I'm building a Model T on a Model A frame. I was woundering if anyone had ever flipped there frame over instead of Zing it. Using the frame horns to put your front cross member in? Then using elliptical spring in the rear to bring it down to the ground. Have pic's I'de like to see... Thanks, Jim
You'd have to cut out all the crossmembers, that'd be a pain in the rear and then get it all squared back up? why?
We flipped an A frame to make our rear engined dragster. Of course, we only used the frame rails and custom made crossmembers. Here are some pics. Dan Marvin, Owner Exeter Auto Supply
Thanks! The ch***is is complete, just waiting for some shop time to build the body. Here is what it will look like finished.
Well when I checked it it was only about 1/16 to 1/8 off. So It's not to bad to start with. Nothing that can't be fixed! Jim
One of the guys from Hot Rod Havoc built a roadster for Mike of Intake magazine using a Model A frame with no kicks..looks nice and low.....
Yep, mine is that way. Flipped in the front, but the back still has a 10 inch Z. Here is a shot of just the frame.
What benefit do you get from flipping the frame? Pointed up frame horns look/sound dumb in my opinion...
that is SOOOO cool! a quarter mile machine i take it? damn, i'd love to build something like that. add another one to the "someday" list ...
It gives it sort of a "sleigh" look. I think it looks good, but thats just me. Now for a practical reason to do it, my horns sweep up and my spring perch is about 4"s above that. Done the other way, the horns would sweep down and the spring perch would be around 8"s tall. That is really cantilevered way the hell up there putting more stress on the crossmember/spring mount and would look kind of stupid.
Well this way you don't have to Z the front. And keeps you from having a really tall front perch. And you in***led to your opinion... Jim
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