**UPDATE PICS** of my new "A" Hole....

When i started this project 3 months ago all i had to begin with was a bare frame and a 31 body that had no firewall, floor, rear fenderwells and a roof that was cutoff. Since then myself and a few guys from my ar club have been wrenching away to try and finish this car before the summer (got a baby due in July ), Anyway heres the progress

 

Here one of the cage we built from 1" square tubing after we removed all the wood.

 

We managed to squeeze a 2 1/2" mandrel bent exhaust under this thing too! heres the cutouts just in case I might need to get a little "un-neccessary" !

 

Heres the Street Legal drag tires I'll be running. I know I've already caught hell from BARNETT about the radials but what can i say!!

 

Heres the "money shot". Idecided to go for the full blown highboy stance with a lot of rake as opposed to a channeled look. I know its not a completley traditionally built car but I'm building it as safe as possible and with as much attitude as i can afford, combine that with many weekends of building and sharing ideas with my fellow hotrod friends...to me thats what hot rodding is about, so it seems traditional enough for me.

 

Vey nice work. Don't worry about Barnett.....he just a painter.

 

Looks good, I bought a set of those upper shock mounts, and wasn't sure they'd look that good, but I think they look great. Good looking car. Congrats on your upcoming fatherhood as well. Put this on the baby shower list.

 

Roothawg..I figure I'll let Dan get his revenge when I BEG him to stripe it

 

DAMNITDAVE..I think I can fit in that..

 

I'm sold on the 1 inch tubing cage! That looks great! I think I'll go that route in my coupe!

Congrats on making it so far with that car, and all the obvious good work put into it!

 

Damn that car is coming together nice... keep the progress pix coming bro!

 

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Naw, I'll treat you right on the striping. It's more fun to bust your balls about radials AND radios!! If you just leave the cut-outs open you won't NEED a RADIO! We haveta get you away from those guys that're "helping" you...definitely a bad influence. I've got a friend that is a jeweler...let me know when, and we can go get those gold chains for ya!

 

Looks good!

May I suggest some side exit headers along with some side pipes?

Maybe some like av8's Old Bluey?

I think it would fill the big expanse under the body.

Keep up the good work!
Sam.

 

Hey Barnett..with this much chop I wont be able to see any GOLDCHAINS!! hahaaaa

 

Looks good! Did you use a bitchin' firewall? how'd you bend the tube in the interior??

 

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JUST...?

 

I like the inscription on the firewall

 

Sinner...my so-called friends put that on there when they found out i was gonna be a Daddy. I'm hoping the kid gets a government grant for college so i wont have to sell nuttin

 

Dan,
we used a bender we got from Harbor Freight, It mounts to the floor and is supposed to be for solid stock, but we went ahead and used it anyway.
And the firewall is from "Direct Sheetmetal"

 

hey that is looking tough. Nice job. Sheesh if you are going to need a gold chain for that ride then I better get fitted for some gold rope myself. Good call getting it done before the baby arrives. I have a 20 month old and a 5 wk old and garage time is verrry limited right now to say the least. My 18 month old daughter can already tell the difference between a hot rod, a truck and a car since most of my former garage time is spent flipping through mags and books with her.

 

41Trucker,

You got anymore pics of your truck, i'm diggin that chop. Heres my first attempt at rod building. Its my 46 chevy truck

 

nice 46! still have it? I also have a really rough '46 I am probably going to cut up for sheetmetal and parts.

here's an old photo of my 41. body is off now and I'm working on the frame. I have some chop in progress pics at http://www.l3x.com

 

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Don't make any excuses, looks great to me. Helps me get motivated on my A-hole...

 

Hey Lesabre59, you got a real tuff ride going there. It's a real inspiration to see so much quality in a such a short time.

Thanks for sharing.

 

that is BADASS!

Mike

 

Looks sweet! Dig the wheels!

 

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We managed to squeeze a 2 1/2" mandrel bent exhaust under this thing too!

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Looking at the "money shot" I don't think "squeezing" it under the car was a problem I do like that cage too! Great work!

 

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Thanks Unkl Ian...I need all the help I can get, today!

 

41Chevy...thanks for the chop pics, nice work, especially the leaned posts. Keep the progress pics coming.
Thanks for the compliments fellas! I cut the roof of a '61 impala last night to donate a top for my "A"...that alone would probably tick a few off...OH YEAH..it wasnt my impala