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Hiya NW Ohio
What a great site!
I've been lurking here off and on for a couple of years, decided to register this morning.
Some of my background. I have always loved Rods. When my son was younger we used to go to the local shows. Attend Detroits Autorama almost every year. I fell in love with a white '40 Chevy "gasser" that I would see up there every year. In 1998 I bought a '40 Chevy Master Deluxe BC from a guy in Montana. Solid car, all glass intact, gutted interior, covered in light surface rust but no holes. I put the car in the barn and began a slow process of saving money and buying parts for my project, which was to make a daily driver Rod out of it. I worked on a job with a guy who had a '59 Bel-air with a 283 in it from a '67 Impala. I kept bugging him to sell me the motor since the car was just sitting behind his shed. Instead he sold me the whole car for $400. I put it in my other out building. Christmas night 2005 my barn burned and took the '40 with it :CRY: Luckily I still have the '59, sadly it is a four door. My plan is to make it my daily driver when the weather wont let me ride my bikes. I joined this site looking for advice as to the best way to up-grade the brakes, suspension etc. I think it will be an interesting journey.
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I very seldom post here, but welcome from another NW OH person (Findlay).
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welcome Mike. There are lots of great people here that can give you correct answers. ask away.
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Welcome to CHR Mike. Bummer on the barn fire!!! Lots of companies making disc brake conversions for most everything... Try a google search for "disc brake conversions" and you'll find a lot of options!!!!
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Welcome to CHR Mike! Nothing wrong with a mordoor!!:D:D Usually they are much better cruisers, especially the 50's cars.
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Welcome to Club Hot Rod – You might give these guys a shout. They carry a full and complete line of brake conversions kits as well as suspension components from stock to the extreme.
http://www.mpbrakes.com
Let us know how your project progresses!
Glenn
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Thanks for the welcome!
Hell Teal your right up the road, nice '40.
Also thanks for the brake link Glenn. I have seen other companies that offer conversion kits but they all seem on the expensive side. I was hoping to find a donor car that I could get parts from, but I didn't know which ones were the best to use. I had an '88 S-10 that I was going to use the front suspension on the '40 but it was parked in the barn too.
Is there a good car/cars to look for to rob suspension and brakes for the '59?
Thanks again, Mike
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