Projects Model A, 32 Chassis, and Wide Fives ......

Well I traded my original Model A chassis with a Caddy motor and trans for this 32 Ford chassis this weekend and had to do a quick mock up to see where I am at .........................I think it will be ok...........I have a 283 sitting on the engine stand just beggin me to go in this being it is already set up for a SBC.

 

I will get better pics of it in the daylight hours.

 

deuce rails are a great way to go, that's going to be a nice pickup.

 

Lookin killer,can't go wrong with the wide fives either.Keep us posted

 

Nice upgrade.
Maybe you won't need the recessed firewall now?
More room the better in those little cabs right?

 

Yeah, I am going to cut it back out again and mount it with a slight lip around it. Just so it looks similar to what a 32 cab would have.

 

Thats what I was thinkin'. Turn the firewall back around.

 

I wish it was that easy. I removed the edge of the firewall and set it back in the cab. So I will have to take it back out and add to the perimeter of the firewall. This was not just a flipped firewall. But I will get it done by this weekend coming up.

Oh yeah that Coupe of yours is Sweet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Looks great need more pics

 

I am going to try and get more this weekend

 

Looks NICE, Man! I'm growin' to like wide-fives quite a lot these days.
I can't wait to see more.

Nick.

 

I've got Wide FIves going on my '32 Chassis as well. I love 'em and yours looks great.

 

How do you go about balancing a set of Coker tires mounted on WIDE FIVES?

 

You have to have a fixture to bolt to the wheel, you can make one or find on on egay.--TV

 

I put the wide five centers in a 7" rim so I could run cheater slicks on my 30 pickup.

 

Looking good keep us updated.

 

Well I was able to get in the garage long enough to move things around and why I was doing that I thought it would be a good time to roll the truck out and take a few quick pics . Anyway two of my boys wanted in on the action and this is how it looks so far and I tought I would show a pic of the 283 that will be going in this one.

 

As far as balancing these wheels I am wondering how did they balance the VW wheels that were wide five? I am thinking a bubble balance method.

 

looks good!!! i like those wide five wheels!!!

 

Looks real good. I like hi-boy pickemups.sits nice.

 

I am hoping I can get more progress pics this weekend.

 

How are you going to adapt the 283 SBC to the 39 Ford toploader*******? Find an old adapter on egay, I suppose? I'm not aware that these adapters are being made today.

 

Good point, does anyone make them now? How much are they worth?
Theres one in the parts for sale section now, i got my eye on it

 

I have two adapters one is an Offy and the other is a Cragar. and the you just get a pilot bushing from a place like speedwaymotors and the correct Fly wheel, clutch and pressure plate and a starter that bolts in to the adapter. This stuff is still avaliable as far as I know.