My '31 Model A Coupe Build Begins!!!!

$4,500 huh, I can't think of better way to blow your Meguiars sign on bonus! Congratulations and good luck with the project. I also thought and planned a whole lot for my sedan project before I actually found a body in good shape. -Jeff

 

Excellent body,by the time I get mine as nice as that one I'll have at least that much into it.Can wait to see the finish.

 

Great start, that body is in nice shape.

 

Great score. Who built your frame? It looks pretty nice too.

 

awesome... looks like you got your self a clean start on a nice hotrod build... keep us posted! what you have planned sounds nice for this ride
cool your were able to find such a nice body for a decent price around here. You don't come across clean bodies like that very often with all the necessities. Got a paint scheme yet or keepin her in primer? gas tank staying in front?

stay blessed!

 

Great start and congrats on the new gig as well. This picture reminds of something you'd see on the cover of HR in the 70's.
Keep us posted on the build.

-CC-

 

you liveing my dream ,GO FOR IT!

 

I envy you, that's going to be very cool.

 

Cl***ic Street Rod Mfg. in Ontario, CA built the frame for me. They did an amazing job. It was done two days after I ordered it and they are VERY resonably priced. Come to find out, they build all of So Cal Speed Shops frames! So Cal charges you all that money for a frame and they dont even build it. I recommend them to anyone.

www.cl***icstreetrodmfg.com

 

Dang, I'm impressed, the CAB himself. I remember hanginf posters of you on my wall out of Thrasher mag when I was younger.

Thanks for the compliments. I'm thinking I'm gonna run it bare metal for a while. Eventually its gonna be either a light blue or a dark, dark green single stage, I havent decioded if I will throw some flattener in there or not. I have a while before I need to worry about that.

Gas tank will be from tanks inc and will be in the trunk.

 

That looks like a solid body which is always a great start....

 

Nice project, the body looks great. Good luck and I’m looking forward for updates.

Lars

 

I'd channel it, no chop.

 

That was my plan for a long time, I'm still going back and forth. My only worry is that the car is not going to be all that low. With no chop, I'm worried about how it will look. The chop wont come till later so we will se how it looks once it is channeled and on the frame. Thanks for the idea.

 

Body is sweet, keep the build progress pic's coming

 

My 31 was not as nice as yours, but I would chop it. Just looks better chopped! Keep us posted.
Robert

 

Oh! That is sooo cool! Body is solid, parts are top notch, just about everything is there.... it'll be running soon!!!!

 

Great starting point.

Looking forward to those updates!

 

Dude what a clean body to start with. Congrats on graduating. I too will take on a coupe build when i graduate next year...until then its continue to study and work on my 54

 

Nice body! I'm going to college too and I just picked up a '29 coupe and basically have the same plans- 3-4" chop, 3" channel, pie cut frontend and z'd in the back 5". Keep it up! I

 

Thank you guys for all of the encouragment. I just walked in from the garage. Got a good amount done today, I will post some more pics in a few days.

 

Good luck!! Wish my car was in that good of a shape when I started. Here's a pic of my car....

 

Believe me when I say that your car has been a major inspiration for mine. I hope my coupe turns out half as nice as yours. Got to be one of my favorite coupes ever.

 

Man, You don't know how proud I am to know that my car was inspiration on a another car. I would prob channel and chop it just a little. Either way it is going to be a killer...

 

Kennedy, *****in' car...haven't seen it before. I like it a lot.

 

I think so too. The plan for now is a 4 inch chop and a 4 inch channel. We will just have to see....

 

Nice one 31abomb you give me renewed energy on my 5 window.
lookin nice so far...a 2" chop is what Im partial to...

 

Man, that looks great!
Kool that you're getting started and I just finished building my 31 A-Coupe. (Check out my thread....)
'31 Model A Coupe Survivor is finally (almost) Done ***Photos***

Can't wait to see yours finished!

 

Looks like a killer start, and game plan! I think you should go with the 4" chop.
Jimmy White

 

Alright, this is almost getting scary. First, Kennedy gives me his approval, a Coupe that is definitely inspiring my build. Then you! Check this out, I scoured every inch of your car earlier this year at the BIG 3 in San Diego and spoke to you for a bit. THen again at PASO and took about a million pictures. I was actually looking at a picture of your car on my computer the other night at how your rear is hung. I'm also mounting the spring on top of the axle like you did, weird. Well, love your car, we will have to meet up in San Diego sometime when I finish my build. Where you at in SD?