Hot Rods Another Model A Coupe Build . . . . The Underachiever

Very cool. 5 inch chop is just right.

 

Bloody hell, looks good. 5" chop, I went with 4" and I feel it need more, but I'm not going to re-chop mine.
Can't wait to see it.

 

looks grat it takes me back when i started my 31.... here is a early pic

 

thanks Chris,

i like the proportions of your car though, you have to take into consideration the height of your 32 rails vs the model A. i think a 4-4.5 inch chop is just right for a coupe on 32 rails.

 

Bitchin project Eric! Look forward to following the progress. It's weird how simple a car like this seems but is still ALOT of work.

 

Nice pics...great progress.

Any thoughts about a mild channel? Dont get me wrong, it's looking great, but I like the way a just hidden frame looks without compromiseing interior room...just my taste...

I would vote for solids over wires, mainly because wires are such a bitch to clean...

I'll be subscribing to this one...can't wait to see more!

Thanks for sharing...

 

looks great..good looking chop...

 

thanks, no channel on this one, been there done that. i'm 6'2 so model A's are small even when they are stock height and i dont want to wear this one like i did with my last one . . .

 

I do believe this is going to be one to watch!! I just love the stance and
wheels & tires, the Flatty and "O-HELL" I love the whole damn thing. Can't wait to see more on the progress.

 

Eric, Looks good man! I like the 5" chop, cant wait to see it finished.
Jimmy White

 

Eric,

Looking good. I like the stance. It's perfect for the era you are going for...

 

Love it

 

Nice work. Good stance. Wish I could get time to work on my shit!

 

Mmmm, wheatstone bridge eh, Bruce. Sounds like something you may find in a piece of atmospheric monitoring equipment. You know all kinds of shit, don't you?

By the way that is the perfect amount of chop on that body. Sounds extreme but looks really good.

I'm also in awe of that Buick powered A you had. Great shots

Pete

 

Cool.....I gotta watch this one....

 

i can see that i am going to have to get another A and start another project

lookin good keep posting

 

Eric how the hell do you get this done where you live? It looks like a lot of activity (read grinder, compressor, painting) in a heavily occupied area. I live in a housing tract and its a PITA. Any hassles from the neighbors?

I think your blue car is just right. But this one is nice too without the channel and a flathead, just as nice, a different style from the blue car.

 

looks good.

 

Don't look like you need any advise nailing that period build you going for. Looks great but if I may suggest installation of a factory body and wood Kit ? Coldwar Hamber hooked me up with a really nice one for my A. PM me if you want some detailed pics.

I love how it took all the rattles and squeeks out of my ride. The kit only cost me 600. was a breeze to install. Best , haney

 

looks like you really could run a flux capacitor if you wanted...Check this out:

http://i.gizmodo.com/5123944/build-your-own-mr-fusion-and-gasify-your-car-with-garbage

 

wow thanks guys i didnt realize this thread got brought back up, sorry i havent been consistent with the updates but i went out of town for the holidays and have been too busy working since then to give an update.

progress has been slow but steady, i got my steering box all trimmed and set, man those F1 boxes are a tight fit but the modification was easy enough. still need to fabricate a column drop.

also got my pedal assembly all cleaned up and mounted, also F1, i had to section the clutch equalizer bar and flip the arm. the F1 pedals are a really nice setup and will definitely use them again.















i forgot to take a picture of the pedals and steering completely mounted but i will add them later

 

made my shock mounts on monday, i used F1 mounts (man i just realized how many F1 pieces im using, this thing is going to be a truck by the time im done)
i cut mine instead of heating and bending. i set the eye to eye distance to 2 1/2 inches since i was going to be drilling new holes instead of the knocking out the rivets on the crossmember way. i chose to do it this way because i am using the bottom shock mounts that bolt to the bottom of the perches and i want to get the angle of the mounting studs to be identical to prevent binding. i made a simple jig out of a 2x4 so i could get the angles right and so both pieces would be identical.

i will be making my headlight mounts off of these this week.

 

looks good, dig the chop for sure!!

 

Tetanus Shot<SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_3351460", true); </SCRIPT> Nice 31-5 window... Nice chop! Thinkin of Colors yet or you going Rat with it ?

 

Looks great! Really cool coupe.

 

Nice Work Tetnus! Like the Grill too

 

5" chop looks perfect on it, i have a 6" on mine sometimes i feel I can't se outta the damn thing, but it looks cool!!!

 

i also shortened my Torque Tube over the weekend. now heres where im probably going to catch some flack but i decided after taking a ton of measurements that it made more sense to cut the center support bearing out completely i did this because i had to shorten the tube nearly 19 inches and the bearing would have pretty much been at the axle, and since i shortened so drastically i dont think it needs one. so before you start telling my im an idiot just know that this is an experiment and if it doesnt work it wont be a hard thing to change. and yes i am going to have my driveshaft shortened and balanced professionally so this was another part of my reasoning.

i cut the top of the tube first (it helps if you make a couple of marks on both end so you can line them up later) i then bolted it to the back of the trans and set my angle. after lots of measuring i cut the other end. to help with trueing up the pieces since i dont have a tubing clamp i cut up a piece of the section i trimmed to use as a homemade clamp of sorts, it actually worked very well. once i knew that everything was trued up after taking about a million measurements (its needs to be Laser straight or you will eat up bearings!) i tacked the 2 pieces together. then i took the tube over to Scooters place since he has a bitchin welder and he did a damn good job finish welding it for me. now iall i have to do is take my driveshaft to the a driveline place and tell them i need it shortened the same amount i shortend the tube, which in this case was 18 3/4 inches.

thats all the updates for now, im going to bed
















thanks again Scooter!

 

I am following this build. Love it. BTW saw and helped push your Hudson the other day. That one is next eh?

 

Wow. Great pictures of your build. Please keep posting them.