well, I rolled her out today, she'll be running next weekend. cant wait, Think I am going to sell it to do an A but it sure is cool I think. open for trades, anywho, whatcha think of her so far???
Other details are available here...... Love the car. Looks like cheap fun. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=218660&showall=1
Does anyone know where you can get yellow gl*** for a windshield from? I figured I would have one cut and then tint it but it would look better if it were yellow to start with. think we are going to do some nose art on the cowl to go with the theme, the name is because my grandfather was a belly gunner! that is insane! hopefully she'll be runnin this weekend, wont have brakes yet but it should be runnin!
frame is 2x3. the big block wouldnt let me run my hood sides though... and it would destroy my banjo!
What size tires are on those Astro wheels? Also, is it just me and my eyes or is the *** end of the car sitting kinda low? In the pics it looks like it's draggin' ***. It looks like it needs to come up about 2" in the back. IMO anyway.
It has a flat crossmember I made outta 2x3. Cut the bottom out, strecth the width at the ends, weld it in and there ya have it. That with the spring perches welded to the 'bones make it super low and long.
it sits level, it is low, and it is very proportional when you wee it in person, bought all the brake stuff for it this weekend... someone needs to come get my damn shoebox so I have room to work!!!c'mon pete you can have it dirt cheap for some parts!
That makes sense. A 3" or 4" drop axle would make it sit just about perfect in my eyes. Leave everything as is except swap to a 3" drop axle and it's ready to rock! $250 bucks at Speedway Motors......
I hated to sell it but....I like my house. **** happened at work and I needed cash so off it went. I will build a Model A. Hopefully a Brookeville '28 Roadster.....Look for the Beater in the cl***ifieds section shortly to help finance that project. That car will have the same type of frame build w/a couple more tricks thrown in for good measure. BTW....anyone ever throw a T5 behind a Y Block?
Sorry, man....I do hot rods, not customs. I'll throw a rumble seat in a roadster before I build a custom....unless I could clone CadZZilla for cheap.....
This car is bad ***... I'm digging it big time. 4 banger, basic and probably pretty damn quick. outstanding! What does it sound like with that exhaust?
I am going to put the push on the wiring this weekend to fire it, the shoebox is lowered now so I have to push it back out in the snow......need the room. I will take a video and post it of the sound, bet its super fun to drive too!
Are you interested in a 69 Chevy C10 V8 short bed stepside chevy truck? Its more of a pro street look to it. minitubed with 15 x 10 corvette rally's in the rear. Let me know if you have any interest. Paul
I really like what you've done there. Nice and simple. I really like the front wires, but I'm bias because that's what I have on mine. Just the way T Buckets are supposed to be. Clean and simple.
JUST THE BRAKES ARE LEFT! I took my header off and put the manifold back on, it lit right off! thing revs crazy high too! motivation is back in check for me, doing the brakes next weekend and then some lettering, ****s that it just snowed 6-7 inches here! I was gettin some pretty ****py looks while I was out in the garage with the pedal down! she'll get over it when it gets nice out and can go for a ride. sorry to sound cheesy but dudes, I am so dang happy right now its not even funny
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