Hey all, im starting a build thread now because I'm actually starting to get closer to having something worth sharing. So I purchased a '31 5w coupe on leave in Nov. Since then I have been purchasing main components to get this thing going when I get home in July. I bought the "ultra low" frame from Speedway due to me not having the facilities or the confidence to build something with such needed precision. My plans are rebuilt 350/350 with a clean, vintage look to the engine, (script valve covers, no chrome, etc.). Ford 9" with disc brakes, chopped +/- 4.5"-5", channeled over frame, cowl steering with a new corvair box.... I have a "still needed list" which is quite daunting when looking at it but its not too bad.... So far I have: body, frame, engine, rear, dropped axle, front brakes, all front suspension, wheels and tires are in route (black walls)... I'm currently in the Middle East, so updates will be sorta slow until July but I will post the pictures of what I get in the mail until then... Here is my needed list that I will be checking off as I go... NEEDED th350 driveshaft sbc rebuilt intake, carb, headers 9" rebuild all brake plumbing radiator headlights tailights wiring harness, int., engine maybe 28-29 grill shell ^^^full running driving roller ^^^ body NEEDED patch panels added wheel well patches chop channel all flooring gl*** paint GOD D@MN ***LE!!!! And some pics for now Hope you enjoy and I'm open to criticisms and ideas.....
Your gonna get some flack from guys who will say, "Put your own frame together; and Speedway buys it's **** from China; and yada, yada, yada..." You got a great start and that frame and crossmember work looks great. I picked the Speedway T frame for my ride for 300 bucks delivered (to a UPS Depo in my area) when they had a shipping and blowout sale. I did cut the hell out of the frame to get the body and front end as I wanted them, but the frame they sent me was well constructed and the welds were very clean. Secondly, you now own one of the hottest bodies out there. I wish I never sold my 31, 5 window. The only thing I would pick over an A coupe is a B coupe; but we all know how that song goes and how much it costs to even hum a few bars! Great luck to you; have a ball buildin' her! Pork
Nice batch of stuff you got there. That really gives you something to look forward to till you get back home. Be safe over there and thanks much for your service!
ya, I would love to build my own frame but i want my first real rod not to kill me personally i like a nicely built A over anything, yes i know its blasphemous and i think im a minority in that, but oh well... thank you im looking forward to it more and more!!! i am too, i wanna know what the front kick will look like..... i hope i like it. if i dont i still have my FIRST project waiting to be built... a low slung modified roadster, flathead, and i think im gonna go for 32 rails.... and thanks for all the kind words guys!!!
Thanks man, valve covers, brake pedal, master cylinder, booster, throttle pedal, shifter, corvair box, pitman arm, steering wheel, rear leaf spring, shocks, and some nuts and bolts have been purchased...
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