Projects 1932 Chevrolet coupe build

Ben. You are gonna be on the road by next spring with this much progress. But I'm not putting any pressure on ya. Nice job on the frame...John

 

Ha well John that depends on time and money and how school goes. I guess I need to order a front perch and 4 link kit now...wheels and tires would be nice to have too but I definitely ain't got that kind of money right now ha

 

Set the rearend under the frame and got the body set down over it to see if my rearend was wide enough and how everything sits over the frame. Everything looks good so far...

 

Lookin' good Ben.

 

I wish i had a garage like that to work in...great job bro

How much space do you have between the frame rails and body on both sides?

 

Amazing. End of july until now, and allready a first test drive. Everything is looking good. You spend your time wisely...John

 

cool build keep it up

 

Not exactly sure on this it's already taken back apart but i think around 1.5" in the front and probably 4" or so in the back. The frame tapers outward until the rear Z then it goes straight back.

 

Yep im starting my 33 soon like them bow ties !!

 

Started setting up the front suspension today. Originally planned to go with suicide front end with spring behind the axle, but today changed my mind. With my 4" Z and 4" drop axle I think it would be lower than what I am wanting, so I set it up with spring on top of axle.

Welding the front perch on


Setting up the spring behind axle...


Deciding to go with spring on top of axle







Used pole jack to simulate weight on the front end of the car and am setting caster at 7 degrees. Sound right? Thanks

 

Looks good! That should be a *****in' coupe when you're done.. I can't wait to see it as a roller- it should have a killer stance!

 

Looking really good! Love all the pictures and that your doing your own frame

 

Preciate it guys and WhiteDevil your coupe is lookin good too gotta love those model a's

 

Sweet!

 

Looking good Ben, keep up the good work.

Kevin
Ooltewah Speed Shop

 

Another good decision. Keep up the good work.

 

Good work. Nice job turning it back into a car not a lawn ornament.

 

Man that's looking good. I like the dash....that's a great idea. At this rate you'll have a roller in no time.

 

Thanks I think it's turning out pretty much how I had planned even though that could change any day. Heres some more from today...been on fall break but gotta go back to school tonight so I'm trying to get as much done as I can

Made the brackets to mount the wishbones to

 

looks awesome!

 

Right on!!

 

is it going to be traditional ??????

 

Hope not, I'd hate to be put into any single category . It's gonna be built the way I want it, not by anybody elses standards.

 

Ben looks really good. I would slap in motor,trans and get it up on the wheels before you set that caster in stone.

That way you will be in the ball park for the powewrplant weight that you are going to run.

7 degrees sounds good.

 

killer

 

Great job man ! Sure are lots more Chevrolets, showing up lately. Thanks for the excellent build photos.

 

Thanks and yeah I hope to get a 4 link kit for christmas and i already have the motor and trans jus gotta make a cross member and motor mounts then I can get it on wheels. I jus tacked those brackets to mount the wishbones to so they can come back out or be changed in the future.

Thanks for the kind words guys and yeah i've seen quite a few good lookin chevrolet builds on here. Buncha good carpenters, metal workers, or idiots, one of the three ha

 

Got the rearend cleaned up and rolled under the frame, borrowed some wheels from a friend, and got the body mocked up at the desired ride height.















Sittin beside the A

 

I have been gathering parts for a 31 Chevy I plan to build and love this thread. I want to do a frame like yours but still have not decided on the front suspension. I have this crazy idea of doing an all Chevy build but the front suspension from the Fords is flat out cool so I may go that way.

Keep the stuff coming, love it!

 

Hey man preciate the kind words. And I felt the same way about stayin all GM (or as much as I could). I thought about runnin quarter elliptical parallel leaf springs to keep the chevy front axle you could always try that. You got any pics?