Radical Chopped Deuce Tub

[Ace-Garageguy]

This is another anti-burnout quickie creative exercise. AMT '32 Phaeton body shell, Zeed Revell '32 frame, AMT '34 grill shell and an injected DeSoto Hemi. Most likely a Ford 9" rear in this one, on coil springs with ladder bars outside the frame rails. Kinda stuck on a solution for the front suspension right now.

[Chuck Most]

I'll most certainly be keeping an eye on this one- I've had a similar project in mind, I was planning to make it a 2 door by lengthening the stock fronts. Otherwise the rear tires would block the rear doors from opening!

[Ace-Garageguy]

I'll most certainly be keeping an eye on this one- I've had a similar project in mind, I was planning to make it a 2 door by lengthening the stock fronts. Otherwise the rear tires would block the rear doors from opening!

Exactly !! I'm also going to have to raise the sills to clear the ladder bars.

[Chuck Most]

Yeah- frame details are what hamstrung mine and I wasn't even planning on running ladder bars. Mine sits quite a bit lower (top of the rear tire is above the beltline), but I've grown so fond of how it looks really slammed that I don't want to mount it up higher. I'm almost leaning toward parallel leaves out back for it.

[cobraman]

Thats a serious chop. I like it !

[tooltas]

loose the back doors make front longer

[Ace-Garageguy]

loose the back doors make front longer

Yes, we touched on that earlier....and this car is having something of an identity crisis. I had considered just changing the cut lines on the doors to deal with all the clearance issues, or lengthening the fronts to make it a 2-door, and even doing scissors doors ala Lambo for something different, and to mix genres. I'm really beginning to enjoy mixing elements from different periods and styles in an effort to come up with fresh looks.

Edited July 22, 2012 by Ace-Garageguy

[Haubenschild]

Beautiful work , where are the wheels / tires from?

[Ace-Garageguy]

... where are the wheels / tires from?

Front wheels are American Racing (nee Palamides) magnesium spindle-mount 12-spokes, from the AMT double dragster kit, with badly painted whitewalls on generic old AMT kit tires. Rears are Halibrand slots from I-don't-know-where, with M&H slicks from the first issue SWC Revell Willys. The slicks came in a lot of Revell drag-car kits.

[espo]

If you wanted to keep it a four door, you could raise and reshape the inner fender and door. It already looks like you have the skills if you wanted to go that way. I realy like the top on this. Please keep the pictures comeing.

[Tom Kren]

OH I LIKE WHERE THIS IS GOING !!

[H.A.K]

DUDE!!!!! Thats killer man. Im loving the look of this.

Edited July 22, 2012 by H.A.K

[Ira]

GREAT START!!!

[Ace-Garageguy]

Again, thanks for the interest and feedback. I've decided to keep it a 4-door, so I'll raise the lower door cut-lines and reshape the rear wheel wells. I'm looking for a front axle with a lot of drop to avoid doing IFS, as I have a set of drilled radius rods for both ends I'd like to use. I'm thinking the interior will be AMT phantom-Vickie based.