Hot Rods The Best Damn Kit

Just for fun, if you were pulling together the ultimate hot rod kit of basic parts, what components would be in that bag?
-Chassis
-Suspension
-Differential
-Engine
-Transmission
-Steering
Let the debate begin!

 

Kit? Like, Kit car?

 

ford made a car in 32 you could take apart and put back together...like a kit

 

Heck No.

Just a list of basic components to start up a rod.
I figured the body, interior, and other luxury items would be too personal, so just the basics and just for the fun of the discussion.
(I am not doing market research! Ha!)
We are home watching Edouard limp in and thought this would be fun while the power is still on!

 

I would say if you are going to call it a kit, you need most all the componets to make an actual drivable vehicle.
Frame
Front suspension package
Rear suspension package
Wheel and Tire Package
Engine
Transmission
Steering
Body
Seat
Wiring harness

I would thnk the body would not be too personal, as well, its not really a vehicle without one.

 

Model A ford + donor car for power train + swap meets = Hot rod. New parts are for street rods.

 

I'm not going to run down the entire list, but when it comes to drivetrain everything I build gets a 9" Ford. Three pedals is also high on my list of "must have's".

-Lee
Atomic Radio
www.atomicpinup.com

 

Well I have 2 perfect set ups...
(This is on the back burner)
Body: '29 Model A Tudor
Chasis: Duece Rails
Rear Diff: '50 Olds
Rear Suspension: Coils, ladder bars
Front Suspension: Duece Axle with hair pins.
Steering: Not Sure
Engine: '50 Olds 303 Rocket
Trans: '50 Olds Hydro/possible Hydrostick Conversion???
Wheels/Tires: '36 Olds Artillery Wheels, Olds caps, Trim Rings, and a set of Coker WWWs

(This is being built)
Body: '30 Pontiac 2door Sedan, turned RPU
Chasis: Handbuilt 2x4 rails
Rear Diff: '70 425 Olds/Cad Transaxle
Rear Suspension: Independant, hand built A-arms, and strut towers with coil overs
Front Suspension: Suicide Axle,Roth style coils, panhard bar.
Steering: Cowl Steering
Engine: '70 500 Cad, mounted in the rear (4 Stromberg Aerojets on custom intake, Early finned Caddy Valve Covers, Drag boat style headers)
Trans: Same as Diff, 425 olds Transaxle
Wheels/Tires: 15" Halibrand Kidney Bean Mags, 8 or 10" in rear 4" in front? not sure, WWW Slicks, skinny firestone fronts.

 

For me I kinda knew what I wanted. Got the engine first, then found the body, then the wheels. At that point it was my "Car".

 

Kits are for STREET RODDERS !! Make as much as you can yourself out of whatever you can scrounge up.

 

I would start with a body, then drivetrain, then build chassis to fit. Too many options for great cars.

 

So if your hot rod has 1 or more new parts, it becomes a street rod?

 

Popcorn! Get yer popcorn!! Getcher ice cold beer, here!!

 

i think hes asking what year and make of components would be ideal for the "kit" (or basic) hot rod, i think the k word is throwing this off.

if i understand this thread correctly......then they wrote a book about this topic:
"how to build a traditional hot rod"
by mike bishop and vern tardel

hard to beat that parts list really. but everyones lists will be different cause thats the point of building a hot rod anyways

 

Here's my "Kit"

29 ford coupe body-chopped 5"
29 boxed frame (or 32 can't go wrong)
55 chrysler hemi
29 ford axle -dropped
29 ford wishbones- split
48 ford spindles
40 ford backing plates
40 ford hubs
59 buick drums
36 chrysler wheels
36 chrysler tail lights
53 buick steering wheel
53 ford dash-sectioned and narrowed
32 ford grill- chopped 2"
57 ford rear end

 

http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/perfect-rod-kit-143012.html

 

Good lord. I read the first couple then literally threw up.