Projects The Dudas model a build.

I've debated starting a build thread for awhile but never thought I was far enough. So here we go. I have been in to hot rods my whole life. They always stood out to me. Everyone had their own personality. It wasn't the same 69 camaro you have already seen 200 times. So I decided I wanted to build a hot rod I've been working since I was 12 and had some cash saved up. I helped out at my grandparents auto parts store and when I was delivering parts down the street I found this model a coupe. It was 60s hot rod and I fell in love.


My plans were basic. Brakes drive shaft shifter radiator DONE.

Well that didn't happen. After I started reading I realized that lots of stuff was done wrong on the car. The frame wasn't boxed. The body was welded to the frame. All patch panels were braced in. So I slowly started to take the car about. Then I built the car up to this point where I could get it on the road.





Then I realized that my skills developed and I could do a lot of thinks better. So I scraped the frame and started over. I bought a tic perimeter frame. Added a dagle x member with a few of my own touches. Built some bitchin motor mounts and made some axle clearances. The car will have a full four link with coil overs. I cut the while back of the frame off and still need to get my rails formed but I'm waiting to get my body back together to do that.








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Now I should let you guys know this is going to be a full 60s drag car build.

Heres a shot with the body mocked up.


Then I got bored and painted the motor to see how the colors would work



Picked up some vintage headman corvette headers


Then it got real I found an Isky snout cover and upper pulley on ebay and debated on buying it not knowing if I could find the other pieces.



Well I did


Isky rear cover

Then blasted the blower got my intake and everything else




I couldn't be happier with the blower. The x1 was badass but the blower just makes the car look bad. I know I left a lot out but will update from here Enjoy.



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Wow! I like were this is heading.

 

Looks good so far...

 

Started working on the pluming. I got a weiand remote thermostat housing off eBay for 20 bucks. As for the lines I wanted them to stay period correct I was thinking about doing hard line or something fancy. I knew an lines wouldn't fit the period. So this is what I came up with.

I took some pipe fittings


Welded them together and smoothed them out

This is what they will look like on the car. I will post more pictures after I drill the heads and get the rest of what I need.




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Nice!

 

Love it.

 

I got off work a little early today so I decided to machine the lip of my gmc blower


Having a Bridgeport is nice



Came out nice I will shape the fins tomorrow.


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looking good!

 

Killer dude!! She looks rad! I drove my car last week for the first time.

 

Around the block? Or for a cruiser? I'm gonna have to come by soon and check it out. Ill be working on it tomorrow night if you wanna check it out.


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Just around block. she running bit fat

 

Yea I just watched the video looks good. I'm hoping to get mine to a roller by the end of summer.


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After machining the lip off the blower I wanted to do something I feel like no one really does and that is re shaping the fins to match the other side

Make a template

Lay out machinist blue and scribe


Here they are with a rough shape the file and grind the scotch brute disks work best because then you have more time to shape and not take off so much material

Looks pretty good still a little more shaping to do but can wait till I rebuild the blower and polish it




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Tonight I did the pluming for the remote thermostat.






I'm happy with the way it came out really like the brass on the blue


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Nice work. Ill keep watching, as im a sucker for blown cars.

 

Thanks appreciate it


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Got my spreader bar brackets cut out


I shaped them and added a chamfer to each hole.then I shaped each ear to the leg off the eelco tank bracket.








It's not welded to the spreader bar yet ill up load some more pictures when I do. The pictures don't do these brackets justice just how cool they actually look.


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Looking good man. Have you drilled and tapped the heads yet?

 

Thanks and yes look at post number 17.


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All done




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Nice work Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

Thanks me too


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nice hot rod

 

looks rad dude

 

Is your frame done?

 

I still need to do the rear rails I'm waiting to fix the subframe then Ill know exactly how much room I have I'm hoping to have it to a roller by late August should be doable.


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Coming along nicely. Keep posting the progress.

Frank