Build a 36 ford before Paso what are you crazy

Ok.Thats not totaly true. We just picked up a 36 Ford 5 window from our customer today. It is a running car right now. But we are chopping it 5 inchs. Plus the frame is junk some one cliped it with camaro sub frame. So we are replace the frame four bar the rear, put a mustang II in it, and bag so we can put the frame on the ground. Also plump the whole thing,new stearing coulmn, and rase the tunnel. Than there are all the extra crap to involved in swiching frames. I will try to post pictures as I go like I did on the 55 ford we sectioned before Billet Proof. Thanks Scott

 

here a picture of the car now. 5 inch lowering blocks and all.

 

Chopping it 5 inches?!?!?

 

Good luck, I'm tryin to get my 62 Falcon ready for Paso, too. Hopefully see ya there.

 

yeah, i think 5" is a bit much. but it will be a bitchin ride. please keep us posted on the buildup.

 

yah we choped a 3 window a year or so ago and we went 3".It was perfect. But o well the customers always right.

 

good luck...you can do it. I hope to find a good running 8BA to stab in the truck for the trip.

YOU CAN DO IT!

Keep us posted w/ picts

 

I spoke with your customer today about the project.....he has faith......make the Purple look good.......

 

No worries .We got it covered. Thanks Scott

 

How many days to Paso? Any more pics on the car? What motor?

What the hell did he do to the grille and radiator?

 

It's 32 days till Paso. I never realy added up the days. Shit theres only 32 days till Paso.........I shoud have some new pictues of the prep for the chop and some of the tear down tonight. As for the motor is a small block chevy. Scott

 

Oh man i cant wait to see that car come along ...
Very clean car you are working on..keep us updated!
here is mine i just dropped the ass on bags.

 

i love 36 fords. but witht ta firs tpic. i dont seee anything wrong iwth it other than the radiator/grill shell sitting too low.

JUNIOR

 

Day one Tear down. We got a lot done. Pulled the glass,seat,front clip,motor and trans. Stipped the roof and started bracing up the body for the chop.Tomarrow I'm picking up the replacment frame and all the front end parts. Plus we shoud be ready to start on the chop. It's ammazing what crap work some one will do to sell a car. Someone ground the shaft comming out of the stearing box into a square. The coulmn mount was sweet to. the engine was solid mounted.Check the pictures.Thanks Scott

 

love the column mount...if they only made that in billet...haha

 

Scary!

 

you guys get to have all the fun and i'm stuck wet sanding!

 

FNG.......I just got home,and the fun stuff didn't start till after you went to school. I didn't know you were a MD. See you at 9:30 Scott

 

maybe i can get the same guy to make my headlight stands!

 

Here is todays progress report. I spent most of the day running down parts. The replacement frame,Front crosmember from rotor to rotor, new pedal assembely with master cyl. While Donny was hammering some of the waves in the areas we were getting ready to cut. Then about 5:30 it was time to start on the chop. I left at about 9:30 and we were taching in the rear window area in. Here are some picture of to days progress. Scott

 

A few more pictures.

 

just a little chop then thats one heavy chop - not sure the '36 will suit it.. will be interesting to see how it looks once its all done.

 

Oh come on if your gonna go through all the trouble of chopping it you might as well take out alot of steel .....thats gonna looks kool chopped that low, keep us posted!
-Dean

 

Wow! Really ambitious chop! 35's and 36's are a tough chop! I reeeeally would like to see more of this chop job, so please keep us posted!

 

i would love to see more of this project

 

I will have more picture to night after I get home. I will keep them comming. Also if any of you are in the area we are having our open house at th shop this Sunday the 30th. Stop on by. Thanks Scott

 

An upcoming project is getting a similar chop, so keep the pics coming.

 

I forgot my camera to day so no pictures. Today was a little slow on the car. We started welding up the seam at the belt line under the rear window and ran out of argon. The replacement frame was not as clean as we had hoped . Se wasted some time trying to track down some thing better. with no luck. So we decided to just use the front clip of the replacement frame. To unclip the camaro clip. So I boxed the new rails and cleaned them up. I think we are on track for Paso. Thanks Scott

 

todays progress. We got a little farther on the chop. We started cutting down the quarter glass opening and finished up one front piller.On to the frame we patched up some bad spots and started fitting up the new crossmember. With one small modifcation we put it in a inch lower than thay come. What's a inch you say . All the differance when you add droped spindles and air bags. Low very low. Scott

 

im thinkin the 5 inch chop is perfect!!things are gettin to pretty ,its refreshing to see a little overkill!!