Thread: New Age Motorsports Chassis

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Have you found a body yet, and are you getting it from Ed? Just curious about building that terrific chassis without mocking up the body on the frame.

Henry, No body yet. But it seems that the way Ed put this thing together, it's like a big jigsaw puzzle that goes together real easy. When I do get a body, it will probably be from him. He used one of his bodies as the template ( he already drilled the body mount holes ). So, If I just stick with the way he laid it out, and use the pieces that he used to lay it out, I should be OK. Everything I am doing now is the things I can do and get out the way, without having the body here. I guess sooner or later I will start getting to the point that I will need to have the body here in order to proceed further. If I follow the Yellow Brick Road he laid out, it should stay fairly smooth, I figure.

You are correct Weasel Diesel, Ed's bodies are made on a buck to match his frames so no mock up is really needed. This is just one reason that I love dealing with Ed and Chris as everything they do over at New Age Motorsports is really thought out long and hard as they don't just throw things together and say here you go. I have been dealing with Ed and Chris for some time now and I have always been 100% happy with EVERYTHING they have made for me.

I can't wait to see a body sitting on your chassis!

Rick

Be careful..no experience with the roadster but the coupe was not perfect by any standard.The chassis was also a bit off. About 150 hours in the body to make it rite and the chassis was a bit messed up in the tail. Now we are in CT so it did not ship far. I would not finish anything till i did a complete assembly. Cant beat the car for the money but its got its little deals.....
Lookin good.

Might wanna get him off the crack pipe and find a new body-man!

Originally Posted by jacplumb

Might wanna get off the crack pipe and find a new body-man!

Sorry to hurt your feelings. I really could care less whos body you use but your BSing yourself if you dont think you have to mock it up before you pull it apart and paint it.
I fixed the chassis and it was out of square over 1 1/2 inches. The roller rearend was so badly rusted inside it had to be replaced. It was also not jig welded as it was distorted from welding. Hey do what you please.....hey maybe tell me the story on were the body molds were bought and first built LOL. I know do you? Of coarse you do you work for them.LOL

Well, you didn't hurt my feelings. we all have one thing in common here we all have a love for hot rods. it is very hard to find a good hot rod shop especially one that can produce several different components such as bodies and frames too. I have followed the body from when flatlanders were producing them and was going to buy one back then. I had met with Allen Thorten years ago and he had said he sold the body business to someone in ct. so I put it off a couple of years, Allen also stated that his molds were very old and needed a lot of work and the new company was spending a lot of money to re-do them. I am glad I did because meeting with Ed at newage some years later he took me on a tour of his shop and really impressed me how someone could put his heart and sole into a business and put out products that he will stand behind 100% I personally have bought a coupe body, and not 1 but 2 frames from Ed I had my bodyman stop by my house and look at the body before I bring it to him, and he stated he can't believe how easy it will be to prep & paint. I have seen several other bodies in person that were sold by Ed and got the same response from them. I don't think any rod build can ever go exactly right you will always need to massage it. I am only a hard working plumber from Jersey, I don't work for Ed. but I do Know if someone ever had a problem he would without a doubt tell them to bring it back and he would make it right! I don't think we are here to start any trouble, just to get some feedback and knowledge on the projects we build. I truly know Ed does the right job and puts his heart into his products. no hard feelings, no hard times given. Thanks, Jack