Robert81 Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 (edited) In the early 60's a young man, living in California, was coming of age. The Hot rod of the 50's had made an impression on the boy. He didn't have much money but found a 29 Model A cab for $20. He could weld decently well, so he got some 2x3 square tube, and built a frame. Having never channeled a car, he torched two holes in the rear of the cab, slipped the frame through the holes, and welded the frame to the floor. He decided to chop the top, after seeing a kid at school with a chopped 3 window deuce coupe. Having never done body work before, he torched the top apart, and welded it back together. He didn't lead the weld to smooth it out he just sprayed some green paint. over the cab and frame. A trip to the Junkyard netted him a 56 ford Y-block for $50, and a 48 Ford "Banjo" rear axle. He hit the swap-meet and snagged a chrome dropped axle, a 4x2 intake for the Y-block and a magneto. He cut the firewall out to fit the 3 speed transmission and cut down the torque tube to fit. He bolted the rear axle straight to the frame. He has a single taillight and plate mount bolted to the top of the rear axle. He wanted to have the thing low, so he build a suicide mount for the drop. he built a pair of headers from straight exhaust tubing. A last minute trip to the junkyard scored a radiator and some headlights. He bought a pair of used whitewall slicks from the drag racer down the street. He got the rod running late one summer evening and hit the streets. His first time out, he squared up against his school buddy in his 32 deuce coupe, and blew the guys doors off. Edited July 27, 2009 by Robert81 1
Chuck Most Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 Love it, love it, love it! Man, why is it metallic green and gold look so good together?
RodneyBad Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 Now that's how ya build a HotRod. little from here, and a little from there. and not a whole lot of $$$ Very cool..
Helipilot16 Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 Love it, love it, love it! Man, why is it metallic green and gold look so good together? Because the two colors are very closely related. Gold is basically a very pale metallic green.
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