My buddy Rob's '32: <table style="width:auto;"><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From King Of Clubs 2009</td></tr></table>
I took this at a gathering a while back. It is a 35 chevy 3 window thought it was cool. And another 35 3 window, I am working on for a customer. I think it used to be a stock car?
The roadster has been stored for years and it is the real deal, not much original left though. My uncle built it in the late 50's as a drag car. Fenderless, poncho mill, channeled over a '38 (wider) chassis, piecut firewall, 3" pipe rollbar, steelies. Last driven in '67. Over the years, and many moves, alot of the parts disappeared or were "lost" before I got my hands on it. Plans are to reunite it with a '32 chassis, 468 BBC, man-a-fre induction, muncie 4 spd, halibrand champ rear. I've always wanted it to be full fendered, thats the reason for the sedan donor. However, lately I've been thinking fenderless and 17" artillerys. I will end up mocking it up both ways and then making a decision.
Looks like you've got an aweful lot to start with though. I look at some of these threads and the stuff that guys are starting with, and making these amazing cars is well, amazing. Both of them look like they'll be a blast to drive.
PBR: Ya, Ya whatever about your not transverse crap again! Just fkn with ya! Concreteman: Nice rides! I spoke to you in Pleasanton this year on the main drag with your wife about your green ford. I am building one for a friend, and love the look! Now back to Chevys: Mine is all chevy running gear, and I removed all the cross members and replaced them in the needed areas, I used as much of the original car as I could in my build, but I too am wondering why you would put ford suspension in a chevy? I also noticed that you are wondering about gauges, if you buy Sun proline white faced gauges, you can take them out of their housing, and they will fit in the original dash insertl. That is what I found, and it looks pretty cool. The only thing is that the speedo only goes to 80! I had to use the original, and it bounces alot. The coach is looking good, keep us up to date. I love to see the chevys rising out of the wood work. Here is a couple pics of my 30'
I had originally thought of converting the brakes over to liquid by using slave cylinders on each backing plate. they're heavy enough that I think it would work. Then I came into this Fat Man Fab IFS system. I think it will be fine. It doesn't have those big, pressed steel control arms or those strut rods going forward. AND the rack is in the back so it doesn't look too bad. I think it will look fine. No offense Miss-B. Now the question of the hour, where does everyone have their master cylinder? I've thought of mounting it on the frame and I've considered putting one on the firewall. Power brakes, but where? Any insights? On a side note, I've had the car for over a decade and taken little hits at it from time to time. Lately, I've been more driven to work on this car than I have EVER! Partly because of this forum getting me excited about it and partly because my kids are older and they're having fun with me on it. I just got the floors replaced tonight. I used the old ones as a template (they had too many holes from all the factory stuff.) Next step, tearing the engine out and getting it all in the 32. Might do some of that over Thanksgiving weekend. I've got one of Speedway's engine crossmembers that ties in both frame rails. I was wondering if I should still box the frame? What did you all do? How does it handle? Will that crossmember connect the two rails together sufficiently? Any info?
HotRod- Did you replace all the wood with steel? Looks great and I love the tin work inside! Are the seats going to get kind of tight with that driveshaft bulge between them? Looks like an awesome ride! I'm actually surprised at how many Chevys are out there! I was feeling kind of alone when I started this project.
C5: just givin you a bad time, PBR flicked me crap about a transverse spring, but when I built my spring, I used the original chevy parallels. My car is based off a 50's-60's Bonneville car, but I have put together some street rods with Kugel IFS. I don't think there is a huge difference in the way that they handle. As for the master cylinder, you can go with frame mount corvette, or do swinging pedals with it hidden under the dash. If you put it under the dash, the power booster and cylinder have to mount sideways, but you just make the linkage triangulated. I put in the other post an edit that the sun proline gauges taken apart fit and look really close to the original gauges without all the trouble. My car handles like a DREAM, but then again I have only had it up to about a buck 10 according to a buddy of mines speedo, as we were racing. I also replaced all the wood in mine with square tubing and a full sheetmetal floor. I am going to put aluminum panels in the interior to look like the old race cars.
Yes I did replace most of the wood with steel tubing.Built the frame,zee'd in the front and in the back. The area behind the b piller is flat so the seats fit great. Channeled 4 inch's. 406 sb..600 horse and corner like a go-cart.Thanks for lookin.
Thanks Guys! I don't know if it's just me or not, but I'll sit up at night and just think about things like, "Where AM I going to put that?" I've even thought about rather than using a vacuum can, how about using a hydro-boost system out of a GM truck. The reason I ask is because the engine that I'm using has a power steering pump but I don't have a power rack. I was thinking of plumbing a line to a hydro-boost to see if I could save some space by not having to use the big can behind the master. That would probably have to be mounted on the firewall to allow the fluid to drain back, right? Miss-B, The Sun ProLine gauges, how hard were they to take apart? Were they new or are they a vintage gauge? Has anyone tried using the factory speedo? How different is the cable that drives the speedo from something like today's car? I'm trying to build this car in my head so that I only have to do it once in my garage. Thanks!
I am also building a 32 chevy 5 window coupe if you wanna see some pics you can go to my profile and look in threads created by me and it will be 1932 Chevy 5 Window Coupe build
C5: the gauges were really simple, pop the chrome rings off and the glass lense, take the nuts off and the sending units out, and place them in the original cluster. A little retro fitting, but makes a clean application. I will see if I can find some pics, or I will go out to the shop and take a photo tomorrrow. I did also use the original speedo, but it sucks! It is rotary, so it bounces, and it only goes to 80! I just disconnected it and left it in for the appearance though. The gauges come in a cluster of 3, and then I bought the fuel gauge. I had to turn the fuel gauge upside down, and put it in the top of the double gauge set across from the speedo. The volt meter went below it, the oil pressure to the top left, and the temp to the top right. Also the gauges are a new line not vintage, so they were pretty inexpensive. I think like 60 bucks.
Checked out your thread Slick! Great build up. I've got a wild hair to build a nasty, retro-cam-ridden small block at some time. Just for kicks but this one is going to be a cruiser. Not a cush-mobile, just a nice mile marker killer. Miss-B, please, if you can get some pictures of the gauges, that would go a long way since i'm not a "Picture this in your head" kind of guy. Thanks! Man! This all makes me want to go back out in the garage and get some work done!
I've got one too. It's a 32 4 door sedan, I'm not doing anything with it right now it's a pile of parts thats going to be my next project. Check out my 'Look what I dragged home' thread if you'd like to see some pics. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=388635
I've got a 32 chevy 5 window coupe im building. Got the body, no wood, replacing with tubing, 3" chop, 4" channel, no fenders, home-built frame, straight front axle with cross leaf, 283 with tri power, t56 tranny, 9 in ford, 4 linked rear. will have paint when done. here is the build: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=384431 good luck with yours!
I have seen that car! It is incredible! That's an old survivor Hot Rod isn't it? I think it was at Goodguys when I saw it. Congrats on a beautiful car. Edit; just read further and saw that it is. Sweet
If it's an early Chevy, it COUNTS! Again, I'm surprised on how many folks are building an early Chebbie and, their skill at doing it! Some great stuff on here. I'll be getting my kicks in as the family/work/otherstuffthatseemstoconsumemytime allows. But, still got the fire to get it done! Tonight my dad is coming over and this will be the first time that he will have seen it since I started the project back up.
hehe im just an ass what can i say.... brings more and more complements then you'd believe at shows with the pair instead of one
Thought some of you might like to see where my car spent all its time before I came along. The car sat in this barn since 1961, when my best friend's dad bought it, but never drove it. It took us two days to get to it through all the stuff that had accumulated in front of it. Right over the top of the car, they had several 12"12"x10' solid oak boards stacked up on the beams. Thankfully the beams were stronger than gravity all those years! That's where the ladder is going.