29 ,38 3spd,38 banjo,juicers,f1 box,8ba,5 parts newer than 49,hope to have a spadaro qc next summer! And do those straight pipes sing! Fonti that roadster is awesome! Tell us more!
That sits well, any details on springs, ch***is, tyres, etc? Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
yummie...I love those full fendered coupes!! well, my roadster is not period correct...got a hopped up Merc Flathead with old Fenton intake and heads, Ross pistons and so on. But a C-4 trans and a 8" Ford rear axle. disc Brakes up front - it's hard to find the real old parts here...but it sits nice, yes.
SoCal 4" axle,reverse eye,leaves removed,4.50,7.50x16 stones model a rear spring,for qc,38 axle(spring behind) mustang master cylinder,model a frame,kick up and lengthened HENRY FORD PAINT! yes nearly 85 year old paint,someone really took care of this one! Got about 6500$ in it and lots of hours dragging **** home, but the plus side is I've got enough pieces to build another just like it.
I could be wrong too, but In my opinion, a "Av8" is a Model A with a v8 in it, since they ALL came with 4 bangers..
I agree. An A frame is a must for an Av8. 32 frame takes it from Av8 to hot rod. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
I thought that was the case. They sure look good on a deuce frame though! Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
they are not mutually exclusive, an AV8 is a hotrod. but so are a lot of other cars. A hot rod has a loose definition, but an AV8 is very specific. V8 motor in an A frame and body
I guess Bud Bryan had it all wrong... Growing up in the 70's, this is what I always thought of when I heard AV8. Neal
Same with me in the '60s. I think I've got a Hot Rod mag hiding somewhere that defines an AV8 as a Model A with a flathead V8. I don't remember anything about ch***is specifications. It was a lot easier to take a (lighter) A body and slap it on a later ch***is that already had an eight in it. Maybe some areas of the country had a more restrictive viewpoint, but I don't think it's a universal view.
What's your distance from rad mounts to v8 motor mounts? I've been reading some conflicting numbers. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Well, Neal, I guess I'm wrong on this point of hot-rod accuracy. It always seemed so simple and clear years ago, but that was in the '50s. Mike
I think the strictly purist A-V8 is a stock model A with a V8 engine. That means an A frame. Nothing else. But I have seen -32 framed cars be called A-V8s in the late 1940's with just a body swap. They are registrered as a 1932 model, though. So, I guess that a model A body with a 1932 ch***ie is ok to be called A-V8. I am not really pure these days and will MAYBE call my two model A roadsters on -32 frames A-V8s. Do the A-V8 Boogie...
So, is a Model A with a V8 other than a flathead (early Rocket, Hemi, Nailhead, etc) with everything else early Ford (******, banjo) ONLY considered a hot rod, or could that be in the blurry area of AV8 definition?
Any V8 will do to make it an A-V8. But if you are building a period car up to 1948 style, the ones you mentioned are not possible. I don't know of many more than Cadillac V8s being used in hot rods pre -48. But there might be others that I have missed.
AV8? Model A Body and frame with V8 Ford upgrades. V8 rear 40'? V8 brakes, V8 wheels. If you were building a car and went to a yard to salvage parts for upgrades from a V8 car. My 2cents! Lots of early V8 stuff was available then. I robbed everything off a 40' Ford with the exception of the front axle. And it's a hvy 32' Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
It's got a Merc Crank and 3/4 Isky cam. What else did you have in mind? Heads and one or two more carbs wouldn't be any improvement. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
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