bet when you first looked at it ,ya figuired couple of hours no sweat  looking good guy's

Joe, Scott...glad to see your following the build. You guys are always welcome to stop by the shop (as well as anyone else with an interest) same admission as always...large, 2 milk only! Just call ahead in case Im putting time in the "Ruth Bank" (got to put the time in the bank before you can take it out....and never be overdrawn!)

Scott, Im thinking of coming down for the pumkinfest....(No rain) I'll let you know

Joe, this build will take about 800 hours.....we should be done by Megaspeed (hoping)..... it all depends on how much time Kevin is prepared to put in. We are about 150 hours into it already.....but we are starting to see the light!

We have started hanging the rear axle (even though we are missing axle shafts...long story)

We decided to build our own trailing arms and 4 link set up. We will have 2 trailing arms running from the axle to the back of the car and attaching to the frame, the upper locators will be forward facing.

Next step, upper arms and horizontal air bags.

Not much to show. Installed the firewall. trying to finish a bunch of "must do" welding.

Been working on the rear end......air ride....getting close to showing pictures.

Different for sure....

Sorry guys, just finished the thread & as soon as those wheels showed up & body sitting below them, that did it for me!! "NOT MY CUP OF TEA" as they say!!! What are you going to do if you "have to" put fenders on it??? No offense but I just don't see it!! maybe I'm too old!!!!

Well.....where do I start.....

First.....We build what we build to be different. Not everybody is going to like everything we do but, I hope you can appreciate the work that has gone into the car. If we all drove yellow 32 coupes it would be pretty boring. If the only mag wheel you could get is a Cragar 5 spoke, why get them to be like everyone else? I have been building cars for 30 years and have been to car shows throughout North America...Seen cars I would kill for and some I've hated...but still appreciated the work that went into each. Over the years I have taken ideas that I like and stayed away from what I didnt and changed some things to my taste from what I seen.

Second....The fender...no fender issue has been covered in other blogs. My position is this......On dry days there is no spray to control.....Sooooo dont drive it in the rain. I have built several cars WITHOUT fenders and have logged 10's of thousands of miles and have YET to be stopped for NO FENDERS. As a matter of fact I have had the chief of police (Niagara Falls) go for a ride in my car....and he thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. Not one word about "No Fenders". There is a loophole in the HTA that covers the no fender issue if you get stopped.... and that states that you can drive car to a repair shop to have the spray issue corrected. Ultimately....If worst comes to worsterest? I would hang quarter fenders off the axel to cover the back section of the tire only (and paint them to LOOK like the tire) I'd hate to do it, but it would cover the issue.

Third.... A safety inspection is good for 36 days...but as stated by Mr Haney....even after an inspection an inspection station "could" feel heat if a car is soooooo far from safe. I only build safe cars. No cobbled POS. Only the best Brakes, lights, wiring, frame, suspention, tires, glass that I can find that fits within the HTA requirements. Yes, I do push the limits......but still within the HTA for that kind of car.

I do have a problem with where some people have taken the "Rat Rod" thing to.....I have seen cars that I wouldn't even let my x-wife get into to just sit....let alone drive down the road!

Sooooooo the bottem line is this (to me) Build unique cars without compromising safety or style to the best of my ability within the guidelines of the HTA

Getting back to the BUILD

I have been working on the rear suspension with a cantilever air set up....when I get it working properly I will post a whack of pictures.....

427CARL wrote:

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Grumpsbodyworks wrote:

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Thats the reaction were looking for...lol...The illusion of BFT ( big friggin tires)The tires are still only 31" tall and the big spokes should allow the body colour to show through when rolling down the road

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 Will it, or have any of your cars, used Vintage Air?  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We have talked about air....but we are building a twin turbo 355 and dont want to clutter the front of the engine, so we bought a small heater core. I use one in my car......doesnt get "Hot" but takes the chill off. Last year I had my car out throughout the winter......cool, but bearable enough to undo my jacket while driving down the road at 60mph......or warm enough for the wife to come for a ride ;)

Yes...... Headlights have to be 22 " from ground and "Should" have bumpers.... we might do a push bar in the back and bumperets in the front.... we'll see when we get there. But the lights will be at the correct height.

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Thanks .... not only are they tall at 31" but they are wide .....11.5"

 

Gettin closer... Rear end is almost about half way.... Still have to install the cantilever air ride suspension and shocks......but....gettin closer

Trailer !

Jazz wrote:

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Can't wait to see where you put the spare tire, tool box and beer cooler.,,,Roof racks?

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CAA can tow it if I get a flat, I always carry a small tool kit with 40 tools (sockets, screwdrivers the ones always needed) and the beer goes in the cup holder duh...

 

If you think the trunk is full of rear end......take a look with the rear suspension with the air out of it. The rear comes up to within 1.5 " of the top of the trunk lid.

I made a bunch of brackets last night and will be installing the air bags this weekend......hopefully?!

sweet set up   what colors with "it" be  

 

Sorry, this should have been posted waaaay back. This is a rendering of the car. Phil, our shop bitch, did it. Very accurate....pretty good, but I would never tell him that.

And these are the colours.

As far as the drive shaft goes....it will be VERY HIGH inside the car. The whole frame was built as an underslung frame. That means the axles and evrything else is above the frame.

Different for sure. The floor of the car is the lowest part of the car. The floor is accually a belly pan ....smooooooooth..... the trunk floor will be the same. When you look at this car from the bottom all you will see is a smooth panel. Ill get a picture of it and post it on Monday.

 

It will be high.....were not "There Yet".....Ill keep you posted ;)

dualquadpete wrote:

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OK, so the "tunnel" will be very high between the seats, say 'shoulder height" ????

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 Sure, it will just look like a console or something. Don't think it will be low enough for an armrest though.

 

Mocking up engine this weekend....what do you think? Twin Turbo? or twin Carb?

I tried to post a video.....but i'm not that smart ?

It's a working video of the rear cantilever suspension.

I did manage to post it on youtube "cantilever suspension 31 chevy coupe" but couldnt even get the link....

"The older I get, the less I know"

123pugsy wrote:

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Twin carbs for "look" or turbos for fun? Some guys have all the tough decisions.....

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I think twin turbo's are way more look then twin carb...plus they are more fun

 

I choose twin turbo.

Twin blow through carbs..

Soooooo Twin turbo it is !

Keep up the great work guys. Looks like you have been making some good progress since I last stopped by. I'll have to check in again soon.

Holley Stealth Ram EFI with tiwn turbo.

Save yourself the tuning headaches and in efficiency of blow through carbs.