Well, I've been hinting at this for a few weeks so here is the extended story of my new hot rod. While I was driving a 1913 Stevens Duryea on a 3000 mile tour called the Red Rock Rendezvous, I was talking to a friend about how hard it is for young guys to get into old cars. (This guy doesn't have a problem with money or space like so many of us do.) Long story short, he came up with an idea to to a joint hot rod build. He would front all the bills and I do the labor. I guess that sounds pretty good. When finished, the car will be titled and insured in my name and I keep it. Damn, sounds real good now. He made a few stipulations, but nothing outrageous. Model A truck, closed cab, a/c, fenders, dynamat, paint & finishe interior. But otherwise the design and build is mine. It gets better... I have use of my school shop for 2 periods a day for the next 2 years. A big, heated and air conditioned, secure place to do the build. Air tools and lift are included and I get graded on the progress! I have loose plans for a 1934 Ford chassis, hot flathead, and A cab/bed. I haven't signed the contract papers yet so I cant start spending the $20,000 budget, but I doubt I will have any trouble in that area ! If anyone local would be willing to help in any way please let me know, because we will need it! Even though I pick my small build team, I will still have to teach them a lot about the old engine and parts. Whattya think?
Is this on the level, I just had to ask. Seems from the lack of response that nobody is sure that you ain't just jerking our chain. No offense meant but it sounds too good to be true. BB
No, this is for real. No joke. I didn't post this to brag or anything, it's just a once in a lifetime opportunity and I wanted the HAMB to be all over it throughout the build.
Sounds cool, but who is the guy footing the bill? and why do you have a fully stocked shop to work in for free? is it a school shop... have I missed something? too bad it has to have fenders, never have been able to get into hotrods with stock fenders. But otherwise, you've deffinitely got yourself a once in a lifetime opportunity, go for it! rjb
...am I the only one that caught the fact that he is going to build a full fendered Model A pickup on a 1934 Ford chassis?...sorry, but if that's true, it ain't gonna look right, I don't care how free it is...my .02
I agree with 3W Larry, I thought the same thing if it is going to be an Model A cab why not a MNodel A frame? CBB
The 34 frame has a X member and mounts for the V8 already. I figured it would be a better start rather than doing that much more chassis work being that it will be done in a high school shop. I would much rather use the later cab. I think it looks better than the A for a hot rod like this, but that was not really my decision to make. Picture the Shine 34.
if you have to go full fendered , and want an A pickup cab , you will be better of with a model A frame to start with...a completely new chassis fron Pete & jakes , TCI , chassis engineering would give you a good start it would be real hard to make a `34 frame fit you will also need to do some carefull planning if you want to make room for air conditioning plus the fuel tank , battery , etc...not a lot of room in an A pickup . i know, i have built one good luck with the build
...I'm tellin' ya it ain't gonna work...a Model A's wheelbase is 106", and a '34 wheelbase is 112". You'd have to stretch the running boards to fit in between the fenders. Also, the 34 frame is much wider...trying to line up all the fenders would be a nightmare. You really need to think this through more thoroughly and do some homework on the different dimensions of the 2 different years. If you really didn't know there was all these differences that I just mentioned, it sounds like you might be in over your head on this project. just my .02
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