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, and while you are working on it need to angle rear shocks, etc

 

Well whatever you end up doing you should trailer it down to the shop on one of the forth Friday's of the month to our cruise in and let us have a look at it in person. I'd love to see it as is.

805 se 3rd just up from 54th st grill

 

I can only say, interesting.

I fail to see the appeal in the "paint", it's too long gone for anything nice. But to each his own.
The car is way to high for me, but a got damn good canvas for a fine build.
But the frame might be an Chevy or Dodge frame, and bobbed front and back. With two rear parallel 1/4 springs, in a set up with wishbones? More picks?
Brake pedal looks like a Chevy truck pedal, like the one I have from a 1946 3 ton truck.

A heavily dropped front axle, reversed spring and matching steelies would make a major difference. But the rear tires are nice and a narrow set of front tires would help it a lot.

And for the love of good, PAINT.
Just my two cents.

 

Actually there were quite a few T buckets built in the '60s here in the mid west that were set up high like that. At least I have seen several in the last 20 years that were drug out and repurposed.

 

This is the motor I am going to put in it.

 

Sure like to know what the front end is

 

Can you post a photo of the backing plate/spindle? Looks like mechanical brakes which pushes further my thought that this was never a finished driving car. But a hemi could fix that

 

I'll try to get a better pic. I sure appreciate all the feedback.

 

Looking better already!

 

Good start, at least - Speedo is '59-'60 Chevy.
What's the advantage of a quarter-elliptic setup in a car like this, as opposed to a buggy spring or coils?

 

Front end looks like Model A to me.

 

X2 on the Model A Front end. Bob

 

Without running a tape on it my first guess would be model A. A quick measure could affirm that.

Got some advice for you especially if you are going to bolt that heavy pig of a motor in there. Those old frames are pretty wiggly, you may consider boxing it.

 

Here might be away to ID the axle:
http://www.droppedaxles.com/FORD_AXLES.html

 

It's a Chevy (GM), dodge or something related frame, they should be stiffer then a Model A. Like same difference between an T and an A, as between a Chevy and an A.
But I can't prove it, but all the internet experts swears to it! Lol

 

It actually looks like a Ford truck frame (to me), Like a TT or AA. They were heavier but still not heavy enough to handle the hemi in my opinion. I am guessing on the frame and my opinion is just my opinion. LOL

 

That might be the case, it looks like a Model AA, but that gentle swoop at the rear, under the bed, makes it a Non-Ford frame!



Ford truck looks all flat, with a taper, but no swoop

 

You are probably absolutely correct. I was looking at the front crossmember and not the swoop in the rear.

 

Thanks for the picture in post 36. That clears things up a lot. The first photo was too shaded at the front of the steering shaft for my old eyes to really see what was going on there. Looked like there was a steering gear right in the middle of the car, ha,ha. The Hemi will be cool.

 

Trying to get smart on a juice brake conversion. The speedway disc kit looks to be an easy ****on but feels wrong. What's the old school approach? Should I replace the spindles?(king pins are in need of replacement anyway). I would like to end up with a Chevy bolt pattern. It looks like I'll spend more on the drum approach and it won't work as well as the disc kit. On the fence. Any thoughts?

 

I would think that the Ford pickup drum conversion and the chev rear drums would be a useful amount of brake for a light car? It will still be a light car even with the hemi.****** an old Colt collector once told me "if you are selling its patina,if you are buying its rust".I have always thought that covered it pretty well.

 

Someone started a project but never finished it. 1/4 elliptical rear leafs, set up for SBC? 2x4 frame with no steering

 

Looks like a great project. Good luck. I think I would Media Blast the whole body then prime and paint it ultra glossy bright Canary Yellow.

 

I think it's a pretty cool little car, with huge potential. And, with the HEMI, maybe some of the guys will back off a little with their at***ude. You have a few toys that should tell everyone, you're not new at this. And, welcome to the HAMB! I am Butch/56sedandelivery.

 

Old Delco Battery still in car

Car ran at one point. Still has an old Delco Battery in it

 

Steering was Corvair or something. It was gone when I got the car. It has a model front axle but I am confident it never ran on it.

 

Looks like a fun project . Glad you found it. Like the engine choice . Make it safe and build it how you want ,its yours.

 

this is a cool project ! From the photos the metal looks to be in good shape