Hot Rods >> post war '30 roadster build <<

Okay, finally time to start a build thread on my roadster.
Picked up the body early this year, It has been pieced together from a few different cars but has no rust!
All the patch work has been done (some better than others, but we'll tackle that later).
Have been collecting parts for some time here is the spec sheet so far:

1930 Roadster Body
Model A Frame with pickup trans crossmember, no kickup
59A Flathead (older stock rebuild with very low miles)
'46 sideshift box (good for legroom)
'34 front axle - undropped
'39/model A hybrid wishbone
'39 rear axle

 

here's me & kiwiandy picking it up in January

 

& here is the mockup:

 

Big thanks to the HAMB & all those that have taken the time to post their build threads over the years.
Will post up more pics as i go.

 

Looks great. I'll be watching.

 

thanks Carter, your build thread is my favourite on the Hamb currently.

 

The mockup looks great! I am going to need to see many more pictures though.

 

Yup mockup looks awesome! Cant wait to see more!

 

I like the plan.
I'll watch this one come together.

 

Cool!! Check mine out, we're going very similar directions.

 

sweet! I look forward to progress!

 

You had me at 46 sideshift.........!

Going to follow this one.

 

Very true.
Dont be tight with the updates and pics!

 

thats gonna be sweet

 

Some more...........Looks good

 

Inspiration for me to keep chugging away on my 30 roadster ( not that I need it!), but you're so much further along for having started with a rust free body ( not that I'm jealous... okay, maybe a little). Still, I like your mockup and will be following this for sure!

 

Here are a couple of closeups of the body as purchased.
As i said some of the patches are better than others, I will be replacing the wheel wells because 1: they are fugly & completely the wrong shape & 2: the previous owner has notched them (and the subrails) for a Jag rear end.

 

from the back

 

will be working on the car in this week so will have some more pics of the ch***is up soon.

 

Just got a 30 roadster myself, cant wai to see the progress.

 

Nice score!!!

 

Okay, so here are some ch***is pics I snapped last night

 

here is the pickup transmission crossmember all cut/trimmed/bent & bolted in place.
As you can see being a right hand drive with the sideshift box it's all pretty crammed in there, & I still have to fit the steering column & gas pedal in there too.

 

So last nights task was to make a bracket to mount the wishbone off the trans crossmember.
I started with a hunk of 5" square tube



then cut in into this kinda shape



drilled some holes & test fit

 

bracket will be gusseted & welded on to the crossmember.
Unfortunately about now my grinder died on me so I did what any of us would've done....sat in the roadster for a while on a pallet & made vroom vroom noises, cleaned up & called it a night.
more updates soon.

 

Looking forward to it!

 

looks great!

 

Cool build ! Its going to be perfect, will watch this with great interest. JW

 

excellant start man

 

crossmember looks good!