SWEET! I like the idea of using the frame as the air tank! Should be wicked when done (as are your other rides!) Can't wait to see more....

what are you doing with the old frame??

what are you taking off the old frame. Im kinda looking for a roller.

The rear end that came with it is a chevy posi with a 4.88 (I think) It could go with it but the rear suspention would need to be redone...it was crap. There is also an old set of cragers....15x4 and 15x10. The front end we are reusing (a old bell drop axle)

We cut and cut and cut on the weekend..... 5" body section and 6" chop WOW is it low.

Kevin will post pictures later when his stiffy goes down.....

Pics sent...although I'm not sure how "Hi-Rez" they are. Seems like Grumpy's doin all the work!

He mentioned via e-mail that he will be making an "appearance" at the shop on Wed. night. I have not had "Wild Thing" out yet this year and was thinking I would spend the day on Wed. to change up the oil and get her going so if all goes well you may see/hear me Wed. night.

Regards Kurt

Looking good guys! I stopped by (unannounced) in the Nova last week as I was passing by but I was short on time. I checked out Grumps ride and an old blue PU parked outside. Knocked on a couple of doors and was amazed you didn't hear "Wild Thing" rumbling away.. lol. Next good weather I'll give you guys a call and see if your working at the shop. Would love to see the new project.

Rick, were on Bronte Rd by the lumber mart. Yes we are selling the cragars 15x4 and 15x10 as a set.....they could be blasted and rechromed or painted and cleared or run as they are...ratrod-ish.

They are selling CHEAP! if you dont claim them in the next week we are taking them and a truckload of other stuff to Ancaster!

We are also selling the GM rear.....could be posi with a high gear ratio over 4. something ....and the original 31 coupe frame....it has been butchered....but could be repaired with about ...i think..... 5-6 hours work

We also have buckets of other stuff from the car as we got it....old period (60's - 70's) stuf

BTW...the car is 37" from the ground to the roof

PS....you can have ALL the old filler you can carry if you want! FREE !!!!!!!!

-- Edited by Grumpsbodyworks on Wednesday 18th of April 2012 01:26:58 PM

I'm very surprised we didn't hear you either!!

Maybe we were grinding or something.

Where the blue truck is, the big garage door in front is the shop were in.

We will be there tonight until 10:30pm, swing by if you like.

Always like the drop in company.....Admittance is 1 large coffee, double milk only!

If you stand around long enough .....you will be put to work..... made fun of and generaly abused!

69ss454 dropped in last night.....with his wicked Harley

Didnt get much done on the 31 coupe, but did fix a bunch of PITA stuff in my 31 coach.

1) Replaced the cobbled up dive shaft with a custom one made by Denny's Drive Shafts from Buffalo....They are the best and I HIGHLY RECOMEND him if you need a drives shaft! ( cheap too)

2) Made shock extentions to take some of the firmness out of the coil overs

3) Installed an oveflow tank for the rad

4) Fixed the horn (siren) and the turn signal bracket

Car runs great now! no "Bad Vibes" just smooth and soft ride.... Time to start enjoying the fruits of the 500 hour build!

Well another day workin on the 31..... Had to mock the twin turbo to find the spacing for the front kick. Kevin did work...but I didnt have the camera set on high speed and missed it!

I don't wanna know what's on my keyboard...
89LXSTANGER - Were there tonight till 11pm.
Bring a coffee and a Pepsi :)

Well we were at it last night again.....

On the weekend we found a pair of rear body panels for a 29 ford at Anacster for less than half the price of 1 ....I told kevin we will make them fit....soooooo

Here are a few picturs of the left side

I  I don't think they come out too bad. What you see is just surface rust that we will clean up this weekend. The bottom corner will be mated to the rear trunk panel...when I make it.....But Im ahead of myself.. We had a ton of work to get installing the panel you see.

First we had to center the car and fix the trunk...the previous owner had layed the trunk lid ontop of the body panels in a way that looked like crap and would rub the paint off the car going down the road. So we had  to widen the trunk opening by 3/4 of an inch so the trunk lid fit inside the bodypanels and flush....

The rear deck was sliced to the cab and the fenders were slightly pulled out 3/8 on both sides.

Now the lid fits great....with slight finishing it will fit perfect

-- Edited by Grumpsbodyworks on Friday 4th of May 2012 09:32:59 AM

Kevin did weld the other night. I didnt have my camera though lol. I'm Grumps 3rd apprentice. ill be helping out tommorow afternoon though. (unless he has more stereos for me to hook up, or to clean their cars again)

Well ... spent another day with kevin working on the 31.

Both rear quarters are now on....The is a slight difference between the 29 ford quarter and the 31....The wheel well opening is 1 1/2" bigger on the 29....so I re-arched the wheelwell down to size.

I also cut out and fixed where the gas filler had been brazed into the quarter.

We made a rear roll pan with a shrinker and stretcher.

And finally cut and installed 1 frenched cadillac tail light in the rear roof. You may be thinking.....what were they thinking....but it realy was the only place it could go. If we had mounted it in the rear roll pan it would have been 4" off the ground going down the road.....too hard to see.

Kevin welded his azz off...still learning but getting better. And I see Phil our shop B_tch has found this site....he did a great job of raising and lowering the car on the hoist!

It was funny....the shop down from us was hosting a bar-b-q and info session for the Historic Automotive Society of Ontario....and about 15 of them came down to take a look at our cars and shop. When I found out who they were I thought they were going to get all over us for cutting up history...but they were very cool.

We will be out at the shop for one night this week but will probably not be there next weekend ( Mothers Day) sooooo we have to earn points...lol

Love the frenched tail lights. Really nice work guys, keep us posted. Know anybody who might be interested in helping a guy out with a couple perimeter frames for 1 '63 Falcon rag and 1 '63 Comet rag in the future?

Thanks!
We tossed them out, they were sooo rotten and full of bondo it was gross!
If we could have saved them in any way we would have.

We were working all weekend on the car, we have the rear frame section almost complete and have dropped the rear axle off to be stretched out.
We had to make the rear frame follow the body and the trunk to support the body as well as the air bags.

Here are some pics of what we did.

 

-- Edited by Devilish on Tuesday 18th of September 2012 11:07:18 AM

Looking good.

Keep it comin'.

Looking great! Love the pic with the guy (you?) standing beside it lol... below the belt line Damn thats LOW! SWEEEEET

No not me......thats a buddy 6'3" Top of roof 36" aired out. We will soon be starting to do suspension...waiting for custom rear axels from Oregon....ford 9" centered with disc brakes..Darryl Chatterson from Brantford is building a custom rear end housing we have the fron axel and air bags.....still have to finish some body mods.

Well.........Opinions are like azzoles.....everyone has one...lol (not personal......and thick skinned)

I "Was" old school too, but have recently (Last 3 years) started looking at different trends and have tried to be "leading instead of following" and the cars we are building today are not like anything out there...... not rat, not traditional, not old school, not art car, not resto-mod...but a combination of all and more.

We are trying to get an outragous tire rim combo to accentuate how low the car truely is.....small 15" did not have the wow factor.

"Donks" are mid 70 - 80's chevys with 26 - 30" rims jacked way up for clearance....this car is neither.

How boring would it be...if we all built the same car with the same motor, paint, interior? We follow these builds, not only here...but other sites...to gain knowledge and ideas for our own projects..I know I do

We post here to show what we are doing in a small shop with minimal tools to hopefully inspire others to "try instead of wish" Not all of if is perfect....but "we" did it......ALL!

Thanks for following the Build....more to follow that I'm sure will draw more comments ;)

I probably read it but already forgot. How tall are those tires?

Also, will the axle fit in the frame opening and have enough travel or will you notch the bottom rail?

Wow those suckers are TALL. Wagon wheels are making a comeback...ha ha, J/k