project,, got reaallallllly
cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeap:D..rust 4dr ones the start of mine and the ideas are the 2 doors;
here is how l want mine to look.
thanks,, later trid to make the big one smaller and can;t so help?
later:3dSMILE:
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project,, got reaallallllly
cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeap:D..rust 4dr ones the start of mine and the ideas are the 2 doors;
here is how l want mine to look.
thanks,, later trid to make the big one smaller and can;t so help?
later:3dSMILE:
IMO the pic on the bottom left looks great!!!! The stretched door and doing away with the post works for me. I've done a couple wagons on the 4 door to 2 door conversion, takes a bit of planning to get the look and the proportions correct, but other then that it's just plain old Hot Roddin' at it's best.....take what ya got and build what ya want!!!!!!!
i agree with dave. the bottom left pic looks sweet!!
bob
When I was younger and belonged to another forum
I posted up some pics of my model T tudor and everyone
kept telling me to build an rpu. Thats what everyone
over there was building and they thought that everybody
else should have one. So I am here to say don't build an rpu
:LOL:
I personally like the pic on the bottom left. Another option is to
leave it a four door like this ford below. Either way you go with it,
two door or four door it looks like it'll be a cool rod.
What engine do you plan to use?
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...rodpics001.jpg
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...rodpics002.jpg
small block chevy since l still have a bunch of them from when l retired from circle track racing,, have 3 or 4 sittin' in the shop.. 700 R4 and a 9" rearend,, i f s 'couse l like the way they handle and if enough cash flow a 4 link rearend setup,,, if not then leaf rear will have to work,, thanks. later:cool:
ps what the heck does RPU mean??
Roadster pickup.
How about a panel truck....aussie style ute...a lift off top on a touring style body...or something totally your own creation?
[IMG]r-rod2[/IMG] Hey Folks, Yeah, the one on the bottom left looks good. I have a 31 Chrysler 4dr,that's now a 2dr. The back doors are welded,allows for lots of rear leg room.
Brian, in cold eastern Canada,eh!
Here are a couple of pictures of mine,Brian
thanks for the input,, great pix,, now l gotta get BUSY!!
later,,**)
I like Rat Rods, it is so cool.. nice pics !! :cool:
Here is the 34 Dodge I built 2 years ago. I kept it a 4 door. It was cool to ride 5 guys around in it on a Saturday night. You don't often see 5 big guys in a 30's low chop top.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/f...Picture180.jpg
I sold the car to a club member and missed so much that I bought this 33 shell a couple weeks ago. I'm welding up the back doors and making a panel out of this one. Post some pics up when you get to cutting.
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...incy/022-3.jpg
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...incy/024-2.jpg
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise !!Quote:
Originally Posted by skull
and my 1931 chevy has a HONDA 1100cc motor, hahhhahahahahahaaa:LOL::eek::HMMM:Quote:
Originally Posted by moparjack44
later:cool
WOW !! Now that is thinking outside the box :cool:.
My opinion too, picture in lower left. Really different, but looks like a natural. Nice body either way. Cool. Perley
ya that is my dwarf car made into my street car, have a few more things to finish b4 l can drive it. the car is titled in washington as a 1931 chevy coupe.. l take it to shows and let the kids sit inside, parent's think it's a blast and the camera's are a flashin'! :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by moparjack44
the 33 dodge--- l found a cirlce track frame/chassis/ all in one with a full roll cage and suspension that l want to set the 33 body on, make it like the car in my avitar.so it looks like a old looking jalopy race car, paint it bright red and put a sponser and numbers on it and drive the heck outta her. it'll 100% street legal, titled and licensed. no fenders, just a hood and grill.
l will have to cut and modify the chassis but, l can get it a lot cheaper than building one, the mods to it are not that many to make it fit since l am cutting the body l can make it fit the 95'' wheel base. gotta love customizing things.:D
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You gonna take a 4 door, and cut it down into a coupe race car :HMMM:? That sounds like a helluva project. Are you young enough to start a project that big :LOL:?
I saw a 34 Chrysler 4 door couple of years ago that was made into a sedan delivery. They used a PT Cruiser door for the rear. The car was beautiful, and the guy said he and his son did all the work in there home garage, including the painting. He said they did it all except the upholstery. Wish I had a picture to post for you.
PS..I envy your vision and obvious talent.
Jack
l went out today and worked on the doors. pretty nice day around the northwest, this afternoon was almost 55 degrees, good workin' when it ain't raining. NO RAIN TODAY YAAAA. raining to nite though.
got the back doors off and the front ones to open. that was a pain in the neck trying to get the front's open. l don't think they been opened in 20 yrs.
had to pry the door latches back with a long sharp crow bar while pushing on the inside of the door. the hinges and door latches l put a ton of spray lube on so l would not destroy them. CREEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAKYYYYYYY hinges, but they opened. found the rubber door stoppers were still in place and lots of broken glass as l was cleaning out the front door/window jams.:3dSMILE:
the door jams are not to bad. l figured they'ed be totally rotted out, however they are quite usable.
later:toocool:
Skull,
That is going to be a nice project. Are you on the wet side of the Olympics or Cascades? From the look of all that "wet" I'm guessing Olympics:LOL:.
Jack.
the race car chassis deal fell apart, dude changed his mind after all and is wanting more than l am willing to spend.. BUT, neverfear as l have a back up
plan..l was going to build a topless 1929 ford roadster. the frame from it is brand new and since my health won't really let me drive in a open air car, the chassis is going under the 33 dodge. still planning on the race car/60's jalopy look. my friend said he is willing to help me put in a roll cage and a front engine cage to "get the period correct vibe" as he put it. **)
the chassis is a shell valley 2X4 channel. l will be running the chevy 327 and 700r4 and this chassis has a 9'' ford shortend to fit a 4 link and pan hard bar. I F S with tube style A arms and a rack and pinion steering set up. QA1 coil over shocks and a 32 ford grille.
l will post more pics as it gets closer to being done. the chop pics is the next ones l will post.
later. :LOL:
was out lookin at the dodge today and the kids ashed if they could help. so l told my nieces, sure, l handed a can of fire engine red and painted everything below the body line, well, it's red;)
mocked up the wheels l plan one runing.
later
Can someone who is good with 'puter, make this thread so it will fit the average 'puter screen. As it is now, I don't think would fit my TV screen:eek:
measured the frame with all the parts and it will have a 99'' wheelbase.
thats plus or minus 1'' of adustability of the rear hiem joints.
rear quarter windows and back window are 1/4'' clear plexi-glass. they will be siliconed and screwed in place so they won't roll down or leak and won,t whistle. had that problem on other cars and l want to avoid that on this car.
called around today and a laminated saftey glass windshield is about $70.00 for a lightly tinted piece of glass cut to fit. l need the goop around the window to seal it, but l can put it in with help of friends,
a nice guy photoshopped this pic. it's how it should look when finished execpt for the red paintjob .:cool:
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Looking good.
the door is getting the inside is cut out so we can piece gap left when the body is shortend. after the body is welded, we will put custom door skins on the inside so door panels can be installed.
thinking black tuck & roll on front door panels and on the sides in the back all the way to the back window. :D
later:cool:
got the suspension on the frame today and sat on the body to figure excatly where to cut it down to fit.
later
more progress
]more pics of mock up to get ready to cut the body:3dSMILE:
Wiring looks good. I would not replace, just use what you got :rolleyes:.
Jack
Here is the four door conversion I'm doing on my Model A. I'm in the process of removing all the wood and replacing with a metal skeleton. Then I will build a frame jeg and start on the frame. I joined the front and back doors adding 10" to the rear. channeled three inches and chopped three :cool::Attachment 41274
since my budget is tight on the build, l was planning on a 327 l already had in the shop to use. l have some stuff l was trying to sell to raise cash to finish the dodge and a guy called me and offered a 383 small block chevy,
400 hp and 350fpt:D it has a tunnel ram with two 660 center squirt holley carbshas anyone ran this kind of set up on the street? if so, how does it perform?
l may change the intake to a holley torker style intake and a 600 demon l aready had for the 327.:confused:
since this motor is torqey l am changing the rear gears to either 3:50 or 3:35 since i already have them in the parts shed. thaking the 3:90'S out for a little better gas milage. still running the 700R4 transmission.
later:toocool:
went out and smoothed all the rivits and bolts off the firewall and figured out a set of latches for the sucide doors.
wohooooo ,, l have a duece
a guy told me mine is either a desoto or a plymouth, it's a 1932 not 1933 as l was told from the guy l got from. oh well, stiil building and plan on having lots fun driving it around no matter what year it is.
later
cut the body to day, took out only 7'' because the chassis l am using was built for a differant kind of car. to get the body to fit correctly, that was all we could safely take out . will finish welding up the body tomarrow or the next day. soon after the welding on the main body is done, we will fill in where the doors were.:3dSMIL
later
more progress
we got more of the roof welded today. will start on getting the rear doors mocked up next week, hopefully welded in place by next wednesday or thursday.
mocked up the front bucket seats and rear bench seat. also figured out guage placement.
still thinking where l want to place the ingnition,
light and heater switches.
later
:cool:
I always sorta liked the more door cars. But I really like the way you are doing this old Ford.
Interestingly enough just today a 4 dr to 2 dr project was offered to me. While this one is a real project I thought maybe you would like to see a couple of photos.
RS
nice shoebox ford.
mine turned out to be a 1932 desoto, not a 1933 dodge like l was first told.:HMMM:
hope to have running before summer. **)
to get it running l still have a long way to go . l try to work on it a little every day.
later
got the rear doors started to be cut and welded in so they will not open.
the body work will be started as soon as the welding is finished so we can start painting.
l now it looks rough right now, we will get it cleaned so the rust is off of the
body and the dark red below the body line and bright red above will look good.
more pics as progress goes on.
later:cool:
pore pics of today
worked on the guages today. the area above the windsheild has enough room for the guages to fit in and puts them right at eye level.
even have a transmission heat guage made by B&M from 1979 still in the oringal package l bought it in.:)
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