham/Sharpe 554, but there just isn’t room between the starter, pinched frame rails, and ground.

Prototype #1: Ultra-traditional coat hangers & bricks:

Stay tuned for more!

 

Damn ! Lost this thread, because my clicky finger "like" mantra, overtook my needless posting blabber to screw up a thread mantra. I like not screwing up a thread.

( Bookmarked !! )

Ka - ching ! Leveled up.

 

Have you seen the pipes on this one Gary? A mini starter might help. Love the fenderwell style headers too.

 

hmmm....somehow, some of that looks very familiar!

 

I can’t imagine why. [emoji57]


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