Hot Rods A visitor at the jalopy journal world hq.

y's the hood up on your car ryan? tinkering on hamb time?

 

I'll have to stop into Dripping Springs when I pass through one day.
Great car.

 

Real Hot Rod....BADASS!!!

 

x2 what Phil said!!!

And yeah, my dad and me will be at the Roundup with the car. Looking forward to it...

 

very cool car

 

is it just the angle of the shots, but does that grille appear to be about an inch too far forward at the top? Just say'in.....................

 

the two shots Ryan posted look ok, but I agree with you on the others

 

oops sorry. But its close.

 

Really nice. That interior is killer.

 

LOVE IT!.badass,..but me just being picky ,but have never been crazy about those speedway exhaust manifolds(unless they are the real thing on a Ford,what those are supposed to mimick)

 

Glad to see no electric fan. That is a nice car.

 

Yeah, it's a optical illusion that I see too from certain angles. We've measured it, it's the exact same top to bottom.

There is a few modifications that I think contribute to this. The main one being that the engine is raised for clearance reasons, so that nothing hangs below the frame rails. I think it changes the angle of the motor a hair( to where it's basically level) and the angle of the fan compared to the radiator creates the illusion.

Also, there is a hood for the car, and there have been some modifications to that to make the body line continue downward into the hood towards the grill. The grill is lowered an inch. And the hood is pie-cut 3/8". Plus, the grill shell has a pretty pronounced peak which might accentuate it a bit more.

But mainly, I think it's mainly from the motor being raised. Cuz I look at a few other cars Dave Lane has built(button's 3w, poteet's 5w) and they are the same, you just can't tell cuz they have the hood on. It is very minimal and u only see it from a few angles.

And it's a good deal in my book cuz it really improves the drivability of a car that is dangerously low

 

Absolutely Beautiful.

 

Badass!

 

Where did he get those screen filters for the ram tubes? I need a set like that.

 

What could make a better day at the office than a BITCHIN 32 Roadster!!

 

The epitome of a real hot rod......

 

All around very well thought out build.I have seen it a couple of times and its outstanding in all respects.

 

That is just so damn sweet.

 

Fantastic car er........................Hot Rod. For those who commented about the grille leaning forward. If you get a chance measure a stock '32 hood side panel........................it's longer at the top than at the bottom. A stock '32 grille shell on a stock car leans forward. I about fainted when I found this out, always thought the grille stood straight up...........nope!!!. I've owned '32's for over 40 years and it wasn't until about 3 years ago we discovered this while measuring for a custom (longer) hood.

Frank

 

Okay,I'm going to bring my ignorance fully into the sunlight. Are those front tyres bias ply or radial, because for the life of me, unless you're talking piecrusts versus "aggressive" modern tread patterns, sometimes I just can't tell the difference. Please bear in mind that I run radial whitewalls on a fully fendered Kustom, so to me a tyre just looks okay or it doesn't, and those do. Please don't beat me with too big a stick, I am English, and I am here to learn.
Paul

 

And hanging about with us hoodlums?

 

The older my eyes get, the more I speculate......... don't get me wrong, it's a Badass Car, just couldn't quite figure that angle out, the spot on rake might have something to do with it.

 

Wow!

 

DAMNIT RYAN! You sent me into '32 Envy....which will lead into '32 Depression.....haha that thing is bad ass!

 

Yeah, this is why I never comment on hot Rod threads. Over here in England, we don't have your rich hot Rod history, and tyres are just round rubber things with holes in the middle for the wheels.I only ask cos my American classic radials have a similar tread pattern. Pardon me for trying to learn something. Guess I'll just stick to my Kustom.
Paul

 

I looked up Hot Rod in the dictionary and saw a pic of that car. Way cool.

 

I find that 35 years later I'm in the same boat. Never heard the words pie crust years ago. Changing from bias over to radials in '72 meant you had a "driver" of a car. Opinions are like...never mind!

 

street rod............hmmm? arent we playing both sides of the fence here??
ud

 

No worries! Trust me, there is a reason we had measured..,

As for the front tires, they are the145r15 Firestone Blackwall radials that Coker sell(bought with our trusty HAMB Alliance discount). They have nice older look...

I know a lot of people on here cringe about radials on fenderless cars, but with a late 60's era build...I think it is completely fine.