New guy from Southern MB, Looking to share and learn on here. Been browsing the HAMB for a while and I figured It's high time I joined. Currently building my first hot rod, aiming at something traditional, yet one off. Will post a build thread once I sift through some more pictures. A little mock up from about a month or so ago; Then the 221 Dodge straight eight, minus the Graham supercharger.
Traditional? Hmmmmmmm. Certainly different in the driveline. Wonder if the wood spokes can handle it? Just kidding. Keep us posted and ask away. Hello and welcome from Maryland............
Burnin8, ...............Welcome to the H.A.M.B..................from Arkansas City,KS. Looks like you may have a killer ride here, keep us posted. Will those spokes hold up under that kind of power, it's a question, I'm serious. firstnomad www.angelfire.com/jazz/flatlandstudio
Thanks guys! I'm not entirely sure how "Traditional" the car is, but I kind of wanted to mix a few styles together. It doesn't sit very low, but there are a lot of reasons why I didn't tuck the engine up higher in the frame (#1 was center of gravity, #2 was the pedals are attached to the bell housing), If I don't like the height I guess I can hide it with some fenders and running boards. I have always been a fan of the Bonneville style cars, so that's my aim with the engine, with the Graham supercharger on it. If I can find a second one I'll do a twin setup. I've done a little work on the motor myself, but seeing as it's not something I can really replace if something goes wrong, I'm sending it off to Millar Machine (I'm sure a couple of you know about them - they have some of the best equipment in Canada) to get inspected, modify the cam, have a magneto distributor made for it, and the pulley setup for everything. Stock it makes 77 hp, and a ton of torque. With the supercharger and cam, I'll be happy if it makes 125. As far as the body goes= purely traditional. a tasteful 4 inch chop, took 2 inches out of the header panel to allow for more windshield. Turning the gas tank lid/ vent into a scoop that closes. Riveting a sheet of aluminum for the roof.Still looking for lights. All of this is a long way from getting done... Too many things to do and not enough time. For the wheels, I don't like the Dodge wires, ever since I heard the widowmaker nickname. I might get hubs machined to put the larger 50's chevy truck rims on it, but that defeats the purpose of using the '30 Dodge axles, and the drum brakes on it. It'll cost about 600 per wheel to re-spoke them, so I haven't made up my mind yet. And yes, those wood rims will be PLENTY strong. But all the Dodge parts are from the DC that the engine came off of. I still have the option to change if I want to. Literally, the only Ford part on that car is the cab.. The rest is from a 1930 Dodge DC, the first Dodge eight. I still can't find enough time or will to put together and post a build thread, but hopefully next weekend will be it.
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