OK what board sent you over to troll here. I doubt seriously if you will see any 32 bodies on A frames except maybe a truck cab that is channeled over one.
If you had a Model A and a 32 and you were going to channel the 32 a lot then you could swap frames and have a Highboy A on 32 rails (I've always liked the look of those). Otherwise I can't think why you'd do this ;-)
That would be a rare animal. Everyone wanted the strength of the deuce frame. No reason to go backwards.
Here is one. I believe it's fiberglass though. http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j367/IIFUNNY/1520507790_92bf613a3e_z.jpg www.meltdowndrags.com
yeah....just who ARE you? Do an intro (as instructed at the top of the page) and you'll get a lot more help in here.
Sorry for the lack of introduction - I'm 25 originally from PA now living in AL and I got into cars/rods from my dad while I was growing up. I didn't get into doing any of my own work until after I got out of engineering school and I am currently working on a 32 roadster glass body with a 29 frame and 48 flathead. I'm looking for good ideas and technical help. I'm glad to be part of HAMB
That is an odd combo as it goes against the updating an older body with better newer components theory that drove the growth of hot rodding. I suggest you regroup. Some duece rails gets you in the right direction or a steel model a body. Good luck PS, everything has been done before and sometimes even done well so if you gotta do it then you gotta do it I guess.
Is that a model T windshield? And what is that monster mud bog machine parked next to it? I wanna see a picture of that!
That is a '26 ford windshield and next to it is my '97 jeep - it is a little out of perspective, it's no monster- 4" suspension lift 33 X 12.50 MTs + American Baja wheels
fuck, seriously some of the comments here sound like a bunch of old bitches moaning how far their tits sag. Now for the elusive shot of Big Foot, sorry I mean Laurie Parry's '32. Laurie started building his Hot Rod with a Model A chassis from the wreckers, this was the early 60s. About the time Laurie was ready to drop a body on his hot rod chassis the wreckers had a '32 roadster so he bought the body and channelled the body over his completed A chassis. This car survived for 40 or more years until Laurie sold it the douche that said he would keep it as is, he didn't. The buyer really wanted a real old style hot rod, not some Hokey survivor channelled '32 roadster on an A chassis. The End
Is that how the car ended up? It's definitely cool but, it's always much more interesting to see an "original". Even though I'd have jacked the rear up about 2" and moved that radiator in. To the OP, it does kind of seem counter intuitive putting a 32 body on an A frame. As with everything though, it depends on what you want in the end. I think an East Coast style channeled car could be pulled off. A highboy will probably look funny. Half the reason people use the 32 as a hotrod frame is visual.
I also remember seeing a picture of an old drag car that was just that Deuce roadster on an A frame. It was not a hacked together race car either, it was painted and plated. Man, that picture posted above is just criminal.
I guess it is o.k. to build a Hot Rod from a bunch of parts as long as I do it the same way that the majority did it "back in the day". Two examples have been shown above and look good to me. I would like to see a side shot of the OP's car to see how it looks. The '32 body looks longer than a Model A but with the front axel pushed ahead, proportions could stay in check. But than, I have a tendency to go agains the flow. Neal
Zewe, Welcome to the HAMB, good first post, it got people thinking. Don't let people talk you out of that front end if you like it, very first '32 I ever sawback in the early 1960's had the same setup. Car even had a feature in one of the little page magazines. Bob
Personally I think part of the beauty of any '32 especially a Hiboy is the profile of the Deuce frame but If you like the look of the Model A frame run with it. HRP
+1 on that, I don't see anything wrong on what he is doing. Looks like it will be a nice ride. I would like to see more. It takes a long time to cobble something together, when you are watching your penny's.
Since coming out of the closet is acceptable in this thread...... This is what happens when you have a 5w wrecked 'glass body, an A frame, and some extra parts. Just a notch above yard art at this point.....
Anything is OK with me, well almost. Every car show I go to seems to have tons of 29-32 Ford coupes and roadsters and the majority of them have 350sbc with automatic transmissions. I don't know how most of you feel about that.
What you have available and on hand always influences any build...its how some of the best cars have been built.
It looks as if you've got a good start already....I would say as long as its boxed and has good cross members it good to go...a little different/odd as to what most people are building but I guess its about the same as a home built tube frame.
I'm with Jimmy B. That car was interesting, now it's just another bellybutton roadster. Do it your way and your car will be interesting too.
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