evil1's 1930 Durant project

cars coming along nice job

 

Excellent work. Really diggin it. Makes me want to build one. One ? where do your feet go? Looks a little tight.

 

Durant work as a designer for Chevrolet before going out and forming the Durant Car Company.

CRUISER

 

trust me there is plenty of leg room... more pic's to come..

 

WOW! looking good!

 

Really diggin the Durant.....

 

I really like the stance of this coupe! I'm looking forward to see it done!

 

yep.....its killer!

 

small update... i built my steering column with a corvair steering wheel and signal switch and test fit my gauge pannel


Test fit the floor pan next i will roll some beads in it and weld er in

 

I love this car!

Nice work, great eye!!
HRD

 

Killer build.What size tubing did you use for the perimeter and subfloor?

I have the same issue that I need to do.

 

thanks
I used 1"X1" square .120 wall..

 

still amazing. if i get time I might just have to read this one all over again for fun!!

amazing stuff.. looks great man.

 

Even around the peremeter of where the doors are?

 

no i used some 1/2"X1/2"

 

Merry Christmas Levi.

 

cant wait for more up-dates

 

If you are looking for info try these sites of our cars
http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/durant/

http://www.durantcars.com/basics/history.shtml

I see you have what looks like a deluxe 1930 614. Still have the shocks / links / and both plates the links attach to ? My arms are cut in half and ball cut off the link plate. No shocks on the rear at all.

Several lads looking for 30 -32 parts. I'm looking for 32 parts for mine. If yours is 1930 then Durant Motors as Durant failed May 4 1931. Dominion Motors June to Dec 1933 for Frontenac and Durant's.

 

durant cars are super rare especially coupes....if anyone does have a durant to "rod" please notify the "durant motors owners club" of any parts for sale you are taking off...or let me know....froggysrod@comcast.net....thanx, garallard

 

looking sharp. need to roll my lazy ass out there and see it in person.

 

thanks guys.. i have sold all Durant parts that i did not need... most of it went to guys on the durant club site....I could use a set of inside door handles and a rumble seat handle....

 

y dont up post some new pics of it? im sure some one will like it

 

Good luck as even we can't find handles etc.

 

Nice ass build man. I love the Durant style. Very different from all the "A"s but not gaudy.

This version would look sick with a bellypan that curves up to the rockerpanel, and blackwalls. Maybe keep that in your pocket for down the road when you decide to mix it up a bit.

 

First time I've seen this. That hood is amazing with those rolled scallops. They make the car at least 50MPH faster. The whole thing is tidy and neat Very cool.

 

Levi I can't believe what you did to that car knowing how complete it was when you got it. Have you no decency???

 

Have you no decency? There are starving Durant owners all over the world that would love you collect the pieces you cut out of the roof. Be sure to post those cut sections on the Durant Scraps and Leftover page.

 

I know im a bad bad man... I think my next car will be a fenderless Duesenberg hot rod....lol

 

Oh man you're going straight to hell for that one!!!

 

A fenderless Duesy would only look good on a set of BOYDS with a Lexus motor and a huge stereo.