Thread: 1940 Vauxhall hot rod build

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I am in the complete opposite boat time wise, i am between jobs so i have too much time and zero money.
there is alot of food for thought regarding the brake pedal, i was thinking of putting a 90 degree one like in the 2 door car but dont really want to move the battery,my boot is too small as it is because the coil overs stick up into the boot area. i like the idea of the master cylinder bolted to the firewall but you had to move your battery aswell didnt you.
I have no plans to paint the car, when i bought the hot rod it had a sort of green body with no interior and a bit of rust(picture bellow). then the dark blue car came up on ebay in original condition so i snapped it up for 4 grand, they said it had no rust and i thought, yeah whatever you say ebay, and when it arrived i checked it over, not one speck of rust, it was mint, even the original interior is all there, not perfect but pretty mint. everyone said dont hot rod it and i was contemplating becoming a restorer... but i nearly rolled it on a back road and pulled it apart that weekend. so long story short, i am not going to paint it.
I am considering fitting the fat guards off the old car but propably leaning towards widening the original ones(like on spoonmans car).
oh well back to the shed, i have added a few pics of the rod when i bought it and some i took today.