Hot Rods CHAMPION SPEED COUPE

Yea it's good

 

Here's the steering wheel and pedal used in this still

And here's a 15 inch one at summit I'll probably get

And pedals from mooneyes

 

@Austinrod -

As I understand it, your intention is to build a "street-able" TRIBUTE to Jim McLennan's Model A drag coupe ... vice an accurate CLONE.

As cool as it would be to chop your coupe another 2 inches, set the engine back (with exhaust pipes exiting under the cowl, paint the "CHAMPION SPEED SHOP" lettering & graphics on the doors, etc., etc. ... IMHO, a "clone" just wouldn't be a very fun car to drive on the street.

I say just run the exhaust out the back ... fab a full hood ... punch a bunch of louvers on the trunk lid ... paint it bright red (without the lettering & graphics) ... run some polished moon discs (on appropriate tires) ... and drive the heck out of your "tribute" coupe!

 

It will be a tribute so no setting the engine back and what you said is exactly what I have planned for it except with lettering and pinstriping.

There might be a little surprise I have at the end of all this stay tuned......

 

Added full moons eventually they will be chromed

 

Chromed? ... I think you mean polished.

 

Yes polished I mean

 

Those look like clip-on type?

 

Yep

 

Just put the new 15 inch steering wheel on.
Looks better than the 17 inch white 1940 steering wheel that was on it



Plus got the moon brake pedal and moon foot pedal plus front tires from the shippers
Waiting on the rear drag slicks

 

Yea I was thinking about doing that right before I get it painted

 

@ the infamous Brewery with the wife the new steering wheel is night and day better than the other one

 

Looks good. Which company is the dash from? I think the chop is perfect.

 

4 inch chop / 4 inch channel
the dash came with car so couldn't tell you

 

Waiting for the tires

 

New tires all around cheaters on back





Next up get the moon disc's polished
And order the full hood

 

Not trying to derail this thread but this looks a lot like your roadster

 

Thanks for the info

 

Gettin closer

 

Looking good to me! Gary

 

Do what you want but you will never pull off the comp look with snap on fake Moon discs. You need the real thing. Go all the way or it will just look like your adding doo- dads on it. I like the direction your heading just need a harder edge to it. Just sayin'

 

I know you think everyone had screw on types at that time but they didn't
My coupe and others had pop ons ,look closely at the first pictures I posted and you see they are pop ons .
Also the satan deuce coupe had them on too

Even the recreation for the satan deuce has pop ons


Plus these are real mooneyes usa discs I might swap them out for different ones when the time is right

 

Don't take offense. Run what you want.

 

No problem

 

I like the chop and stance it has now. I wouldn't change it unless you are going to really go after it and build a race car. The 4" chop looks perfect and it's totally drive able.
With the full hood, it will still be a nod to the Champion coupe.

 

Needs to be chopped as much as legally possible. On a model a coupe that is 5.5 inches. Everything else is spot on. I like it, and I'm a comp coupe freak!