How dad did it 40 years ago.

Here are some pictures of my dad building a hot rod 40 years ago. The dates on the photos are from 1964 – 1966. I’m a 66 model myself, so this was little before I was born. Hot rod building is somewhat the same today. A welder, vice, hacksaw, screwdriver and a few wrenches in the home garage. Looking at these pictures you can tell not much has changed in the way hot rods are built now. The motor is a 327ci Chevy with 11 to 1 compression 30-30 cam with a man-a-free intake. The body was some type of model A that was cut-up to make a roadster.

 

Thanks for sharing....

Mutt

 

Killer pics man, hope ya got more.

 

Nothing like the god ol days of hot rod building, thanks for sharing, that some kool stuff.

 

What happend to it?

 

thats awsome,
i love seeing the pictures of people doing things on hot rods rather then just finished shots
thanks for sharing
Zach

 

Yeah do ya still have the car?

 

Awesome, I love seeing these old build-up posts!!

 

Very nice of you to show these. I love that first photo of tidy suburban bungalows.

 

I wish they would sell the striped t-shirts again like they did back in the day...

 

are those slicks on the front or was that just for mockup/moving around the shop?

 

He traded the car for a paint job on his truck in the 80's. He did keep the motor and intake and still has it to this day.

 

I like the diamond plate mount for the front wishbones...definitely using what was laying around...

R-

 

Hey: He had a open- drive banjo in that .!!

 

killer pics man!!!put that motor to a good cause and drive bro!!!

 

GREAT pics!

 

very cool.

 

Very cool pics. That's my era exactly, so quite nostalgic for me!

 

kick ass pics. very cool.

 

And I thought you were cool for showin' up at Cruze night with that roadster that had been in your family since the 60s... Man, I dig those pictures. Whish that was my pop. My old man had a Malabu... nice, but can't compete with a real hot rod.

 

30-30 cam? what are the specs on that cam.i remember my dad telling me about that cam when i was younger but never heard the specs..he said the big thing when he was racing in the 60s was milling the heads ,droping that cam in...

 

Great pics! Thanks for sharing them.

 

cool photos!

 

Great pictures! My dad and uncles were building cars and bikes in the late 60's, but I haven't uncovered any pictures. I'm jealous!

I really like that first picture, I'm a sucker for a old chevy trucks and that little roadster is too damn cool. I blew up the car and adjusted the curves and the contrast... Notice the pinstriping around the taillights. kick ass.

Also, it looks like the drivers side rear tire is blown... maybe too many burnouts?

 

The 30-30 cam is part no. 3849346, used in 67-69 Z/28 with the 302 rated at 290 horse, as well as the 64-65 Corvette 327, rated at 365 horse with carburetion and 375 with fuel injection.

The 30-30 referred to the valve lash on both intake and exhaust of .030" (Though if you set the lash cold, it needs to be set at .026, or else when it warms up, it will be too loose)

The specs are as follows:
Intake and exhaust duration is 346, lift .485", lobe centers on intake 112, exhaust 64. The distance between centers is 132 and overlap is 118.

A friend of mine in Tulsa had a 63 Vette convertible back in '74 that had a 30-30 cam in a .030 over 327 (331) with 2.02 heads. It sounded great, power didn't come on until about 3500 rpm, then it pulled strong to redline.

 

Looks like you had a cool dad...................Mine was into VWs....Guess, that could be cool too, but it didnt seem like it at the time.

 

A hot cam back in the day, but dose not compare to todays cams. I plugged the specs in my Desktop Dyno and the horsepower dropped off real bad. Todays cams are so much better.

 

way cool pics!

 

It might not be up to todays cams, but I had one in a 1961 Vette with 292 (283 + .060) that ran 13.08 at 114 mph at Green Valley in 1965. 4:11 POSI and Atlas Buchron 8.00 X 14 tires.

 

That's cool, thanks for the pics.